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2018.04.08: Radiance of Resistance, a Tribute to Rachel Corrie

PLUS hummus and tabbouleh; desserts including baklawa; and the ever-popular DOOR PRIZES. Palestinian olive…

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University of Manchester removes Sabra Hummus

The New Arab, 8 February, 2018

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Condemn, don’t celebrate, 50 years of occupation of Palestine

Barbara Olson, The Cap Times, Jun 11, 2017

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Ben Ehrenreich Writes a Love Letter to Palestine

“Next we meet Hani Amer, whose farm lay on the route of the infamous wall.…

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Quakers Call For Israel Boycott & Divestment

Breakthrough! Quakers Spanning 3 States Call For Boycott & Divestment Anna Baltzer, US Campaign to…

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Rachel Corrie’s Rafah Legacy

Ramzy Baroud, CounterPunch, March 21, 2013

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2012 Gaza Delegation Photos

Michele Bahl and Tsela (Carol) Barr of the Madison-Rafah Sister City Project entered Gaza through…

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VOICES OF CONSCIENCE: DELEGATION to THE GAZA STRIP

Interfaith Peace-Builders, November 5, 2012 November 5, 2012 – Interfaith Peace-Builders (IFPB) is pleased to…

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Barb Olson: Rachel Corrie ruling a setback for justice and human rights

BARB OLSON, Cap Times, Aug 31, 2012

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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…

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An Interview with Simone Bitton on Her New Movie Rachel

“I think they had a pro-Palestinian agenda, and I don’t think that having a pro-Palestinian…

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The Israel Lobby

John Mearsheimer and Stephen Walt, London Review of Books, 23 March 2006 For the past…

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Anglicans Vote to Divest From Concerns in Israel-Occupied Areas

NEELA BANERJEE, New York Times, February 9, 2006 WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 – The governing body…

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University of Wisconsin Regents Urged To Divest From Israel

Aaron Nathans, The Capital Times, November 11, 2005 Protesters packed a hearing Thursday on the…

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The settlers’ retreat was the theatre of the cynical

There was no ‘sensitivity training’ when bulldozers went into Rafah Jonathan Steele, The Guardian, August…

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Israeli Extremists Lose, as a New Generation of Palestinians Wins

Mohammed Omer, Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, May/June 2005 THEY BREATHE the same air,…

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University of Wisconsin Investments and Social Responsibility

On Tuesday, April 12, 2005 the Teaching Assistants Association (TAA) of UW-Madison debated a resolution…

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Board of Regents must support divestment

FAYYAD SBAIHAT, Badger Herald, Mar 3, 2005

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