Oxford Globalisation Newswire Archive

07-10-2007 03:46 | 0 comment(s)

Corporate publishing houses

For all the bad press that they receive, a lot of people still believe that Western corporations are making some sort of contribution to improving the lot of people in the third world. Let me present a counter-example.

05-10-2007 11:15 | 3 comment(s)

Burma: Pressure Shows Results : (Keep It Up: Sat :Tate 11am to T Sq)

last night the burmese "junta" agree to open talks with the democratically elected burmese peoples representation, after a meeting with the UN rep . . . .
The media spin of "doom doom" in the west, with the odd "deprioritisation" of this sort of mould-breaking news - with its echoes of the end of apartheid in south africa, or the irish peace processes "key moments" - is suspicious, but . . . . breaking news???? MUCH TO DO, keep up pressure, but FIGHT THE HYPE too! Read more >>

18-04-2007 10:02 | 1 comment(s)

Saving Iceland tour coming to Oxford

Monday 23 April 7.30pm
Oxford Action Resource Centre (OARC) 44b Princes St (corner of Cowley Road) Read more >>

11-04-2007 18:14 | 0 comment(s)

EcoVillage Film to be Premiered in Ireland

British Film Makers release EcoVillage Film to Celebrate International Earth Day. Read more >>

13-03-2007 20:47 | 0 comment(s)

Sign the Radley Lakes petition

We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to stop foreign-owned utility companies from ruining the British countryside. Read more >>

23-02-2007 09:37 | 0 comment(s)

Radical Action is needed to avoid climate crisis

Oxford World Development Movement (WDM) held a 'Climate Change Kills' public meeting last night, with talks by Ricardo Navarro, a respected environmental activist from El Salvador and Martyn Powell, WDM's Campaigns Officer, with Jacqueline Walkden from Oxford Friends of the Earth chairing. The evening launched WDM's campaign on climate change, discussed its impact on the developing world, and considered what we can do about it. Read more >>

18-02-2007 15:24 | 0 comment(s)

Rossport Solidarity Screening - Sun Feb 25

oxford indymedia screening:

'Those Who Dance'

at the East Oxford Community Centre on the corner of Cowley Rd & Princes St

on Sunday February 25th at 7:30 Read more >>

16-02-2007 17:26 | 0 comment(s)

Radley Lakes Injunctions

RWE NPower have gone to great expense to try and gag the local press, TV and
even Radio, to prevent the news getting out there that they are trashing
Thrupp Lake and cutting down hundreds of trees, causing distress to the
nesting birds and causing pain to the local residents who have made an
application to have the place classed as a Town Green.
Read more >>

18-01-2007 09:30 | 4 comment(s)

Radley Lakes - check this out and spread the dirty news

if you ever needed an excuse to get angry.............. Read more >>

30-12-2006 21:22 | 0 comment(s)

No place at the Inn, asylum in Egypt

In contrary to the often hypocritical ''Christmas'' approach, The Birth of the Child is no sentimental story about ''A Little Child in a Manger'', but the reality of the exclusion of the poor, persecution by the State and seeking illegal asylum in a foreign country
That's the reason, this Story is based on respect towards any human being, regardless descent or committed crime Read more >>

28-11-2006 20:55 | 0 comment(s)

Huge Demonstration in Cite Soleil, Haiti

Demonstrators demand the physical return of Aristide, the exit of MINUSTAH, rehabilitation of all civil employees illegally dismissed, and freedom for all political prisoners Read more >>

27-11-2006 23:41 | 0 comment(s)

Global Economic Prospects 2007: Managing the Next Wave of Globalisation

Speakers:
Richard Newfarmer, Team Leader, Economic Advisor and GEP co-author, World Bank
Andrew Burns, Lead Economist, Prospects Group and author of GEP chapter one, World Bank
Discussant: Simon Maxwell, Director, ODI
Chair: Dr Ian Goldin, Director, James Martin 21st Century School, University of Oxford

Read more >>

25-11-2006 19:24 | 1 comment(s)

Stop shopping, start living!

Buy nothing day; day of anti-consumerist action. Read more >>

23-11-2006 11:17 | 0 comment(s)

report back: Oxford WDM meeting - Our World is Not for Sale

Oxford World Development Movement (WDM) hosted a talk on Wednesday 22nd November at the Town Hall entitled, 'The World Bank and International Monetary Fund: Reform or Abolition?' Turn-out was really good and people heard three top speakers talk on the future of the World Bank and IMF: Dr. Stephen Hurt, Senior Lecturer in International Relations at Oxford Brookes, Patrick Watt, Senior Policy Officer at ActionAid, and Peter Hardstaff, Head of Policy at WDM.
Read more >>

20-11-2006 17:03 | 0 comment(s)

Brize Norton National Demonstration, 2 December

STOP THE WAR COALITION NATIONAL DEMONSTRATION
2 DECEMBER 06 ~ RAF BRIZE NORTON
Coaches leaving from Central London 9.30am
Tickets: £10 / £8 (to book contact

office@stopwar.org.uk or 020 7278 6694)
Read more >>

18-11-2006 22:20 | 1 comment(s)

Buy Nothing Day!

calling all activists.... Read more >>

16-11-2006 20:21 | 0 comment(s)

Public Meeting: Our World is Not for Sale

Oxford World Development Movement (WDM) is hosting a public meeting to discuss possible ways forward in the fight against global poverty in the Long Room, Oxford Town Hall, on the 22nd November from 7:15-9:15pm . The topic for discussion is, 'The World Bank and International Monetary Fund: Reform or Abolition?' Read more >>

11-11-2006 23:09 | 1 comment(s)

25TH NOVEMBER – BUY NOTHING DAY

Open meeting for all interested in doing positive, imaginative actions for Buy Nothing Day Read more >>

10-11-2006 19:21 | 3 comment(s)

Meeting on World Bank & IMF in Oxford

Our World is not for Sale: The World Bank and the IMF - Reform or Abolition?

‘They no longer use bullets and ropes. They use the World Bank and the IMF’
Jesse Jackson

Read more >>

08-11-2006 22:57 | 0 comment(s)

Urgent action to stop massive shopping centre in Oxford!

Do you want a shopping centre the size of Reading’s Oracle shopping centre in the middle of Oxford?
Do you think Oxford needs to compete with Birmingham for shoppers.
Do you want traffic in the City Centre to be like just before Christmas all year round?
Do you want to see vulnerable, disabled residents moved from the Council housing to make ways for a car park?
Do you want to see the City Council doing it's bit to stop climate change? Read more >>