[imc-oxford-features] Feature proposal - November round up

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A non-cuts news round up for November. Please send edits and comments by
the end of Friday so I can post the feature on Saturday AM.

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<h2>November in Oxford - it's not all cuts</h2>

<img src="Jimmy.Mubenga.png">
<p>Caption: Jimmy Mubenga - not forgotten</p>

<p>SUMMARY</p>
<p>Clearly opposition to the cuts has been at the forefront of many
people's thinking during November. This opposition is welcome, and much
needed, but let us not forget all the other struggles and positive
alternatives that are going on. Here is a round-up of non-cuts news in
Oxford during November - peace, migration, zines, water, and food.</p>
<hr />

<p>MAIN FEATURE</p>
<p>The peace movement has a long and illustrious history in Oxford.
Actions continued throughout November with many people from Oxford
travelling to the Devonport dockyard to <a
href="http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/oxford/2010/11/467492.html">campaign
against Trident</a>. On a more local front, the Science and Engineering
Jobs Fair at Oxford University was targeted for giving a voice to the <a
href="http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/oxford/2010/11/467495.html">warmongering
BAe Systems</a> [Ed - a hard choice I suspect given how many dodgy
corporations were there].</p>

<p>Migration continues to be a hot topic in Oxford. Protesters marked
the 17th anniversary of the opening of Campsfield House (for house, read
<a
href="http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/oxford/2010/11/468230.html">prison</a>)
with a <a
href="http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/oxford/2010/11/468155.html">demonstration</a>.
Meanwhile the tragic death of Jimmy Mubenga (pictured) was marked with a
<a
href="http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/oxford/2010/11/467724.html">flyposting
campaign</a> to highlight the savage treatment our 'civilised and
tolerant' nation gives out. </p>

<p>November also saw the launch of a new zine produced by the Anarchists
in Oxford group. The Ox-Fly offers news and commentary to inform,
inspire, and aid community struggles. The first edition of Ox-Fly is
available on line as a <a href="http://theoarc.org.uk/oxfly.pdf ">normal
PDF</a>, a <a href="http://theoarc.org.uk/oxfly_hires.pdf
">hi-resolution PDF</a>, or as a <a
href="http://theoarc.org.uk/oxfly.txt">text file</a>. Anarchists in
Oxford are asking for contributions for the second edition by 5
December, and encourage people to get involved. Contact them at aio [at]
riseup.net.</p>

<p>Whilst on the zine front, <a
href="http://hacktivista.net">HactionLab</a> - a UK wide activist
technology collective including several people from Oxford, have
launched Tech Tools for Activists. The 32 page booklet is aimed at
helping non-techies to be secure on-line. Paper copies are available
outside <a href="http://theoarc.org.uk/">OARC</a>. Find out more about
the book and download electronic versions <a
href="http://hacktivista.net/book">here</a>. Maybe time to get rid of
that Hotmail account?</p>

<p>Returning to direct action, perhaps of the spikier kind, <a
href="http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/oxford/2010/11/467462.html">campaigners
sabotaged the water pumping station</a> at Axford in Berkshire to
protest against the continued extraction of water from the river Kennet
that harms the local Site of Special Scientific Interest that provides a
habitat to many species.</p>

<p>And finally, if this round up has made you hungry to be involved in
local activism, why not sate you appetite by getting involved with the
newly formed Food not Bombs group? [Ed - enough of the puns, we get it.]
The group provided the <a
href="http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/oxford/2010/11/468233.html">first
meal</a> for the masses at the Free Universities event, and has plans
for much more. Find out more by getting in touch with them at
foodnotbombs.oxford [at] lists.riseup.net</p>

<p>That's all or this month. Keep fighting the good fight. And let
Oxford Indymedia know about it by <a
href="http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/oxford/static/prepublish.html">posting
your news</a>. Don't hate the media. Be the media.</p>

<p><b>IMC Oxford</b></p>
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penguin

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