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Kate Nevens (she/her) @katenevens.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Addressing women and children's poverty is a top priority for the Greens this session, and I look forward to working with my MSP colleagues, campaigners, young people and adults with experience of poverty to drive forward action on the issue. buff.ly/EPajcf2

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Kate Nevens (she/her) @katenevens.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

It was particularly useful to hear the perspectives of young mothers who have experienced the impact of poverty, to hear more about the intrinsic link between women's poverty and child poverty, and to discuss how we need to start telling a different story about poverty in Scotland.

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Kate Nevens (she/her) @katenevens.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Save the Children estimate that 1 in 5 children are affected by poverty in Scotland - an absolutely shocking figure. I was pleased to attend an event hosted by @savechildrenuk.bsky.social and @jrf-uk.bsky.social at Holyrood & chat about the role MSPs can play in tackling child poverty in Scotland.

MSPs Kate Nevens and Iris Duane stand in front of a sign reading 'no limits to childhood'

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Kate Nevens (she/her) @katenevens.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

We took to the Chamber to challenge Reform on their racism and their misogyny last night. Lots of speeches from us, Labour and the SNP worth watching, but here's mine ⬇️

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Kate Nevens (she/her) @katenevens.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Ahead of today's debate, I joined demonstrators from Women Against the Far Right Scotland outside parliament to say no to Islamophobia, no to the weaponisation of violence against women and girls, and no to attacks on Muslim women, and to all forms of misogyny.

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Kate Nevens (she/her) @katenevens.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

I am appalled by the motion Reform has brought to the Scottish Parliament today, an abhorrent attempt to stir up anti-Muslim hatred, to make Muslim women feel othered, unwelcome and unsafe. It is designed to make people feel fearful and push people out of public space. We will not let that happen.

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Kate Nevens (she/her) @katenevens.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Does everyone know that @caramckeegreens.bsky.social, one of my incredible fellow Greens MSPs, is a former librarian? Ever proud ☺️ Sign the pledge to have a Wee Read here: buff.ly/JAlbZ1T #WeeRead26 #ChooseReading #ChooseLibraries #LibrariesTransform #ScottishLibraries

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Wee Read

Join Scotland’s celebration of reading and libraries on October 7th.

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Kate Nevens (she/her) @katenevens.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Reading for pleasure brings massive benefits to people, including reducing stress and supporting learning. I'm currently reading Die, My Love by Ariana Harwicz, published by @charcopress.com, a wonderful local publisher focused on uncovering and translating contemporary Latin American literature.

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Kate Nevens (she/her) @katenevens.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

I love books and libraries! I'm a big reader of fiction, though I'm increasingly a fan of littler books and novellas particularly now I'm an MSP 📚 Today, I'm joining thousands across Scotland enjoying a #WeeRead with the Scottish Library & Information Council.

Kate sits in a window seat of the Scottish Parliament reading a book

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Kate Nevens (she/her) @katenevens.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

My motion recognises the important role of specialist Muslim-led "by and for" organisations in supporting those affected by Islamophobia and hate crime, and notes the important contributions of anti-racist education programmes and active bystander work in responding to Islamophobia in Scotland.

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Kate Nevens (she/her) @katenevens.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

In my region and across Scotland, anti-Muslim hatred and attacks on Muslim communities are growing, including on the streets, in schools and workplaces, in the media, in politics and online. Islamophobia has a disproportionate impact on Muslim women, who bear the brunt of anti-Muslim hostility.

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Kate Nevens (she/her) @katenevens.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

This year's IAM theme is Don’t Let It Slide, calling on all of us to take action, have courage and recognise everyone's everyday responsibility to address Islamophobia. As MSPs, we must respond to all forms of racism and discrimination and not allow it to be normalised.

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Kate Nevens (she/her) @katenevens.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Ahead of Islamophobia Awareness Month 2026, I've submitted a parliamentary motion recognising the month as an opportunity to raise awareness of the harms of Islamophobia and to showcase the positive contributions of Muslims in Scotland and across the UK.

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UK Politics News // Papernaut @ukpolitics.papernaut.co · 04/10/2026

THE INDEPENDENT: Contactless border trials at two airports could let Britons use facial recognition rather than show passports at e-gates. Big Brother Watch says 80% of people misidentified in London in 2025 were Black. - by Bryony Gooch

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Britons will no longer have to scan passports at gates — and can use their faces instead

Border force believe the ‘contactless border’ system could speed up border checks

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Kate Nevens (she/her) @katenevens.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Reform are bringing an utterly abhorrent motion for debate in Scottish Parliament next week, drenched in islmophobia and misogynoir. Read mine and the wonderful Mariam Ahmed's response to the motion here: buff.ly/2cuJRed

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Q Manivannan MSP @qmanivannan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

#ECAMatters I stand against the cuts to Textiles, Performance Costume, and Jewellery and Silversmithing at the Edinburgh College of Art, and join over 9000 petitioners demanding their reinstatement. Add your signature to the list, and write to your MSPs. www.change.org/p/save-the-c...

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Sign the Petition

Save the Craft and Design Courses at Edinburgh College of Art

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Kate Nevens (she/her) @katenevens.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Strong showing of Green MSPs at yesterday's UCU rally outside the Scottish Parliament! We stand in solidarity with UCU members across Scotland, including those on strike at @ucuedinburgh.bsky.social, GCU and @ducuuo.bsky.social 💚✊

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Kate Nevens (she/her) @katenevens.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

The devastating floods in Nepal were likely a result of the climate crisis. This requires global action, and I am committed to working with the Scottish Government to ensure Scotland is doing its bit to fight for climate justice & support communities at the forefront of the climate catastrophe.

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Kate Nevens (she/her) @katenevens.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Last week in parliament, I asked Cabinet Secretary Gillian Martin MSP what engagement she has had with the government's Humanitarian Emergency Fund team about increasing support to countries affected by climate-induced emergencies, and whether any funds would be directed to Nepal.

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Kate Nevens (she/her) @katenevens.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Thank you to all other MSPs who have supported my parliamentary motion recognising the humanitarian crisis following Nepal’s 2026 floods. You can read the full motion here: buff.ly/KsG34Fo

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Kate Nevens (she/her) @katenevens.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

This means opposing the climate-wrecking Rosebank oil field, as well as any further North Sea extraction, and backing a just transition. I urge my fellow MSPs and MPs to join me in signing the Stop Rosebank pledge: buff.ly/pgEeJQj @stopcambo.bsky.social

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To see the UK stop Rosebank and take the decisive leap of moving away from fossil fuels, we need to make sure that every MP and MSP hears from their constituents that for a safe climate and…

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Kate Nevens (she/her) @katenevens.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

With the extreme weather we have been witnessing in recent months, it is clear that the climate crisis is already at our doorstep. As parliamentarians, we have a responsibility to do all we can to mitigate climate breakdown.

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Kate Nevens (she/her) @katenevens.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

As the Scottish Tories bring a debate to Holyrood on 'Consent for Jackdaw and Rosebank', I joined protesters outside the Scottish Parliament calling on the UK and Scottish governments to #StopRosebank.

Kate stands in the centre of a group outside the Scottish Parliament holding a red sign reading 'Labour Must Stop Rosebank'

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Scottish Greens @scottishgreens.org · 29/09/2026

Climate experts are giving stark warnings about the climate emergency. It's time for the Scottish and UK governments to take action to tackle the climate crisis and cut household bills.

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Kate Nevens (she/her) @katenevens.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Thank you and congratulations to co-editors Kim Barker, Helen O'Shea and Talat Yaqoob and all the book's contributors. The book is available for free via the website buildingafeministscotland.org and includes important suggestions for things to write to me and other MSPs about 👀

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Building a Feminist Nation: Scotland in the Era of Polycrisis

AN ANTHOLOGY WRITTEN IN THE HOPE FOR CHANGE

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Kate Nevens (she/her) @katenevens.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

It was such an inspiring and powerful space and it was a privilege to be there. While the world can sometimes feel like it is spiralling into the depths, this book does an amazing job of presenting opportunities we can work on together, build together, fight for together.

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Kate Nevens (she/her) @katenevens.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I was so pleased to attend the launch of the wonderful new book "Building a Feminist Nation: Scotland in the Era of Polycrisis".

Kate stands with the book's co-editors and fellow MSPs in front of a screen with an image of the book's cover page

A speaker reads from the book on a stage while audience members watch. There is a sign next to the stage that reads 'Leith'

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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

BREAKING: 94 year old Jewish human rights barrister, Margaret Owen arrested under the Terrorism Act outside Andy Burnham’s Labour Party conference. UK taxpayers are funding these arrests while masked men terrorise the streets in coastal towns. Lift The Ban on Palestine Action.

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Kate Nevens (she/her) @katenevens.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I look forward to working with others across Parliament and across our communities to make a Scotland free from poverty a reality. #CPW26

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Kate Nevens (she/her) @katenevens.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Challenging poverty in Scotland needs cross-party action, and I was happy to support @paulsweeney.bsky.social's Challenge Poverty Week motion recognising the organisations who are coming together to "challenge the causes and consequences of poverty and to demand action".

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Kate Nevens (she/her) @katenevens.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

This year's campaign will focus on five key policy areas: social security; energy; fair work; tackling child poverty; and investing in communities - all issues affecting people across my region of Edinburgh and Lothians East, and right across Scotland.

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Kate Nevens (she/her) @katenevens.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I was really pleased to meet with representatives from @povertyalliance.org at the Scottish Parliament ahead of Challenge Poverty Week 2026.

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Kate Nevens (she/her) @katenevens.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Solidarity with @ucuedinburgh.bsky.social as they go on strike for five weeks over the university management’s announcement of £140m of cuts and an estimated 1,800 job losses ✊️ Read my parliamentary motion here and ask your MSP to add their support: buff.ly/fufGCTO

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Kate Nevens (she/her) @katenevens.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I join these organisations in welcoming the Scottish Government's commitment to developing a dedicated HIV action plan. With my Equalities portfolio hat on, I look forward to working cross-party and with communities affected by HIV to ensure the plan leaves no one behind. buff.ly/YSG3nLc

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Waverley Care welcomes minister’s announcement of new HIV Action Plan

Grant Sugden, Chief Executive of Waverley Care, said: “We welcome the announcement of a new HIV Action Plan for Scotland and the renewed focus it brings to the ambition of ending new HIV transmission…

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Kate Nevens (she/her) @katenevens.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I was really pleased to meet with @waverleycare.bsky.social, @tht.org.uk and @nat.org.uk at the Scottish Parliament this week to discuss their vital work, and to hear more about what MSPs can do to support their vision of ending new transmissions of HIV in Scotland by 2030.

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Kate Nevens (she/her) @katenevens.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Please do encourage your MSPs to sign my motion congratulating Inclusion Scotland on this milestone, and join me in wishing them every success in the future. buff.ly/ji8sw2e

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The Scottish Parliament

The Scottish Parliament examines what the Scottish Government is doing, makes new laws on devolved matters and debates the issues of the day.

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Kate Nevens (she/her) @katenevens.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I'm also incredibly proud to say that I was myself a recipient their Access to Elected Office Fund, and I cannot thank them enough for the support they provided me and other candidates through this fund.

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Kate Nevens (she/her) @katenevens.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Massive congratulations to Inclusion Scotland on its 25th anniversary this year! Inclusion Scotland make an enormous contribution to advancing the rights, voices and choices of disabled people across Scotland.

Inclusion Scotland’s 25th Anniversary, Parliamentary motion from Kate Nevens MSP

That the Parliament congratulations Inclusion Scotland on its 25th anniversary in 2026; notes that the organisation was established in 2001 and works to achieve positive changes to policy and practice so that disabled people are fully included throughout society as equal citizens;

recognises its work to support disabled people to become decision-makers, including through the Access to Elected Office Fund; considers that the anniversary provides an opportunity to reflect on progress made in advancing disability justice as well as on the barriers and inequalities that remain;

commends Inclusion Scotland’s members, staff, board and partners for their contribution to advancing the rights, voices and choices of disabled people across Scotland, and wishes Inclusion Scotland every success for the future.

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Kate Nevens (she/her) @katenevens.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Coincidentally, I'm speaking in Parliament this afternoon on flooding and the climate emergency, with a focus on risks to our coastal communities in East Lothian

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Kate Nevens (she/her) @katenevens.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Apologies if this is the Green equivalent of pointing at potholes, but that's a fairly significant bit if flooding behind me after only about 2 hrs of rain in Edinburgh.

Photo of Kate in front of a flooded area of an Edinburgh street

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Bylines Scotland @bylines.scot · 15/09/2026

The Importance of Protest for Peace. A panel discussion in Edinburgh with Blue Kenrick, Janet Fenton, Jen Ang, Kate Nevens MSP (invited) and Will Brown. 📅 Monday 21 September, 6–8pm 📍 Words & Actions for Peace, 58 Ratcliffe Terrace, EH9 1ST 🎟️ Free – reservation required 📧 RSVP: editor@bylines.scot

Blue-and-orange flyer for “The Importance of Protest for Peace”, a free panel discussion in Edinburgh on 21 September 2026, 6–8pm. Speakers include Blue Kenrick, Janet Fenton, Jen Ang, Kate Nevens MSP (invited) and Will Brown. RSVP editor@bylines.scot.

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Kate Nevens (she/her) @katenevens.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Deadline for this 🔥 of a job is midnight tomorrow! (Sunday) ce1046li.webitrent.com/ce1046li_web...

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Kate Nevens (she/her) @katenevens.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

This Wednesday, the Greens will be bringing a motion to Scottish Parliament to bring an end to the Scottish Government's complicity in illegal Israeli settlements 🇵🇸 Write to your MSP to ask them to vote in favour of our motion, and tune in to watch the debate on Wednesday on parliament.scot

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Kate Nevens (she/her) @katenevens.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

It's been a year since the Scottish Parliament agreed to a full package of BDS measures, yet the Scottish Government has still failed to comply. Scotland is now lagging behind the UK buff.ly/CVHBqe9 The Scottish Government must take urgent action to implement our parliament's democratic decision

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Scottish Government lagging behind UK Government on Israel boycott

Scottish Government lagging behind UK Government on Israel boycott - While the UK Gov takes steps to ban Israeli goods, the Scottish Government has yet to implement last year's Holyrood BDS vote.

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Kate Nevens (she/her) @katenevens.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Last week, I joined protesters outside parliament in calling on the government to urgently implement boycotts, divestment and sanctions against Israel and against companies complicit in the genocide in Palestine.

Kate Nevens MSP and Green co-leader Gillian Mackay speaking at a rally, surrounded by Palestinian flags, small mock coffins and a sign reading "HELP STOP THE GENOCIDE"

Kate uses chalk on the ground to adds names of murdered Palestinian children

Kate stands with young people who have joined the protest

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Bex @bexg93.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

www.writetothem.com Everyone in Scotland opposed to these useless, monsterous hyperscale AI data centres should contact their MSPs and councillors to them them know your vote is on the line if they do not vote in favour of a moratorium.

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WriteToThem

WriteToThem is a website which provides an easy way to contact MPs, councillors and other elected representatives.

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Kate Nevens (she/her) @katenevens.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

We need the government to take action and commit to a moratorium against hyperscale AI data centres in Scotland - and we'll be using our opposition debate this coming Wednesday to force a vote on halting all new applications. Please help us keep the pressure up on government! buff.ly/Fz4bVNT

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Swinney to face crunch Holyrood vote aiming to pause supersized AI data centres

The First Minister could face a backbench rebellion with some SNP backbenchers facing controversial 'hyperscale' projects in their backyards.

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