Taking on Trump

by Rohan Beyts in Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom

Taking on Trump
We did it
On 20th April 2017 we successfully raised £4,110 with 181 supporters in 42 days

To raise money for Govan Law Centre (GLC), a charity. Mike Dailly (GLC) is representing me for free in my fight against Trump Org.

by Rohan Beyts in Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom

 New stretch target

Any additional funds will be split three ways between the Govan Law Centre, Toilet Twinning and Tripping up Trump.


I am pursuing a small claims action against Trump International Golf Links at Menie (Aberdeenshire) for breach of privacy. This is to be heard at the beginning of April in Edinburgh.  I was secretly followed and filmed by male employees at the golf development as a friend and I walked on the beach and in the dunes. This included me taking a "comfort break".  Later this was described as a "Presidential Leak" by the journalist, Rob Edwards in a article he wrote about the incident for the Sunday Herald. NB despite claims by the Trump Organisation that this was a deliberate act within a few feet of the clubhouse in full view of staff and guests, I was over 750m from said clubhouse, no-one was visible to me and it most certainly was not a deliberate act. I have had many offers of financial support for my legal action from across Scotland and around the World, but as my solicitor, Mike Dailly, Solicitor Advocate and Principal Solicitor Govan Law Centre, is giving his time for free my costs are minor. As such I felt that I would like to support the work of the Govan Law Centre which is a charity that offers free legal advice on a wide range of issues including homelessness, repossessions, tribunal work and money advice work with families. The bulk of the money raised will go to the GLC.

http://govanlc.blogspot.co.uk/

  I would also like to make two small donations firstly to  Toilet Twinning, a charity that helps build toilets in areas that have none. 2.4 billion people across the world currently have no access to a proper toilet.

http://www.toilettwinning.org/

Secondly to the campaign group Tripping up Trump which supports the local residents at Menie, publicises any ongoing planning  issues and generally keeps an eye on what is happening at Menie.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/TrippingUpTrump/

If I lose my action I will keep back £300 to pay for the Small Claim Court costs

In addition to the stated rewards there will be some lucky dip rewards (drawn at random after the crowdfunding is completed). These will include Menie memorabilia  and a few toilet twinning certificates dependent on how much is raised for that cause.

Please note that apart from David Milne's photo donated by him for postcard 5, all the photographs and designs for the rewards are taken by me. I am an amateur photographer. David is a local Menie resident whose home Trump is on record as saying he wants demolished.

Two of the images used in the postcards Copyright Rohan Beyts.

Rewards

This project offers rewards in return for your donation. Please select a reward below.

£10 or more

£10 Reward

Set of 5 postcards as follows; 1) Postcard version of the low res original Great Dunnies picture, 2) Rohan's Nasty Woman design 3) Rohan's Bad Hombre design 4) One of Menie 5) A David Milne ( Menie resident and local hero) photo of a works toilet lying on its side in a huge puddle, taken during the golf course construction.

£25 or more

6 of 75 claimed

£25 Reward

Great Dunnies Poster plus the postcard set. A limited edition (max run 100) signed poster of The Great Dunnies of Menie picture by Rohan. This is an ironic poster first designed when Donald Trump renamed the Menie dunes "The Great Dunes of Scotland" . Rohan photoshopped 18 toilet pans ( aka Dunny in Australia apparently) across a photo of the unspoilt dunes. This is a revised version as the original hi-res version has been lost.

£50 or more

6 of 75 claimed

£50 Reward

Signed Limited Edition of Rohan's photobook "Great Locations for a Presidential Leak Scotland" An A4 book of a selection of Rohan's photos from around Scotland where she may have stopped for a "presidential" moment. NB some artistic licence is taken in this regard. The book includes snippets of (tasteful) toilet facts, quotes, humour and comes with a Mountaineering Scotland leaflet on "Where to go in the Great Outdoors"

£125 or more

2 of 10 claimed

£125 Reward

Tour of lighthouse plus postcard set, Great Dunnies poster and the photo book of "Great locations for a Presidential Leak in Scotland". This reward offers a tour of Rohan's unique cliff top home in a decommissioned Stevenson Lighthhouse in South Aberdeenshire. This would be on a mutually agreed date.

£500 or more

0 of 2 claimed

£500 Reward

A day at the Lighthouse plus a set of postcards, the poster and the photobook. For each backer and 1 guest each to join Rohan and some of the local heros of Menie ( the local residents) for the day. This will take place at Rohan's unique cliff-top home (date to be mutually agreed) . Anthony Baxter's films (You've Been Trumped etc) and the video "Donald Trump Does Bohemian Rhapsody Parody" will be shown. Refreshments will be provided.

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