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CONSCIENCE + COMMUNITYNew Generations Canada is an open and vibrant community of young professionals, social activists, and community leaders in their 20 to 40, who are committed to the work of the New Israel Fund of Canada, the leading Canadian organization promoting social justice and equality for all Israelis. February 10, 2011
July 14, 2010
With 60 participants, the discussion was dynamic and lively, using Peter Beinart’s ground-breaking article The Failure of the Jewish Establishment as a springboard. The program provided a safe space for young people in their 20s to 40s to engage each other and explore what Israel means to them, what struggles have developed in their relationship to the State, and how they view Jewish community in Toronto and beyond. The program, a New Generations Canada initiative, exceeded expectations both in terms of the number of attendees and the scope of discussion. Participants voiced their enthusiasm, commenting on the “need in the community for events like these,” and affirming that the event was “very engaging”. NIFC New Generations Event With Yohannes Bayu of the African Refugee Development Center Social and spiritual activists as well as concerned young Canadians attended this unique opportunity to meet, discuss and engage Yohannes Bayu about the plight of African asylum seekers in Israel.
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NIFC New Generations Canada partnered with Yalla Journal to present NIF Board Member Nabila Espanioly in downtown Toronto. With a crowd of over 40 people and standing room only, Nabila spoke about her life as a Palestinian-Israeli and the challenges she has faced throughout her life, all which have compelled her to establish many civil society organization in Israel. A fervent feminist, advocate for Palestinian-Israeli preschool children and citizens, Nabila spoke about the impact her work has had on her community and addressed the work that lies ahead.
New Generations Canada and Makom partnered to bring Whose Zionism? to young people in Toronto’s Jewish community. The event was an opportunity for participants to discuss their thoughts on the intersection between Israel, liberal values and Jewish community, in the inclusive and open setting of the Kiever Synagogue in the heart of Toronto’s developing Jewish downtown core.