We are the October Club - Oxford's original communist student society. Founded in 1931, banned by the university in 1933 and ressurected in 2022, we are communist, abolitionist, feminist and anti-imperialist.
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Payday has come and gone!
In its infinite generosity, the University's pay and conditions review has meant a pay increase for some workers.
But who loses out?
violence against students and the community and the University's false allegations against protestors. We call for the University to immeadiately accept all six of @OxAct4Pal's demands and work with them to implement them. 2/2
The October Club sends our full solidarity to all of the Wellington Square 17, who have finally had the case against them dropped. We reiterate our condemnation of Thames Valley Police and Oxford University's complicity in Israeli genocide, apartheid and occupation; their 1/2
STATEMENT: On 23 May, 17 OA4P protestors were arrested for staging a sit-in at the Vice-Chancellor’s office. This week, the case against them has finally been dropped. Read the full statement from the Wellington Square 17 here. (1/2)
BREAKING: Pro-coup Bolivian troops are chased out of La Paz's central plaza by protesters. It is reported that they've also withdrawn from the presidential palace.
🔴 Important in-person meeting of Congregation taking place on TUESDAY 11 JUNE at 2pm (doors opening at 1:30pm)
We encourage members to *vote against* Council’s proposal to amend Statute XI, because of implications on staff & students’ freedom of expression, assembly and protest
Come down for a teach-in and rally to better understand and advocate for our demands for the university to disclose and divest. The time to act is now!
Are you a student who recently finished exams? Or just someone who wants to get more involved with camp ⛺? Join us at our Onboarding Welcome Talk, today at 4PM! 🇵🇸
🚨 RALLY TOMORROW (May 30) 1PM. WELLINGTON SQUARE 🚨
One week ago, Oxford University unleashed police violence on its own community rather than confront its complicity in genocide.
Since then, israel's assault on Rafah has only intensified. Gaza cannot wait. Neither will we.
We are aware that students staging a peaceful sit-in at the University Offices in Wellington Square have been arrested by police and that further arrests of students and supporters have been threatened. 1/3