The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP)

January 2026

Aug 24, 2026

2026.01.13: What’s Going on in Palestine with Richard Falk and Phyllis Bennis
Online, 6 PM CT
calendar, Donald Trump, education, Gaza, genocide, human rights, International Court of Justice (ICJ), Jewish, Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), law, Madison, online, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, Peace Action, Phyllis Bennis, Rafah, Richard Falk, West Bank
2026.01.13-03.10: Palestine History Series: It Didn’t Begin on October 7: Zionism and Its Victims
Online, 9-10:30 PM CT
calendar, education, history, human rights, Israel, Israeli, Madison, October 7, online, Palestine, Palestinian, Rafah, victims, Zionism
Statement from the Corries on Gaza and Venezuela
January 10, 2026
benefit, Chevron, Donald Trump, donate, Gaza, Israel, law, Madison, Middle East, military, occupation, Palestinian, Rachel Corrie, Rafah, shelters, United States, Venezuela, war, West Bank, world
Israel Kills Five Children in Surge of Attacks on Gaza “Safe Zone”
ABDEL QADER SABBAH AND SHARIF ABDEL KOUDDOUS, DROP SITE NEWS, JAN 08, 2026
Ceasefire Oct 8 2025, children, Gaza, war, war crimes
2026.01.11: Resisting Christian Nationalism: What Is It and What Can I Do?
Holy Wisdom Monastery, 4200 County Road M, Middleton, 1-3 pm
calendar, Christian, civil rights, democracy, law, nationalism, religion, Zionism
2026.01.11: Starvation, Social Death, and Genocide
Online, 12 PM CT
calendar, Gaza, genocide, healthcare, online, starvation, war
2026.01.09 Update: ICE OUT Solidarity Vigil & Action
Capitol at State Street, 5pm
calendar, Dane County, human rights, immigrants, immigration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Madison, media, peace, racism, Rafah, solidarity, State Capitol, veterans, Veterans for Peace (VFP), vigil, Voces de la Frontera
2026.01.08: Ta-Nehesi Coates’ “The Message” Book Circle
Online, 6:00 pm social, 6:30 pm program
American, apartheid, calendar, Israel Lobby, justice, Madison, online, Palestine, peace, Rafah, resources, South Africa, stories, Ta-Nehisi Coates, West Bank, women, Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF)
Palestine Action Hunger Strikers at Imminent Risk of Death in UK Prisons
Jeannie Connerney, Massachusetts Peace Action, January 7, 2026
free speech, Gaza, genocide, hunger strikes, Palestine, peace, Peace Action, prison, prisoners, protest, United Kingdom (UK), war, war crimes
Israeli forces fire live rounds and teargas as they storm Birzeit University
Mohammed Turkman in Birzeit, occupied Palestine and Mera Aladam, Middle East Eye, 6 January 2026
Birzeit University, colleges & universities, Middle East, Palestine, prisoners, protest, Ramallah, terrorism, West Bank
Israeli occupation forces raided the campus of Birzeit University
Government Communication Center, @pal_gcc_en, Jan 6, 2026
Birzeit University, colleges & universities, occupation, prisoners, protest, Ramallah, terrorism, West Bank
BlackNest: Inside Canary Mission’s Secret Web of Unlisted Sites
JACQUELINE SWEET, DROP SITE NEWS, JAN 06, 2026
antisemitism, Canary Mission, Gaza, Israel Lobby, online, war
2026.01.06, 08 & 13: Venezuela in Washington’s Crosshairs Series
Online, 3 PM CT
calendar, online, petroleum, Venezuela
2026.01.06: Another Threat to Wisconsin Free Speech
State Capitol, 417 North (Grand Army of the Republic Hearing Room), 10AM
calendar, free speech, law, Madison, media, State Capitol, terrorism, Wisconsin
2026.01.03: No War on Venezuela! National Day of Action Saturday
Forward Statue, State Capitol, 1:00 p.m.
calendar, Donald Trump, Gaza, Madison, media, protest, Rafah, State Capitol, Venezuela, war, Wisconsin
Trump: U.S. Has Abducted Venezuelan Leader Nicolas Maduro
Adrienne Mahsa Varkiani, The New Republic, January 3, 2026
Donald Trump, Gaza, Venezuela, war
The world must take heed as Palestinian suffering deepens again
The Guardian editorial, 2 Jan 2026
aid, blockade, Gaza, Palestinian, war, world
Mamdani revokes IHRA antisemitism definition on day 1
LUKE TRESS, TIMES OF ISRAEL, JAN 2, 2026
antisemitism, International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA), New York City, Zohran Mamdani
‘What is the Christian word in the face of genocide?’: Kairos Palestine calls for repudiation of Zionism
JEFF WRIGHT, MONDOWEISS, DECEMBER 20, 2025
Christian, ethnic cleansing, Europe, Gaza, genocide, Kairos, Middle East, Palestine, war, West Bank, Zionism

January 2026

2026.01.13: What’s Going on in Palestine with Richard Falk and Phyllis Bennis

2026.01.13-03.10: Palestine History Series: It Didn’t Begin on October 7: Zionism and Its Victims

Statement from the Corries on Gaza and Venezuela

Israel Kills Five Children in Surge of Attacks on Gaza “Safe Zone”

2026.01.11: Resisting Christian Nationalism: What Is It and What Can I Do?

2026.01.11: Starvation, Social Death, and Genocide

2026.01.09 Update: ICE OUT Solidarity Vigil & Action

2026.01.08: Ta-Nehesi Coates’ “The Message” Book Circle

Palestine Action Hunger Strikers at Imminent Risk of Death in UK Prisons

Israeli forces fire live rounds and teargas as they storm Birzeit University

Israeli occupation forces raided the campus of Birzeit University

BlackNest: Inside Canary Mission’s Secret Web of Unlisted Sites

2026.01.06, 08 & 13: Venezuela in Washington’s Crosshairs Series

2026.01.06: Another Threat to Wisconsin Free Speech

2026.01.03: No War on Venezuela! National Day of Action Saturday

Trump: U.S. Has Abducted Venezuelan Leader Nicolas Maduro

The world must take heed as Palestinian suffering deepens again

Mamdani revokes IHRA antisemitism definition on day 1

‘What is the Christian word in the face of genocide?’: Kairos Palestine calls for repudiation of Zionism