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Mar 9, 2026

2026.02.22: Film Tala: A Palm Tree from Gaza for the Badil Resource Center
Online, 1 – 2:30 PM CT
calendar, film, Israel, online, Palestine, poverty, refugees, sumud
2026.02.08: Film A Depopulated Camp for the Badil Resource Center
Online, 1 – 2:30 PM CT
calendar, film, Israel, online, Palestine, poverty, refugees, sumud
2025.04.05: Photos of Hands Off! Demonstrations
Madison, WI and Birmingham, AL
Birmingham, calendar, democracy, Elon Musk, free speech, Madison, Palestine, poverty, protest, racism, solidarity, Trump, unions, United States
2024.03.02: Hundreds March in Madison with the Poor People’s Campaign
Demanding Money for People’s Needs and a U.S.-Israel Ceasefire in Palestine! Wisconsin Bail Out the…
calendar, Gaza War, Israel, Poor People’s Campaign, poverty, protest, United States
Update: Fresh Food for Families in Rafah
Josie Shields-Stromsness, Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA) Update for Madison Rafah Sister City Project BACKGROUND…
economy, health, MRSCP, poverty, project, Rafah, take action
Palestine Partners and Women in Hebron
Dear Friends, Last year at this time my friend Laila was visiting the US, bringing…
crafts, culture, economy, Hebron, poverty, West Bank
The U.N. once predicted Gaza would be ‘uninhabitable’ by 2020. Two million people still live there.
The shoreline in Gaza City during strong winds on Christmas Day (Mohammed Abed-AFP-Getty Images) Hazem…
blockade, economy, Gaza, health, human rights, poverty, refugees, travel, violence, water
2019.03.18: Israeli Politics Decoded with David Sheen
Online from the Palestine Center Washington, DC 12 noon – 1 pm Central Time Listen…
apartheid, blockade, calendar, health, poverty, settlers, violence, West Bank
Pocan and Moore on Gaza Humanitarian Aid
blockade, Gaza, health, human rights, Mark Pocan, poverty, water
House Democrats Condemn Trump’s Actions Against the Palestinian People
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 13, 2018 House Democrats Condemn Trump Administration’s Actions Harming the Palestinian…
home demolition, human rights, Mark Pocan, poverty, refugees
Wishing away Palestinian refugees: End of US’ UNRWA aid explained
‘Doomsday scenario’ could unfold unless Palestinian agency replaces US funding within 30 days, spokesperson says.…
human rights, Palestinian, poverty, refugees, United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA)
2018.05.02: Memorializing 70 Years of Occupation
UW-Madison Students for Justice in Palestine Rescheduled from April 27. Stop by to see UW…
apartheid, calendar, detainees, education, ethnic cleansing, home demolition, human rights, poverty, refugees, settlers, travel, violence
2018.03.09: Samira Remedial Education
GAZA KIDS NEED YOUR HELP! Barb Olson, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project, March 9, 2018 For…
blockade, calendar, education, health, MRSCP, poverty, Rafah, refugees, travel, violence
One woman tackles two of Gaza’s toughest challenges
Karama Fadel, The New Arab, 23 February, 2018
blockade, economy, education, Gaza, health, images, poverty, refugees
Book talk: “Gaza: An Inquest into Its Martyrdom”
with Norman Finkelstein Monday, March 12, 2018 12:00 p.m CDT Livestream Here The Gaza Strip…
blockade, Gaza, health, Norman Finkelstein, poverty, refugees, travel, video, violence
2018.04.08: Annual Rachel Corrie Commemoration
Mark Your Calendars for Sunday Afternoon Annual Rachel Corrie Commemoration Featuring Dessert and a Program…
blockade, calendar, education, Gaza, health, MRSCP, poverty, project, Rachel Corrie, Rafah, refugees, violence
Call on Congress on to oppose Jerusalem recognition and UNRWA cuts
Last month, President Trump announced his administration’s reckless, one-sided decision to recognize Jerusalem as…
Gaza, poverty, refugees, take action, West Bank
Don’t let Trump turn his back on Palestine refugees in need
On January 16, 2018, the US Administration made the decision to freeze millions of dollars…
Gaza, poverty, refugees, take action, West Bank
Gaza City in the spotlight: hesitant hope in a city where everyone still wants out
Miriam Berger, The Guardian, Saturday 25 November 2017
economy, Gaza, human rights, images, poverty, violence
Justice for Palestine
Justice for Palestine, War on Want, Sep 9, 2017
apartheid, BDS, boycott, detainees, human rights, poverty, travel
2017.05.26-06.25: Sponsor an Orphan this Ramadan
Palestine Children’s Relief Fund This Ramadan, Give Hope to Orphans in Gaza Make a difference…
calendar, Gaza, orphans, poverty, refugees, take action
2017.05.26-06.25: Feed Families in Gaza This Ramadan
From our friend Anees in Rafah: Donate to send food packages to needy families. The…
calendar, Gaza, poverty, refugees, take action
Keep Gaza Children Warm
Anees Mansour, gofundme, November 5, 2016 We are about to enter the winter season in…
Anees Mansour, cold, health, Hope & Peace, poverty, Rafah, take action
Fall fundraising appeal from MRSCP
Luci Lights for Rafah and Playground finish for Hebron Dear Members and Friends of MRSCP,…
Gaza, MRSCP, poverty, take action, West Bank
Vote for our Gaza photo in Global Giving contest!
Our photo (above), taken by Mohammad Mansour, was selected as a finalist in Global Giving’s…
blockade, Gaza, poverty, Rafah, refugees, take action
Gaza: Abandoned in the Middle of Nowhere
Sara Roy, Georgetown Journal of International Affairs, June 28, 2016 Palestinians in Gaza are largely…
blockade, economy, education, Gaza, health, home demolition, poverty, Rafah, refugees, violence
Gaza’s plight matters to the world
At Erez, the Israeli-controlled crossing into Gaza, I passed through chutes that resembled the herding…
blockade, Gaza, health, home demolition, Mark Pocan, poverty, refugees, violence
THE GAZA STRIP: The Humanitarian Impact of the Blockade
United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), July 2015
blockade, economy, Gaza, health, human rights, poverty, violence
Palestinians in Gaza are still waiting for the siege to end
Ali Abunimah, The Electronic Intifada, 10 September 2014
Ali Abunimah, blockade, Gaza, health, human rights, images, poverty, violence
One Jewish Woman’s Fight for Palestine
Yasmin Mogahed, Nov 19, 2012 For Jennifer Loewenstein, April 19, 2002 was a “waking nightmare”.…
Jennifer Loewenstein, poverty, refugees, violence
VOICES OF CONSCIENCE: DELEGATION to THE GAZA STRIP
Interfaith Peace-Builders, November 5, 2012 November 5, 2012 – Interfaith Peace-Builders (IFPB) is pleased to…
blockade, delegation, economy, Gaza, health, MRSCP, poverty, project, Rachel Corrie, Rafah, water
Summit’s Goal: Perpetuate Repression of Palestinians
Barb Olson, The Capital Times, December 07, 2007 “After meeting their own low expectations for…
apartheid, blockade, health, human rights, poverty, refugees, violence
Catastrophe at Rafah Crossing: More Than 35 Dead—and Counting
Mohammed Omer, Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, September/October 2007 PERCHED ATOP A suitcase and…
blockade, Gaza, health, poverty, Rafah, travel, violence
No city money to Rafah project
Madison.com, May 3, 2006 Madison Ald. Lauren Cnare and State Journal readers can rest easy.…
MRSCP, poverty
Rafah is not a city in El Salvador
Melanie Conklin, Madison.com, Apr 19, 2006 Ald. Lauren Cnare doesn’t oppose buying milk for kids…
poverty, Rafah
Israeli Wall to Ruin Palestinian Economy
Al Jazeera, August 26, 2005
blockade, economy, Gaza, Jerusalem, poverty, settlers, travel, Wall, West Bank
The Gaza Evacuations
Disengagement or Tactical Military Redeployment? SHAMAI K. LEIBOWITZ and KATERINA HELLER, CounterPunch, August 24, 2005…
blockade, detainees, economy, Gaza, Israel, Palestine, Palestinian Authority (PA), poverty, settlers, West Bank
Praying with Their Eyes Closed
Sara Roy, MIFTAH, August 20, 2005
apartheid, economy, Gaza, Israel, Palestine, poverty, travel, West Bank
The Shame of it All
Jennifer Loewenstein, CounterPunch, August 17, 2005
blockade, economy, Gaza, home demolition, Israel, Jennifer Loewenstein, Palestine, poverty, settlers, unemployment
Palestine: the economy of despair
The West Bank city of Nablus is relatively calm at present. Anyone who can raise…
economy, Israel, military, Nablus, Palestine, poverty, refugees, travel, violence, West Bank
Palestinian Refugees in Lebanon
11 June 2004 Friends, I have just returned from a trip to Lebanon and Syria…
arts, Lebanon, Palestine, poverty, refugees, school, Syria, United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), women
Appeal for Rafah City
Dr. Emad S. Sha’at, Deputy Mayor Rafah City, 18 May 2004 Dear Madam/Sir, I write…
Deputy Mayor, economy, Emad Sha’at, health, Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), poverty, Rafah, violence
Yes, Alice, it does do some good
Gila Svirsky, www.coalitionofwomen4peace.org, 4/21/2004 Dear Alice, You were signature number 2,750 on the petition “Open…
aid, blockade, economy, Gaza, Gila Svirsky, poverty, refugees, take action, United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA)
UN has stopped emergency food aid in Gaza
UNRWA Press Release 1 April 2004 UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in…
aid, blockade, economy, Gaza, Israel, poverty, refugees, United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA)
World Food Programme on the Occupied Palestinian Territories
World Food Programme Report, 28 October 2003 . . . Christiane Berthiaume of the World…
economy, health, Israel, occupation, Palestine, poverty, refugees