The refreshed list will include an expanded and upgraded database of Arab women and men with expertise in even more fields. We will soon be relaunching the renewed “A-list” – a database listing Arab experts in various fields for the use of media professionals.
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Thanks to Sikkuy intensive work on the Media Representation Index and its corresponding election campaign (#Present_Absentee), together with The Seventh Eye, the percentage of Arab interviewees in election-related media coverage increased by 60%: from 4.5% in the first round of elections to 7.5% in the second round.Īll these huge wins notwithstanding, there is still a long way to go – the challenges are many and complex along the path to full equality and a truly shared society. While 15,000 high-school students live in unrecognised villages in the country’s south, this is only the second high school to serve them
In partnership with the Arab Center for Alternative Planning, Sikkuy were able to help most of the towns meet the preconditions and persuade the government to grant waivers to the others.ĭespite stiff resistance, Sikkuy’s determined efforts saw a new high school built and opened in the unrecognised village of Al Zarnouq in the Negev. This funding had been stalled for a long time because the requirements set by the government for receiving it were all but impossible to meet.
This past year, 10 Arab towns received NIS 112 million (approximately $32 million) to plan and develop new residential neighbourhoods and legalise existing structures. Behold bilingual public spaces – a major step toward a shared society. And Israel Railways added signage and passenger information in Arabic in its new coaches. This year at long last, Arabic appeared in the electronic destination signs on buses throughout the country, in addition to Arabic signage at bus stops. Here are some of Sikkuy’s most outstanding accomplishments in advancing equality and partnership between Arab and Jewish citizens in 2019:
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The quest for greater equality and partnership between Jewish and Arab citizens produced some significant achievements in 2019, thanks to intensive and professional work by Sikkuy and thanks to you. The process yielded gratifying and dramatic changes that continue to unfold. At the same time, Sikkuy pressed on with their advocacy work, speaking with senior government officials and decision-makers in the media and the private sector. Sikkuy raised a strong public outcry against this tide.
The escalating anti-Arab incitement continued, crossing more red lines with repeated attempts to delegitimise Arab citizens. Politically, this was an intense period, with two rounds of national elections. Although challenging, it also offered some important opportunities – of which Sikkuy took full advantage. Thurs day 5th MarchĢ019 was a tempestuous year. Click here to attend our upcoming events in March with Sikkuy: In 2018, we were thrilled to honour Sikkuy with a Human Rights Award, click here to watch Sikkuy’s video.įollowing the third election in Israel we will be holding a numbers of event with Ofer Dagan and Amjad Shbita, the new executive co-directors of Sikkuy – The Association for the Advancement of Civic Equalit y. It works to promote far-reaching changes in government policies towards Arab Palestinian citizens of Israel, creating a new reality of a more equal society. Sikkuy is one of NIF’s key strategic grantees in the area of shared society.
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