If you’re in Tel Aviv for slightly longer than tourist time, you may be interested in this. A while back, some fuckers threw a molotov cocktail into a makeshift kindergarten for asylum seekers’ children that’s been set up in the...
Tonight there are actually two so-called social justice demos in Tel Aviv (the Israeli version of the Occupy movement). Unfortunately, one of them is not very secretly funded by tycoons and people with political interests, so it’s not really worth...
The Black Night initiative is the protest’s response to tonight’s White Night events. You can join in on all the fun by meeting at 21:30 at Rothschild Blvd., dressed in black if possible. From there, there will be a march...
This Thursday in Tel Aviv is the city municipality sanctioned White Night event. Apart from a few big events directly sponsored and planned by the city council itself, many smaller events are planned across the city by private art galleries,...
Tonight there’s yet another demo in Tel Aviv (surprising, I know). It’s at Habima Square at 22:00 and is a response to yesterday’s demo at the same place that resulted in some shocking scenes of police brutality (shocking because it...
If you’re at all interested in the global Occupy movement and you’re around in Israel on the 21-22 of this month (June 2012) then you’ll want to check out the interesting conference that’s going to be happening. Activist leaders from...
Tomorrow night it’s dinner and a movie night at the Rogatka vegan bar. The documentary film club will be showing “Have you heard from Johannesburg” here is the description of the film: seven documentary stories, produced and directed by Connie...
Tomorrow is the global day of action for the 99% and Tel Aviv will be having its own (hopefully) massive demo. The main event will be at Rabin Square. There will be marches coming out of various southern neighbourhoods to...
The refugee clinic at the Tel Aviv central bus station building is a 100% volunteer run humanitarian clinic offering free medical services to the country’s growing population of predominantly African asylum seekers. They are in desperate need of volunteers both...
Levinsky Jam is a fun event that’s been happening at Levinsky Garden (opposite the new central bus station) for a while now. Refugees and locals get together for a drumming circle and people who play other instruments are also invited...
Combatants for Peace are holding their annual joint memorial day ceremony this Tuesday at Hangar 11 in the Tel Aviv port. This is an alternative ceremony attended by bereaved families from both sides of the conflict. There will be speeches...
Punks, anarchists and feminists pay attention! Tonight there’s a benefit gig at the Rogatka bar for Pussy Riot, a Russian feminist punk band known for their activist antics. Some of their members are currently in prison / on trial for...
Israel’s 3rd activism festival will be happening this May (25-27) in Azrikam forest near Ashdod. They’re currently looking for all kinds of performers (musicians, circus artists, actors with pieces that are appropriate for such a festival, etc.) to participate. They’ll...
Passover is coming and the good people of ARDC are organising a seder (traditional Passover dinner) for the refugee community at Levinsky Park on April 4th. There’ll be live music, a hot meal and an alternative reading of the Haggada....
Windows – Channels for Communication is a joint Palestinian/Israeli organisation working to (and I quote): “promote justice through educating youth to promote critical discourse through media and other forms of activism”. They’re running a series of English language lectures for...
Fanzine festival tomorrow! From 19:00 – 1:30 at the new central bus station, level 3 (by the supermarkets). Stalls selling fanzine, alternative comics, books, etc. Art – sculpture, illustration, photography, painting, drawing, etc. Spoken word from 19:00, live music from...
This Friday there’s an Ir Amim political study your of Jerusalem, concentrating on the issues surrounding public parks and land, their history, their place in the current conflict and the way they affect the population of east Jerusalem. As far...
Love it or hate it, agree with it or disagree with it, the SlutWalk is coming to Tel Aviv this March 16th. The SlutWalk movement started after a Canadian cop was quoted as saying that in order to stay safe...
The February Tel Aviv Critical Mass cycle ride is almost here. Next week, On Friday 24/2/12 at 13:30, meet at Kikar Rabin (arrive a bit before to be safe, though I expect the departure time is not going to be...
This sounds pretty cool – this Saturday from 20:00 at Zizi, the Sex Manifesto will combine spoken word, acrobatics, dance, video art, burlesque and performance with a 2 dancefloor party with 4 DJs oh yeah and it’s all by women...