It’s time she takes her place. Our local version of the international 16 days of activism against gender-based violence for 2022 is focusing on raising awareness about the exclusion of women and youth from local authorities.
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My life is mine. Enough is enough! 16 days of activism against gender based violence
My Life is Mine. Enough is Enough! our local version of the international 16 days of activism against gender based violence for 2019, is focusing on femecide in Palestinian society.
16 Days Against VAW 2020
the Our local version of the international 16 days campaign against Vaw
16 Days of Activism to End Violence Against Women Campaign 2018
The purpose of this project is to work towards ending all forms of violence against Palestinian women in Israel using a holistic, grassroots methodology. In relation to the effort to end VAW, we aim to empower grassroots women to be public leaders in , consolidate a grassroots and civil society movement, enrol the public support of decision-makers, engage women, men, and youth in public activities and workshops, and put the issue on the social agenda through media work. Each year, Kayan and Jusur achieve this mainly through a National 16 Days of ending VAW campaign, that reaches 1,000s of direct activity participants, including women, men, youth, and local decision-makers, and features widespread media and social media work and coverage, and school workshops. This campaign is essential to our work in promoting Arab women’s public activism, holding women-led public activities, reaching out to men and youth, and challenging dominant and misogynistic social discourse. It should also be noted that Kayan take a holistic perspective on VAW, and addresses, physical, political, economic, emotional, sexual, and social violence.
'Durek - Your Turn' Women's Participation in Local Politics
Arab women’s widespread exclusion from Israeli local councils has led to the absence of Arab women’s needs on local political agendas, and is indicative of an ongoing status quo in which Arab women are relegated to the domestic sphere and are expected to fulfill social roles based on patriarchal traditions and religious norms. Thus, by empowering and supporting Arab women to partake in the political sphere we will create a socio-cultural change that will not only change the political sphere, but the very fabric of gender-relations so that women become active, and take on leadership roles in the society.
16 Days of Activism To End Violence Against Women Campaign 2017
Kayan's 2017 "16 days of activism to end gender-based violence campaign," was coordinated by the Jusur Forum and its local women's groups. The 2017 campaign took our work to end all forms of violence against women in Israel to the next level, as this year we expanded our definitions of violence to include political violence, sexual violence, physical violence, emotional violence, social violence, and sexual violence. This expansion was possible due to our previous work in the society, as through ongoing awareness-raising and community organizing, the society was ready to delve into these more complex and often taboo-laden understandings of the broad range of forms that violence against women takes. The campaign featured intensive media work, social media campaigning, and daily workshops, lectures, rallies, memorials and other creative public activities organized by grassroots Arab women activists in the field.
Women in Return Activism (Raja'a)
Empowering Palestinian women to raise-awareness about the Nakba and right of return within their communities.
Personal Status Rights Campaign (2016)
Kayan's 2016 personal status rights campaign was aimed at raising awareness about issues related to personal status (e.g. marriage, divorce, child custody etc.). The campaign targeted the Palestinian society in Israel and featured activiites in the field (such as workshops and lectures) as well as intensive online and media work. Key subjects highlighted in the campaign included domestic violence, and gender-discrimination within the legal system (e.g. unjust divorce and child custody laws). The campaign aimed to open honest discussions about these taboo subjects, and to bring key issues related to personal status to the social agenda.
16 Days of Activism to End Violence Against Women Campaign 2016
A grassroots campaign coordinated by the Jusur Forum and local women groups that seeks to raise-awareness about ending all forms of violence against women.
Sexual Harassment Is a Crime Campaign 2016
Kayan's 2016 "Sexual Harassment is a Crime Campaign," worked to break open taboos that inhibit open and honest discussion about the prevelance of sexual harassment, frame sexual harassment as a literal crime, and put ending sexual harassment on the social agenda. The campaign featured daily lectures and workshops amongst diverse target groups, online and social media content and discussions, and intensive media work.
Equality and Justice in the Ecclesiastical Courts
This 2015 campaign was to put key issues related to women’s rights in the Ecclesiastical courts on the public agenda. In particular Kayan focused on (1) a lack of gender-sensitivity in the courtroom (2) a lack of clear and published laws and procedures, and (3) exorbitantly high court fees that are unaffordable for women. The campaign was successful in raising-awareness and led to ongoing cooperation with court officials to address these issues.
Arab Women and Youth Working to End Violence Against Women (2015)
In this 2015 campaign, Arab women from Kayan and youth from Baladna Youth Association worked together in order to take a stance against gender-based violence. This was the first time that grassroots Arab women activists were active leaders in the effort to end gender-based violence. The campaign included a national conference, and the first ever grassroots Arab women-led rally to end violence against women. The rally was organized by the Jusur Forum, and featured 150 grassroots Arab women from villages represented by the Jusur Forum. Other elements of the campaign included wide-spread workshops with women, youth, men, and decision-makers, videos, a research report, and more.