Cara Lavan
@caralavan.bsky.social
Film-maker & Green Councillor for St George Central, Bristol. Interests include drug law reform, harm reduction, feminism, BLM, LGBTQPI+, climate change, nature, politics, public transport, netball and music. Not always in that order. FT single parent.
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Wrote a thing:
The carnage associated with fossil fuel is why speeding the transition to renewables is good for international stability as well as everything else. Fossil fuel is inseparable from violence, and dependence on it it has created a brutal world order....
The carnage associated with fossil fuel is why speeding the transition to renewables is good for international stability as well as everything else. Fossil fuel is inseparable from violence, and dependence on it it has created a brutal world order....
Five Facets of the Attack on Venezuela by the Rogue Nation the US Has Become
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They are saying it baldly: this is an oil grab. There is a history of oil grabs going back to British imperialism in the middle east in the late nineteenth century and murders of Osage Nation triba...
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January 3, 2026 at 8:28 PM
Wrote a thing:
The carnage associated with fossil fuel is why speeding the transition to renewables is good for international stability as well as everything else. Fossil fuel is inseparable from violence, and dependence on it it has created a brutal world order....
The carnage associated with fossil fuel is why speeding the transition to renewables is good for international stability as well as everything else. Fossil fuel is inseparable from violence, and dependence on it it has created a brutal world order....
Donald Trump has broken international law with his coup in Venezuela. And even though I’m deeply disturbed by this I’m scared to comment on it publicly as I know it could affect my ability to return to the US. I’m sure I’m not the only one. This is how fascism works. Do not comply.
January 3, 2026 at 11:37 PM
Donald Trump has broken international law with his coup in Venezuela. And even though I’m deeply disturbed by this I’m scared to comment on it publicly as I know it could affect my ability to return to the US. I’m sure I’m not the only one. This is how fascism works. Do not comply.
I’m laying down my guess for the secret traitor as Fiona.
January 3, 2026 at 11:29 PM
I’m laying down my guess for the secret traitor as Fiona.
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Rubio is claiming that they did not need Congress permission because it was a law enforcement mission. The US is behaving as a global police state, extending its own arbitrary legal decisions to the whole world.
This is not a problem just for Venezuela.
This is not a problem just for Venezuela.
January 3, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Rubio is claiming that they did not need Congress permission because it was a law enforcement mission. The US is behaving as a global police state, extending its own arbitrary legal decisions to the whole world.
This is not a problem just for Venezuela.
This is not a problem just for Venezuela.
I noticed lots of flowers in bud including rose bushes in December. Also I have a clematis that has grown new buds this last month but when they opened there were no flowers in them www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Winter blooming of hundreds of plants in UK ‘visible signal’ of climate breakdown
New year plant hunt shows rising temperatures are shifting natural cycles of wildflowers such as daisies
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January 2, 2026 at 9:57 AM
I noticed lots of flowers in bud including rose bushes in December. Also I have a clematis that has grown new buds this last month but when they opened there were no flowers in them www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Jessie J singing My Way on Hootnenany. Wow.
Happy New Year all. 💚🎉
Happy New Year all. 💚🎉
January 1, 2026 at 1:28 AM
Jessie J singing My Way on Hootnenany. Wow.
Happy New Year all. 💚🎉
Happy New Year all. 💚🎉
Such good news that the UK will rejoin the Erasmus scheme.
And we have concluded exploratory talks on the UK’s participation in the EU’s internal electricity market
Together, we are committed to continue delivering on our common agenda in time for our next EU-UK Summit.
Read more: link.europa.eu/vf3vJk.
Together, we are committed to continue delivering on our common agenda in time for our next EU-UK Summit.
Read more: link.europa.eu/vf3vJk.
December 17, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Such good news that the UK will rejoin the Erasmus scheme.
People didn't used to live year round in vehicles around city centres before successive governments started selling off social housing and refused to give local authorities' the ability to replace them. 30+ yrs on Bristol Greens are working to find solutions. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Bristol city council to give van dwellers temporary sites in affluent areas
Green-led authority to provide 250 pitches in richer neighbourhoods rather than poorer parts of the city
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December 16, 2025 at 5:38 PM
People didn't used to live year round in vehicles around city centres before successive governments started selling off social housing and refused to give local authorities' the ability to replace them. 30+ yrs on Bristol Greens are working to find solutions. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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Keir Starmer needs to stand up for the BBC against Trump's outrageous $5bn lawsuit and protect licence fee payers from being hit in the pocket.
Trump wants to interfere in our democracy and undermine our national broadcaster. We cannot let him.
Trump wants to interfere in our democracy and undermine our national broadcaster. We cannot let him.
December 16, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Keir Starmer needs to stand up for the BBC against Trump's outrageous $5bn lawsuit and protect licence fee payers from being hit in the pocket.
Trump wants to interfere in our democracy and undermine our national broadcaster. We cannot let him.
Trump wants to interfere in our democracy and undermine our national broadcaster. We cannot let him.
This week Trump announces people visiting the US will have their social media looked at. Days later he announces he’s suing the BBC for $5bn. I have family in the US and feel like I’m being held to ransom by a mob boss. But I will always stand up to bullies.
December 16, 2025 at 8:33 AM
This week Trump announces people visiting the US will have their social media looked at. Days later he announces he’s suing the BBC for $5bn. I have family in the US and feel like I’m being held to ransom by a mob boss. But I will always stand up to bullies.
Very happy that the Invisible Circus has found a new Bristol home secretbristol.com/invisible-ci...
Bristol’s Cutting-Edge Circus Troupe Has A New Home In A Former Torpedo Factory – With Soaring New Shows In 2026
After recently losing its Unit 15 Creation Space home, Invisible Circus returns to Bristol with an artist residency at the Prospect Building.
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December 12, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Very happy that the Invisible Circus has found a new Bristol home secretbristol.com/invisible-ci...
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Please get out today on #SmallBusinessSaturday and get your Christmas shopping done where you live. Have a wonderful time 💚👇🏼
December 6, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Please get out today on #SmallBusinessSaturday and get your Christmas shopping done where you live. Have a wonderful time 💚👇🏼
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NEW: “During my lifetime Scotland has become a much more diverse country. I’m very proud of that”
Scotland’s first minister John Swinney explains why the country needs migration as Reform gather support ahead of next May’s Holyrood elections
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Scotland’s first minister John Swinney explains why the country needs migration as Reform gather support ahead of next May’s Holyrood elections
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
John Swinney defends immigration as Scotland faces rise of Reform
Exclusive: First minister mounts robust defence of diversity as SNP prepares campaign for Holyrood election in May
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December 6, 2025 at 9:06 AM
NEW: “During my lifetime Scotland has become a much more diverse country. I’m very proud of that”
Scotland’s first minister John Swinney explains why the country needs migration as Reform gather support ahead of next May’s Holyrood elections
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Scotland’s first minister John Swinney explains why the country needs migration as Reform gather support ahead of next May’s Holyrood elections
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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🛍️ Today is #SmallBusinessSaturday.
The Green Party backs small business.
Local businesses are the lifeblood of our communities. We want to see them thrive.
Let’s green business, improve employee welfare and make it easier for people to shop local #ShopLocal
The Green Party backs small business.
Local businesses are the lifeblood of our communities. We want to see them thrive.
Let’s green business, improve employee welfare and make it easier for people to shop local #ShopLocal
December 6, 2025 at 9:00 AM
🛍️ Today is #SmallBusinessSaturday.
The Green Party backs small business.
Local businesses are the lifeblood of our communities. We want to see them thrive.
Let’s green business, improve employee welfare and make it easier for people to shop local #ShopLocal
The Green Party backs small business.
Local businesses are the lifeblood of our communities. We want to see them thrive.
Let’s green business, improve employee welfare and make it easier for people to shop local #ShopLocal
So my 'music listening' age according to Spotify, is 17 years younger than my actual age. What does this say about me?
December 4, 2025 at 10:03 AM
So my 'music listening' age according to Spotify, is 17 years younger than my actual age. What does this say about me?
I've been stunned that a Labour Gov't has doubled down on what the Tories started in suppressing protest.
Imagine what would be suppressed and how, if we had a Reform Government.
The Green Party will always stand up for the right to protest, no matter what your beliefs.
Imagine what would be suppressed and how, if we had a Reform Government.
The Green Party will always stand up for the right to protest, no matter what your beliefs.
"The Labour Government is laying the groundwork for further crackdowns on dissent, whistleblowing and protest if it removes juries from so many charges that have state or corporate victims." - @sianberry.bsky.social
December 4, 2025 at 8:45 AM
I've been stunned that a Labour Gov't has doubled down on what the Tories started in suppressing protest.
Imagine what would be suppressed and how, if we had a Reform Government.
The Green Party will always stand up for the right to protest, no matter what your beliefs.
Imagine what would be suppressed and how, if we had a Reform Government.
The Green Party will always stand up for the right to protest, no matter what your beliefs.
Good shout in this Channel 5 piece about fly tipping and how Bristol City Council is tackling it. Plus what you can do to ensure a private waste company won't just dump your waste. Nice to see Bristol's Green Cllr and Environment Chair Martin Fodor in there too.
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#rubbishdeal #fightflytippingfortnight #keepbritaintidy | Keep Britain Tidy
🎥 Did you catch Bristol City Council featured on Channel 5 during Fight Fly-Tipping Fortnight?
2 in 5 fly-tipping incidents are linked to rogue “white van” traders looking to make quick money.
But if...
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December 2, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Good shout in this Channel 5 piece about fly tipping and how Bristol City Council is tackling it. Plus what you can do to ensure a private waste company won't just dump your waste. Nice to see Bristol's Green Cllr and Environment Chair Martin Fodor in there too.
www.linkedin.com/posts/keep-b...
www.linkedin.com/posts/keep-b...
Statement from Bristol Green Party on World AIDS Day💚
December 1, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Statement from Bristol Green Party on World AIDS Day💚
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On this Trans Day of Remembrance, we remember the bright and courageous trans people whose lives were stolen by hatred. Their absence is felt across our city.
We will honor them by building a New York where every trans person can live safely, fully and freely.
We will honor them by building a New York where every trans person can live safely, fully and freely.
November 20, 2025 at 4:57 PM
On this Trans Day of Remembrance, we remember the bright and courageous trans people whose lives were stolen by hatred. Their absence is felt across our city.
We will honor them by building a New York where every trans person can live safely, fully and freely.
We will honor them by building a New York where every trans person can live safely, fully and freely.
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📅Reminder that Bristol’s Budget 2026/27 consultation closes in one week.
🗣Give your views on council tax and proposals for how the Council can reduce costs and increase income in other ways to help it set a balanced and legal budget.
👉Fill out the consultation by midnight on Wednesday 26 November.
🗣Give your views on council tax and proposals for how the Council can reduce costs and increase income in other ways to help it set a balanced and legal budget.
👉Fill out the consultation by midnight on Wednesday 26 November.
November 20, 2025 at 12:04 AM
📅Reminder that Bristol’s Budget 2026/27 consultation closes in one week.
🗣Give your views on council tax and proposals for how the Council can reduce costs and increase income in other ways to help it set a balanced and legal budget.
👉Fill out the consultation by midnight on Wednesday 26 November.
🗣Give your views on council tax and proposals for how the Council can reduce costs and increase income in other ways to help it set a balanced and legal budget.
👉Fill out the consultation by midnight on Wednesday 26 November.
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Today, I and other @bristolgreenparty.bsky.social councillors approved *£53,000* to refurbish the Brandon Hill ponds and get a replacement waterfall pump! 🌊
I am so happy that this site of such importance will once again flourish and flow, delighting visitors and supporting the park's wildlife. 🐸
I am so happy that this site of such importance will once again flourish and flow, delighting visitors and supporting the park's wildlife. 🐸
November 18, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Today, I and other @bristolgreenparty.bsky.social councillors approved *£53,000* to refurbish the Brandon Hill ponds and get a replacement waterfall pump! 🌊
I am so happy that this site of such importance will once again flourish and flow, delighting visitors and supporting the park's wildlife. 🐸
I am so happy that this site of such importance will once again flourish and flow, delighting visitors and supporting the park's wildlife. 🐸
“It is a political choice to keep children in poverty whilst billionaires and multimillionaires get richer, that’s just a fact, and any politician who says otherwise doesn’t have the public’s interests at heart.''
Green Party leader Zack Polanski says: our message to Rachel Reeves is simple: cut bills, tax billionaires - Green Party
Green Party leader Zack Polanski said: “It is a political choice to keep children in poverty whilst billionaires and multimillionaires get richer, that’s just a fact, and any politician who says othe...
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November 19, 2025 at 5:18 PM
“It is a political choice to keep children in poverty whilst billionaires and multimillionaires get richer, that’s just a fact, and any politician who says otherwise doesn’t have the public’s interests at heart.''
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Once again, anti-migrant protests are happening outside a Bristol hotel sheltering asylum seekers. As @heathermackbristol.bsky.social wrote a few weeks ago: 'Targeting hotels full of children is not the answer to our problems.'
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'Targeting hotels full of children is not the answer to our problems'
Heather Mack says we must target those who have the power to make meaningful change; not vulnerable and traumatised children
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November 15, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Once again, anti-migrant protests are happening outside a Bristol hotel sheltering asylum seekers. As @heathermackbristol.bsky.social wrote a few weeks ago: 'Targeting hotels full of children is not the answer to our problems.'
bristol247.com/opinion/your...
bristol247.com/opinion/your...
Fair play to Heather for leading by example and taking this epic train journey. Of course she worked the whole time there and back on the train too.
Councillor Heather Mack takes train to Lithuania in bid to cut down on flight emissions
www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...
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Councillor takes train to Lithuania in bid to cut down on flight emissions
Since the Greens have taken power at the council flight emissions have been slashed by two thirds
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November 17, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Fair play to Heather for leading by example and taking this epic train journey. Of course she worked the whole time there and back on the train too.