Yes Dunbar AGM and Speaker Meeting with Q Manivannan MSP

For our first speaker meeting following the election of a new Scottish Parliament on 7 May 2026, we are delighted to welcome Dr Q Manivannan MSP who is one of the three newly-elected Scottish Green MSPs for the Edinburgh and Lothians East region.

Following a brief Yes Dunbar AGM, Q Manivannan will speak on the subject: ‘Voices of New Scots in the independence movement’.

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. 

Q Mannivannan 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.

There is no fixed charge to attend, but please make a donation if you are able to do so: Yes Dunbar is entirely dependent on donations for our speaker meetings and all other activities.

[Sources: Scottish Greens and Wikipedia]