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Milwaukee police chief slammed for training trip to Israel
David Clarey, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Jan. 23, 2026
American Cities Are Not Occupied Territory
American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), January 14, 2026
2026.01.31: Organize to Keep ICE Out of Madison
Labor Temple, 1602 S Park St, 12-3 pm
2026.01.31: Exhibit Why We Record, Defying Fragmentation & Erasure in Palestine
Nadiana Gallery, 4818 S 76th St #6, Greenfield, 6-9 pm
2026.01.30: Madison Nurses Protest
Forward Statue, Capitol @ State St, 9 am
2026.01.30: Nationwide Shutdown!
NO WORK, NO SCHOOL, NO SHOPPING
2026.01.30: Nationwide Shutdown, Madison Rally
2 pm UW Library Mall, 2:45 pm March to Capitol, 3:30 pm Rally at Capitol
2026.01.29: Reaching a Milestone: 1,000 Apartheid-Free Communities
Online, 7-8:30 PM CT
2026.01.28: Melt ICE Webinar, Part 1: Immigrant Detention 101
Online, 2-3:30 PM CT
2026.01.28: Boycott Chevron Action Training
Online, 7 PM CT
2026.01.28: Homelessness Among Students & Families In Madison
Linden CoHousing Great Room, 107 Sutherland Ct, Madison, 8-9:30 am
2026.01.27: No ICE on Campus Rally & Vigil
UW-Madison Library Mall, 5 pm
2026.01.27: Don’t Let Republicans Silence Wisconsin!
Hearing on Senate Bill 650, Capitol Room 411 South, 10 am. AB672/SB650 regard agents of a “foreign government or terrorist organization”
Bringing Gaza Home to Middle America
MIKE FERNER, Common Dreams, Jan 25, 2026
2026.01.26: No Kings Eyes on ICE Training
Online, 7 PM CT
2026.01.26: Organizing Meeting for a Nationwide Strike
1104 Mound St, Madison, 7 pm
2026.01.25: Madison protest at Capitol follows another fatal ICE shooting
Ruthie Hauge, Cap Times, Jan 25, 2026
2026.01.25: Emergency Rally to Stop ICE
Forward Statue, Capitol @ State St, 2 PM
2026.01.25: “The Attack on Birzeit University”
Online, 12 PM CT
2026.01.25: Bethlehem Children’s Art Display
Orchard Ridge UCC, 1501 Gilbert Road, Madison, 1:30 – 3 pm
2026.01.24: Building Unity for Nonviolent Action: Launching a Campaign
James Reeb Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 2146 E. Johnson St, Madison, 6-9 pm
The Magic System Of Zionism
CAITLIN JOHNSTONE, JAN 23, 2026
Plans Call for “New Rafah” Built in Israel’s Image — Without Palestinians
Séamus Malekafzali, The Intercept, January 21 2026
Israeli agricultural exports face looming ‘collapse’ as world rejects products over Gaza genocide
JONATHAN OFIR, MONDOWEISS, JANUARY 19, 2026
2026.01.23: Jennifer Loewenstein on WORT
A Public Affair, 12-1 pm
2026.01.23: Minneapolis Solidarity Rally in Madison
Forward Statue, Capitol @ State St, 5:30 pm
Immigration Resources from Rep. Rashida Tlaib
But not a political endorsement. January 22, 2026
Leaked Documents: “Planned Community” in Rafah Would Force Palestinians Into Israeli Panopticon
SHARIF ABDEL KOUDDOUS, DROP SITE NEWS, JAN 21, 2026
Assembly to vote Thursday on AB672 attacking free speech
Three calls or emails needed ASAP
Israel Is Preparing Land in Rafah to Corral Palestinians into an Area Under Full Military Occupation
FORENSIC ARCHITECTURE AND DROP SITE NEWS, JAN 20, 2026
Ben Gvir leads demolition of UNRWA headquarters in occupied Jerusalem
The Cradle, JAN 20, 2026
Israel Plans to Resume Gaza Onslaught in March
Kyle Anzalone, Antiwar.com, January 11, 2026
Scepticism and hope: Gaza reacts to Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’
Ola Al-Asi, Al Jazeera, 16 Jan 2026
Two must-see films share something not seen in movies: Palestinian humanity.
DEAN OBEIDALLAH, JAN 19, 2026
What Ceasefire? There Have Been 1,244 Israeli Violations Since the So-Called Peace Deal
TEAM ZETEO, JAN 19, 2026
A New Booklist from Read Palestine!
More at Read Palestine!
Zionist Billionaires Openly Acknowledge Manipulating The US Government
CAITLIN JOHNSTONE, JAN 19, 2026
2026.04.23-05.03: Visit Palestine with our Nablus and Sabastiya Delegation
Boulder Nablus Sister City Project, Jan 17, 2026
2026.01.20: Rally to Stop ICE Terror!
Forward Statue, Capitol @ State St, 6 pm
Israel escalates deadly strikes in Gaza
Drop Site Daily, January 16, 2026
Winter storms kill five in Gaza amid desperate conditions in makeshift camps
Associated Press, 13 Jan 2026
2026.01.18: Perspectives From Gaza with Lt. Col. Anthony Aguilar
Online, 3-4:30 PM CT
2026.01.18: JVP Madison Immigrant Solidarity Training
Beth Israel Center, 1406 Mound St, 2-3:30 pm
Israel planning renewed Gaza offensive in March, report says
Middle East Eye, 10 January 2026
Dozens of artists call for end to Israel’s ‘systematic attacks’ on Gaza hospitals
Cate Brown, The Guardian, 12 Jan 2026
2026.01.15: Teaching Palestine: Meeting the Moment
Online, 6 PM CT
2026.01.13: CODEPINK Madison Chapter Meeting
Madison, 7-8 pm
Statement from the Corries on Gaza and Venezuela
January 10, 2026
Israel Kills Five Children in Surge of Attacks on Gaza “Safe Zone”
ABDEL QADER SABBAH AND SHARIF ABDEL KOUDDOUS, DROP SITE NEWS, JAN 08, 2026
2026.01.11: Resisting Christian Nationalism: What Is It and What Can I Do?
Holy Wisdom Monastery, 4200 County Road M, Middleton, 1-3 pm
2026.01.11: Starvation, Social Death, and Genocide
Online, 12 PM CT
2026.01.09 Update: ICE OUT Solidarity Vigil & Action
Capitol at State Street, 5pm
2026.01.08: Ta-Nehesi Coates’ “The Message” Book Circle
Online, 6:00 pm social, 6:30 pm program
Palestine Action Hunger Strikers at Imminent Risk of Death in UK Prisons
Jeannie Connerney, Massachusetts Peace Action, January 7, 2026
Israeli forces fire live rounds and teargas as they storm Birzeit University
Mohammed Turkman in Birzeit, occupied Palestine and Mera Aladam, Middle East Eye, 6 January 2026
Israeli occupation forces raided the campus of Birzeit University
Government Communication Center, @pal_gcc_en, Jan 6, 2026
BlackNest: Inside Canary Mission’s Secret Web of Unlisted Sites
JACQUELINE SWEET, DROP SITE NEWS, JAN 06, 2026
2026.01.06: Another Threat to Wisconsin Free Speech
State Capitol, 417 North (Grand Army of the Republic Hearing Room), 10AM
2026.01.03: No War on Venezuela! National Day of Action Saturday
Forward Statue, State Capitol, 1:00 p.m.
Trump: U.S. Has Abducted Venezuelan Leader Nicolas Maduro
Adrienne Mahsa Varkiani, The New Republic, January 3, 2026
The world must take heed as Palestinian suffering deepens again
The Guardian editorial, 2 Jan 2026
Mamdani revokes IHRA antisemitism definition on day 1
LUKE TRESS, TIMES OF ISRAEL, JAN 2, 2026
‘What is the Christian word in the face of genocide?’: Kairos Palestine calls for repudiation of Zionism
JEFF WRIGHT, MONDOWEISS, DECEMBER 20, 2025
Israel Bans Aid Groups For The Same Reason It Bans Journalists
CAITLIN JOHNSTONE, DEC 31, 2025
Israel Strips U.N. Agency for Palestinian Refugees of Diplomatic Immunity
Aaron Boxerman and Johnatan Reiss, New York Times, Dec. 29, 2025
An Invitation from the Madison Arcatao Sister City Project
December 29, 2025
Centuries-Old Practice Brings Women Together For Connection, Support
Mary Gellerup Bolich, Wisconsin Muslim Journal, Dec 26, 2025
2025.12.27: Rescreening of the Film “Hind Under Siege”
Online, 11 AM CT
Israeli Cabinet Approves 19 New Apartheid Colonies in Occupied West Bank
BRETT WILKINS, Common Dreams, Dec 21, 2025
2025.12.31: Yoga Therapy Gift Certificate Benefit
Greenroot Yoga LLC, Dec 10, 2025
2025.12.31: Holiday Art Sale for Jamaica Recovery
Catherine Capellaro, Dec 3, 2025
Land Grab: Israel’s Escalating Campaign for Control of the West Bank
Michael D. Shear, Daniel Berehulak, Leanne Abraham and Fatima AbdulKarim, New York Times, Dec. 20, 2025
Israel Silences Australia
Lana Tatour, Dec 20, 2025
Israel Silences the UK
Middle East Eye and Glenn Greenwald, Dec 18, 2025
Hamas: We Did Not Surrender and Will Not Abandon Our Struggle for Liberation
JEREMY SCAHILL AND JAWA AHMAD, DROP SITE NEWS, DEC 19, 2025
2025.12.20: World Premiere of Short Film “Hind Under Siege”
Online, 11 AM CT
2025.12.21: Longest Night Homeless Persons’ Memorial Service
Capitol Square at King St, 3 pm
2025.12.30: Visit to Taybeh
Online, 11 AM CT
A smaller cage: Israel’s ‘two-state solution’ on Gaza’s ruins
Muhammad Shehada, The New Arab, 11 December 2025
The Movie I Was Afraid to See
M. GESSEN, New York Times, Dec. 17, 2025
‘I Did Not See a Ceasefire’: American Doctor Back From Gaza
MEHDI HASAN AND TEAM ZETEO, DEC 17, 2025
Night guardians of the mountain in the occupied West Bank
Mosab Shawer, Al Jazeera, 15 Dec 2025
Garbage Is Poisoning Gaza
ABDEL QADER SABBAH AND SHARIF ABDEL KOUDDOUS, DROP SITE NEWS, DEC 16, 2025
Freedom Flotilla Coalition Announces Expanded 2026 Sailings to Gaza
Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC), Dec 10, 2025
Israel Apologists Hasten To Blame Bondi Shooting On Anti-Genocide Activists
CAITLIN JOHNSTONE, DEC 14, 2025
Israel is recycling an old colonial plan in Gaza
QASSAM MUADDI, MONDOWEISS, DECEMBER 14, 2025
Top ADL leader quits, accusing group of being ‘useful idiot’ for Trump
RON KAMPEAS, JEWISH TELEGRAPHIC AGENCY, DECEMBER 12, 2025
US presses Israel to fund Gaza rubble removal as Trump pushes for ceasefire’s second phase
The New Arab Staff, 12 December, 2025
Don’t Let “IHRA” Become Law in Wisconsin
ADC National, Dec 12, 2025
Destruction of Evidence: The Struggle to Count the Dead in Gaza
Visualizing Palestine, December 2025
Israeli Settlers Beat US Citizen, Threatened to Burn Palestinian Grandmother and Kids Alive
Prem Thakker, Zeteo, Dec 11, 2025
Lemkin Institute Rebukes Clinton for Blaming Youth Outrage Over Gaza Genocide on TikTok
BRETT WILKINS, Common Dreams, Dec 10, 2025
US Defense Bill Would Fill Israel’s Weapons ‘Gaps’ Caused by Embargoes
PREM THAKKER, ZETEO, DEC 08, 2025
