Who We Are
Founded in 2016, Tzedek Centers operate with an eye towards Israel’s long-term democratic future through a combination of deep, grassroots work and shorter term, high impact initiatives.
As caring and dedicated citizens who aspire to see a better society here, the challenges posed by inequality, social polarization, and a lack of trust in the government impact our future.
At Tzedek Centers, we firmly believe that local civic organizing is the key to addressing and transforming this situation.
At Tzedek Centers, we bring together city residents to participate in training programs for social change. Through these programs, we provide them with tools, connect them with partners, and together build a shared vision. Graduates of the courses establish groups to improve city policies, lead local campaigns and social initiatives, assume leadership positions, and collectively nurture a local community of changemakers, building across cities a broad national movement.
This national grassroots movement, composed of organized communities in cities across Israel, works to build a vibrant democracy we can be proud of.
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What We Do
Activist leadership courses are at the core of our work. Each center conducts several different courses annually, where participants study social issues, learn methods of creating impact and change, and organize for action. Courses discuss various topics, such as public transportation, urban planning, local businesses, education, gender equality, environmental issues and more. Each leadership program ends with a round tables event open to the public, where graduating activists join or form new action groups concerning various social issues, leading real change in people’s lives.
Over 6,000 citizens have graduated from our leadership programs and take part regularly in the Tzedek Centers’ work.
After graduating from our leadership programs, activists move on to form action groups, quickly becoming central agents of change in their community and in the city as a whole. These groups, comprising anywhere between 7-30 activists, take on the dire issues of our society: civil engagement, public education, shared society, gender equality, racism, state and religion, climate crisis, public investment, human rights, labor rights and more. To achieve their goals, action groups meet regularly, talking to experts, drafting solutions, considering means of action, working closely with public and elected officials and forming coalitions with various organizations and movements.
Today, as much as 50 groups work to advocate and promote their causes, bringing impactful achievements to their community.
In Tzedek Centers, citizens join to celebrate, commemorate and participate in public events, talks and holidays that strengthen the fabric of our community. The diverse groups that make the Israeli society each bring their own voice, composing the shared society we believe in.
During the Covid-19 lockdowns we created mutual aid networks, supplying basic needs and insisting on connection in a time of solitude. These networks reached a total of over 250,000 citizens.
True democratic leadership begins from the ground, in local organizing and a high rate of civic engagement in municipal politics. Our training programs and action groups serve as a greenhouse for Israel's next generation of leaders, with many of our members already taking office.
'Local Voice' is a national training program that takes our local work to a new level: training more than 80 candidates running for office in the 2023 municipal elections.
Activist leadership courses are at the core of our work. Each center conducts several different courses annually, where participants study social issues, learn methods of creating impact and change, and organize for action. Courses discuss various topics, such as public transportation, urban planning, local businesses, education, gender equality, environmental issues and more. Each leadership program ends with a round tables event open to the public, where graduating activists join or form new action groups concerning various social issues, leading real change in people’s lives.
Over 6,000 citizens have graduated from our leadership programs and take part regularly in the Tzedek Centers’ work.
After graduating from our leadership programs, activists move on to form action groups, quickly becoming central agents of change in their community and in the city as a whole. These groups, comprising anywhere between 7-30 activists, take on the dire issues of our society: civil engagement, public education, shared society, gender equality, racism, state and religion, climate crisis, public investment, human rights, labor rights and more. To achieve their goals, action groups meet regularly, talking to experts, drafting solutions, considering means of action, working closely with public and elected officials and forming coalitions with various organizations and movements.
Today, as much as 50 groups work to advocate and promote their causes, bringing impactful achievements to their community.
In Tzedek Centers, citizens join to celebrate, commemorate and participate in public events, talks and holidays that strengthen the fabric of our community. The diverse groups that make the Israeli society each bring their own voice, composing the shared society we believe in.
During the Covid-19 lockdowns we created mutual aid networks, supplying basic needs and insisting on connection in a time of solitude. These networks reached a total of over 250,000 citizens.
True democratic leadership begins from the ground, in local organizing and a high rate of civic engagement in municipal politics. Our training programs and action groups serve as a greenhouse for Israel's next generation of leaders, with many of our members already taking office.
'Local Voice' is a national training program that takes our local work to a new level: training more than 80 candidates running for office in the 2023 municipal elections.
Our Partners
Our first source of support is the public itself. Membership dues and small private donations are part of what makes us the grassroots movement we are. Other sources of support are partnerships with government ministries, civil society organizations, and foundations.
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