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 …
“Your speech is inhibited by this concept that any words you say may offend somebody, and we have to get over that. We have to say look we’re doing the best that we can,” Siemionko said. “I have to be careful with my wording because it will get picked apart. That’s the society we live …
Helpful Resources (from the author at the bottom of her article): Zioness Teach-In Discusses Difficulties in Being Progressive Zionist
“There are so many issues that we have to be talking about and when we are showing up in the spaces and we are being forced to pass a litmus test on Israel it’s keeping committed activists home,” said Amanda Berman, founder and executive director of the Zioness Movement.
A number of groups removed their endorsement from the Women’s March Inc., including the Southern Poverty Law Center, the Democratic National Committee (DNC) and the Stephen Wise Free Synagogue, due to charges of anti-Semitism among its leadership. Most Democratic presidential hopefuls are skipping the formal march. In DC, New York and Los Angeles, the Zioness …
