Oxford Newswire Archive

We know that major new attacks on Iraq's cities are imminent, with the prospect of thousands more killed and maimed civilians. Thursday's Naming the Dead and Die-In at 3.00pm in Cornmarket will give you a chance to express your sorrow and indignation over those already unjustly killed. Read more >>

MEDIA RELEASE* *

*Immediate release **1 November 2004***

**County Council set to ignore its consultation and consider
incinerating Oxfordshire’s rubbish Read more >>

This speech by Tom O'Malley will provide valuable background for anyone concerned about press freedom, the health and independence of local media and public service broadcasting.It reflects Oxford NUJ's current disquiet and its attempts to involve local people in campaigning for these values, at a time when the BBC's charter is up for renewal and many local media organisations are downsizing their workforce. Read more >>

MP petitioned over war

Ear Witness, 01.11.2004 15:49 Read more >>

Here's the flier/poster for the forthcoming Indymedia/Undercurrents presentation, on 7th November at the Asian Cultural Centre in Manzil Way. Should be good! Read more >>

Bicester group urges community to welcome refugees

Bicester Refugee Support today urged local residents not to let the appalling way they have been treated by the Home Office affect their attitude towards future residents of the Accommodation Centre which is to be built near the north Oxfordshire town.
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Dr Doug Parr, Chief Scientist of Greenpeace, will be talking the Precautionary Principle in relation to new technologies, GMOs, nanotechnology and wind power. He will argue that the Precautionary Principle can be applied in all these cases, but this can still lead to differing positions on what to do. This is because underlying some of these judgements is a differing set of values. He will attempt to draw out how this relates to three sets of people: (a) Greenpeace, (b) "the public" and (c) "the establishment" (both scientififc and political). His presentation will also draw out, with examples, how difficult it is for certain arguments to be heard which amounts to little better than censorship.
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Neo-Con Agenda Read more >>

Local employee (Blackbird Leys, Oxford), Pathway Workshop, a charity which employs people with a range of disabilities and uses environmental friendly methods to produce garden and wildlife products, is threatened with closure. Read more >>

Women in Black (WIB) will be joining the Oxford Stop the War Coalition on Saturday 30th October to say “No to Bush – British Troops out of Iraq”, on the eve of the US presidential elections. Read more >>

5.30, The Phoenix Picturehouse, Walton Street, Oxford
Post screening talk/discussion with Corporate Watch, Dissent, WDM and other local campaign groups. Read more >>

The OxDox documentary festival in Oxford continues into its second remarkable year with the British premiere of Canadian documentary "The Corporation". Read more >>

The Contemporary Ideology Forum, a society at Oxford
Brookes University, is dedicated to setting up lecture series offering
a variety of perspectives on progressive political issues from ecology to
anti-globalisation. The format is for a 30 - 45 min talk, 30 min
discussion before heading on to a pub for further debate and chat. The
overarching theme of the series this time is 'Communication,
Miscommunication and Propaganda' and we are running the following
lectures this semester: Read more >>

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The policeman who killed a Brookes student in November last year has been cleared of causing death by dangerous driving. Read more >>

The popular Bush-bashing and groundbreaking documentary Stupidity plays Oxford.

 http://www.oxdox.com/oxdox/films/stupidity.html Read more >>

2 Israeli conscientious objectors, imprisoned for refusing military service in the occupied territories, will speak at Mansfield College Chapel, Mansfield Road at 8.00pm on November 2nd. Read more >>

Photos of graffiti from around Oxford city, part 7 of a series Read more >>

DEMONSTRATION
Oxford Says No To Bush - British Troops Out Of Iraq
Saturday 30 October 2004
Assemble 12.30, Manzil Way (off Cowley Road)
March to town centre for rally with speakers
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SUBVERTISE! is an exhibition of subverts and anti-corporate art. Displayed in cinemas across the country to coincide with the release of the film 'The Corporation', from 29th October. Read more >>