Welcome to The Zero Tolerance Charitable Trust
An organisation promoting innovative policy and practice that tackle the root causes of male violence against women and children.
Ann Hamilton: Chair of Zero Tolerance Charitable Trust; Principal Policy Development
Officer (Equality) at Glasgow City Council; Member of Board of ZT Charitable Trust since set up 1995; Glagow City Council
duties include responsibility for development of Council's corporate policy and strategy on equality issues; Lead Officer to
the Council's Member Officer Group on Prostitution issues; previously seconded to the World Health Organisation
(European Office) to advise WHO Healthy Cities and WHO European Country Representatives on promoting and improving women's
health.
Margaret McGregor DL,JP: Founding member and former chair of Zero Tolerance Charitable Trust; Political Researcher; former Chair Edinburgh City Council's Women's Committee; Politician responsible for the launch of the first Zero Tolerance Campaign in Edinburgh 1992-1993;; former Chair Convention of Scottish Local Authorities Equal Opportunities Committee; former member CEC's Police Board and Education and Social Work Committees; former teacher and youth worker.
Frances McChlery BA, LLB: Specialist Litigation solicitor with practice based in planning, environment, local government and public law; regular trainer of Local Government Officers and Elected Members in legal issues; formerly a legal adviser to Glasgow Rape Crisis Centre.
Dr Lesley Orr: National training and development worker based in Scottish Women's aid; former lecturer on Scottish church history (Glasgow University); member of Iona Community; presently consultant to the World Council of Churches (WCC) Project, Churches Overcoming Violence Against Women, based in Scotland but with a global remit to develop resources, practical policies and a network of theological teaching and research.
Linda Shanahan: Scottish Trades Union Congress General Council Member; STUC Women's Committee Member and Chair (2002), Lay Official Fire Brigades Union; currently seconded to the Scottish Executive for study on violence towards Public Sector Personnel.
Elaine C. Smith: Actress who continues to promote the welfare and interests of women and children through her work; one of the first celebrities to give support to Zero Tolerance and attended first ever press conference; key speaker at ZT's 10th Anniversary Celebrations Reception hosted by Edinburgh City Council.
Prof Lyn Tett: Professor of Community Education and Lifelong Learning at University of Edinburgh; her research has involved investigation of factors such as class, gender, disability that lead to exclusion of adults from post-compulsory education and of action community education might take to promote social inclusion; joined Board of ZT Charitable Trust because feels its aim of working with others to eliminate gender-based violence is crucial if more equitable society to be achieved.
Margaret McGregor DL,JP: Founding member and former chair of Zero Tolerance Charitable Trust; Political Researcher; former Chair Edinburgh City Council's Women's Committee; Politician responsible for the launch of the first Zero Tolerance Campaign in Edinburgh 1992-1993;; former Chair Convention of Scottish Local Authorities Equal Opportunities Committee; former member CEC's Police Board and Education and Social Work Committees; former teacher and youth worker.
Frances McChlery BA, LLB: Specialist Litigation solicitor with practice based in planning, environment, local government and public law; regular trainer of Local Government Officers and Elected Members in legal issues; formerly a legal adviser to Glasgow Rape Crisis Centre.
Dr Lesley Orr: National training and development worker based in Scottish Women's aid; former lecturer on Scottish church history (Glasgow University); member of Iona Community; presently consultant to the World Council of Churches (WCC) Project, Churches Overcoming Violence Against Women, based in Scotland but with a global remit to develop resources, practical policies and a network of theological teaching and research.
Linda Shanahan: Scottish Trades Union Congress General Council Member; STUC Women's Committee Member and Chair (2002), Lay Official Fire Brigades Union; currently seconded to the Scottish Executive for study on violence towards Public Sector Personnel.
Elaine C. Smith: Actress who continues to promote the welfare and interests of women and children through her work; one of the first celebrities to give support to Zero Tolerance and attended first ever press conference; key speaker at ZT's 10th Anniversary Celebrations Reception hosted by Edinburgh City Council.
Prof Lyn Tett: Professor of Community Education and Lifelong Learning at University of Edinburgh; her research has involved investigation of factors such as class, gender, disability that lead to exclusion of adults from post-compulsory education and of action community education might take to promote social inclusion; joined Board of ZT Charitable Trust because feels its aim of working with others to eliminate gender-based violence is crucial if more equitable society to be achieved.
