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

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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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Radical Cafe 1 - 3 and much more

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Aberdeen Social Centre - Newsletter Hello Everyone. Another week and more happenings at the Adelphi Free State. Few changes to the usual - SPSC action is on Sunday and as a result the ASC Monthly Meeting is now later from 5.30- 7.30 (bring your dinner!). As usual events are on the website events page - https://aberdeensocialcentre.org/events/ ADDITIONAL - there will be an Aberdeen Anti-Fascist Alliance meeting on Saturday 3-5 (after the Radical Cafe). 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. 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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Radical Cafe 1 - 3 and more

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Aberdeen Social Centre - Newsletter Hello Everyone. Another week and another set of events, see here - https://aberdeensocialcentre.org/events/ See most of you at the cafe anyway. Future dates for diary: the 135th May Day on Saturday 3rd May. Bring your banners and chats no matter which bloc you are in. Peace and Cakes 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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Radical Cafe 1 - 3 and much more

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Aberdeen Social Centre - Newsletter Hello Everyone. Another week of events (Butch Club, demo at Barclays, Radical Cafe, Trans Grampian and reading group): see the website - https://aberdeensocialcentre.org/events/ 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. _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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Radical Cafe 1 - 3 and more

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Aberdeen Social Centre - Newsletter Hello Everyone. Another week and for events at the Centre see the website - https://aberdeensocialcentre.org/events/ Great news that we have now hit our target of 20 affiliated groups! That is stunning and shows the strength of the activist community in the north-east. 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

1 year, 1 month

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Radical Cafe 12-2 (note change of time), Right to Protest Demo and more

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Aberdeen Social Centre - Newsletter Hello Everyone. Another week and another set of events. Note Radical Cafe change of time 12-2. From 2-4 SPSC are holding a day of action about the right to protest. Outside Marischal College. For events this week and next see - Aberdeen Social Centre | Aberdeen Social Centre | Aberdeen Social Centre [1] Centre update: group affiliations are continuing with a few more still to come in (the target is 20!). So far we have: Aberdeen Anarchists, Aberdeen Anti-Fascist Alliance, Aberdeen Butch Club, Aberdeen Climate Action, Black Cat Co-Op/Krakatoa Bar, Climate Justice Coalition, CND, Food Not Bombs, Friends of St Fittick's Park, SPSC, Socialist Workers Party, Trans Grampian, UoA Palestine Solidarity Society, Aberdeen 15th International Brigade Commemorative Committee. ASC -- Aberdeen Social Centre aberdeensocialcentre(a)riseup.net https://aberdeensocialcentre.org Links: ------ [1] https://aberdeensocialcentre.org/events/

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Radical Cafe, Monthly Meeting and more

by Aberdeen Social Centre - Newsletter

Aberdeen Social Centre - Newsletter Hello Everyone. After last weekend we hope you have all recovered! We are taking that day as a win!!! For a list of the public events please see our webpages: so we have SWP tonight, weekend SPSC action, Radical Cafe on Saturday 1-3, Monthly Meeting on Sunday 2-4 and then next week the Radical Film Club (Wednesday 19th). Also on Saturday (after the cafe) there will be an Aberdeen Anti-Fascist Alliance meeting from 3-5. Aberdeen Social Centre | Aberdeen Social Centre | Aberdeen Social Centre [1] NEW MEMBERSHIP AFFILIATIONS April is the start of the new membership affiliation year. We need groups to keep affiliating and so please pay asap. Also, we would like everyone who supports the Centre to join up as a member. We suggest a !bargain! £10 a year (of course pay as much as you can - if you don't have cash no worries, but please still get involved. Or there are solidarity rates for those that can afford it and we encourage paying a little extra). We accept bank transfer, we can take digital payments at the Centre, we take cash, we take gifts in kind and even vague pledges as well. If we get enough of you lovely people to do that, we pay the annual rent basically. BANK DETAILS: Unity Trust Bank Account name: Aberdeen Social Centre Sort Code: 60-83-01 Aberdeen Social Centre | Aberdeen Social Centre | Aberdeen Social Centre [2] Hugs and Kisses from the - Autonomous Situationist City -- Aberdeen Social Centre aberdeensocialcentre(a)riseup.net https://aberdeensocialcentre.org Links: ------ [1] https://aberdeensocialcentre.org/events/ [2] https://aberdeensocialcentre.org/support/

1 year, 1 month

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Demo this Saturday (no cafe!) and more

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Aberdeen Social Centre - Newsletter Hello Everyone. Bit of a different weekend this and there will be no Radical Cafe this week. Demo on Saturday, 1pm at Marischal College. See you on the streets. See events page for more info. - Aberdeen Social Centre | Aberdeen Social Centre | Aberdeen Social Centre [1] ASC ---- FRIDAY, 7TH MARCH, 6-WHENEVER BUTCH CLUB HOSTED ARTS AND CRAFTS... FRIDAY, 7TH MARCH , 7-WHENEVER KNOW YOUR RIGHTS TRAINING SATURDAY, 8TH MARCH, 1-WHENEVER DEMO HATE GROUP 'LET WOMEN SPEAK' - MARISCHAL COLLEGE 1PM. PLEASE CAN EVERYONE COME AND SPREAD THE WORD AS WELL! For more information on LWS see here - radical.scot [2] SUNDAY, 9TH MARCH, 11-1 SPSC ACTION (SEE SPSC FB) SUNDAY, 9TH MARCH, 7-8:30 CND PUBLIC MEETING: ISRAELI'S NUCLEAR WEAPONS AND THEIR ROLE IN DE-STABILISING ASIA WEDNESDAY, 12TH MARCH, 7-9 MARXIST CAUCUS HOSTED DEBATE ON CHINA WITH KEITH PATERSON AND MIKE MARTIN THURSDAY, 13TH MARCH, 6-7 SWP MEETING -- Aberdeen Social Centre aberdeensocialcentre(a)riseup.net https://aberdeensocialcentre.org Links: ------ [1] https://aberdeensocialcentre.org/events/ [2] https://radical.scot/

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