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January 2009
- January 1 and 2, 2009 WORT Programs on Gaza
- Local Protesters Criticize U.S. Lawmakers For Silence On Military Aggression. Steve Elbow, The Capital Times
- January 24, 2009
Emergency Fund-Raising Event - Kathy Kelly on Gaza
- Local Radio on Gaza and Palestine
- Emergency Fundraiser for Gaza, Wil-Mar Neighborhood Center
- Live from Bethlehem Lecture and Film, Wisconsin Union Theater. Amira Hanania is a lead journalist for the Ma’an News Agency, the only independent news network in the Palestinian territories
February-March 2009
- Kathy Kelly Talk on Gaza
- My Name is Rachel Corrie in Milwaukee
- International Festival at the Overture Center
- The Birds That Are Your Hands, Broom Street Theater. Against the backdrop of occupied borderlands torn asunder, this play explores tales of tyranny and resistance, from the Occupied Palestinian Territories to the U.S.-Mexico border
April 2009
- Prof. Noam Chomsky; Dr. Rita Giacaman; Dr. Graham Watt: Israel-Palestine from Bush to Obama: Health, Human Rights and Foreign Policy, The University of Wisconsin – Madison Middle East Studies Program April Lecture Series
- My Name is Rachel Corrie at UW-Whitewater
- Anna Baltzer: Life in Occupied Palestine.Eyewitness Stories & Photos.Anna Baltzer, Jewish-American granddaughter of Holocaust refugees, will present her slides, stories, & book Witness in Palestine, recounting first-hand experiences with the conflict while living with Palestinians in the West Bank. First United Methodist Church
- Film: Slingshot Hip-Hop and the group DAM
- Memorial High School Art Exhibit, Madison Memorial High School, Madison, WI. This art exhibit/exchange project between the Atfaluna Society for Deaf Children in Gaza City and Memorial High School consists of artwork done by teenage students at Atfaluna (both “happy times” and images of the recent war) and artwork done by Memorial High School students reflecting on what they learned about Gaza and Palestine doing the project.
- Palestinian Poet Mahmoud Darwish, UW-Madison
- Dr. Mahmoud Ayoub on Unity and Peace, First United Methodist Church, Madison
May 2009
- Gaza Benefit Dinner, Goodman Atwood Community Center. Sponsored by Madison East High School Students for Justice in Palestine
- An Interview with Simone Bitton on Her New Movie Rachel
- Stephen Zunes on WORT
June-July 2009
- Film: The Lemon Tree
- Madison Children’s Museum Benefit Sale
- Palestine Program at Prairie Unitarian: “When Breathing is Defiance”
- Isthmus: Madison hosts Gaza attack victim Ahmed Abu Salama and his mother, Karima. Health care is provided by UW Hospital, Meriter Hospital, and Forward Dental.
October 2009
- Justice Delayed is Justice Denied: the Goldstone Report
- Channel 3: Teen Injured In Gaza Recovers In Madison. Family Hopes For Peace As Son Recovers From Bombing.
- Israel Supreme Court: Open ‘apartheid’ road to Palestinians
- Petition Governor Doyle on Palestinian Water Rights
- Israel accused of rationing water to Palestinians
- Anna Baltzer, Mustafa Barghouti and Jon Stewart
November-December 2009
- Seven Jewish Children at the Wilmar Center
- Lee Brown: The U.S. should stop blindly supporting Israel,The Capital Times
- Baldwin one of only 36 in Congress to oppose censorship of UN human rights report
- Israel/Palestine Workshop at the Wilmar Center
- Farewell Party for Ahmed and Karima Abu Salama
- Crafts Events: The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project crafts committee is looking for volunteers…right now we have the following four crafts events coming up where we will sell Palestinian crafts, olive oil soap, and olive oil.
- Middleton High School Fair Trade Sale
- Orchard Ridge United Church of Christ Fair Trade Sale
- Monona Terrace Fair Trade Holiday Festival
January-February 2010
- Gaza one year on: Operation Cast Lead and the Goldstone Report
- Live from Bethlehem in Madison: A Film Screening with Discussion to Follow
- Contribute to the MAIA PROJECT by MECA
- Bridging the Divide, Kobi and Aziz: National tour sponsored by The Center for World Religions, Diplomacy and Conflict Resolution (CRDC) at George Mason University. Local sponsor Kavanah UW student group.
- The Return of Talk: Film screening and discussion with Adam Shapiro
March 2010
- Overture Center International Festival
- Momentum for Gaza: A report on the Gaza Freedom March, Edgewood College
- Building Hope for the Children: A benefit dinner and program sponsored by the Madison-Rafah Sister City Project and Madison Playgrounds for Palestine.
- Netanyahu defies U.S. over Jerusalem settlement
- The Map: The Story of Palestinian Nationhood Thwarted
April 2010
May – June 2010
- Interfaith Peace-Builders Delegation to Israel and Palestine
- Bright Stars of Bethlehem Benefit
- Take action: Protest the deadly Israeli assault on the Free Gaza aid flotilla
- Gaza Freedom Flotilla: Madison Activities
- Mike Murray: Baldwin displays compassion for Gaza
- Madison Area Peace Coalition: Flotilla attack shows need to end Gaza siege
July 2010
- Madison Children’s Museum American Girls Benefit Sale
- The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project participated in the second annual crafts sale at the Madison Children’s Museum American Girls Benefit, offering doll-size traditional Palestinian embroidered dresses, shawls and scarves from Palestinian craftswomen in Rafah and Lebanon.
August 2010
- Third Annual Rachel Corrie Ramadan Soccer Tournament Fundraiser
- Urge UN Secretary General to remove Alvaro Uribe from the Gaza Flotilla Inquiry
- Reading List: Books about the Israeli/Palestine Struggle
- Clean WATER for the Children at Tuyor Al-Jena Kindergarten in Rafah
- First Water Filter, Tuyor Al-Jena Kindergarten, Um Al-Nasser, Rafah
September-October 2010
- Fighting Bob Fest Panel Now Online: Israel and Palestine – A Progressive View
- Fall Educational Series on the History of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
- Film: Life in Occupied Palestine
- Ann Wright to speak in Madison: From Afghanistan to Gaza: Obama’s Middle East Policy in Crisis
November 2010
- Student Progressive Dane and the Middle Eastern Law Student Association present Professor John Mearsheimer and “Greater Israel’s Bleak Future”
- USS Liberty Film and Discussion
- Gilbert Achcar Talk: “The Arabs and the Holocaust”
December 2010
- 14th Annual Fair Trade Holiday Festival!
- Clean WATER for Rafah’s Children appeal
- Milwaukee Billboard on U.S. Taxes for Israel
January-February 2011
- Israeli Soldiers Kill Palestinian, 65, in His Bedroom; afterward they asked for his identity card
- Israel’s Apartheid Wall and the Fight to Stop It. Gal Lugossi will also be a guest on WORT Radio’s A Public Affair with host Esty Dinur.
- Egypt’s uprising and its implications for Palestine by Ali Abunimah
- Reception with Medea Benjamin of Code Pink
- Talk: “Uprisings: from the Middle East to the Midwest”
March 2011
- 30th Annual International Festival
- Palestine History Series: “1948 and Its Aftermath: the Palestinian Refugees, the Early Years of Israel, and the Arab-Israeli Conflict”
- Cindy & Craig Corrie: March 16, 2011 Statement
- Ziad Abbas on WORT 89.9 FM
- Annual Rachel Corrie Dinner
- Ziad Abbas at UW-Madison
- Ziad Abbas at Madison Area Technical College
April 2011
- Palestine Panel at the National Lawyers’ Guild Conference with Jennifer Loewenstein
- Play: We Belong to the Land: A one-person drama based on the writings of Father Elias Chacour.
- Egypt to open Rafah border crossing with Gaza
May 2011
- Film: Workers Stand Against Israeli Apartheid
- Dissent is Not a Crime: Two Subpoenaed Activists Speak Out
- Madison-Rafah Sister City Project Internships
June 2011
- Freedom Flotilla 2 and The Audacity of Hope
September – October 2011
- Madison Film Premier: Cultures of Resistance
- Edgewood Photo Exhibit “Windows into Gaza”
November 2011
- Ilan Pappé Program in Madison
- Demand the Release of Palestinian Crafts from Gaza
- Jeff Pickert Talk: Palestinian Youth, Israeli Repression, and International Solidarity
December 2011
February 2012
- Turn on the Love, Maia Water Project
March 2012
- 31st Annual International Festival
- Third Annual Rachel Corrie Commemorative Benefit Dinner
- Operation “Returning Echo”, Gaza–Israel clashes
April 2012
- Eyes In Gaza: A Presentation by Dr. Mads Gilbert
May 2012
August 2012
October 2012
- Miko Peled Talk in Madison: activist and author of The General’s Son: Journey of an Israeli in Palestine.
November 2012
- Daoud Nassar speaks in Madison. Palestinian farmer and Tent of Nations representative speaks on “Steadfastness”
- Israel Attacks the Gaza Strip with the 8-day Operation Pillar of Defense
- Democracy Now! Interview with Mohammed Omer in Gaza City
- American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) Meets with State Department
- Why Gaza Must Suffer Again by Jonathan Cook
- Orchard Ridge United Church of Christ Fair Trade Sale
- Tsela Barr and Michele Bahl editorial: Recent visit to Gaza heartbreaking
- WORT 89.9 FM International Day of Solidarity with Palestine Program
December 2012
- Monona Terrace Fair Trade Holiday Festival
- MRSCP Gaza Visit on WORT
- Palestinian non-violent resistance leader Iyad Burnat speaks in Madison
February-April 2013
- Film: 5 Broken Cameras
- Rachel Corrie Commemorative Benefit Dinner
- Susan Abulhawa Talk in Madison
July 2013
September-October 2013
- Stephen Zunes On U.S. Involvement In Syria
- Quakers Call For Israel Boycott & Divestment
- Rafah Prep School Water Filter
- Rachel Corrie Library Benefit
November-December 2013
- Josh Ruebner in Madison
- Shattered Hopes: Obama’s Failure to Broker Israeli-Palestinian Peace by Josh Ruebner
- Orchard Ridge Fair Trade Sale
- Monona Terrace Fair Trade Holiday Festival
January-March 2014
- Anees Mansour on WORT
- Film Omar at Sundance Cinema
- It’s World Water Day! Say No to Water Apartheid
- Rev. Mitri Raheb at Edgewood College
April-July 2014
- Academic Freedom and Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS)
- Mark Braverman in Madison
- Operation Protective Edge — Gaza Events and Links on the Israeli Attack
- Madison Gaza Protest
- Under Siege: A Report from Gaza on WORT FM
August 2014
September 2014
- Gaza “Wall of Shame” at BobFest
- Joe Deane Memorial Series on the origins and development of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
- DAVID ROVICS IN CONCERT
October – December 2014
- Book group: Ali Abunimah’s The Battle for Justice in Palestine
- Contested Land, Contested Memory with Author Jo Roberts
- Madison: “Voices for Peace and Justice in the Holy Land”, a conference presented by Friends of Sabeel North America
- Book Presentation: Committee of One
- Orchard Ridge United Church of Christ Annual Fair Trade Sale
- Annual Fair Trade Holiday Festival