Oxford Ecology Newswire Archive

15-09-2003 12:26 | 0 comment(s)

WTO and the Environment

After a successful rally in Oxford on Saturday (13th), attended by over 200 people, Oxford for Trade Justice are holding the 3rd in a series of 4 public meetings, on the WTO and the Environment, this Thursday at the Oxford Town Hall.

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26-08-2003 15:39 | 0 comment(s)

Asbestos in Oxford Council Flats

Oxford Council tenants have been exposed to potentially deadly asbestos. And it's not the first time... Read more >>

18-08-2003 13:31 | 10 comment(s)

The Big green gathering

Ive been waiting to see some news on the the Big green gathering, so i though i might write some... Read more >>

11-08-2003 14:44 | 3 comment(s)

Rising Tide Hits London

Rising Tide and London Rising Tide took to the streets and offices of London today in protest at the continuing climate crimes perpetrated by large corporations in their lust for fossil fuel profits. A specific target was the World bank whose involvement with the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan piepline (through the IFC) is just the lastest environmental crime from which it hopes to profit. Read more >>

09-08-2003 10:29 | 0 comment(s)

Europe architectural students demand US help make world more sustainable

largest representation and gathering of architectural students in Europe are petitioning George Bush to change US energy policy and support the Kyoto agreement Read more >>

04-08-2003 17:11 | 0 comment(s)

the new AGORA

remembering again that life is strange,
in the new AGORA Read more >>

26-07-2003 19:41 | 4 comment(s)

Hurst Hill trees for the chop

English Nature madness is threatening an Oxford woodland Read more >>

22-07-2003 15:57 | 4 comment(s)

indymedia MAMOMAD event- 2 days time

first event, this thursday evening
meet in "far from the madding crowd" for some SOCIAL pints of ale- followed by an event of sorts- experimental, fun, ?

working for a more peaceful and sustainable world- and having loads of fun doing so

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22-07-2003 00:07 | 0 comment(s)

Council walkout sparked by GM Motion

There was an unprecedented walkout of opposition Green, Liberal Democrat and Independent Working Class Association (IWCA) Councillors at a full meeting of Oxford City Council today (21st July). Read more >>

06-07-2003 14:11 | 6 comment(s)

OXFORD SOCIAL WANDER- saturday 120703

Everyone is welcome to join on this OXFORD SOCIAL WANDER, meet
menzil gardens @ 4.00 next Saturday.

We might stop in the half moon for a quick pint to quench the
thirst, after the first little leg of the wander, and im sure we will have a few more later

Hopefully the sun will be as plentiful as it was a few weeks ago
Tell everyone, get your friends and your grannies to come, get them to announce it in the bingo hall

Lets socialize more

dunk
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03-07-2003 14:56 | 0 comment(s)

Public event - PRIVATISE THIS!

On Friday July 11th there will be a public event entitled 'Privatise this!', featuring community activists from South Africa and Brazil, speaking about the connections between environmental and economic injustice. Read more >>

30-06-2003 13:44 | 1 comment(s)

INDYMEDIA stuff exhibited in Bosnia state art gallery

INDYMEDIA stuff was exhibited in the state art gallery of Banja Luka, Srpski Republic (serb half of Bosnia) as part of ECO CITY GROUP`s 2 week exhibition there in april 2003. after the initial, 2 week long, stage of project: ECO CITY BANJA LUKA. Read more >>

29-06-2003 13:46 | 6 comment(s)

Video - 4am sunday morning, GM giants wheat trial crop trashed

29-06-2003 13:03 | 5 comment(s)

GM crop trashing near Reading

at 4.00 am Sunday morning syngenta's GM wheat trial crop was trashed at Jealott's Hill research lab by 60 white clad activists from all over the UK. Read more >>

25-06-2003 13:46 | 3 comment(s)

FUSPEY films 1 and 2

FUSPEY-fun-sustainable-peaceful-existence
FUSPEY is a direction to work toward, individually and as a network. creativity is a very powerfull tool for change, we are trying to use art to communicate and to challenge (in a non-violent way)
a revolution in perception Read more >>

23-06-2003 10:19 | 1 comment(s)

FUSPEY network @ oxford

FUSPEY-fun-sustainable-peaceful-existence

FUSPEY is a direction to work toward, individually and as a network.
creativity is a very powerfull tool for change, we are trying to use art to communicate and to challenge (in a non-violent way)

a revolution in perception
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18-06-2003 09:58 | 0 comment(s)

The On-the-line initiative - Audio Report

The On-the-line initiative seeks to link countries on the Meridian line: Britain, France, Spain, Algeria, Burkina Faso, Ghana, and Togo. All these countries share the same time line and hence it's the same time of day in each one of them Read more >>

29-05-2003 15:52 | 0 comment(s)

GM Crops Family Tree

As 3 corporations, Bayer, Monsanto and Syngenta, push for the commercial growing of GM crops in the UK, Corporate Watch brings you the biotech family tree. The family tree shows the complex tangle of name changes, spin-offs, joint ventures and acquisitions woven by the biotech industry during 10 years of rapid expansion, consolidation and crisis. Read more >>

31-07-2002 15:25 | 3 comment(s)

Convoy - Messages to DEFRA

A nine minute video (in realvideo) of an anti-GM convoy and demonstration at DEFRA. Bags of GM taken from 17 trial sites around the country were dumped on DEFRA's doorstep to make clear that the public do not want GM crops. Read more >>

26-01-2002 21:04 | 1 comment(s)

Video of Bayer Action - GM enemy number one

Video of the action against Bayer in Newbury... Read more >>