Delegations

Our community of activists comprises many genders, sexualities, races, ethnicities, nationalities, languages, socio-economic classes, levels of formal education, forms of religious observance, and organizational affiliations. We embrace this diversity and expect that all participating activists will act with openness and respect.

We come together under a common banner of solidarity and coresistance. We believe that in coming together across these differences, we gain greater collective power, and we challenge and push each other to become fuller and more developed justice-seekers.

We strongly encourage people to apply who have skills and experience in some of the following:

• Civil Disobedience and Direct Action

• Nonviolent Theory and Practice

• Cross-Community Organizing

• Human Rights Accompaniment and Documentation work

• Communications and Media

• Facilitation or Mediation

• Arabic and/or Hebrew Proficiency

• Experience in the region

We seek to center those most affected by structural oppression. We recognize that our organization has historically been majority white-Ashkenazi, Western, and Anglophone, and we warmly encourage Jews of Color, Mizrahi, and Sephardi Jews to apply and have scholarships available to support those who need it.

We don’t have any delegations planned at this time that are open to the public. Instead, please consider joining us for the Olive Harvest or Hineinu.

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We don’t have any delegations planned at this time that are open to the public. Instead, please consider joining us for the Olive Harvest or Hineinu.

The best way to stay updated on our current and upcoming programs and make sure you don’t miss chances to join our work is by signing up for our newsletter and following us on Instagram.

Fee for participation is offered on a sliding scale. The program cost is all-inclusive and subsidized. Fees cover housing, transportation, food, insurance, training, supplies, and more. The fee DOES NOT include airfare. Participants are responsible for making their own international travel arrangements to and from the region.

• Solidarity Rate is $3,200. This rate covers program This rate covers program costs and contributes toward CJNV’s operational expenses, as well as supporting our ability to subsidize costs for other activists. We ask all those who are able to pay the solidarity rate to help subsidize the cost of participation for those with fewer financial resources.

• Base Rate is $1,600. This rate covers program costs such as housing, food, transportation on the ground, and equipment, but it does not cover CJNV’s operational expenses.

• Subsidized Rate is $1,400.This is a subsidized rate that we offer in an effort to make this important solidarity work financially accessible for interested activists. If you are interested in applying for the subsidized rate, please fill out the corresponding questions in the application.

CJNV is committed to making solidarity activism financially accessible. We do not turn participants away based on ability to pay, though we do ask that participants pay as close to the top of the sliding scale as is possible for them. Our sliding scale programming is sustained by grassroots fundraising and volunteer support. If you are unable to pay any of these rates, please let us know in your application.

Participating activists are encouraged to crowd-fund to help offset the costs of their participation. In the past, participating activists have been able to raise the entire cost of their program through these platforms. CJNV staff can support individuals with their fundraising initiatives.

We are committed to creating an environment that is comfortable, safe, and supportive for all participants, but individuals must decide for themselves if this kind of activity is within their capability. Here are some things to keep in mind:

• Days during the delegation are long! Some days will involve many hours outside in the heat or cold, and some activities may include physical labor. Participating activists will likely be climbing staircases without railings, walking on dirt roads and/or cobblestone streets, and getting on and off buses multiple times a day. No one will be asked to over-exert themselves, and participating activists will be encouraged to set a work and walking pace that is comfortable for them.

• Spending 10 days in a group of new people under intense political conditions can be emotionally draining. There will be some- albeit limited- alone time each day, though much of the delegation is spent as a group.

• Not all sites have the same types of bathrooms; while some have indoor plumbing with running water, others are more in the style of an outhouse or “squat” toilets.

If you have more questions about accessibility during CJNV’s on-the-ground programming, please let us know in your application or reach out to us via our contact form.