Oxford Newswire Archive

24-05-2004 09:14 | 1 comment(s)

Annual BRS/CCC Bicester to Campsfield Bike Ride - 29th May

Please join in or sponsor the 3rd Bicester Refugee Support / Campaign to Close Campsfield Annual Bike Ride, Saturday 29 May 2004 Read more >>

24-05-2004 08:47 | 0 comment(s)

Salaam Berlin - film screening May 27th

The Oxford University Anthropological Society presents:

SALAAM BERLIN
A Film by Judith Albrecht (Free University Berlin) Thursday, 27th May, 6pm

Institute for Social and Cultural Anthropology, 61 Banbury Road
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23-05-2004 15:15 | 3 comment(s)

George Monbiot Lecture, Oxford, Wed 26 May

CORPORATE LOBBYISTS AND PLANNING - The vampires take over the bloodbank
Wed 26 May, 5.30pm at Oxford Brookes University

A public lecture by Prof. George MONBIOT
Lloyd Lecture theatre, Lloyd Building, Gypsy Lane Campus, Oxford Brookes University
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23-05-2004 10:28 | 3 comment(s)

Rafah Protest in Oxford - report

23-05-2004 08:24 | 10 comment(s)

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Local Demonstration 27 May 2004
Oxford Animal Rights Group are having a local demo at South Parks Road on Thursday 27th May 04. Please support the local group and the SPEAK campaign. Contact the local group on 07967 850784 if you can attend - for the animals and for the people!
Week of Action, Monday 7th June - Saturday 12th June

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21-05-2004 01:13 | 2 comment(s)

OCSET: let's make the garden as nice and useful as possible!

There is a monstrous "development" plan for the actual OCSET (the Oxford social centre), part of which consists in using the fantastic garden and put loads of modern posh condos/flats instead...

Saturday (May 22nd) all day at OCSET: let's enjoy the garden and make it as nice and useful as it can be!!! Read more >>

20-05-2004 22:55 | 0 comment(s)

Undercurrents takes media activism to Zagreb.

Undercurrents takes media activism to Zagreb. Read more >>

20-05-2004 15:24 | 1 comment(s)

OCSET - Ethical squatting and inappropriate development?

Check out the link below to find out what will happen when the currently squatted Sunset cottage and the neighbouring house are demolished and 18 apartments are built on the space occupied by 2 fine houses with beautiful gardens in the hart of the East Oxford conservation area. Read more >>

19-05-2004 16:48 | 6 comment(s)

The Oxford based social centre OCSET has been re-born in a beautiful location

If you are at all interested in creating an alternative in the here and now get involved the space is open to all sorts or happenings both cultural, political and community. Read more >>

19-05-2004 14:57 | 1 comment(s)

European Council Approves Software Patents

The EU council yesterday voted to implement software patents in Europe. When they are implemented it may mean it's possible to patent any process (techies call this an algorithim). So we could have IBM 'owning' the "2+2" bit of 2+2=4! Read more >>

19-05-2004 11:30 | 1 comment(s)

PEOPLE NEEDED urgently (noon) @ 'sunset cottages' OCSET

Poeple are urgently needed at sunset cottages at the south park end of St Clements to support squatters with old bill Read more >>

19-05-2004 08:40 | 4 comment(s)

New OCSET - meeting tonight - 19th May

New building skwotted last night. Come to the meeting at 6 Read more >>

18-05-2004 19:35 | 0 comment(s)

"A Caged Bird's Song" - Film showing at Brookes

The Palestinian Film "A Caged Bird's Song" showing at Brookes University
Thursday May 20, 2004
5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
at the Lloyd Lecture Theatre, Oxford Brookes University Read more >>

18-05-2004 11:33 | 0 comment(s)

Emergency National Demo against Torture. London Sat. 22nd May..

18-05-2004 07:20 | 0 comment(s)

Debate on vivisection

There will be a debate on the ethics of vivisection this Friday (21st May) at the
New Music Room of Corpus Christi College, starting at 12.30 sharp. Everyone is welcome,
and free food will be provided... Read more >>

17-05-2004 11:39 | 0 comment(s)

oxford indymedia meeting - 17th May

oxford indymedia meeting, 7pm, Monday 17th May Read more >>

17-05-2004 09:37 | 2 comment(s)

NUJ Lobby of Parliament over BBC funding - 19th May

BBC's funding under threat as Blair government tries to hammer nail into coffin of public service broadcasting. Read more >>

16-05-2004 21:17 | 7 comment(s)

Photos from The Wall Must Fall demo

A group of people from Oxford Palestine Solidarity Campaign went to join the PSC demo in Trafalgar Square on May 15th. Here are the photos! Read more >>

16-05-2004 10:53 | 0 comment(s)

DSEi film available for download

The indymedia documentary from DSEI 2003 is now available to download. Read more >>

15-05-2004 11:52 | 2 comment(s)

Afghanistan: Pessimism and Torture

I have been living and working in Afghanistan since September 2003. This is a personal analysis of what is happening on the ground plus a few articles that may not have got into your press. Read more >>