Black Thistle Collective

voices of the anti-authoritarian left in Scotland

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A video report from May Day 2026 in Dundee, Scotland

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Dundee May Day March

Saturday 2nd of May 2026

Join the anarchist bloc!

11:30am outside the Unite office, Blackness Road

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Have you ever paid money to live in a mouldy home?

⚠️Mould is a health hazard and we don’t have to take it anymore!

Living Rent successfully launch a public engagement campaign in Dundee and wider Scotland.

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Via @antifadundee on Instagram

This is a selection of the racist bile quoted from the St Andrews University Reform Society president, Preston McSherry, in student newspaper "The Saint" yesterday. We note that he chose to make such remarks anonymously, likely because Preston knows his nazi views on "DNA" won't be accepted in Scotland. It is abhorrent that such overtly fascist rhetoric has been allowed by St Andrew's University Student Association, who are granting the Reform Society official affiliation on the 15th of this month rather than expelling them. Preston McSherry's continued enrolment in the University, nevermind the granting to him of a platform to spread far-right extremism, is an obvious danger to other students. So long as St Andrews University continues to grant the Reform Society such a platform, it cannot reasonably claim to provide a safe environment for students of diverse backgrounds. We encourage all students to put pressure on the student association's affiliation officer to reverse this horrendous decision. Their email can be found here: [email protected]

- Anti-Fascist Action Dundee

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Edinburgh Reportback!

Yesterday we were proud to stand alongside other autonomous antifascist groups from across Scotland in opposition to the "Unite the Clans" rally at Holyrood. This far-right gathering had been in the planning for nearly 6 months, with their lineup of speakers including self-identifying Nazi Richard McFarlane, alongside other members of white nationalist parties Homeland and Patriotic Alternative. Their declared purpose for the day was to platform voices from the "right wing to extreme right wing". Our bloc arrived early to the bemusement of some confused tourists, taking and holding the main thoroughfare by the Scottish Parliament and the Royal Mile. When the first handful of fascists began to trickle in a while later, the only space available to them was a distant patch of grass. By 11am, a black bloc of around 50 antifascists had built up in front of Holyrood, with an anti-racist march organised by SUTR preparing to march from St Giles' Cathedral to join us. The numbers on the far-right at this point were around equal with that of the bloc. As the anti-racist marchers rounded the corner of the Royal Mile there was an exchange of cheers between the blocs to greet each other, and they swelled our numbers to well over 400. For several hours we drowned out the racist whinging with music and chanting, our line holding against the few pathetic attempts made to attack our comrades. Despite nearly half a year of planning, and promotional material which claimed that "hundreds are expected", Unite The Clans achieved a turn out of dozens at best, peaking at just over 100 bigoted scumbags, fewer even than they could manage at the very start of their demos in Dundee in September last year. Seemingly ignorant to their disparate beliefs around many issues, including British loyalism and whether to talk to the cops, these dregs of the Scottish far-right obliviously united for the day. The barrel must have been scraped dry for them to welcome back people who have publicly disavowed their cause and tactics, and even those who have previously leaked intel to us "lefties"! It was a beautiful day for antifascism in Scotland, proving yet again that racists and bigots have no place on our streets, and refugees will always be welcome in our cities. Nae pasaran!

- Anti-Fascist Action Dundee, 22nd of March

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Antifascist stickers spotted in Dundee, Scotland

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If you're based in the UK you can order these and other stickers here to support antifascism in Scotland:

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A short video report from the Dundee UCU picketline yesterday

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NATIONAL MOBILISATION AGAINST FASCISM!

On Saturday the 21st of March, far-right hate groups from across Scotland are planning to descend on Holyrood to hold an anti-migrant rally outside the Scottish Parliament. Their list of speakers includes Elaine Fegan, a fascist and transphobe who masquerades as a feminist standing alongside three known members of neo-nazi political parties - Josh Fernie from Homeland Party, Richard Mcfarlane and Paul Connor from Patriotic Alternative. These men are violent white supremacists whose official party policy amounts to genocide under the name of "remigration." We will not grant the snake-oil sellers of fascism space to give racist speeches outside our seat of devolved power.

We therefore call again on antifascists across the country, as well as on the independence movement, to mobilise in response and help defend Scottish democracy. As always, masking at protests is important to protect each other's safety, but also to avoid doxxing by far-right groups. If possible, we recommend arriving and leaving in a group.

March 21st, 11am, Scottish Parliament

Never let the fascists have the streets! Nae Pasaran!

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A short antifascist reportback from Perth, Scotland yesterday

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A short video about Scottish fascist group, Dundee Patriots' social media presence and recent use of AI slop for targeted abuse

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Another wee antifascist video report from Dundee updating on the situation with the refugees at Alloway Place and the campaign of harassment they've endured from the far-right

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A wee clip of antifascists in Dundee outside refugee accommodation singing Cable Street down the megaphone while the far-right screech at each other for alcohol, courtesy of one of the fascists.

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Another antifascist reportback from Dundee

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An antifascist reportback from Dundee

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A post shared by Food Not Bombs Dundee (@foodnotbombsdundee)

What’s been going on in Dundee lately? Our second sit down Community Meal!🍝 Living each day like it’s the first day of a better world 💗🌎🌍🌏✨ Let us know what you’d like on the menu for future meals! (As much as we’d like to eat the rich, we should probably have a nutritious appetiser first 😉)

Via @foodnotbombsdundee on instagram

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Next Thursday (12th June) in Dundee The Workers' Observatory is holding a workshop in the Keiller Centre from 10am - 4pm for delivery riders and drivers to explore a strategy of collective action to improve delivery fees.

Attendees will be reimbursed £75 for their time, if you're a delivery driver or rider get along if you can!

If not then pass the message on to any delivery workers you know in the city!

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO US!!! Eleven years ago this month, some anti-fascists on Tumblr wrote to each other to put together a collective account dedicated to reporting on anti-fascist activities around the world, supporting anti-fascists, and promoting the tenets of anti-fascism however they could. Since June 2014, Antifa International has expanded to reach over 142,000 people every month, across nine different social media platforms. In that time, we've also raised tens of thousands of dollars to help anti-fascist crews around the world to fund their work fighting hate.

We've also put together some projects of international anti-fascist collaboration that we're especially proud of. This June also marks the 10th anniversary of The International Anti-Fascist Defence Fund, which we started in 2015 to provide emergency support to anti-fascists facing real trouble as a direct result of their anti-fascist work. Over the past decade, the Defence Fund has doled out more than $270,000USD to help out over 800 anti-fascists in 26 different countries. Then there's The International Day of Solidarity with Anti-Fascist Prisoners - every July 25th we call on anti-fascists around the world to show solidarity with our comrades who've been locked up for the "crime" of standing against bigotry and fascism. We accept contributions for anti-fascist prisoners and their families year 'round and very July 25th we make sure they receive those funds, to help make their lives a bit easier while they're serving time. We also maintain the Death To Fascism website as a place anti-fascists can find resources and materials to help them in their work. Artwork, flyers, 'zines, how-to guides - it's all their for you to read, download, print, and share! We do all of this (and more) on a strictly unpaid, unfunded, volunteer basis. You could too! There are lots of things you can do to promote and support anti-fascism! In fact, here's a list of 30 antifa actions you could choose from to start with. Don't like any of those ideas? Then here are 40 more! If you'd like to help us celebrate our birthday(s), take an antifascist action this month and dedicate it to us! Or make a donation to the International Anti-Fascist Defence Fund! Or to the Anti-Fascist Prisoner Support Fund! Or support a specific antifa crew by picking up one of their shirts here!