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If attack ads can’t bury a Muslim socialist, maybe the 0.01% doesn’t run things as much as it imagines. The horror! ― Paul Krugman, on nominee Zohran Mamdani for NYC mayor, Jun 26, 2025
Steve Almasy, CNN, February 12, 2017
Ma’an News Agency, Feb. 9, 2017 GAZA (Ma’an) — Two Palestinians were killed and five were injured during a reported airstrike on a smuggling tunnel…
Occupation of the American Mind (2016) Marquee Theater Union South, UW-Madison 7:00 pm Doors open 30 minutes before showtime and will be seated on a…
Overture Center State Street, Madison 10 am – 5 pm Take a trip around the world in a day! Experience all the cultures that Madison…
UW-Madison Students for Justice in Palestine Thursday, February 23 at 7 PM – 8 PM Location to be announced Have you been interested in learning…
Hunter Saenz, WKOW.com, February 15, 2017 11:55 PM MADISON (WKOW) — For decades, both sides of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the U.S. have tried forming…
Devorah Manekin and Guy Grossman, The Washington Post, February 13, 2017 An Israeli soldier stands guard in a monitoring cabin in the Israeli settlement of…
AYMAN ODEH, The New York Times, February 11, 2017 A Bedouin woman reacts to the destruction of houses by Israeli authorities on January 18, 2017…
Madison Resistance March on Facebook Channel3000.com Madison-Rafah Sister City Project The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project will be participating as a “Palestine Solidarity contingent” at the…
Jordan Fabian, The Hill, 02/02/17
From the Isthmus Madison Matrix for Feb. 2, 2017: “More than 2,500 people pack into Monona Terrace for a community forum on protecting immigrant rights…
Josh Ruebner, US Campaign for Palestinian Rights, 31 Jan 2017 Donald Trump’s first ten days in office have resulted in a whirlwind of policies that…
Dear Friends, It is absolutely bizarre to be watching Trump’s policies of hatred unfold from inside Palestine — here where ANY traveler or foreigner finds…
Today President Trump signed an executive order banning all refugees from entering the U.S. for the next four months, prohibiting all people from seven Muslim-majority…
The Palestine Center Washington, DC 12-1 pm CST As we begin 2017 with a new presidential administration, so we begin a critical year of major…
A Panel Discussion by the UW-Madison Middle East Studies Program and the Center for the Humanities Institute for Discovery, DeLuca Forum University of Wisconsin – Madison…
A Public Affair 12:00 – 1:00 PM No Child Behind Bars: Living Resistance from the U.S. to Palestine national tour speakers will be interviewed live…
Israeli forces suppress weekly marches in Bilin, Kafr Qaddum Ma’an News Agency, January 21, 2017 RAMALLAH (Ma’an) – Israeli forces Friday suppressed weekly marches held…
Jonathan Cook Blog, January 19, 2017
Donations of Furniture and Household Items: Open Doors has stocked and set up apartments for three refugee families in the last three weeks. In the…
LEARN MORE ABOUT THE MAY 2017 DELEGATION! May 13 – 26, 2017 Incarceration, Detention, and Political Prisoners Interfaith Peace-Builders Co-Sponsored by Defense for Children International…
Images From Palestine, March 2, 2016
Democracy Now!, December 30, 2016
David A. Andelman, CNN, December 29, 2016
Carol Morello, The Washington Post, December 28, 2016 Secretary of State John F. Kerry on Wednesday offered a harsh and detailed assessment of Israeli settlements…
Daniel C. Maguire, Consortiumnews.com, December 27, 2016
Peter Beaumont, The Guardian, 24 December 2016
Oren Liebermann, CNN, December 26, 2016
Links for RegistrationOnline: freezeforpeace.itsyourrace.comMail-in Form: colombiasupport.net Mark your calendars for something different: the Freeze for Peace Run sponsored by Colombia Support Network with support from…
Here is the latest update from Open Doors for Refugees about the expected Syrian refugees coming to Madison. Open Doors is looking for furniture, household…
Anees Mansour, December 16, 2016 Dear Friends, Assalamu Alaikum & Hello Everyone, I hope you, your family and friends are doing well. Special thanks to…
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Lupe Salmeron, Madison365, December 5, 2016
Instead of fighting antisemitism, new Senate bill threatens free speech Jewish Voice for Peace, 06 December 2016 On Friday, without a single Senator in the…
Dabka dance to “My Blood is Palestinian”. Enjoy. Jerusalem, Palestine Shahir Hunaina, YouTube, November 16, 2016 My Blood is Palestinian (Dammi Falastini)Translation by Sara Ba…
But fires are raging across Western Asia Dr. Mazin Qumsiyeh, November 25, 2016 Middle East Fires, Past Week (Global Forest Watch, Washington, DC) Over 200…
Friday, Nov 25 WORT 89.9 FM A Public Affair 12:00 – 1:00 PM Starting at 6:00 minutes: Laila El-Haddad was the guest on WORT Radio’s…
Israa Suliman, WE ARE NOT NUMBERS, November 15, 2016 Dear Native Americans, Although we are of different color, religion, culture and place, I have learned,…
The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights, November 22, 2016
Wael Yazji’s 2007 operetta Ehna, with lyrics by the poet Jamal Darimli Wael Yazji, YouTube, November 23, 2007
November 21, 2016 Dear Friends, Alsalam Alaykum, I hope my email finds you well. I’m writing to keep you posted about the situation here at…
The Gaza Kitchen: A Palestinian Culinary Journey is a cookbook and a documentary portrait of the Gaza Strip by Laila El-Haddad and Maggie Schmitt, published…
Anees Mansour, gofundme, November 5, 2016 We are about to enter the winter season in Gaza. The houses can’t handle the weather as they are…
Ali Abunimah, The Electronic Intifada, 28 October 2016
Nora Barrows-Friedman, The Electronic Intifada, 20 October 2016
Thursday, October 20 “A Public Affair” 12:00 – 1:00 pm Allen Ruff’s Thursday guest will be freelance journalist and novelist Ben Ehrenreich, author of…
Gifts with a Story Monona Terrace Convention Center 1 John Nolen Drive, Madison 9 am to 4 pm [Map] Admission is free. MRSCP will have…
Update: The Room No. 4 Exhibit advertised previously will not be available at this event. Monona Terrace Hall of Ideas 1 John Nolen Drive, Madison…
Sunday, November 20 Orchard Ridge United Church of Christ 1501 Gilbert Rd, Madison [Map] Annual Fair Trade Fair! Come find unusual and beautiful gifts and…
Luci Lights for Rafah and Playground finish for Hebron Dear Members and Friends of MRSCP, We would like to ask your support for two modest…
Andrea Germanos, Common Dreams, October 05, 2016 Group including Nobel laureate Mairead Maguire aimed ‘to highlight the vital role women play not only in the…
Tuesday, October 11 12 noon – 1 pm Central Listen live at http://www.thejerusalemfund.org/livestream Online panel discussion presented by the Palestine Center in DC: Against Israel’s…
Al-Haq, 26 September 2016
Amal-Hope II to follow soon Women’s Boat to Gaza, Messina, Italy, September 27, 2016 This morning at 9:50 am, women representing 13 countries spanning five…
Women’s Boat to Gaza, September 20, 2016
Washington, DC | www.adc.org | September 16, 2014 — Today marks 32 years since the Sabra and Shatila massacre — one of the bloodiest and…
Al Jazeera, 15 Sep 2016
Women’s Boat to Gaza, September 12, 2016 Barcelona, Spain – From September 12-14, the sailing vessels Amal-Hope and Zaytouna-Oliva will moor at Bosch i Alsina…
The owners of the club have canceled a concert, citing a platform of groups affiliated with Black Lives Matter that calls Israel “an apartheid state”…
9:00 am – 6:00 pm Breese Stevens Field, Madison MRSCP has activities planned for Fighting Bob Fest. Admission is free although they ask for donations.…
Wisconsin Network for Peace and Justice Saturday, October 15, 2016 11:30am to 5pm TBA, Madison, Wisconsin Honoring our Past, Visioning our Future WNPJ is celebrating…
CODEPINK, August 28, 2016 California’s AB 2844 is an attack on the First Amendment right to freedom of speech and protest. It is intended by…
WORT 89.9 FM Local News – Tuesday, 23 Aug 2016 6:00 pm U.S. Representative Mark Pocan at First United Methodist Church following his recent trip…
Ma’an News Agency, August 22, 2016 BETHLEHEM (Ma’an ) — A small majority of both Palestinians and Israelis support the two-state solution despite their differing…
This article has raised concern about the welfare of Al Mezan Center for Human Rights staff and our other friends and fellow civil society activists…
Following his recent trip to Israel and Palestine Fellowship Hall, First United Methodist Church 203 Wisconsin Avenue, Madison (Dayton St and Wisconsin Ave) [Map] 11:30…
Ryan Rodrick Beiler, The Electronic Intifada, 17 August 2016
Ma’an News Agency, Aug. 18, 2016 BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Fans of the Scottish Celtic Football Club waved Palestinian flags during an international playoff game for…
Ali Abunimah, The Electronic Intifada, 25 July 2016
Fida Qishta, who visited us in Madison in 2014 and 2015 to show her powerful first film Where Should the Birds Fly, has been in…
Palestinian Rights Groups Cheer Berkeley’s Decision to Divest from Private Prisons Friends of Sabeel – North America, FOSNA Voice, July 22, 2016 To see if…
Women’s Boat to Gaza, July 20, 2016 Gaza has been under Israeli blockade for the past decade during which Israel has also launched countless attacks…