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: …
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.
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 …
Multiple Jewish groups, including Keshet, Zioness Movement, A Wider Bridge, Jewish Democratic Council of America and the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington criticized the Dyke March’s Star of David policy, and they were right to do so. In a march whose theme was focused on tolerance, acceptance, and inclusion, the clumsy, agenda-driven exclusion …
At the meetup, Ann Lewis, a Zioness board member, described her shock when hearing about the policy. “I was stunned,” she said. “I remember [the] Chicago [Dyke March], and just when you think you’re beyond something it comes back.” Lewis also explained Zioness’s motivation to plan the meetup. “The answer is show up. Show up …
