At a special event held at his official residence, Israeli President Rivlin was presented with a copy of the Darkenu-led Charter for Israeli Discourse. He then called upon all 120 MKs to sign onto the charter and pledge to abide by its principles.

In Gaza, Zimam teamed up with Pal Think to create a series of workshops promoting nonviolence under the “Be Conscious” initiative, which aims to raise awareness and provide education on issues of violence within Palestinian society.

This month, the our partner's Charter for Israeli Discourse campaign continued as Darkenu used a travelling ice cream truck to encourage people to “cool down the discourse” while enjoying a popsicle. In July, the truck made 15 stops cities and towns engaging nearly 10,000 Israelis. At each stop, people are encouraged to discuss and suggest potential clauses to be included in the charter and rethink the way we engage with one another.  

Zimam coordinator Alaa Salous traveled to Beirut this month for the International Campaign for Peacebuilding in the Arab World. During the four-day summit, he shared updates on our Palestinian partner's work across Palestine emowering young people to take action in directing the course of their society and country.

Together with 400 attendees and a wide array of partners, Darkenu launched its Charter for Israeli Discourse in Jaffa. Learn more about their new campaign to clean up discourse in Israel on their website.

In Zimam's office in Ramallah, youth activists participated in a workshop with academics on citizenship and the role of youth through civic participation in community work.

Zimam volunteers in Nablus met to discuss the March of Return that has been taking place in Gaza and its implication for the Palestinian people and Palestinian communities around the world. The main discussion was around the idea of embracing peaceful popular resistance and the impact that will have on the Palestinian cause.

Over the past few months, Darkenu marched with everyday Israelis in the streets, spoken with them at stalls, on the phone, and at their doors, and together they've amassed more than 15,000 signatures in support of a 5-point plan to fight corruption, developed using findings issued by the Israel Democracy Institute. When they delivered the signatures to the Knesset, they were met by MKs of both the coalition and the opposition, who came out to plegde their support for the fight against corruption.

Darkenu has embarked on a new campaign: the Charter for Israeli Discourse, which is intended to establish a new norm for how we operate as citizens within the public sphere. Darkenu is looking for input from everyday Israelis. Visit the landing page here.

In Rafah, Gaza, Zimam organized a workshop on the March of Return and its role in promoting a concept of nonviolent popular resistance within Palestinian society. A main focus was the need to engage women in the process while improving society’s perception of such community action.