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The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP)

January 2026

Aug 14, 2026

There Is No “After Gaza”
Sarah Aziza, The Nation, JAN 31, 2026
annexation, arms, assassination, blockade, Board of Peace, censorship, civilians, colleges & universities, colonialism, Donald Trump, encampments, ethnic cleansing, Europe, exposure, free speech, Freedom Flotilla, Gaza, genocide, Ghassan Kanafani, Global Sumud Flotilla, Hannibal Directive, hasbara, Hiba Abu Nada, hospitals, hostages, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Israel Lobby, Jared Kushner, journalists, Mahmoud Khalil, Ms. Rachel, Nakba, October 7, Palestine, prisoners, propaganda, Refaat Al-Areer, Rumeysa Ozturk, starvation, UN International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF), war, war crimes, West Bank, Zionism
No Child Deserves to Die Like My Daughter
Wesam Hamada, New York Times, Jan. 29, 2026
New York Times
A 5 year old’s last words
Avaaz, January 29, 2026
aid, children, civilians, Gaza, Hind Rajab, hospitals, Israeli, justice, killing, Madison, media, Rafah, schools, video, war, war crimes, world
Don’t forget Gaza
OWEN JONES, JAN 29, 2026
ethnic cleansing, Gaza, genocide, war
‘Wet tent syndrome’ is killing Gaza’s infants
Michal Feldon, +972 Magazine, January 26, 2026
aid, blockade, children, exposure, Gaza, refugees
2026.02.03: Healthcare Workers Unite: Justice for Alex Pretti
Capitol rotunda, 4:30-5:30 pm
Alex Pretti, calendar, environment, healthcare, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), justice, land, Madison, media, Minneapolis, Minnesota, nurses, protest, Rafah, Renee Good, State Capitol, vigil, Wisconsin
2026.02.01: Anti-War Café
Christ Presbyterian Church, 944 E Gorham St, Madison, 2-7 pm
calendar, Church of Christ, crafts, history, Madison, peace, Presbyterian, Rafah, religion, war, World Beyond War
2026.01.31: Play The Return
Online, 11 AM CT. “Keeps audiences white-knuckled.”
calendar, online
Israeli settlers launch a pogrom in the West Bank on Holocaust Remembrance Day
Andrey X, the.andrey.x, Jan 27, 2026
Al-Fakheit, Al-Halawa, Al-Tuban, At-Tuwani, ethnic cleansing, Holocaust, Masafer Yatta, media, settlers, terrorism, video, West Bank
Milwaukee Fire & Police Commission
Jonathan Klett, klettocracy, Jan 27, 2026
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), media, Milwaukee, police, terrorism, training
Milwaukee Police Chief Blasted For Israel Training Trip
Jeramey Jannene, Urban Milwaukee, Jan 23, 2026
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Israel, Milwaukee, police, terrorism, training
Wisconsin Muslim Civic Alliance: Serious concerns over Milwaukee police chief’s training trip to Israel
WisPolitics, January 26, 2026
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Milwaukee, Muslim, police, terrorism, training, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Muslim Civic Alliance (WMCA)
Milwaukee police chief slammed for training trip to Israel
David Clarey, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Jan. 23, 2026
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Milwaukee, police, terrorism, training
American Cities Are Not Occupied Territory
American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), January 14, 2026
Alex Pretti, American, American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), arms, discrimination, Homeland Security (DHS), immigrants, immigration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Israeli, killing, law, Madison, Minneapolis, Minnesota, occupation, Palestinian, Rafah, Renee Good, solidarity, training, United States, video
2026.01.31: Organize to Keep ICE Out of Madison
Labor Temple, 1602 S Park St, 12-3 pm
Alex Pretti, calendar, Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), labor, Madison, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Rafah, Renee Good, solidarity, war, water, world
2026.01.31: Exhibit Why We Record, Defying Fragmentation & Erasure in Palestine
Nadiana Gallery, 4818 S 76th St #6, Greenfield, 6-9 pm
apartheid, calendar, ethnic cleansing, genocide, history, images, Israeli, justice, Madison, military, Nakba, occupation, Palestine, Palestinian, Rafah, world
2026.01.30: Madison Nurses Protest
Forward Statue, Capitol @ State St, 9 am
Alex Pretti, calendar, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Madison, Minneapolis, Minnesota, nurses, protest, Rafah, Renee Good, solidarity, State Capitol, war
2026.01.30: Nationwide Shutdown!
NO WORK, NO SCHOOL, NO SHOPPING
Alex Pretti, calendar, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), land, media, Minneapolis, Minnesota, national shutdown, Renee Good, schools, solidarity
2026.01.30: Nationwide Shutdown, Madison Rally
2 pm UW Library Mall, 2:45 pm March to Capitol, 3:30 pm Rally at Capitol
Alex Pretti, calendar, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Madison, media, Minneapolis, Minnesota, national shutdown, Renee Good, solidarity, State Capitol, UW-Madison
2026.01.29: Reaching a Milestone: 1,000 Apartheid-Free Communities
Online, 7-8:30 PM CT
American, American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), apartheid, calendar, discrimination, Israeli, Madison, online, Palestine, Palestinian, racism, Rafah, solidarity, unions