Oxfam used to have a women's rights program that understood that women are adult human females....
And which understood that women's economic and personal empowerment goes hand in hand with political and social organising and protection in law
It's new policy has thrown all that away
It now understands "transformative feminist leadership" as including men who who change their pronouns or perform feminine stereotypes
As a result it has dropped a children's game celebrating women's achievements from its stores because 1) it only includes female people and
2) some of those women like JKR and Chimamanda NA have questioned whether redefining "women" is really good for us dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1…
Will Oxfam similarly remove staff members who don't think men can become women?

What about resources to local women's groups that it supports?
Oxfam is just recovering from a safeguarding scandal and has adopted a policy which systematically enables the bullying of women; punishing them for speaking up and for recognising male violence.
People in the development sector who are paid good money to think big thoughts, and work on behalf of people whose lives involve much more risk:

When are you going to be brave and discuss this?

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20 Oct
We are back.
Naomi - The questions before you are
1) Is the Judicial College a public authority under FOIA
2) Does it hold the information for its own purposes
or
3) If it is the MOJ does it hold the information for its own purposes
Why it matters - your question - if a training director could dream up a course that could create a steady stream of work for a friend.

If it was treated solely as a matter for the judiciary, then without transparency there would be no way to check that sort of abuse.
This appellant's own story is powerfully important for why the Judicial College should be subject to FOI.

Ms Forstater worked for a think tank as a contractor on tax policy. Around the time the govt was consulting on the GRA 2004. Ms Forstater became engaged in that debate
Read 66 tweets
20 Oct
We are back after the break in #OpenJudicialCollege Maya Forstater vs Information Commissioner And Ministry of Justice And Judicial College

Naomi Cunningham (NC) continuing with cross examination of Amelia Wright (AW) of the Judicial College
NC: the Equal Treatment Benchbook is part of the Judicial College's remit?

AW: yes. It is a publication of the JC. It provides guidance to the judiciary. It is overseen by a judicial team. It is reviewed every 3 years.
NC - Judicial college summary of training events 2020-21 - appendix to the report.

an example - Fee paid employment judges induction training...

AW contains a selection of subjects

NC: does it conclude diversity and inclusion?

AW: yes we have a commitment to D&I
Read 39 tweets
20 Oct
We have permission to live tweet the case of Maya Forstater vs Information Commissioner and Ministry of Justice #OpenJudicialCollege

Tribunal panel is

Mark o Connor - Chamber President (J-MC)
Lynn Griffin - Tribunal Judge (J-LG)
Rosalind Tatam - Tribunal Member (J-RT)
Lawyers:

Naomi Cunningham - Counsel for the Appellant (C-NC)
Ravi Mehta - Counsel for MoJ and Judicial College (C-RM)
Katherine Taunton - Counsel for ICO (C-KT)
J-MC - does it matter if the judicial college is a public authority for FOIA?

C-NC - No the appeal can be disposed of in the appellant's favour even if it is not a PA under FOIA
Read 42 tweets
18 Oct
Amnesty International @AmnestyUK - Is sexually harassing and threatening women political protest?

hiyamaya.net/2021/10/18/amn…

Letter to @sachadeshmukh

cc @AgnesCallamard @ChtyCommission
When we challenged the "suck my dick you transphobic cunts" placard we were aggressively asked "did you tweet a photograph of a child?".

Encouraging children to engage in sexually abusive behaviour, and then hiding behind them is not safeguarding.
Read 5 tweets
15 Oct
A male employee starts wearing women's clothing to work and receives 20 comments over the course of a year.

The majority of which are more awkward than abusive

Is awarded enough money to buy a house

And employer signs legal agreement w EHRC equalityhumanrights.com/en/our-work/ne… ImageImageImage
I am struck by the contrast between this and the hostile, degrading, humiliating and offensive environment the likes of Kathleen Stock, Shereen Benjamin, Michele Moore, Jo Phoenix have just been expected to put up with.
Cambridge University Students Union thinks it's ok to publish guidance like this.
cambridgesu.co.uk/resources/guid…

Employment training says "Be less TERF"
legalfeminist.org.uk/2021/09/09/don…
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