Oxford Free Spaces Newswire Archive

07-01-2005 17:31 | 1 comment(s)

Pins and Noodles weekly craft session

A weekly gathering to make banners, costumes, props etc for the G8 and any other actions will start this Sunday. Read more >>

16-11-2004 00:46 | 0 comment(s)

Going Condo: The Gentrification of St Henri

Tuesday, November 16th at 8pm in St. Antony's Buttery (the Hilda Besse Building), in Oxford. Free!
Read more >>

13-10-2004 19:53 | 0 comment(s)

Launch of BEyONdTV minature cinema

Come and join the launch of the Undercurrents BEYONDTV minature cinema
(min-sin)

A call for activist films to be screened at the European Social Forum
14th-17th October, and a call for help with the screenings. Read more >>

11-10-2004 11:49 | 0 comment(s)

ESF video traning at rampART's

a short video from ramparts video actavist traning workshop Read more >>

07-10-2004 15:31 | 15 comment(s)

Open Source poetry - Steal this poem!

here's an excellent open source poem - originally penned by the radical Supergirly and performed at the October Hammer and Tongue poetry slam. feel free to adapt, adjust, alter, rewrite and forward forward forward..

please post any new versions below. Read more >>

28-09-2004 23:24 | 8 comment(s)

Cherry Tree at EOCC

Here is a photo of the mature cherry tree at EOCC, due to be cut down early
Oct, Planning officers and the tree officer in particular advised that the
kitchen extension would over develop the site and result in the loss of the tree.
Read more >>

24-09-2004 13:59 | 4 comment(s)

Community Centre Kitchen Building Causes Controversy

It seems far too many people were surprised that the kitchen will fill in the open free space on the public face of the building rather than in the back of the building. It will involve the felling of a mature cherry tree and the removing of public space which is scarce in East Oxford. The meeting was in uproar between the centre bureaucrats, professional architects and council employees pitted against the users groups and parts of the wider community. Read more >>

21-09-2004 09:45 | 2 comment(s)

Squatters in "Normal Interaction" Shock

Squatters in Rose Hill were recently overheard having polite conversation with neighbours and agreeing to live amicably alongside one another. Read more >>

14-08-2004 19:08 | 0 comment(s)

Squatting Stories Wanted

Squatting: The Surreal Story.
We are collecting stories for a book all about the joys and hazards of squatting in Britain. No matter how long you've squatted you're bound to have a tale or two to inspire and entertain the rest of us. Read more >>

28-07-2004 18:51 | 7 comment(s)

Gigs, Films, Workshops, Radical Stuff: 6-18th August, London

In Arms Reach 6th - 14th August

Squatted central london (zone 1) building.

info@inarmsreach.org.uk | www.inarmsreach.org.uk (up soon, promise)

Read more >>

08-07-2004 14:54 | 3 comment(s)

News from OCSET

OCSET, Oxford's project for a social centre, has been given a £10,000 grant to rent premises, and the search continues for suitable spaces. Read more >>

21-06-2004 16:51 | 7 comment(s)

If it's free, it's not allowed! - Oxford party closed down

On Saturday night a wonderful free party on the outskirts of Oxford was closed by police. Read more >>

21-06-2004 15:22 | 3 comment(s)

Death in the Community

Here are some photos from the vigil for Robin who was killed by 4 police officers in East Oxford. Read more >>

14-06-2004 12:38 | 1 comment(s)

This Cowley Road Carnival was the best yet!

This Cowley Road Carnival was the best yet. Read more >>

13-06-2004 14:35 | 3 comment(s)

More pictures from the carnival

Here are more pictures from the carnival! Read more >>

13-06-2004 14:22 | 8 comment(s)

my photographs from the Cowley Road Carnival

Photographs (available for a limited time) released under GNU Free Documentation Licence. Read more >>

13-06-2004 12:47 | 1 comment(s)

Pictures from the carnival :-)

Here are some pictures from the carnival, mainly from the parade. More pictures will be added to this article during the day. :-) Come and enjoy the carnival!

Beauty is in the streets!!! :-) Read more >>

13-06-2004 11:36 | 1 comment(s)

Oxford indymedia centre at the Cowley Road Carnival

Here are the first pictures coming from the temporary outdoor Oxford indymedia centre, setup for the Cowley Road Carnival... Pictures of the setting up of the centre! :-) Read more >>