The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP)
Tag: Cassandra Dixon
Jun 5, 2026
Amnesty International: Release Ayman Bani Owda
Amnesty International, 13 March 2026
Special End-of-Year Appeal: Help Plant 400 Olive Trees in the West Bank!
Madison-Rafah Sister City Project, Dec 28, 2025 Update
2026.02.19: Protective Presence in the West Bank
Christ Presbyterian Church, 944 E Gorham, Madison and Zoom, 7 pm
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Umm al Kheir
Email Congress Now!
2025.09.17-12.06: Upcoming Volunteer Opportunities in Madison
Cassandra Dixon, Sep 2, 2025
Palestinian activist who worked on film ‘No Other Land’ killed in occupied West Bank
Middle East Eye staff, 28 July 2025
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Statement of Youth of Sumud
The villages of Masafer Yatta are now facing daily violent attacks from settlers . .…
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2025.07.20: “Big Ride for Palestine” set for July 20
Omar Waheed, Madison 365, Jun 12, 2025
2025.07.11-20: Summer Silent Auction for Gaza Aid
Donations still open!
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The Village of Khallet al Dabaa in Masafer Yatta Needs Your Help
May 27, 2025
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2025.06.10: 2025 Summer Silent Auction for Gaza Aid Donations
Donations open until Jun 10, 2025
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Peace Activists Are Shut Out From Getting Aid Into Gaza
A PUBLIC AFFAIR, WORT 89.9 FM, MAY 2, 2025
2025.04.20 Update: Cassandra Dixon on her recent trip to Masafer Yatta
WORT 89.9 FM, World View, 5:30 – 6:00 pm
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Hard days in Masafer Yatta
Mar 27, 2025
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Madison-Based Palestine Partners Supports Women And Youth In The West Bank
Ben Slowey, Wisconsin Muslim Journal, Jan 21, 2025
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Update: Replace Palestinian Families’ Sheep
Jan 30, 2025 Update
Today at Tuba in Masafer Yatta
December 22, 2024 Settlers have been in the village of Tuba multiple times in the…
2024.12.13: West Bank Update from Cassandra Dixon on WORT
WORT 89.9FM Madison · A Report from the West Bank, Then an Update on Syria…
Deadline for removing Sabra Hummus from Willy Street Co-op is December 16!
Special Update & Action Request Member requests to remove Sabra Hummus from the shelves at…
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WORT 89.9FM Madison · In Masafer-Yatta there’s no P in PTSD WORLD VIEW, DECEMBER 8,…
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Saturday in At Tuwani
This has been a terrible day here with multiple large settler attacks in the area,…
2024.11.10 Update: Ali Awad from Masafer Yatta on WORT
World View5:00 pmLive at 89.9 FM, streaming, or archived Ali Awad is a community organizer and journalist…
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Hello from Masafer Yatta
Cassandra Dixon, November 6, 2024
A Special Appeal for Masafer Yatta
My dear friends, As I return to Masafer-Yatta in the West Bank, I would gratefully…
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2024.10.27: Madison-Rafah Palestinian Olive Harvest Event Recognizes Devastation And Resilience In Gaza
BY JESS MILLER AND WORT NEWS DEPARTMENT, WORT 89.9FM, OCTOBER 28, 2024 For the last several years, late…
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2024.10.27 Update: Olive Harvest 2024 – Honor Palestinian Resilience
Tenney Park Shelter, 402 N Thornton Ave, Madison 1-4 pm Photos from Tsela Barr &…
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By Omar Waheed, Madison 365, Oct 15, 2024 A community event to highlight Palestinian resilience…
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2024.06.28-07.08: Local Art Auction To Support Humanitarian Aid For Gaza
8 O’CLOCK BUZZ & Nicholas Wootton, WORT, JUNE 24, 2024 WORT 89.9FM Madison · Local…
24.06.28-07.08: Java Cat Coffee to host Humanitarian Aid for Gaza Silent Art Auction
By Omar Waheed, Madison365, Jun 27, 2024 Java Cat Coffee’s Humanitarian Aid for Gaza Silent…
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Listen to Laila Hasan and Esty Dinur on WORT 89.9 FM’s A Public Affair, 5/31/24…
2024.06.04: Palestine Film Screening
worldbeyondwar.uw Antiwar Film Series – Details on this month’s films and others we’ll show this…
Wisconsin activist frustrated over blocked aid to Palestinians
Longtime international volunteer says she is ‘devastated’ food and medical supplies cannot reach Gaza BY RICHELLE…
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Peace activists aim to sail through the military blockade of Gaza. BY SAURAV SARKAR APRIL 18,…
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12 noon – 1 pm 89.9 FM or listen live online here. Join host Esty Dinur…
Madison-Masafer Yatta Olive Grove & Other West Bank Aid
Plant An Olive Tree in the Madison-Masafer Yatta Grove! The planting of these olive trees…
Meanwhile in the West Bank
Cassandra Dixon, 12/8/23 Last night about 50 soldiers-settlers stormed the village of Khalet Al Dabaa.…
Free Palestine Lights in Sun Prairie! 💟
Cassandra Dixon
2023.10.26: Palestine on WORT Radio
8 – 9 am (8:15 interview start) Tune in to the Eight O’Clock Buzz on…
Madison women concerned for friends living in the West Bank
Cody Taylor, Spectrum News, Oct. 20, 2023 MADISON, Wis. — Cassandra Dixon is a Madison…
“The idols of militarism and force and realpolitik”
News headlines this morning announced what Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called war. “Citizens…
Harassment and attacks on human rights activists in Palestine are rarely punished
SAM STEIN, THE PROGRESSIVE, OCTOBER 2, 2023
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WORT radio will have two shows this week on Gaza and Palestine: Tomorrow, Wednesday, Oct.…
Dixon Hopes Israeli Settler’s Trial Draws Attention to Attacks on Palestinians
Jerry Windley-Daoust, The Catholic Worker Movement, September 2, 2023 “These settlers act with impunity because…
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Sunday, August 27 on WORT’s World View The interview begins at 33:00. Cassandra talks with…
New Masafer Yatta Project: Planting Olive Trees
Dear Friends, I wanted to let you know that I will be returning to Palestine…
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We are getting closer to our goal of providing emergency housing to one family in…
2023.05.21-28: May Events
Sunday, May 21: WORT Show Her Turn with Cassandra Dixon Sunday, May 21: Zoom Film…
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A Conversation With Cassandra Dixon And Ali Awad A PUBLIC AFFAIR, WORT 89.9 FM, APRIL…
2023.04.19-28: April Events
Monday, April 17 – Monday, April 24: UW Justice for Palestine Week Wednesday, April 19:…
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MRSCP member and Palestine Partners founder Cassandra Dixon is home safe and (mostly) sound from…
URGENT! Stand with Masafer Yatta today!
MRSCP has decided to join in an emergency campaign sponsored by Middle East Children’s Alliance…
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