The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP)

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Apr 8, 2026

Poetry is not a Crime
American, Arab, artist, Atlanta, books, California, Canada, Christian, democracy, diaspora, education, environment, equality, Europe, film, Hebrew, home demolition, human rights, indigenous, International Criminal Court (ICC), Islamophobia, Israel, Israeli, Japan, Jenin, Jerusalem, Jewish, Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), justice, land, law, literature, Mahmoud Darwish, Maia Project, media, milk, Minnesota, music, Muslim, Muslims, Native American, New Jersey, New York Times, occupation, Oscar, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, petition, poetry, prison, Pulitzer Prize, rape, resistance, Russia, South Africa, stories, Susan Abulhawa, take action, tech, Tel Aviv, terrorism, United States, video, Vietnam, Wall, war, water, Wisconsin, women, world
Mental Health Library Campaign
Palestinian child’s drawing (GMHF) We are launching a project to help Rafah build a Mental…
501(c)(3), books, delegation, donate, Europe, Gaza, healthcare, Israeli, land, Madison, media, military, MRSCP, occupation, Palestinian, project, Rafah, rape, refugees, schools, sister cities, tech, terrorism, torture, training, victims, women, world
2016.05.04: An Evening with Jeff Halper
Wednesday, May 4, 2016 7:00 pm DeLuca Forum, Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery 330 N. Orchard…
American, American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), Amnesty International, Bethlehem, books, Bright Stars of Bethlehem, calendar, Chicago, corporations, drones, Haifa, human rights, images, Israeli, Jeff Halper, Jewish, Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), justice, labor, Madison, military, MRSCP, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, Playgrounds for Palestine, police, Rafah, Richard Falk, settlers, sister cities, students, Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), terrorism, travel, war, Wisconsin, women, WORT 89.9 FM
2016.01.26: “One Book, Many Communities” and Suad Amiry’s Sharon and My Mother-in-Law
Central Library 201 W Mifflin St, Madison 7:00 pm The first “One Book, Many Communities”…
books, calendar, Italy, Jenin, Jerusalem, law, Madison, military, MRSCP, occupation, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, Rafah, sister cities, Susan Abulhawa
2015.01.28-02.17: Mornings in Jenin Book Group
Madison-Rafah Sister City Project, Playgrounds for Palestine-Madison, the Peregrine Forum and the Madison Infoshop Free…
Beirut, books, calendar, diaspora, Google, Israeli, Jenin, Jerusalem, Lebanon, literature, Madison, maps, MRSCP, Nakba, occupation, Palestine, Palestinian, Playgrounds for Palestine, Rafah, resources, schools, sister cities, solidarity, Susan Abulhawa, war, winter, world
2014.11.18-23: Book Presentation Committee of One
First presentation and book signing by author Patricia Martin Holt Tuesday, November 18, 7 pm…
aid, Amazon, books, calendar, doctors, Egypt, Google, Jerusalem, Madison, maps, Middle East, MRSCP, Nakba, prison, Rafah, schools, sister cities, terrorism, travel, Unitarian, victims, war, Wisconsin
2014.10.01-11.26: Book group – Ali Abunimah’s The Battle for Justice in Palestine
UW-Madison Memorial Union, 7-8:30 pm
Ali Abunimah, apartheid, books, calendar, Google, human rights, Israel, Jewish, Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), justice, Madison, maps, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, racism, Rafah, resistance, sanction, students, Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), Tel Aviv, two-state, UW-Madison, war
2014.10.10: Contested Land, Contested Memory with Author Jo Roberts
Israel’s Jews and Arabs and the Ghosts of CatastropheFriday, October 10JO ROBERTS will be reading…
Arab, books, calendar, Google, Holocaust, Jewish, land, Madison, maps, Nakba, Palestinian, peace, Rafah, refugees, stories, terrorism, war
Madland: Madison-Rafah Sister City Project ambassador impressed by local youth facilities
Catherine Capellaro, Isthmus, 01/30/2014
Anees Mansour, Barb Olson, blockade, books, children, education, Egypt, escorts, home demolition, Hope & Peace, International Solidarity Movement (ISM), Israel, Israeli, labor, land, Madison, Maia Project, Middle East, Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA), MRSCP, occupation, Olympia, Palestinian, peace, prison, Rachel Corrie, Rafah, refugees, schools, sister cities, solidarity, travel, water, winter, world
Miko Peled’s Speech for Palestine Awareness Week at San Diego State University
I want to begin by thanking the members of AIPAC the Jewish Zionist community who…
American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), apartheid, Arab, Ariel Sharon, arms, Bethlehem, books, Christian, Church of Christ, civilians, colleges & universities, democracy, Donald Trump, Egypt, ethnic cleansing, fair trade, film, football, freedom, Golan Heights, healthcare, Hebrew, Hebron, hospitals, human rights, Intifada, Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israel Lobby, Israeli, Jenin, Jerusalem, Jewish, Jordan, justice, land, law, leaflets, Middle East, Miko Peled, military, Muslim, Muslims, occupation, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, police, racism, rape, resistance, resources, Russia, schools, secular, self-defense, solidarity, stories, Syria, terrorism, Tuba, Tubas, victims, vigil, vote, Wall, war, water, West Bank, women, world, World Health Organization (WHO), Zionism
2010.11.17: Gilbert Achcar on “The Arabs and the Holocaust”
Gilbert Achcar “The Arabs and the Holocaust: The Arab-Israeli War of Narratives” Wednesday, November 17…
Arab, Avi Shlaim, books, calendar, disinformation, donors, Edward Said, Gilbert Achcar, hasbara, Hezbollah, Hitler, Holocaust, imperialism, Iron Wall, Israel, Lebanon, Madison, Middle East, MRSCP, Nakba, nationalism, Noam Chomsky, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, Progressives, propaganda, Rafah, Rashid Khalidi, refugees, schools, sister cities, solidarity, terrorism, UW-Madison, Wall, war, world
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…
American Bar Association (ABA), apartheid, books, calendar, colonialism, Ehud Olmert, Israel, Israel Lobby, Israeli, Jewish, John Mearsheimer, Jordan, land, law, Madison, Middle East, MRSCP, Palestinian, Progressives, Rafah, sister cities, Stephen Walt, two-state, UW-Madison, Zionism
Mike Murray: Baldwin displays compassion for Gaza
Mike Murray, Capital Times, Jan 8, 2010
ban, blockade, books, Cap Times, civilians, Congress, education, Egypt, Gaza, Hamas, Hillary Clinton, human rights, Israel, Israel Lobby, Israeli, Madison, MRSCP, Operation Cast Lead, Palestine, Palestinian, Progressives, protest, Rafah, Richard Goldstone, schools, sister cities, solidarity, students, Tammy Baldwin, terrorism, travel, United Nations (UN), United States, violations, vote, war, water, West Bank, world
Ahmad Abu Salama Surgery
Gaza boy needs specialized medical treatment abroad The Palestine Children’s Relief Fund (PCRF) is bringing…
Ahmad Abu Salama, aid, ambulances, American, Barb Olson, benefit, Black, blockade, books, doctors, donate, Egypt, embroidery, Esty Dinur, Gaza City, Google, healthcare, hospitals, Israel, Israeli, Jordan, Kathy Walsh, Madison, media, Methodist, military, Ministry of Health, MRSCP, olive oil, Palestine, Palestine Children’s Relief Fund (PCRF), Palestinian, peace, Playgrounds for Palestine, police, project, Rafah, religion, resistance, schools, sister cities, surgery, terrorism, UW Hospital, volunteer, Wall, war, water, West Bank, winter, Wisconsin, women
2008.06.08: Film USA vs Al-Arian
Sunday, June 8 7 pm Escape Java Joint, 916 Williamson St. This film about U.S.…
American, American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), books, calendar, civil rights, ethnicity, FBI, film, George W. Bush, human rights, hunger strikes, Islamic Jihad, Israeli, Madison, media, Mel Underbakke, MRSCP, Palestinian, Patriot Act, police, prison, Rafah, Sami Al-Arian, sister cities, State Department, suicide bombings, terrorism, victims, war
Endless War
Mivtza Nikayon — Operation Cleaning Arab refugees in northern Israel on the road to Lebanon,…
antisemitism, Arab, Benny Morris, books, civilians, Deir Yassin, Egypt, ethnic cleansing, Europe, freedom, Gaza War, Haifa, history, Hitler, images, Iraq, Israel, Israeli, Jewish, Jordan, land, Lebanon, maps, military, Nablus, Nakba, New York Times, Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), Palestine, Palestinian, refugees, sanction, Sudan, Syria, Tel Aviv, terrorism, United Nations (UN), victims, war, West Bank, Yemen
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…
arms, books, calendar, economy, Iran, Iraq, Madison, media, Middle East, military, peace, Scott Ritter, United Nations (UN), UW-Madison, war, water, Wisconsin, world
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:…
books, calendar, Iran, Iraq, Madison, media, peace, Progressives, Scott Ritter, United Nations (UN), UW-Madison, war, Wisconsin
Muralists bring Palestinian experience to Olympia
Chris Allert, Works in Progress, February 2008 The Olympia-Rafah Mural Project is an official recognition…
Al-Awda, American, arms, artist, books, Cisco, Craig and Cindy Corrie, documentary, Edward Said, Egypt, Handala, home demolition, homeless, human rights, images, imperialism, indigenous, Intifada, Israel, Israeli, Jew, Jewish, justice, Khan Younis, La Crosse, labor, land, military, mural, Native American, occupation, Olympia, online, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, Rachel Corrie, Rafah, Ramallah, resistance, San Francisco State, schools, sister cities, solidarity, stories, students, terrorism, Wall, war, women, world, WORT 89.9 FM, Zionism
Nightmares – How Gaza offends us all
Jennifer Loewenstein, Islamic Human Rights Commission, 06 June 2007 Jennifer Loewenstein brilliantly illustrates the horrors…
ambulances, Beirut, Black, blockade, books, disinformation, doctors, drones, ethnic cleansing, Fatah, film, Gaza, Gaza City, Hamas, hasbara, hospitals, human rights, Intifada, Iran, Iraq, Islamic, Israel, Israeli, Jenin, Jennifer Loewenstein, Jerusalem, journalists, labor, land, Lebanon, Madison, media, Meta, Middle East, MRSCP, Muslim, nurses, occupation, Operation Rainbow, Palestine, Palestinian, prison, prisoners, propaganda, Rafah, Ramzy Baroud, resistance, resources, self-defense, shelters, sister cities, spying, terrorism, travel, United States, war, water, West Bank, Wisconsin, women, world
Madison Alders Attack Sister Cities
Wisconsin State Journal, April 19, 2006 Rafah is not a city in El Salvador Ald.…
alder, Barb Olson, books, donate, El Salvador, hurricane, Kathy Walsh, Lauren Cnare, Madison, Madison Arcatao, Madison Common Council, Madison Vilnius, Middle East, milk, MRSCP, Palestine, Palestinian, Rafah, sister cities, vote, war, Wisconsin, WORT 89.9 FM, Zach Brandon
No Peaceful Solution
Despite his innocent appearance, Avi Shlaim knows that he is a sort of enemy of…
antisemitism, Arab, arms, Avi Shlaim, Balfour Declaration, Benny Morris, books, climate, disinformation, doctors, economy, Egypt, embargo, environment, Europe, fair trade, freedom, Haaretz, Haifa, hasbara, Hebrew, Hillel, history, Ilan Pappé, immigration, Intifada, Iraq, Iron Wall, Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israeli, Jerusalem, Jew, Jewish, Jordan, Judaic, Judea, labor, land, law, Lebanon, media, Meta, Middle East, military, music, nationalism, negotiations, Palestine, Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), Palestinian, peace, prison, propaganda, rape, refugees, schools, Syria, training, travel, United Kingdom, victims, vote, Wall, war, West Bank, withdrawal, world, WORT 89.9 FM, Zionism
J’accuse: Finkelstein and Dershowitz
It’s a dispute that involves just about every emotive issue you can think of –…
Alan Dershowitz, American, Amnesty International, Anti-Defamation League (ADL), antisemitism, Arnold Schwarzenegger, B’Tselem, books, California, civilians, democracy, education, free speech, Holocaust, human rights, Intifada, Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israeli, Jewish, land, law, media, Middle East, negotiations, Noam Chomsky, Norman Finkelstein, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, torture, United States, University of California, war, world, Zionism
Giving Chutzpah New Meaning
Alan Dershowitz is on the defensive over his research on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Jon Wiener,…
Alan Dershowitz, Amnesty International, antisemitism, Arnold Schwarzenegger, assassination, Avi Shlaim, books, California, civilians, colleges & universities, Europe, film, free speech, Gaza City, Hamas, Hebrew, history, Holocaust, human rights, Intifada, Islamic, Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israel Lobby, Israeli, Jerusalem, Jewish, land, law, media, Middle East, New York Times, Noam Chomsky, Norman Finkelstein, Palestine, Palestinian, public opinion, Sara Roy, torture, UC Berkeley, University of California, violations, vote, war, water, WORT 89.9 FM
Incitement in Palestinian Textbooks a “Myth”
Palestine Media Center (PMC), June 11, 2005 In a report titled “The Myth of Incitement…
aid, American, American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), antisemitism, apartheid, Arab, Bedouin, books, Christian, civilians, climate, Congress, democracy, documentary, education, Egypt, environment, equality, Europe, film, Germany, ghetto, Hebrew, Hebron, Hillary Clinton, human rights, International Court of Justice (ICJ), Intifada, Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israel Lobby, Israeli, Jerusalem, Jewish, Jordan, justice, land, law, literature, maps, media, Middle East, military, Nablus, New York Times, occupation, Oslo Accords, Palestine, Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), Palestinian, Palestinian Authority (PA), peace, prison, racism, Ramallah, religion, schools, solidarity, students, teachers, tech, terrorism, training, Tulkarm, two-state, United States, Wall, war, West Bank, women, world, WORT 89.9 FM
2004.08.18: Rev. Dr. Mitri Raheb
ICB sculpture The Segregation Wall, 09-Nov-03 Memorial United Church of Christ 5705 W. Lacy…
Bethlehem, books, calendar, Christian, Church of Christ, colleges & universities, Dar al-Kalima University, education, Fitchburg, Germany, Lutheran, Madison, Mitri Raheb, nonviolence, Palestine, Palestinian, Rafah, resources, schools, training, Wall, West Bank
Mazin Qumsiyeh: Sleeping on a bus and more
Mazin Qumsiyeh, 5/9/2004 Here is something to inspire you. Read this. It will help you…
American, artist, BBC, books, Church of England, democracy, donors, education, film, Geneva Conventions (1949), Google, human rights, images, Iraq, Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israeli, Jenin, Jennifer Loewenstein, Jerusalem, justice, land, literature, Mazin Qumsiyeh, media, one-state, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, poetry, public opinion, schools, students, tech, terrorism, torture, training, travel, United States, volunteer, vote, war, West Bank, WORT 89.9 FM
Reflections on the killing of Shaikh Ahmad Yasin
William R. Polk, March 28, 2004 Before a few days ago, few people in…
Ahmad Yasin, Algeria, American, Arab, Ariel Sharon, assassination, Benjamin Netanyahu, books, Christian, Christians United for Israel (CUFI), concentration camps, deaf, Europe, Fatah, freedom, Gaza, Geneva Conventions (1949), Hamas, imperialism, Intifada, Iraq, Irgun, Israel, Israeli, Jennifer Loewenstein, Jewish, journalists, Judea, labor, land, literature, media, Middle East, Muslim, Muslims, occupation, Palestine, Palestinian, Palestinian Authority (PA), peace, poetry, prison, racism, Rafah, refugees, religion, Russia, schools, secular, Spain, Sudan, terrorism, torture, United Nations (UN), United States, Uri Avnery, Vietnam, vote, war, water, withdrawal, world, Yasser Arafat
Sharon is not the Problem
Ghadi Karmi, CounterPunch, February 20, 2004
Amazon, apartheid, Arab, Ariel Sharon, Benny Morris, Black, books, Camp David, Christian, democracy, Dr. Ghada Karmi, education, Egypt, Ehud Olmert, ethnic cleansing, Geneva Accord (2003), Haaretz, Intifada, Iron Wall, Israel, Israeli, Jerusalem, Jewish, land, Middle East, military, Muslim, Muslims, nuclear, occupation, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, rape, refugees, resistance, resources, Syria, terrorism, two-state, vigil, Wall, war, war crimes, West Bank, withdrawal, world, WORT 89.9 FM, Zionism
Wisconsin Bookstore’s Fight for Free Speech Victorious
David Grogan, American Booksellers Association, Nov 12, 2003
Ali Abunimah, Allen Ruff, American, American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), ban, books, censorship, colleges & universities, free speech, Israel Lobby, Jewish, Jewish Community Council, law, literature, Madison, Madison College, media, Middle East, online, Palestinian, Patriot Act, protest, Rafah, schools, Steve Morrison, tech, Wisconsin
Children’s author faces Jewish wrath
Fiachra Gibbons, The Guardian, August 23, 2003
arms, Beirut, books, children, football, human rights, Intifada, Iraq, Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israel Lobby, Israeli, Jewish, justice, labor, land, Middle East, military, occupation, olive trees, Palestine, Palestinian, protest, Ramallah, settlers, suicide bombings, terrorism, United Kingdom, war, West Bank, withdrawal, world

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Tag: books

Poetry is not a Crime

Mental Health Library Campaign

2016.05.04: An Evening with Jeff Halper

2016.01.26: “One Book, Many Communities” and Suad Amiry’s Sharon and My Mother-in-Law

2015.01.28-02.17: Mornings in Jenin Book Group

2014.11.18-23: Book Presentation Committee of One

2014.10.01-11.26: Book group – Ali Abunimah’s The Battle for Justice in Palestine

2014.10.10: Contested Land, Contested Memory with Author Jo Roberts

Madland: Madison-Rafah Sister City Project ambassador impressed by local youth facilities

Miko Peled’s Speech for Palestine Awareness Week at San Diego State University

2010.11.17: Gilbert Achcar on “The Arabs and the Holocaust”

2010.11.10: John Mearsheimer to Speak in Madison

Mike Murray: Baldwin displays compassion for Gaza

Ahmad Abu Salama Surgery

2008.06.08: Film USA vs Al-Arian

Endless War

2008.04.16-19: Scott Ritter Events in Madison II

2008.03.15 & 04.19: Scott Ritter Events in Madison I

Muralists bring Palestinian experience to Olympia

Nightmares – How Gaza offends us all

Madison Alders Attack Sister Cities

No Peaceful Solution

J’accuse: Finkelstein and Dershowitz

Giving Chutzpah New Meaning

Incitement in Palestinian Textbooks a “Myth”

2004.08.18: Rev. Dr. Mitri Raheb

Mazin Qumsiyeh: Sleeping on a bus and more

Reflections on the killing of Shaikh Ahmad Yasin

Sharon is not the Problem

Wisconsin Bookstore’s Fight for Free Speech Victorious

Children’s author faces Jewish wrath