The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP)
Month: October 2025
Apr 10, 2026
2025.11.01: Rally to Demand Food Benefits! (Bring Donations)
Capitol Square at State St, Forward Statue, 10-11:30 AM
2025.11.08: Vigil for Gaza at the Farmer’s Market
Capitol Square, King Street corner, 8 am – 12 pm
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Umm al-Khair Facing Demolition in the West Bank
Elize Manoukian, KQED, Oct 30, 2025
2025.10.30: Protest US Military Threats to Venezuela, Colombia and Beyond
NE Corner of Williamson & Blair, 4:30-5:30 pm
2025.10.31: Boogie Benefit for Palestine
East Side Club, 3735 Monona Drive, 6:30-11:30 pm
Israel’s repeated ceasefire violations prove it has no desire for peace
Americans for Justice in Palestine Action (AJP Action), Oct 29, 2025
Israel destroys non-existent ceasefire
OWEN JONES, OCT 29, 2025
Israel’s military says ceasefire is back on as death toll from overnight strikes in Gaza reaches 104
WAFAA SHURAFA AND JOSH BOAK, AP, October 29, 2025
Internal Finding That Israel Killed Journalist Shireen Abu Akleh on Purpose
Sharon Zhang, TRUTHOUT, October 27, 2025
🇵🇸 Don’t Forget Gaza
Zeteo First Draft, Oct 28, 2025
Palestine Updates
Drop Site Daily, Oct 28, 2025
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2025.10.31: Ahmed Abu Artema on WORT
A Public Affair, WORT 89.9 FM, 12 pm, Live at 89.9 FM, streaming, or archived
The Abomination of Christian Zionism
MOUIN RABBANI, OCT 27, 2025
2025.10.25-11.07: Fish for the Future Display at the State Capitol
1st Floor Rotunda, Mon-Fri, 8 AM to 6 PM, Sat-Sun 8 AM to 4 PM
2025.10.22: Testimonies on AB446, a Definition of Antisemitism
Rep. Ryan Clancy, ryanclancywi, Oct 22, 2025
2025.10.29: Palestinian Chai & Chnafa (or Knafeh) Kickoff
UW-Madison Red Gym, BCC Classroom, 7 pm
Don’t Mistake The Gaza Ceasefire For A Peace Plan
MOUIN RABBANI, WORT 89.9 FM, OCT 24, 2025
2025.10.18: Letter writer shows anti-Palestinian bias
Kathy Walsh, Nov 19, 2025
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Sharon Zhang, Truthout, October 22, 2025
2025.10.18: No Kings October 2025
A photo album
2025.10.25 Update: Anti-War Café
The Crossing, 1127 University Ave, 12-4:30 pm
Sarah Lawrence Coalition for Palestine Newsletter
VOL. 4 NO. 8 : MONDAY OCTOBER 20, 2025
Israeli bulldozer running over unexploded ordnance, not Hamas
Ryan Grim, @ryangrim, Oct 19, 2025
Israel Launches Wave of Heavy Airstrikes Across Gaza, Killing at Least 45
Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com, October 19, 2025
Israel’s Mounting Ceasefire Violations in Gaza
Jonah Valdez, The Intercept, October 15, 2025
A WI bill aims to stop antisemitism. It outlaws valid criticism of Israel instead.
Annie Kraus, Sandy Pasch and Rachel Buff, Special to Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Oct 16, 2025
2025.10.20-23: Wisconsin Network for Peace & Justice Fall Assembly
Online, 6:30 – 7:30 pm daily
2025.10.19: “Severed” – Film and Discussion
Online, 12-1 PM CT
Trump’s Sham Peace Plan
CHRIS HEDGES, OCT 10, 2025
Ilan Pappé: Palestinians Still Face “Elimination, Genocide”
DEMOCRACY NOW! OCTOBER 13, 2025
Beware Trump’s Ceasefire Deal Absent Meaningful UN Action to Halt Israel’s Genocide
NICOLAS J.S. DAVIES, Common Dreams, Oct 09, 2025
What we know about the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire and what comes next
QASSAM MUADDI, MONDOWEISS, OCTOBER 9, 2025
Be sure of this: many of the horrors the west allowed in Gaza will come closer to home
Owen Jones, The Guardian, 14 Oct 2025
Gaza war in maps and satellite images
Visual Journalism team, BBC News, 13 October 2025
Israel wants to hire Chris Pratt and Steph Curry
NICK CLEVELAND-STOUT, Responsible Statecraft, OCT 07, 2025
VIDEO: Hundreds of Palestinian Captives Released in Khan Younis
ABDEL QADER SABBAH AND SHARIF ABDEL KOUDDOUS, DROP SITE NEWS, OCT 13, 2025
The Jewish People After Gaza
AVRUM BURG, OCT 12, 2025
Israeli Soldiers Torched Food, Homes, and Sewage Treatment Plant after Ceasefire
YOUNIS TIRAWI AND YANIV COGAN, DROP SITE NEWS, OCT 12, 2025
Thousands of Palestinians Return to Gaza City to Find a Wasteland of Rubble
ABDEL QADER SABBAH AND SHARIF ABDEL KOUDDOUS, DROP SITE NEWS, OCT 11, 2025
2025.11.14: Sim Kern & Hannah Moushabeck in Madison!
Christ Presbyterian Church, 944 E Gorham, 7 pm, RSVP
Two Years of Genocidal War & Gaza Still Bleeds
Palestinian Health Information Center (PHIC), 7 October 2025
Thoughts On The Ceasefire News
CAITLIN JOHNSTONE, OCT 09, 2025
With a Ceasefire Struck, Gazans Ask ‘Who Will Be in Charge’
Mouin Rabbani, Ethan Bronner, Fadwa Hodali, Krishna Karra, Tom Fevrier and Dina Esfandiary, Bloomberg Politics,…
Netanyahu is preparing a way out
Elijah J Magnier, Oct 09, 2025
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2025.11.13: An Evening for Palestine – Lights Up Vigil
S Blair & Willy St, 3:30-5:30 pm
2025.11.13: An Evening for Palestine – Tony Castaneda Latin Jazz Band Benefit
Cardinal Bar, 418 E Wilson, 5:30-7:30 pm for Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA)
Key Points and Prospects of the Israeli-Palestinian Agreement
MOUIN RABBANI, OCT 09, 2025
1st Phase of Gaza Peace Deal Reached
Barak Ravid & Dave Lawler, Axios, Oct 8, 2025
Two Years After October 7: Israel’s War, Gaza’s Ashes, and the Collapse of Moral Authority
Elijah J Magnier, Asia Pacific Report, Oct 9, 2025
2025.10.07: Vigil for Gaza
UW-Madison Library Mall, 6:30 pm
2025.10.08: Webinar – Genocide Resistance Grows
Online, 9 AM CT
2025.10.08: Hands Off Chicago Protest in Madison
Capitol Square at King St, 5:30 pm
2025.10.08 Update: Parents Bearing Witness to Israel’s Crimes
ISM Community Center, 815 W Layton Ave, Milwaukee, 7 pm
2025.10.09: Meet & Greet with Baz Sundark, Artist of “Lands of Palestine”
Java Cat, 4221 Lien Road, 5-6:30 pm
2025.10.11: Vigil for Gaza at the Farmer’s Market
Capitol Square, King Street corner, 8 am – 12 pm
aid, arms, blockade, calendar, ceasefire, Church of Christ, Congress, Dane County, Donald Trump, Gaza War, healthcare, Israel, Jewish, Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), Madison, media, Mennonite Action, military, Ministry of Health, Palestine, Palestine Partners, Palestinian, peace, protest, Rafah, solidarity, stories, video, vigil, volunteer, war, West Bank, women, world, World Beyond War2025.10.03-13: Baz Sundark “Lands of Palestine” Art Show & Auction
Benefiting Masafer Yatta
2025.10.14: Mennonite Action Training – To Build Our Courage
Madison Mennonite Church, 1501 Gilbert Rd, Madison, 5:45 PM
2025.10.16: Palestine Partners at the Madison Night Market
403 State Street, 5-9 pm
2025.10.18: Another Craft & Yard Sale for Palestine Aid
1 Judy Circle & Barby Lane, Madison, 8 am – 4 pm
25.10.18: Second No Kings Day in Madison
McPike Park (12-2 pm) to State Capitol at King St Rally (3-5 pm)
2025.10.22 Update: Public Hearing on Assembly Bill 446 on a Definition of Antisemitism
State Capitol, Room 417 North (GAR Hall), 9 am
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Hamas’s Strategic Gamble
JEREMY SCAHILL, DROP SITE NEWS, OCT 05, 2025
Over 38,000 Israeli violations in West Bank since October 7, 2023
Palestinian News & Information Agency (WAFA), 05 October 2025
Judeo-Christian, Jewish-Democratic, No such things
AVRUM BURG, OCT 05, 2025
Gaza Ceasefire Oct 8, 2025
Article views are those of the authors and not necessarily MRSCP
Hamas Responds to Trump
MOUIN RABBANI, OCT 04, 2025
Freedom Flotilla: Thousand Madleens to Gaza Tracker
Freedom Flotilla, Oct 3, 2025
Adalah attorneys meet with Global Sumud Flotilla captives in Israel
Adalah, Oct 3, 2025
As Israeli Forces Seize Final Sumud Boat, Another Flotilla Sails Toward Gaza
JESSICA CORBETT, Common Dreams, Oct 03, 2025
Global Sumud Flotilla Tracker
Monitoring the fleet sailing to break the illegal Israeli siege on Gaza
2025.10.05: Craft & Yard Sale for Masafer Yatta & Gaza Aid
Blue House, 1 Judy Circle & Barby Lane, Madison, 10 am – 4 pm
2025.10.05: Flotilla Solidarity Rally
W Washington & Carroll, 2 pm
2025.10.04: Support the Flotilla and Feed Gaza Now Protest
Capitol Square at State Street, 10 am
Israeli navy intercepts boats attempting to break Gaza blockade and arrests activists
IBRAHIM HAZBOUN AND RENATA BRITO, AP, October 2, 2025
2025.10.05: Screening and Discussion of Film “Severed”
Online, 2 PM CT
2025.10.04: Film “Samidoun, The Steadfast Women of Palestine”
Online, 11 AM CT
