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The Decolonial Open Communiversity invites everyone to an engaging event titled, Fallism Revisited: Peoples' History of World Change-Making, which will take place at the New Road Baptist Church from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM in Oxford. What to Expect This event is a historic reunion aimed at uniting voices from diverse backgrounds who are committed to genuine change. From the #RhodesMustFall to #FeesMustFall and other global Fallist movements, attendees will hear powerful insights and lessons from decolonization struggles worldwide. It’s an opportunity to engage with community leaders, activists, and scholars who are working tirelessly towards social justice and equity. Why Attend? The Decolonial Open Communiversity event is more than a lecture—it's a space for learning, sharing, and building a network for impactful social action. Participants will explore the rich histories of Fallism, understand the impact of these movements, and find inspiration to drive change within their communities. Event Details Venue: New Road Baptist Church, Oxford, England Time: 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM on November 8th Contact Information: For any inquiries, reach out via   inosaarox@protonmail.com  or praler@riseup.net .

The event was hosted online as a PRALER voter education initiative asking the key question: What is in it for us? Can independent candidates be relevant to community reparatory initiatives. With the increasing fascism and backlash against Reparations organising, the genocidal escalations across Afrika, to Palestine and the Global South, and increasing hostility to already marginalized communities, the hustings brought together candidates to share their perspectives on Reparatory Justice, education, community regeneration and the importance of challenging all spaces to continue to organise against genocide for reparatory justice. Candidates also challenged the failures of the current Parliamentary options and their complicity in neocolonial violence around the world. The hustings builds on the legacy of campaigns for Reparatory Justice and key formations like the Stop the Maangamizi: We Charge Genocide/Ecocide Campaign championing the demand for an All Party Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry for Truth and Reparatory Justice (APPCITARJ) which has led to Islington, Bristol City, and Lambeth Council all pass council-wide Reparations Motions. The INOSAAR-GAP in Oxford will continue to amplify the struggles for Reparatory Justice and for educational repairs within and outside Oxford and the UK. This is a critical year for global politics with a significant amount of the Global population going to elections often marred by corruption, violence, and the tactics of marginalization of communities. We are grateful to the host and participants: Nandita Lali - Tottenham Scott Ainslie - Streatham & Croydon North Jabu Nala-Hartley - Oxford. We extend our support to Jabu Nala-Hartley organising and campaigning in Oxford whose contributions to defending and supporting the community have advanced key issues of representation and education in the community. For more information about INOSAAR-GAP contact below. Inosaarox@protonmail.com

We would like to thank everyone who came down to the INOSAAR Glocal Academy Posuban (GAP) in Oxford launch on the 12th of May 2024. It was great to gain local community interest, as well as students (undergrad and postgrad students). Participants emphasised the need for a community interface where we organise and coordinate our own community-managed action-research agendas. We also emphasised the challenges facing students with research agendas being dictated and plans curtailed, changing the terms of students' research, affecting and undermining academic freedom and the creativity of students to represent their own community issues and ideas and work on education that is empowering and helps to provide practical solutions for real life problems. There was also a refreshing meeting of the working class Black Afrikan Oxford community and students both from the African Society and the Afro-Caribbean Society, from different parts of the continent and diaspora. A base plan was agreed to begin work on the following points: Promoting community initiatives to be better connected and amplified to students. To work on building a proper organisational platform with pre-existing student societies and progressive academics of good conscience, and to invite members from student societies and JCRs to liaise organically with the GAP and to build collaborations around community-driven education initiatives. It also emphasised the need for education and pedagogy to be truly decolonised embrace different cultural expressions such as food, dance, cultural activities, as well as to commit to interfaith dialogue and work with different faith groups, and to build better dialogue between these different demographics within the town and city of Oxford. INOSAAR GAP will be working to promote upcoming activities and to formalise a working organisational platform structure for the GAP in Oxford. With abundant blessings to all who supported, we'll continue to share and amplify upcoming news. GAP Oxford E: inosaarox@protonmail.com Email at : inosaarox@protonmail.com

Bridging the Gap: Connecting Afrikan Communities in Oxford and Beyond In a world that often emphasizes divisions and differences, it is refreshing to see initiatives that focus on bridging gaps and fostering connections. One such initiative is the Nsromma Blackstar project, which aims to bring together Afrikan communities in Oxford and Afrikan-Caribbean students from Schools, Colleges, and Universities. Centred around a vibrant and colorful outdoor educational centre floating on the serene waters of the river in central Oxford. Nsromma Black Star acts as a meeting point, where Afro-Caribbean students and members of the grassroots Afrikan-heritage communities can come together, engage in meaningful dialogue, and build connections. The essence of this initiative lies in its commitment to providing educational resources, critical networks, and alternative knowledge production. Nsromma Black Star serves as the Glocal Academy Posuban site for International Network of Scholars and Activists for Afrikan Reparations (INOSAAR) in Oxford, offering a hub for the dissemination of information and resources. So, how can we bridge the gap and connect Afrikan communities in Oxford? Here are a few examples, thoughts, and tips: 1. Foster dialogue and exchange: Encourage open and honest conversations between members of our communities. Create spaces where they can share their experiences, ideas, and indigenous knowledge. 2. Embrace cultural diversity: Celebrate the rich cultural heritage of Afrikan communities by organizing events, workshops, and performances that showcase their traditions, music, dance, and art. 3. Collaborate on projects: Encourage collaboration between Afrikan-Caribbean students and Afrikan community members on various projects, such as research initiatives, community development programs, or artistic endeavours. This will not only foster connections but also create opportunities for learning and growth, taking away the individualism from Institutionalised Eurocentric pedagogies. 4. Knowledge production: Collaborate on the production of educational resources for democratisation and widening access to information. Through the INOSAAR GAPs we are harmonising knowledge sharing and commoning knowledge production across the world! 5. Open up doors between our Elders and our upcoming young minds: Opening opportunities for guidance and support, particularly for those who may be facing challenges that are not easily addressed by other Oxford institutions. The Nsromma Blackstar project is a shining example of how we can bridge gaps and connect communities. By embracing diversity, fostering dialogue, and providing educational resources, we can move towards Afrikan empowerment and true independence. Let us all join hands in this endeavour and work towards a future where connections and understanding prevail. Forwards Ever!

Join us for our inaugural event at the Nsromma Blackstar, Oxford. Just off Folly Bridge, opposite the college boathouses, on the roof of the Blackstar boat itself, we will be engaging in an afternoon of libation, ceremony, poetry, food, music, education, and sunshine. We will form new bonds and meet new people in the hopes of hitting the ground with a running start in the latter half of 2024. With community organisers and elders of the Oxford African community such as Nigel Carter and Jabu Nala-Hartley in attendance, alongside Inosaar Coordinators and Rhodes Must Fall Oxford Veterens, Femi Nylander and Kobi Amo, we hope to begin exploring the histories and building the futures of our peoples in the afternoon sun. Join us on Sunday the 12th of May to make the idea of Pan-African radical education in Oxford a reality.