Happy May Day everyone ✊

Delighted to see strong support for the Buffer Zone bill at stage 1 tonight.

Well done Gillian Mackay MSP for all your hard work on this. Let's make buffer zones a reality.

TODAY: We fully support MSPs passing the Stage 1 buffer zones debate ⬇️

#AbortionIsHealthcare #BufferZones #Scotland #ReproductiveRights

Job opportunity 📢Open Seas is recruiting for a Seafood Advocacy Officer to lead projects and advocacy work to promote #sustainableseafood in Scotland.
🐟Deadline 5th May🦀
More info here 👇 goodmoves.org/vacancy/a4sP10…

Attending an abortion service should not mean running a gauntlet of intimidation and misinformation.

Patients must be afforded the same dignity and privacy as they are at every other medical procedure, says Gillian Mackay MSP.

#BufferZones

Good morning!

We will meet from 09:30 am this morning to take evidence from a panel of stakeholders on Scotland's rural and island housing needs. 🏘️🏡

Follow Convener Ariane Burgess and the Committee put questions to the panel live on Scottish Parliament TV📺🔽
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📺This morning, the committee I convene is taking evidence on Scotland's rural island housing needs featuring South of Scotland Community Housing, Development Trusts Association Scotland and Community Land Scotland 🏘️
Tune in!

Policy & Practice Lead, James MacKessack-Leitch joined Ariane Burgess to discuss Scotland’s land reform journey on her podcast, Regenerative Scotland, tackling topics of land use, taxation, and meeting the nation’s ambitions for food security and climate action 🗺

Great to chat to Ariane Burgess about land reform at this crucial time!

The Bill is understandably a key focus, but worth noting there’s a lot more to Scotland’s land reform journey and Scottish Land Commission’s work!

Our summary doc: landcommission.gov.scot/downloads/65f1…

#LandReform

#LandReform
🎙️ In today's episode, I'm joined by James MacKessack-Leitch, Policy and Practice Lead at the Scottish Land Commission and we discussed what the latest land reform bill has to offer.
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This is more than 'wet weather' @bbcnews. We have to be clear with the public about the devastating costs the climate emergency is already having bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Spot on Gillian Mackay MSP The over reaction to the few tears you shed out of caring deeply reveals that we’ve got much more to do in terms of seeing tears as healthy human expression. Would be great to see John Beattie take that on.

Wick youngster voted to represent area at Scottish Youth Parliament dlvr.it/T64p3b

Global average temperature since 1880. Wait till 2023.

There is no time to wait. #ActOnClimate

#climate #energy #renewables #go100re

It's a been a busy and eventful week but here are some of the things I have been working on.

Thank you to Patrick Harvie 🇪🇺🌈 for being a champion for #cycling whilst Minister for Active Travel. During his tenure we have seen solid progress for cycling inc. significant boosts to funding and a much improved strategy.
We call on Fiona Hyslop to build on these foundations.

The Scottish Greens put people and planet before profit.
Join us to build a fairer, greener Scotland for all.
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Another all-access trip today, passenger Barry joining us from Lochbroom House with one of the staff, Phoebe. Barry used to work at sea and offshore so was good to be able to get him out for a cruise round the loch and coast.

Thanks to Tesco blue token scheme for helping this.