Tag Archive: combating racism
NIF Film Club: Bridge over the Wadi
For the first time in Israel, a group of Arab and Jewish parents decide to establish a bi-national, bi-lingual school. Bridge Over the Wadi follows the school’s first year. Watch the post-film discussion with director Barak Heymann.
NIF Film Club: Ashkenaz
Ashkenaz looks at whiteness in Israel and wonders: How did the “Others” of Europe become the “Europe” of the others? Watch the post-film discussion with director Rachel Leah Jones.
Fighting Palestinian Erasure in East Jerusalem
After ACRI intervention, Jerusalem cancels its decision to impose Jewish street names in a Palestinian neighborhood.
Veteran Activist Wins Shared Society Award
Meet Batya Kallus, who has spent the last 25 years making a deep impact in the fight for shared society in Israel.
Shatil Spotlight: Aviran Henok
Meet Aviran Henok, an Ethiopian Israeli activist organizing against racism and police violence.
Glad You Asked! Video Series
Keep up with the most important issues in Israeli democracy with our informative video series: Glad You Asked!
Fighting Back Against Voter Suppression
Zazim – Community Action and Adalah: The Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights help fight intimidation tactics targeting Arab voters in the upcoming elections.
Shatil Spotlight: David Chaim Saidov
An artistic director, producer, and graduate of Shatil’s “Lowering the Walls” anti-racism training program.
NIF CEO Sokatch: “We Stand With Ethiopian Israelis in the Face of Racism and Police Violence”
In the early hours of July 1, an 18-year-old Ethiopian citizen of Israeli was shot to death by an off-duty police officer in Kiryat Haim, a suburb of Haifa in Northern Israel. Dozens protested racist treatment by police this morning in front of the Haifa police station. Daniel Sokatch, CEO of the New Israel Fund, released the following statement…
Could a Jewish-Arab Partnership Happen in the Knesset?
Zazim is defending the legitimacy of all voters – no matter if they are Jewish or Arab.