Oxford Social Struggles Newswire Archive

04-03-2005 11:39 | 0 comment(s)

(IWF) Sweated Labour: Women Workers in the Garment Trade. Forum, 12 March

Organised by the Network of Oxford Women (NOW) for Justice and Peace as a contribution to the International Women's Festival, this day forum offers an agreeable venue (St Columba's Church Hall), excellent speakers and a delicious, modestly priced, buffet lunch.You can also visit NOW's exhibition on the same theme at the Museum of Oxford, just a few hundred yards away. Read more >>

02-03-2005 20:21 | 2 comment(s)

Fairtrade dinner - 9th March

Join the Oxford Fairtrade Coalition for a dinner in honour of REGINA JOSEPHS, a Fairtrade banana farmer from Dominica.

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01-03-2005 23:41 | 1 comment(s)

The Prisoners March - Bethlehem

Saturday 26th February 2005. Bethlehem.

Oxford student Bex Tyrer's latest report from Palestine.

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26-02-2005 12:34 | 0 comment(s)

Sweated Labour: Women Workers in the Garment Trade (exhibition)

This is the first event in Oxford Women's International Festival 2005, running from Tuesday 1st to Sunday 20 March in the Museum of Oxford. The Festival is in its sixteenth year, and the programme is, if anything, even richer and more varied than before. Most events are free, and many are in or near the city centre. For more details see www.oxfordwomen.co.uk. Read more >>

25-02-2005 14:08 | 1 comment(s)

iraqi unions benefit gig

Oxford No Sweat is an organising a benefit gig to raise money for the new Iraqi trade union and women's movements. Read more >>

23-02-2005 21:08 | 0 comment(s)

Fair Trade Market this weekend

A Fair Trade market will be held in Gloucester Green this weekend. Read more >>

23-02-2005 16:36 | 0 comment(s)

Welcome to Oxford International Women's Festival 2005

Oxford's 16th International Women's Festival starts on Tuesday March 1st and runs for nearly 3 weeks. This year the theme is clothes - women as workers and wearers. There's a rich and varied programme, mainly free, usually open to both sexes,including a day forum on sweated labour in the garment trade (see posters at www.nowpeace.org.uk). More details/posters will appear here shortly. Read more >>

23-02-2005 12:54 | 0 comment(s)

Oxford Land Rights Mini Film Festival (poster + details)

21-02-2005 00:04 | 0 comment(s)

Oxford Mini Lands Rights Film Festival

Films, food & thought on Land Rights

at The Vaults & Gardens Organic Cafe, High St, Oxford (entrance on Radcliffe Square) Read more >>

20-02-2005 22:13 | 2 comment(s)

UNISON General Secretary election nearly over - vote Jon Rogers in a big hurry

There is urgency about the whole thing now, people: the postal vote for the UNISON General Secretary election closes on 28 February, which is just a week away. Read more >>

20-02-2005 21:54 | 0 comment(s)

Conscientious Objector To Speak In Oxford

A public meeting with speakers including George Solomou of the Territorial Army. A lance corporal in the Royal Army Medical Corps, he has publicly declared he will not fight in Iraq and is the first UK soldier to call on other soldiers to "speak out or opt out". Read more >>

19-02-2005 09:19 | 3 comment(s)

Thames Valley Police very unhelpful over Pensions Protest

Thames Valley Police very unhelpful over Pensions Protest in Oxford. Unions very unhappy about this obstruction to peaceful protest Read more >>

11-02-2005 21:26 | 0 comment(s)

Civil Liberties under threat - James Welch of Amnesty speaks in Oxford

James Welch, Legal Director of Amnesty, spoke on current threats to civil liberties at a meeting in Oxford Town Hall on 10 February, called by OSTWC (Oxford Stop the War Coalition). Read more >>

06-02-2005 15:13 | 32 comment(s)

Graffiti from around Oxford, pt. 9

oxford graffiti,part nine of a series Read more >>

04-02-2005 09:50 | 0 comment(s)

Day of Action on Pensions, Feb. 18, Oxford

There will be a National Day of Action on Feb. 18. in protest at the government's attempts to destroy public sector pensions. Here are some details on what's planned in Oxford.

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03-02-2005 15:29 | 0 comment(s)

Public Meeting on Civil Liberties - Thur 10 Feb

CIVIL LIBERTIES UNDER THREAT: HOW THE WAR ON TERROR IS A WAR ON OUR FREEDOMS Read more >>

26-01-2005 21:58 | 6 comment(s)

Hilary Benn in Oxford – 27/01/05

Hilary Benn is in Oxford on Thursday 27th January 2005. Read more >>

26-01-2005 08:54 | 0 comment(s)

A Taste of Palestine III

Oxford Palestine Solidarity Campaign, and the Oxford Ramallah Friendship Association are holding an evening of Palestinian food, music, poetry and story-telling, to raise funds to bring children from the Al Amari refugee camp near Ramallah, to Oxford this summer. Read more >>

25-01-2005 21:51 | 0 comment(s)

Tat List for Linslade

Tat needed at Linslade - But most importantly people who can stay for a night or two...even longer if you can Read more >>

25-01-2005 17:53 | 0 comment(s)

"shadows of occupation": third balatacamp.net film from Palestine

Shadows of Occupation [2005; 3min]

"Balata camp children prepare a shadow puppet theatre production. During the performance, the characters of their imagination move from the screen onto the streets."
Download it now from www.balatacamp.net Read more >>