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Feb 28, 2026

2026.03.11: Gaza Speaks: Realities Behind the Ceasefire
Online, 1 PM CT
calendar, Ceasefire Oct 8 2025, Gaza, genocide, human rights, justice, Palestinians
2026.02.19: Protective Presence in the West Bank
Christ Presbyterian Church, 944 E Gorham, Madison and Zoom, 7 pm
calendar, ethnic cleansing, human rights, Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), land, Madison, settlers, violence, West Bank
2026.02.19: Unarmed Civilian Defense Report from the West Bank
UW-Madison, 3 pm
Amnesty International, calendar, ethnic cleansing, human rights, Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), land, Madison, settlers, Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), violence, West Bank, World Beyond War
Defaming Francesca Albanese
MOUIN RABBANI, FEB 14, 2026
Europe, Francesca Albanese, Gaza War, genocide, hasbara, human rights, Israel, Palestine, propaganda, United Nations (UN), United States
2026.01.24: Building Unity for Nonviolent Action: Launching a Campaign
James Reeb Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 2146 E. Johnson St, Madison, 6-9 pm
calendar, environment, human rights, Madison, nonviolence, peace
2026.01.21: Beyond Political Illusions: What This Moment Demands of Us
Online, 9 AM CT
calendar, equality, genocide, human rights, justice, law, nonviolence, one-state, two-state, violence
2026.01.20: Rally to Stop ICE Terror!
Forward Statue, Capitol @ State St, 6 pm
calendar, human rights, ICE, immigrants, Madison, protest
2026.01.18: JVP Madison Immigrant Solidarity Training
Beth Israel Center, 1406 Mound St, 2-3:30 pm
calendar, education, human rights, immigrants, Madison, solidarity, take action, Voces de la Frontera
2026.01.09 Update: ICE OUT Solidarity Vigil & Action
Capitol at State Street, 5pm
calendar, human rights, ICE, immigrants, Madison
2025.12.21: Longest Night Homeless Persons’ Memorial Service
Capitol Square at King St, 3 pm
calendar, homeless, human rights, Madison, United States
2025.12.22: Webinar with Palestinian Human Rights Defender Issa Amro
Online, 11 AM CT
calendar, detainees, Friends of Hebron, Hebron, human rights, Issa Amro, nonviolence, occupation, online, resistance, settlers, West Bank
Liberation Is Not Integration: On liberal Zionism, one-state fantasies, and what Palestinians actually want
LARA KILANI, MONDOWEISS, DECEMBER 8, 2025
human rights, Israel, one-state, Palestine, two-state
2025.12.07: “Abolish War, Listen to Earth,” a speech by Kathy Kelly
Online, 6:00 PM CT
calendar, Gaza War, human rights, Kathy Kelly, online, peace, United States
After 9 Months of ‘Israel’s Abuse,’ US Teen Mohammed Ibrahim Freed From Detention
JESSICA CORBETT, Common Dreams, Nov 27, 2025
children, citizen, detainees, Huckabee, human rights, Israel, Mohammed Ibrahim, Ramallah, United States, violence, West Bank
Free Mohammed Ibrahim!
CODEPINK, Nov 26, 2025
children, citizen, detainees, Huckabee, human rights, Israel, Mohammed Ibrahim, Ramallah, United States, violence, West Bank
We write / to keep our names alive / to carve our stories into time.
Eman Eid, We Are Not Numbers, November 9, 2025. Artist: Jan Khaled, Flyers for Falastin
art, Gaza, human rights, Israel, justice, literature, poetry, sumud, We Are Not Numbers (WANN)
2025.10.18: No Kings October 2025
A photo album
calendar, democracy, free speech, human rights, Madison, No Kings, protest
Be sure of this: many of the horrors the west allowed in Gaza will come closer to home
Owen Jones, The Guardian, 14 Oct 2025
Europe, Gaza War, genocide, human rights, Islamophobia, Israel, racism, United States
2025.10.08: Hands Off Chicago Protest in Madison
Capitol Square at King St, 5:30 pm
calendar, Chicago, human rights, ICE, immigration, Madison, protest, refugees, solidarity
UN lists 158 firms tied to illegal Israeli settlements
UN Human Rights Office, 26 September 2025
human rights, Israel, settlers, United Nations (UN), United States, West Bank
The Disappearance of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya
AMEL GUETTATFI, DROP SITE NEWS, SEP 12, 2025
detainees, doctors, Dr. Abu Safiya, Gaza War, health, hostages, human rights, Israel, prisoners, torture, war crimes
Tell Congress to Condemn Trump Sanctions Against Human Rights Organizations
MRSCP, Sep 8, 2025
Al Haq, Al Mezan, Gaza War, human rights, International Criminal Court (ICC), Israel, NGOs, Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR), sanction, take action, Trump, United States
U.S Sanctions against Palestinian Human Rights Organizations
Palestine Institute for Public Diplomacy (PIPD), 05 September 2025
Al Haq, Al Mezan, human rights, International Criminal Court (ICC), nonprofits, Palestine, Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR), sanction, United States
2025.09.04: David Rovics and Kamala Emmanuel in Madison!
Muso, 2040 Winnebago Street, 7 pm
calendar, free speech, Gaza War, human rights, Israel, Madison, Palestine, United States
2025.08.21: ICE, Raids, Detentions & Deportations
Online, 7 PM CT
calendar, deportation, detainees, human rights, ICE, immigration, Know Your Rights, law, online, solidarity, United States
2025.08.18: Walls That See
Online, 11 AM CT
apartheid, art, calendar, human rights, justice, occupation, online
Detention Designed to Crush Body and Mind
ANDREA UMBRELLO, THE PROGRESSIVE, AUGUST 5, 2025
detainees, doctors, Dr. Abu Safiya, Gaza, health, hostages, human rights, Israel, prisoners, torture, war crimes
2025.08.16: Come to MASCP’s Annual Pupusa Dinner
1104 Mound St, Madison, 5-7 pm
Arcatao, calendar, human rights, Madison, sister city, solidarity
Trump’s Big Bill Is Building a Big Police State
Chris Lehmann, The Nation, Jul 02, 2025
human rights, ICE, immigration, Trump, United States
Imagine If Gaza Was Jewish And The People Bombing It Were Muslims
CAITLIN JOHNSTONE, MAY 16, 2025
ethnic cleansing, Gaza War, genocide, human rights, Israel, Jews, Muslim, religion
The 1948 Nakba and Today’s Gaza Genocide Are Two Sides of the Same Coin
DIANA BUTTU, ZETEO, MAY 15, 2025
ethnic cleansing, Gaza War, human rights, Israel, Nakba, Palestine, West Bank
Arabs: The Weak Link in the US Civil Liberties Chain
Dr. James J. Zogby, Washington Watch, April 21, 2025
Arab, Bill Clinton, Bush, Constitution, free speech, human rights, Palestine, terrorism, Trump, United States
2025.04.18-23: Farah Nabulsi’s Film “The Teacher”
AMC Fitchburg 18
apartheid, calendar, ethnic cleansing, human rights, Israel, Nablus, settlers, violence, West Bank
2025.04.14-18: UW Against Apartheid Week
Students for Justice in Palestine UW-Madison
apartheid, calendar, colonialism, culture, ethnic cleansing, Gaza War, genocide, human rights, Israel, settlers, West Bank
Court Extends Hussam Abu Safiya’s Detention in Israeli Torture Camp
Sharon Zhang , TRUTHOUT, March 26, 2025
Al Mezan, detainees, doctors, Dr. Abu Safiya, Gaza War, health, hostages, human rights, Israel, prisoners, torture, war crimes
BDS: Maersk Shareholder Resolution Letter
17 March 2025
arms, BDS, boycott, divest, Gaza War, genocide, human rights, Israel, Maersk, sanction, war crimes
2025.03.23: Update From Palestine
Madison Christian Community, 7118 Old Sauk Rd, 9:00 am
apartheid, Bethlehem, calendar, crafts, economy, ethnic cleansing, Gaza War, human rights, Israel, Jerusalem, Madison, olive oil, Palestine, project, travel, water, West Bank
2025.03.20: Telling the Truth about Palestine
Online, 5-6:30 pm CT
calendar, hasbara, human rights, Israel, media, online, Palestine, propaganda, Trump, United States
2025.03.13: A Conversation with Mazin Qumsiyeh
Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions (ICAHD) – USA, Mar 4, 2025
apartheid, calendar, colonialism, ethnic cleansing, Gaza War, human rights, Israel, occupation, online, settlers, West Bank
2025.03.12: A Conversation with Issa Amro and Jeff Halper
Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions (ICAHD) – USA, Mar 4, 2025
apartheid, calendar, colonialism, democracy, detainees, equality, ethnic cleansing, Freedom Flotilla, genocide, Hebron, home demolition, human rights, Israel, Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions (ICAHD), justice, occupation, online, Palestine, Palestinian Authority (PA), settlers, travel, West Bank, Zionism
Petition to U.S. for the release of Dr. Abu Safiya
Drop Site News, Feb 16, 2025
detainees, doctors, Dr. Abu Safiya, Gaza War, health, hostages, human rights, Israel, prisoners, torture, war crimes
Dr. Abu Safiya Reports Torture and Severe Abuses in Israeli Custody
Al Mezan Center for Human Rights, 11 February 2025
Al Mezan, detainees, doctors, Dr. Abu Safiya, Gaza War, health, hostages, human rights, Israel, prisoners, torture, war crimes
Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya Details Torture in Israeli Detention
The Palestine Chronicle, February 12, 2025
detainees, doctors, Dr. Abu Safiya, Free Dr Hussam Abu Safiya, Gaza War, human rights, Israel, sanction
2025.02.23: Global Day of Action to #CloseBases
Truax Field/Dane County Regional Airport, 2002 Pankratz St, 1 pm
calendar, Gaza War, human rights, Madison, military, peace, protest, Veterans for Peace
Statement from ADC on President Trump’s Remarks on Gaza
Feb 5, 2025
ethnic cleansing, Gaza War, human rights, Israel, Trump
My imprisonment in Switzerland, with Ali Abunimah
The Electronic Intifada, Jan 28, 2025
Ali Abunimah, Electronic Intifada, free speech, human rights, Palestine, Switzerland
Ali Abunimah Statement after Release by Switzerland
Twitter, Jan 27, 2025
Ali Abunimah, Electronic Intifada, free speech, human rights, Palestine, Switzerland
Switzerland deports EI’s Ali Abunimah
The Electronic Intifada, 27 January 2025
Ali Abunimah, Electronic Intifada, free speech, human rights, Palestine, Switzerland
Release Ali Abunimah from Swiss jail
Wisconsin Bail Out The People Movement (WiBOPM), January 26, 2025
Ali Abunimah, Electronic Intifada, free speech, human rights, Palestine, Switzerland
Wisconsin Coalition For Justice In Palestine Looks Beyond The Ceasefire
Sandra Whitehead, Wisconsin Muslim Journal, Jan 24, 2025
arms, Biden, Blinken, Ceasefire Jan 15 2025, freedom, Gaza War, genocide, human rights, Israel, United States
ADC Calls on Swiss to Release Journalist Ali Abunimah
Jan 25, 2025
Ali Abunimah, Electronic Intifada, free speech, human rights, Palestine, Switzerland
Extremist Zionist Organizations Threatening Community Members
American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), Jan 25, 2025
ethnic cleansing, human rights, Islamophobia, United States
The New York Times Refused to Run Our Ad About the Gaza Genocide
JOYCE AJLOUNY, THE NATION, JANUARY 24, 2025
American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), Gaza War, genocide, human rights, Israel, Israel Lobby, New York Times
2025.02.05: “Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza” Online
A presentation by Peter Beinart
calendar, Gaza War, genocide, human rights, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Peter Beinart, starvation
Act Now: Help Free Detained Palestinian Hospital Director
Amnesty International, Jan 23, 2025
detainees, doctors, Dr. Abu Safiya, Gaza War, health, human rights, Israel, prisoners, war crimes
Our heads are being smashed in as the world turns a blind eye
Hamdan Ballal, HUMANS OF MASAFER YATTA, Jan 16, 2025
ethnic cleansing, human rights, Masafer Yatta, settlers, violence, West Bank
2024.12.15: International Solidarity with the Palestinian People
Online 10 am – 11:30 am CT Global Solidarity for Peace in Palestine (GSPP) is…
calendar, genocide, human rights, justice, law, Palestine, peace, solidarity
Report: We Will Return
An analysis of the escalating forced displacement of Palestinian communities in the West Bank since…
apartheid, BDS, boycott, colonialism, divest, ethnic cleansing, Gaza War, human rights, Israel, refugees, sanction, settlers, take action, United Nations (UN), West Bank
2024.12.14: Andaleeb Cartonera Workshop at Madison Friends’ Meeting House
1704 Roberts Court, Madison 2-5 pm Everyone is invited to another Andaleeb Cartonera workshop to make cardboard…
calendar, Gaza War, human rights, Israel, Palestine, West Bank
Except for Palestine
“When crises erupt, we protect civilians from mass atrocities, promote accountability for those responsible for…
Biden, ethnic cleansing, Gaza War, genocide, human rights, Israel, Palestine, United States, West Bank
Challenging Israeli ‘Hasbara’ and ‘Conventional Wisdom’ on Palestine
An Anti-Colonial Reframing Jeff Halper, Director, ICAHD, October 30, 2024 Israel’s success in “selling” its…
apartheid, blockade, colonialism, democracy, hasbara, human rights, indigenous, International Court of Justice (ICJ), International Criminal Court (ICC), Israel, Israel Lobby, Palestine, propaganda, refugees, settlers, terrorism, United Nations (UN), Zionism
Tell the World’s Governments to End the Genocide
World Beyond War, Nov 25, 2024
annexation, Gaza War, genocide, human rights, Israel, law, occupation, Palestine, starvation, take action, United Nations (UN), West Bank
Between Ta-Nehisi Coates and Me
‘The Message’ cuts to the human heart of the situation in Israel-Palestine, refusing to contort…
apartheid, Gaza War, Holocaust, human rights, Israel, Lebanon, Palestine, terrorism
2024.11.17: Andaleeb Cartonera Bookmaking Workshop
A Room of One’s Own2717 Atwood Avenue, Madison2-5 pm Everyone is invited to another Andaleeb Cartonera workshop…
art, calendar, Gaza War, human rights, Israel, Palestine
30 Jewish Organizations Support UN Human Rights Rapporteur Francesca Albanese
The Bullet, November 8, 2024 As Jewish organizations and groups, we express our support for…
Gaza War, genocide, human rights, Israel, Jews, United Nations (UN)
There must be “due reckoning” for horrific violations, possible atrocity crimes in Gaza
7 in 10 Killed in Gaza Were Women or Children. It is likely that the…
blockade, Gaza War, genocide, human rights, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), United Nations (UN), war crimes
UN: 7 in 10 Killed in Gaza Are Women or Children, in “Grave Violations” of Law
Women and children were the vast majority of those slaughtered by Israel in the Gaza…
Gaza War, genocide, human rights, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), United Nations (UN), war crimes
A Special Appeal for Masafer Yatta
My dear friends, As I return to Masafer-Yatta in the West Bank, I would gratefully…
apartheid, arms, Cassandra Dixon, ethnic cleansing, Gaza War, genocide, human rights, Israel, Israel Lobby, Masafer Yatta, Operation Dove, sanction, settlers, United States, violence, West Bank
How To Make Supporters of Israel’s Genocide Feel Safe on Campus
Emergency Teach-In S48 EP1, Jadaliyya, Nov 1, 2024 Featuring Sinan Antoon, Cultural Landscape Specialist; Adel Iskandar, Media…
apartheid, colleges & universities, ethnic cleansing, feelings, free speech, Gaza War, genocide, human rights, Israel, Israel Lobby
What we learned from UW-Madison’s pro-Palestine encampment
How this protest fits into recent history, what to carry moving forward, and what to…
colleges & universities, encampments, free speech, Gaza War, human rights, Israel, Israel Lobby, protest, UW-Madison
Rapporteur urges Israel’s UN membership suspension
‘I do believe that the impunity that has been granted to Israel has allowed it…
Francesca Albanese, Gaza War, genocide, human rights, International Court of Justice (ICJ), Israel, law, United Nations (UN)
2024.10.19: Democracy and Freedom for All Rally
Capitol Square at State St2:30 – 5:00 pm Palestine is on the rally agenda, so…
calendar, democracy, Gaza War, genocide, human rights, Palestine, protest
Ta-Nehisi Coates: I Was Told Palestine Was Complicated. Visiting Revealed a Simple, Brutal Truth
DEMOCRACY NOW! OCTOBER 08, 2024 Watch Full ShowImage Credit: Courtesy of Ta-Nehisi Coates As the…
apartheid, arms, human rights, Israel, Jim Crow, Palestine, Ta-Nehisi Coates, United States
Ta-Nehisi Coates on the power of stories, and Israeli apartheid
“The country of Israel is a state in which half the population exist on one…
apartheid, Hebron, human rights, Israel, Jim Crow, Palestine, Ta-Nehisi Coates, West Bank
Palestinian Journalist Mujahed al-Saadi Violently Arrested by Israeli Forces in Home Raid
Al-Saadi is being held in administrative detention at Megiddo, a prison known for abuse SHARIF…
detainees, human rights, Israel, journalists, violence, West Bank
2024.10.28: Film Boycott, on the anti-BDS movement
Madison Central Library 6:00 pm Over the past six years, unbeknownst to most Americans, 37…
BDS, boycott, calendar, film, free speech, Gaza War, human rights, Israel, Palestine, project, United States
2024.09.17: Growing Repression of Dissent on Palestine
10 am CT Online Join this online briefing to learn more about growing repression of…
BDS, calendar, free speech, Gaza War, human rights, Israel, Israel Lobby, online, Palestine
Israeli Forces Shot an American in the West Bank
The U.S. Government Doesn’t Seem to Care “The money I pay in my taxes as…
human rights, Israel, Israel Lobby, United States, violence, West Bank
2024.09.02: Madison LaborFest
Madison-Rafah Sister City Project and Jewish Voice for Peace will be tabling at this Labor…
calendar, ceasefire, Gaza War, genocide, hostages, human rights, Israel, labor, Madison, Palestine, protest, solidarity, West Bank, Wisconsin
2024.08.25: David Rovics in Madison
Madison Labor Temple lawn 1602 S Park St, Madison 6:00 pm This is not about…
calendar, Gaza War, human rights, Israel, labor
Israeli rape of detainees is the result of a society that sees Palestinians as ‘human animals’
Israel has claimed that it is fighting “human animals” in Gaza. But now, Israeli society’s…
Gaza War, human rights, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), war crimes
Welcome to Hell: B’Tselem’s Ignored Abuse Report Shows Israel’s True Face
In Guantanamo Bay nine prisoners were killed in 20 years; here it’s 60 detainees in…
B’Tselem, detainees, Gaza War, human rights, Israel, MeToo, torture, war crimes, West Bank
The West Bank with John Oliver
Content Warning for expletives and sexual humor, like “I know the bar here is incredibly…
apartheid, ethnic cleansing, home demolition, human rights, Israel, Israel Lobby, Palestine, peace, settlers, violence, West Bank
‘Israel always sold the occupation as legal. The ICJ now terrifies them’
Palestinian lawyer Diana Buttu unpacks the ICJ opinion on Israel’s military regime, and the lessons…
human rights, International Court of Justice (ICJ), Israel, law, occupation, Palestine, travel
2024.07.21 Update: Ride for Palestine
The Ride for Palestine on July 21 was a great success, with about 50 riders…
aid, calendar, Gaza War, Grassroots, human rights, Madison, Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA), MRSCP, Palestine, project, Ride for Palestine
Thousands March in Milwaukee on the Republican Convention!
All Photos: Wisconsin Bail Out The People Movement
Gaza War, genocide, human rights, Israel, Milwaukee, Republican Party
Israel’s Crimes in the West Bank, June 2024
Report on Israel’s Crimes and Violations of Palestinians’ Rights in the West Bank in June…
home demolition, human rights, Israel, Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR), settlers, travel, violence, West Bank
2024.07.10: Call Mayor Johnson on the RNC March Permit
Wisconsin Coalition for Justice in Palestine, July 3, 2024
calendar, Gaza War, human rights, Israel, Palestine, Republican Party, take action
Statement from Addameer on torture in Israeli prisons
ADDAMEER Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association, 26-06-2024 Over the past decades, Israeli occupation authorities have…
Gaza War, human rights, Israel, prisoners, take action
Gaza Summer School!
This summer, we’re turning up the heat to demand an end to the genocide in…
art, environment, Freedom Flotilla, Gaza War, human rights, Israel, Israel Lobby, nonviolence, Palestine, United States
Six Tropes to Look Out for That Distort Israel/Palestine Coverage
LARA-NOUR WALTON, FAIRNESS & ACCURACY IN REPORTING, AUGUST 22, 2023 Do Palestinians deserve to be…
Gaza War, hasbara, human rights, Israel, media, Palestine, propaganda, West Bank
Do Palestinians Have Human Rights?
Hamdan Huraini, HUMANS OF MASAFER YATTA, MAY 5, 2024 How do we define human rights?…
apartheid, ethnic cleansing, human rights, Masafer Yatta, settlers, travel, violence, West Bank
2024.04.22: Living Under Apartheid
Students for Justice in Palestine — UW-Madison will present an apartheid panel of university professors…
apartheid, calendar, human rights, Israel, Palestine, Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), Wall
2024.03.25: Film Israelism: Screening and Discussion
Madison Central Library, Room 301 6-9 pm When two young American Jews raised to unconditionally…
calendar, Grassroots, human rights, Israel, Israel Lobby, MRSCP, project
Israel’s Measures intended to Prevent Births within Gaza Strip
Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR), March 9, 2024
births, Gaza War, genocide, health, human rights, Israel, Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR)
2024.03.15-20: Madison Premier of Film Bad River
From 350 Wisconsin: Since long before 1953, when Line 5 was constructed without the consent…
calendar, environment, health, human rights, solidarity
Israel must end its occupation of Palestine to stop apartheid and human rights violations
Amnesty International, February 19, 2024
apartheid, Gaza War, human rights, Israel, Jerusalem, Palestine, West Bank
Meta: Don’t Censor Palestine!
The company owns and operates Facebook, Instagram, Threads, and WhatsApp Washington, DC | www.adc.org…
censorship, Gaza War, human rights, Israel, media
2024.02.15: Dane County Board Resolutions
Update February 15, 2024 The substitute Resolution 314 (Miles) on Antisemitism and Resolution 321 on…
antisemitism, apartheid, calendar, Gaza War, human rights, Israel, Madison, take action
Islamophobia Will Poison This Country
Alex Skopic and Nathan J. Robinson, Current Affairs, 07 February 2024
Gaza War, human rights, Israel, Israel Lobby, religion, United States