Oxford Palestine Newswire Archive

Exhibition now on at the Gallery Wall, Oxford Central Library until September 12th of paintings by children aged 7-17 from throughout the Arab world of Jerusalem. The exhibition is free and on display during library opening hours. Read more >>

19:00 - 21:30hrs
Tuesday 5th August, Oxford Town Hall, St Aldates.
Called by Oxford Palestine Solidarity Campaign
and supported by Oxford Muslim Community Initiative
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Oxford human rights activists came out in force on the first day of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Exhibition at Science Oxford to protest at the sponsorship of the exhibition by multi-national, Veolia. A demonstration in the morning by Oxford Women in Black was followed in the afternoon by one organised by Oxford PSC and the University Palestine Society. Read more >>

I have seen that the first decade of the 21st Century revealed a gradual but significant change of the British public opinion towards Palestine. Originally for my University work, this article attempts to investigate why that is the case in a mere two thousand word limit. Written in London. Read more >>

Tuesday 8th March Oxford PSC Monthly meeting 7:30 Oxford Town Hall. Mike Marqusee, author of “If I am Not For Myself: Journey of an Anti-Zionist Jew” will speak about his book, and about his recent visit to Palestine where he met people facing eviction in Silwan and Sheikh Jarrah in East Jerusalem and lawyers and activists working with them.
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The event will feature a 30 minute screening of a performance of the Gaza Monologues by Pegasus Youth Companies, Some of the young actors will be on hand to discuss this performance as well as the International performance that they participated in at the United Nations in November. The ticket price, £10 also includes middle eastern food. Read more >>

On Wednesday a jobs fair at Oxford Town Hall which featured several weapons companies was disrupted by a group of people protesting. All photos taken by Oxford CND. Read more >>

How to legally cause £300,000 worth of damage: An EDO Decommissioner and Smash EDO activist came to Oxford to discuss the campaign to close a weapons factory that (illegally) supplies key equipment that was used by the Israeli Air Force in the 2009 massacre in Gaza, and is currently being used in other illegal and immoral wars. The fight against EDO continues with Hammertime on 13 October.
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This evening, the Officer Training Corp (OTC) stall at Oxford University Freshers' Fair developed a conscience, grew legs, and walked away(!), leaving the organisation severely lacking in propaganda with which to indoctrinate young minds.. Read more >>

Two ISM members will be speaking accross the UK in late July/early august Read more >>

Two protesters beaten by unidentified police officers during a Gaza demonstration in London receive £25,000 in compensation from the Metropolitan Police Read more >>

Solidarity with Flotilla and the people of Gaza. Read more >>

The Oxford Students' Palestine Society presents...

A NIGHT OF HIP HOP + POLITICS FOR PALESTINE
***************LOWKEY MC***************

THE CELLAR//MONDAY 31st MAY//9PM-2AM

Tickets: £6 OTD, proceeds go to Medical Aid for Palestinians: ( http://www.map-uk.org/)
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Women In Black hit the streets of Oxford (well, Bonn Square) on Saturday 8th May in a silent and pasifistic sort of way. Read more >>

We will be leafletting outside Tesco's on the Cowley Road from 5 to 7pm Tuesday 30th March against the continued stealing of goods by Israel from illegally occupied Palestinian Land. Read more >>

An amazing series of films and lectures. The Wednesday film is amazing Read more >>

8THANNUALHUMANRIGHTSFILMFESTIVAL
26th February - 5th March 2010 Read more >>

A national tour to highlight the systematic and institutionalised ill-treatment and torture of Palestinian children by the Israeli authorities, organised by Action for Palestinian Children and supported by Palestine Solidarity Campaign

Mohammad Abu Eid, from the occupied West Bank, was 14 years old when he was detained by the Israeli forces in February 2008 and accused of throwing stones at the Wall. Mohammad was beaten, interrogated in the absence of a lawyer and family member, deceived into signing a confession, prosecuted in a military court and sentenced to four months imprisonment inside Israel. Whilst in prison, he received no education and no family visits.

Mohammad, in the company of his mother, Somaya, will share their experiences with the audience to foster a better understanding of the situation facing Palestinian children.

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here's a handy map of arms dealers in Oxford Read more >>

OXFORD PALESTINE SOLIDARITY CAMPAIGN AND VIVA PALESTINA
INVITE YOU TO A PUBLIC MEETING

AID TO GAZA

7.30pm, Tuesday 9 June
Oxford Town Hall

Drivers who participated in the Viva Palestina aid convoy to Gaza will be telling us about their experience of travelling to Gaza to deliver humanitarian aid in the aftermath of the Israeli onslaught earlier this year.

We will also hear about the ongoing importance of this work in the face of the continuing blockade of Gaza and the long term effects of the war.

ALL WELCOME
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Everyone is urged to support the Global Day of Action on Monday 30th March by contacting Tescos and Waitrose Customer Services to complain about their practice of selling goods grown on Illegal Israeli settlements and misleadingly labelling some of these goods “West Bank”
Tescos 0800 505 555  customer.service@tesco.co.uk
Waitrose 0800 188 881  customer_service@waitrose.co.uk
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Vigil to be held on Wednesday the 18th of March from 3 -7pm at the London Israeli Embassy, 2 Palace Green, London Read more >>

22 January 2009: ISM London issues declaration supporting student occupations

PLEASE DISTRIBUTE WIDELY Read more >>

In the first week of term, over 80 Oxford University students have occupied the historic Bodleian building to demand that the university releases a statement condemning the attack on Gaza and cancel the lecture series at Balliol College inaugurated by Shimon Peres. Read more >>

A record number of people gathered in Cornmarket St Oxford on Thursday evening, January 8, to protest against the ongoing Israeli attack on Gaza. All sections of the community were represented and people stood in the cold for two hours with banners, placards and candles, some waving Palestinian flags. The vigil was followed by a meeting in the Town Hall of the Oxford Stop the War Coalition. Read more >>