Oxford Newswire Archive

19-06-2008 13:59 | 7 comment(s)

Campsfield Detention Centre Breakout - 4 humans escape!!

Four immigration detainees who are currently being hunted by police were part of "planned escape", a senior police officer has said. Read more >>

16-06-2008 15:48 | 4 comment(s)

Breaking News // Animal Rights Activists Being Held by Security MRC Harwell

Three activists from the West Country have been locked inside a dog unit at MRC Harwell in Oxfordshire by security. Read more >>

14-06-2008 16:54 | 0 comment(s)

Stop the fascist BNP in London and Henley

The BNP is not a legitimate political party. It is a fascist organization dedicated to the political tradition of Hitler and Mussolini. In the last elections the fascists gained 10 more seats across the country and a seat on the London Assembly, and aim to target the European Parliamentary elections next year.
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14-06-2008 16:39 | 2 comment(s)

Oxford Professor Resigned Over Vivisection

As laboratory vivisectors around the world are being picketed at their homes,
it is good to remember that Ruskin resigned from Oxford over vivisection
and that Wagner recommended frightening vivisectors.

Queen Victoria, Air Chief Marshal Lord Dowding, Dickens, Tennyson,
Browning, Ruskin, Voltaire

on opposing vivisection Read more >>

14-06-2008 15:30 | 1 comment(s)

Riot at Campsfield IRC

Breaking news: detainees revolt again! Read more >>

12-06-2008 16:52 | 2 comment(s)

Amdani Juma's deportation flight cancelled on day of removal

Amdani Juma's deportation flight to Burundi via Nairobi on Kenya Airways flight KQ101 was cancelled at zero hour yesterday on Tuesday June 10th as an application for an judicial review, accepted by the High Court, was finally acknowledged. He is now awaiting a bail hearing on Monday. Read more >>

31-05-2008 18:56 | 2 comment(s)

Newsletter Number Two from East Oxford Community Centre Action Group

East Oxford Community Centre Action Group
21st May 2008
Newsletter Number Two
Threats Documented…
Property development on the site of East Oxford Community Centre,
Property development on the site of East Oxford Games Hall,
Demolition of most of East East Oxford Community Centre site including the Social Club bar
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01-05-2008 16:16 | 0 comment(s)

Talk: International Justice in Afica

The Oxford Forum for International Development (OxFID) in association with
the Oxford Transitional Justice Research Group present Dr. Luis Moreno-Ocampo, Prosecutor, International Criminal Court, The Hague, on International Justice in Africa
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30-04-2008 12:29 | 2 comment(s)

VisionOnTv DVD now available to download

The First VisionOnTv dvd is now available to download by bit-torrent Read more >>

23-04-2008 23:04 | 1 comment(s)

Support Mel Broughton - For SPEAK's sake!

Mel Broughton was remanded on 14 Dec 2007 at Banbury Magistrates' Court in connection with alleged offences relating to the SPEAK campaign. Read more >>

23-04-2008 21:36 | 0 comment(s)

Oxford May Day

This years May Day march in Oxford. Read more >>

21-04-2008 21:21 | 3 comment(s)

World Day for Laboratory Animals, Oxford, 19 Apr 2008

Audio and video of some of the speeches at SPEAK’s march and rally in Oxford, to mark the World Day for Laboratory Animals and to keep Oxford University’s new vivisection laboratory in the spotlight. Read more >>

14-04-2008 20:01 | 3 comment(s)

Squatted Community Garden Reopened in Reading as Part of Days of Action!

On Sat 12th April, actions took place across the world in defence of squats and free spaces. In Reading, anti-capitalists managed to re-open Common Ground squatted community garden for the day, with a community BBQ and music show, despite a year of struggle with the authorities for control of the space. Read more >>

08-04-2008 12:55 | 0 comment(s)

Autonomous Space Events in Reading! Common Ground to be Reopened!

As part of the global days of action for squats and autonomous spaces (see

http://april2008.squat.net or

http://www.indymedia.org.uk "upcoming coverage" in top left corner of home page) two (maybe three!) events will take place in Reading, Berks.

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07-04-2008 12:56 | 3 comment(s)

Love Music Hate Racism

Love Music Hate Racism seeks to use the power of music to unite people against the peddlers of racial hatred. Read more >>

06-04-2008 15:43 | 0 comment(s)

Oxford Groups ask politicians to stop ignoring aviation

On Saturday in Carfax, passersby saw a larger than life Gordon Brown covering his eyes while playing with an aeroplane - hoping that aviation emissions will just go away. Oxford Friends of the Earth (FoE) and World Development Movement (WDM) joined forces as part of the 'Big Ask' National Day of Action to ask Gordon Brown and local MPs Andrew Smith and Evan Harris to stop ignoring aviation. Read more >>

06-04-2008 01:52 | 0 comment(s)

East Oxford Social Club - more details of the stitch-up

East Oxford Community Social Club is a social club run for and by its members, based in a local community centre for which it raises money. It's unique not just for the way it's run but also because of its diverse, inclusive and friendly atmosphere, cheap prices and availability as a community venue. Meanwhile the local cops are doing everything in their power to see that it closes. Read more >>

03-04-2008 16:42 | 0 comment(s)

Oxford activists round up day of anti-coal action with visit to npower HQ

After successfully blockading Aberthaw power station in South Wales, a crack team of Oxford activists paid a visit to npower HQ. Read more >>

03-04-2008 13:45 | 2 comment(s)

Newbury Bypass video archive

Nearly 3 hours of neatly collated video from the Newbury Bypass evictions in the winter of 1996.

Very last century, but good for inspiration...

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03-04-2008 07:30 | 4 comment(s)

Oxford Activists Hit Welsh Power Station: Press Release

At 7.30am this morning, activists successfully blockaded all entrances to Aberthaw Power Station in Barry, South Wales. Read more >>