Where Is Jewish Pride?
I fully respect how A Wider Bridge, Zioness and the Anti-Defamation League chose to deal with the Dyke March’s ban: call it anti-Semitism and essentially force their way in.
Pride and Prejudice at LGBTQ weekend
This brought condemnation from organizations including the ADL, the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington, Jewish LGBTQ groups Keshet and A Wider Bridge, the Jewish Democratic Council of America and the pro-Israel Zioness.
WHAT I LEARNED AT THE D.C. DYKE MARCH
The day of the march, we woke up to good news, the National LGBTQ Task Force was pulling their support from the march. At 4 p.m., I met Amanda Berman, the founder of Zioness, at a coffee shop in McPherson Square. We were exhausted, exhilarated, and nervous. We stared at each other and laughed nervously: …
Did Members Of Jewish Group IfNotNow Help Ban Star Of David At A Pride March?
A contingent from the feminist-Zionist group Zioness and the American-Israeli LGBTQ group A Wider Bridge, who felt the ban on the Star of David flag excluded many LGBTQ Jews, converged on the march on Friday afternoon with Jewish Pride flags and placards. They were met by Raney, one of the march’s trained conflict deescalators.
DC Dyke March bans Jewish Pride flags
A coalition of LGBTQ, Jewish and feminist organizations on Wednesday, June 5, in a statement called on the DC Dyke March “to apologize to the community, and reverse course by allowing Dykes wishing to carry all Jewish and Israeli symbols to march as their full, authentic selves.” “The DC Dyke March should know better than …