Oxford Newswire Archive

Serious allegations are leveled against the Oxford Union following their own twisted cover up following the hurried flight of President Mahinda Rajapakse and his entourage as court proceedings of most serious nature were underway in London. As WikiLeak staff [2] organise US diplomatic cables International Bar Association has raised the issue to one of Crime Against Humanity.

Lame excuses and explanations by the Oxford Union is to be questioned. Further possible protest action is planned with an aim of exposing the involvement of the defence secretary's action 'in a private capacity' and that of Bell Pottinger. Read more >>

UKuncut, the group that recently targetted Vodafone, are holding large scale protests against tax avoidance will take place across the country on the 4th of December. The Oxford protests will start at 12 noon on Saturday 4th at Carfax Tower. Read more >>

The bigotry of Oxfordshire County Councils chief was laid bare for all to see on the 30th November, when local freemason Councillor Keith Mitchell posted on his blog how he considered those 6th form students who invaded County Hall to be nothing more than "student rabble". Read more >>

Demonstration front of The Oxford Union has been cancelled as the speech will not be taking place.
Frewin Court
Oxford
OX1 3JB

on 2nd Dec 2010 5pm to 8pm
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Mahinda Rajapakse is in the UK to address Oxford Union on Thursday 2nd December at 6pm.

British Tamils and supporters against war crimes need to make a firm stand against Rajapakse’s visit to the UK and his address at Oxford Union! Read more >>

Today a rowdy demo involving hundreds of secondary school kids and sixth formers took over the centre of Oxford. Read more >>

In the second day of student-led protests in Oxford against the public sector cuts and rises in University fees, a group from the Join Protest Group Oxford, largely led by sixth-formers from Cheney School occupied the offices of Oxfordshire County Council. Read more >>

On 24th November, as part of the first National Day of Action Against Fees and Cuts, the Radcliffe Camera, a central library of Oxford University, was stormed and occupied by around 200 people. The building was occupied for 28 hours until being raided and evicted by police. The occupation involved students from Oxford University, Oxford Brookes University, Ruskin, and many other educational institutions in Oxford. The intention of the occupation was to open the university library as a resource for the entire community. However, police and security colluded to deny access to anyone who attempted to enter. Below is a text begun within the Radcliffe Camera and completed after eviction. It was composed by a few not all of the those involved in the Radcliffe Camera Occupation, and neccessarily does not represent everyone's views. Read more >>

Well, when we occupied the Radcliffe Camera library we did our best to get it open for all Oxford residents, not just privileged students. But Oxford University decided it would rather have it open to nobody. Just goes to show that if you want education that's free, accessible and progressive you have to DO IT YOURSELF. Read more >>

Demonstration front of The Oxford Union
Frewin Court
Oxford
OX1 3JB

on 2nd Dec 2010 5pm to 8pm Read more >>

It is now 24 hours since we (the protesters) were evicted from the Radcliffe Camera library, part of the beautiful and no doubt invaluable Bodleian library. In that time, all I seem to have done is talk, write and read about the student and public protests, which are sweeping the country. I’ve also had time to process everything that happened and come to some conclusions about why direct action against education and public sector cuts, conducted peacefully (not to be confused with quietly) is absolutely justified and necessary.
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Full report of today's Anti-Cuts Alliance demonstration in Oxford. Read more >>

An estimated 600 anti-cuts protestors are currently active in Oxford. Reports are that Vodaphone, Lloyds TSB and Barclays have been subject to occupations and closures. Read more >>

The occupiers of the Radcliffe Camera have been evicted by police smashing their way in and dragging everyone out. Read more >>

Fifty students affiliated with the grassroots movement Oxford Education Campaign occupied the historic Radcliffe Camera at 1.30pm yesterday Wednesday 24th November 2010. The protestors have aimed to run the 'Rad Cam', which serves as a Bodleian Library reading room, as a free space for mutual education, in resistance to the neoliberalisation of higher education announced by the coalition government. Read more >>

The group occupying the Radcliffe Camera in Oxford has had a massive morale boost with an extra bunch of people pushing past security to join us. Read more >>

Statement from Students Occupying Radcliff Camera in Oxford Read more >>

While waiting for those in the Oxford occupation and those involved to compose their thoughts and come out with a more complete summary of events, this is a rough collation of various sources for those such as myself trying to stay up to date with student protests round the country. Read more >>

The Radcliffe Camera of the Bodleian library, oxford, has been occupied Read more >>

ANTICUTS.ORG.UK FOR INFO ON YR LOCAL WALKOUT OR PROTEST Read more >>