by AJDS | Dec 5, 2014 | Blog, Newsletter
On the Banks of the Tigris: the hidden story of Iraqi music has just been completed! This feature length documentary shows the human face of Iraqis and their culture – a face that’s missing from most media. When Majid Shokor escaped from Iraq he discovered that the...
by AJDS | Dec 5, 2014 | Blog, Newsletter
By Keren Rubinstein Can art stand up to the Occupation? Is it crude or privileged to turn to art when countless lives are relinquished for political gain? Perhaps. And yet, I wanted to look at Israeli and Palestinian visual portrayals of the ongoing disempowerment,...
by AJDS | Dec 5, 2014 | Blog, Newsletter
By Hagai El-Ad, CEO of B’Tselem Accountability is at the core of protecting human rights. For without it, especially during times of war and military conflict, how can one hope for justice? What recourse do we have against abuses of power or violations of...
by AJDS | Dec 5, 2014 | Blog, Newsletter
By Micaela Sahhar Shrinking Policing over the possible, Dagan, I note down now how you would note rumours as facts. Surveying a space where (it was said) the dead (even then) had no land, as those who still made sound scooped trenches for an olive grove whose...
by AJDS | Dec 2, 2014 | Blog
The AJDS applauds the bipartisan action yesterday by the Australian Parliamentary Friends of Palestine, led by Maria Vamvakinou, Craig Laundy, Melissa Parke and Jill Hall who called for the Australian Government to formally recognise Palestine. International...
by AJDS | Nov 19, 2014 | Blog
Statement issued 19/11/2014 The AJDS condemns the attacks that are occurring in Jerusalem. This violence is heartbreaking and must end immediately. The AJDS calls for leading figures in the current Israeli government and their settler allies to halt their recent...
by AJDS | Nov 19, 2014 | Blog
This interview with Sivan Barak appeared in Federation Story, Federation’s Square’s public archive of Australian stories: Sivan Barak is an Australian-Israeli Jew turned pro-Palestinian human rights activist. “You won’t find two Jews that agree on...
by AJDS | Nov 11, 2014 | Blog
AJDS member and web editor, Keren Rubinstein, was interviewed about the organization by Sohail Rahman on Al Jazeera English, 6/11/14. Here is the brief segment: [embedyt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RN5AzotF4_0[/embedyt]
by AJDS | Nov 11, 2014 | Blog
AJDS member and web editor, Keren Rubinstein, was interviewed about the organization by Sohail Rahman on Al Jazeera English, 6/11/14. Here is the brief segment: [embedyt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RN5AzotF4_0[/embedyt]
by AJDS | Nov 11, 2014 | Blog
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...