The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP)

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Sep 24, 2026

2017.03.29: Islamophobia in America with Reza Aslan
Wednesday, March 29th, 2017 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm Location: Wisconsin Union Theater Cost: Free…
American, American Bar Association (ABA), books, calendar, California, Chicago, documentary, film, Grassroots, human rights, Iran, Islamophobia, land, literature, media, Middle East, Muslim, Muslims, New Jersey, New York Times, Oscar, peace, religion, stories, University of California, Wall, war, water, Wisconsin, world
Mideast Can’t Even Agree on What ‘One-State Solution’ Means
President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu give a joint news conference at…
Benjamin Netanyahu, books, Donald Trump, Google, Israel, Israeli, Jerusalem, Jew, Jewish, Jordan, justice, land, law, Lebanon, Middle East, military, nuclear, occupation, one-state, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, petition, police, Supreme Court, travel, two-state, United Nations (UN), war, world, Zionism
2016.11.29: Palestinian Author Reflects on Life in Gaza
Lupe Salmeron, Madison365, December 5, 2016
American, blockade, books, calendar, crafts, Edgewood University, Gaza, Gaza City, immigration, Laila el-Haddad, law, Madison, Madison365, maps, media, Palestine, Palestinian, schools, The Gaza Kitchen, United States (US), UW-Madison
Palestinians Blamed for Forest Fires Across Palestine
But fires are raging across Western Asia Dr. Mazin Qumsiyeh, November 25, 2016 Middle East…
Bedouin, Benjamin Netanyahu, Bethlehem, books, Canada, Christian, Congress, environment, Europe, images, indigenous, Israeli, Jewish, Jordan, land, Madison, Mazin Qumsiyeh, Middle East, Muslim, Palestine, Palestinian, racism, Rafah, Red Sea, refugees, victims, volunteer, war, water, world, Zionism
2016.11.29 Update: The Gaza Kitchen with Laila El-Haddad in Madison
The Gaza Kitchen: A Palestinian Culinary Journey is a cookbook and a documentary portrait of…
blockade, books, calendar, crafts, documentary, economy, Egypt, Gaza, Gaza City, Google, justice, Laila el-Haddad, Madison, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP), maps, Middle East, Palestine, Palestinian, Playgrounds for Palestine, projects, Rafah, sister cities, students, Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), The Gaza Kitchen, torture, Wall, world
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 (US), 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, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP), media, military, occupation, Palestinian, projects, 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, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP), military, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, Playgrounds for Palestine, police, projects, 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, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP), military, occupation, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, projects, 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, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP), maps, Nakba, occupation, Palestine, Palestinian, Playgrounds for Palestine, projects, 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, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP), maps, Middle East, Nakba, prison, projects, 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
activists, Anees Mansour, Barb Olson, blockade, books, children, education, Egypt, home demolition, Hope & Peace, International Solidarity Movement (ISM), Israel, Israeli, labor, land, Madison, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP), Maia Project, Middle East, Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA), occupation, Olympia, Palestinian, peace, prison, projects, 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, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP), Middle East, Nakba, nationalism, Noam Chomsky, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, Progressives, projects, 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, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP), Middle East, Palestinian, Progressives, projects, 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, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP), Operation Cast Lead, Palestine, Palestinian, Progressives, projects, protest, Rafah, Richard Goldstone, schools, sister cities, solidarity, students, Tammy Baldwin, terrorism, travel, United Nations (UN), United States (US), 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, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP), media, Methodist, military, Ministry of Health, olive oil, Palestine, Palestine Children’s Relief Fund (PCRF), Palestinian, peace, Playgrounds for Palestine, police, projects, 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, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP), media, Mel Underbakke, Palestinian, Patriot Act, police, prison, projects, Rafah, Sami Al-Arian, sister cities, State Department, suicide bombings, terrorism, victims, war

books

2017.03.29: Islamophobia in America with Reza Aslan

Mideast Can’t Even Agree on What ‘One-State Solution’ Means

2016.11.29: Palestinian Author Reflects on Life in Gaza

Palestinians Blamed for Forest Fires Across Palestine

2016.11.29 Update: The Gaza Kitchen with Laila El-Haddad in Madison

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