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World Congress of GLBT+ Jews – Keshet Ga’Avah

Roma, 2 maggio 2021

All’ On. Alessandro Zan
Camera dei Deputati

Egregio Onorevole, il Congresso Mondiale degli Ebrei GLBT+ segue con molta attenzione il dibattito sulla legge contro l’omotransfobia in Italia.

L’ostruzionismo parlamentare alla sua approvazione proviene, non per caso, dalla stessa parte politica che nel 2014 e 2018 propose di abrogare la Legge Mancino. Anche allora appellandosi al diritto di opinione.

Oggi più che mai la nostra società ha bisogno di tutelare le minoranze, i più deboli, esposti all’odio e alla discriminazione. Noi ebrei glbt+ saremo sempre al fianco di chi ha bisogno di sostegno e protezione.

Onorevole Zan, caro Alessandro, a nome del nostro Presidente Gustavo Michanie, che in questi giorni sta combattendo contro il Covid-19, di tutte le attiviste e gli attivisti della nostra organizzazione e a nome mio personale, ti manifestiamo la nostra solidarietà e il nostro sostegno per il lavoro che dovrai/dovremo affrontare nelle prossime settimane al Senato della Repubblica, sicuri che anche oggi, come fu nel 2016 riusciremo a vincere un’altra battaglia per tutte e tutti noi, e garantire una vita migliore alle generazione che verranno.

Un cordiale Shalom

IL VICE PRESIDENTE DEL
WORLD CONGRESS OF GLBT JEWS
Serafino Marco Fiammelli

vp@glbtjews.org

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TRANSGENDER DAY of REMEMBRANCE
The World Congress of GLBT Jews: Keshet Ga’avah hosted with Keshet

Keshet a virtual Transgender Day of Remembrance Memorial Service and Panel Discussion on Thursday, November 19, 2020.

This memorable program was a call to action and featured a short memorial service led by Rabbi Micah Buck-Yael, Keshet’s Director of Education and Training followed by a panel discussion moderated by Ian Brown, At-Large member of WCGLBTJ Steering Committee.

Panelists included Eliana Golberstein Rubashkyn, a Columbian born New Zealander and former stateless refugee. (Eliana was the first case of gender recognition in the world with a U.N. resolution under the international refugee statute of 1951.) and Rabbi Leiah Moser, the rabbi of Reconstructionist Congregation Beth Israel of Ridgewood, NJ.

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THE WORLD CONGRESS OF GLBT JEWS: KESHET GA’AVAH

The World Congress is an amazing networking resource for LGBTQIA+ Jews from around the world to connect, engage, and support on local, national, continental and global levels. The Hebrew subtitle Keshet Ga’avah – Rainbow of Pride – emphasizes the importance of tradition and diversity. We have member organizations worldwide, hold annual board meetings and host regionals and world conferences on subjects of interest to LBGTQI+ Jews and their allies. The World Congress: Keshet Ga’avah strives to be the voice of LBGTQI+ Jews worldwide.

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What We Do

Global Advocacy

The only truly global LGBTQIA+ Jewish organization with our volunteers reflecting the diversity of our member organizations from all over the world. We lend our collective voice to advocacy initiatives and support efforts of other global LGBTQIA+ organizations.

Recent Social Actions/Social Justice Efforts:

2018: Outreach to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu supporting equal surrogacy laws for all Israelis
2018: Supported equality language in the United Nations International Crimes Against Humanity Treaty
2019: Supported United Nations mandate to address violence and discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity

International Conferences

Sydney, Australia

Rome, Italy

25 conferences. Our first conference was held in Washington D.C. in 1976. We went to Buenos Aires in March 2017 with JAG, Paris in September of 2017 with Beit Haverim, Rome in March of 2018 with MDKI and Sydney in 2018 with Dayenu.

Community Outreach

We reach out to remote Jewish communities. In 2010, we helped translate training packages for LGBTQIA+ inclusion delivered to Buenos Aires. We connect smaller organizations with larger ones in hopes of achieving global equality for LGBTQIA+ Jews.

2019: Supported educational forum in Brazil focused on the challenges faced by LGBTQ+ Jews in today’s world
2019: Letter to Prime Minister of Israel denouncing the statements of the Education Minister regarding his unethical, ignorant and dangerous endorsement of gay conversion therapy
2020: Regional European Conference to support and provide networking opportunities to LGBTQ+ Jewish organizations and Rainbow Jews throughout Europe
2020: Hosted a European dialog about anti-Semitism and homophobia in Europe
2020: Supported launch of Keshet Sefarad, LGBTQI Jewish organization in Spain
2020: Hosted International TDOR Memorial Service and Panel discussion with KESHET
2020: Presented (represented by member organization MDKI) on panel dedicated to LGBTQI+ issues at first e-summit of European Jewish leaders
2021: Collaborating with The Jewish Agency for Israel to build a Transnational Partnership Platform for Jewish LGBTQI+ Activists

The World Congress: Keshet Ga'avah

The World Congress of GLBT Jews: Keshet Ga’avah