Australian Jewish Democratic Society

a progressive voice among jews, a jewish voice among progressives

About us

Who we are

The Australian Jewish Democratic Society was established in 1984, and since then we have been an active and vibrant community group taking action on social and environmental justice.
We are always thinking of new ways to struggle, examining what liberation can look like, exploring ways of doing solidarity and deepening our celebration of community.

We Stand:

  • To strengthen Australian, global and Jewish movements for justice.
  • To promote and contribute to justice in Israel/Palestine.
  • To facilitate, support and grow progressive voices in the Jewish community.
  • To be in solidarity with Indigenous fights for justice, land and water rights and decolonisation.
  • To foster a specifically Jewish approach to the issues of peace and Social Justice.

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We pay our respects to elders past and present, and acknowledge the history of the lands we stand, work and live on, noting that Indigenous sovereignty has never been ceded, and that colonisation continues. Read more…
The AJDS formally acknowledges that we, as an organisation, have members who live and work on the land of the Wurundjeri and Boonwurrung peoples of the Kulin nation, owners of the Melbourne region. We also have active members in other parts of Australia, all of whom reside on Aboriginal land