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The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP)

January 2026

Aug 24, 2026

2026.01.28: Melt ICE Webinar, Part 1: Immigrant Detention 101
Online, 2-3:30 PM CT
calendar, detainees, education, immigration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Madison, online, Rafah
2026.01.28: Boycott Chevron Action Training
Online, 7 PM CT
BDS, boycott, calendar, Chevron, Donald Trump, International Court of Justice (ICJ), Israeli, Madison, military, online, Palestinian, petroleum, Rafah, training, US Campaign for Palestinian Rights (USCPR), Venezuela, war, world
2026.01.28: Homelessness Among Students & Families In Madison
Linden CoHousing Great Room, 107 Sutherland Ct, Madison, 8-9:30 am
calendar, education, homeless, land, law, Madison, peace, Rafah, schools, students, Wisconsin, women, Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF)
2026.01.27: No ICE on Campus Rally & Vigil
UW-Madison Library Mall, 5 pm
Alex Pretti, calendar, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), killing, Madison, media, Minneapolis, Minnesota, protest, Renee Good, solidarity, Students for a Democratic Society, UW-Madison, vigil
Bringing Gaza Home to Middle America
MIKE FERNER, Common Dreams, Jan 25, 2026
arms, Congress, Gaza, genocide, Global Sumud Flotilla, peace, war
2026.01.26: No Kings Eyes on ICE Training
Online, 7 PM CT
Alex Pretti, calendar, education, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), International Court of Justice (ICJ), law, Madison, Minneapolis, No Kings, nurses, online, Rafah, Renee Good, terrorism, training, veterans
2026.01.26: Organizing Meeting for a Nationwide Strike
1104 Mound St, Madison, 7 pm
Alex Pretti, calendar, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), killing, Madison, media, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Renee Good, solidarity
2026.01.25: Madison protest at Capitol follows another fatal ICE shooting
Ruthie Hauge, Cap Times, Jan 25, 2026
Alex Pretti, calendar, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), killing, Madison, Minneapolis, Minnesota, protest, Renee Good, solidarity
2026.01.25: Emergency Rally to Stop ICE
Forward Statue, Capitol @ State St, 2 PM
Alex Pretti, calendar, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), killing, Madison, media, Minneapolis, Minnesota, protest, Renee Good, solidarity, State Capitol, war
2026.01.25: “The Attack on Birzeit University”
Online, 12 PM CT
Birzeit University, calendar, colleges & universities, Madison, Masafer Yatta, Mohammed Hureini, online, Rafah, veto, Youth of Sumud
2026.01.25: Bethlehem Children’s Art Display
Orchard Ridge UCC, 1501 Gilbert Road, Madison, 1:30 – 3 pm
art, Bethlehem, calendar, Christian, crafts, Lutheran, Madison, military, Muslim, occupation, olive oil, Palestine, Palestine Partners, Palestinian, Playgrounds for Palestine, Rafah, Read Palestine!, schools, travel, war, West Bank
2026.01.24: Building Unity for Nonviolent Action: Launching a Campaign
James Reeb Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 2146 E. Johnson St, Madison, 6-9 pm
Building Unity, calendar, environment, human rights, Madison, nonviolence, peace, Rafah, Unitarian
The Magic System Of Zionism
CAITLIN JOHNSTONE, JAN 23, 2026
antisemitism, Caitlin Johnstone, hasbara, Israel Lobby, propaganda, religion, settlers, terrorism, West Bank, Zionism
Plans Call for “New Rafah” Built in Israel’s Image — Without Palestinians
Séamus Malekafzali, The Intercept, January 21 2026
Board of Peace, Ceasefire Oct 8 2025, ethnic cleansing, Gaza, Palestinian, Project Sunrise, Rafah, war
Israeli agricultural exports face looming ‘collapse’ as world rejects products over Gaza genocide
JONATHAN OFIR, MONDOWEISS, JANUARY 19, 2026
BDS, boycott, Gaza, genocide, world
2026.01.23: Jennifer Loewenstein on WORT
A Public Affair, 12-1 pm
calendar, Esty Dinur, Jennifer Loewenstein, Madison, Middle East, Palestine, Rafah, Wisconsin, WORT 89.9 FM
2026.01.23: Minneapolis Solidarity Rally in Madison
Forward Statue, Capitol @ State St, 5:30 pm
calendar, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Madison, media, Minneapolis, protest, solidarity, State Capitol, war
Immigration Resources from Rep. Rashida Tlaib
But not a political endorsement. January 22, 2026
immigration, Rashida Tlaib, resources, Wisconsin
Leaked Documents: “Planned Community” in Rafah Would Force Palestinians Into Israeli Panopticon
SHARIF ABDEL KOUDDOUS, DROP SITE NEWS, JAN 21, 2026
Board of Peace, Ceasefire Oct 8 2025, Civil Military Coordination Center (CMCC), civilians, Gaza, Israeli, Palestinian, Rafah, refugees, war
Assembly to vote Thursday on AB672 attacking free speech
Three calls or emails needed ASAP
democracy, free speech, justice, law, legislature, Madison, maps, Milwaukee, peace, protest, Rafah, students, Tony Evers, veto, vote, Wisconsin