OARC

Office Space

There are desks for up to 5 people working at once. The office is set up for word processing, desktop publishing, image editing, web design, printing and CD burning. There is often someone to help with technical problems. There is stationery, paper and other office stuff. There are filing cabinets to store your work. Resources are bought out of your donations.

Meeting Space

There are sofas and chairs available and room for up to 20 people to meet. The room can be re-arranged to suit you. There are facilities for making hot and cold drinks. Costs are covered by donations.

Media Centre

There are computers here capable of audio and video recording and editing and also burning CDs and DVDs. Oxford Indymedia runs training sessions in making and editing short films. You can also learn to publish your own news on the web. The cost of CDs and other resources needs to be covered by your donations.

Other Resources

There is a small library and noticeboards for events and campaigns. There are paints, brushes and other art materials you can use. Your group can receive mail here. Most importantly, though, there are loads of creative and skilled people connected to this centre. Donations keep the centre running.

Internet Access

The centre has a broadband conection and broadcasts wireless internet for anyone to pick up freely. There is a computer outside the room that can be used for internet browsing at any time.

How to use the resource centre

Bookings

Either the office space, the meeting space or the whole room can be booked, with preference going to campaigning and other progressive organising. The room is sometimes needed for weekend-long events so regular bookings on the weekend are in danger of being cancelled with notice for one-off events.

Drop-in Use

When the room isn't booked, there are often people here and you can use the room whenever it's open.

Organisation

The centre is run by autonomous working groups of volunteers who report back to a weekly meeting. To get involved, come to a meeting and join in with a working group. The meetings are on Thursdays at 7pm (in the room) and anyone is free to come along.

Costs

Costs are covered by donations. You are asked to donate for stationery, tea and coffee, CD burning and printing costs etc. and to help with rent and electricity costs. Unfunded groups are not asked to donate as much as groups with funding.