Democracy cannot be taken for granted, especially at a time when too many Israelis support restrictions on freedom of speech and the activities of human-rights and social-justice organizations.
On Tuesday, December 14, students at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem took part in a flashmob dance in celebration of democracy in Israel. Organized by Talia Ramati, an intern [...]

December 7th 2010
A remarkable initiative is underway thanks to Erez Perlumutter, a fellow from the first cycle of Shatil’s Economic and Social Policy Shapers Program. Motivated by the course content and his placement at the Community Advocacy organization, this “high techie” and his colleague Amitay Korn decided to apply their new-found interest in civil rights [...]

December 7th, 2010
Shatil and a vibrant, growing civil society of Russian origin celebrated 20 years of immigration from the FSU with 200 people at the Hebrew University on November 29. The gathering addressed the central issues facing FSU immigrants today as well as the relationship between them: questions of identity, the hidden wound of under-employment [...]