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We have something to say: Russian-speakers in Israeli media
16 January 2014Progressive Russian Israeli voices are underrepresented in the county’s media. So SHATIL decided to do something about it.
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Arab Representatives to be Added to Important Government Committee
16 January 2014Thanks to ACRI, equal representation is a step towards a more socially equal Negev.
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Recording: Briefing Call with Naomi Chazan and Shira Herzog
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Talking “KAMAM” – Local, Sustainable Economic Development
19 December 2013A 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.
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Major Conference on Gynecology Excludes Women
19 December 2013NIF 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.
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Campaign Saves Historic Inbal Center
5 December 2013A successful grassroots campaign will prevent the closure of the historic Inbal Cultural Center in Tel Aviv. Due to funding criteria established by the Ministry of Culture, the Center, which is devoted to Mizrachi dance and performance art, was under threat of having its budget removed.
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Promoting Equal Pay for Women in the Workplace
15 November 2013As part of its efforts to equalize wage gaps between women and men in Israel, SHATIL has declared 2014, which marks the 50th anniversary of Israel’s underused Equal Pay Law, as “Equal Pay Year”.
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Israeli activists gather in strength to fight racism
15 November 2013At a sold-out conference in Jaffa, Israeli activists gathered to discuss, learn, and strategize on efforts to fight racism in Israel.
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Ofakim Celebrates New Overnight Medical Center
30 October 2013Thanks to the efforts of NIF grantee Ahuzat Negev, supported by flagship NIF grantee the Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI) and Physicians for Human Rights – Israel, the residents of Ofakim are celebrating the announcement that a urgent care center will be opened in their town. This follows a two year campaign, in which Ahuzat Negev convened two conferences advocating for the opening of the medical center, as well as collaborating with Sapir College to produce a position paper to the Health Ministry on the issue.
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Bigger than Feminism, Better with Feminism
29 October 2013