Dial In: 1/28 Sikkuy’s 2008 Equality Index: the Most Updated Data on Socio-Economic Gaps Between Arabs and Jews in Israel
Please join our next educational conference call briefing with Mr. Ali Haider and Mr. Ron Gerlitz, Co-Directors of Sikkuy - the Association for the Advancement of Civic Equality in Israel, on January 28, 12:00 - 12:40pm Eastern Standard Time. Mr. Haider and Mr. Gerlitz will present Sikkuy's 2008 Equality Index: the Most Updated Data on Socio-Economic Gaps Between Arabs and Jews in Israel.
To access the pre-publication Executive Summary (in English) of the Equality Index of Jewish and Arab Citizens in Israel: 2008, click here. The final print and Internet publication of the Equality Index will be available in February 2010 at www.sikkuy.org.il.
All are welcome to join this call. Please extend this invitation to your colleagues and constituencies. Feel free to post these opportunities in your organizational announcements, newsletters and on your website. Past educational conference call briefings are posted in the Task Force's audio library. To listen to all past calls, click here.
Call-In Information:
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RSVP to Hillary Bailey at Hillary.Bailey@jdcny.org or (212) 885-0825
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Sikkuy: the Association for the Advancement of Civic Equality in Israel
Sikkuy (a "chance" or "opportunity" in Hebrew) is a non-partisan, non-profit, NGO in Israel that develops and implements projects to advance equality between Arab and Jewish citizens of Israel in government budgets, resource allocation, hiring policy, land usage, access to government services, etc.
Founded in 1991 as a Jewish-Arab advocacy organization, Sikkuy's actions are motivated by the right of every citizen to influence government decisions and policies. Sikkuy is an active member of the international civil society community and is dedicated to advancing civil society in Israel through the values of:
EQUALITY - Advancing complete equality between Arab and Jewish citizens.
SHARED CITIZENSHIP - Promoting the core value of shared citizenship as the basis for equality.
HUMAN DIGNITY - Mainstreaming human dignity as the supreme value in relations between the state and its citizens.
Sikkuy is jointly governed by Arab and Jewish co-chairs, managed by Arab and Jewish co-executive directors and staffed by Arabs and Jews.
Speaker Bios
Ali Haider has served as the Co-Executive Director of Sikkuy since 2004. He was previously the director of Sikkuy's Employment Equity and Fair Representation project. Ali holds L.L.B and L.L.M. degrees from Bar-Ilan University and was admitted to the Israeli Bar Association in 1997. He is widely recognized and extensively published as an expert in the field of affirmative action for the disadvantaged and minorities in Israel. Ali lives in the village of Ibellin in the western Galilee.
Ron Gerlitz joined Sikkuy as Co-Executive Director in January 2009. He is a graduate of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem with a B.Sc. in mathematics and computer science and an MA in public policy, both magna cum laude. He began his professional career in hi-tech, working for six years, both in Israel and in Silicon Valley, California. In parallel Ron also devoted his energy to political activism, both in Israel and in the United States. Before joining Sikkuy, Ron was a project manager at the Israel Venture Network (IVN). He took part in developing strategies and implementing projects advancing local economic development in the periphery, both in the Jewish and Arab sectors. He lives in the town of Srigim in the Ela Valley near Beit Shemesh.