Local Goes Global
Overture Hall Main Lobby
201 State Street, Madison
10:30 am – 4:30 pm
Monona Terrace Convention Center
1 John Nolen Drive, Madison
9 am to 4 pm
Come do your holiday shopping with Madison-Rafah Sister City Project, Playgrounds for Palestine-Madison and 54 other vendors selling fair trade products from around the world!
MRSCP and PfP will be selling Palestinian olive oil in several sizes, olive oil soap, zaatar, “Playgrounds” brand Fair Trade Coffee, a great NEW selection of ceramics from Hebron, Hirbawi kuffiyehs, earrings, our beautiful Palestinian embroidered scarves, shawls, purses, bookmarks, and more.
We will also be accepting donations to benefit a deaf children’s classroom at the Atfaluna Society for the Deaf in Gaza City, which produces many of our embroidery and wood crafts items.
The Festival will feature items from the SlaveFree Madison’s Fashion Show “Saving the World, One Accessory at a Time”.
FREE! Bring your friends & family to this one-of-a-kind event!
More info? Visit fairtrademadison.org/ or facebook.com/fairtradeholidayfestival/
Featuring beautiful and unusual holiday gifts and items from around the world. All proceeds go to the organizations and their artisans to help them become self-sustaining. MRSCP and Playgrounds for Palestine-Madison will be selling our Palestinian embroidery, ceramics, earrings, kuffiyehs, olive oil and olive oil soap. Free admission and parking. For more information on the sale call 608-271-7212.
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The latest shipment of Holy Land Palestinian olive oil is here! Besides the usual 500 ml bottles, we also have new 750 ml bottles available. Prices are
If you would like to purchase some oil, contact Veena at veena.brekke@gmail.co or phone 608-332-8745. She may be able to arrange delivery for larger orders in the Madison area.
Note: We have just a few bottles of last year’s shipment left, at a discounted price of $12 per 500 ml bottle. If interested in those, let Veena know.
MRSCP plans to order a batch of these “We Will Not Be Silent” English/Arabic T-shirts that some of us have been wearing and people have asked about.
For more info and available sizes see WE WILL NOT BE SILENT. We are planning to order black, short-sleeved men’s/unisex sizes M, L, XL and 2XL. If you want something else, let us know. The women’s sizes seem to run very small. The shirts are 100% cotton.
For ordering a shirt, reply to rafahsistercity at yahoo.com by Sunday, March 12. Shirts will be $16 for all sizes (except $18 for 2XL), payment on pick up.
Overture Center
State Street, Madison
10 am – 5 pm
Take a trip around the world in a day! Experience all the cultures that Madison has to offer through food, crafts and free performances. And join MRSCP as we once again present Palestinian fair trade products at the International Festival. We’ll be selling a brand new shipment of Palestinian extra-virgin olive oil, olive oil soap, embroidery, wood crafts, earrings, ceramics and kuffiyehs. It’s fun, and it’s free!
Enjoy more than 30 FREE performances throughout Overture by artists who call Dane County home celebrating the rich cultural heritage within our community. Indulge in cuisines from around the world, browse stunning arts and crafts available for purchase and learn about the many local businesses with global connections.
International Festival is on Saturday, February 25, 2017, 10:30 AM – 4:30 PM
This project is supported by CUNA Mutual Foundation; the Arts Access Fund, a component fund of the Madison Community Foundation; Dane Arts and contributions to Overture Center for the Arts.
For more information: http://www.overture.org/programs/international-fest
Dear Members and Friends of MRSCP,
Madison-Rafah Sister City Project recently partnered with the Rebuilding Alliance to send solar-powered rechargeable bright white “Luci Lights” to children in Rafah. We have already raised enough funds to send a shipment of 40 lights to one classroom, and are only $90 away from being able to send a second 40-light shipment! In order to raise the additional funds, we are offering a limited number of “Spooky Luci” lights, a Halloween version of the Luci Lights, for the price of $15 for one, and $10 for any additional lights. There are three patterns, shown above, with four colors that can be fixed or rotated.
If you would like to purchase one or more Spooky Luci lights, please send an e-mail ASAP to dwallbaum at gmail.com. (Sorry, we no longer have any regular white Luci Lights for purchase.)
You can read more about the Luci Light project here.
If you would like to donate to the Luci Lights for Rafah project, but do not wish to buy a Spooky Luci light, please send a check to:
Also, in celebration of the harvest season here and in Palestine, MRSCP is offering discounts on Holy Land Extra-virgin Olive Oil through November 16. A case of six 500 ml bottles, normally $90, is just $80, and we will deliver in the Madison area. If interested, please e-mail veena.brekke at gmail.com to make arrangements. Get your holiday shopping done early, help Palestinian olive growers earn a living, and help support MRSCP!
