Australian Jewish Democratic Society Position Description – Community Organiser (AJDS – CO) Introduction The Australian Jewish Democratic Society (AJDS) is a member-driven organisation that supports social justice, human rights and non-violent conflict resolution with a…
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Robin Rothfield was interviewed on 3AW on 27/10/14. “Staying in Indonesia is not living, it may be existing,” he told Tom Elliott. “If you can’t get a job, if you can’t send your children to…
The AJDS today (03/11/14) launched a campaign website titled ‘What’s behind the Jewish National Fund?’ criticising the Jewish National Fund for its role in taking land from Palestinians and Bedouins in Israel. The Jewish National…
The Australian Jewish Democratic Society is deeply saddened by the news that Iranian asylum seeker Hamid Kehazaei, a detainee on Manus Island, currently (4th September 2014) lies brain dead in a Brisbane hospital as a…
The Australian Jewish Democratic Society is deeply saddened by the news that Iranian asylum seeker Hamid Kehazaei, a detainee on Manus Island, currently (4th September 2014) lies brain dead in a Brisbane hospital as a…
Steve Brook passed away on Wednesday, 13 August 2014, less than fortnight after his 80th birthday. Steve was one of the founding members of the Australian Jewish Democratic Society (AJDS) in 1984. He served for…
If you missed it, you can watch Dr. Jordy Silverstein and Samah Sabawi online, in this inspiring discussion on C31’s World from Below, hosted by Lizzie O’Shea. To watch click here.
Listen to AJDS executive member, Dr. Jordy Silverstein, talk about gender, religion and identity in this panel on Feminism and Faith podcasted by Cherchez La Femme. Fellow panelists include Tasneem Chopra, Amanpreet S.K Sahota and Avril Hannah-Jones.
The current war in Gaza was not one Israel or Hamas sought. But both had no doubt that a new confrontation would come. The 21 November 2012 ceasefire that ended an eight-day-long exchange of Gazan rocket…
By Larry Stillman The ECAJ and JCCV recently condemned AJDS for encouraging people to make donations to the UN’s emergency relief appeal for Palestinian refugees in Gaza. They said that “making donations to UNRWA is…