Oxford Newswire Archive

Oxford Palestine Solidarity Campaign, and the Oxford Ramallah Friendship Association are holding an evening of Palestinian food, music, poetry and story-telling, to raise funds to bring children from the Al Amari refugee camp near Ramallah, to Oxford this summer. Read more >>

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Tat needed at Linslade - But most importantly people who can stay for a night or two...even longer if you can Read more >>

Shadows of Occupation [2005; 3min]

"Balata camp children prepare a shadow puppet theatre production. During the performance, the characters of their imagination move from the screen onto the streets."
Download it now from www.balatacamp.net Read more >>

The controversial Linslade bypass has started to attract large interest from the media as photographers from the national newspapers and television have started turning up on site wanting to do interviews at the newly formed camp and occupied tree house. Reports leaked from the local media said that Buckinghamshire Council have had crisis meetings with the police and other councils that have been in a similar situation and are expecting another Newbury. They are also talking to their legal department over the rights to squat the camp and to see what laws they can use to stop the protesters Read more >>

Help needed at new protest camp on route of Linslade Bypass Read more >>

(eileen:Apologies for neither getting the name of the French woman from Article 19 who started the meeting, nor a good photo of her - not a case of inverted sexism or xenophobia on my part, just human frailty!!) Read more >>

Evan Harris MP attacks freedom to protest. Read more >>

An Afghan asylum seeker studying at Oxford University is to be deported, despite a 2,000 strong petition for him to stay. Read more >>

Work on the controversial Stoke Hammond to Linslade bypass has been temporarily halted due to the pressures of protests, local campaigners have just learned. Buckinghamshire County Council have said that work has been suspended on police advice while the security situation is reviewed. This follows the arrest yesterday of two women who chained themselves to a an excavator, with other local people standing in front of chainsaw crews. Local residents who turned up to stop any work this morning witnessed the machinery being loaded up and removed from the area. Buckinghamshire County Council have had an emergency meeting, and have told Friends of the Earth that work is to be suspended for several days.
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There will be a meeting of people interested in supporting the protest against the Linslade Bypass, which is near here. Read more >>

Direct action stops destruction for Linslade bypass for a third day. Read more >>

St Antony's College are holding a series of Palestinian films this term. Members of the public welcome.
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The Linslade Bypass web page is saying... Read more >>

oxford city graffiti. Read more >>

Activists are needed now to stop a bypass - a key part of Prescotts housing and airport plan for Southeast England.

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"CLIMATE CRISIS - How Can We Stop Bush Plunging the World into Eco-Armageddon?"

Public Meeting - Wednesday 26th January, 7.30pm -
The Vaults and Garden Cafe, St Mary's Church, High Street, Oxford (entrance via Radcliffe Square)

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The half built concrete structure that stands only ten minutes from Oxford city centre is a monument to cruelty and blind predjudice. Oxford University believe they can ignore the voices of those who expose their lies and deceit but not any longer. The chance to stop this animal abuse lab becoming a reality lies in our hands and we must not fail the countless thousands of animals that could one day become the future 'assets' of the university vivisectors. Oxford University does not want its academic image tarnished by its unwillingness to stop the discredited practice of abusing animals in the name of science but no recourse to injunctions and bully boy tactics will stop us SPEAKING out for the voiceless. Please make every effort to join the demo on the 29th January, your support is vital if we are to prevent the new lab from ever being built.

STOP THE OXFORD ANIMAL LAB, meet 12.30pm, Broad St, outside Balliol college, Oxford, OX1 3BJ.
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Oxford Chabad Soc. Holocaust Memorial Lecture with Janina Fischler-Martinho Read more >>

Reports have arrived from the protest against the Linslade Bypass that the beginning of work is imminent. Read more >>