Itach-Maaki Women Lawyers for Social Justice

Itach-Maaki Women Lawyers for Social Justice is an Israeli advocacy organization working to create a society in which the needs of disenfranchised Arab and Jewish women are addressed and the voices of these women are heard in public/policy discourse.  Via legal aid, policy change, leadership training for women and public advocacy, Itach-Maaki is advancing the rights of women from marginalized groups nationwide - Arab women – including Bedouin women, single mothers, low-income working women, women dependent on public assistance, immigrants and others.  Simultaneously, this multicultural group of women lawyers and activists is working toward a society in which women’s solidarity and identification with a shared vision for justice can overcome the ethnic/national fragmentation that is so problematic in Israel.
Staff, board members and activists involved in Itach-Maaki are part of a unique Jewish-Arab organization, which utilizes ethnic, gender, socio-economic and legal perspectives on all issues it tackles, from the battle against poverty to leadership training for social change to promoting women's roles in national decision-making. In the complex society in which we live, Itach-Maaki is a unique microcosm of a better society, one in which Arab and Jewish women from diverse population groups and diverse social strata succeed in working together, supporting one another, tackling challenges, and marching forward toward justice and rights for women and all residents of Israel.