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Madison Weekly Vigil Against War

Thursdays, Williamson & Blair Streets, 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm

Madison Weekly Vigil in Support of Palestine

Fridays, UW Memorial Library, 12 pm – 1 pm

Upcoming Andaleeb Cartonera Bookmaking Workshops

Make a book cover to raise awareness about Palestine and the genocide in Gaza!

2024.12.13: West Bank Update from Cassandra Dixon on WORT
WORT 89.9FM Madison · A Report from the West Bank, Then an Update on Syria On today’s show, host Esty Dinur speaks with activist and…
2024.12.13: The War on Palestine and Lebanon and its Environmental Effects
Online 11 am CT On Rendering Uninhabitable: The War on Palestine and Lebanon and its Environmental Effects Israel’s genocide of Palestinians in Gaza and its expansion…
2024.12.09-25.01.29: Gaza National Teach-In Series
7 pm Central More info & registration TeachinNetwork.org Toolbox on Gaza, Israel, and the Middle East
2024.12.08: Letter Writing For A Ceasefire
The Reading Room 2713 Atwood Ave, Madison 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm As the siege on Gaza continues, we refuse to let genocide become mundane…
2024.12.07: Fair Trade Holiday Festival
Monona Terrace8 am – 3 pm Madison’s 28th Annual Fair Trade Holiday Festival MRSCP, Palestine Partners, and Playgrounds for Palestine-Madison will again be offering fair trade…
2024.12.06: Launch of the “Gaza Writes Back” Memorial Edition
Online3 pm CT Registration
2024.12.05 Update: Protest for Disclosure and Divestment by University of Wisconsin
View this post on Instagram A post shared by CODEPINK Madison (@codepinkmadison) UW-Madison Gordon Hall 770 West Dayton St7:45 am Citing a Wisconsin anti-discrimination statute on…
2024.11.30 & 12.02: Read Palestine! Events
2024.11.29: Lights Up! for Palestine International Day of Solidarity!
Plaza at W Lawn Av & Monroe StNext to Trader Joe’s4-6 pm
2024.11.29-12.06: Read Palestine Week
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Madison Rafah Sister City Project (@madisonrafah)
2024.11.21: The House Just Blessed Trump’s Authoritarian Playbook by Passing Nonprofit-Killer Bill
Democratic support for the bill dwindled as critics warned it would let Donald Trump crack down on political foes. Noah Hurowitz, The Intercept, November 21…
2024.11.21: 2nd Vote on H.R. 9495 to Call Nonprofits Terrorists
Dozens of Democrats still support the bill — giving the Republican-controlled House plenty of breathing room to pass it with a simple majority Noah Hurowitz,…
2024.11.20: East Washington Vigil for Gaza Ceasefire on Wednesdays
Every Wednesday (except Nov 27, 2024)SW corner of East Washington Av & Fourth St, Madison4:00 – 4:30 pm You are invited to join this weekly…
2024.11.20-29: Never Again Is Now: Sanction Israel’s Genocidal and Apartheid Regime
Join the Global Week of Action for Sanctions (20th to 29th Nov) to pressure states and the UN to impose lawful sanctions on Israel. Palestinian…
2024.11.19 Update: Video of Osama Iliwat & Rotem Levin in Madison
Christ Presbyterian Church, 944 E. Gorham St, Madison [map], 7 pm – 9 pm
2024.11.18: The Palestine Movement Post-Election
Online 7 pm Central This call will provide an opportunity to reflect, strategize, and commit to the path ahead as we continue our efforts to…
2024.11.18: Stop Arming Israel! Madison Push for Joint Resolutions
Outside Tammy Baldwin’s office 30 W Mifflin St, Madison 4:15 pm Check here for day-of-event rain location This week, the Senate is expected to vote on…
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 to make cardboard covers for books, hosted once again by…
2024.11.17-18: Rotem Levin and Osama lliwat in La Crosse
Rotem Levin and Osama lliwat – Israeli and Palestinian peace activists – will share their personal stories of transformation, lessons of joint work in Combatants for…
2024.11.16: Live from Palestine: Ongoing Israeli Genocide and Nakba
Online 12 Noon – 1:30 pm Central As the Israeli Genocide surpasses the 1-year mark, and the ongoing Nakba 76 years, it is more crucial…
2024.11.15: Rami Khouri on WORT
A Public Affair12 noon – 1 pmLive at 89.9 FM, streaming, or archived A Public Affair guest host Christa Bruhn interviews journalist and author Rami Khouri on the impact of…
2024.11.13: The Unfolding Middle East War and the New Presidency
Online 7-8 pm Central A long Middle East war is on the horizon and we will look at building the anti-war resistance. This webinar will…
2024.11.11: On Armistice Day, Stop the Genocide
2024.11.11 & 25: Children’s African Story Hour
Children’s African Story Hour: Egyptian LullabyFrom the Middle East Studies Program at UW-MadisonNovember 11, 4 -5 pm: Pinney Library, 516 Cottage Grove Rd. MadisonNovember 25, 2- 3…
2024.11.10: Concert for Palestine Relief
Gamma Ray Bar, 121 West Main Street, MadisonDoors: 3:30pm, Show: 4:30pm$10 donation at the door, 21 and over event You are invited to a concert…
2024.11.10 Update: Ali Awad from Masafer Yatta on WORT
World View5:00 pmLive at 89.9 FM, streaming, or archived Ali Awad is a community organizer and journalist living in Tuba, in the Masafer Yatta region of the…
2024.11.05-07: Madison College Palestine Awareness Week
2024.11.04: Education Under Genocide: Gaza’s Phoenix School
Online 11 am Central Susan Abulhawa has courageously visited Gaza twice in the past year. She will share her journey, the inspiration behind the Phoenix…
2024.11.03: Stop the Genocide Zoom
Stop the Genocide! Dear Friends, Please join the Global Solidarity for Peace in Palestine Coalition (GSPPC), for the 2nd EMERGENCY CALL TO ACTION on Sunday,…
2024.11.01: A Gaza Nurse and Israel’s Plans for Northern Gaza on WORT
A Public Affair with Esty Dinur NoonLive at 89.9 FM, streaming, or archived Wilhelmi Massay, a critical care and trauma nurse based in Omaha, talks about the six weeks…
2024.10.30: Gaza: 76 Years and a Genocide Later Online
11 am CT Join Eyewitness Palestine for a special edition webinar featuring a video with messages and interviews directly from Gaza including Palestinian children, journalists…
2024.10.30: Emergency Protest of Kamala Harris at Alliant Energy Center
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Students for Justice in Palestine- UW Madison (@sjpuwmadison) Students for Justice in Palestine-UW MadisonWisconsin for PalestineListen…
2024.10.28: Letters for Ceasefire at A Room of One’s Own Bookstore
2717 Atwood Avenue, Madison 5 – 7 pm As the siege on Gaza continues, we refuse to let genocide become mundane or to stop speaking…
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 states passed laws intending to silence boycotts and other nonviolent…
2024.10.27: Olive Harvest 2024 will honor the resilience of Palestinian families
By Omar Waheed, Madison 365, Oct 15, 2024 A community event to highlight Palestinian resilience will be held at Tenney Park on Madison’s East Side…
2024.10.27: Madison-Rafah Palestinian Olive Harvest Event Recognizes Devastation And Resilience In Gaza
BY JESS MILLER AND WORT NEWS DEPARTMENT, WORT 89.9FM, OCTOBER 28, 2024 For the last several years, late October has been a time of celebration for the Madison-Rafah Sister…
2024.10.27: Celebrating Palestinian Cultural Resistance
UW Memorial Union, Great Hall5-9 PM View this post on Instagram A post shared by Students for Justice in Palestine- UW Madison (@sjpuwmadison)
2024.10.27 Update: Olive Harvest 2024 – Honor Palestinian Resilience
Tenney Park Shelter, 402 N Thornton Ave, Madison 1-4 pm Photos from Tsela Barr & Cassandra Dixon Please join us for an afternoon in honor…
2024.10.25: Ta-Nehisi Coates & Dena Takruri in Oakland Live Online
Join us for a community conversation with Ta-Nehisi Coates on white supremacy and the long fight for Palestinian liberation. By AROC Action Date: Friday , October 25Time: 7:00…
2024.10.25: “Understanding Hamas And Why That Matters”
A Public Affair with Esty Dinur NoonLive at 89.9 FM, streaming, or archived This Friday Esty Dinur will be talking with Helena Cobban about her new book, co-authored with Rami…
2024.10.24: Surviving Gaza: Experiences from Al-Shifa Hospital
UW-Madison, Grainger 11856 pm For more information visit Students for Justice in Palestine Madison.
2024.10.24: Christian Zionism in Our Churches
Online, 2:30 – 3:30 pm CT
2024.10.19: Peacemaker of the Year Award to UW-Madison Professor Samer Alatout
Wisconsin Network for Peace & Justice Fall AssemblyMadison Friends Meetinghouse, 1704 Roberts Ct, Madison10 am – 1 pm, in-person or onlineRegister Here
2024.10.19: Online: Implementation of International Law to Stop the Genocide
Start: Saturday, October 19, 2024 at 12:00 PM CTEnd: Saturday, October 19, 2024 at 1:30 PM CTVirtual eventHost Contact Info: David, david@worldbeyondwar.org Register to sign up and get…
2024.10.19: Madison Video of Gazan Poet Mosab Abu Toha
Wisconsin Book Festival Video View this post on Instagram A post shared by Read Palestine (@read_palestine)
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 bring your flags, signs and kuffiyehs!
2024.10.18: Rev. Prof. Mitri Raheb on WORT
A Public Affair with Esty Dinur NoonLive at 89.9 FM or streaming, and archived Esty Dinur will be talking with Rev. Prof. Mitri Raheb, Founder…
2024.10.17-20: Milwaukee Muslim Film Festival
All Film Tickets and Line Ups Here!
2024.10.16: Challenging US Weapons Transfers to Israel
Increasing Humanitarian Aid to Gaza, and Stopping a Wider Regional War Online6 pm CTRegister Here This webinar by Massachusetts Peace Action and others features: Max…
2024.10.16: “The Night Won’t End” Film Discussion
7 pm CT Online Al Jazeera’s Fault Lines team has investigated the killings of Palestinian civilians by the Israeli military in Gaza and the role…
2024.10.15: Voice Matters: Writing and Speaking for a World BEYOND War
Honoring Indigenous Peoples Day Central Library, 201 W Mifflin, Room 104 6 – 8 pm Join us to explore avenues for writing and speaking out…
2024.10.12: Gaza Vigil at Dane County Farmers Market
Capitol Square7:30 am During this summer and fall members of the Madison Friends Meeting, the Madison Mennonite Church, and other local faith and peace groups have…
2024.10.10: Gallery Night with MxBazPaints
Artist Baz participated in our Silent Art Auction for Gaza. Delta Beer Lab 167 E Badger Rd, Madison 6 – 9 pm 608 640 4500
2024.10.10: From Truman to Biden: US Policy toward the Ongoing Palestinian Nakba
6:00 pm – 7:30 pm CT Online Voices for Justice in Palestine (VJP) invites you to a stimulating discussion with Josh Reubner, Policy Director at the…
2024.10.09: Mobilize Online for a People’s Arms Embargo
As we cross one year of resisting the current ongoing genocide in Gaza, we have a duty to rise up as a movement in our millions.…
2024.10.08: Genocide and the Widening Middle East Wars
6:00 pm CT REGISTER Phyllis Bennis, Ervand Abrahamian, and Assaf Kfoury speak about Israel’s Gaza, Lebanon, Iran, and Yemen wars. With missiles flying between Israel…
2024.10.07: Films “From Ground Zero,” Untold Stories from Gaza
Madison Central Library 201 W. Mifflin Street, Room 301/302 5 – 9 pm Social time 5 pm, film at 5:30 pm, followed by discussion From…
2024.10.07-15: Building Unity Daily Walking Vigil for Peace
10/7/24 The Madison Monday Noon Vigil for Peace will become a Daily Walking Vigil Mon-Fri, October 7th – Oct. 15, 2024. On most Mondays since 1981…
2024.10.06-08: “Every Life – A Universe” Online
Time is Running Out Every life is a universe. If you believe this, we call on you to join a global movement and our online events on…
2024.10.05 Update: Milwaukee All Out for Palestine, All Out for Lebanon Protest!
More photos at Wisconsin Bail Out The People Movement This group is coordinating travel from Madison to Milwaukee. Zeidler Union Square Park 2:00 pm Call…
2024.10.05 Update: Ilan Pappe on Christian Zionism and the Israel Lobby
11 am CT Online Join Palestinian Christian Alliance for Peace (PCAP) and Friends of Sabeel North America (FOSNA) for “Christian Zionism and the Israel Lobby:…
2024.10.02: Mouin Rabbani on Gaza Apocalypse: Causes and Consequences
The Havens Wright Center for Social Justice Zoom 12 noon – 1:30 pm CT This event is presented in collaboration with the Institute for International and…
2024.10.02, 03 & 12: Jewish Voice for Peace High Holy Day Events
Judaism Beyond Zionism Jewish Voice for Peace-Madison invites the public to these free Judaism Beyond Zionism-themed High Holy Day events. If you plan on attending…
2024.10.01: Action to Block Arms Sales to Israel
Library Mall & Tammy Baldwin’s Office10:00 – 11:45 am – Leaflet on Library Mall and invite pedestrians to sign cards 11:45 – War Abolition Walk up State Street12:00…
2024.09.28: Madison All Out for Lebanon
More at Wisconsin Coalition for Justice in Palestine
2024.09.25 & 28: All Out for Lebanon
Sponsored by CODEPINK, Students for Justice in Palestine-UW Madison, Jewish Voice for Peace-Madison, and Madison for a World Beyond War.
2024.09.23: Antiwar Film Series – “A Bold Peace”: Costa Rica’s Path of Demilitarization
Sept 23, 2024 o, “Una Paz Audaz” Madison Central Library 201 W Mifflin St, Rooms 301 & 302 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm In September, the…
2024.09.22 Update: Banners Up for Palestine! at the Willy Street Fair!
Willy Street Fair postponed until 1 pm today. Parade has been cancelled. March With Us in the Parade! Assemble in the I/O Arcade Bar parking…
2024.09.21: Saturday Gaza Vigil at the Farmers Market
Saturdays Capitol Square at King St, E Main St and S Pinckney St 10 am – 12 noon We join again the Commemorative Action led by the…
2024.09.21: Film “Where Olive Trees Weep”
International Peace Day Viewing Friends Meeting House, 1704 Roberts Court, Madison 7 pm (social gathering at 6:30; discussion follows film) The film Where Olive Trees Weep offers…
2024.09.21: Andaleeb Cartonera Workshop at Friends Meeting House
You are invited to an Andaleeb Cartonera bookmaking workshop for ceasefire in Palestine and war abolition. Come learn to create a Latin American-style cartonera book. Contribute…
2024.09.20: The State of Healthcare in Gaza
12 noon – 1 pm Live at 89.9 FM and streaming, or archived Tune in to A Public Affair for an update on the terrible health care…
2024.09.18: Visualizing Palestine Virtual Book Launch
10 am CT This Wednesday, September 18th we hope you’ll join us for a virtual book launch event at 11am Eastern time/ 6pm Palestine time.…
2024.09.18: Divestment in Wisconsin Law with Rep. Francesca Hong
2024.09.17: Medical Apartheid in Palestine
Online 12 noon CT REGISTER HERE Health care is a human right. But under the Israeli occupation, Palestinians have been deprived of access to even…
2024.09.17: Growing Repression of Dissent on Palestine
10 am CT Online Join this online briefing to learn more about growing repression of dissent on Israel-Palestine, a trend that has built over decades…
2024.09.16: Vigil at Tammy Baldwin’s office
Ask Congress to block weapons to Israel & call off World War III 30 W Mifflin St 11 am – 1 pm “There will be…
2024.09.14: Commemorative Action for Gaza Ceasefire
2024.09.12: U.S. Gaza Doctors Speak Out
6 pm CENTRAL Online Vermonters for Justice in Palestine present a virtual talk by two American surgeons who traveled to work at Gaza hospitals about…
2024.09.11: Support student facing discipline for pro-Palestine actions
September 11, 2024 Please consider attending this rally and hearing as requested by UW-Madison Students for Justice in Palestine. This is part of a disturbing…
2024.09.09: Infrastructures of Revolt
Mass Politics and Anti-Colonial Revolutions in the Middle East Ingraham 206UW-Madison12:00 pm – 1:15 pm Neil Ketchley (University of Oxford) re-examines one of the key…
2024.09.08: Rev. Dr. Mitri Raheb in Madison
Midvale Community Lutheran Church 4329 Tokay Blvd, Madison 7 pm Registration Greetings friends, On behalf of Bright Stars of Bethlehem, I invite you to join me…
2024.09.08: Rejecting AIPAC: the Israel Lobby and the Democratic Party
12 noon CT Online Hear from Israeli historian Ilan Pappe, Palestinian academic Rami G. Khouri, labor leader and political strategist Harris Gruman, and Massachusetts Peace…
2024.09.07: Pro-Palestine Potluck Picnic
2024.09.06: Action Hour for a Ceasefire Now: Education in Gaza
11 am CT Online Learn more about education in Gaza and hear from a former teacher in the region during the American Friends Service Committee…
2024.09.02: Madison LaborFest
Madison-Rafah Sister City Project and Jewish Voice for Peace will be tabling at this Labor Day event for Israeli ceasefires, the Read Palestine! project, and…
2024.08.29: Read “Light in Gaza” with the FCNL
We hope that you can join us for our first virtual FCNL Book Club! Our virtual discussion on Light in Gaza will be on Thursday,…
2024.08.25: David Rovics in Madison
Madison Labor Temple lawn 1602 S Park St, Madison 6:00 pm This is not about Israel’s wars in Gaza. This about the moments in between…
2024.08.20: Antiwar Film Series – “Soldiers Without Guns”
Madison Central Library 201 W Mifflin St, Room 302 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm The Antiwar Film Series continues in August, with Soldiers Without Guns,…
2024.08.20-23: Wisconsin Capitol Vigils
Capitol Rotunda Noon to 3 pm This week we partner again with Building Unity to create a local space for concerned people to come together.…
2024.08.19-22: March on the DNC 2024
More information There is a bus from Milwaukee, loading 8:15 am, leaving 8:30 am, and returning from Chicago at 3:30 pm. $45 cash or check or…
2024.08.19-22: CODEPINK’s “Disrupt the DNC” in Chicago
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2024.08.17: Madison Not Another Bomb Rally
August 17, 2024 View this post on Instagram A post shared by JVP Madison (@jvp_madison) Sign the petition for a U.S. arms embargo Register for…
2024.08.17: Eken Park Festival
August 17, 2024 Eken Park, 848 North St, Madison11 am – 8 pm Visit the Palestine Partners booth with Playgrounds for Palestine! More info at…
2024.08.11: Banners Up For Palestine! at “Ride the Drive”
11 am – 1 pm Join us for another Banners Up! action at Madison’s Ride the Drive to keep Palestine and Gaza in the public…
2024.08.10: Bur Oak Music for Gaza
6 pm View this post on Instagram A post shared by Madison Rafah Sister City Project (@madisonrafah)
2024.08.09: Culinary Passport Series features Palestinian Cuisine
Catholic Multicultural Center 5256 Verona Road, Fitchburg 6 pm CMC has announced that the next destination in their Culinary Passport Series will celebrate the culture of…
2024.08.08: Palestine Partners at Madison Night Market
2024.08.08: Mouin Rabbani on WORT
A Public Affair with Allen Ruff Noon to 1 pm CT Live at 89.9 FM or streaming, and archived Ismail Haniyeh, a top political leader…
2024.08.04: Lanterns for Peace Hiroshima & Nagasaki Commemoration
TENNEY PARK 1414 E. Johnson St or 402 N. Thornton Ave, John Wall Family Pavilion6:30 pm – Create lanterns7:30 pm – Program starts7:45 pm –…

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