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Madison Weekly Vigil in Support of Palestine
Fridays, UW Memorial Library, 12 pm – 1 pm
Upcoming Andaleeb Cartonera Bookmaking Workshops
Make a book cover for Palestine and Gaza!
2013.04.01: WORT Interview about Elias Chacour Play
“A Public Affair” WORT 89.9 FM 12 noon “A Public Affair” will be previewing the performance this Thursday, April 4th, of a one man play…
2013.03.17: Annual Rachel Corrie Commemorative Dinner
Sunday, March 17 Nile Restaurant, Madison 5:30 pm, dinner at 6:15 pm March 16, 2013 will mark the tenth anniversary of the killing of Rachel…
2013.02.28: Film 5 Broken Cameras
Trailer “5 Broken Cameras” from Guy Davidi on Vimeo. Hummus and a Movie: Screening of 5 Broken Cameras Our Saviors Lutheran Church 550 Lincoln…
2013.01.19: March and Rally, ‘No Blank Check For Israel!’
The Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, January 9, 2013 Saturday, January 19th 2013, 4-6 pm, Washington, DC Rally at Farragut Square (Conn. Ave., 17th and…
2012.12.16: Talk by Iyad Burnat of the Bilin Popular Committee
Sunday, December 16 Memorial United Church of Christ 5705 Lacy Road, Fitchburg 2:00 pm [Map] Trailer "5 Broken Cameras" from Guy Davidi on Vimeo. Iyad…
2012.12.16: Palestinian non-violent resistance leader speaks in Madison
Veena Brekke, December 19, 2012 On Sunday afternoon, December 16, citizens of the Madison area were fortunate to hear a presentation by Iyad Burnat, a…
2012.12.16: MRSCP Gaza Visit on WORT
Live on 89.9 FM, 6:00-6:30 pm
2012.12.15: Bethlehem Christmas Lutheran Church Benefit
Craft and Cookie Sale to benefit Christmas Lutheran Church in Bethlehem Saturday, December 15 Memorial Memorial United Church of Christ 5705 Lacy Road, Fitchburg [Map]…
2012.12.05: Film 5 Broken Cameras
Memorial Library, Room 126 UW-Madison [Map] 7:00 pm An extraordinary work of both cinematic and political activism, 5 Broken Cameras is a deeply personal, first-hand…
2012.11.05: Daoud Nassar speaks in Madison
Daoud Nassar: “The most effective way to reach peace is meeting people face-to-face. It’s possible to resolve grievances in a nonviolent way.” Palestinian farmer and…
2012.10.25: Miko Peled Talk in Madison
Miko Peled, activist and author of The General’s Son: Journey of an Israeli in Palestine The Pyle Center 702 Langdon Street University of Wisconsin-Madison [Map]…
2012.09.26: Jennifer Loewenstein on KPFT 90.1 FM
Arab Voices, KPFT 90.1 FM, September 26, 2012 mp3 audio file Jennifer Loewenstein Political activist and Faculty Associate in Middle East Studies at the University…
2012.05.07: Diyar Dance Theatre of Bethlehem in Madison
Anderson Auditorium Edgewood College 7:00 pm Diyar Dance Theatre of Bethlehem: 40 talented, enthusiastic and committed dancers, male and female, of different age groups and…
2012.04.12: Eyes In Gaza: A Presentation by Dr. Mads Gilbert
“What We Saw, What We Can Do” April 12, 2012, 7:00 pm 180 Science Hall, UW-Madison Campus Book signing to follow Dr. Mads Gilbert, one…
2012.03.18: Third Annual Rachel Corrie Commemorative Benefit Dinner
The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project invites you to the Third Annual Rachel Corrie Commemorative Benefit Dinner Sunday, March 18, 5:00 pm The Nile Restaurant [Map]…
2011.11.15-17: Ilan Pappé Program in Madison
Palestine: Past, Present and Future Ilan Pappé Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies, University of Exeter “The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine, 1948-1967” Tuesday, November 15,…
2011.09.24-10.06: Edgewood Photo Exhibit “Windows into Gaza”
You are invited to view the photo exhibit “Windows into Gaza” at Edgewood College’s Sonderegger Hall in Madison from Sept. 24 to October 6. A…
2011.09.14-15: Madison Film Premier: Cultures of Resistance
As part of the annual World Music Festival sponsored by the Wisconsin Union Directorate and others, an innovative, exciting new film will have its Madison…
2011.05.14: Dissent is Not a Crime: Two Subpoenaed Activists Speak Out
Sat, May 14, 2011 1:00 – 3:00 pm St. John’s Lutheran Church 322 East Washington Ave Madison, WI Background: On September 24, the FBI raided…
2011.04.14: Play We Belong to the Land
Anderson Auditorium Edgewood College Madison 7:00 pm A one-person drama based on the writings of Father Elias Chacour. You who live in the United States,…
2011.04.02: Palestine Panel at the National Lawyers' Guild Conference
National Lawyers’ Guild Regional Conference Panels University of Wisconsin Law School 975 Bascom Mall, Madison 3:00 – 4:15 pm: Piecing Together Peace: Countering Israeli Apartheid…
2011.03.22: Ziad Abbas at MATC
MATC Downtown Education Center 211 N. Carroll Street, Room D240 Madison [Map] 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm Ziad Abbas will speak on Water and Solidarity…
2011.03.21: Ziad Abbas at UW-Madison
4 – 5:30 pm Room 336, Ingraham Hall UW-Madison [Map] Ziad Abbas will speak on “Palestine amid the Arab World Uprising: Facts on the Ground…
2011.03.20: Annual Rachel Corrie Dinner
Bunky’s Cafe 2425 Atwood Avenue Madison [Map] Cash bar/socializing 5:30 pm Dinner 6:00 pm Program 7 – 9 pm Film: One Family in Gaza Speaker:…
2011.03.17: Ziad Abbas on WORT 89.9 FM
Thursday, March 17 Noon Ziad Abbas will be the guest on WORT radio’s A Public Affair call-in show with host Allen Ruff. A Palestinian whose…
2011.03.10: Palestine History Series
122 State St, Room 407 6:30 pm Palestine History Series continues: “1948 and Its Aftermath: the Palestinian Refugees, the Early Years of Israel, and the…
2011.02.24: Amy Goodman on “Uprisings: from the Middle East to the Midwest”
Amy Goodman in Madison Democracy Now! Executive Producer Amy Goodman and Senior Producer Sharif Abdel Kouddous will speak on “Uprisings: from the Middle East to…
2011.02.20: Reception with Medea Benjamin of Code Pink
1:30 – 3:30 pm RSVP to dwallbaum (at) gmail.com Afternoon dessert reception with Medea Benjamin of Code Pink. Come and help us raise funds for…
2011.01.12: Israel’s Apartheid Wall and the Fight to Stop It
Gal Lugossi will also be a guest on WORT Radio’s A Public Affair with host Esty Dinur, beginning at 12 noon on Wednesday, January 12.…
2010.11.17: Gilbert Achcar on “The Arabs and the Holocaust”
Gilbert Achcar “The Arabs and the Holocaust: The Arab-Israeli War of Narratives” Wednesday, November 17 UW-Madison (Room to be announced — see “Today in the…
2010.11.11: USS Liberty Film and Discussion
Thursday November 11 Madison Central Library 201 W. Mifflin St. [Map] 6:30 pm Film screening and discussion of the Israeli attack on the USS Liberty…
2010.11.10: John Mearsheimer to Speak in Madison
Student Progressive Dane and the Middle Eastern Law Student Association present Greater Israel’s Bleak Future Wednesday, November 10, 2010 3650 Humanities, UW-Madison 7:00-9:00 PM University…
2010.11.03: Glenn Greenwald to Speak in Madison
Glenn Greenwald will be on A Public Affair WORT-FM 89.9 with host Esty Dinur on Wednesday, November 3rd, from noon to one. Student Progressive Dane…
2010.10.21: Ann Wright to speak in Madison
From Afghanistan to Gaza: Obama’s Middle East Policy in Crisis 180 Science Hall UW-Madison 550 N. Park Street [Map] 7:00 pm The Madison-Rafah Sister…
2010.10.13: Film Life in Occupied Palestine
Life in Occupied Palestine provides an excellent introduction — in a down-to-earth, non-alienating way — to the occupation in Palestine and the nonviolent movement for…
2010.10.07: Fall Educational Series on the History of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Wisconsin Network for Peace and Justice 122 State St, Rm 407, Madison 6:30 pm Organized by the Peregrine Forum and supported by the Wisconsin Network…
2010.09.27: Fighting Bob Fest Israel/Palestine Panel Video
Israel and Palestine: A Progressive View This workshop, sponsored by a large number of Wisconsin groups including the Madison-Rafah Sister City Project and the United…
2010.09.19: PALESTINE: DANGEROUS PASSAGE TO SCHOOL
Goodman Community Center 149 Wabesa St, Madison Room Bolz B 5 7 pm [Map] Free and open to all — light refreshments A report on…
2010.03.21: Building Hope for the Children
Commemorating the life of Rachel Corrie Sunday, March 21 Fellowship Hall, First United Methodist Church 203 Wisconsin Avenue, Madison [Map] 4:30-5:30 pm Silent Auction…
2010.03.18: Momentum for Gaza: A report on the Gaza Freedom March
Edgewood College Predolin Humanities Center [Map], Room 307 Madison 7:00 pm Josh Brollier, co-coordinator of Voices for Creative Non-Violence, will give a talk with slides…
2010.02.23: Bridging the Divide: Kobi and Aziz
Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2010 7 pm, Room B1B Lowell Center, UW Madison [Map] Aziz Abu-Sarah is a former Fatah Youth Member and now a veteran…
2010.01.12: Gaza one year on: Operation Cast Lead and the Goldstone Report
United Nations Association of Dane County Speaker: Jennifer Loewenstein Tuesday, January 12, 2010 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM Friends Meeting House 1704 Roberts Ct, Madison…
2009.11.14: Israel/Palestine Workshop at the Wilmar Center
Saturday, November 14 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm Wil-Mar Neighborhood Center 953 Jenifer Street, Madison [Map] A workshop by the Madison Area Peace Coalition Israel/Palestine…
2009.11.14: Seven Jewish Children at the Wilmar Center
Seven Jewish Children: A Play for Gaza Written by Caryl Churchill & directed by Andy Somers Saturday, November 14 Madison Socialist Potluck Wil-Mar Neighborhood Center…
2009.07.19: Palestine Program at Prairie Unitarian: “When Breathing is Defiance”
Stories from Occupied Palestine Prairie Meeting House 2010 Whenona Drive, Madison [Map] 10:00 AM As part of the Sunday service at 10 am on July…
2009.07.18: Madison Children’s Museum Benefit Sale
Madison Children’s Museum Warehouse 8830 N. Greenview Drive, Middleton [Map] 7:00 AM to 4:00 PM A new Fair Trade Crafts sale has been added outdoors…
2009.06.05-11: Film The Lemon Tree
FOR ONE WEEK ONLY! The Lemon Tree | Shajarat limon | Etz halimon (Israel-France-Germany). Based on true stories behind the ‘separation wall’. Sundance Cinemas Madison…
2009.05.16: Gaza Benefit Dinner, Goodman Atwood Community Center
Goodman Atwood Community Center 149 Waubesa Street 6:00 – 8:00 pm Sponsored by Madison East High School Students for Justice in Palestine. A vegetarian Middle…
2009.04.23-24: Dr. Najat Rahman speaks of the late Palestinian Poet Mahmoud Darwish
Thursday, April 23th 7:00 to 9:30 PM 107 Psychology Building UW-Madison Dr. Najat Rahman will give a lecture about the late Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish…
2009.04.15: Anna Baltzer on Life in Occupied Palestine
Stories & Photos Anna Baltzer, Jewish-American granddaughter of Holocaust refugees, will present her slides, stories, & book Witness in Palestine, recounting first-hand experiences with the…
2009.04.13-14: Film Slingshot Hip-Hop and the group DAM
The award-winning film Slingshot Hip-Hop is back in Madison, along with the group DAM. The film will be shown followed by conversation with DAM. The…
2009.04.05-07: Israel-Palestine from Bush to Obama: Health, Human Rights and Foreign Policy
The University of Wisconsin – Madison Middle East Studies Program April Lecture Series Prof. Noam Chomsky; Dr. Rita Giacaman; Dr. Graham Watt Sunday, 5 April…
2009.03.13-04.19: Play The Birds That Are Your Hands, Broom Street Theater
the birds that are your hands: how to start a fire under siege Written & Directed by Sol Kelley-Jones Against the backdrop of occupied borderlands…
2009.02.08: Kathy Kelly on Gaza
Sunday, February 8 Dardanelles Restaurant 1851 Monroe Street, Madison (Directions) 6:30 pm: Snack bar reception, $5 per person. Please RSVP by Friday, Feb. 6 to…
2009.01.26: Live from Bethlehem Lecture and Film
Monday, January 26, 7:30 pm Wisconsin Union Theater UW-Madison Reception to follow Amira Hanania is a lead journalist for the Ma’an News Agency, the only…
2009.01.24: Emergency Fundraiser for Gaza
Saturday, January 24, 4-7 pm Wil-Mar Neighborhood Center 953 Jenifer Street, Madison MRSCP will mark its sixth anniversary with a fundraising event for Gaza emergency…
2009.01.24: Emergency Fund-Raising/March of the Dead Protest
MARK YOUR CALENDARS: MRSCP WILL HOLD AN EMERGENCY FUND-RAISING EVENT AND MEETING ON SATURDAY, JANUARY 24 AT 4 PM. DETAILS TO FOLLOW. Here is video…
2009.01.01-02: WORT Programs on Gaza
“A Public Affair”, WORT 89.9 FM, Thursday, January 1, 2009 at noon, call in 256-2001 Why the Israeli assault on Gaza? Why now? What are…
2008.12.28: Take Action to End Israeli Attacks on Gaza – Radio Show Sunday
MRSCP, Dec 28, 2008
2008.10.01-04: Palestine in Focus Photo Exhibit and Sale
In conjunction with the play My Name is Rachel Corrie, a photo exhibit will be on display outside of Anderson Auditorium, Predolin Humanities Center, Edgewood…
2008.09.23: Rachel Corrie Soccer Tournament Thank You
Friends, Thank you so much for your support of the Rachel Corrie Ramadan Soccer Tournament for Youth. Because of your kind contributions we made our…
2008.09.01-23: Rachel Corrie Soccer Tournament
Dear Members and Friends of MRSCP, We have been asked by some of our friends from Olympia, Washington, Rachel Corrie’s home town, to solicit support…
2008.08.08-10: Rafah Soccer Tournament Benefit Garage Sale
Shafia Powell and her friend Nabila have generously offered to host a garage sale next weekend to benefit the Rafah Youth Soccer Tournament planned for…
2008.08.01: Film Occupation 101
Escape Java Joint 916 Williamson Street Madison “Occupation 101” (2006) Made at considerable personal sacrifice by two brothers, Sufyan and Abdallah Omeish, this 60-minute 2006…
2008.06.08: Film USA vs Al-Arian
Sunday, June 8 7 pm Escape Java Joint, 916 Williamson St. This film about U.S. political prisoner Dr. Sami Al-Arian will be shown with remarks…
2008.06.07-10.18: Peregrine Forum “NAKBA” Series
PALESTINE HISTORY CLASS March thru October at Escape Java Joint, 916 Williamson St., Madison In commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the 1948 Palestine War…
2008.05.08: “No Time to Celebrate” protest at UW-Madison
Jewish Voice for Peace – Madison, May 15, 2008 JVP’s Madison Chapter held a very successful “No Time to Celebrate” demonstration in partnership with several…
2008.04.16-19: Scott Ritter Events in Madison II
“The Reality of Arms Control: From the Trenches” Madison Committee on Foreign Relations Wednesday, April 16, 5:30-7:30 pm Edgewater Hotel, Rigadoon Room, 666 Wisconsin Ave,…
2008.04.06-27: O-LIVE! O-LIVE! Events to benefit Augusta Victoria Hospital, Jerusalem
O-LIVE! O-LIVE! Silent art auction and other events to benefit Augusta Victoria Hospital, Jerusalem. Location: St. Stephens Lutheran Church, 5700 Pleasant Hill Rd., Monona, WI.…
2008.04.03: Amira Hass in Madison
Thursday, April 3rd, 2008 7:30 pm Pyle Center, UW Campus Amira Hass is a world-renowned Israeli journalist, and the only one who actually lives among…
2008.03.22: Ilan Pappe Reading-Discussion Series
March 22, 2008 2 – 4 p.m. Escape Java Joint 916 Williamson St. Paul Beckett, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project, 21 March 08 This is addressed…
2008.03.15 & 04.19: Scott Ritter Events in Madison I
UPCOMING EVENTS from The Madison Institute (TMI), A Policy Study Center in the Progressive Tradition: The Progressive Roundtable “Book Review: Two Books by Scott Ritter”…
2008.03.05: Jewish Voice for Peace on The MIC 92.1 FM
Lee Rayburn, The MIC 92.1 FM, March 5, 2008 Marc Rosenthal spends a full-hour with Lee discussing his involvement with Jewish Voice for Peace and…
2008.01.27-02.24: Film Series The Sorrows of Palestine
All showings will be 7 pm at Escape Java Joint, 916 Williamson Street, Madison January 27: The Occupation Understood “Occupation 101” (2006) As 2008 begins…
2007.12.09: Film Reel Bad Arabs
Free preview showing and discussion!Escape Java Joint916 Williamson St.Sunday, December 9, 7:00 p.m. Discussion will be led by George Arida, co-host of WORT “Salamat” and…
2007.11.17: Rami Khouri Talk in Madison
Rami George Khouri – “A Fair and Balanced View from the Arab World” Madison Civics Club November Meeting, Monona Terrace November 17th, 2007, 10:55 a.m.–1:45…
2007.11.17: Divest From the Israeli Occupation
The next meeting of the Divest From the Israeli Occupation group will be on Saturday, Nov. 17th from 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm in the…
2007.11.11: Madison-Rafah Sister City Project General Meeting
MRSCP will be holding an open general meeting on Sunday, Nov. 11 beginning at 7 pm at Escape Java Joint, 916 Williamson Street in Madison.…
2007.10.08: Cancelled Event Hoax
This e-mail was sent to the UW Middle East Studies listserver today, cancelling the Jeff Halper event tonight at Grainger Hall. The only problem is,…
2007.10.07: Build Peace, Build Houses, Stop Home Demolitions
Memorial UCC, 5705 Lacy Rd, Fitchburg, 2 pm
2007.10.06-09: New Madison Events with Jeff Halper of ICAHD
Saturday, October 6, 7:30 – 10:00 pmMiddletonHouseparty Fundraiser with Jeff Halper of the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions (ICAHD). Goal to raise $5000 to rebuild…
2007.04.12-05.03: “A Bitter Harvest” Speaker and Film Series
Palestine, Israel and Lebanon 40 Years after 1967 “Hizbullah, Israel and Lebanon: The Summer War, 2006”Fawwaz Trabulsi, Lebanese-American University, Beirut, LebanonApril 12th • 1351 Chemistry…
2007.02.22: Ali Abunimah in Madison
Wisconsin Historical Society, 7:00pm. Reception and book signing to follow at the Memorial Union.
2006.11.03: Anna Baltzer in Madison: “New Directions for Peace in the Middle East”
Edgewood College Anderson Auditorium 5 to 6:30 pm Anna Baltzer gives the keynote address of the 22nd annual conference of The Wisconsin Institute for Peace…
2006.04.08: Ibdaa Health Committee Panel Discussion
UW-Madison1345 Health Sciences Learning Center750 Highland Avenue7-9:00 pm The goals of the tour are to build relationships and encourage an exchange of ideas and educational…
2006.04.06: DISCORDIA: When Netanyahu Came to Town
Humanities Building, Room 1111 455 N. Park St UW-Madison Thursday, 7:00 pm Al-Awda, the Madison-Rafah Sister City Project, the Havens Center and The Social Justice…
2006.04.01: Joint benefit with Madison-Arcatao Sister City
Dave Lippman is widely known on many coasts for his sharp send-ups of topics ranging from weapons of mass distraction to SUVs and the wars…
