The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP)

October 2025

Oct 24, 2026

Key Points and Prospects of the Israeli-Palestinian Agreement
MOUIN RABBANI, OCT 09, 2025
Benjamin Netanyahu, Ceasefire Oct 8 2025, Donald Trump, Gaza, genocide, Hamas, Mouin Rabbani, Palestinian, war
1st Phase of Gaza Peace Deal Reached
Barak Ravid & Dave Lawler, Axios, Oct 8, 2025
Ceasefire Oct 8 2025, Donald Trump, Gaza, law, peace, war
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
Ceasefire Oct 8 2025, Gaza, genocide, October 7, war
2025.10.07: Vigil for Gaza
UW-Madison Library Mall, 6:30 pm
calendar, Gaza, genocide, Madison, media, protest, students, UW-Madison, vigil, war
2025.10.08: Webinar – Genocide Resistance Grows
Online, 9 AM CT
calendar, Gaza, genocide, Madison, online, Rafah, resistance, war, West Bank
2025.10.08: Hands Off Chicago Protest in Madison
Capitol Square at King St, 5:30 pm
calendar, Chicago, human rights, immigration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Madison, protest, Rafah, refugees, solidarity
2025.10.08 Update: Parents Bearing Witness to Israel’s Crimes
ISM Community Center, 815 W Layton Ave, Milwaukee, 7 pm
Ali Abunimah, calendar, Gaza, genocide, Madison, Milwaukee, Rachel Corrie, Rafah, war
2025.10.09: Meet & Greet with Baz Sundark, Artist of “Lands of Palestine”
Java Cat, 4221 Lien Road, 5-6:30 pm
art, artist, auction, benefit, calendar, ethnic cleansing, Grassroots, Java Cat, land, Madison, Madison365, Masafer Yatta, military, online, Palestine, Palestinian, Rafah, settlers, terrorism, video
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, 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 War
2025.10.03-13: Baz Sundark “Lands of Palestine” Art Show & Auction
Benefiting Masafer Yatta
art, auction, benefit, calendar, ethnic cleansing, Grassroots, Java Cat, land, Madison, Madison365, Masafer Yatta, military, online, Palestine, Palestinian, Rafah, settlers, terrorism, video
2025.10.14: Mennonite Action Training – To Build Our Courage
Madison Mennonite Church, 1501 Gilbert Rd, Madison, 5:45 PM
calendar, education, Gaza, Grassroots, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), justice, Madison, Mennonite Action, peace, Rafah, training, war
2025.10.16: Palestine Partners at the Madison Night Market
403 State Street, 5-9 pm
arts, calendar, crafts, Madison, Masafer Yatta, Palestine, Palestine Partners, West Bank, Women in Hebron
2025.10.18: Another Craft & Yard Sale for Palestine Aid
1 Judy Circle & Barby Lane, Madison, 8 am – 4 pm
aid, arts, calendar, crafts, education, Gaza, Grassroots, Madison, No Kings, Palestine, Rafah, West Bank, Women in Hebron
These Horrific Numbers Show the Scale of Israel’s Genocide in Gaza Two Years On
TEAM ZETEO, OCT 8, 2025
arms, doctors, ethnic cleansing, Gaza, genocide, hospitals, journalists, refugees, war
25.10.18: Second No Kings Day in Madison
McPike Park (12-2 pm) to State Capitol at King St Rally (3-5 pm)
Congress, democracy, deportation, Donald Trump, education, free speech, Gaza, healthcare, International Court of Justice (ICJ), justice, law, legislature, Madison, maps, No Kings, peace, protest, Rafah, solidarity, State Capitol, vote, war, world
2025.10.22 Update: Public Hearing on Assembly Bill 446 on a Definition of Antisemitism
State Capitol, Room 417 North (GAR Hall), 9 am
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), antisemitism, calendar, CODEPINK, discrimination, free speech, Holocaust, International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA), Israel, Israel Lobby, Jewish, Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), Judiciary, law, Madison, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP), Milwaukee, Muslim, online, Palestine, peace, Peace Action, projects, Rafah, State Capitol, veto, vote, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Muslim Civic Alliance (WMCA)
2025.10.27: Children’s International Story Hour – “Homeland: My Father Dreams of Palestine”
Pinney Library, 516 Cottage Grove Rd, Madison, 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
art, books, calendar, children, Homeland, land, Madison, Palestine, stories, UW-Madison
Israel’s Reel Extremism
TEAM ZETEO, OCT 5, 2025
Gaza, genocide, war, war crimes
Hamas’s Strategic Gamble
JEREMY SCAHILL, DROP SITE NEWS, OCT 05, 2025
colonialism, Donald Trump, Gaza, Hamas, resistance, war
Over 38,000 Israeli violations in West Bank since October 7, 2023
Palestinian News & Information Agency (WAFA), 05 October 2025
ethnic cleansing, Israeli, October 7, Palestinian, settlers, terrorism, violations, West Bank