Some facts on the trustees (technically directors
of the governing body) of Edinburgh Rape Crisis.
7 directors currently listed on Companies House.
2 trustees appointed in 2021
3 trustees appointed in 2022.
2 trustees appointed in 2023
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(currently being covered by @tribunaltweets)
1 trustee born 1970
1 trustee born 1989
1 trustee born 1990
1 trustee born 1996
1 trustee born 1998
2 trustees born 2000
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None of the current trustee/directors have any other active appointments listed on Companies House.
One of the current trustee/directors has two previous appointments; both lasted a year, neither were in the voluntary sector.
🧵 4/x One of the trustee/directors lists a professional occupation; lawyer. The remainder listed are: charity worker, democracy assistant, compliance coordinator, student sabbatical officer, operations manager, fund raiser.
🧵5/x The current chief executive of Edinburgh Rape Crisis, Mridul Wadhwa, was appointed on 1 July 2021. Wadhwa's reported year of birth is 1978.
Wadhwa is also the company secretary for Edinburgh Rape Crisis.
🧵 6/x It is tempting to over-interpret the length of service, dates of appointment and age data. 3 year terms are common in the charity sector. And renewal of trustees skills and enthusiasm important. But unusualy not to have several who have served 2 or more terms.
🧵 8/x 1. A good trustee is ready for a challenge;
- not afraid to rock the boat,
- offer alternative view points
- ask difficult questions
🧵 9/x 2. They are open and listen to many voices
- listen to staff, management, volunteers, service users and donors.
- anchor a charity’s mission with wider audiences.
- exceptional trustees also know how to translate what they have seen and heard into operational matters.
🧵 10/x 3. Trustees are team players
- should work well on their own and as part of a team.
- ensure that there is diversity of thought and representation.
- diversity can help the organisation stay agile, remain inclusive, and redress imbalances in power.
🧵 11/x 4. Trustees have expert knowledge
- experts in their field
- have relevant industry experience
- may have been trustees before,
- held prominent positions in the charitable sector,
- worked in the field.
- well recognised in their profession
🧵 12/x 5. Trustees exercise good judgement and care
Charity Commission, 6 main duties:
- charity is works for benefit of public
- Compliance with the law
- Acting in best interests of charity
- accountability
- Financial responsibility
Acting with reasonable care and skill
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Inspired by thoughts of my mother to write about 'fauxminism' - not an original idea but worth discussing. My mother, BTW, was a bra burning feminist in the 60s and 70s. Fought for legal personality for women: right to have a credit card, a bank account in her own name. 1/x
What is fauxminism? No formal definition but I see it as a movement that claims to empower women while actually benefitting men. It's most insidious harm - it persuades women to campaign for it. A startling example is seeing young women chant 'sex work is work'.
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Sex workers are overwhelmingly female, reliable studies have 95% plus exiting sex work if they could. Only Fans is an affront to right thinking people, presents objectification as risque paid Insta. Many girls and women are trafficked into sex work, struggle to escape.
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For those who say ‘not every woman has a story about creepy men’ here’s one that happened to me yesterday.
Was standing at the bar in the nice hotel I’m staying in. Middle aged man tries to strike up conversation. I try the slight smile and ignore him technique. 1/
He goes on talking as if I had embraced him. About what he’s going to have for dinner, what time his reservation is in the restaurant. And how busy it is so I may end up begging him for a seat at his table. I haven’t said a word. 2/
Bartender takes my order and asks my room number. Anticipated this. Show him my card key holder with the room number on it. Bartender says out loud ‘that’s room 575 then’. Defeating my strategy not to say it out loud. 3/
Sandy Brindley is trying to save her job as CEO of Rape Crisis Scotland (RCS). Many calls for her to go following the excoriating report on @EdinRapeCrisis.
Brindley is not a solo act - Rape Crisis Scotland - her employer has trustees. Who are they and where are they?
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@EdinRapeCrisis OSCR = Scottish Charity Regulator. It doesn't set requirements for trustee qualifications but it is fulsome on the obligations of trustees. A couple of relevant excerpts from their published guidance.
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@EdinRapeCrisis We can wonder if Rape Crisis Scotland trustees are 'making sure the charity is run properly, responsibly and lawfully' and whether they have take steps to 'protect your charity including its beneficiaries, assets and reputation'.
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Inspired by the #FarewellMarks trending today, I thought I would write a thread about everything that we boycott in our household. Usually it's because of gender ideology and woman hatred. But a few special mentions for other reason, including 'bad dad' ads and the like. 🧵
@marksandspencer is part of my Terf origin story. I was browsing the website looking for some new knickers. Started reading reviews; they were like soft core porn, obvs written by men. And 'upvoted' by other men. I wrote to M&S, found someone on their web team. 2/
Explained it was easy to spot these patterns and make the reviews disappear. They replied that all reviews were moderated by a human being and legitimate. An eye opener. The OH spotted the TIM in the local M&S. And turns out they are a bra fitter. 3/ #FarewellMarks
@bindelj@rachelh1711 As an American, a feminist and the daughter of a feminist I'm going to express a contrarian view. You are confusing desirable outcome with process. Roe vs Wade said only that the states could not ban abortion and that they had to consider the health of the mother and the unborn
@bindelj@rachelh1711 when making laws about abortion. Even my mother, a bra burning 2nd wave feminist said 'shaky precedent, good outcome'. In 50 years American women have accepted the failure of passage of the Equal Rights Amendment,,not achieved decent maternity pay or protected the rights of 2/
@bindelj@rachelh1711 pregnant women to employment and job security, allowed gender ideology to infect all aspects of civil society, have watched Title IX go from sex based to gender based. They have not organised to achieve a legislative solution to women's rights. 3/
@KonstantinKisin Even good men don't 'feel' this issue the way that women do. I pass silently over those handmaidens who can hold luxury beliefs. My OH of 35 years was critical of the trans movement and saw it's danger before I did. But here's a story about him. BTW he's a good man. 1/
@KonstantinKisin I acquired a shiny bright red raincoat about 10 years ago. It immediately attracted attention and 'remarks' from men (strangers to me). The attention included men touching me - my arm or my shoulder without invitation - and the 'oooh ahh love' cat calling and whistles 2/
@KonstantinKisin ...I was stunned by this because well I was 50 and this type of attention had been ebbing away for years. So, I stopped wearing the raincoat except when I was out with my husband. BTW - a retired Australian rugby player. A big man. We go out in London one night 3/