Tag Archive: economic justice
Oscar Olivier – Building Bridges
Congolese asylum-seeker and activist Oscar Olivier is fighting poverty, racism in Violence in South Tel Aviv.
Growing Social Change
An innovative project is empowering a group of Israelis coping with mental illness.
Let There be Light!
Residents of unrecognized Arab neighborhoods in Lod will finally be connected to the national electricity grid.
Victory in the Fight against Women’s Exclusion
An Orthodox public radio station infamous for banning women’s voices on air is being called to task.
Civil society wins public housing battle
Two and a half years after the social justice protests, a major victory will help ensure more affordable housing.
We have something to say: Russian-speakers in Israeli media
Progressive Russian Israeli voices are underrepresented in the county’s media. So SHATIL decided to do something about it.
Arab Representatives to be Added to Important Government Committee
Thanks to ACRI, equal representation is a step towards a more socially equal Negev.
Talking “KAMAM” – Local, Sustainable Economic Development
A few years ago, Local Sustainable Economic Development (LSED), or “Kamam” as it has become known colloquially in Israel, was an academic concept that few had heard of. These days however, it seems that people can’t stop talking about it.
Major Conference on Gynecology Excludes Women
NIF is at the forefront of a campaign against a conference on innovations in gynecology, which will exclude women speakers. The Puah Institute, which helps couples with fertility, medicine, and Jewish law, held its 13th national conference in Jerusalem this week, with the theme “Innovations in Gynecology and Halachah: Judgments, Dilemmas and Challenges.” In previous years, female experts were barred from speaking at the annual conference, leading many doctors to cancel their participation in protest. This year, the Puah Institute refused to reveal the list of speakers, presumably in an attempt to stave off criticism regarding its exclusion of women.