Thread by @LabWomenDec

Managers @EdinburghUni need to make an unequivocal statement in support of Dr Shereen Benjamin, and put a stop to this attempt to stir up hatred against her. We've long been aware that managers at Edinburgh are enabling a culture of intolerance by their failure to act.

The harassment of feminists at @EdinburghUni has been going on for years. They failed to protect their last Rector, @AnnDHenderson, from a campaign of intimidation. She did her best to help women staff and students, but managers wouldn't listen. womansplaceuk.org/2021/06/09/ann…

In December 2019, @EdinburghUni 'postponed' a public seminar on supporting gender non-conforming children in schools after it was targeted by its Staff Pride Network. The event has never been re-scheduled. No explanation from the university.
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The 'postponement' happened in the same week as @essexuniversity cancelled @JoPhoenix1 and @GoonerProf. Essex commissioned an independent legal report. @EdinburghUni just brushed it aside and allowed the bullies to keep on promoting their agenda. forwomen.scot/04/02/2020/wom…

Peter Mathieson, @EdinburghUni principal, is quick enough to condemn 'transphobic' stickers and take action against them. When it comes to defending academic freedom, nah, that's less of a priority. thetimes.co.uk/article/princi…

There are alarming accounts naming @EdinburghUni on the @network_gc website (and probably more from Edinburgh that don't name it specifically). They tell a grim tale of intimidation, bullying and attempted thought-policing, affecting staff and students.
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We think @EdinburghUni's statement about freedom of expression is good (as far as it goes). But to make it reality, managers need to do something to address the campus climate which currently is deeply chilling in relation to sex and gender identity.
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The latest attacks on Shereen relate to the speech she gave at our Brighton meeting, in a personal capacity. You can hear it on our website. Nothing she said was remotely hateful. We call on @ucu @UCUScotland and @ucuedinburgh to defend their member.

We stand in solidarity with @Docstockk @selina_todd and all academics targeted on campus by gender identity ideologues and bullies in the name of 'inclusion'. The chilling effect is worst for those on precarious contracts who've been completely silenced. womansplaceuk.org/2021/02/22/def…

Serious preventative as well as disciplinary action needs to be taken by @EdinburghUni and others to defend the right of feminist academics to express their views and pursue truth. Warm words on freedom of expression and academic freedom aren't enough. thetimes.co.uk/article/a14598…