The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP)
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Mar 1, 2026
2025.09.07: A Celebration of Culture, Resistance and Liberation in Oak Creek
Cherrie Hanson, Wisconsin Muslim Journal, Sep 12, 2025
2025.09.07: “From Rubble We Dance,” Palestine Dance Troupes in Milwaukee
Oak Creek, 350 E. Puetz Rd, 6 pm
2025.07.28: Read Palestine! Discussion with Author Shadi Salem
Online, 7 – 8 pm CT
2025.05.03 Update: Palestine Solidarity Fair
Friends Meeting House, 1704 Roberts Ct, Madison, 2-4:30 pm Open House
2025.04.14-18: UW Against Apartheid Week
Students for Justice in Palestine UW-Madison
2025.04.05: Read Palestine! Celebrates Arab American Heritage
Goodman South Library, 2222 S Park St, 1:30 pm
2025.03.08: Overture Center International Festival
Madison, 10 am – 5 pm
2025.03.21-30: Israeli Apartheid Week (IAW)
Palestinian BDS National Committee (BNC), February 10, 2025
2024.11.29-12.06: Read Palestine Week
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2024.10.19: Madison Video of Gazan Poet Mosab Abu Toha
Wisconsin Book Festival Video View this post on Instagram A post shared by Read Palestine…
2024.10.27: Celebrating Palestinian Cultural Resistance
UW Memorial Union, Great Hall5-9 PM View this post on Instagram A post shared by…
Special Back-to-School Appeal: Please support Read Palestine!
During the past year the Madison-Rafah Sister City Project joined with a group of local…
2024.08.09: Culinary Passport Series features Palestinian Cuisine
Catholic Multicultural Center 5256 Verona Road, Fitchburg 6 pm CMC has announced that the next…
24.07.18: Crafts Sale & Conversation with Laila Hasan of Women in Hebron
July 18, 2024 Goodman Community Center, Merrill Lynch Room 6 – 8 pm Another chance to meet…
Visiting Palestinian textile artist has a message for Madisonians
Miquéla V. Thornton, The Cap Times, June 6, 2024 When Laila Hasan thinks back to…
2024.06.09: Laila Hasan’s Embroidery & Jewelry
Listen to Laila Hasan and Esty Dinur on WORT 89.9 FM’s A Public Affair, 5/31/24…
2024.05.12: Read Palestine! Sitti’s Bird
Kismet Books, 101 N. Main St, Verona, WI, 608.845.2500 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
2024.03.24: Read Palestine! plants seeds of hope and solidarity with Gaza
Rodlyn-mae Banting, Madison 365, March 28, 2024
2024.03.24: Read Palestine! Presents These Olive Trees
Room of One’s Own Bookstore 2717 Atwood Avenue, Madison 1 pm Written and illustrated by…
2024.03.02: Existence is Resistance Palestinian Cultural Night
Sponsored by UW Students for Justice in Palestine More information and RSVP
2024.02.08: Gaza Poet Yahya Ashour at UW-Madison
Yahya Ashour is an emerging poet known for his profound and moving reflections on the…
2023.12.16: Dar al-Kalima University Cookie and Crafts Sale
9:00 – noon Memorial United Church of Christ 5705 Lacy Rd, Fitchburg This will be…
Women in Hebron at Change Boutique
Nikki at Change Boutique, corner of Williamson and Baldwin on the eastside, has some Women…
2023.12.02-10: Madison-Palestine Solidarity Week
Some events require registration See @solidaritymadison | Linktree
2023.10.16: Arab Women’s Revolutionary Art
Monday, October 16, 12 noon – 1:05 pm Arab Women’s Revolutionary Art: Between Singularities and…
2023.10.15: Spectrum News: Madison’s Olive Harvest filled with somber celebrations
RHONDA FOXX, SPECTRUM NEWS 1, OCT. 16, 2023
2023.10.15: Madison Celebrates Palestine and the Olive Harvest
Madison-Rafah Sister City Project, October 16, 2023 We will be covering the situation in…
Cat Cafe to De-Stress Residents Opens in Gaza Strip
Owner hopes playing with felines will offer therapy to those scarred from the strip’s devastating…
2023.08.29-10.16: August to October Events
Tuesday, August 29, 7 pm CT Reparations and the Palestinian Right of Return as Teshuvah…
2023.03.01-04: March Events
Wednesday, March 1: MENA event “Night at the Bazaar” Thursday, March 2: What’s next for the…
Israel probes legality of US giving artifact to Palestinians
Ilan Ben Zion, Associated Press, February 3, 2023
2022.12.10: Cookie and Crafts Sale for Dar Al Kalima University Scholarships
9:00 AM – 12:00 Noon Memorial United Church of Christ 5705 Lacy Rd, Fitchburg This…
Gaza’s olive harvest from farm to table
Tareq S. Hajjaj, Mondoweiss, October 28, 2022
2022.10.29: “You Can Be the Last Leaf” by Maya Abu Al-Hayyat
Maya Abu Al-Hayyat directs the Palestine Writing Workshop on the West Bank. She’ll read poems…
2022.10.02: Turath Baladna: A Celebration of Palestine’s Olive Harvest
And here’s a link for donations to cover the costs of this event.
Gaza is Not a Breaking News Cycle
The Palestine Institute for Public Diplomacy August 11, 2022 Good Morning, As you might…
2022.06.30-07.03: Palestine Partners at the National Women’s Music Festival
The 46th National Women’s Music Festival June 30th – July 3rd, 2022 Marriot Madison West,…
2022.04.09: Celebrate with Sister Cities International
Celebrate Palestinian Heritage and Culture with Sister Cities International 11 am Central Join Webinar
They think we Arabs are uncivilized?
Amer Zahr, YouTube, 8 March 2022 Amer Zahr is a Palestinian Arab American comedian, speaker,…
Born of war: How a Palestinian woman responds to trauma through art
Indlieb Farazi Saber, Middle East Eye, 5 January 2022
2021.10.03 Update: Turath Baladna (Our Country’s Heritage)
Sunday, October 3, Noon – 3 pm James Madison Park shelter 614 E Gorham…
2021.09.22-28: Virtual Delegations to the South Hebron Hills
Visit with Youth of Sumud and your guides Bana & Sami September 2021 Join us…
2021.09.13: Arab Americans: We’re Not White, a Talk by Amer Zahr
Register Amer Zahr, founder and producer of the annual 1001 Laughs Ramallah Comedy Festival, is…
2021.06.15 Update: Book Launch of The Gaza Kitchen, 3rd ed.
6 pm Central Maggie Schmitt and Laila El-Haddad’s The Gaza Kitchen cookbook is back in…
Break Radio’s Unwritten Rules
Handmade. One of a Kind. Diverse. Quirky. Weird. WORT. WORT volunteers bring you 160 hours…
Ancestors of Palestinian Liberation
Palestine Advocacy Project has partnered with Anemoia Projects to bring you Ancestors of Palestinian Liberation: …
2021.04.18: Gather for Gaza: UNRWA Virtual Cooking Event
2 pm CT Join UNRWA USA, Mama’s Palestinian Kitchen, and three celebrated culinary artists —…
2021.02.21: Palestine on a Plate!
Middle East Children’s Alliance Webinar, 10 am CT Only $10 donation, REGISTER NOW! Join the…
2020.11.11: Virtual Fair Trade Holiday Festival
Dear Members and Friends of MRSCP, Mark your calendars for the upcoming Madison Fair Trade…
Artists condemn Israeli raids on Palestinian cultural centres
Edward Said National Conservatory of Music (Ahdaf Soueif for PalFest) Massive Attack, Steve Coogan, Peter…
Israel Raids Cultural Centre and Conservatory of Music
Date: 23 July 2020 Time: 09 30 GMT On Wednesday, 22 July 2020, Israeli occupation…
Palestinians say Israel stole ancient baptismal font from Bethlehem town
YUMNA PATEL, Mondoweiss, JULY 20, 2020
2019.04.23-25: War Over Peace: Israel in the eyes of a Critical Sociologist
Uri Ben-Eliezer, Sociology, University of Haifa The Havens Center, Department of Sociology, University of Wisconsin-Madison…
2019.04.19: Palestinian Culture Night: Existence is Resistance
UW-Madison Students for Justice in Palestine Memorial Union UW-Madison 800 Langdon St 7:00 PM –…
Palestine: Unlimited
Elaine Pasquini, Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, 2017 March-April Throughout the month of December,…
2017.02.23: UW Debka Lessons Night 1
UW-Madison Students for Justice in Palestine Thursday, February 23 at 7 PM – 8 PM…
2016.02.13: Students for Justice in Palestine Palestinian Culture Night
Saturday, February 13 Red Gym, On Wisconsin Room UW-Madison Campus 5:00 PM Students for Justice…
2005.11.03: Ibdaa Dance Troupe in Madison
IBDAA! We are excited to announce that on Thursday November 3 the world-renowned Ibdaa Children’s…
