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Good luck to everyone receiving exam results this week🤞. Whatever your results, there are careers advisers available to help you explore your options - call the SDS Results Helpline on 0808 100 8000. myworldofwork.co.uk #ResultsDay #NoWrongPath

Just a couple more days to apply for these two jobs: deadline midnight on Thursday!

Kate Nevens (she/her)@katenevens.bsky.social · 2w ago

I have two more exciting roles in my office: 📣 Regional Engagement, Campaigns and Communications Lead – focusing on supporting communities across Edinburgh and Lothians East ✊️ Parliamentary Policy and Research Lead – focusing on my portfolio of Equalities and International Development

“Thomas Kerr’s attack on this life-saving support is as utterly shameful as it is embarrassing. It does not represent the people of Scotland – most of us have no desire to turn our backs on people facing starvation, displacement and bombardment." www.thenational.scot/news/2642762...

Thomas Kerr slammed for ‘small-minded racism’ in Palestine aid funding attack

THOMAS Kerr’s attack on the Scottish Government for providing humanitarian funding for Palestine has been branded “small-minded racism”.

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Quite different weather for our by-election campaigning sessions for Lorenzo and Isabella this week! If you live in Portobello/Craigmillar or Southside Newington make sure 3 September is in your diary to #VoteGreen @edinburghgreens.bsky.social

Reform responding with their usual delightfulness to unfolding tragedies for families. I gave some quotes to The National buff.ly/0F2q7xL

Reform MSPs in 'racist and dishonest' bid to 'exploit' Spanish migration crisis

REFORM UK have been accused of a “racist, dishonest and deliberately dehumanising” attempt to exploit the fatal migration crisis unfolding in…

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The Young Women's Movement is looking for young women, trans women and non-binary people aged 16 to 30 to take part in their latest research on tackling digital violence. Have your say: buff.ly/ZeJgKH7

Status of Young Women in Scotland research

Status of Young Women in Scotland is our flagship research project. In the past, Status of Young Women in Scotland has explored young women's human rights; access to healthcare; employment…

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Inclusion Scotland is inviting disabled people to share their experiences of third spaces, like libraries, parks, museums, community centres, leisure facilities, clubs and groups. The survey closes on 21st August, with Easy Read and plain-text versions available. Take part:

Tell Us About Your Experiences of Third Spaces

Inclusion Scotland wants to hear from disabled people about your experiences of third spaces.  Third spaces are places beyond home, work or education where people can connect with others and take…

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🦇 Our Scottish Bat Officer, Claudia, took @katenevens.bsky.social MSP on a bat walk last night through Hollyrood Park in Edinburgh. Kate is the Nature Champion for the soprano pipistrelle! Soprano pipistrelles were spotted! As well as common pipistrelle and Daubenton's bat. Photo (c) Ali Leetham

Campaigning, video-making and a Turkish coffee with Isabella, our fab candidate for the upcoming by-election in Southside Newington 🦜 @edinburghgreens.bsky.social

Horrible news coming out of Berlin, sending love to everyone www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

One dead, 16 injured at Berlin Pride event after vehicle crashes into crowd, police say

Police say an intensive manhunt is under way after the incident in Berlin's city centre.

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Everyone deserves a beautiful home 🥰 Today @kaykinoneill.bsky.social and I visited Four Square, a wonderful organisation supporting people experiencing homelessness in Edinburgh, as well as helping our local circular economy. Thank you for hosting us! www.foursquare.org.uk

(1/2) A free summer advice drop-in is taking place in Edinburgh next week, with ten organisations offering support on the EU Settlement Scheme, e-Visas, employment, income maximisation, housing, energy, community activities, and wellbeing services.

Out campaigning in the sunshine in Portobello, hoping to get our second Green Councillor for the ward in the September by-election! Good luck Lorenzo, we're all really rooting for you 💚 @edinburghgreens.bsky.social

I have joined a cross-party coalition of parliamentarians from across Europe in calling on Danish shipyard Fayard to stop servicing the specialised Arc7 tankers that keep Russia’s Arctic LNG exports moving.

For anyone Edinburgh festivalling this year, my partner Alan's made this incredible website festies.co.uk

Festies · Find, save and share Edinburgh Festival shows

Find, save and share Edinburgh Festival shows! Every festival – Fringe, International, Book, Art… – see what’s going on and plan with your festies.

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I have two more exciting roles in my office: 📣 Regional Engagement, Campaigns and Communications Lead – focusing on supporting communities across Edinburgh and Lothians East ✊️ Parliamentary Policy and Research Lead – focusing on my portfolio of Equalities and International Development

The firefighters are still here at Arthur's Seat; huge amounts of scorched earth @edinburghgreens.bsky.social

Surely this is a national emergency when we're having this many wildfires, this often

EdinburghMinute.com@edinburghminute.com · 2w ago

1am update: Photo of the fire on the Crags in Edinburgh by Minute subscriber Adam Johnston.

Thanks to LGBT Youth Scotland for asking me to share a message this Non-Binary Awareness Week.

A few weeks ago, I held a Culture Roundtable with Culture Counts and Artists for Basic Income Scotland that brought together the sector and elected representatives. Thank you to all who attended, and watch this space for a further report on what we discussed and agreed as collective priorities.

Trans people want the same thing as everyone else, to live their lives free from prejudice, discrimination and violence. Instead, this guidance will legitimise intrusive questioning, encourage suspicion and make everyday life less safe. The government should scrap this guidance.

A great weekend of action across Edinburgh! Thanks to everyone who spoke to us about our positive vision for a fairer, greener Edinburgh. On September 3rd, let's demand better - vote Scottish Greens #1 in Southside/Newington and Portobello/Craigmillar.

The first week of recess has been a really great time to meet with different organisations in the region and nationally, and have chats about important issues in my Equalities and International Development portfolio.

I'm hiring! I'm looking for someone super organised to join my team as our Parliamentary Officer, based at the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh buff.ly/gmpPy2X If this sounds like you, please do apply! Or tag or forward to folk who you think might be good for the role 💚

We have less than a week left to reject the Code of Practice on Services, Public Functions and Associations that is so harmful to our trans siblings. Together with my fellow Edinburgh & Lothians East MSPs, I have written to ask MPs in our region to support @nadiawhittomemp.bsky.social's EDM

Time to reflect on how busy the first few weeks in Parliament were! We worked with MSPs across Parliament to strengthen Scotland's relationship with the third sector and pave the way for multi-year flexible funding. Thank you to the organisations who shared their evidence and expertise💚

Resisting Transphobia in Edinburgh applauds the City of Edinburgh Council for voting, by an overwhelming majority, to condemn the transphobic new guidance from the Equalities and Human Rights Commission. Zoe Harding delivered a blistering speech on our behalf: rtie.org/2026/06/25/e...

Edinburgh Council condemn transphobic EHRC guidance

Resisting Transphobia in Edinburgh applauds the City of Edinburgh Council for voting today, by an overwhelming majority, to condemn the transphobic new guidance from the Equalities and Human Rights…

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A searing response to Reform from my fellow MSP Q Manivannan 🔥

Q Manivannan MSP@qmanivannan.bsky.social · last mo.

Scotland Needs Reform... just not that of inept ex-Tories. 👀In the thread, watch me respond to Reform's predictably confusing motion.

It was wonderful to be joined by Muhanad Al Jamar as my 'local hero' at yesterday's Opening Ceremony to mark the 7th Session of the Scottish Parliament. Muhanad has been doing incredible work as the co-founder of the Edinburgh Refugee Sponsorship Circle