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Weekly Newsletter : Aberdeen Social Centre : Thu 28-Aug-2025

by Aberdeen Social Centre - Newsletter

ASC WEEKLY NEWSLETTER ------------------------- News from Thu 28-Aug-2025 We ave another weekend of racist protest and counter protests by AAFA and affiliated groups this time at the Double tree at the beech at 2pm where the Cafe will be in attendance. We also have doors open day next weekend with an extended cafe along with Stop Rosebank day of action. we also have a monthly meeting on Friday by Food not Bombs, Love Food, Hate Bombs, Mutual aid gets the goods. Please share. ------------------------- 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 August 29th 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 August 29th 19:00-20:00 BST Food Not Bombs monthly meeting DEMONSTRATION FOR GAZA External SCOTTISH PALESTINE SOLIDARITY CAMPAIGN Saturday August 30th 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 External ABERDEEN SOCIAL CENTRE Saturday August 30th 14:00-16:00 BST Due to a Relentless Racist Right-Wing Ruse we will be On Tour this week the beach, and a little later. starting at 2pm. We will have music and dancing. Feel free to come by and show Aberdeen is better then bigotry. We are also Saddened to hear of the passing of Steven from the Vegan Bay Bakery who supported us so well with cakes every week, our hearts go out to his family, and we'll greatly miss the butteries. So until we source a new supply the cafe will be asking for home-bakes, you can bring butteries, cakes or whatever else you can rustle up for the overworked activists of Aberdeen. ABERDEEN WELCOMES REFUGEES, NOT RACISM External ABERDEEN ANTI-FASCIST ALLIANCE Saturday August 30th 14:00-16:00 BST Aberdeen welcomes refugees not racism. LIVING RENT Meeting Room LIVING RENT Tuesday September 2nd 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 September 4th 18:00-19:00 BST Weekly Meeting AS YET UNNAMED CLIMATE JUSTICE COALITION Meeting Room UNNAMED CLIMATE JUSTICE GROUP Thursday September 4th 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 September 5th 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 September 5th 18:00-20:00 BST Build kinship and solidarity with other butch lesbians (age 18+) DOORS OPEN DAY Meeting Room Middle Room ABERDEEN TRADE UNION COUNCIL Saturday September 6th 10:00-16:00 BST Affiliated trade union branches and organisations. The Council was formed in 1868 and is still going strong, playing an important role as it continues to support workers in these challenging times. The space is also home to Aberdeen Social Centre which is an activist support and networking hub. The aim of the Centre is to build the capacity of and the connections between grassroots community activism. For Doors Open Days a range of historical artefacts will be on display, providing a fascinating insight into the history of trade unionism in Aberdeen. RADICAL CAFE Meeting Room ABERDEEN SOCIAL CENTRE Saturday September 6th 10:00-16:00 BST The ATUC will be open to the public all day as part of Doors open day, with ATUC history and a display of the Museum Of GreenWashing as it is also day of action for Stop Rosebank. We will have a slow cafe, there will be tees, coffees and cakes for 10-16 drop by is you are around. Our weekly 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. We are also Saddened to hear of the passing of Steven from the Vegan Bay Bakery who supported us so well with cakes every week, our hearts go out to his family, and we'll greatly miss the butteries. So until we source a new supply the cafe will be asking for home-bakes, you can bring butteries, cakes or whatever else you can rustle up for the overworked activists of Aberdeen. DEMONSTRATION FOR GAZA External SCOTTISH PALESTINE SOLIDARITY CAMPAIGN Saturday September 6th 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. STOP ROSEBANK, DEMONSTRATION External UNNAMED CLIMATE JUSTICE GROUP Saturday September 6th 12:30-13:30 BST A Demonstration in Support of the Stop_Rosebank_-_Day Of Action [2] we will have a literal red line around the North Sea Transition Authority, as we have to draw a line over new oil and gas exploitation. There are many reasons this Rosebank must be stopped come by and find out why. TRANS GRAMPIAN Meeting Room TRANS GRAMPIAN Sunday September 7th 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 September 7th 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. SOCIALIST WORKERS PARTY Meeting Room Online SOCIALIST WORKERS PARTY Thursday September 11th 18:00-19:00 BST Weekly Meeting ------------------------- Peace and Rowies, The Aberdeen Social Centre Links: ------ [1] https://aberdeensocialcentre.org/ [2] https://actionnetwork.org/event_campaigns/stop-rosebank-day-of-action

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Weekly Newsletter : Aberdeen Social Centre : Wed 20-Aug-2025

by Aberdeen Social Centre - Newsletter

ASC WEEKLY NEWSLETTER ------------------------- News from Wed 20-Aug-2025 Hello Friends. We have another busy weekend with another refugee hotel protest planned by the far-right, in Westhill at 5pm this week, see below, if you are in Westhill or connected with communities there please share. It is also the Celebrate Aberdeen parade and SPSC will have a presence outside the art gallery from 11am. Between the two events there will be the cafe with Home-bakes, if you can supply some, they would be greatly appreciated, tea and Zapatista Coffee to keep us all going. We will also have a store cleaning day this Sunday from 2pm so groups come by and we can make the store a little more usable. Peace and Rowies - ASC ------------------------- 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 August 22nd 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 SOLIDARITY WITH REFUGEES AND VICTIMS OF IMPERIALISM External SCOTTISH PALESTINE SOLIDARITY CAMPAIGN Saturday August 23rd 11:00-13:00 BST Weekly Demonstration in Support of Palestine, fighting ethnic-cleansing, apartheid, genocide and colonialism. This week it will start outside the Art Gallery and move to Belmont Street after the parade. RADICAL CAFE Meeting Room ABERDEEN SOCIAL CENTRE Saturday August 23rd 13:00-15:00 BST Our weekly 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. We are also Saddened to hear of the passing of Steven from the Vegan Bay Bakery who supported us so well with cakes every week, our hearts go out to his family, and we'll greatly miss the butteries. **So until we source a new supply the cafe will be asking for home-bakes, you can bring butteries, cakes or whatever else you can rustle up for the overworked activists of Aberdeen. Any leftovers will be taken to Westhill to be distributed there. WESTHILL WELCOMES REFUGEES, NOT RACISM! External ABERDEEN ANTI-FASCIST ALLIANCE Saturday August 23rd 17:00-19:00 BST Community groups and local residents are gathering on Saturday 23 August, from 5-7pm, for a peaceful event outside the Hampton Hotel on Straik Road, Westhill. There will be food, music, colourful banners and messages of hope for the refugees living there. Why Now? Throughout August, angry protesters have targeted people seeking asylum across the UK, standing outside their homes and shouting threats and abuse. This has happened at two hotels in Aberdeen. Westhill is their next target. These protesters - often bussed in from all over Scotland - say it's about local concerns. So why are they targeting vulnerable people who have nothing to do with government cuts to public services? Protesters have zero evidence for their accusations about hotel residents, who are stuck here while the Home Office deals with a backlog of paperwork, and who volunteered to clear our parks after Storm Floris. Imagine fleeing your home, leaving everything behind to escape war or persecution, and suddenly finding yourself not only alone in a new country, but unable to go outside because a terrifying mob is threatening your life. This is _our_ community and we cannot let our neighbours be treated this way. If you're thinking, "plenty of folk will be there, I'll go if they turn up again," please note: Saturday will be the fifth such demonstration in our area in just three weeks - it is vital we stand together NOW and reject this message of hate! Please join us in a spirit of friendship and compassion to say "Our Community Cares." Westhill welcomes refugees, not racism! SOCIALIST WORKERS PARTY Meeting Room Online SOCIALIST WORKERS PARTY Thursday August 28th 18:00-19:00 BST Weekly Meeting MOURN THE DEAD, FIGHT FOR THE LIVING! External HEALTH CARE WORKERS 4 PALESTINE Friday August 29th 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 August 29th 19:00-20:00 BST Food Not Bombs monthly meeting DEMONSTRATION FOR GAZA External SCOTTISH PALESTINE SOLIDARITY CAMPAIGN Saturday August 30th 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 30th 13:00-15:00 BST Our weekly 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. We are also Saddened to hear of the passing of Steven from the Vegan Bay Bakery who supported us so well with cakes every week, our hearts go out to his family, and we'll greatly miss the butteries. So until we source a new supply the cafe will be asking for home-bakes, you can bring butteries, cakes or whatever else you can rustle up for the overworked activists of Aberdeen. LIVING RENT Meeting Room LIVING RENT Tuesday September 2nd 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 : Wed 13-Aug-2025

by Aberdeen Social Centre - Newsletter

ASC WEEKLY NEWSLETTER ------------------------- News from Wed 13-Aug-2025 We have another week where hatred of immigrants is being stoked in Aberdeen. So lets get this straight, we are all aware that people are being squeezed. Real terms wages have not increased since 2005 yet inflation has ballooned, the cost of food, energy and the basic necessities, almost 3 times more expensive over the last 30 years. Average house prices 4.6 times more expensive, with most of that happening in the 2000s. We are all feeling it, but some of us want to blame the people who just got here, not the successive governments who have put private profit before the well-being of the people in the UK. We are calling on everyone to share this and get people out to the Lang Stacht this Saturday at 5:30 to send a message. Refugees are welcome here, we are all in the same boat, lets target the people with their hand on the tiller. The Radical Cafe will also be back this Saturday, we will not have Vegan Bay to provide us with delicious rowies, so please bring home bakes if you can. ------------------------- 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 August 14th 18:00-19:00 BST Weekly meeting ABERDEEN BUTCH CLUB CANCELLED Meeting Room ABERDEEN BUTCH CLUB Friday August 15th 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 August 15th 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 August 16th 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 16th 13:00-15:00 BST Our weekly 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. We are also Saddened to hear of the passing of Steven from the Vegan Bay Bakery who supported us so well with cakes every week, our hearts go out to his family, and we'll greatly miss the butteries. If you are attending. and can, please bring some homebakes, until we sort out a new cake and rowie supplier. REFUGEES ARE WELCOME HERE! External ABERDEEN ANTI-FASCIST ALLIANCE Saturday August 16th 17:30-21:00 BST For the past two weeks there has been racist hatred stoked up in this city with protests outside the refugee Hotel at the beech, this week they have moved their target to the Sure Hotel on the Lang Stracht. This is how fascism starts, cynically using 'protection of women and children' to attack the most vulnerable in our society, migrants who have no control over their life . Please share this, and be there. Show that Aberdonians will not tolerate bigotry or racism in our communities. ASC MONTHLY MEETING Meeting Room Online ABERDEEN SOCIAL CENTRE Sunday August 17th 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 August 20th 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 August 21st 18:00-19:00 BST Weekly meeting MOURN THE DEAD, FIGHT FOR THE LIVING! External HEALTH CARE WORKERS 4 PALESTINE Friday August 22nd 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 August 23rd 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 23rd 13:00-15:00 BST Our weekly 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. We are also Saddened to hear of the passing of Steven from the Vegan Bay Bakery who supported us so well with cakes every week, our hearts go out to his family, and we'll greatly miss the butteries. ------------------------- Peace and Rowies, The Aberdeen Social Centre Links: ------ [1] https://aberdeensocialcentre.org/

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Weekly Newsletter : CALL TO ACTION!!! : ASC : Wed 06-Aug-2025

by Aberdeen Social Centre - Newsletter

ASC WEEKLY NEWSLETTER ------------------------- News from Wed 06-Aug-2025 Well what a week!, and we still have this weekend to attend to. If you are not aware, there was a far-rIght racist protest last Saturday intent on attacking a hotel at the beach housing refugees. There was a counter protest by local anti-fascists, they were outnumbered but the protest didn't get to the hotel. They intend to be back this weekend, there is also a rally in Peterhead, and counter protests arranged, so: CALL TO ACTION! Share the two 'ALL OUT' events below with everyone who knows racism will not be tolerated in the North-East, and come along to the protest, we need numbers to send the message that racism will not pass. We also have the 18th anniversary of Hiroshima and CND have a film showing and Vigil on Friday and Saturday see the event below. Nuclear weapons are a blight on humanity. Peace and Rowies. ------------------------- 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 August 7th 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 August 8th 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 CND FILM NIGHT Meeting Room CND Friday August 8th 19:00-22:00 BST Planned film night for the commemoration of Hiroshima and Nagasaki for the 50th anniversary. ALL OUT IN PETERHEAD External ABERDEEN TRADE UNION COUNCIL & DISABLED PEOPLE AGAINST THE CUTS Saturday August 9th 12:00-14:00 BST URGENT CALL TO ACTION Protest the far right in Peterhead [2] Aberdeen Trades Union Council is making an URGENT CALL TO ACTION to all our delegates, trade union members and associates. We have learned that the far right will be holding demonstrations in Peterhead AND Aberdeen this Saturday 9 August, both at 12 noon. It is imperative that we mobilise against them and challenge their narrative of hate and racism. In Peterhead, the so-called Peterhead United has organised a "family friendly" event. They will be condemning council cuts as do we, but will be turning their hatred on the wrong people. We need to turn out in force to tell them and their supporters that it is not the fault of immigrants and other marginalised groups. It is the rich amassing more and more of the wealth that are to blame. Please join our counter protest in Peterhead and show the far right that we stand united and steadfast to condemn racism in Scotland and across the world. Their rhetoric is designed to justify exploitative economies and attacks on the most vulnerable and we will oppose them at every turn. ALL OUT IN ABERDEEN External SCOTTISH PALESTINE SOLIDARITY CAMPAIGN & ABERDEEN ANTI-FASCIST ALLIANCE Saturday August 9th 12:00-15:00 BST ALL OUT THIS SATURDAY TO STAND AGAINST HATE, RACISM AND LIES. Regretfully Aberdeen, as the rest of Scotland, has too been plagued by the scourge of organised bigots and fascists who seek to divide our communities at the advantage of the ruling class. In a great show of cowardice, 100 of said individuals gathered last Saturday to threaten asylum seekers hosted in a hotel in Aberdeen. This hateful presence went unchallenged by Police Scotland and was not met by a sufficiently large number of citizens who reject this rhetoric of hate. This same group will be gathering again at the Links Road Hotel on Saturday 9th August at 12noon, attempting to spread the same lies about migrants and marginalised groups within our communities. We need your help more than ever to counter this hateful presence. We stand united and steadfast to condemn racism in Scotland and across the world. We condemn the racist, state-sponsored demonisation of brown people, and the associated colonial rhetoric. This rhetoric is designed to justify exploitative economies and attacks on the most vulnerable as well as imperialist projects across the world, not least the monstrous settler colonial project in Palestine. CND HIROSHIMA MEMORIAL External CND Saturday August 9th 15:30-17:00 BST Nagasaki and Hiroshima 89 Second to Midnight Vigil. Speeches, music and poetry with guest speaker Yu Aoki. On the grass area outside Marischal College. Please note change from original time advertised. ABERDEEN BUTCH CLUB External ABERDEEN BUTCH CLUB Sunday August 10th 12:00-14:00 BST Build kinship and solidarity with other butch lesbians (age 18+) SOCIALIST WORKERS PARTY Meeting Room Online SOCIALIST WORKERS PARTY Thursday August 14th 18:00-19:00 BST Weekly meeting MOURN THE DEAD, FIGHT FOR THE LIVING! External HEALTH CARE WORKERS 4 PALESTINE Friday August 15th 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 15th 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 16th 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 16th 13:00-15:00 BST Our weekly 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. We are also Saddened to hear of the passing of Steven from the Vegan Bay Bakery who supported us so well with cakes every week, our hearts go out to his family, and wel greatly miss the butteries. ASC MONTHLY MEETING Meeting Room Online ABERDEEN SOCIAL CENTRE Sunday August 17th 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 August 20th 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/ [2] https://www.atuc.org.uk/2025/08/urgent-call-to-action-protest-far-right.html

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Weekly Newsletter : Aberdeen Social Centre : Thu 31-Jul-2025

by Aberdeen Social Centre - Newsletter

ASC WEEKLY NEWSLETTER ------------------------- News from Thu 31-Jul-2025 Check out what is happening in DIY Aberdeen below. Lots on including a day of electronic sounds this Sunday at Krakatoa. Remember though still no Radical Cafe due to the refurbishment... Next week note it is the 80th commemoration of the Hiroshima and Nakasaki bombings and CND is hosting various events. Future date for your diaries: the annual Activist Festival will be Saturday 22nd November, Dunbar Hall, Old Aberdeen. ------------------------- 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 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. CAFE ERROR External ABERDEEN SOCIAL CENTRE Saturday August 2nd 13:00-14:00 BST The Cafe and other meetings in the ASC will be postponed for three weeks as the ATUC will be decorating and doing maintenance on the building, We will be back to a newly refurbished space after that. TRANS GRAMPIAN External 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! Due to ongoing work at the ASC, our usual event will be at a different location! Details will be posted on our Facebook and Discord once confirmed. WE GOT THE STREETS External WE GOT THE STREETS Sunday August 3rd 14:00-18:00 BST _'Escapism has always been an adjective used to describe the dance. That's an outsider's view. Solidarity is what it really offers'_ Theo Parish DJ & Producer You are all invited to a dance I'm organising with others on Sunday 3rd August between 2pm - 6pm at Krakatoa. Given the dark and challenging times we're in, some may say, going dancing feels odd or even inappropriate. Some may say this is because in our society dancing in clubs or bars often equates to hedonism. But I would say, to dance, is to be human. We've been moving our bodies to music for millennia, long before capitalism commodified the 'dance'. 'We Got The Streets' is my contribution to re-commoning the dance, a space for people to move together, free up stress from within the body, experience some collective joy and energising us for whatever challenges may lay ahead. I look forward to welcoming many of you in Krakatoa on bank holiday Sunday. READING GROUP 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 space is not available this weekends there is painting happening, we will still be having the reading group online. This reading this week will be The Conspiricy of Law [2] by Howard Zinn 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. AS YET UNNAMED CLIMATE JUSTICE COALITION Meeting Room UNNAMED CLIMATE JUSTICE GROUP Thursday August 7th 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 August 8th 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 CND FILM NIGHT Meeting Room CND Friday August 8th 19:00-22:00 BST Planned film night for the commemoration of Hiroshima and Nagasaki for the 50th anniversary. DEMONSTRATION FOR GAZA External SCOTTISH PALESTINE SOLIDARITY CAMPAIGN Saturday August 9th 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 9th 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. CND HIROSHIMA MEMORIAL External CND Saturday August 9th 15:00-16:30 BST Nagasaki and Hiroshima 89 Second to Midnight Vigil. Speeches, music and poetry with guest speaker Yu Aoki. On the grass area outside Marischal College. ABERDEEN BUTCH CLUB External ABERDEEN BUTCH CLUB Sunday August 10th 12:00-14:00 BST Build kinship and solidarity with other butch lesbians (age 18+) SOCIALIST WORKERS PARTY Meeting Room Online SOCIALIST WORKERS PARTY Thursday August 14th 18:00-19:00 BST Weekly meeting ------------------------- Peace and Rowies, The Aberdeen Social Centre Links: ------ [1] https://aberdeensocialcentre.org/ [2] https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/howard-zinn-the-conspiracy-of-law

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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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