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When crises erupt, we protect civilians from mass atrocities, promote accountability for those responsible for human rights violations and abuses, seek to free political prisoners, and create space for civilian dialogue. ― Joseph R. Biden in A Proclamation on Human Rights Day and Human Rights Week, Dec 9, 2024. Except for Palestine.
Loving the Land and It’s People: Palestinian Hospitality
Veena Brekke, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project, October 31, 2012 On October 28th we departed the beautiful city of Nazareth to visit Palestinian towns, villages, farms…
2012 West Bank Olive Harvest Delegation
Interfaith Peace-Builders Delegation Arrives in Israel/Palestine Interfaith Peace-Builders, October 23, 2012 October 23, 2012 – Interfaith Peace-Builders (IFPB) is pleased to announce that our 32…
2012.11.05: Daoud Nassar speaks in Madison
Daoud Nassar: “The most effective way to reach peace is meeting people face-to-face. It’s possible to resolve grievances in a nonviolent way.” Palestinian farmer and…
2012.10.25: Miko Peled Talk in Madison
Miko Peled, activist and author of The General’s Son: Journey of an Israeli in Palestine The Pyle Center 702 Langdon Street University of Wisconsin-Madison [Map]…
2012.09.26: Jennifer Loewenstein on KPFT 90.1 FM
Arab Voices, KPFT 90.1 FM, September 26, 2012 mp3 audio file Jennifer Loewenstein Political activist and Faculty Associate in Middle East Studies at the University…
Israel Denies Responsibility for Rachel Corrie’s Death
WORT 89.9 fm | Madison WI, 30 August 2012 On Thursday August 30th, Allen Ruff interviewed Craig Corrie about the recent verdict from an Israeli…
ADC Releases Guide to Palestinian Film
The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project has a library of films about Palestine available for free public showings or household viewing. We can also help introduce…
2012.05.07: Diyar Dance Theatre of Bethlehem in Madison
Anderson Auditorium Edgewood College 7:00 pm Diyar Dance Theatre of Bethlehem: 40 talented, enthusiastic and committed dancers, male and female, of different age groups and…
Israel Frees Palestinian Detainee After Hunger Strike of Weeks
ABEL KERSHNER and FARES AKRAM, New York Times, April 1, 2012 The woman, Hana Shalabi, 30, from the northern West Bank, was the second…
2012.03.18: Third Annual Rachel Corrie Commemorative Benefit Dinner
The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project invites you to the Third Annual Rachel Corrie Commemorative Benefit Dinner Sunday, March 18, 5:00 pm The Nile Restaurant [Map]…
2012.04.12: Eyes In Gaza: A Presentation by Dr. Mads Gilbert
“What We Saw, What We Can Do” April 12, 2012, 7:00 pm 180 Science Hall, UW-Madison Campus Book signing to follow Dr. Mads Gilbert, one…
TURN ON THE LOVE
Children at the Tuyar Al-Jena Kindergarten in Rafah turn on the tap Here in Wisconsin we’ve hardly been hibernating. So much is happening at the…
Demand the Release of Palestinian Crafts from Gaza
Please do this today. Atfaluna Society for the Deaf is one of our crafts suppliers as well. Middle East Children’s Alliance, 19 November 2011 Every…
2011.11.20-21: Jeff Pickert Talk: Palestinian Youth, Israeli Repression, and International Solidarity
Supporting the Next Generation of Unarmed Resisters Sunday, Nov. 20 at 5 pm in Anderson Auditorium, Predolin Hall, Edgewood College Monday, Nov. 21 at 7:30…
2011.11.15-17: Ilan Pappé Program in Madison
Palestine: Past, Present and Future Ilan Pappé Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies, University of Exeter “The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine, 1948-1967” Tuesday, November 15,…
2011.09.14-15: Madison Film Premier: Cultures of Resistance
As part of the annual World Music Festival sponsored by the Wisconsin Union Directorate and others, an innovative, exciting new film will have its Madison…
U.S. Boat to Gaza Seized by Greek Authorities and Captain Jailed
Passengers Determined to Free Captain and Set Sail Again U.S. to Gaza, July 2, 2011 Contacts: In Athens 30-694-266-3852 In New York Leslie Cagan, 347-581-1782…
Freedom Flotilla 2 and The Audacity of Hope
Dear Members and Friends of MRSCP, Here is a special request regarding the upcoming Freedom Flotilla 2, the second effort to break the siege of…
Jennifer Loewenstein on Progressive Radio News Hour
Progressive Radio News Hour, Jun 12th, 2011 Jennifer Loewenstein teaches at the University of Wisconsin and is Associate Director of its Middle East Studies Program.…
Madison-Rafah Sister City Project Internships
The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP) was started in 2003 by a group of concerned citizens in Madison, Wisconsin and Rafah, Palestine. The goals of…
Israel as the only Democracy
Mr. Netanyahu Explains, Jeff Danziger, May 22, 2011
2011.04.14: Play We Belong to the Land
Anderson Auditorium Edgewood College Madison 7:00 pm A one-person drama based on the writings of Father Elias Chacour. You who live in the United States,…
2011.03.22: Ziad Abbas at MATC
MATC Downtown Education Center 211 N. Carroll Street, Room D240 Madison [Map] 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm Ziad Abbas will speak on Water and Solidarity…
2011.04.02: Palestine Panel at the National Lawyers' Guild Conference
National Lawyers’ Guild Regional Conference Panels University of Wisconsin Law School 975 Bascom Mall, Madison 3:00 – 4:15 pm: Piecing Together Peace: Countering Israeli Apartheid…
2011.03.21: Ziad Abbas at UW-Madison
4 – 5:30 pm Room 336, Ingraham Hall UW-Madison [Map] Ziad Abbas will speak on “Palestine amid the Arab World Uprising: Facts on the Ground…
2011.03.20: Annual Rachel Corrie Dinner
Bunky’s Cafe 2425 Atwood Avenue Madison [Map] Cash bar/socializing 5:30 pm Dinner 6:00 pm Program 7 – 9 pm Film: One Family in Gaza Speaker:…
Cindy & Craig Corrie: March 16, 2011 Statement
Cindy & Craig Corrie: March 16, 2011 Statement
2011.03.10: Palestine History Series
122 State St, Room 407 6:30 pm Palestine History Series continues: “1948 and Its Aftermath: the Palestinian Refugees, the Early Years of Israel, and the…
2011.03.17: Ziad Abbas on WORT 89.9 FM
Thursday, March 17 Noon Ziad Abbas will be the guest on WORT radio’s A Public Affair call-in show with host Allen Ruff. A Palestinian whose…
Egypt’s uprising and its implications for Palestine
Ali Abunimah, The Electronic Intifada, 29 January 2011
2011.02.20: Reception with Medea Benjamin of Code Pink
1:30 – 3:30 pm RSVP to dwallbaum (at) gmail.com Afternoon dessert reception with Medea Benjamin of Code Pink. Come and help us raise funds for…
2011.01.12: Israel’s Apartheid Wall and the Fight to Stop It
Gal Lugossi will also be a guest on WORT Radio’s A Public Affair with host Esty Dinur, beginning at 12 noon on Wednesday, January 12.…
Clean WATER for Rafah’s Children
We ask you to help us give the gift of Clean WATER for Rafah’s Children Children at the Tuyar Al-Jena Kindergarten in Rafah were excited…
Israeli Intransigence Lets BDS Into the Mainstream
Alex Kane, December 21, 2010 The world is fed up with Israel, with its continued colonization of the West Bank, its continued ethnic cleansing of…
2010.11.11: USS Liberty Film and Discussion
Thursday November 11 Madison Central Library 201 W. Mifflin St. [Map] 6:30 pm Film screening and discussion of the Israeli attack on the USS Liberty…
2010.11.10: John Mearsheimer to Speak in Madison
Student Progressive Dane and the Middle Eastern Law Student Association present Greater Israel’s Bleak Future Wednesday, November 10, 2010 3650 Humanities, UW-Madison 7:00-9:00 PM University…
2010.11.03: Glenn Greenwald to Speak in Madison
Glenn Greenwald will be on A Public Affair WORT-FM 89.9 with host Esty Dinur on Wednesday, November 3rd, from noon to one. Student Progressive Dane…
2010.10.21: Ann Wright to speak in Madison
From Afghanistan to Gaza: Obama’s Middle East Policy in Crisis 180 Science Hall UW-Madison 550 N. Park Street [Map] 7:00 pm The Madison-Rafah Sister…
2010.10.13: Film Life in Occupied Palestine
Life in Occupied Palestine provides an excellent introduction — in a down-to-earth, non-alienating way — to the occupation in Palestine and the nonviolent movement for…
2010.09.27: Fighting Bob Fest Israel/Palestine Panel Video
Israel and Palestine: A Progressive View This workshop, sponsored by a large number of Wisconsin groups including the Madison-Rafah Sister City Project and the United…
2010.10.07: Fall Educational Series on the History of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Wisconsin Network for Peace and Justice 122 State St, Rm 407, Madison 6:30 pm Organized by the Peregrine Forum and supported by the Wisconsin Network…
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
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
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…
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…
2009.04.23-24: 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…
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…
2009.04.05-07: 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…
