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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…
Why Israelis Don’t Care About Peace with Palestinians
Karl Vick, Time, September 2, 2010 Jerusalem — Heli and Eli sell condos on Exodus Street, a name that evokes a certain historical hardship in…
Hamas, the IRA and Us
ALI ABUNIMAH, The New York Times, August 28, 2010 (Chicago) GEORGE J. MITCHELL, the United States Middle East envoy, tried to counter low expectations for…
Israeli rabbi remarks on Palestinians deeply offensive: US
Agence France Presse, 30 Aug 2010
ADL explains why Foxman lobbied against imams Auschwitz trip
Justin Elliott, Salon, Aug 23, 2010
Maia – MECA’s Gaza Water Project
We ask you to help us give the gift of Clean WATER for Rafah’s Children Children at the Tuyor Al-Jena Kindergarten in Rafah were excited…
Madison Area Peace Coalition: Flotilla attack shows need to end Gaza siege
Madison Area Peace Coalition, Cap Times, Jun 13, 2010
Israeli attack on Gaza flotilla sparks international outrage
Robert Booth, The Guardian, 31 May 2010
Did UW-Madison campus Hillel ‘freak out’?
Bill Lueders, Isthmus, May 6, 2010
Cecil Findley, March 12, 1930 — April 13, 2010
Cecil and Helen Findley at Fighting BobFest Cecil Findley Public adviser, endorser and defender during the Madison-Rafah Sister City Project debate — Wisconsin Network for…
Activists embrace nonviolence in world’s hot spots
Phil Haslanger, Cap Times, Apr 1, 2010
The Map: The Story of Palestinian Nationhood Thwarted
Juan Cole, Informed Comment, March 16, 2010
Netanyahu defies U.S. over Jerusalem settlement
Jeffrey Heller, Reuters, 15 March 2010 JERUSALEM – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday rejected any curbs on Jewish settlement in and around Jerusalem, defying…
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…
Mike Murray: Baldwin displays compassion for Gaza
Mike Murray, Capital Times, Jan 8, 2010
Ahmad Abu Salama Surgery
Gaza boy needs specialized medical treatment abroad The Palestine Children’s Relief Fund (PCRF) is bringing Ahmad and his mother to Madison for treatment at American…
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…
Lee Brown: The U.S. should stop blindly supporting Israel
Lee Brown, Cap Times, November 6, 2009
Israel accused of rationing water to Palestinians
Patrick Moser, Agence France Presse, Oct 27, 2009 JERUSALEM (AFP) – Amnesty International on Tuesday accused Israel of denying Palestinians adequate access to water while…
Israel Supreme Court: Open 'apartheid' road to Palestinians
Ilene R. Prusher, The Christian Science Monitor, Oct 23, 2009 Jerusalem – In the first ruling of its kind, Israel’s Supreme Court ordered the Israeli…
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…
An Open Letter to Gov. Jim Doyle on Water & Israel
MRSCP, October 7, 2009
Justice Delayed is Justice Denied: the Goldstone Report
Decision an Insult to the Victims Al Mezan Center For Human Rights, 3 October 2009 A Joint Press Release from Adalah * Addameer * Aldameer…
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…
2009.07.19: 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…
2009.06.05-11: 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…
2009.04.23-24: 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…
2009.05.16: 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…
An Interview with Simone Bitton on Her New Movie Rachel
“I think they had a pro-Palestinian agenda, and I don’t think that having a pro-Palestinian agenda means having an anti-Israeli agenda. Actually, as an Israeli,…
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…
2009.03.13-04.19: 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…
2009.04.05-07: 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…
2009.02.08: 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…
Citizens Must Demand End to Terror of War
Wisconsin State Journal, Jan 14, 2009 Dear Editor: As Congress began its 111th session on Jan. 6, activists in Madison participated in the March of…
Local Protesters Criticize U.S. Lawmakers For Silence On Military Aggression
Steve Elbow, The Capital Times, January 6, 2009 Violence in Gaza prompted local activists Tuesday to don white masks and march on the Madison offices…
Kathy Kelly on Gaza
Voices for Creative Nonviolence, January 6, 2009 Rafah — Traffic on Sea Street, a major thoroughfare alongside Gaza’s coastline, includes horses, donkeys pulling carts, cyclists,…
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…
Local Radio on Gaza and Palestine
Forward Forum, WTDY 1070 AM, 7-9 pm A taped interview with a young Madison activist about her recent experiences in the West Bank and the…
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
2008.09.23: 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…
2008.10.01-04: 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…
Truth and Consequences Under the Israeli Occupation
A Palestinian journalist’s life and work shed light on the violence in Israel’s “dual” society Mohammed Omer, The Nation, July 31, 2008 I am a…
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…
From triumph to torture: John Pilger on Mohammed Omer
John Pilger, The Guardian, 1 Jul 2008
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…
Remembering The Nakba On Israel's 60th Anniversary
JUDITH LAITMAN and TSELA BARR, Wisconsin State Journal, May 16, 2008 This month, Jews around the world are celebrating the 60th anniversary of the founding…
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…
Endless War
Mivtza Nikayon — Operation Cleaning Arab refugees in northern Israel on the road to Lebanon, November 1948. (Associated Press) DAVID MARGOLICK, The New York Times,…
United Methodist Divestment Efforts
Your help is urgently needed. In the face of many false attacks, United Methodist volunteers have put up a web site to explain the concept…
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.…
2008.04.16-19: 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,…
A Playground for Jenin!
Playgrounds for Palestine – Madison 2008 Project: A Playground for Jenin! PfP-Madison is excited to announce that our first fundraising project is to raise $12,000…
Palestinians Fear Two-Tier Road System
“There is already a separate legal system in the territories for Israelis and Palestinians,” said Limor Yehuda, who argued the recent case for the civil…
Interfaith Peace-Builders
Dear Friends and Supporters, Since the founding of Interfaith Peace-Builders in 2001, one of our main goals and priorities has been bringing diverse groups of…
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”…
My Name Is Rachel Corrie brings activist’s words to life in Madison
The show examines what it’s like for a 23-year-old woman to understand how the ‘rest of the world’ lives as she’s trying to understand herself…
Corries deliver daughter’s message of hope
Adrian Pijoan, Badger Herald, Mar 7, 2008 Rachel Corrie, a 23-year-old American peace activist, was killed in 2003 while volunteering for the International Solidarity Movement…
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…
People I Love Are Dying
Kathy Walsh, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project, 03 March 08 People I know and love are dying. They are under a siege that prevents them from…
Muralists bring Palestinian experience to Olympia
Chris Allert, Works in Progress, February 2008 The Olympia-Rafah Mural Project is an official recognition by the people of Olympia, Washington of the sister city…
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…
Year-end and holiday giving: Two opportunities to help Gaza
December 12, 2007 Dear Members and Friends of MRSCP, As we approach the holiday season and the end of the tax year, please consider donating…
Summit’s Goal: Perpetuate Repression of Palestinians
Barb Olson, The Capital Times, December 07, 2007 “After meeting their own low expectations for the Annapolis conference amid intense skepticism, Bush administration officials crowed…
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…
Catastrophe at Rafah Crossing: More Than 35 Dead—and Counting
Mohammed Omer, Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, September/October 2007 PERCHED ATOP A suitcase and trunk, her leg knocking listlessly with staccato thuds on vinyl,…
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.…
2007.11.17: 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…
Israeli army orders confiscation of Palestinian land in West Bank
· Seizure would allow huge expansion of settlements · Move seen as rush to make changes before US summit Conal Urquhart in Jerusalem Wednesday October…
Palestinian author under cyber attack before Wisconsin Book Festival
Annie’s Letters, October 9, 2007 Palestinian author and human rights activist Susan Abulhawa has come under a cyber attack just days before she is scheduled…
Apartheid Reigns In Israel, Activist-author Says
He Claims Nation Is Hurting Self With Its Policies SAMARA KALK DERBY, The Capital Times, October 8, 2007 Israeli human rights activist and author Jeff…
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,…
2007.10.06-09: 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…
Beneath the Hideous Veneer of ‘Security’
Jennifer Loewenstein, CounterPunch, 23 september, 2007
2007.10.07: Build Peace, Build Houses, Stop Home Demolitions
Memorial UCC, 5705 Lacy Rd, Fitchburg, 2 pm
Three projects in Palestine
This is a special appeal on behalf of three projects in Palestine: (1) Save Gaza's pilot project on Sustainable Gardens in Gaza, including Rafah; (2)…
Brothers in Arms: The Triumph of U.S.-Israeli Policy in Palestine
Jennifer Loewenstein, The Progressive, June 26, 2007
