Oxford Newswire Archive

To get to kingsnorth directions at  http://www.climatecamp.org.uk

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Police incursion at climate camp. partial victories for activists, but MORE PEOPLE NEEDED. Read more >>

The upcomming carnival Against vivisection (6th Sep) gives us a rare oppertunity. Read more >>

Any radical riderz up for re-igniting a monthly ride? Read more >>

A sign appeared covering up what was an image of Saddam Hussain. Read more >>

Up to 32 SUV owners awoke this morning to discover that their destructive vehicles had been disabled. Read more >>

WOW it is PRINCESS DI - well I never though I'd see her looking like that ! Read more >>

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This morning, Climate Campers and friends put a fresh dent in E.ON’s tarnished reputation with a Greenwash Guerrillas demo outside the Guardian Climate Change Summit, which E.ON are sponsoring. Read more >>

Oxford Climate Action activists have today
blockaded the headquarters of Edelman PR. They arrived at 9:30 to
protest the PR giant's collusion with E-On in "greenwashing" its
proposed Kingsnorth power station development. Several protestors
gained access to the firms offices. Others outside climbed onto the
roof to unfurl a banner reading "Edelman: Spinning The Climate Out
Of Control" as another colourful contingent spoke to
passers by about the protest. MP John MC Donnell has also dropped by to lend his support. Read more >>

A number of people had complained about the aggressive and threatening behaver of the security guards at EOCC employed during the Cowley Road Carnival this year.
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Unfortunately the incident reported below during carnival ( http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/oxford/2008/07/402956.html &  http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/oxford/2008/07/403027.html) is not the first time city councillor Mary-Jane Sareva has evicted people from a democratically-run community centre for no good reason at all, and with dubious authority. On an earlier occasion she called the police when no crime had been committed. Read more >>

East Oxford Community Centre Action Group calls for investigation of allegations of assault and of political control of police officers Read more >>

On my experiences photographing various door supervisors on the day of the 2008 Cowley Road Carnival. Read more >>

On Sunday at EOCC Mary-Jane Sareva refused to engage in dialog and instead rapidly resorted to violence and intimidation to resolve the issue – when that failed she resorted to lying to the police. Read more >>

A 'green' councillor in Oxford encouraged police to arrest two people on false charges merely for insisting on their rights to access the local community centre, a space which both of them have worked hard as volunteers to support and develop. There is an ongoing story of Cllr Mary-Jane Sareva trying to extend her control over the centre. Read more >>

Has anyone seen the images on the outside of East Oxford Community Centre the one on the left looks like a squashed Princess Di and the other is obviously Saddam Hussain ?? Read more >>

OXFORD — The Stuttering Foundation of America, Memphis, Tenn., and The Michael Palin Centre for Stammering Children, London, are co-sponsors of the Oxford Dysfluency Conference on July 3-6 in Oxford, England. Read more >>

Oxford University's annual Encaenia Ceremony, at which it hands out honorary degrees to those it deems deserving, took place on Wednesday 18th June. This is one of the most prestigious events in the university's calendar , a tradition that goes back many centuries, when it tries to impress the world with a show of pomp and ceremony. Well, the SPEAK Campaign has established its own tradition; to inform those attending such events, and the public, about what goes on behind this charade of dignity and nobility, of the appalling suffering that goes on behind the locked doors of the university's laboratories, of the animals who are sitting in cages in fear, pain and suffering while Oxford celebrates its special day. Read more >>

The Cowley Road carnival is taking place on Sunday 6th July and campaign group No CCTV (www.no-cctv.org,uk) are looking for volunteers to help distribute campaign materials at the event. Read more >>