Oxford Newswire Archive

02-11-2003 09:55 | 1 comment(s)

Professor Paul Rogers speaks on Terrorism

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31-10-2003 13:48 | 3 comment(s)

Stop Bayers GM crops noise demo at Bayer HQ in Newbury Thursday 13th Nov

Noise Demo at HQ of GM crops company Bayer in Newbury Nov 13th Read more >>

31-10-2003 13:48 | 1 comment(s)

Peace Network in Oxford - lets meet about BUSH

We should call an Oxford Peace Network meeting/spokes council
to help coordinate demonstrating against BUSH (nov 19-21st) Read more >>

30-10-2003 23:07 | 0 comment(s)

Oxford Radical Samba first rehearsal

Open invite to all radical sambistas!
political samba collective forming in Oxford
If there ain't no samba its ain't my revolution!
:) eiiiiiiiiiiiieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee eey eey eyiii Read more >>

30-10-2003 12:20 | 3 comment(s)

Postie's Wildcat Spreads!

The wildcat is spreading all over the UK.
Yesterday 20,000 in London walked out, joined in the evening by workers from Scotland, Berkshire, Coventry and other places.

More info below aswell as ways to show solidarity - get down to a picket line! Read more >>

29-10-2003 11:26 | 3 comment(s)

Madeleine Albright - Not welcome in Oxford

IMC video comeing soon. Read more >>

29-10-2003 11:26 | 0 comment(s)

Party and protest against sweatshops this Saturday

Workers in a Mexican sweatshop supplying Levis and Tommy Hilfiger face starvation
after 7 were sacked (and 200 more threatened with it) for daring to form a union. Read more >>

28-10-2003 23:05 | 4 comment(s)

Madeleine Albright ambushed in a dark alley: we were everywhere!

Details of action against Madeleine Albright by Oxford students and residents at the Union, 28 October 2003 Read more >>

28-10-2003 21:50 | 6 comment(s)

Albright definitely gets the message that she is not welcome in Oxford

On Tuesday October 28th, Madeleine Albright came to Oxford form a signature session of her new book at Borders, followed by a talk at the Oxford Union. Many actions took place very succesfully; she definitely got the message that she wasn't welcome in Oxford.

Here is a report of what I saw or heard of, and a few pictures I took. Read more >>

28-10-2003 12:15 | 1 comment(s)

Drowned Out: screening by the Oxford Narmada Campaign

This Thursday, the Oxford Narmada campaign will screen 'Drowned Out', an
award-winning documentary that follows one of India's largest grassroots struggles
since Independence. Read more >>

27-10-2003 20:38 | 3 comment(s)

Asylum seeker sent home is killed

Jon Snow claimed on this evening's news that Britain would never reject an asylum claim knowing that there was a chance that the asylum seeker would be killed when sent home. It would be good to be able to challenge this.

Monday 27 October 2003

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27-10-2003 18:18 | 3 comment(s)

Madeleine Albright demonstration tomorrow - call by OSAN

Oppose MADELEINE ALBRIGHT Former US Secretary of State
- the woman who thinks 500,000 Iraqi Children
dying due to Sanctions is a price worth paying. Read more >>

27-10-2003 11:58 | 0 comment(s)

Satire gets Israeli journalist sacked

The following piece was published in Israeli daily Ma'ariv's chain of local magazines. Within 48 hours, Ma'ariv's editor in chief fired its author, columnist Yehuda Nuriel. The item, part of Nuriel's weekly column Midbar Yehuda (The Yehuda Desert), was titled "A brave and moving response to the refusenik pilots. A must read..." Read more >>

24-10-2003 15:00 | 0 comment(s)

Campsfield Not Closing! Demonstrate!

Last year Home Secretary David Blunkett announced that Campsfield, the immigration detention centre in Oxford was to close. This week the Home Office announced that far from closing it, they will 'refurbish' and enlarge it by 50%. Read more >>

24-10-2003 07:57 | 1 comment(s)

All Souls Actions at USAF Fairford

Weekend to mark the massacre of 10,000 people in the continuing war against the people of Iraq. Read more >>

23-10-2003 14:52 | 0 comment(s)

more Catweazle pics

23-10-2003 13:55 | 0 comment(s)

Images from this week's Catweazle Club

Highlights from this week's Catweazle Club - a stellar session.
Oxford's longest-running community performance space, every Wednesday, 8.30pm, Northgate Hall, St Michael's Street. £3.50/£2.50. All manner of acoustic artistry. Website coming soon(ish) Read more >>

22-10-2003 14:15 | 0 comment(s)

Celebrating Protest and Peace - film night organised by Y&S CND

The Youth and Student CND has organised a short film night on Tuesday 28th October. Read more >>

22-10-2003 12:43 | 0 comment(s)

Video - Food Co-ops are the way to go!

Co-ops are important as they empower workers to take control of there daily lives and provide services for there larger communities. Read more >>

21-10-2003 16:05 | 0 comment(s)

Protestors welcome Oxford Union members attending the Tony Martin debate

200 Oxford Union members attended the Tony Martin debate on Tuesday to find 20 students waiting at the gate holding placards and giving out leaflets. Read more >>