In a March 21 Facebook post, Zioness shared a screenshot of Bland sharing the aforementioned post and accused Women’s March Inc. of “attacking Jews again.” “Calling out anti-Semitism is not bigotry against Muslims,” Zioness’ post stated. “We’ve witnessed this enough times: the zero-sum game these women are playing literally leads to horror. Jews and Muslims …
This free and open program will feature a moderated panel of experts discussing the new rhetoric that marginalizes Jews and mainstreams anti-Semitism. Panelists include Amanda Berman, founder and executive director of the Zioness Movement; Quentin Hill, director of outreach and engagement of A Wider Bridge; Sarah Levin, executive director of Jews Indigenous to the Middle …
Amanda Berman, executive director of Zioness, said, “There is no reasonable comparison between lobbying entities like the NRA and the fossil fuel industry––organizations focused on leveraging influence to generate profit––and a nonprofit organization advocating for the security of a marginalized community. There are approximately 14.5 million Jews on the face of the earth––about 6.5 million …
Many went online to send support to the actor including Empire creator Lee Daniels, African-American Rights Group theGrio.com, the Anti-Defamation League and Jewish progressive group Zioness, among others.
By January 2018, I had serious concerns about comments made by the national co-chairs, Linda Sarsour, Carmen Perez, Tamika Mallory and Bob Bland, now operating as Women’s March Inc. But this march was locally organized, led by the inspiring Mercy Mergenfield. I came carrying a Zioness poster to show my support for women’s rights, civil …
