Stand up to Racism - Refugees Welcome Here - All Scotland March & Rally in Glasgow Sat 19th March 2016

On the 19th March 2016 on United Nations Anti-racism day this important march and rally will coincide with demonstrations across the world, which will gather to send out a positive message "No to racism, no to fascism, refugees are welcome here!"

There will be a coach going to the above from Aberdeen sponsored and funded by Unite the Union and Aberdeen Trades Union Council.

The coach will leave from Hillhead Halls at Aberdeen University at 7.15am and then at King's College at 7.30am and finally at Marischal College at 7.45am on the 19th March to go to the March and Rally in Glasgow. The coach will depart for its return journey from Glasgow George Square at the War Memorial at 4.00pm.

Anyone interested in coming on the coach should email Gerry McCabe at mccabegerard@yahoo.co.uk

Invitation to the AGM of Aberdeen Trades Union Council on 2nd March 2016 - All welcome

Delegates are warmly invited to come along to the Aberdeen Trades Union Council AGM on Wednesday 2nd March at 7.30pm in John Londragan House, 2a Adelphi, Aberdeen.

With its usual packed Agenda the AGM will approve ATUC office bearers for the coming year. There is also a proposal to amend the constitution to include the action to be taken should the ATUC need to be dissolved, which will need to be debated and a decision taken by a two thirds majority.

We are delighted that our speaker for the evening will be Fiona Napier, ATUC delegate and member of the SPSC, who will talk about her recent visit to Gaza, sponsored in part by the ATUC.

We will also begin discussions about how best to commemorate the 150th Anniversary of the ATUC which will take place in 2018.

Come along and celebrate International Women's Day on Tuesday 8th March 2016 the The Citadel, Aberdeen

All are invited to this year's International Women’s Day event will be held on TUESDAY 8TH MARCH 2016 in The Citadel,  28 Castle Street Aberdeen City, AB11 5BG from 12 noon – 2 pm. Refreshments will be provided. 

Come along and hear from YWCA Scotland – The Young Women’s Movement about the findings of their research into the status of young women in Scotland. 

Enjoy and join the world café discussion around:
· Education
· Employment
· Political participation
· Media and Stereotyping
· Justice
· Women at home
 
Share your ideas about what we can do to strengthen gender equality.
 
To book please phone 01224 595505 or register here

Aberdeen stands with the workers of Sports Direct - come to the demo on 6th Feb.

Aberdeen Trades Union Council has pledged support for a demo on Saturday 6th February 2-3pm, organised by young workers against zero hours contracts and Sports Direct's exploitative and unfair use of them.

Click here for more information

This follows on from demos in other cities in Scotland against Sports Direct's exploitative employment practices, especially against young people.

Please get along if you can and support our young workers.

Next meeting of the Aberdeen Trades Union Council on Wed 3rd Feb

The next meeting of Aberdeen Trades Union Council will be held on Wed 3rd February 2016 at John Londragan House, 22a Adelphi, Aberdeen from 7.30-9pm. All delegates and associates are warmly invited to attend.

Kate Ramsden, President said, "This will be our nomination meeting for our office bearer posts which will be elected at our AGM in March. We will also be considering any proposed motions/changes to the constitution as well as preparing generally for the AGM."

Our speaket for the meeting will be Chris Trestrail, a Unite local youth committee activist who is arranging a local protest against Sports Direct who have been criticised for their use of zero hours contracts for particularly their young workers. Chris is looking for the support of the ATUC for this protest which is part of the STUC's "Better than Zero" campaign.

We look forward to seeing you all there.

Don't stand by - Aberdeen Holocaust Memorial Event 31st Jan 2016

Aberdeen City Council's Holocaust Memorial Day event will be held in the Belmont Cinema in Aberdeen on Sunday 31st January 2016 at 2pm. The event will feature the 1945 documentary, Night Will Fall, commissioned by the Allies and under the tutelage of Alfred Hitchcock that captured the atrocities in Nazi concentration camps.

The Lord Provost will introduce the event and there will be a range of speakers. Refreshments will also be served.

The event is supported by a number of organisations including UCU, Grampian Racial Equality Council, Ethnic Minority Council, Polish Association Aberdeen, Aberdeen Hebrew Congregation and Aberdeen for a Fairer World.

All are welcome to attend.

Holocaust Memorial Day 27th January 2016 - Don't stand by. Join the UCU event to reflect on its importance today

Come along to the Regent Lecture Theatre at the University of Aberdeen, on Wednesday 27 January 2016 from 12:30pm – 2:00pm and join the UCU-sponsored event on Holocaust Memorial Day 2016 to reflect on the contemporary importance of the Holocaust.

Professor Alan Marcus (Chair in Film and Visual Culture, University of Aberdeen) will be introducing and screening his film The Cemetery (2010, 30mins).

Engaging with the presence and absence of Kafka in Prague’s ancient Jewish quarter, The Cemetery explores the relationship between the contemporary urban setting and the impact of the Holocaust. Set against the backdrop of mass tourism to sites such as the oldest Jewish Cemetery in Europe and the oldest synagogue, where Kafka had his bar mitzvah, the film presents a visual and aural meditation on the intersection of the banal and the sacred. As the narrative unfolds, we learn the interlocking fate of Kafka’s three sisters and the tragedy of Terezin.