Black Laundry

Black Laundry (Hebrew: כביסה שחורה‎, Kvisa Shchora) is a lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) organization that uses direct action to oppose Israeli occupation of Palestinian land[1] and advocate for social justice. The group made its first public appearance in 2001 after the second Intifada, where 250 members marched in the Tel Aviv Pride Day parade with the message 'No Pride in Occupation.' [2]

Black Laundry at the 2002 pride parade in Tel Aviv

Co-founder Dali Baurn, an activist and professor at the Community School for Women, created Black Laundry to focus on creating a community that advocates social justice for women and queer community by using feminist theory and working with both Palestinians and Israelis.[3]

According to their website, "Black Laundry tries to stress the connection between different forms of oppression - our own oppression as lesbians, gays and transpeople enhances our solidarity with members of other oppressed groups."[4]

See also

References
  1. Crouse, Charity (2003). "Out and Down and Living in Israel". The Gay & Lesbian Review Worldwide. 10: 24. ProQuest 198666888.
  2. Gordon, U. (2007). "Israeli Anarchchism: Statist Dilemmas and the Dynamics of Join Struggle". Anarchist Studies. 15: 7–30. ProQuest 211036137.
  3. Mastron, Ruth (2004). "Living Peace". Agenda: Empowering Women for Gender Equity. 59 (59): 59–64. JSTOR 4548115.
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on May 4, 2006. Retrieved April 8, 2006.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
This page is seeded with information from infoshop.org's OpenWiki
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.