Q Manivannan

Campaign poster for Q Manivannan of the Scottish Greens, smiling outdoors in a light blue blazer and purple shirt. Text reads: ‘Q Manivannan. Donate to support Q’s election campaign today! Scottish Parliament Election 2026.

Chip in today to elect Q Manivannan – a radical voice to the Scottish Parliament who is ready to fight for change.

Any contribution - big or small - will make a huge difference to our people-powered campaign to deliver a record 3 Green MSPs for Edinburgh!

www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/elect-q-ma...

Delighted to be chairing this discussion with my anthropologist/activist hat on with @rachelcdailey.bsky.social @samgoncalveshorton.bsky.social and Dan Glazebrook on Saturday in Edinburgh 💜

Come along if you’re around!

Speaking at the Scottish International Development Alliance’s conf a few months ago, wee Green me argued amidst MSPs, MPs, & senior political party reps that our insistence on development aid abroad cannot be at odds with our treatment of crisis-stricken immigrants at home.

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This Diwali I’m feeling so immensely hopeful and joyful. After all of the hate of the UK’s far right, to see working class people, women, artists, activists, folks in parts of Scotland often unrepresented, queer people, all coming together for a Green movement — one that puts people before profit.

You heard him — and you’ve seen me!

We’re not just a white middle-class party. And there’s no climate justice without justice for working class, trans, and immigrant communities.

The measure of our society must be how we treat the least privileged.

Join the Scottish Greens, and help out 🏳️‍🌈🇵🇸🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

That’s me! Help a girl get a job.

We’re seeing a surge in our Scottish Green Party membership too, no doubt because of the excellent work of our team, but also @zackpolanski.bsky.social’s messaging.

Screaming, crying, very quietly so the next office can’t hear me

Holyrood 2026 - Get Involved! 19:30 to 21:00 on 9 October; Let's Get Started Meeting for South Edinburgh in the Eric Liddell Centre. 13:00 to 14:00 on 12 October; Edinburgh Candidates Launch at the Pavilion Cafe, followed by canvassing. 19:00 to 20:30 on 22 October; Let's Get Started Meeting for South East Edinburgh in Nelson Hall. More info at edinburgh.greens.scot/events-calendar/

Come along as we get started on the campaign for the 2026 Scottish Parliament elections!

We're holding open meetings over the coming weeks for anyone who wants to get more Greens elected at Holyrood.

See our events calendar for more details & upcoming dates: edinburgh.greens.scot/events-calendar/

The Housing Bill, introduced by Scottish Greens, has passed!

✅ Rent controls
✅ The right for renters to keep pets
✅ The right for renters to decorate
✅ Increased council tax on second homes
✅ Support for those who are homeless or at risk of homelessness
👇 And more

I’m pleased to be proposing this motion today 🇵🇸

The Scottish Government took a big step forward in supporting BDS calls from Green MSPs, but now they must do the same for Councils ⚖️

New powers need to be granted to local authorities or else the government position is just warm words ❌ 💬 🤷

Opinion | Civility Is a Fantasy

YES to @roxanegay.bsky.social: In "this framework, incivility is refusing to surrender to hatred, refusing to smile politely at someone who doesn’t consider you their equal, refusing to carve away the seemingly unpalatable parts of yourself until there is nothing left." #politics #justice #activism

Look like you’re plotting revolution even then

Any academic forums/blogs/journals looking for short-form currently? Have an article on grief through archival returns that I’m keen on sending out but a previous forum fell through!

UK recognises Palestine as an independent state Keir Starmer’s announcement comes seven decades after end of British mandate in Palestine and creation of state of Israel

147 states already do. And, now there are 150 of them. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Scottish Green Party candidates Q, Kate and Adam holding a Free Palestine sign

Scottish Greens at the Palestine demo

Scottish Greens at the Palestine demo

Green candidates Q and Kate with councillirs Shona and Susan at the Palestine demo

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

A huge win born from years of effort alongside Amnesty, Oxfam, @caatuk.bsky.social and many other groups.

Lots more to be done, but this is a significant victory to be celebrated.

Scotland bands funding for Israel's arms dealers. A bomb with a Scottish flag is scored out. Scottish Greens.

✅Scotland is to BAN funding for Israel's arms dealers!

Scottish Greens have long fought for this change, alongside @amnestyscotland.bsky.social, @oxfamscotland.bsky.social, and others.

Delighted to meet with the Scottish Wildilife Trust @scotwildlife.bsky.social to gain their advice on how best parties can use the upcoming Scottish Parliament election campaigns to do good for nature, prioritise local ecologies, and fight for well-being, resilience, and sustainable economies.

Edinburgh Poverty Commission’s public consultation for 2025 with the Council ends today (31st August) - you can find it on the Consultation Hub here: consultationhub.edinburgh.gov.uk/ce/end-pover...

#edinburgh #council #consultation #scotland #poverty #scottishgreens

Very excited — it was a close margin and Ross and Gillian will be wonderful co-leaders for the years to come. Here’s to a party that continues working for the downtrodden and disenfranchised.

Tomorrow is the last day for members of the public to fill in Environmental Standards Scotland’s consultation on their draft strategy for 2026-2031.

It takes less than 15 minutes: find the consultation here environmentalstandards.scot/our-work/our... 🌸

#scotland #environment #public #consultation

Stirling- solidarity kite making on Saturday 30/08/25

Had a wee laugh too - bless you

Keep Hope Alive: a Gaza Giving Circle We are a team of volunteers in the US and UK, led by two sisters passionate about helping our friends on the ground keep their families and neighbors alive with food, water, & shelter. We saw that…

I'm writing this on a bleak Thursday evening. But the bleakness isn't for us. The despair isn't ours. We don't have permission to let go of hope.

One act of hope—help six families in Gaza eat. They depend on us EVERY week. Bet on them. 3260/3835 by Saturday chuffed.org/project/hope...

Crips for eSims for Gaza Donate here: 中文 Simplified and Traditional Chinese version En Español 한국어 En français FYI: Plain language version of “Crips for eSims for Gaza: A Donation Guide” by Noemí Martíne…

Crips for eSIMS for Gaza is run by Asian disabled writers @sfdirewolf.bsky.social @pipagaopoetry.bsky.social @thellpsx.bsky.social, and have done so much good.

disabilityvisibilityproject.com/2023/12/25/c...

Congratulations to my wonderful friend Sara Wong on this gorgeous article exploring anti-colonial aesthetic politics. Please read, cite, and share! 🌸

We still need to meet Katherine!

End Links With Hebrew University — UCU St Andrews

St Andrews staff & students, please sign this open letter calling on the university to sever links with the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and all other Israeli universities

and if you're not connected to St Andrews, please publicise this anyway. thank you!

www.ucustandrews.org/end-links-wi...