A PROGRESSIVE VOICE AMONG JEWS, A JEWISH VOICE AMONG PROGRESSIVES
“Let no one say the past is dead. The past is all about us and within” Oodgeroo Noonuccal Why it matters to Jewish Australians Many of us in the Australian Jewish community are not descended from those who participated in the colonisation of the country we now… [ read more and for downloadable materials]
Below is the text of a letter to the Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong (3 March 2023) Dear Senator Wong, Re: The current round of violence and disorder in Israel and the Occupied Territories The…
The AJDS is strongly against the new round of violence involving Gaza and Israel in operation Breaking Dawn. We recognise that victims of Israeli rockets are overwhelmingly civilians and that Israelis across Israel are living…
AJDS has made a submission to Glen Eira Council (Victoria), for consideration at its Council meeting on April 26, 2022. The AJDS considers the adoption of the IHRA Working Definition as highly problematic, for the…
The proposed Victorian ban on displaying the swastika in public is not simple and straight forward. The Nazi symbol is certainly offensive but that the laws banning it should, as discussed in the attached press…
The attached letter was sent to UMSU on 12 May, and the substantive text is as follows: “The Australian Jewish Democratic Society (AJDS), founded in 1984 has consistently called for a just, negotiated resolution of…
As a conclusion to Refugee Week this week, we are hosting a Forum on Tuesday the 29th of June: Journey To Obscurity: the Unimaginable Horror of Australia’s detention policy. This forum is to shed light…
AJDS made a submission to the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) Feasibility study on Strengthening trade and investment with Israel. Submissions closed on 30 April 2020. AJDS takes a strong Human…