areas, such as highlighting women's creations and publishing, fair trade, establishment of the Ahoti House, which serves as a community center, gallery and activism headquarters, and more. She was also one of the prominent leaders of the campaign against pornography in the media, and her last achievement as an activist before her death was he successful legislation drive and lost Supreme Court suit against the broadcast of pornography on public TV. Shiran was the formulator of the "quarters" principle of representation, according to which resources should always be equally divided between Israeli-Palestinian, Mizrahi, Ashkenazi and lesbian women. The principle is also applied to institutional representation, such as the makeup of committees, conferences and panels. Media Activity Shiran was on the board of directors of the Israel Broadcasting Authority (2000–2004), a member of the Second Authority for Television and Radio and a director of the Channel 2 News Company (2000–2004) and a member of the board of directors of Am Oved Publishers (2001–2004). Shiran became a well-known media figure, appearing extensively on television, radio and in the news, promoting the social issues she worked on. She published hundreds of articles in Yedioth Ahronoth and other newspapers. In her interviews, she insisted on the principle of equal representation of women and other marginalized groups in the media. Her last campaign was with the "Coalition of Women Against Pornography", which fought against pornographic broadcasts on Israeli television channels. "She was a legend. Everyone knew her politics, but her politics were only relevant within the human context," said Zamira Ron of Achoti. "She always wanted us to go into the distressed neighborhoods, to seek out women and men in their forties, who had never had the opportunity to go to school, and convince them to go back and get a higher education. She spoke to them like a friend, one by one, simply and at eye level." Shiran was the scriptwriter for The Salt Statue (1981), produced by Israel Educational Television, which won the International UNESCO Award and the prestigious Israeli David's Harp Prize. Death In 1997, Vicky Shiran was diagnosed with breast cancer. Despite her illness, she continued to invest all her talents and resources in promoting cultural and public welfare. At the beginning of 2004, her health deteriorated. She died on March 15, 2004 and was buried in the civilian cemetery at Kibbutz Einat. In 2005, about a year after her death,