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The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP)

MRSCP

Jul 26, 2026

2025.10.05: Flotilla Solidarity Rally
W Washington & Carroll, 2 pm
aid, calendar, Freedom Flotilla, Gaza, Global Sumud Flotilla, Madison, Madleen, Rafah, solidarity, sumud, terrorism, war
2025.10.04: Support the Flotilla and Feed Gaza Now Protest
Capitol Square at State Street, 10 am
blockade, calendar, Gaza, genocide, Global Sumud Flotilla, Madison, protest, Rafah, Socialist Horizon, starvation, State Capitol, sumud, war, Wisconsin
Israeli navy intercepts boats attempting to break Gaza blockade and arrests activists
IBRAHIM HAZBOUN AND RENATA BRITO, AP, October 2, 2025
aid, blockade, Gaza, Global Sumud Flotilla, terrorism, war
2025.10.05: Screening and Discussion of Film “Severed”
Online, 2 PM CT
calendar, children, disability, film, Gaza, Israeli, justice, Madison, military, online, Palestinian, Rafah, Severed, war
2025.10.04: Film “Samidoun, The Steadfast Women of Palestine”
Online, 11 AM CT
calendar, documentary, film, Gaza, Madison, occupation, online, Palestine, Palestinian, Rafah, stories, terrorism, West Bank, women
UN lists 158 firms tied to illegal Israeli settlements
UN Human Rights Office, 26 September 2025
Al Jazeera, human rights, Israeli, Madison, media, Rafah, settlers, terrorism, West Bank
What it was like to flee my home in Gaza City
SERENA, American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), SEP 24, 2025
American, American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), civilians, ethnic cleansing, Gaza, Gaza City, genocide, video, war, war crimes
Tell Ireland, Spain, Turkey, Iceland and other UEFA members: Suspend Israel from UEFA!
Ekō, Sep 27, 2025
BDS, boycott, football, Gaza, genocide, International Federation of Association Football (FIFA), Ireland, Israel, land, Spain, Turkiye, Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), war
2025.10.08: Art and Resistance in “Power Born of Dreams”
Online, 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm CT
art, books, calendar, online, resistance, UW-Madison
2025.12.04: Palestine on Screen – Stories of Survival and Resistance
UW-Madison Memorial Library, Room 126, 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm
calendar, colonialism, ethnic cleansing, film, Madison, Palestine, resistance, settlers, stories, sumud, terrorism, UW-Madison
2025.09.28: Wisconsin Climate March – Bring War Abolition and Palestine Solidarity!
Historical Society Steps & UW-Madison Library Mall, 12 pm
calendar, climate, Gaza, Madison, Palestine, Palestinian, protest, Rafah, solidarity, UW-Madison, war, West Bank, Wisconsin
2025.09.29: Kick Israel Out of FIFA!
Online, 11 AM CT
ban, BDS, boycott, calendar, Gaza, genocide, International Federation of Association Football (FIFA), Israel, justice, law, Madison, online, Rafah, war, world
2025.10.01: Support Immigrants & Oppose ICE at the Wisconsin Dairy Expo
Alliant Energy Center, Rimrock Rd and John Nolan, 4-5 pm
Arab, calendar, farmers, immigrants, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Israeli, labor, Madison, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP), projects, protest, Rafah, solidarity, spying, war, Wisconsin, world
2025.10.05: Voices from the West Bank, Mohammed and Majed Sawalha
Online, 3-4 PM CT
aid, American, American Friends of the Palestinian House of Friendship, calendar, education, Madison, Majed Sawalha, Mohammed Sawalha, Nablus, online, Palestinian, Palestinian House of Friendship, peace, Rafah, refugees, West Bank
What’s the Point of Recognizing the State of Palestine?
Joel Beinin, Sep 25, 2025
allies, Australia, Canada, ethnocracy, France, Germany, Italy, Joel Beinin, one-state, Palestine, Portugal, two-state, United Kingdom (UK)
Spanish and Italian naval ships to join the Gaza-bound activist flotilla following yesterday’s drone attack
ELENA BECATOROS, AP, September 25, 2025
aid, Gaza, Global Sumud Flotilla, Italy, Spain, war
Microsoft blocks Israel’s use of its technology in mass surveillance of Palestinians
Harry Davies and Yuval Abraham, The Guardian, 25 Sep 2025
Artificial Intelligence (AI), Azure, Gaza, Microsoft, Palestinian, spying, tech, Unit 8200, West Bank
Petition to Ban Israel from Eurovision – Sign Now!
Avaaz, Sep 24, 2025
artist, ban, BBC, BDS, boycott, disinformation, Europe, Eurovision, Gaza, genocide, hasbara, Ireland, Israel, Israeli, journalists, justice, land, Madison, Palestine, peace, petition, Portugal, propaganda, protest, Rafah, Russia, Spain, starvation, war, war crimes, women, world
The Meaning of Western Recognition of Palestine
MOUIN RABBANI, Jacobin, 09.24.2025
allies, Benjamin Netanyahu, Gaza, genocide, Mouin Rabbani, Palestine, two-state
Explosions and drones targeting Gaza aid flotilla boats
Guardian staff, AFP, Reuters; 23 Sep 2025
aid, drones, Gaza, Global Sumud Flotilla, war