BREAKING 🧵JK Rowling and a team of wonderful women have today opened Beira’s Place - a safe, women-only space for women survivors of sexual violence scotsman.com/health/jk-rowl…
The board of directors has some of the strongest, cleverest women in Scotland: Susan Smith of @ForWomenScot @JohannLamont @mgtmccartney, @HotchkissRhona and the founder and funder @jk_rowling #Sisters 
The chief executive is the inimitable Isabelle Kerr MBE, who has worked to protect women for 40 years, her deputy is another amazing woman Susan Domminney and they have built a team of some of the best VAW experts in the country
As @kareningalasmith writes in her book Defending Women’s Spaces, women have the right to set boundaries, and no more so when we are recovering from sexual violence. Read @mbmpolicy's letter to @ShonaRobison murrayblackburnmackenzie.org/2022/12/06/let…
Scotland's Rape Crisis movement was established in 1970s to give women privacy and support at one of the worst times in their life – but it's no longer for women only. Beira’s Place will provide the sanctuary women need so they can start to heal. beirasplace.org.uk
And just in case you were wondering, Beira (By-ra) is the Scottish goddess of winter. She represents female wisdom, power, and regeneration. #BeirasPlace
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