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Weekly Newsletter : Aberdeen Social Centre : Wed 23-Jul-2025

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ASC WEEKLY NEWSLETTER ------------------------- News from Wed 23-Jul-2025 TOMORROW - emergency demonstration on 6pm Thursday July 24th outside Marischal College.85% of people living in Gaza are in the 5th stage of malnutrition, where the effects are irreversible. Bring your pots and pans and join us in demanding an end to the siege on Gaza and a free Palestine. SATURDAY - with the orange one in town......STOP TRUMP. 12 at Union Terrace Gardens (Wallace statue). Bring placards, bring lots of noise! ------------------------- 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 July 25th 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 July 26th 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. CAFE ERROR External ABERDEEN SOCIAL CENTRE Saturday July 26th 13:00-14:00 BST The Cafe and other meetings in the ASC will be postponed for two weeks as the ATUC will be decorating and doing maintenance on the building, We will be back to a newly refurbished space after that. SOCIALIST WORKERS PARTY Meeting Room Online SOCIALIST WORKERS PARTY Thursday July 31st 18:00-19:00 BST Weekly meeting MOURN THE DEAD, FIGHT FOR THE LIVING! External HEALTH CARE WORKERS 4 PALESTINE Friday August 1st 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 August 1st 18:00-20:00 BST Build kinship and solidarity with other butch lesbians (age 18+) DEMONSTRATION FOR GAZA External SCOTTISH PALESTINE SOLIDARITY CAMPAIGN Saturday August 2nd 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 August 2nd 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 August 3rd 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 August 3rd 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 August 5th 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/

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Weekly Newsletter : Aberdeen Social Centre : Fri 18-Jul-2025

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ASC WEEKLY NEWSLETTER ------------------------- News from Fri 18-Jul-2025 Is everyone is ready for the Tall Boats, we are having redecoration of the ATUC Building, painted and some repairs, so there will be limited access to the space for the next fortnight, then back with a shiny new space. There will still be protests like SPSC this Saturday at 11am at Union Terrace Gardens (below), who are protesting the military village, The RAF fly regular surveillance flights over Gaza and there is no transparency over the sharing of this information with the genocidal Israeli government Declassified UK - UK defence secretary walks away from gaza spy flight questions [1]. There is also news that the Supreme leader of the US will be coming to Aberdeen It is worth looking at the situation there, not only their support for the Genocide in Palestine, but the actions of ICE Rumeysa Ozturk on 'life' in ICE Detention [2]. There is organising happening to protest Trumps visit, keep an eye on social media for updates. ------------------------- UPCOMING EVENTS: Events for the next two weeks, for more info check out our Website [3]. ------------------------- NO MILITARY IN OUR GARDENS External SCOTTISH PALESTINE SOLIDARITY CAMPAIGN Saturday July 19th 11:00-13:00 BST We reject the military village descending on UnionTerrace Gardens during the Tall Ships. Public space is for people not prapaganda Meet at the Union Street end of UTG at 11am CAFE ERROR External ABERDEEN SOCIAL CENTRE Saturday July 19th 13:00-14:00 BST The Cafe and other meetings in the ASC will be postponed for two weeks as the ATUC will be decorating and doing maintenance on the building, We will be back to a newly refurbished space after that. MOURN THE DEAD, FIGHT FOR THE LIVING! External HEALTH CARE WORKERS 4 PALESTINE Friday July 25th 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 July 26th 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. CAFE ERROR External ABERDEEN SOCIAL CENTRE Saturday July 26th 13:00-14:00 BST The Cafe and other meetings in the ASC will be postponed for two weeks as the ATUC will be decorating and doing maintenance on the building, We will be back to a newly refurbished space after that. SOCIALIST WORKERS PARTY Meeting Room Online SOCIALIST WORKERS PARTY Thursday July 31st 18:00-19:00 BST Weekly meeting ------------------------- Peace and Rowies, The Aberdeen Social Centre Links: ------ [1] https://www.declassifieduk.org/uk-defence-secretary-walks-away-from-gaza-sp… [2] https://www.vanityfair.com/news/story/rumeysa-ozturk-what-i-witnessed-insid… [3] https://aberdeensocialcentre.org/

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Update : Aberdeen Social Centre : Fri 11-Jul-2025

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ASC UPDATE ------------------------- News from Fri 11-Jul-2025 With the passing of Renee and overstretched activists the Mourn the Dead Vigil at the Aberdeen Royal Infirmary has been postponed and will recommence next week. Due to the nice weather SPSC will have a protest at the Beach tomorrow morning, be there at 10am for Kite-making and more, see below. The situation is Palestine is becoming more desperate, with the population in Gaza being forced into camps in the south and video leaked of hand grenades being dropped on them from unmanned drones, more Israeli settlements being built in the West bank, on top of this the US has Issues sanctions against Fencesca Albanese, after her report on business complicity and profit making from the genocide. ahrc5923-economy-occupation-economy-genocide-report-special-rapporteur [1] her response was 'I hit a nerve' FRANCESCA ALBANESE HITS BACK AT TRUMP SANCTIONS OVER UN REPORT | MEE LIVE [2] Start balloting for BDS everywhere, and lets fly some kites! ------------------------- for more info check out our Website [3]. ------------------------- FROM THE RIVER TO THE SEA External SCOTTISH PALESTINE SOLIDARITY CAMPAIGN Saturday July 12th 10:00-12:00 BST Kite flying and Palestine solidarity demo Saturday 12 July at Aberdeen beach from 10am Join us for a solidarity event From the River to the Sea, on Saturday 12 July to call for liberation of the Palestinian people. Meet at the beach front - Units 8 & 9 (across The Range), Beach Blvd, Esplanade for kite making at 10 am and BDS solidarity demonstration at 11am. There will be a surprise solidarity display for the people of Palestine as we call for an end to Israel's genocide in Gaza and an end to the UK's complicity through supplying weapons to that brutal, genocidal state. In the grimmest of times, this will be a unique display of solidarity to show the Palestinian people that they will never walk alone. Just as the kites will fly to the sky, the people of Palestine will be free. RADICAL CAFE Meeting Room ABERDEEN SOCIAL CENTRE Saturday July 12th 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. ------------------------- Peace and Rowies, The Aberdeen Social Centre Links: ------ [1] https://www.ohchr.org/en/documents/country-reports/ahrc5923-economy-occupat… [2] https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=H2UX5wIb3RE [3] https://aberdeensocialcentre.org/

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Weekly Newsletter : Aberdeen Social Centre : Thu 10-Jul-2025

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ASC WEEKLY NEWSLETTER ------------------------- News from Thu 10-Jul-2025 More happenings from the Adelphi. Get involved with what is on below or DIY..... ------------------------- 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 July 10th 18:00-19:00 BST Weekly meeting MOURN THE DEAD, FIGHT FOR THE LIVING! External HEALTH CARE WORKERS 4 PALESTINE Friday July 11th 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 July 12th 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 12th 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. ABERDEEN BUTCH CLUB Meeting Room ABERDEEN BUTCH CLUB Sunday July 13th 12:00-14:00 BST Build kinship and solidarity with other butch lesbians (age 18+) RADICAL FILM CLUB Meeting Room RADICAL FILM CLUB Wednesday July 16th 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 July 17th 18:00-19:00 BST Weekly meeting MOURN THE DEAD, FIGHT FOR THE LIVING! External HEALTH CARE WORKERS 4 PALESTINE Friday July 18th 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 18th 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 19th 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 19th 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 July 20th 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://aberdeensocialcentre.org/

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Renée Slater Funeral: Press release from the Office of Helena Torry

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Funeral Arrangements for Renée Slater Please share with your networks Last week I announced the sad news that after several years of ill-health my agent and co-conspirator extraordinaire Renée Slater died peacefully on Saturday 21st June 2025, surrounded by her loving friends. A life-long activist and political campaigner, Renée will be sorely missed by family, friends and the communities she spent her life serving. She leaves a legacy of humour, kindness and an unfailing commitment to making the world a better place. Her final wish was that I, Helena Torry, voice of the silent majority, should announce her death and invite you to "a big party" for all her friends.... Please join me for a Celebration of Renee's Life Wednesday 9th July 13:15 West Chapel, Aberdeen Crematorium off Skene Road, Hazlehead, Aberdeen AB15 8PT _The service will be live-streamed by the crematorium for those who cannot attend in person. _ For details of how to attend online, please email wmgilchrist.admin(a)letsco-operate.com followed by... (G&)Tea at the Station Hotel 78 Guild Street Aberdeen, AB11 6GN (The party will _not_ be live-streamed- unlike some lesser politicians [1], I would never allow myself to be caught on camera while under the influence… ) At Renée's request, please wear bright colours Hats are most welcome- there may even be some available at the hotel for those feeling underdressed. Family flowers only please If desired, donations may be made online or after the service to Mrs Murray's Cat and Dog Home [2], Mermaids [3], Big Noise Torry [4] and Cancer Research UK [5]. If you wish to spend some time with Renée while she rests, please contact Wm Gilchrist Funeral Home [6], Rose Street, Aberdeen. Please share any photos, stories and memories of Renée at www.radical.scot [7] so my office staff can start writing the memoir she was always too busy campaigning to get round to. ### Links: ------ [1] https://youtube.com/shorts/PyHVnnpizgY?si=t-Av1DSvt4wb6mvQ [2] https://www.justgiving.com/straydogscats/Donate [3] https://mermaidsuk.org.uk/?form=donate [4] https://makeabignoise.org.uk/get-involved/donate [5] https://donate.cancerresearchuk.org/support-us/your-donation?type=single [6] https://www.coop.co.uk/funeralcare/funeral-directors/aberdeen/AB10-1UD/wm-g… [7] https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.radical.scot%2F&h=AT1D6lDpb…

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Weekly Newsletter : Aberdeen Social Centre : Thu 03-Jul-2025

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ASC WEEKLY NEWSLETTER ------------------------- News from Thu 03-Jul-2025 Good Morning malcontents - look at all this stuff below put on for you (a film showing tonight, a book launch on Sunday night, lots of planning meetings, demos. and of course butteries). Sad news that the funeral of Renee Slater has been announced by Helena Torry - Wednesday, July 9, 2025. Would friends please meet at 1.15pm for a service at Aberdeen Crematorium, West Chapel. At Renée's request, please wear bright colours to celebrate her life. Family flowers only, donations, in lieu, if desired, may be made after the service for Mrs Murray's Cat and Dog home, Mermaids and Big Noise Torry. ------------------------- UPCOMING EVENTS: Events for the next two weeks, for more info check out our Website [1]. ------------------------- 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. SPSC FILM SHOWING Meeting Room SPSC Thursday July 3rd 20:00-22:00 BST Film Showing PA, Kneecap, Bob Vylan and how to fight the criminalisation of our thoughts on the Israeli-US-UK genocide. The imminent vote in Parliament to proscribe @pal_action, arrests of Palestine solidarity activists across the country, and the censorship and police investigation into artists @kneecap32 and @bobbyvylan for speaking out against genocide marks a new low for the growlingly authoritarian UK government and new territory for us all to navigate. SPSC has faced a blocking of our bank account, arrests, and assaults on our activists. Join us in solidarity with PA and the discussion on how to fight the criminalisation of our thoughts on the Israeli-US-UK genocide. 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 The Mutual Improvement Union Sunday July 6th 19:00-21:00 BST A special in-person event this month celebrating the launch of book "Anarcho-Punk: Music and Resistance in London 1977-1988". Come and hear the author David Insurrection talk about his new book. Hear about one of the country's unsung protest movements and about the scene's important locations and actors. LIVING RENT Meeting Room LIVING RENT Tuesday July 8th 19:00-20:30 BST Living Rent Aberdeen Group's regular meetings to discuss any necessary order of business, and to strategise. SOCIALIST WORKERS PARTY Meeting Room Online SOCIALIST WORKERS PARTY Thursday July 10th 18:00-19:00 BST Weekly meeting MOURN THE DEAD, FIGHT FOR THE LIVING! External HEALTH CARE WORKERS 4 PALESTINE Friday July 11th 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 July 12th 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 12th 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. ABERDEEN BUTCH CLUB Meeting Room ABERDEEN BUTCH CLUB Sunday July 13th 12:00-14:00 BST Build kinship and solidarity with other butch lesbians (age 18+) RADICAL FILM CLUB Meeting Room RADICAL FILM CLUB Wednesday July 16th 18:30-21:00 BST We select and watch documentaries and films, mostly political and socially conscious. ------------------------- Peace and Rowies, The Aberdeen Social Centre Links: ------ [1] https://aberdeensocialcentre.org/

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