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🧵Today is International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. 30 years ago Edinburgh District Council Women's Committee, led by fierce feminist Margaret McGregor, established the groundbreaking Zero Tolerance campaign #IDEVAW2022 
I was a very junior member of that committee and am proud to have been part of a Labour group that broke down the barriers around violence against women and girls, and led the way for the rest of Scotland. #IDEVAW2022
The @edinburghpaper was the council's partner in this campaign, and helped get the message out of the City Chambers and into people's homes. Here's a very good report by @cardiffuni on the campaign and its impact
orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/1427… #IDEVAW2022
orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/1427… #IDEVAW2022
@ManduReid's leadership has will sadly become knownfor dismissing expertise & the majority view of Party members on self ID.
The Party's assembly was clear in its support of single-sex spaces, yet #wep #groundhogday brings back the same tired motion that was rejected previously
The Party's assembly was clear in its support of single-sex spaces, yet #wep #groundhogday brings back the same tired motion that was rejected previously
@ManduReid This week Reem Alsalem, the UN #VAWG rapporteur wrote to Hollyrood to intervene on similar self ID policies (#GRRBill).
It is unacceptable to WEP party members that her voice, alongside ours, should be dismissed.
@WEP_UK #IDEVAW2022 #16DaysofActivism
It is unacceptable to WEP party members that her voice, alongside ours, should be dismissed.
@WEP_UK #IDEVAW2022 #16DaysofActivism
The Party bought a self ID motion that was rejected until the membership was consulted (thank you Sophie Walker).
The Party stalled for years, and when a version of a consultation was conducted it rejected self ID.
Our blog:
wepsbr.com/post/wep-membe…
The Party stalled for years, and when a version of a consultation was conducted it rejected self ID.
Our blog:
wepsbr.com/post/wep-membe…
Violence against women & girls is the most pervasive human rights violation worldwide.
More than 5 women/girls are killed by family EVERY HOUR.
Tomorrow is International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, & is the start of the 16 Days of Activism.
#IDEVAW2022
More than 5 women/girls are killed by family EVERY HOUR.
Tomorrow is International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, & is the start of the 16 Days of Activism.
#IDEVAW2022
While women can indeed be agents of patriarchy, and participate in this violence, the vast, vast majority of violence against women is perpetrated by men. This is why many feminists insist on calling it “MVAWG”: male violence against women and girls. macleans.ca/opinion/lets-f…
“Violence against women” sounds like a passive phenomenon that happens out of the aether. Even worse, “gender-based violence” doesn’t even name the group affected—women. “Male violence against women and girls” names the problem and those affected.
