Oxford Free Spaces Newswire Archive

26-11-2007 17:48 | 0 comment(s)

No CCTV on Cowley Road campaign group releases report

No CCTV has presented the case against CCTV in a 23-page Interim Report. The Report considers the use of surveillance cameras in the UK with particular reference to proposed schemes in East Oxford. Read more >>

13-11-2007 00:58 | 0 comment(s)

No CCTV on Cowley Road Meeting

The 'No CCTV on Cowley Road' group will be holding an informal pub meeting to discuss the campaign on Thursday 15th November, 7.30pm at The Mitre Pub on the High Street Read more >>

11-11-2007 18:02 | 1 comment(s)

Press Release: Three Arrested @ Common Ground Community Garden

(Sorry this is a little late, we've been veerrrrryyyyyy busy! Thanks for your continuing support!) Read more >>

11-11-2007 17:57 | 0 comment(s)

Occupation Struggles Heat Up In Reading

In Reading, as the entire town is flogged off to international money-men and and the needs of the people go ignored, its difficult to make the priorities and forces running our neighbourhoods and our world, and the injustice that results, more obvious. But two ongoing struggles in the Katesgrove area of the town do just that. Read more >>

03-11-2007 11:04 | 3 comment(s)

local activists open squat on Cowley Rd (Oxford) for CCA gathering

A bunch of local activists have squatted Coopers newsagents on Cowley Rd - a family run newsagents for years until priced out of the area by the all-too-familiar gentrification processes. Read more >>

23-10-2007 22:26 | 3 comment(s)

Campaign website against CCTV on Cowley Road

A campaigning website against the proposed CCTV scheme for the Cowley Road has been set up at

http://www.no-cctv.org.uk Read more >>

22-10-2007 16:41 | 0 comment(s)

Community Gardeners Object To Council Eviction

At our meeting on Sunday, Common Ground Community Garden Collective agreed that we wanted to make the following points to the public and the media about the eviction of the community garden: Read more >>

22-10-2007 16:35 | 0 comment(s)

Common Ground Community Garden Evicted! For Now....

Press Release:

Common Ground Squatted Community Garden Evicted - For Now...

Below is an account of the eviction of Common Ground Community Garden. Please e-mail further enquiries to the following e-mail address: katesgrovegraden(AT)yahoo.co.uk

Read more >>

18-10-2007 12:55 | 1 comment(s)

"Common Ground" Community Garden Finally Evicted

Report on Thursday 18th Octobers eviction of Common Ground Community Garden. Read more >>

07-10-2007 03:46 | 0 comment(s)

Corporate publishing houses

For all the bad press that they receive, a lot of people still believe that Western corporations are making some sort of contribution to improving the lot of people in the third world. Let me present a counter-example.

04-10-2007 00:36 | 1 comment(s)

Tara frontline Action -avin it

Tara Valley Action-resistance grows as 30 cultural conservationists stop destruction. Read more >>

15-09-2007 15:13 | 1 comment(s)

Costa Nothing strikes again!

More coffee, tea and cake handed out by the caffeinated crew Read more >>

10-09-2007 14:12 | 2 comment(s)

It Costa Nothing! Reclaiming the Cowley Road

Increasingly annoyed with the growing number of chains and instead of whinging about the state of our society, a group of intrepid activists decided to do something about it...
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19-08-2007 16:26 | 0 comment(s)

Some photos from Sunday

Its been a fun day of protesting apart from some police violence. Read more >>

18-08-2007 12:34 | 0 comment(s)

Radley Lakes - Npower Sell More Ash in 2006 Than Ever Before

Npower's justification for filling Thrupp Lakes with ash is looking
very sketchy now. Read more >>

15-08-2007 11:06 | 1 comment(s)

Common Ground - Squated Community Garden Still Growing, Still Resisting!

2nd Eviction Attempt Resisted, Injunction Broken Again, New Gardens on the Horizon!
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12-08-2007 15:55 | 0 comment(s)

Its in the blood

With planting in their blood they plant on Read more >>

20-06-2007 10:48 | 4 comment(s)

Common Ground Community Garden - EVICTION UPDATE - Resistance successful so far.

Common Ground Community Garden, is a self-managed squatted community project in the heart of Reading. The land and surrounding buildings are council owned, and they have tried to obstruct this initiative every step of the way - and thanks to the spirit of the squatters and our neighbours, they have failed every step of the way. Read more >>

17-06-2007 21:10 | 0 comment(s)

Common Ground Garden - EVICTION RESISTANCE! Wed 20th June, 9.30am, Reading.

// Common Ground Community Garden Eviction Resistance!

// FUCK THE EVICTION, SAVE THE GARDEN!

// WEDNESDAY 20TH JUNE

// Meet at 9.30am, in Common Ground Garden, through the alleyway next to the Womens Information Centre, at the bottom of Silver Street, Reading. Read more >>

07-06-2007 14:12 | 0 comment(s)

Local activist resource centre to relaunch

Oxford Action Resource Centre (OARC) has been a part of the local activist landscape for more than 2 years, providing essential meeting space, office facilities and a communal library to grassroots groups. Read more >>