[ASC] Weekly Newsletter : Aberdeen Social Centre : Thu 28-Aug-2025

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