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Letter to Biden (and Trump) Campaigns Regarding Israel and Palestinian Rights

This letter, signed by more than 100 progressive, anti-war, and faith-based U.S. organizations, urges presumptive…

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COVID-19 and Human Rights – 2013 Laureate Raji Sourani

“Governments must put human rights and dignity at the centre” Raji Sourani, The Right Livelihood…

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2020.05.16: Commemorate by Resisting: The Nakba and Indigenous Struggles

Friends of Sabeel-North America (FOSNA), 5/11/20 From Palestine to Turtle Island (North America) settler colonialism…

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Myths about Gaza

4/27/20 Since the Coronavirus crisis began, IfNotNow has focused most of our movement’s resources on…

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2020.04.22: Gaza in Context Webinar

Register for this Webinar Here This webinar is part of a series of virtual events…

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2020.03.29: Cancelled Tribute to Rachel Corrie: Freedom is the Future

This event with Tarek Abuata has been cancelled by coronavirus precautions. You can still listen…

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Coronavirus Is a Death Sentence for Palestinians Caged in Gaza

Even a small outbreak among Gaza’s densely-packed, blockaded population would put an impossible strain on…

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2020.03.06-07: INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE: REFUGEES IN/FROM THE MIDDLE EAST

Policy Implications, Education, and Artistic Representations Pyle Center 720 Langdon St UW-Madison This interdisciplinary conference…

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Israeli Military Confiscates School in Susiya

Video Link Good Shepherd Collective, February 19, 2020 This morning, the Israeli military entered the…

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2020.02.29: International Festival

Overture Center 201 State Street Madison 10 am – 5 pm Join MRSCP and many…

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George K. Shalabi, 1939-2020

George Kamel Shalabi passed away January 31, 2020 from complications due to congestive heart failure.…

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Sister Cities

Invest in Justice by Building Genuine Connections Image via Sacramento to Bethlehem Cities for Palestine…

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2020.01.12: Building Bridges and Border Presentation

Portraits of Immigrants and Refugees 502 Mark Drive Verona, WI 6:30 – 9 pm Family…

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Final 2019 Appeal — Clean Water for Kids

Best Photos of 2019 from MECA We are now more than halfway to providing another…

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Gaza 2020: How easy it is for the world to delete Palestinian pain

David Hearst, Middle East Eye, 13 December 2019

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Human Rights Activist to be Deported by Israel

American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, November 25, 2019 Washington, D.C. | November 24, 2019 | adc.org — The targeting of human…

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2019.10.27: Rep. Pocan emphasizes progressive caucus’s commitment to Palestine

Helena Cobban, Mondoweiss, November 14, 2019

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2019.10.27 Update: DREAMING OF FREEDOM

Christ Presbyterian Church, 944 E Gorham St, 2-4 pm

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