Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign

Film screening: The World Against Apartheid
2025-04-14 18:30 - 21:00 (Europe/London) | Aberdeen Trades Union Council, 22a Adelphi, ABERDEEN, AB11 5BL, United Kingdom
Join us for a film night and discussion – The World Against Apartheid – on April 14th
We’ll explore the power of the sporting boycott against South Africa’s apartheid regime and how international solidarity helped bring it down. The screening will be followed by a panel discussion and a banner/placard-making session.
In the lead-up to the protest against an Israeli representative at the World Bowls Indoor Championships in Aberdeen (April 20), we draw inspiration from history. Just as sports were used to isolate apartheid South Africa, today we respond to the Palestinian call to boycott Israel until it ends its illegal occupation.
NOTE: The venue for the event is the Aberdeen Trades Union Council. The building can be accessed via 2 entrances: The Adelphi which is just off Union Street, and Shiprow;
– To access via Adelphi: from Union Street, walk down Adelphi to near the bottom of the street, go through the tunnel on the left, and down the steps, then turn around to your right for ATUC.
– To access via Shiprow: there is a vehicle entrance to the immediate right of the Maritime Museum. Once you reach the car park, ATUC is on your left, to the left of the steps.

Fundraiser for Fighting Fund
2025-04-18 20:00 - 23:00 | Blue Lamp, 121 Gallowgate, ABERDEEN, AB25 1BU, United Kingdom
Join us for an evening of music and poetry, raising funds for SPSC’s Fighting Fund.
The growing repression of Palestine solidarity activism in Scotland is a testament to the power of our movement. Despite arrests, intimidation, and smear campaigns, we continue to mobilise. SPSC’s Fighting Fund is raising money to help cover the legal costs of those being targeted by police forces deploying aggressive and unjustifiable tactics to suppress solidarity actions with Palestine.
Read more: https://www.scottishpsc.org.uk/police-suppression-of-palestine-solidarity-a-threat-to-our-democratic-rights/

Protest SPORTSWASHING in Aberdeen!
2025-04-20 12:00 | Aberdeen Indoor Bowling Club, Summerhill Road, ABERDEEN, AB15 6EE, United Kingdom
No sportswashing in Scotland!
JOIN US on Sunday 20th April to protest the sportswashing of Israeli genocide by World Bowls and Aberdeen Indoor Bowling Club as they welcome Israeli bowler Boaz Markus. Meet at 12pm at the entrance to Aberdeen Indoor Bowling Club, Summerhill Rd, AB15 6EE.
SIGN the call to World Bowls to immediately withdraw its invitation to Israeli player Boaz Markus, set to compete in the Scottish Indoor Bowling International Open on April 20th to 25th at the Aberdeen Indoor Bowling Centre – sign the call.

First Picture Documentary Film Screening Tour
2025-04-29 19:00 - 20:30 | Aberdeen Quaker Meeting House, 98 Crown Street, Aberdeen, AB11 6HJ, United Kingdom
Screenings and Q&A with director in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Perth, Aberdeen, Forres and Ardrishaig.
Welcome to the FIRST PICTURE DOCUMENTARY FILM SCREENING event.
This is a national tour throughout Scotland with the following dates and locations:

Friday, 18th April @7pm – CCA, Glasgow.
Wednesday, 23rd April @ 7pm – St Augustines, Edinburgh
Thursday, 24th April @ 7pm – ESOL, Perth
Tuesday, 29th April @7pm – Quaker Meeting Hall, Aberdeen
Wednesday, 30th April @ 7pm – The Courthroom, Forres
Tuesday, 6th May @ 6pm – Ardrishaig Village Hall, Ardrishaig

Palestinian Prisoner’s Day is marked each year on the 17th of April, and the situation for prisoners in Israel’s torture jails has never been more urgent, as we see systematic physical, sexual & emotional abuse as well as the rising death toll of detainees, including the first child.
This year, Scottish PSC will screen the documentary ‘First Picture’ (2006) by Akram Al-Ashqar, who is doing his PhD in film at the University of Glasgow, at locations across Scotland. Akram will join us for Q&A sessions following the film.
First Picture (2006) tells the story of a Palestinian child born in one of the Israeli Occupations prisons. He is released without his mother after nearly 3 years in prison. Set in Tulkarm Camp for Palestinian refugees, the film follows this child’s life as he is reunited with the rest of his family and formally imprisoned friends of his mother.
At the time of writing, there are 9500 political prisoners, including 350 child prisoners. Walid Ahmad was one of those children and was killed in March of this year, following 6 months of detention without charge. He was just 17 years old. His body, as is policy of the occupying forces, has been withheld from his family.
Join us as we discuss the film, the current situation for Palestinian prisoners & what we can do in Scotland to build effective solidarity.
Book your ticket here

Palestine Youth Festival
2025-05-02 - 2025-05-04 | ABERDEEN, Aberdeen, United Kingdom
A weekend of activities!
Friday 2nd May
Vigil for the Children of Gaza – Marischal College. 6pm-7pm
At least 17400 children have been killed in Gaza since Oct 7th 2023 and many, many more have lost their families, homes and communities. Join us at this vigil where we will read poems by Palestinian children and draw messages and pictures in chalk.
This event is supported by Aberdeen Healthcare Workers for Peace.
Kids MayFilm Night – Outer Spaces, Unit E, Shiprow, AB11 5BY, 7pm-8.30pm
An informal evening of popcorn and Palestinian short films chosen specifically for children.

Saturday 3rd May
May Day March
Meet at the entrance to Rubislaw Terrace Gardens (nearest Union Street) from 11am. The march starts at 11.30am.
May Day is a celebration of workers and their families. It’s about the working class struggle for a better life for everyone and occurs every year on the first weekend in May. The Aberdeen Trades Union Council has held an annual May Day March and Rally since 1890!
Join our family bloc and march together with lots of other groups to Marischal College with our ‘Aberdeen Kids Say Free Palestine’ banner.
Creative Protest – outside Marischal College until 1pm
At the end of the march we will have creative activities for families during the rally.

Sunday 4th May
Palestine in the Park – Union Terrace Gardens 1-3pm
Various creative activities and games for families to drop in and out, including drawing, parachute games and a letter writing workshop for young people.

ABERDEEN: Join us on Saturday 24th May
2025-05-24 11:00 - 13:00 | Marischal College, Broad Street, ABERDEEN, AB10 1AB, United Kingdom
In response to a planned meeting of “The Great British Strike” a Reform-backed alt-right mashup, there will be a community event on Broad Street, Aberdeen on Saturday 24 May at 11am, called by Aberdeen Anti-Fascist Alliance.
SPSC is encouraging all our members to join this event. The fight against the rise of the far right in the UK aligns with our fight for the rights of the people of Palestine, and especially Gaza.
We want to support this action. We will take our flags and banners to ensure that the people of Gaza and the West Bank will not be forgotten.
We would also ask you to bring flowers, ribbons etc to redo the memorial outside Marischal College to the children massacred in Gaza in a genocide that continues even today, not just with bombings that wipe out entire families but also with starvation as an act of war. Aberdeen City Council keep removing the memorial but we will not forget the children of Gaza.
The misery continues as Israel still prevents sufficient food aid entering Gaza, even as the UN warns that thousands of children could die of malnutrition in the next few days. Despite this, our UK Labour Government continues to supply arms and military support to Israel.
This is a way to keep up the pressure for BDS and to ensure the people of Palestine are never forgotten.
Please come along and share far and wide.
#FreePalestine

Home Bargains demo
2025-05-31 11:00 - 13:00 | Home Bargains Aberdeen – Beach Boulevard, Beach Boulevard Retail Park, ABERDEEN, AB11 5EJ, United Kingdom
Don’t Buy Into Genocide
Join us this Saturday outside Home Bargains at Beach Boulevard Retail Park!

As Israel commits new massacres across Gaza and violence increases for Palestinians living in the West Bank, we must continue to speak out against the complicity in our supermarkets! Boycotting is a fundamental aspect of fighting against Israeli apartheid and genocidal regime and everyone has the power to do it!

Workshop: Get involved with SPSC Aberdeen!
2025-06-19 19:30 - 21:00 | Aberdeen Trades Union Council, 22a Adelphi, ABERDEEN, AB11 5BL, United Kingdom
Are you keen to get more involved in working with SPSC Aberdeen? This session will give you an overview of Scottish PSC, our past and current activities in Aberdeen, the politics of our campaign, and explore the ways you can get involved. It’ll be informal and lots of chances to ask questions.
We need people to take on a range of roles and activities, for example:

support for social media
research
writing
outreach and community engagement
graphic design
film-making
database work
helping at demos
events organising
political education
fundraising
and much more!!

REGISTER: To register, email aberdeen@scottishpsc.org.uk

Aberdeen Vigil: Health Care Workers 4 Palestine
2025-06-20 18:00 - 19:00, 2025-06-27 18:00 - 19:00, 2025-07-04 18:00 - 19:00, 2025-07-11 18:00 - 19:00, 2025-07-18 18:00 - 19:00, 2025-07-25 18:00 - 19:00, 2025-08-01 18:00 - 19:00, 2025-08-08 18:00 - 19:00 and 5 more dates | Suttie Centre, Foresterhill Health Campus, ABERDEEN, AB25 2ZN, United Kingdom
Mourn the dead, fight for the living.
This event is not organised by SPSC Aberdeen, but we encourage our members and supporters to attend this weekly vigil organised by health care workers in Aberdeen in support of their colleagues in Gaza and the population they serve.
Contact aberdeenhcw4peace@gmail.com for more info.

SPSC stall at Eid on the Terrace
2025-06-22 11:00 - 17:00 | Union Terrace Gardens, Union Terrace, ABERDEEN, AB10 1NJ, United Kingdom
Organised jointly by AMIC, Masjid Alhikmah, Crown Terrace, Turkish Mosque and Aberdeen Muslims, Eid on the Terrace will be held on Sunday 22nd June 2025 11:00am – 5:00pm in Union Terrace Gardens, Union Terrace, Aberdeen AB10 1NJ.
This will be a free fun and family event with Bouncy Castles & Kids Play, Clothes Stalls, Food and Snack Stalls, Henna and Facepaint etc.
SPSC will also be there with a stall so come and visit us!

Speaker event: Free Speech on Genocide, with Haim Bresheeth
2025-06-23 19:30 - 21:00 | Aberdeen Quaker Meeting House, 98 Crown Street, Aberdeen, AB11 6HJ, United Kingdom
Aberdeen Talk on Free Speech on Genocide with Haim Bresheeth Monday 23 June at 7.30pm Quaker Meeting Hall
Join us at 7.30pm, Monday June 23rd, at the Quaker Meeting Hall, 98 Crown Street Aberdeen to hear a talk by 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: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/haim-bresheeth-free-speech-on-genocide-tickets-1384390442079?aff=oddtdtcreator

Home Bargains National Day of Action
2025-06-28 11:00 - 16:00 | Multiple
On Saturday 28th June we are launching our No Bargains with Genocide campaign targeting Home Bargains.
Home Bargains are the fastest growing retailer in the UK and stock an alarming amount of Israeli made skin care, cleaning products, baby products and wet wipes. All made using water which is illegally stolen from Palestinians (see our statement for further details)
Join us at one of our 8 actions across Scotland to say No Bargains with Genocide!
Locations:
Aberdeen: Beach Boulevard Retail Park, Aberdeen AB11 5EJ @ 11am
Argyll & Bute: Lochavullin Industrial Estate, Lochavullin Dr, Oban PA34 4BW @ 2pm
Dundee: The Stack Retail & Leisure Park, Harefield Rd, Dundee DD2 3XN @ 12pm
Edinburgh: Meadowbank Shopping Park Moray Park Terrace Morray, Park Terrace, Edinburgh EH7 5TS @ 2pm
Glasgow: West End Retail Park, Crow Rd, Glasgow G11 7RY @ 2pm
Lanarkshire: Hamilton West Retail Park, Unit 3 Douglas Park Ln, Hamilton ML3 0DF @ 2pm
Perth: Saint Catherines Retail Park, St Catherine’s Rd, Perth PH1 5XA @ 2pm
Scottish Borders: Stirling St, Galashiels TD1 1BY @ 2pm

Palestine Delegation Report Back
2025-07-01 19:00 - 20:30 | Aberdeen Quaker Meeting House, 98 Crown Street, Aberdeen, AB11 6HJ, United Kingdom
The SPSC Delegation has recently returned from Occupied West Bank, now under military closure as Israel escalates its project of genocide and ethnic cleansing.
Join us for this public meeting to hear about the situation on the ground and what you can do at home to fight for an end to the genocide, and justice, equality, and freedom for Palestinians.
Book here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/palestine-delegation-report-back-tickets-1425681915989?aff=oddtdtcreator

ABERDEEN: STOP TRUMP demo
2025-07-26 12:00 - 14:00 | William Wallace statue, Union Terrace, Union Terrace, ABERDEEN, AB10 1NP, United Kingdom
The United States continues to bankroll apartheid, occupation and genocide, using Israel to buy and test its latest weapons, to be its bully in the Middle East and to do its dirty work around the world, helping to prop up authoritarian, repressive regimes that protest US interests.
For that reason, SPSC Aberdeen will be joining the coalition demonstration against Trump’s visit, from 12noon on Saturday at Union Terrace Gardens (Wallace Statue). Down with imperialism and zionist settler colonialism!
FREE PALESTINE!

Aberdeen Demo: No Justice, No Peace!
2025-08-11 12:00 - 14:00 | Aberdeen Art Gallery, Schoolhill, ABERDEEN, AB10 1FQ, United Kingdom
No justice, no peace: accountability for Israel’s crimes now!

We gather to mourn the dead of Gaza, and raise our voices against the crimes ongoing across the occupied Palestinian territories. The ‘ceasefire’ has not brought peace and it certainly has not brought accountability for the atrocities committed by the Israeli state and its supporters. We raise our voices against the colonialist and imperialist projects of Israel and its allies, including our own Scottish and UK governments.

Join us this Saturday outside Aberdeen Art Gallery, 12-2pm.

Home Bargains Day of Action: Aberdeen
2025-08-30 11:00 | ABERDEEN, Aberdeen, United Kingdom
On Saturday, 30th August, Scottish PSC branches nationwide will once again take action against variety store chain Home Bargains, to oppose their continued stocking of products originating from apartheid Israel. The campaign is getting momentum, as comrades in Belfast, Sheffield, Halifax, York and beyond are all working hard to ensure the retailer ceases all trading with the genocidal state.
Home Bargains sells an overwhelming number of Israeli-made wet wipes, cleaning products and skin care products – products made in illegal Israeli settlements, using an unsustainable amount of water, stolen from Palestinians in the West Bank and controlled by the Israeli military.
Skin care products sold in Home Bargains, such as the “Dead Sea Collection”, also exploit natural resources from the Dead Sea region – a region Palestinians are not even allowed to enter.
JOIN US!
The Aberdeen Branch is taking part in the day of action at Home Bargains stores across the city, from 11:00 AM, Saturday, 30th August:
Berryden Retail Park, AB25 3SG
Beach Boulevard Retail Park, AB11 5EJ
Portlethen Retail Park, AB12 4XP
Bridge of Don Retail Park, AB23 8JW
While you’re here, sign and share our letter to Home Bargains’ CEO, Tom Morris, demanding that he stop complicity in the Israeli apartheid and genocide.
View all participant cities: Aberdeen, Dundee, Galashiels, Hamilton, Edinburgh, Perth

Political Education series: Prisoners of the Struggle
2025-09-11 19:00 - 21:00 | Aberdeen Trades Union Council, 22a Adelphi, ABERDEEN, AB11 5BL, United Kingdom
Join us this evening at 7pm in 22A Adelphi, Aberdeen for the latest in our series of political education workshops, this week on the political prisoners who have been jailed for their support for Palestine.
Incarceration is a daily feature of Palestinian life where approximately one fifth of all Palestinians in Palestine have been imprisoned at some point.
Imprisonment under abject conditions of torture is another weapon of the apartheid occupation.
We will learn what this means for Palestinian solidarity and the struggle, and explore further this through recreating the return of a prisoner.

ABERDEEN: Armed Forces Recruitment Office Demo
2025-09-12 12:30 - 13:30 | Armed Forces Recruitment Office Aberdeen, 63 Belmont Street, Aberdeen, AB10 1JS, United Kingdom
Protest British complicity in Gaza genocide
Join us outside the Armed Forces recruitment office on Belmont Street to protest the RAF’s complicity in the ongoing genocide in Gaza and show solidarity with all victims of imperialism worldwide.
