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Rachel from Retford @rachelsarareeves.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Olive is the best and would help make our process more consistent, transparent and therefore trustworthy. Vote Olive!

Olive Welch @olive-the-above.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Want the green party to have a progressive & experienced SOC? Elections for internal committee positions are now open until 13:30 on 4 October! I'm really excited to be standing with a wonderful slate of candidates. If you are at conference, please rank us 1-5 💚 ballot.greenparty.org.uk

Voting now open.

The Standing Orders Committee (SOC) plays an important role in our party:
1. reviewing conference motions
2. interpreting our party constitution
3. organizing parts of conference.

Your progressive, lefty, queer, experienced and pro-palestine candidates for SOC:
1. Laura Eccott
2. Cade Hatton
3. Olive Welch
4. Tim Kiely
5. Scott Robinson

Rank us 1-5!

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LGBTIQA+ Greens @lgbtiqa.greenparty.org.uk · 03/10/2026

Statement on the presence of Elaine Miller at Conference:

Earlier this week we learned that a conference fringe meeting (Sunday 9am Women's pelvic health: the massive, hidden environmental cost) was due to be addressed by a notorious campaigner against trans rights, Elaine Miller. We understood this to mean she would be at conference in person. With our friends in Trans Greens and Trans Young Greens, we wrote to the party to say: “Her presence at Conference would go against the policies of trans inclusion held by the Green Party of England and Wales, and that the platforming of a renowned and vocal transphobe would represent a serious safeguarding issue for our trans, non-binary, and intersex attendees. The presence of a speaker with such a notorious history of disrupting democratic processes would constitute a serious risk of intimidating trans members out of participation in the democratic processes of their party.”

We said that “We expect the party to uphold its duty to protect trans, non-binary, intersex, and gender nonconforming members” by not allowing this to happen. Sadly, as of Saturday morning, we have received no reply nor any acknowledgement beyond an automatic mailbox response. We now understand that Elaine Miller’s appearance will be via Zoom. This is a relief for many of us who are at conference. The title of the meeting is a serious and important issue relating to healthcare. However we cannot accept the platforming of a notorious campaigner against the rights of trans people.

We told the party that if we did not receive assurances we would discuss with our members what steps to take next. So here we are, asking you our members to let us know what you think we should do, at conference and afterwards, to defend and protect members and to ensure that those who campaign against queer rights do not find a platform in our party. We are at stall 12, come and let us know your thoughts. Or share them with us on our socials.
Bluesky: @lgbiqagreens.bsky.social
Facebook: LGBTIQA+ Greens
Instagram: @LGBTIQAGreens
Your LGBTIQA+ Greens committee

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LGBTIQA+ Greens @lgbtiqa.greenparty.org.uk · 27/09/2026

The Green party conference starts on Friday so if you attending in person or online let's get some of our motion's passed that will give hope to Trans people in England and Wales:

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Olive Welch @olive-the-above.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Spent the morning being rained on, but it was worth it 💚

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University of Nottingham UCU branch @uonucu.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

With strike action set to begin in a week and a half, here is a quick overview of what is happening at your university, why it is happening, what UCU is doing about it, and how you can support us as we fight for the future of UoN. #UCU #UoN #UoNUCU #UniversityOfNotting #StopTheCuts #SaveHE

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Aliza Adi (she/her) @alizaadi.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

I find it highly troubling that, after spending years refusing to dispel misinformation about disciplinary cases, the party has chosen the case of a Trans woman to break with that very strong tradition Whatever the intention, the optics are extremely concerning

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Bassetlaw Green Party 💚 @bassetlawgreen.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Another amazing turnout at yesterday's screening of the People's Emergency Briefing! It's clear there's a huge amount of concern about the climate crisis in Bassetlaw, but also a real determination to do something about it. People are ready for change, and the Green Party is ready to deliver it 💚

An audience shot at a screening of the People's Emergency Briefing.

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Trans+ Solidarity Alliance @transsolidarity.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Thank you so much to the hundreds of trans people and allies who joined today's mass lobby! The queue stretched across both sides of the road outside Parliament, and so many MPs participated in meetings and responded to green cards. Together, we delivered a powerful message for change 🏳️‍⚧️

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Sian Berry MP @sianberry.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

I have asked the Chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission to come to Brighton, and today Brighton came to me with so many stories of how the EHRC Code of Practice is impacting them. Trans lives are already being harmed, and the EHRC needs to hear this.

Image is of Siân with three staff members from Refuge UK. They are stood smiling in Westminster Hall in the Houses of Parliament. A crowd of people is visible in the background participating in the mass lobby for trans equality.

Image is of Siân holding a notebook and pen. She is stood in front of desks, staffed by people in high-vis jackets. A placard is resting against a table and reads: Trans people deserve real equality.

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Olive Welch @olive-the-above.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Solidarity with everyone who will be attending the mass lobby today 🏳️‍⚧️

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Olive Welch @olive-the-above.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Your spooky green party activist is starting a spooky book club 🖤 We'll be meeting at the Leaky Teacup in Retford on the last Thursday of each month, with our first session taking place on 29 October 🎃 Sign up here: www.jotform.com/form/2624929...

Find Something Wicked to Read.
Retford Horror Book Club.
The last Thursday of each month from 6:30-8:00pm at the Leaky Teacup.

What Awaits Within
We'll meet on the last Thursday of each month at the Leaky Teacup.
There are no rules about what counts as horror. We're here for the classics, the obscure, the unsettling and everything in between!

Bring a Book from Your Collection
For our first meeting, bring along a favourite horror book to recommend to the group.
We'll share our recommendations before deciding on our first collective read.

The First Gathering
Thursday, 29 October
6:30-8:00pm
The Leaky Teacup, Retford

Want to Join Us?
Scan the QR code to join our mailing list

LGBT+ Inclusive
All Welcome <3

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Freda Wallace She/Ra @missfreda.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

The polling company JL Partners featured in tonights Channel 4 News Exposé on Reform is the same one used by Sex Matters and LGB Alliance . JLP are linked to American Christian investors that hope to shape UK policy.

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Bassetlaw Green Party 💚 @bassetlawgreen.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

It was great to see so many Green Party members and local residents at last night's screening of the People's Emergency Briefing hosted by the Bassetlaw Environmental Network at Idle Valley Nature Reserve. Huge thanks to Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust for letting us all use such a fantastic venue 💚

The People's Emergency Briefing title slide projected onto a screen at Idle Valley Nature Reserve, showing the event's aims: watch the film, discuss responses, and take action on the climate emergency.

A full room of people seated at Idle Valley Nature Reserve watching the People's Emergency Briefing presentation, with attendees facing a projector screen during the community screening.

The event organisers stood together against the backdrop of the Idle Valley Nature Reserve.

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Olive Welch @olive-the-above.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

It's important to note that the group behind this lawsuit, the Green Women's Declaration, are not affiliated with the Green Party. Political parties must be able to decide who is and isn't allowed to attend their conferences. If the GWD are successful, it will set a completely ridiculous precedent.

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Aliza Adi (she/her) @alizaadi.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Last year, we drew a red line There was no way we would stand by while an anti-human-rights group tried to spread its harmful and abusive rhetoric at the @greenparty.org.uk annual conference Now, that hate group is using the law to attack our decision If you can, please help us take them on 🙏🏼✊🏼

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Bassetlaw Green Party 💚 @bassetlawgreen.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

This summer's heatwaves and devastating forest fires are yet another reminder that the climate crisis isn't some distant threat. It's happening right now. Nottinghamshire deserves leadership that's prepared to tackle the climate crisis head-on, not promote anti-science, conspiracist nonsense.

A quote from Councillor Bert Bingham, Reform Cabinet Member for Environment at Nottinghamshire County Council, which states: "I've never seen such nonsense as the anthropogenic global warming hoax"

The quote is overlaid onto an image of a forest fire.

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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 20/08/2026

Congratulations to students across the UK today! Whatever the results were, we hope that you take pride in how much you’ve learned and grown over the past few years, and celebrate your achievements. The Green Party wishes you the best of luck with your next ventures!

A Green Party Graphic that reads: Congratulations on finishing your GCSEs! with typical classroom paraphernalia in the background (e.g. a globe, dictionary, scissors, pen, books, clock)

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Olive Welch @olive-the-above.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Spent a lovely green party morning in Retford chatting with residents and enjoying the cooler weather in Bassetlaw (while it lasts) 💚💚💚

Green Party activists at a market stall in Retford.

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Olive Welch @olive-the-above.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Breaking News: Olive has more tattoos

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Bassetlaw Green Party 💚 @bassetlawgreen.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Over the past two weekends, our Green Party volunteers have been hard at work, collecting litter along the Chesterfield Canal and around Shireoaks Marina. A big thank you to everyone who came along and got stuck in 💚

Green Party volunteers picking litter at the Shireoaks Marina.

Green Party volunteers picking litter along the Chesterfield Canal.

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Equality Network @lgbtiscotland.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

The Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights has written an op-ed about growing hostility towards LGBTI+ people in countries including the UK, calling on governments to "double down on the simple promise that human rights belong to everyone". Read more: www.coe.int/en/web/commi...

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Attacks on LGBTI people are the warning sign of a wider backlash against democracy - Commissioner for Human Rights - www.coe.int

Strasbourg 3 August 2026

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Olive Welch @olive-the-above.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

A little thread of my Green Party adventures recently...💚 It's been a busy few weeks filled with market stalls, community surveys, litter picks, conference training, and supporting our local trans community 🧵

Cover image titled: "Olive's Green Party Adventures (aka what I've been up to this summer)".

Two polaroid-style photos show volunteers at a Green Party market stall and a group selfie from a community litter pick.

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Rachel from Retford @rachelsarareeves.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

The brand new Bassetlaw Environmental Network will be hosting two screenings of the National Emergency Briefing. Idle Valley Nature Reserve, 27th August Christ Church Worksop, 11th September Awesome local endorsement pics for attention (and ‘coz they are cute) www.facebook.com/share/p/192E...

Owner of Retford’s Leaky Teacup with a postcard advertising Bassetlaw showings of the National Emergency Briefing. Looking super cute.

Minister of Retford’s Grove Church with a postcard advertising Bassetlaw showings of the National Emergency Briefing. Looking super cute.

Owner of Retford’s Wonderland Bookshop with a postcard advertising Bassetlaw showings of the National Emergency Briefing. Looking super cute.

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Olive Welch @olive-the-above.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Litter hates to see us coming 🗑️♻️ It was lovely to spend the afternoon picking litter along the Chesterfield Canal 💚

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Olive Welch @olive-the-above.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Something I just can't get my head around is that when the EHRC guidance is implemented next week, I'm still going to have to go to work like any other day... Like its terrifying being trans rn, but also I still live in a capitalist hellscape and need to pay my ever increasing bills. What a life.

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Human Rights Law Centre (HRLC) @uon-hrlc.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

We return with coverage of the second day of of Nottingham International Criminal Justice Conference 2026 #UoN_ICJ26 #IntlCrimJustice Follow along here for updates 🧵⤵️

A photo of the agenda for the 2026 Nottingham International Criminal Justice Conference.

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Olive Welch @olive-the-above.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Hugely excited to be attending and supporting this wonderful event for the third consecutive year. Looking forward to listening to (and live posting about) some very interesting conversations surrounding intl criminal law over the next couple of days! #UoN_ICJ2026 #IntlCrimJustice

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Olive Welch @olive-the-above.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

This was such a lovely event, thanks to the amazing group of people who showed up <3

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Trans Rights in Bassetlaw (TRiB) @bassetlaw-trans.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

🏳️‍⚧️ DEMO INFO 🏳️‍⚧️ Join us on Sunday 28 June at 1pm in Retford Market Square as we stand together against the EHRC's Draft Code of Practice. Say no to exclusion, no to segregation, and no to rolling back trans rights. See you there.

Demo Info
Meeting Point: Retford Market Square
Date/Time: Sunday. 28 June 1:00pm

Stay in Groups - Do not go anywhere alone. If you need support, just ask!
Do NOT Engage with Transphobes - Arguments are exactly what they want. Stay calm and don't rise to provocation.
If You Feel Unsafe - Find another group member or organiser

We're expecting warm weather with a chance of rain, so please bring water and clothing suitable for the weather!

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Melissa Harker @melissa.green · 25/06/2026

Oh so we're just blatantly allowing the NHS to do conversion practices if they just dangle the carrot of "health care services" in front of someone. Surely more analysis to come, but this draft bill is a joke. No bill would be better than this bill. Perhaps that's what Bridget Phillipson wants.

A screenshot of the draft bill to "end Conversion Practices". It reads:
(3) Conduct which (a) is carried out by a person towards an individual with such an intention, but (b) is carried out in the course of providing health care services to the individual concerned, is not a conversion practice unless the person acts in such a way that falls far below the standards reasonable expected of a person in their position.

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TransActual @transactualuk.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Under the Government’s draft bill to ban conversion abuse, this tortuous practice will be allowed to continue. transactual.org.uk/blog/2026/06...

Labour bill to ban conversion practices reads like an instruction manual for abuse.

The UK Government has today published its draft bill on banning conversion practices in England and Wales – and after 8 long years of promises to bring in an effective ban, we’ll be waiting longer yet.

Read more with the link in post.

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Olive Welch @olive-the-above.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

It has been over 4 weeks since I first contacted @jowhitemp.bsky.social about the EHRC Code of Practice. This is a time sensitive issue & one that will have a massive impact on her trans constituents. It's therefore extremely disappointing that she has not taken the time to respond to our concerns.

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Bassetlaw Green Party 💚 @bassetlawgreen.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Join us for the Bassetlaw Green Party Summer Picnic! 🌻 📅 Saturday 4 July 🕧 12:30 - 15:30 📍 Kings Park, Retford (meet by the bandstand) Bring a picnic blanket or chair, food and drink, and feel free to bring along an outdoor game too if you're feeling energetic! See you there 💚

Bassetlaw Greens Summer Picnic
Saturday 4th July 2026
12:30pm - 3:30pm
Kings Park, Retford

Family-freindly
Bring a picnic
Meet local Greens

Everybody welcome!

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Trans Rights in Bassetlaw (TRiB) @bassetlaw-trans.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

🏳️‍⚧️ BANNER MAKING SESSION 🏳️‍⚧️ Join us at the Leaky Teacup in Retford on Saturday 27 June at 6pm as we prepare banners and placards for Sunday's Trans Rights Rally. We'll have plenty of cardboard available, but please feel free to bring along your own materials. See you there ✊🏳️‍⚧️

Retford Rally For Trans Rights - Banner Making Session

Saturday, 27 June
6pm at the Leaky Teacup, Retford.

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Bassetlaw Green Party 💚 @bassetlawgreen.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Refugee rights are human rights 💚 Whether someone was born in Bassetlaw or arrived here seeking refuge, our interests are shared. We all deserve safe homes, secure livelihoods, strong public services, and to live in peace and dignity. Refugees are welcome in Bassetlaw.

Bassetlaw Green Party post celebrating World Refugee Day

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Human Rights Law Centre (HRLC) @uon-hrlc.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

On this World Refugee Day, we are reminded of the urgent need to uphold the right to seek asylum and to ensure that legal systems protect, rather than undermine, the rights of those in need of refuge. Refugees are human beings. They deserve to be treated with empathy, dignity, and respect.

World Refugee Day post featuring the following quote by HRLC member, Dr Helen O'Nions

"Those of us who know refugees, know the hardships they have endured. These hardships do not end on arrival but continue through hostile immigration policies, lengthy delays, and a populist narrative stressing illegality and Otherness. Refugees are human beings. They deserve to be treated with empathy, dignity, and respect"

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Trans Rights in Bassetlaw (TRiB) @bassetlaw-trans.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

🏳️‍⚧️ SAY NO TO EXCLUSION. SAY NO TO SEGREGATION 🏳️‍⚧️ Join us on Sunday 28 June at 1pm in Retford Market Square to oppose the implementation of the EHRC Draft Code of Practice and stand in solidarity with the trans community. Trans rights are human rights. See you there.

Retford Rally For Trans Rights
28 June 2026 1:00pm
Retford Market Square
Trans Rights in Bassetlaw

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Amnesty International UK @amnestyuk.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

🚨BREAKING: Filton 4 sentenced as terrorists Amnesty opposes the use of terrorism powers in this case. The defendants in today’s case were sentenced as terrorists because prosecutors want to make an example of them. Today's decision shows how direct action protesters could be treated in the future

Filton 4 sentenced as terrorists, use of terrorism laws against protesters must end

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Human Rights Law Centre (HRLC) @uon-hrlc.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

📢 Meet our speakers for the 2026 HRLC Annual Human Rights Conference 🔹 Keynote: Ionnis Ktistakis, Judge of the European Court of Human Rights 🔹 Panel One: Aidan Flegg | Lucía Gómez | Héloïse Lauret 🔹 Panel Two: Mavis Machirori | Hannah Matthews | Sissy Katsoni 🔗 Register here: lnkd.in/evmcsiNR

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Melissa Harker @melissa.green · 10/06/2026

Here we are: forced detransition of trans youth. They know the harms that this will cause to trans teens and their families, and they just don't care. This country and this government is flagrantly indifferent to the mental and physical wellbeing of transgender youth.

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Trans Rights in Bassetlaw (TRiB) @bassetlaw-trans.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

TRiB badges and leaflets featured across three stalls at Harworth and Bircotes Pride this weekend. Huge thanks to @bassetlawgreen.bsky.social and @bassetlawlibdems.bsky.social for their support 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️

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Olive Welch @olive-the-above.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

As a trans woman who is also a cancer survivor, the prospect that I may now face additional barriers to accessing preventative cancer care is deeply alarming. The scale of the exclusion that we are facing, and the inevitable consequences of that exclusion, are truly horrifying.

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Sian Berry MP @sianberry.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Some snippets from my speech in Parliament on Pride Month. If the current environment for LGBTQ+ people teaches us one thing, it is that progress if precious and rights for any of us can, if not defended fully, be rolled back. It is our job in this place to prevent this.

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Trans Rights in Bassetlaw (TRiB) @bassetlaw-trans.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Parliament has just 20 days remaining to disapprove the EHRC guidance before it is implemented without scrutiny or debate. If you live in Bassetlaw, please sign our petition calling on Jo White MP to support EDM 240 and to stand with the trans community 👇 🔗 you.38degrees.org.uk/p/Jo-White-E...

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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 03/06/2026

Impractical, intrusive and inhumane - @rachelmillward.bsky.social responds to the ECHR guidance on behalf of Green Party leadership.

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Olive Welch @olive-the-above.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

If you live in Bassetlaw, please add your signature ⬇️

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