Itach Ma'aki: Women Lawyers for Social Justice

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Join us for a Conversation with Itach Ma'aki – Women Lawyers for Social Justice

Itach-Maaki - means “with you” in Hebrew and Arabic. The NGO advances women’s rights in Israel, focusing mainly on women from marginalized communities among them - Arab women, Ultra Orthodox Women, Migrant women, low income workers, women living in poverty and more. We operate a hotline for women - that was working around the clock during this crisis. Itach Ma’aki – Women Lawyers for Social Justice was established in 2001 to give voice to women subject to social, geographic, national, ethnic and economic discrimination in Israeli society. The Association’s vision is that Israeli law will reflect the unique perspectives of women from all social groups and ensure that they are able to fully exercise their rights. In order to achieve its goal, the Association provides free legal aid and representation for women, in various areas of the law, at each of its branches in Tel Aviv, Beer Sheva and Haifa.As part of its mission, Itach Ma’aki promotes multi-cultural gender discourse within diverse Israeli communities, including Palestinian, Haredi, Ethiopian-Israeli, and Russian-speaking communities, as well as in many areas of employment. Together with women from various communities, the Association promotes female leadership through the creation of innovative community models, which contribute to the development of unique and groundbreaking legal feminist projects. The Association also advocates wide-ranging policies in the Knesset, the High Court of Justice and various government ministries, and has had significant achievements in this area, which have impacted many groups of women.In this session, Adv. Netta Loevy from Itach Ma’aki - Women Lawyers for Social Justice will present the unique challenges COVID-19 has exposed and amplified for women in Israel. Topics that will be discussed in relation to Itach Ma’aki’s work include but are not limited to: 1. Gun violence in the home2. Gender unequal National Security Council 3. Importance of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 during COVID-19 &amp; International Parliamentary Union 4. Shift in Israeli understanding of securityNetta LoevyNetta Loevy is the Director of Policy Advocacy at &quot;Itach-Maaki Women Lawyers for Social Justice&quot;. Loevy has been a staff attorney at Itach Maaki since 2012, and is leading the project to advance the implementation  in Israel of UNSC Resolution 1325 in Israel and the UN sustainable development goals for 2030. Prior to joining Itach Maaki, Netta was a documentary filmmaker and a journalist, and worked as a news correspondent and anchorwoman for Channel 10, as an editor at the daily Yediot Acharonot newspaper and as an editor and correspondent for several radio stations in Israel.

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