Oxford Social Struggles Newswire Archive

27-10-2010 14:23 | 2 comment(s)

Disrupt the arms trade - anti-BAE action, 3rd Nov.

On the 3rd November (next Wednesday), the lovely lads from BAE will be enticing Oxford grad students into a career of death-dealing!

The benefit? £24,000 - £28,000, bonus (discretionary), welcome payment, pension scheme, 25 days holiday
The cost? Working for a company that sells killing machines indiscriminately, corruptly and illegally!

Fight war, not wars!
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26-10-2010 19:10 | 1 comment(s)

Photos: Oxford Reclaim The Night 2010

Photos from the Oxford Reclaim the Night Rally held on 2010-10-22 Read more >>

17-10-2010 18:45 | 1 comment(s)

Crude Awakening Film

Here are 2 films just out from the Crude Awakening action that several people from the Oxford area went to... Read more >>

17-09-2010 06:50 | 0 comment(s)

Audio from Oxford Save Our Services Meeting 2010-09-13

Cuts to our public services will affect us all. Badly. Oxford Save Our Services intend not to let that happen. This is the audio of Stuart White's speech at the Oxford SOS meeting on 2010-09-13. Read more >>

15-09-2010 19:42 | 2 comment(s)

Tory Cuts Wreck lives - Tell David Cameron "Stuff your cuts, we won't pay"

Demonstrate at Tory Party Conference 3rd October 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 >>

24-08-2010 18:54 | 0 comment(s)

Film: The Power of Community: 23 Sept 2010

The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil

In the current global credit crisis Cuba is an inspiration ... Read more >>

20-08-2010 18:09 | 0 comment(s)

Cuts and our community

The savage cuts being implemented will have an incredible effect on the way we live our lives.

Oxford Save Our Services are holding an event called Mapping Oxford's Cuts to share what we all know, and to think of ways together we can defend precious public services we all rely on.

We ask you to join us on 13 September, from 6.30-9pm, food and cresh provided. Read more >>

11-06-2010 18:58 | 0 comment(s)

Peace News Summer Camp 2010: Confirmed workshops to date

Join people from across the broad spectrum of the British peace movement for five days of exploration, celebration and empowerment!

This year's themes this years themes include: feminism and peace; sharing our skills; challenging the military; engaging with other movements; radicalising our lives; and debating nonviolence (see below for more info). 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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20-04-2010 13:06 | 26 comment(s)

The Animal Protection Party v The Vivisectors

At last a reason to get excited about a General Election!

Keith Mann v Dr Death and the Oxford Animal Lab.

The Animal Protection Party v The Wickham Labs.

The APP Hunt the Hunt Hag at the General Election.

The APP v HLS – Kick them in the Djangoly's.
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20-04-2010 10:59 | 0 comment(s)

Erasing David - Feature Documentary about Civil Liberties and Privacy

ERASING DAVID is a feature documentary about privacy and surveillance in the UK. Director David Bond went on the run for a month and hired the best two private investigators in the UK to track him down using his personal data. The film is a riveting exposé of our digital age that plays like a Hitchcockian thriller – both chilling and very funny. Showing at the Oxford Phoenix Cinema Read more >>

10-04-2010 20:52 | 2 comment(s)

BP hit by tar sands protests in London, Brighton, Oxford and Cambridge

An excellent day of action, including the closure of three BP petrol stations! Read more >>

24-03-2010 15:24 | 1 comment(s)

Mel Broughtons conviction overturned but he will have a third trial

the trial wll be the third over the same allegation! Read more >>

09-03-2010 20:24 | 3 comment(s)

Another Shell recruitment event disrupted

Corporate sleaze-merchants trying to recruit graduates in Oxford got another rough ride at the hands of local activists. 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 >>

22-02-2010 14:54 | 10 comment(s)

The Animal Protection Party

The General Election Read more >>

20-01-2010 03:07 | 2 comment(s)

Support Mel Broughton

Please offer your support, wage a war against the laboratory mutilators in his honor, and get involved in the ongoing SPEAK campaign. (

http://speakcampaigns.org/index.php) Read more >>

11-01-2010 23:08 | 0 comment(s)

Unemployed Workers and Claimants Union

This is a callout for people to take part in setting up an Unemployed Workers and Claimants Union in Oxford. Read more >>

06-01-2010 23:29 | 0 comment(s)

University of Gloucestershire website launches new Student Information page.

As the protest against job cuts grows at the University of Gloucestershire a new Student Information page is launched. Read more >>