Congratulations to the Wikimedia Israel board for taking positive action for equality.
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On Fri, 20 Jul 2018 at 08:57, Itzik - Wikimedia Israel itzik@wikimedia.org.il wrote:
Hi,
A few days ago, the Israeli parliament, with the support of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, blocked a legal change on that would have given the LGBT community the right to become parents. The new law denies state-supported surrogacy to LGBT couples and single men.
In response, Israel’s LGBT Task Force called publicly for a strike on Sunday, "The LGBT community is calling upon you, the LGBT and community supporters, to join us in a one-day nationwide strike on Sunday, July 22, Tisha Be’av".
During the last few days, a huge list of big companies and organizations in Israel *publicized *their support and joined the strike by allowing their employees to take a paid day off work to join the nationwide protest.
This morning, the board of Wikimedia Israel, alongside with other organizations joined this call and published this announcement: https://www.facebook.com/WikimediaIL/posts/1716487061739276 https://twitter.com/WikimediaIL/status/1020214512392302592 https://www.facebook.com/WikimediaIL/posts/1716487061739276
*"Wikimedia Israel supports the just struggle for full equality, led by the Israeli LGTBQ community.*
*Equality to every woman and man, regardless of gender, sexual preference, religion, origin, or disability is a central value in the international Wikimedia Movement. *
*The current outcry for the right for parenthood, indiscriminate medical treatment, and protection against violent statements by public figures against the LGTBQ community, is a part of the grand and continuous struggle for full rights and legitimacy to the Israeli LGTBQ community, and we support them in their struggle."*
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