by AJDS | Sep 10, 2019 | Event
We invite all Jewish people (and friends) to join us in standing in solidarity with the Women of Djabwurrung. “The fight to save the sacred Djabwurrung Landscape from destruction at the hands of the Andrews Labor state government is ongoing. An eviction notice looms...
by AJDS | Jul 24, 2019 | Blog, Statements
Orly Noy, a Mizrahi journalist and activist from Jerusalem, recently visited Australia on a speaking tour organised by the Australian Jewish Democratic Society (AJDS). Alongside a series of successful events in Melbourne and Sydney, in which hundreds of people heard...
by AJDS | Jul 22, 2019 | Event
Join us on an AJDS excursion to the Islamic Museum of Australia. The Islamic museum is the first museum of its kind in Australia. It aims to showcase the artistic heritage and historical contributions of Muslims in Australia and abroad through the...
by AJDS | Jul 1, 2019 | Event
Join us for an intimate evening conversation between Orly Noy, an Iranian Israeli, and Noura Mansour, a Palestinian from Akko. Delicious Moroccan snacks and drinks will be served. https://www.moroccansoupbar.com.au/2-go Limited to 28 people so book fast !!!...
by AJDS | Jun 20, 2019 | Event
What is settler-colonialism and how does it structure race for everyone living in a settler-colony? What is white supremacy, and how does it play out for differently racialised and colonised peoples? What can decolonisation in a settler colony look like and how can we...
by AJDS | Jun 20, 2019 | Event
What is settler-colonialism and how does it structure race for everyone living in a settler-colony? What is white supremacy, and how does it play out for differently racialised and colonised peoples? What can decolonisation in a settler colony look like and how can we...
by AJDS | Jun 12, 2019 | Event
In July 2018 the Israeli Knesset passed a controversial Nation-State Law and on January 1, 2019, Orly Noy and approximately 50 other prominent Israeli Mizrahi Jews (Jews from Arab/Middle Eastern countries) filed a petition to the Israeli High Court of Justice against...
by AJDS | Jun 12, 2019 | Event
In July 2018 the Israeli Knesset passed a controversial Nation-State Law and on January 1, 2019, Orly Noy and approximately 50 other prominent Israeli Mizrahi Jews (Jews from Arab/Middle Eastern countries) filed a petition to the Israeli High Court of Justice against...
by AJDS | May 24, 2019 | Blog, Event
This year (2019/5779) the Australian Jewish Democratic Society hosted a community Pesach Seder outside the Department of Immigration and Border Protection. The Pesach Seder for Freedom was a protest against Australia’s inhumane treatment of asylum seekers and...
by AJDS | May 1, 2019 | Blog
Activity in the Chinese and Jewish communities (or to be more exact, by certain well-resourced lobby groups) appears to be reaching a tipping point with respect to political influence in this country. Chinese food has a peculiar attraction to Jews, and has probably...