ASC WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
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News from Fri 30-May-2025
Aberdeen is on a high after the winning of the Cup, and innumerable
people flooded the streets last Sunday to celebrate.
Next weekend we also have the Grampian Pride 2025 [1], with many events
round the city on the 7th of June.
However people may not be aware there was a demonstration and counter
demonstration last Saturday as part of "The Great British National
Strike" pushed by a far-right coalition, with demands taking aim at
'illegal' immigration, Net Zero and other racist talking points.
The counter protestors last Saturday were outnumbered by the bigots who
proceeded to hurl slurs and hate at them, while the police stood by. It
seems there are more of them willing to be on the streets of Aberdeen
then people willing to confront them, this is not good for the future of
Aberdeen as a safe place for everyone.
In our communities we need to not sow division where we can have
solidarity, and leave the door open to people who will work in
solidarity with us. It is a time to build.
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UPCOMING EVENTS:
Events for the next two weeks, for more info check out our Website [2].
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MOURN THE DEAD, FIGHT FOR THE LIVING!
External
HEALTH CARE WORKERS 4 PALESTINE
Friday
May
30th
18:00-19:00
BST
Aberdeen HCW for Peace urge you to act NOW to save our colleagues in
Gaza and the starving, homeless population they serve.
Outside the Suttie Centre, Foresterhill Health Campus. Aberdeen, AB25
2ZN
FOOD NOT BOMBS
Meeting Room
FOOD NOT BOMBS
Friday
May
30th
19:00-20:00
BST
Food Not Bombs meeting
DEMONSTRATION FOR GAZA
External
SCOTTISH PALESTINE SOLIDARITY CAMPAIGN
Saturday
May
31st
11:00-13:00
BST
Weekly Demonstration in Support of Palestine, fighting ethnic-cleansing,
apartheid, genocide and colonialism.
the location will be called in the week before each Saturday.
RADICAL CAFE
Meeting Room
ABERDEEN SOCIAL CENTRE
Saturday
May
31st
13:00-15:00
BST
Every week we have our Radical Cafe. a space to meet and build those
connections with local activists.
Come along for convivial chat, a look at the new books in the swap and
shop, and meet other people active in the city.
Vegan treats will be provided from Vegan Bay Bakery! Also we regularly
have Zapatista Coffee.
TRANS GRAMPIAN
Meeting Room
TRANS GRAMPIAN
Sunday
June
1st
12:00-17:00
BST
Support and social space by and for trans people, all ages 18 and over
are welcome!
READING GROUP
Middle Room
THE MUTUAL IMPROVEMENT UNION
Sunday
June
1st
19:00-20:30
BST
A reading group collectively selecting short text to read and discuss,
the reading could be anything from a news article, blog post, pamphlet
to a short play.
This month, some Tolstoy! A short story, "How much land does a man
need?"
'Although he feared death, he could not stop. 'If I stopped now, after
coming all this way - well, they'd call me an idiot!'
Available here [3]
(The name MIU comes from a similar reading group from the 19th century
with the intention to educate the community on socialism and
understanding the modern world.)
LIVING RENT
Meeting Room
LIVING RENT
Tuesday
June
3rd
19:00-20:30
BST
Living Rent Aberdeen Group's regular meetings to discuss any necessary
order of business, and to strategise.
AS YET UNNAMED CLIMATE JUSTICE COALITION
Meeting Room
UNNAMED CLIMATE JUSTICE GROUP
Thursday
June
5th
18:30-20:00
BST
This unnamed climate group looks towards local climate activism in the
north-east.
BUTCH CLUB
Meeting Room
ABERDEEN BUTCH CLUB
Friday
June
6th
18:00-20:00
BST
Build kinship and solidarity with other butch lesbians (age 18+)
MOURN THE DEAD, FIGHT FOR THE LIVING!
External
HEALTH CARE WORKERS 4 PALESTINE
Friday
June
6th
18:00-19:00
BST
Aberdeen HCW for Peace urge you to act NOW to save our colleagues in
Gaza and the starving, homeless population they serve.
Outside the Suttie Centre, Foresterhill Health Campus. Aberdeen, AB25
2ZN
PRIDE PROTEST BLOC
External
FOSSIL FREE PRIDE ABERDEEN
Saturday
June
7th
10:00-13:00
BST
đź”»GRAMPIAN PRIDE: QUEERS AGAINST BP PROTEST BLOC
📍 Join us! At 10am we will be gathering at the corner of Albyn Place and
Rubislaw Place in Aberdeen to form a loud and vibrant bloc as part of
Grampian Pride and we want you with us.
đź’– Bring friends, Palestine flags and queer joy.
✊ Pride is our day. We will not have it stained by the presence of
genocide enablers and climate wreckers without dissent and resistance.
đź–• Not gay as in happy, queer as in fuck BP and free Palestine!
RADICAL CAFE
External
ABERDEEN SOCIAL CENTRE
Saturday
June
7th
13:00-16:00
BST
This week we will have the Radical Cafe on tour visiting DIY Pride at
Union Terrace Gardens. Depending on the weather we may not have the
usual hot drink selection, we do however look forward to plotting in the
sun!
Every week we have our Radical Cafe. a space to meet and build those
connections with local activists.
Come along for convivial chat, a look at the new books in the swap and
shop, and meet other people active in the city.
Vegan treats will be provided from Vegan Bay Bakery!
DIY PRIDE
External
ABERDEEN BUTCH CLUB
Saturday
June
7th
13:00-16:00
BST
The Queer Community in Aberdeen can have a Pride without BP and Shell.
We can come together in the name of queer liberation, climate justice
and a free Palestine.
After the Pride March at 1pm in Union Terrace Gardens.
* Catering by Food not bombs, Featuring Treat from Bandit and Vegan
Bay Bakeries.
* Live performances.
* Book Signing for authors of "Fierce Salvage" and "The Light and
Shade of Ellen Swithin".
* Craft corner featuring make-your-own felt bardges, key rings, and
bag charms.
* Queer book swap and free zines,
* Wellbeing stall providing suncream, water and leaflets.
* Playlist of queer and pro-Palestinian anthems.
SOCIALIST WORKERS PARTY
Meeting Room Online
SOCIALIST WORKERS PARTY
Thursday
June
12th
18:00-19:00
BST
Weekly meeting
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Peace and Rowies, The Aberdeen Social Centre
Links:
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[1] https://www.fourpillarsuk.org/grampianpride/
[2] https://aberdeensocialcentre.org/
[3]
https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/leo-tolstoy-how-much-land-does-a-ma…
ASC WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
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News from Thu 22-May-2025
We have a full Saturday this weekend and it looks like rain, so be
prepared, SPSC will have an early action keep an eye on their social
media for updates then a Picnic by AAFA at Marshal college, Everyone is
welcome.
In the news we have a member of kneecap being arrested for terrorism, by
a state with supports genocide perpetrated against the Palestinian
people:
https://www.doubledown.news/watch/2025/may/22/lowkey-exposes-whos-really-tr….
[1]
There was also a protest outside the Scottish parliament, over the
Supreme Court's ruling on the definition of "sex", and the Scottish
government's response to it.
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/05/17/scottish-parliament-holyrood-trans-p…
ASC
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UPCOMING EVENTS:
Events for the next two weeks, for more info check out our Website [2].
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SOCIALIST WORKERS PARTY
Meeting Room Online
SOCIALIST WORKERS PARTY
Thursday
May
22nd
18:00-19:00
BST
Weekly meeting
MOURN THE DEAD, FIGHT FOR THE LIVING!
External
HEALTH CARE WORKERS 4 PALESTINE
Friday
May
23rd
18:00-19:00
BST
Aberdeen HCW for Peace urge you to act NOW to save our colleagues in
Gaza and the starving, homeless population they serve.
Outside Suttie Centre, Foresterhill Health Campus, Aberdeen, AB25 2ZN
TRANSFICTION - A RADICAL FILM CLUB SPECIAL
Meeting Room
RADICAL FILM CLUB
Friday
May
23rd
19:00-22:00
BST
Join us for TransFiction: A Night of Queer Short Cinema, where we
celebrate diverse stories and voices in a fun and inclusive environment!
Special showing from film maker. Eventbrite booking [3]
MONTHLY OUTREACH STALL
External
CAMPAIGN FOR NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT NORTH EAST
Saturday
May
24th
10:45-12:15
BST
CND North East monthly outreach stall. Do join us.
Saint Nicholas street, Aberdeen, AB10 1BU
ABERDEEN COMMUNITY PICNIC
External
ABERDEEN ANTI-FASCIST ALLIANCE
Saturday
May
24th
11:00-13:00
BST
Lets Bring the community together for a community picnic, outside
Marischal College
Free Veggie Soup and Rhubarb & Custard from Food Not bombs
Bring a picnic blanket, Something to eat and good vibes.
Keep an eye on the weather as there is a rain forecast for the
afternoon.
RADICAL CAFE
Meeting Room
ABERDEEN SOCIAL CENTRE
Saturday
May
24th
13:00-15:00
BST
Every week we have our Radical Cafe. a space to meet and build those
connections with local activists.
Come along for convivial chat, a look at the new books in the swap and
shop, and meet other people active in the city.
Vegan treats will be provided from Vegan Bay Bakery! Also we regularly
have Zapatista Coffee.
FOSSIL FREE PRIDE ORGANISING MEETING
Meeting Room
FOSSIL FREE PRIDE
Saturday
May
24th
18:00-20:00
BST
FFP organising for its bloc at Grampian Pride.
STOP THE CUTS!
External
DISABLED PEOPLE AGAINST THE CUTS
Wednesday
May
28th
08:30-12:00
BST
Join protest and fight back against cruel budget cuts targeting disabled
folk and their families.
Aberdeenshire Council HQ, Woodhill House, Westburn Road, AB16 5GB
SOCIALIST WORKERS PARTY
Meeting Room Online
SOCIALIST WORKERS PARTY
Thursday
May
29th
18:00-19:00
BST
Weekly meeting
MOURN THE DEAD, FIGHT FOR THE LIVING!
External
HEALTH CARE WORKERS 4 PALESTINE
Friday
May
30th
18:00-19:00
BST
Aberdeen HCW for Peace urge you to act NOW to save our colleagues in
Gaza and the starving, homeless population they serve.
FOOD NOT BOMBS
Meeting Room
FOOD NOT BOMBS
Friday
May
30th
19:00-20:00
BST
Food Not Bombs meeting
DEMONSTRATION FOR GAZA
External
SCOTTISH PALESTINE SOLIDARITY CAMPAIGN
Saturday
May
31st
11:00-13:00
BST
Weekly Demonstration in Support of Palestine, fighting ethnic-cleansing,
apartheid, genocide and colonialism.
the location will be called in the week before each Saturday.
RADICAL CAFE
Meeting Room
ABERDEEN SOCIAL CENTRE
Saturday
May
31st
13:00-15:00
BST
Every week we have our Radical Cafe. a space to meet and build those
connections with local activists.
Come along for convivial chat, a look at the new books in the swap and
shop, and meet other people active in the city.
Vegan treats will be provided from Vegan Bay Bakery! Also we regularly
have Zapatista Coffee.
TRANS GRAMPIAN
Meeting Room
TRANS GRAMPIAN
Sunday
June
1st
12:00-17:00
BST
Support and social space by and for trans people, all ages 18 and over
are welcome!
READING GROUP
Middle Room
THE MUTUAL IMPROVEMENT UNION
Sunday
June
1st
19:00-20:30
BST
A reading group collectively selecting short text to read and discuss,
the reading could be anything from a news article, blog post, pamphlet
to a short play.
The names comes from a similar reading group from the 19th century with
the intention to educate the community on socialism and understanding
the modern world.
LIVING RENT
Meeting Room
LIVING RENT
Tuesday
June
3rd
19:00-20:30
BST
Living Rent Aberdeen Group's regular meetings to discuss any necessary
order of business, and to strategise.
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Peace and Rowies, The Aberdeen Social Centre
Links:
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[1]
https://www.doubledown.news/watch/2025/may/22/lowkey-exposes-whos-really-tr…
[2] https://aberdeensocialcentre.org/
[3]
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/transfiction-a-radical-film-club-special-scree….
ASC WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
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News from Fri 16-May-2025
A Late Email this week, but we have the usual smorgasbord of events, and
a new shiny format for the newsletter.
SPSC is Celebrating 77 years Since the start of the Nakba in Palestine
with a Protest in front of the art gallery where they still promote BP
who have the largest share in the BTC pipeline which provides Israel
with most of their Crude Oil to be refined for the fighter jets, which
the UK also provide parts for, currently engaged in bombing Gaza.
We also just had another great meeting by The Marxist Caucus discussing
the response to the rise of Reform and reactionary politics in the UK
and Scotland, look for more from them.
We have two film events this week from the Radical Film Club, one one
being a showing from local trans film makers, see below.
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UPCOMING EVENTS:
Events for the next two weeks, for more info check out our Website [1].
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BUTCH CLUB
Meeting Room
ABERDEEN BUTCH CLUB
Friday
May
16th
18:00-20:00
BST
Build kinship and solidarity with other butch lesbians (age 18+)
DEMONSTRATION FOR GAZA
External
SCOTTISH PALESTINE SOLIDARITY CAMPAIGN
Saturday
May
17th
12:00-15:00
BST
Please make time to join us on Saturday 17th May to mark 77 years of
Nakba. We will be touring the city with Nakba messages and symbols of
right of return starting outside the Art Gallery at 12noon.
After the tour we will reconvene at 1pm at City Wharf, Shiprow AB115BY
for a special Nakba exhibition and film.screening. We're delighted to
collaborate with Aberdeen Social Centre for the Radical Cafe with an
eclectic mix of Scottish and Palestinian refreshments, from 1-3pm.
We hope that you can join us to mark this important day for the
Palestinian people.
RADICAL CAFE
External
ABERDEEN SOCIAL CENTRE
Saturday
May
17th
13:00-15:00
BST
ON TOUR - We will be up the road on Shiprow at the open spaces in
support of Palestine.
Every week we have our Radical Cafe. a space to meet and build those
connections with local activists.
Vegan treats will be provided from Vegan Bay Bakery! Also we regularly
have Zapatista Coffee.
ASC MONTHLY MEETING
Meeting Room Online
ABERDEEN SOCIAL CENTRE
Sunday
May
18th
14:00-16:00
BST
Our monthly ASC organising meeting, where we discuss operations and any
issues we need to collectively address.
Open to anyone interested in participating in the community.
RADICAL FILM CLUB
Meeting Room
RADICAL FILM CLUB
Wednesday
May
21st
18:30-21:00
BST
We select and watch documentaries and films, mostly political and
socially conscious.
This Week we will be watching InterRebellium 01. The Estallido Social by
SubMedia.
A documentary project recording the historic wave of protests and
uprisings that broke out around the globe between late 2018 and mid
2020. This is the first of a ten-part series. Told through the eyes of
anarchist and anti-colonial participants of the 2019 uprising in the
territories occupied by the state of Chile.
Check out the Trailer [2] "InterRebellium - Trailer English"
SOCIALIST WORKERS PARTY
Meeting Room Online
SOCIALIST WORKERS PARTY
Thursday
May
22nd
18:00-19:00
BST
Weekly meeting
TRANSFICTION - A RADICAL FILM CLUB SPECIAL
Meeting Room
RADICAL FILM CLUB
Friday
May
23rd
19:00-22:00
BST
Join us for TransFiction: A Night of Queer Short Cinema, where we
celebrate diverse stories and voices in a fun and inclusive environment!
Special showing from film maker. Eventbrite booking [3]
DEMONSTRATION FOR GAZA
External
SCOTTISH PALESTINE SOLIDARITY CAMPAIGN
Saturday
May
24th
11:00-13:00
BST
Weekly Demonstration in Support of Palestine, fighting ethnic-cleansing,
apartheid, genocide and colonialism.
the location will be called in the week before each Saturday.
RADICAL CAFE
Meeting Room
ABERDEEN SOCIAL CENTRE
Saturday
May
24th
13:00-15:00
BST
Every week we have our Radical Cafe. a space to meet and build those
connections with local activists.
Come along for convivial chat, a look at the new books in the swap and
shop, and meet other people active in the city.
Vegan treats will be provided from Vegan Bay Bakery! Also we regularly
have Zapatista Coffee.
FOSSIL FREE PRIDE ORGANISING MEETING
Meeting Room
FOSSIL FREE PRIDE
Saturday
May
24th
18:00-20:00
BST
FFP organising for its bloc at Grampian Pride.
SOCIALIST WORKERS PARTY
Meeting Room Online
SOCIALIST WORKERS PARTY
Thursday
May
29th
18:00-19:00
BST
Weekly meeting
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Peace and Rowies, The Aberdeen Social Centre
Links:
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[1] https://aberdeensocialcentre.org/
[2] https://kolektiva.media/w/jipJLsuANeULYQ2erZNqft
[3]
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/transfiction-a-radical-film-club-special-scree….
Aberdeen Social Centre - Newsletter
Hello Everyone.
Another week and another set of events. SEE HERE - Aberdeen Social
Centre | Aberdeen Social Centre | Aberdeen Social Centre [1]
This Saturday is the May Day March & Rally. Assemble at Rubislaw Terrace
at 11, leaving at 1130, Union Street, via Union Terrace and Schoolhill
and rally outside Marischal College at around 1215. There will be
speeches, drummers and also the Food Not Bombs stall. Bring you banner
and chants no matter which bloc you are in. After the rally the usual
Centre Radical Cafe will be on.
In other news we are thinking hard on what we do for the 2025 Activist
Fair (usually held in September in Old Aberdeen). If you or your local
group have some ideas on what you would like to do - please drop us a
line!!
In other other news Aberdeen Anarchist Group have started a new zine
with the pilot issue about May Day OUT NOW - grab a copy at the Social
Centre. The zine will appear monthly and may change your life. No
promises though.
Hugs and Kisses from the Adelphi Free State
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Aberdeen Social Centre
aberdeensocialcentre(a)riseup.net
https://aberdeensocialcentre.org
Links:
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[1] https://aberdeensocialcentre.org/events/