Oxford Anti-racism Newswire Archive

09-06-2011 14:12 | 0 comment(s)

Open the Borders: No One Is Illegal public meeting, Oxford, June 16th

Public meeting against immigration controls, and for a new politics based on equality, solidarity and freedom of movement for all, organised by No One Is Illegal (UK). Speakers: Victoria Brittain, Rahila Gupta and Tracy Walsh. Read more >>

15-05-2011 22:21 | 0 comment(s)

Shouting through fences - a Campsfield report

Every month a small group of campaigners gathers outside "Campsfield House", near Oxford. Inside, behind layers of tall, razor-wire fences, are 200 people imprisoned indefinitely for the "crime" of being poor, non-white, and foreign. Read more >>

19-02-2011 18:39 | 0 comment(s)

Mike Marqusee at Oxford PSC meeting on March 8th

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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13-02-2011 18:56 | 1 comment(s)

Mitie shame (Ox-Fly) - Campsfield changes hands

Campsfield "House", the migration prison near Kidlington (see Ox-Fly 1), is changing management. Mitie (pronounced "mighty" for the sake of pomposity) won the £27m contract[1] and will have a 5 year term[2].

This is a slightly longer, referenced version of an article taken from Issue 3 of The Ox-Fly - Oxford's radical newsletter:

http://oxfly.theoarc.org.uk Read more >>

19-11-2010 17:51 | 0 comment(s)

Welcome To Campsfield House (Oxford)

Just outside Oxford, near Kidlington, is what the authorities call "Campsfield House". The name is misleading. Campsfield is not a house; it is a prison.

Article taken from Issue 1 of The Ox-Fly - Oxford's radical newsletter:

http://theoarc.org.uk/oxfly.pdf

http://theoarc.org.uk/oxfly_hires.pdf

http://theoarc.org.uk/oxfly.txt Read more >>

10-11-2010 16:30 | 0 comment(s)

Jimmy Mubenga not forgotten in Oxford

Locals have flyposted all over East Oxford - from Cowley Road and Iffley Rd up to Blackbird Leys - to highlight the death of Jimmy Mubenga and its root causes. Read more >>

24-10-2010 15:46 | 6 comment(s)

UAF national Demo, Sat 6th November, Central London

A national demonstration against racism and islamaphobia organised by Unite against fascism in Central london on Sat. 6th November.
Coaches available from Oxford. Read more >>

30-08-2010 20:03 | 1 comment(s)

Demo boosts spirits at Campsfield House

The monthly demos continue at Campsfield migration prison near Oxford. On Saturday a group gathered to show solidarity with those stuck inside the depressing place... Read more >>

07-08-2010 18:39 | 1 comment(s)

Campsfield detainees release second statement

Detainees at Campsfield migrant prison near Oxford are currently on hunger strike in protest at their injust situation. This statement was released by them several days ago, but so far has not been published here, only circulated on mailing lists.. Read more >>

07-08-2010 18:30 | 0 comment(s)

Chanting and banging heard at Campsfield migrant prison

Detainees at Campsfield migrant prison near Oxford are currently on hunger strike in protest at their injust situation. This is a short report from Tuesday night, forwarded from a campaign mailing list.. Read more >>

30-05-2010 19:53 | 0 comment(s)

Hip Hop with Lowkey for Palestine

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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09-05-2010 15:52 | 5 comment(s)

Women In Black Are Back!

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 >>

23-04-2010 13:15 | 1 comment(s)

Council bans Aylesbury carnival against racism

Aylesbury Vale District Council has blocked a carnival against racism in Aylesbury organised to proetst the EDL taking over the town centre on May 1st Read more >>

17-04-2010 18:01 | 1 comment(s)

Stop EDL racism in Aylesbury

The English Defence League (EDL) - racists and football hooligans with close links to the fascist British National Party - will be demonstrating in Aylesbury on May 1st to whip up race hatred against Muslims.
Local community groups, trade unions, anti-racist and anti-fascists have organised a carnival against racism to expose the EDL for the racists and fascists they are. Read more >>

09-03-2010 16:26 | 4 comment(s)

Stop the EDL's racist March in Bolton - March 20

Protest against the EDL, Saturday 20 March, 11am, Victoria Square, Bolton

For transport from Oxford see below Read more >>

04-03-2010 22:30 | 0 comment(s)

Oxford Radical Forum 2010

We are proud and excited to present to you the third Oxford Radical Forum, taking place Friday - Sunday, 5 - 7 March.

The Oxford Radical Forum is a FREE three-day event bringing people together to discuss and debate key issues for the left and critical political thought, from climate-change to women's liberation, culture, racism and resistance. Read more >>

02-03-2010 10:42 | 0 comment(s)

Ox Arab Soc present :- Israeli Apartheid Week

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

12-01-2010 10:31 | 5 comment(s)

Breaking News: Islam 4UK Ban by ‘Malatesta’

Islam4UK will be a proscribed organisation on thursday following their attempted Wootton Bassett protest. Read more >>

01-12-2009 16:59 | 1 comment(s)

Close Campsfield Demo Success

Around 100 people gathered outside Campsfield Detention Centre in Kidlington on Saturday 28th November, to protest against the arbitrary incarceration of innocent individuals in Campsfield, and to mark the 16th anniversary of the creation of Campsfield. Read more >>

16-08-2009 16:58 | 2 comment(s)

A day to remember in Codnor as anti-fascists drown out the BNP’s festival of rac

People from Oxford helped to peacefully but determinedly occupy one of the roads leading to the BNP's festival of hate for 5 hours on Saturday in Codnor, Derbyshire in spite of police efforts to clear the road and one very weak attempt by a group of BNP thugs to get through - the rest kept there distance and eventually turned back. So much for the master race. Below is a more report from the Unite Against Fascism website on the protest Read more >>