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Fiona Venner

@fionavenner

Kirkstall Labour Councillor & Leeds Council Cabinet Member for Equalities. Health & Wellbeing. Love running, cats & shoes.

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I went to the States in 2016 to campaign for Hillary. Don’t have the money to do it now but contributed to the campaign by purchasing this yard sign from Kamala’s official store. The combined fury of cat Moms &Swifties is a wonder to behold- Childless cat women are a force! ❤️🐾

I went to the States in 2016 to campaign for Hillary. Don’t have the money to do it now but contributed to the campaign by purchasing this yard sign from Kamala’s official store. The combined  fury of cat Moms &Swifties is a wonder to behold- Childless cat women are a force! ❤️🐾
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So sad to be back to tweeting as myself. Lovely to have had my alter ego back again for a week-such a delight tweeting as a small bear! Much fun was had with Leeds Ted at Butlin's

So sad to be back to tweeting as myself. Lovely to have had my alter ego back again for a week-such a delight tweeting as a small bear! Much fun was had with <a href="/LeedsTed/">Leeds Ted</a> at <a href="/Butlins/">Butlin's</a>
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Always impressed by accessibility at Butlin’s. It’s why we keep returning. And they’ve added a new Changing Places toilet & disability friendly playground equipment this year.

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For the first time in nearly 400 years, we have 3 women at the top of Leeds City Council!! Welcome Mariana Pexton to your role of interim Chief Executive at Leeds City Council. First woman to hold the role. Looking forward to working with you !!!

For the first time in nearly 400 years, we have 3 women at the top of Leeds City Council!! Welcome <a href="/mpext/">Mariana Pexton</a> to your role of interim Chief Executive at Leeds City Council. First woman to hold the role. Looking forward to working with you !!!
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An amazing appointment- ⁦Tom Riordan⁩ will be a fantastic advocate for communities& reducing health inequalities. Tom is immensely skilled but also a kind& good human. ⁦Wes Streeting⁩ I hope you know how lucky you are getting Tom in your team! news.leeds.gov.uk/news/leeds-cit…

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A privilege to speak at the Allerton High School Anne Frank Showcase. An amazing project to educate children to challenge prejudice through Anne’s story. The children were inspiring in describing what they’d learned . Thank you Dan Cohen &@AnneFrankTrust for making me so welcome

A privilege to speak at the <a href="/AllyHighLeeds/">Allerton High School</a> Anne Frank Showcase. An amazing project to educate children to challenge prejudice through Anne’s story. The children were inspiring in describing what they’d learned . Thank you <a href="/cllr_dan_cohen/">Dan Cohen</a> &amp;@AnneFrankTrust for making me so welcome
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Yesterday, I visited our 0-19 team. Wonderful to hear from passionate staff who are butting new parents & encouraging & supporting breast feeding. I also visited the Infant Mental Health Team. I loved this 🐿️ scale so much that they gave it to me! My spirit animal!

Yesterday, I visited our 0-19 team. Wonderful to hear from passionate staff who are butting new parents &amp; encouraging &amp; supporting breast feeding. I also visited the Infant Mental Health Team. I loved this 🐿️ scale so much that they gave it to me! My spirit animal!
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Congratulations Leeds Older People's Forum & team for a wonderful event for the International Day of Older People. Such a variety of stalls & so many people despite the weather! The exuberance & pride was palpable!

Congratulations <a href="/LeedsOPF/">Leeds Older People's Forum</a> &amp; team for a wonderful event for the International Day of Older People. Such a variety of stalls &amp; so many people despite the weather! The exuberance &amp; pride was palpable!
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Thank you West Yorkshire Police Housing Leeds & our Cleaner Neighbourhoods Team for a great Kirkstall Environmental Action Day in the rain! Great to be out & about with partners talking to local residents.

Thank you <a href="/WestYorksPolice/">West Yorkshire Police</a> <a href="/HousingLeeds/">Housing Leeds</a> &amp; our Cleaner Neighbourhoods Team for a great Kirkstall Environmental Action Day in the rain! Great to be out &amp; about with partners talking to local residents.
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A very moving gathering of the Leeds Jewish community & allies. Incredible speakers. A harrowing event, but the mutual love & support was inspiring. Proud to have been there with MPs & Councillors from across the political divide. Hate will never win. ❤️

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It would have been my Dad’s 80th birthday on Saturday I’ve always championed Leeds Dads having had a single parent Dad. He was always the only man on these kinds of walks! He used to lead walks for Gingerbread, the single parent association, & make us grumpily reccy them first!

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My amazing friends & colleagues Alison Lowe OBE Mary Harland 🤍💛💙 opening the Leeds launch of Hate Crime Awareness Week. Moving speech from Alison drawing on her own & her Dad’s experiences of racism to inform her determination to challenge hate, improve policing & make Leeds better

My amazing friends &amp; colleagues <a href="/alison_4life/">Alison Lowe OBE</a> <a href="/cllr_harland/">Mary Harland 🤍💛💙</a> opening the Leeds launch of Hate Crime Awareness Week. Moving speech from Alison drawing on her own &amp; her Dad’s experiences of racism to inform her determination to challenge hate, improve policing  &amp; make Leeds better
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Or, in other words, “poor me. If only they’d been young working class women at the start of their careers too scared to speak out -or even better, freelancers with no workers’ rights- none of this would have happened”

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This was a very inspiring visit listening to the passion, skill & knowledge of staff involved in liver care. We took away some clear messages about action needed- like minimal alcohol pricing. I’m holding a liver in the photo (which has arms, legs& a face!)