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

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/