Oxford Newswire Archive

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Notes from the Borderland magazine in our ongoing campaign against JOURNOCOPS and state compromised media will be leafletting the British Press Awards at the London Hilton Hotel 6.45pm till 7.30pm come and help us rain on their parade!! Read more >>

Lebanon's opposition staged the biggest show of force in the nation's modern history from slain ex-Premier Rafik Hariri's graveside Monday, taking a thunderous oath to break Syria's ruthless stranglehold and tear apart President Lahoud's police state of "secret service phantoms."
Between 1.5 and 2 million opposition activists converged on Beirut's downtown Martyrs Square and surrounding neighborhoods to mark the lapse of one month on Hariri's assassination. They shouted slogans demanding the resignation of all security commanders in Lebanon because of dereliction of duty in stopping the assassination. Read more >>

Stitches in Time has been extended to 22nd April. I've added some more pictures too to whet your appetite. Read more >>

Second European Day of Actions for Migrant Rights
2nd April 2005
12 noon - 2pm Cornmarket, Oxford

stall / letter-writing/ music/ street theatre

Campaign to Close Campsfield / Bicester Refugee Support and others
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JUDITH DAWES - an inspiration to campaigners for Palestine

The death of Judith Dawes, long-time campaigner for Palestine, is a sad loss for PSC nationally and in Oxford, where she worked tirelessly to raise public awareness. Judith was PSC's first honorary member - a recognition of her steadfastness to the cause throughout difficult times and inspiration to others. And being a very honest person, Judith returned her honorary certificate when it said she was a lifelong campaigner for Palestine and she insisted we correct it to 'twenty years'! Read more >>

anyone in a social movement organization - will vote on each section and on the overall WSF Economic proposals before the next forum. Then depending on if the vote is near equal (40 to 60 percent either way) then the 2 groups should split up as they are clearly polarized. Read more >>

Workshops on the state of the local media led by local journalists. Contributions from Indymedia peeps, plus showing of Robert Greenwald's recent film Outfoxed (starts at 11.15am), a stunning and stylish indictment of Rupert Murdoch's Fox News.Venue Oxford & Cherwell College. For more info: www.oxnuj.org.uk/localnews.php. Free. Read more >>

Iraq - Speaker Meeting
Oxford Town Hall, Council Chamber, Thurs 10th March, 7.30pm
Amnesty International, Ox Uni Iraq Society, Oxford Y&S CND Read more >>

Fabulous embroidery from the Xhosa of South Africa and from Palestine. Read more >>

Demo report on protests in Oxford against the university's viviection. Read more >>

Steve McQueen, an aquaintance of mine, was shot last night about 30 minutes after I walked past the spot. Read more >>

Now Wikipedia's entry on Oxford has a section on its politics. Read more >>

They play music and are heading for scotland... Read more >>

The right to protest.

First they ban democratic right to protest in parliament square, next cornmarket…
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Up to 150 people turned out on Saturday 5th March to show support for Azim Ansari and his brother Wali, who are facing deportation after their appeal to remain in Britain failed. The rally was held on Broad Street, Oxford. Read more >>

On 14th July last year, Joan Court went on a 48-hour hunger strike outside the site of the proposed animal research laboratory in South Parks Rd. This year she is going a step further and during World Week for Laboratory Animals is to embark on a 72-hour fast, starting at 1pm on Wednesday 20th April and ending at 1pm on Saturday 23rd April. Read more >>

This striking work leaves those of us in the know in no doubt as to its message !


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