💥UPDATE💥 Developments within the Kingsknowe & Longstone area called 'Kingsknowe Connected'. @edinburghcouncil.bsky.social have appointed AtkinsRéalis to develop this landscape-led initiative, focused on improving the public spaces around Kingsknowe Court, Kingsknowe Pl, & Longstone St.

2000+ Edinburgh and West Lothian Greens... and more every day! @scottishgreens.org are surging. There's never been a better time to join the movement: greens.scot/join.

Scottish Greens members have voted to oppose the proscription of Palestine Action

Every day thousands of new members are joining the Green Party. And solidarity to our friends in @scottishgreens.org who are also rapidly growing as a party! Get involved: Greens.scot/join

We've got an amazing set of candidates in Edinburgh and Lothians East for next year's elections! Please think about getting involved in the campaign if you want radical voices representing you in Holyrood, and decisive action against voices of hate and division!

Opposing genocide is not a crime! 🇵🇸 🫒 ✊🏻 Free Palestine Saoirse don Phalaistín

We've got another exciting public Green Talk planned for this Thursday, with author Kristen Ghodsee and Green MSP candidate Kate Nevens. ♀️✊ Doors open for non-members from 7:45 pm, following our party members' meeting at 7:00 pm (members, pls check your email for more info). Hope to see you there!

Strong showing from Edinburgh and East Lothian Greens at today's national demo for Palestine. Our hearts are breaking for Gaza #FromTheRiver 🍉 @edinburghgreens.bsky.social @qmanivannan.bsky.social

Three people hurt. One week. Enough is enough, and the people of Edinburgh came out in agreement on Friday! youtu.be/yPUMatRhX1U

Join the emergency protest ride! CM veterans will be helping marshall.

Absolutely delighted that, at the 3rd time of asking, we have successfully banned arms companies from commercial activity (including testing) in Council parks and greenspace 🌳🚫 Thank you to everyone who wrote into the consultation earlier this year to make your views known .. we did it! 💬📝

There’s been three crashes involving a driver hitting a cycling this August. They happened in the same week. This is unacceptable. We’re riding in protest of Edinburgh’s indifference toward cyclists this Friday 22nd August at 7pm. Meet at Middle Meadow Walk. Tell and bring everyone you know

The Tour de France is coming to Edinburgh in 2027, but sponsors include fossil fuel giants the city should not be advertising. 🚫 ⛽✈️🛢️ 🚫 @cllrbenparker.bsky.social was asked if council rules mean that logos of climate-destroying brands should be removed from the picture when the Tour passes through.

"A stain on humanity, which will endure for generations."

A defiant George Monbiot avoids arrest amid wave of pro-Palestine Action protests @georgemonbiot.bsky.social said it's "an Orwellian situation in which people calling for peace are arrested under the Terrorism Act, while the UK actively assists Israeli state terror" www.thecanary.co/uk/news/2025...

I left the Green Party of England and Wales a few years back over their failures to deal with transphobia within the party. I have rejoined so that I can vote for Zack - this is an exciting moment for new leadership in our green movements 🌱

Hi fellow Scottish Green, remember to get your selections' vote in by tomorrow morning! More than ever, we need greater public representation of women, people of colour, LGBTQ+ and disabled people. Please give your support at this time when it's getting harder for marginalised people to speak out.

As an MSP I will… make clear the links between climate justice, disability justice, gender justice, racial justice and worker’s rights, bringing our movements together. Vote Kate Nevens #1 for Edinburgh and Lothians East (voting closes soon!)

Just a couple of days left for Scottish Greens to vote for their MSP candidates! Voting closes midday on Friday 11th. Thank you so much to everyone who has been so supportive of my campaign! Check out this thread for what various supporters have to say about me ☘️

Over 1,100 people have objected to new gas burning at Peterhead. Join them to help break the grip of the fossil fuel industry on our energy system! Take action act.foe.scot/object_peter...

As an MSP I will… build on the work our party has been doing on nature restoration and rewilding, prioritising communities over corporations, and champion the reintroduction of lynxes and wolves to Scotland. Find out more about my campaign here: linktr.ee/katenevens

Today the order banning #PalestineAction as "terrorists" came into effect. But they are not terrorists. They are protesters trying to stop a genocide. This is a "first they came for ..." situation. Unless we stand in solidarity against this assault on our freedom, they will pick us off one by one.

Daniel, SGP Clerk, says: “I’m giving Kate my #1 vote because her constructive facilitation at National Council proves she has what it takes to bring people along with her progressive & inclusive vision!” Thanks @dmilligan.bsky.social‬ it's been great working with you too!

Crowdfunder for Palestine Action - we need to donate now before the court judgement on Friday: www.crowdjustice.com/case/palesti...

Voting is OPEN!! Scottish Green members check your emails 🎉 and Vote Kate Nevens #1 for Edinburgh and Lothians East 🌱 Find out more about me and my campaign over at linktr.ee/katenevens

My closing statement from our Edinburgh and Lothians East Green hustings 🦜 Be warned: it's all about me and why I'm so great 🫣 Vote Kate #1 for Edinburgh & Lothians East (Watch the full hustings with all 18, all fabulous, candidates over on the SGP members site)

We've also had the most phenomenal team this campaign, and I hope everyone's really proud!! @qmanivannan.bsky.social @gavincorbett.bsky.social @edinburghgreens.bsky.social @dmilligan.bsky.social and so many others....

Polling stations are open until 10 PM, make sure to get your vote in if you live in Fountainbridge-Craiglockhart ward! 🗳️ Q Manivannan will be bringing the breath of fresh air we really need on Edinburgh Council if elected! 💚 Mind, as a Scottish local election, you don't need an ID for this one.

Polls are open in Fountainbridge-Craiglockhart! A Green [1] vote can stop a second Tory councillor for the ward, deliver fresh ideas and new energy to Edinburgh council.

Tomorrow’s the day with teams out all of today delivering poll cards, reminding you to #VoteQ1 and #VoteScottishGreens in Fountainbridge-Craiglockhart. Tenants’ rights, inclusive governance, road safety, preserving our local ecologies — let’s usher in something fresh in local politics.

As an MSP I will bring an unapologetic left-wing alternative to the encroaching far-right and a radical Green vision for independence 🌳 Follow my campaign: linktr.ee/katenevens and Vote Kate #1 when voting opens next week!

Just waking up to the news that Zohran Mamdani won! South Asian socialists are on the up. If you are a Scottish Green Party member in Edinburgh and Lothians East, consider giving me your #1 vote. I can’t rap but I can dance

Solidarity with Palestine Action, whom Home Secretary Yvette Cooper is apparently planning to proscribe in the coming weeks, effectively branding them a terrorist organisation www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Happy Pride Edinburgh! #TransRightsNow 🏳️‍⚧️

Tell me how is it that the US and her allies can murder over 5 MILLION people in the Middle East …. But the media in 2025 can say with a straight face that Iran is a threat to peace??

Snapped a photo with our Palestine Solidarity campaign co-co Adam Al-khateb at yesterday’s national march … somehow we look like we’re in a gritty cop drama 😅

Exciting news - I am throwing my hat in the ring to be the next Scottish Green MSP! I’m asking Scottish Green members in the Edinburgh and Lothians East region for their #1 vote - a vote for me is a vote for a radical, transformative Green vision 💚 More about me & my campaign linktr.ee/katenevens

The people are taking action because their governments refuse to act. Thousands of participants from around the world are traveling to Egypt to participate in the Global March to Gaza. I am proud to be participating as part of the Irish delegation. #MarchToGaza #GlobalMarchToGaza #BreakTheSiege

Follow and support March to Gaza today. #BreakTheSiege #MarchToGaza #EndTheBlockade #GlobalMarchToGaza #StandWithPalestine www.instagram.com/p/DKwylh5CPsY/

Rights group says volunteers, including MEP Rima Hassan, subjected to ‘mistreatment, aggressive treatment’.

This was incredibly disappointing 🙅‍♂️ In speaking, I mentioned the inspirational actions of Labour Cllrs in 1986 when opposing apartheid in South Africa ✊ How far Labour has fallen that, now, in the face of a genocide, they refuse to use their power to oppose arms companies testing on Council land 🥀

If you're in Hamilton, Larkhill and Stonehouse, please think about voting for the excellent Ann McGuinness from the Scottish Greens today!

We're thrilled that Edinburgh's Green councillors have worked successfully with other parties to reaffirm the city's commitment to promoting equality for Edinburgh’s LGBT+ community. 🏳️‍⚧️ Find the full motion text at the link below: www.edinburghgreens.org.uk/blog/edinbur...

Thank you to everyone for an amazing Critical Mass, especially those who helped steward for the first time! A special shout-out to @weespokehub.bsky.social for kindly providing a replacement bike for the speaker carrier, whose bike had broken down just before the ride ❤️

Another great session knocking doors in Shandon today for Q Manivannan @qmanivannan.bsky.social ahead of the council by-election in 1 month. Voters are dismayed at the running of Edinburgh Council by Labour propped up by the Tories and Lib Dems. They are ready to have a Green councillor once again!