Thread by @SpeechUnion

The FSU has been demonetised by @PayPal for daring to stand up for #freespeech.

Thank you to all who stand in solidarity with us – existing members, supporters, and the many new members joining us today.

Here's a thread about who we are and what we do.

The FSU supports members that have been sacked, cancelled, penalised, harassed or attacked by outrage mobs simply for exercising their legal right to free speech, whether in the workplace or the public square.

You can find out more about us below.

freespeechunion.org

The FSU gets an average of 50 requests for help a week, and at any one time we have around 100 'live' cases. We can’t always publicise our successes due to privacy (and security) concerns, but here’s a selection of some of our highest-profile cases from the past six months.

We’re currently helping author and FSU member @Gillian_Philip bring an Employment Tribunal claim against her former publishers on the grounds that they terminated her contract to write children’s books because she stood up for @jk_rowling on Twitter.

linkedin.com/pulse/gillian-…

With our help Simon Isherwood won his Employment Tribunal case against West Midlands Trains. The rail conductor was dismissed for asking whether indigenous populations enjoy ‘black privilege’ in African countries during a diversity training course.

linkedin.com/pulse/fsu-memb…

Oxford University’s Dr Abhijit Sarkar was subjected to rape and murder threats online after being accused of “Hindu-phobia". The FSU defended Dr Sarkar following Oxford’s failure to protect his #academicfreedom from the threats he received.

freespeechunion.org/weekly-news-ro…

Two years ago, one of our members – Kevin Mills – was handed an NCHI by the police after refusing to work with a customer who he feared wouldn’t pay the bill. The FSU intervened and, earlier this year, Kent Police deleted his record.

The @Telegraph had the story.

In August, the case of an FSU member featured in the @Telegraph: "Far-left” university bosses stand accused of forcing out their own diversity adviser after staff protested that criticism of transgender activism was "threatening".

telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/08/1…

You can make a donation and help to ensure we're able to continue fighting for #FreeSpeech, in the workplace and the public square, by clicking the link below.

➡️freespeechunion.org/donate/

And if you'd like to support the FSU and join the fight to protect free speech in an increasingly censorial environment, you can do so here.

➡️freespeechunion.org/join/