Oxford Newswire Archive

03-10-2010 21:57 | 2 comment(s)

Reading Joins The Resistance

As stormy winds lashed rain against the windows, people from across Reading and beyond gathered in the Town Hall last week with one shared aim: to join the growing movement against cuts to public services. Read more >>

02-10-2010 10:37 | 0 comment(s)

Changes to the Indymedia Calendar (change your RSS)

The Oxford Indymedia squirrels have been working on the drey. Read more >>

30-09-2010 23:29 | 0 comment(s)

Save FTT Jobs at Reading University!

Dear All

Staff and students in the Department of Film, Theatre and Television at Reading University have launched a website and online petition to oppose compulsory redundancies in their department.

Please help the campaign by signing the petition

http://www.gopetition.com/petition/39385.html

and visit the website

http://savefttjobs.webs.com/

You can also join the Facebook group 'Save FTT Jobs'

Read more >>

30-09-2010 11:00 | 3 comment(s)

New Aldermaston nuclear W.M.D. facility rubber-stamped

West Berkshire Council has approved another multi-million pound nuclear warhead facility at the Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) at Aldermaston, England despite 1331 objections from members of the public. The new hydronamics facility, or 'Project Hydrus', will form an integral part of the £5bn+ ongoing modernisation of AWE designed to equip it for producing a new generation of nuclear warheads, with no public consultation or parliamentary scrutiny or debate. Read more >>

29-09-2010 20:34 | 0 comment(s)

Show of solidarity at public protest in Cornmarket today

The Oxfordshire Health branch of UNISON staged a public protest in Cornmarket Street in the centre of Oxford today as part of a Europe wide protest against cuts in public services. Read more >>

25-09-2010 22:54 | 1 comment(s)

Stop the Aldermaston Expansion - before 29 Sept 2010.

Despite cuts in out public services, ranging from housing to care for the elderly and from libraries to road safety, it seems that there is one growth industry - nuclear weapons. We cannot afford this. Read more >>

24-09-2010 10:50 | 0 comment(s)

Reclaim the Night Gig Weds 29 Sept

Because we can all help end sexual violence and domestic abuse. Read more >>

24-09-2010 09:35 | 12 comment(s)

How the police support unlawful hunting

Sorry this is a bit long. To precis Operation Rumble, Thames Valley police arrested me for trying to film a hunt who were hunting a wild mammal. I was convicted and unable to appeal because it would appear that it is not a defence to say that the legal activity you are accused of interferring with is not in fact legal! Read more >>

21-09-2010 11:59 | 0 comment(s)

Enjoy your harvest

The annual Barracks Lane Community Garden Harvest Festival will take place this Saturday. Activities during the day include the Great Fruit and Vegetable Swap, making fresh apple juice and vegetable print-making for children. Read more >>

19-09-2010 20:24 | 0 comment(s)

Oxford Action Resource Centre event report

The Oxford Action Resource Centre (OARC) [1] held a brunch and fun day on Sunday 19 September. It went better than I expected :-) Read more >>

17-09-2010 19:36 | 0 comment(s)

How would you Reclaim the Night?

Oxford Reclaim The Night are seeking new ideas & people to get involved in making the streets safe for women. Read more >>

17-09-2010 06:50 | 0 comment(s)

Audio from Oxford Save Our Services Meeting 2010-09-13

Cuts to our public services will affect us all. Badly. Oxford Save Our Services intend not to let that happen. This is the audio of Stuart White's speech at the Oxford SOS meeting on 2010-09-13. Read more >>

16-09-2010 22:15 | 6 comment(s)

Pope set to visit Oxford

Pope in Littlemore tomorrow evening Read more >>

16-09-2010 19:09 | 0 comment(s)

Photos from Oxford Save Our Services Meeting 2010-09-13

Cuts to our public services will affect us all. Badly. Oxford Save Our Services intend not to let that happen. Read more >>

15-09-2010 20:04 | 1 comment(s)

Oxford Peace Plaque

On Tuesday 21 September 2010 a peace Plaque will be unveiled in Bonn Square, Oxford. Read more >>

15-09-2010 19:42 | 2 comment(s)

Tory Cuts Wreck lives - Tell David Cameron "Stuff your cuts, we won't pay"

Demonstrate at Tory Party Conference 3rd October Read more >>

14-09-2010 15:01 | 4 comment(s)

Great solidarity shown at Oxford Cuts meeting

Oxford Save Our Services meeting, which took place last night was the first step in building a great local movement of solidarity, support and resistance in light of the heinous public sector cuts proposed by the current UK government. Read more >>

10-09-2010 17:19 | 3 comment(s)

Sit-in protest at Carfax Lloyds Bank over cuts.

A sit-in protest was staged on 8th September at the Carfax branch of Lloyds TSB Bank. Read more >>

10-09-2010 08:24 | 0 comment(s)

Mapping Oxfordshire's Cuts meeting 13th 6.30pm

Save Our Services is a group of Oxford residents who have formed out of concern that the proposed public sector cuts will severely damage our community, and particularly the poorest people in it (a recent study found that the poorest 10% of people are set to lose the equivalent of 21% of their income). Read more >>

09-09-2010 23:56 | 0 comment(s)

Report of TP Summer Gathering

Trident Ploughshares held a summer gathering recently (2nd-6th Sept) near AWE Aldermaston. Read more >>