MSP Dr Q Manivannan will give a talk in Dunbar on Thursday.
The newly elected Scottish Green MSP will talk at Yes Dunbar’s annual general meeting (AGM), which takes place in Dunbar Town House.
Born in 1996 in the state of Tamil Nada, India, Q is one of the youngest MSPs and is now the Scottish Greens’ culture spokesperson.
Following academic study and work as a research analyst in India, Q came to Ireland to take an MPhil in international peace studies (completed in 2021) and then to Scotland for doctoral studies at the University of St Andrews.
They attracted interest prior to the election as they were able to stand for election as a Commonwealth citizen with a legal right to be in the UK, even though only on a student visa at the time of the election, but Q is now applying for a graduate visa.
Q is one of the first two openly transgender people elected to the Scottish Parliament, along with fellow Scottish Greens MSP Iris Duane.
The talk, titled ‘Voices of New Scots in the independence movement’, takes place following the Yes Dunbar AGM, which starts at 7pm.
To book a place, go to tickettailor.com/events/ydevents/2248932
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