Tag Archive: social justice
All Politics Is Local
A new emphasis on local politics can help transform both local and national issues in Israel.
Close to the Bomb Shelters
An organization in Ashkelon that works with FSU immigrants has been creating activities for kids in the bomb shelters and giving families a respite from the violence.
Righting Injustice
A new law, which ensures pension payouts to divorced women, is the latest victory for women’s rights in Israel.
“It’s moving to see so many people wanting to help”
Amid the falling rockets and a call for reserve duty, activist Erez Nagawker is ensuring that Be’er Sheva residents don’t go hungry.
Equal Pay for Equal Work
A new amendment to Israel’s Equal Pay Law makes it easier for women to fight gender-based wage discrimination.
Public Housing: Three Steps Forward, One Step Back
Affordable housing activists took to the Knesset and scored three victories this week. But another setback illuminates the magnitude of the problem.
Celebrating Seven Years Of Disability Rights Activism
A course transforming Israelis with disabilities into social justice activists celebrates its seventh anniversary.
Insisting Upon Hope
SHATIL is launching and supporting innovative initiatives to cool tensions, counter racism and intolerance, and promote a shared society.
Zoom in on Shatil South
SHATIL staffers talk about life under rocket attacks, new challenges, and hope for the future.
Filling the Gaps. Preparing for the Future.
NIF supports a network of Israelis who are working now to defend Israel’s most vulnerable and continue to build a shared society after the conflict ends.