WHAT
WE DO
Events
We host events in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Haifa, and organize tours across borders to the West Bank. Sometimes our community suggests a topic, and we find a speaker with relevant expertise. Other times, current events guide us; for example, we initiated a talk with an Iranian activist during the war with Iran in 2025 or screened a movie about Hebron after a tour there. And sometimes we bring in speakers whose perspectives we believe more people should hear.
Our events are held in Russian or, more often, in English with synchronous Russian translation available on request. Usually, they are open to audiences from all backgrounds. While many events focus on conflict, we also explore topics that touch on social injustice, power imbalances, and civic engagement more broadly, including issues affecting ethnic minorities, asylum seekers, LGBTQ+ people, women, civil society initiatives, and others.
Texts
Our main communication channel is Telegram because Russian speakers, especially recent repatriates, use it to chat, connect, and read the news. There, we post announcements, share information about existing initiatives and ways to get involved, highlight leaders of the peace movement, translate texts, write opinion essays to spark discussions, and run our #dictionary rubric, which explains key terms to help people think critically about conflict and social justice.
Partnerships
We unite Russian-speaking Israelis against the occupation and act as a bridge between our community and the wider movement. While some Israelis from the post-Soviet countries question our legitimacy, we are working to redefine what it means to be a Russian-speaking Israeli today. Everyone’s voice matters, and everyone’s actions or inactions have an impact.
We also aim to break the vicious circle:
“Russian-speaking Israelis don’t join the peace movement → activists don’t reach out → information and contacts are hard to access → they remain on the sidelines.”
By participating in coalitions, protests, summits, and events, we strive to be a visible part of the local movement for peace and social justice and to ensure our community is included, informed, and active.
