Английская Википедия:Chen Arieli
Chen Arieli (Hebrew: חן אריאלי) is a Deputy Mayor at Tel Aviv-Yafo Municipality, In charge of the welfare and public health administration in the city. Arieli is the first openly Lesbian person to hold the Deputy Mayor position in Tel Aviv-Yafo[1][2] . She joined politics after 20 years of working in civil society. Arieli defines herself as a feminist and promotes far-left wing political policies.
Chen Arieli was born on July 9, 1976, and raised in Haifa to Dan and Leah, a sister to Orly Zarfati and Ran Arieli.[3]
Activism
LGBTQ rights
Arieli has been active in the LGBTQIA+ rights. Prior to becoming Deputy Mayor, Arieli was Chair of The Aguda – Israel's LGBT Task Force.[4]
Arieli helped produced TLVFest, an annual film festival held in Tel Aviv, focusing on LGBT themed film from around the world.[5][6][7] Arieli also helped produce Lethal Lesbian, Israel's only lesbian film festival.[8]
In 2013, Arieli was a partner in the “Gay Literature” project which added a dedicated shelf of LGBT literature to libraries in the Tel Aviv-Yafo Municipality.[9]
Arieli served as Chair of The Aguda – Israel's LGBT Task Force[4] for two terms between 2015 and 2019.[10] Arieli served as Joint Chair of the Task Force from 2015 to 2016 together with Omri Calman.[11][12] In June 2016, Arieli and Calman threatened to cancel the annual Tel Aviv Pride Parade over inequity in fiscal support for LGBT causes from the Israeli Government.[13] As a result, the Israeli Government increased the budget for LGBTQ community organizations to a record 10 million NIS.[14][15]
In July 2017, Arieli led a protest against discrimination of same-sex couples in the adoption process opposite the Tel Aviv Government Complex with thousands of participants.[16][17]
In July 2018, Arieli led street protests against Israel's anti-gay surrogacy laws, among other issues.[18][19][20] The protests ended with a rally in Rabin Square with the participation of over 100,000 people.[21][1]
In October 2018, Arieli initiated the "Pride Platform," a project training member of the LGBT community to run in local elections and encouraging Israeli political parties to increase LGBT representation.[21]
Women's rights
She is also one of the founders of the Committee for the Advancement of Women in the Community at the Gay Urban Center.[22]
Arieli is a member of the Public Council of the Itach-Maaki Women Lawyers for Social Justice[23] and a member of the Executive Committee of Matzmichim - The Israeli Violence Reduction Organization.[24] She represents the Tel Aviv-Jaffa Municipality on the Board of Directors of the Tel Aviv Museum of Art and of “Ahuzot Hahof," a municipal company owned by the Tel Aviv-Jaffa the municipality, which has been operating parking lots throughout Tel Aviv-Jaffa.[25]
Political work
Arieli is the first openly gay Deputy Mayor of Tel Aviv-Yafo, responsible for the social services portfolio. The role addresses LGBTQ issues, including challenges faced by transgender people and other issues raised by the 2018 protest.[26][27]
During the 19th Knesset (2013-2015), Arieli served as a Spokesperson and Political Advisor to Merav Michaeli of the Labor Party, in the liberal democratic wing.[25][28]
Personal life
Arieli is in a relationship with Halit Levy, a female documentary filmmaker. The two live in Jaffa.[29][1][30]
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