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Join us this Sunday 7 pm at The Barn, Nightingale Ave, OX4 7BU, for our second community iftar. Everyone is welcome. Food …

Over the years, when organising our holiday activities we’ve noticed that some families in our community struggle to participate because they don’t …

In our last post, we extended invitations to our events to all our non-Muslim friends. We know that one of the biggest …

People are often surprised to see so many non-Muslims at our Iftars and Oxford Eid Extravaganza. May this never change. We believe …

Last night’s first community iftar was so special. Thank you everyone for joining! A huge thank you to all our volunteers, our …

We are honoured to be organising this year’s Oxford Eid Extravaganza community iftars. During Ramadhan, iftar is the moment we break fast …

Ramadan Mubarak!

Ramadan Mubarak to everyone celebrating! We wish you many blessings for the special weeks ahead from everyone at OCA.

Our stall holders are a crucial part of making OEE such a success year in, year out. Last year alone we had …

We’re beyond thrilled to announce that Oxford Eid Extravaganza is happening again this year. Please save the date: 30 April 2023, 12-7 …

Last week for International Women’s Day we celebrated our women food bank volunteers with some small gifts. Some of them have been …

Thank you to Charlotte Briere-Edney and her ITV News Meridian team for visiting us the other week for a report on food …

We had such a great time at the Tandem Collective gathering last Sunday. The music by Hafeez, Bizzy-T (our OCA musicians), viscus …

REMINDER: This is happening TODAY!

We are beyond excited to be dishing it up at the upcoming Tandem Collective Gathering this Sunday!! This event will have everything: …

Menu:   Tom Yum Noodle Soup (vegan) Contains: soya   Dhal Soup (vegan, gluten-free) Served with Baguette (contains: wheat)   Chai and …

We’re back at the farm with our standard cafe menu: dhal soup, pakoras and chai – other hot drinks available. Join us …

Any performers out there? Any music lovers? Come join us this Sunday for a community open mic night at Flo’s – The …

    Oxford Community Action Children’s Half-Term Holiday Activities 13th – 18th February 2023   Our children’s half-term holiday activities are designed …

Can you help fund emergency food supplies this winter? Together with our OX4 Food Crew partners, we have launched a collective fundraising …

💚 OCA Love 💚

Our OCA family has grown by another special soul. Our member Omo recently visited our Wednesday food distribution hub with her new-born …

Come join us tomorrow, 4-7 pm at Flo’s – The Place in the Park for First Friday at Flo’s. We’ve been looking …

MENU Honey Soy Sauce Chicken (dairy-free) £8.00 Contains: soya Served with rice and salad   Vegetable Dalcha (vegan, gluten-free) £8.00 Vegetable and …

Our OCA Kitchen Pop-Up Cafe is back at East Oxford Farmers’ & Community Market this weekend! We’d love to have you over …

    Thank you for supporting, promoting and collaborating with us in 2022 Oxfordshire High Sheriff to mark Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee  …

We’re back at East Oxford Market this Saturday, 10am- 1pm, so come for some Dhal Soup (vegan, gluten-free) and a Malaysian dessert …

Looking for a fun place to take the kids and enjoy some delicious dhal soup, pakoras and chai? Come visit! We’re open …

OCA Kitchen Cafe at Oxford City Farm This Saturday, you can find the OCA Kitchen’s pop-up cafe at Oxford City Farm. Looking …

Ice Lolly Adventures

ICE LOLLY ADVENTURES We always look forward so much to our OCA holiday activities. This winter we took the kids on a …

OCA Kitchen

Find OCA Kitchen today at the East Oxford Farmers’ & Community Market for some delicious Dhal, Chai, coffee, and other breakfast goodies.

Christmas Lunch Recap

CHRISTMAS LUNCH RECAP We had the most wonderful Christmas lunch with our communities at Blackbird Leys Community Centre. Locals and refugees, old …

BIG COMMUNITY CHRISTMAS LUNCH We are throwing our annual, free Christmas lunch this Sunday, 25 Dec – and you’re all invited! We …

You have been invited to our Big Community Christmas Lunch. 25th Dec 2022, 2.00 – 8.00pm Blackbird Leys Community Centre Blackbird Leys …

Tomorrow: Traditional Malaysian Breakfast Find OCA Kitchen tomorrow at the East Oxford Farmers’ & Community Market for some delicious Malaysian breakfast that …

OCA is a volunteer organisation. We’re almost entirely run by volunteers. Only our OCA Kitchen chefs get paid. Our volunteers pack food …

Reminder

Reminder: This is happening tonight! Come and enjoy wonderful music and food

Winter Fair Tomorrow

Winter Fair TOMORROW Come and join us tomorrow 4-7 pm at Flo’s – The Place in the Park Winter Fair for: delicious …

Early Lives Focus Group

EARLY LIVES FOCUS GROUP BAME Mothers – we have a special event for you! Our ‘Early Lives – Equal Start’ focus group …

Menu Vegan Vegetarian Dairy Free Gluten Free Chicken Teriyaki (dairy-free) £8.00  Tofu Katsu Curry (vegetarian) £8.00  Chicken Nuggets and Chips £3.50 Apple …

Starling Session

STARLING SESSIONS END OF YEAR CELEBRATIONS We are so, so excited to be cooking for the starling sessions end of year celebrations …

OCA Kitchen

OCA Kitchen: East Oxford Pop-up Café We’ve got some major OCA Kitchen news. Starting tomorrow, you’ll find us at the East Oxford …

OCA Kitchen Holiday

OCA Kitchen Holiday Due to a change in our schedule, our pop-up restaurant at Flo’s will not be running this week (10th …

Planting Daffodils

A few weeks ago, our scout group decided they want to plant some flower to brighten up their neighbourhood. So, off they …

Fire and Pumpkins event TONIGHT Join us tonight until 7.30 pm for Flo’s – The Place in the Park special Fire and …

The Pumpkin Festival

Menu Vegan Vegetarian Dairy Free Gluten Free Roasted Pumpkin Soup (dairy-free, vegan, gluten-free) £6.00     Vegetable Soup (dairy-free, vegan) £6.00 Contains …

OCA Half-Term Holiday

This week’s OCA half-term holiday activities were as action- and fun-packed as ever. Thanks to our fantastic supporter Segen Michael, @Fusion Lifestyle‘s …

Did you enjoy our tomato & chicken and tomato & basil stews? We’re back next Thursday and Friday, 5-7.30 at Flo’s – …

3rd and 4th : Pumpkin Festival 10th and 11th : Mauritius  17th and 18th : Japan 24th and 25th : Nigeria

Now our social media volunteer is back, we can finally fill you in on everything we’ve been up to, one thing at …

Pan-African Cuisine

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This Week At OCA Kitchen

Menu Vegan Vegetarian Dairy Free Gluten Free Ayam Masak Merah    £8.00 Fried chicken cooked in a spicy tomato base served with …

Have you joined us recently for the OCA Kitchen pop-up restaurant here at Flo’s? Their team can’t wait to welcome you on …

A Taste of Ghana

This week, OCA Kitchen is taking you to West Africa to experience Ghanaian food. Our community chef will be serving a traditional …

Join us this week for our pop-up restaurant at @flosoxford, between 5-7:30pm. This week we have Pan-Asian cuisine cooked by our local …

A big, belated thanks to Sam Stuchbury and his team at John Lewis & Partners for your generous £1,000 donation to our …

The Cost Of living Crisis

For many families in our communities, the cost of living crisis is not new. Faced with a general lack of opportunity, pervasive …

Delicious Food Alert

DELICIOUS FOOD ALERT Join us tomorrow on a culinary adventure to Palestine. Bazella, a hearty pea stew with beef will warm your …

OCA Kitchen

Our OCA Kitchen menu for today and tomorrow is OUT! Come and join us 5.30-8.00 pm for amazing Carribean food at Flo’s …

A Party In Florence Park

At the end of our holiday activities, we threw a party in Florence Park to celebrate the end of OCA Holiday Activities …

OCA Holiday Activites

Last week was the last week of OCA holiday activities, an absolute highlight of our year. We’re already missing not seeing the …

Come and join us tonight and tomorrow night, 5.30-8.00 pm for delicious Bangladeshi food at Flo’s – The Place in the Park. …

Delicious Food Alert

DELICIOUS FOOD ALERT Join us tonight and tomorrow night, 5.30 – 8.00 pm at Flo’s – The Place in the Park for …

OCA Kitchen Review

OCA KITCHEN REVUE The last two weeks at OCA Kitchen were another culinary highlight. We had the most delicious Afghani and Nigerian …

OCA Bicycle Scheme

OCA BICYCLE SCHEME One of our accomplishments this summer has been to link up with Jennifer from Wheels for All Oxford (https://www.wfaoxford.org/) …

OCA Kitchen takes you to … Nigeria Looking for the most exciting pop-up kitchen in town? Join us tomorrow and Friday evening …

Delicious Food Alert

DELICIOUS FOOD ALERT Curious to explore Malaysian, Algerian, Moroccan, Nigerian, Jamaican, Iraqi or Guyanese cuisine? We’ll cook it for you! Each Thursday …

Treasure Hunt Winners

TREASURE HUNT WINNERS Treasure hunts are one of the many activities the participants of our OCA holiday activities get to explore. This …

OCA HOLIDAY ACTIVITIES IS BACK! This week was the first of five weeks of fun OCA activities for kids in our community. …

Ark-T Summer Lights TOMORROW Our friends at Ark-T are hosting a summer lights festival tomorrow, Friday, July 15, 5-8 pm in their …

Ark-T Summer Lights Our friends at Ark-T are hosting a summer lights festival on Friday, July 15, 5-8 pm in their spaces …

Reminder: OXFORD AFROBEAT FESTIVAL TOMORROW Is there a better way to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee than with a community picnic to …

Somali girls’ orphanage update We recently received an exciting update from our partner project, the SheCan Makeover, Makeup and Sewing Academy in …

QUEEN’S JUBILEE MEETS AFROBEAT Is there a better way to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee than with a community picnic to Afrobeat …

A Special Visit

This Wednesday, we received a special visit from the Women’s Ministry of Reading District Church of Pentecost UK (Reading DistrictCopuk) and Oxford …

So Proud

Via Healthwatch Oxfordshire: ‘So proud of our brilliant community researchers Omotunde Coker and Nagla Ahmed who presented their work this week at …

OCA Charity Cup Summary Also on Sunday, we hosted the latest OCA Charity Cup. 16 Oxford teams took the field to compete …

We’re still FLOORED from Oxford Eid Extravaganza on Sunday. We think that around 12,000-15,000 (!!!) people joined us throughout the day. Thank …

See you tomorrow!! We look forward to celebrating Eid with all of our wonderful communities in Oxfordshire and beyond!! See you tomorrow …

9 Days Until Oxford Eid Extravaganza 2022 We cannot wait to get together with all of you to celebrate Eid next Sunday!! …

The Community Spirit

Thank you so much, Shabnam Sabir and the amazing teams at Oxford Homeless Project and Oxford University Islamic Society for a very …

The Grand Iftar

We have been waiting for weeks for tonight’s Grand Iftar, co-hosted by Oxford Homeless Project and Oxford University Islamic Society. Will you …

OCA Creativity Camp

OCA Creativity Camp Today, 20 OCA kids are embarking on an arts adventure. We can’t wait to see the amazing pieces of …

OCA EID EXTRAVAGANZA CHARITY CUP Three more weeks until the Oxford Eid Extravaganza! Are you looking for a fun way to contribute …

Women in our communities have shared their experiences with local maternity services in this short 13-minute film by Nicola Josse based on …

Last Saturday

Last Saturday, we hosted a film screening on Black Maternity Experiences in Oxford together with Healthwatch Oxfordshire. It was one of the …

Last Friday

Last Friday, all of us at OX4 Food Crew came together for a team development day. It was so lovely seeing our …

No Vice Ice CIC

Our lovely friends at No Vice Ice CIC are looking for Trainee Support and Production Manager. To find out more visit their …

Black Maternity Film Screening It is finally here! Last October, we hosted a hugely successful conversation on Black Maternity Experiences run by …

Food Hero Prize

Congratulations to our partners at Waste2Taste CIC for winning the FOOD HERO prize at last night’s Oxinabox Food Awards. You have been …

OCA Holiday Club Recap

OCA Holiday Club recap This week was so special for us. We are always looking forward for months to OCA Holiday Club …

Are you passionate about ice lollies…and supporting people with invisible health conditions? Join our team! https://www.noviceice.com/join-us

Thank You Sakinah

Thank you to Sakinah Hamidi for creating this atmospheric video of OCA Kitchens’ first public appearance  

OCA Holiday Activities

OCA Holiday Activities – DEADLINE TONIGHT The best part of school holidays are … OCA Holiday Activities. Museum visits, arts and crafts, …

OCA Chefs

Our chefs at OCA Kitchen had a wonderful time on Sunday dishing up food from around the world at the High Sheriff …

OCA Kitchen

We present … OCA Kitchen Things have been brewing for a while here at OCA, and today we’re finally ready to share …

CHRISTMAS COMMUNITY HERO As you will have seen in our Christmas post, there were many, many people involved in making our Christmas …

End Of Year Message

END OF YEAR MESSAGE What a wild ride 2021 has been. We hope you managed to stay afloat. In that sea of …

Christmas Lunch Recap

CHRISTMAS LUNCH RECAP Four days later and we’re still glowing with joy from our Christmas lunch. It turned out a huge success. …

2 more days until our Big Community Holiday Lunch! And we’ve got some exciting news: thanks to your amazing support, we were …

Last week Thursday, Angus Irvine Playing Fields Fund invited our Diversity Football League Academy and Rose Hill Youth FC to their Carols …