Australian Jewish Democratic Society
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…
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…
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…
Australian Jewish organisations demand end to cruel treatment of ‘boat people’ Signed as of 30 July 2020 Seven years have now passed since the then Australian government announced that all people seeking asylum who arrived…
[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] Australian Jewish organisations warn against annexation by Israel. 16 June We strongly support the stand taken by Jewish youth organisations against annexation by the Israeli government. The great…