Oxford Education Newswire Archive

A fun and informative action to make the workers aware of what there parent company is involved in. Read more >>

We're having a gig o the 1st of October. It's for the fines and costs from the G8 protests and it will be very political. There will be room for a lot of information stalls and displays. If you want to publicise your issue, contact us. Read more >>

University of East London SU, Students Against Sweatshops and the Education Not for Sale network are co-hosting a conference on "Putting political activism back in the student movement" to bring together left activists and campaigners. Read more >>

This short article is to notify the public of an open debate on the issue of the closure of Plater College, Oxford between representative of the Plater College Foundation and the college's current administration. Read more >>

Opus Dei cabinet minister, Ruth Kelly, has refused to intervene in the increasing scandal over the closure of Oxford's Plater College.


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This is a colourful, informative, double-sided map exposing corporate agendas at the G8 summit and Scotland Plc. Read more >>

Birmingham
May 27, 2005

Legal proceedings were issued against the Catholic Education Service and the trustees and governing body of Plater College, Oxford in the High Court, Birmingham, this Friday afternoon.

The claimant is The Plater College Foundation, the group opposed to the decision to close the college that was taken in February of this year.

in the High Court, Birmingham

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Bimingham, England
27 May 2005

The Plater College Foundation has issued fraud proceedings against four Roman Catholic Archbishops of England and Wales.

They are Cardinal Cormac Murphy O'Connor, Archbishop of Westminster; Vincent Nichols, Archbishop of Birmingham; Peter Smith, Archbishop of Cardiff and Patrick Kelly, Archbishop of Liverpool.

The proceedings were issued in the Chancery Division of the High Court, at Birmingham, this Friday afternoon.

Also sued, are the Catholic Education Service and its Chief Exective, Oona Stannard and a member of its legal staff, Martin Bradshaw, along with 14 present and former members of the Governing Body of Plater College, Oxford, including its former Chair, Leo Curran, QC and its present Principal, David Mason.

The Foundation represents staff and students opposed to the intended closure of Plater College, Oxford, of which the four Roman Catholic archbishops are trustees.

Counsel for the Foundation, John Rhys-Burgess, who is himself a former Plater College student, said:

"It is our view that no valid reasons for closing the College have ever been given. On the contrary, the stated reasons for the closure were manifestly false, misleading, self-serving and pretextual.

Upon any rational and objective analysis of the statements variously made by the Defendants to justify the closure, the unavoidable conclusion is that they could only have been made with the deliberate intention to deceive.

This has informed our conscientious belief that the Trustees and those advising them have attempted to carry out what can only be regarded as a callous and cynical fraud upon the College.

Whilst the Governing Body appear to be innocent of any dishonest intent, they are nevertheless complicit in the wrongful conduct of the Trustees and the Catholic Education Service, since they ought to have taken steps to prevent the intended fraud but have failed to take any action."
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Oxford PSC have organized a public speaker meeting to discuss the academic boycott of Israeli institutions. Read more >>

Churches Together in Cumnor and Oxford exploring spirituality as taught by the Anglican, the Reformed, and the Orthodox traditions. Read more >>

Please note I have not included the 3 documents mentioned below (agenda etc), as they would have taken up too much space and been boring for most people. If you are interested in any of them, you can contact Anna at  Oxnuj@aol.com. Read more >>

As usual, this will take place in Warwick Hall, in the beautiful Cotswold town of Burford. More details can be found on the Levellers website at www.levellers.org.uk or email  levellers@btinternet.com or phone 01865 249336. There is reasonable public transport from Oxford, but do plan in advance, and bring an umbrella as it's mainly outdoors.Please note that one of the main speakers, Tahrir Swift from Arab Media Watch, is unable to come and instead we will have her colleague Judith Brown. Read more >>

When I had problems and lost my job at Brookes, I thought the union might help me, but no. I started complaining about the way the union behaved, but got ignored till I told them I would put all the emails from them up on the web. Then they got MANAGEMENT’s solicitor to write a letter trying to gag me! Does anyone smell a rat? Read more >>

E.Y.F.A and Gluaiseacht Anti-War Winter Meeting. Lots of talk of a Europen wide anti-war network, possebilerty of funding for a europen wide video production, screening caravan. Read more >>

The OXFORD ACTION RESOURCE CENTRE (OARC) is now open for campaigning, meetings, alternative media, and other uses.

It is located in Room One upstairs in the East Oxford Community Centre, Princes St and Cowley Rd.



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Seedy Sunday resently happend at the new Action Resoure center in the East Oxford Communerty Center. The idea was originally imported from Vancouver Island, Canada where Sharon Rempel of Saltspring Seeds started the idea of a Seedy Saturday. But of course, seed swapping is nothing new and there are many good reasons why people have been doing it for centuries all over the world. Read more >>

Speakers are now confirmed for this event in support of the WEA Margaret Sanders Branch, which will take place in St John's College, St Giles, Thursday 17th March at 7.30pm.
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This striking work leaves those of us in the know in no doubt as to its message !


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Workers Educational Association (WEA)
Margaret Sanders Branch
invites you to celebrate the achievements of women.
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Oxford-Leon Link present a Nicaraguan Day and Salsa Evening

FRIDAY 25TH FEBRUARY, ASSEMBLY ROOM, OXFORD TOWN HALL (ST ALDATES)

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