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Weekly Newsletter : Aberdeen Social Centre : Wed 25-Jun-2025

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ASC WEEKLY NEWSLETTER ------------------------- News from Wed 25-Jun-2025 It is all go here at activist central. We are now 27 groups! with new additions Mara's Housing Co-Op and TransFiction Film Club. Check out events below and get involved. We end on a sad note though with the passing of a dear friend Renee Slater, part of multiple campaigns in the city since the early 1970s. Rest In Power Comrade. ------------------------- UPCOMING EVENTS: Events for the next two weeks, for more info check out our Website [1]. ------------------------- PRIDE MARCH DEBRIEF Meeting Room FOSSIL FREE PRIDE Wednesday June 25th 19:00-21:00 BST Fossil Free Pride meeting to debrief and reflect on the protest bloc present at Grampian Pride 2025, and to begin imagining what FFP will organise for moving forward. SOCIALIST WORKERS PARTY Meeting Room Online SOCIALIST WORKERS PARTY Thursday June 26th 18:00-19:00 BST Weekly meeting MOURN THE DEAD, FIGHT FOR THE LIVING! External HEALTH CARE WORKERS 4 PALESTINE Friday June 27th 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 June 27th 19:00-20:00 BST Food Not Bombs monthly meeting DEMONSTRATION FOR GAZA External SCOTTISH PALESTINE SOLIDARITY CAMPAIGN Saturday June 28th 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 June 28th 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. LIVING RENT Meeting Room LIVING RENT Tuesday July 1st 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 July 3rd 18:30-20:00 BST This unnamed climate group looks towards local climate activism in the north-east. MOURN THE DEAD, FIGHT FOR THE LIVING! External HEALTH CARE WORKERS 4 PALESTINE Friday July 4th 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 ABERDEEN BUTCH CLUB Meeting Room ABERDEEN BUTCH CLUB Friday July 4th 18:00-20:00 BST Build kinship and solidarity with other butch lesbians (age 18+) DEMONSTRATION FOR GAZA External SCOTTISH PALESTINE SOLIDARITY CAMPAIGN Saturday July 5th 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 July 5th 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. ORGANISING PRIDE Meeting Room FFP / PRIDE 2026 PROVISIONAL ORGANISING GROUP Saturday July 5th 18:30-20:30 BST Initial meeting to discuss organising 2026 Pride TRANS GRAMPIAN Meeting Room TRANS GRAMPIAN Sunday July 6th 12:00-17:00 BST Support and social space by and for trans people, all ages 18 and over are welcome! READING GROUP Meeting Room Online THE MUTUAL IMPROVEMENT UNION Sunday July 6th 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. ------------------------- Peace and Rowies, The Aberdeen Social Centre Links: ------ [1] https://aberdeensocialcentre.org/

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Weekly Newsletter : Aberdeen Social Centre : Thu. 18-Jun-2025

by Aberdeen Social Centre - Newsletter

ASC WEEKLY NEWSLETTER ------------------------- News from Thu. 19-Jun-2025 Latest news from your radical hub. Few things to note: we are (still) growing and are now 25 groups! Next target is 30! This weekend just to note that the open Monthly Meeting postponed from last week is this Sunday from 2-4. ------------------------- UPCOMING EVENTS: Events for the next two weeks, for more info check out our Website [1]. SOCIALIST WORKERS PARTY Meeting Room Online SOCIALIST WORKERS PARTY Thursday June 19th 18:00-19:00 BST Weekly meeting BUTCH CLUB Meeting Room ABERDEEN BUTCH CLUB Friday June 20th 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 20th 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 DEMONSTRATION FOR GAZA External SCOTTISH PALESTINE SOLIDARITY CAMPAIGN Saturday June 21st 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 June 21st 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. ASC MONTHLY MEETING Meeting Room Online ABERDEEN SOCIAL CENTRE Sunday June 22nd 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. FREE SPEECH ON GENOCIDE External SCOTTISH PALESTINE SOLIDARITY CAMPAIGN Monday June 23rd 19:30-21:00 BST Join Scottish PSC at 7.30pm, Monday June 23rd, at the Quaker Meeting Hall, 98 Crown Street Aberdeen to hear a talk by the excellent Haim Bresheeth (with Q&A). Haim Bresheeth is a Jewish anti-Zionist activist, film-maker and academic. He is the son of Holocaust survivors and is the co-founder of the Jewish Network for Palestine. Haim will share his thoughts on the disgraceful attempts to close down free speech on Israeli genocide, which we are seeing both in academia (e.g. locally, by the University of Aberdeen) and more widely. As well as Haim's presentation, there will be a chance for discussion and to find out how you can get involved in our campaign for Free Speech on Genocide. Register at Eventbrite [2] SOCIALIST WORKERS PARTY Meeting Room Online SOCIALIST WORKERS PARTY Thursday June 26th 18:00-19:00 BST Weekly meeting MOURN THE DEAD, FIGHT FOR THE LIVING! External HEALTH CARE WORKERS 4 PALESTINE Friday June 27th 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 June 27th 19:00-20:00 BST Food Not Bombs monthly meeting DEMONSTRATION FOR GAZA External SCOTTISH PALESTINE SOLIDARITY CAMPAIGN Saturday June 28th 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 June 28th 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. LIVING RENT Meeting Room LIVING RENT Tuesday July 1st 19:00-20:30 BST Living Rent Aberdeen Group's regular meetings to discuss any necessary order of business, and to strategise. ------------------------- Peace and Rowies, The Aberdeen Social Centre Links: ------ [1] https://aberdeensocialcentre.org/ [2] https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/haim-bresheeth-free-speech-on-genocide-ticke…

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Weekly Newsletter : Aberdeen Social Centre : Thu. 12-Jun-2025

by Aberdeen Social Centre - Newsletter

ASC WEEKLY NEWSLETTER ------------------------- News from Thu 12-Jun-2025 See below the happenings courtesy of your local malcontents. We have the cafe on Saturday as usual and next week there is Legal Observer Training plus a film night. Note: this Sunday's monthly meeting has been postponed to the 22nd to make way for an event by Friends of the Earth. In other news - _p__lease consider signing a petition [1] to government in support of the Torry Community RAAC Campaign [2]. The petition closes on June 17th and despite gathering momentum it is short of the 10,000 needed to compel the government to respond._ ------------------------- UPCOMING EVENTS: Events for the next two weeks, for more info check out our Website [3]. ------------------------- SOCIALIST WORKERS PARTY Meeting Room Online SOCIALIST WORKERS PARTY Thursday June 12th 18:00-19:00 BST Weekly meeting MOURN THE DEAD, FIGHT FOR THE LIVING! External HEALTH CARE WORKERS 4 PALESTINE Friday June 13th 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 DEMONSTRATION FOR GAZA External SCOTTISH PALESTINE SOLIDARITY CAMPAIGN Saturday June 14th 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 June 14th 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. PEOPLE POWERED MOVEMENT TO CHANGE MATERIAL USE FOR GOOD! - WORKSHOP External UNNAMED CLIMATE JUSTICE GROUP Sunday June 15th 13:00-17:00 BST Building a people powered movement to change material use for good! 1-5pm, Sunday 15th June at the Station Hotel [4], 78 Guild Street, Aberdeen AB11 6GN Join Friends of the Earth Scotland for a Resource Justice workshop, lunch provided. From plastic packaging to fast fashion and mobile phones, people are trapped in a throw away society and Government is failing to hold big business to account, causing harm to people and nature. Friends of the Earth Scotland is gathering people and communities to discuss how to use our collective power to create real change. Everyone coming to the workshop should bring an item which tells a story about the throwaway society or resource justice. It could be a product you wish wasn't single use or something you've made yourself. Reserve your place by emailing kpratt(a)foe.scot LO TRAINING Meeting Room SCALP Tuesday June 17th 18:00-20:00 BST Another round of LO training. Learn how to be a professional pain in the arse to plod. RADICAL FILM CLUB Meeting Room RADICAL FILM CLUB Wednesday June 18th 18:30-21:00 BST We select and watch documentaries and films, mostly political and socially conscious. SOCIALIST WORKERS PARTY Meeting Room Online SOCIALIST WORKERS PARTY Thursday June 19th 18:00-19:00 BST Weekly meeting BUTCH CLUB Meeting Room ABERDEEN BUTCH CLUB Friday June 20th 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 20th 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 DEMONSTRATION FOR GAZA External SCOTTISH PALESTINE SOLIDARITY CAMPAIGN Saturday June 21st 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 June 21st 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. ASC MONTHLY MEETING Meeting Room Online ABERDEEN SOCIAL CENTRE Sunday June 22nd 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. ------------------------- Peace and Rowies, The Aberdeen Social Centre Links: ------ [1] https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/701337?fbclid=IwY2xjawKj_J5leHRuA2… [2] https://www.facebook.com/groups/1638638056881238 [3] https://aberdeensocialcentre.org/ [4] https://www.stationhotelaberdeen.com/

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Weekly Newsletter : Aberdeen Social Centre : Friday 06-Jun-2025

by Aberdeen Social Centre - Newsletter

ASC WEEKLY NEWSLETTER ------------------------- News from Friday 06-Jun-2025 Lots on at Aberdeen's Radical Hub. This weekend the Radical Cafe will be on tour at DIY Pride at Union Terrace Gardens. ------------------------- UPCOMING EVENTS: Events for the next two weeks, for more info check out our Website [1]. 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 🔻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. 💖 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. 🖕 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 MOURN THE DEAD, FIGHT FOR THE LIVING! External HEALTH CARE WORKERS 4 PALESTINE Friday June 13th 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 DEMONSTRATION FOR GAZA External SCOTTISH PALESTINE SOLIDARITY CAMPAIGN Saturday June 14th 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 June 14th 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. PEOPLE POWERED MOVEMENT TO CHANGE MATERIAL USE FOR GOOD! - WORKSHOP External UNNAMED CLIMATE JUSTICE GROUP Sunday June 15th 13:00-17:00 BST Building a people powered movement to change material use for good! 1-5pm, Sunday 15th June at the Station Hotel [2], 78 Guild Street, Aberdeen AB11 6GN Join Friends of the Earth Scotland for a Resource Justice workshop, lunch provided. From plastic packaging to fast fashion and mobile phones, people are trapped in a throw away society and Government is failing to hold big business to account, causing harm to people and nature. Friends of the Earth Scotland is gathering people and communities to discuss how to use our collective power to create real change. Everyone coming to the workshop should bring an item which tells a story about the throwaway society or resource justice. It could be a product you wish wasn't single use or something you've made yourself. Reserve your place by emailing kpratt(a)foe.scot ------------------------- Peace and Rowies, The Aberdeen Social Centre Links: ------ [1] https://aberdeensocialcentre.org/ [2] https://www.stationhotelaberdeen.com/

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