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

by Aberdeen Social Centre - Newsletter

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

by Aberdeen Social Centre - Newsletter

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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Weekly Newsletter : Aberdeen Social Centre : Fri 30-May-2025

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ASC WEEKLY NEWSLETTER ------------------------- 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. ------------------------- UPCOMING EVENTS: Events for the next two weeks, for more info check out our Website [2]. ------------------------- 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 🔻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 ------------------------- Peace and Rowies, The Aberdeen Social Centre Links: ------ [1] https://www.fourpillarsuk.org/grampianpride/ [2] https://aberdeensocialcentre.org/ [3] https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/leo-tolstoy-how-much-land-does-a-ma…

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Weekly Newsletter : Aberdeen Social Centre : Thu 22-May-2025

by Aberdeen Social Centre - Newsletter

ASC WEEKLY NEWSLETTER ------------------------- 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 ------------------------- UPCOMING EVENTS: Events for the next two weeks, for more info check out our Website [2]. ------------------------- 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. ------------------------- Peace and Rowies, The Aberdeen Social Centre Links: ------ [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….

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Weekly Newsletter : Aberdeen Social Centre : Fri 16-May-2025

by Aberdeen Social Centre - Newsletter

ASC WEEKLY NEWSLETTER ------------------------- 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. ------------------------- UPCOMING EVENTS: Events for the next two weeks, for more info check out our Website [1]. ------------------------- 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 ------------------------- Peace and Rowies, The Aberdeen Social Centre Links: ------ [1] https://aberdeensocialcentre.org/ [2] https://kolektiva.media/w/jipJLsuANeULYQ2erZNqft [3] https://www.eventbrite.com/e/transfiction-a-radical-film-club-special-scree….

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May Day March, Radical Cafe and more

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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 -- Aberdeen Social Centre aberdeensocialcentre(a)riseup.net https://aberdeensocialcentre.org Links: ------ [1] https://aberdeensocialcentre.org/events/

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Radical Cafe and much more

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Aberdeen Social Centre - Newsletter Hello Everyone. Another week and another set of events at the Adelphi Free State so see the website Events page - https://aberdeensocialcentre.org/events/ In other news more groups are affiliating - now Fossil Free Pride Aberdeen have joined - so we are now a whopping 21 groups. More to come as well... Heads-up that on Saturday 3rd May it is Int. Workers' Day (since 1890!) and there will be a march and rally. Bring you banner and chants no matter which bloc you are in. Poster attached, please distribute. ASC ---- _Now a word from your sponsors:_ As mentioned before, April is the start of the new affiliation year for groups, but also for individuals. So, if everyone takes out a £10 annual membership that will go a long way to pay expenses such as rent etc. We take bank transfer, can take card payments at the Cafe, cash and vague pledges as well. _Pay as much as you can though: if you don't have cash no worries! but please still get involved! Solidarity_ _rates as well for individuals that can afford it and we encourage paying a little extra._ BANK DETAILS: Unity Trust Bank * Account name: Aberdeen Social Centre * Sort Code: 60-83-01 * Account number: 20400664 Aberdeen Social Centre aberdeensocialcentre(a)riseup.net https://aberdeensocialcentre.org

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