The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP)
Tag: free speech
Apr 8, 2026
The quiet criminalization of student speech
Samer Alatout, Cap Times, Apr 1, 2026
Sarah Lawrence Coalition for Palestine Newsletter
VOL. 5 NO. 11 : MONDAY MARCH 30, 2026
Israel Has Silenced Wisconsin!
Gov. Evers has signed Assembly Bill 446 into law, advancing an IHRA definition of antisemitism…
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), antisemitism, Australia, CODEPINK, discrimination, free speech, Glenn Greenwald, Holocaust, International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA), Israel, Israel Lobby, Jewish, Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), Judiciary, law, Madison, Middle East, Milwaukee, MRSCP, Muslim, online, Palestine, peace, Peace Action, Rafah, State Capitol, UW-Madison, veto, vote, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Muslim Civic Alliance (WMCA)
IHRA Bill to Chill Free Speech and Shield Israel Passes WI Senate
MRSCP, March 25, 2026
Sarah Lawrence Coalition for Palestine Newsletter
VOL. 5 NO. 10 : MONDAY MARCH 23, 2026
2026.03.19: Don’t Let Republicans Silence Wisconsin!
Gov. Evers Vetoed AB 672/SB 650 that threatened political dissent as “terrorism”, Mar 19, 2026
University denies pro-Israel events for not platforming ‘both sides’
Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE), March 19, 2026
Efforts to shut down pro-Palestinian speech face series of setbacks in court
Tom Perkins, The Guardian, 19 Mar 2026
No roll call, no votes recorded. This seriously happened.
The Wisconsin Senate passed SB 445 that uses the IHRA definition of antisemitism to threaten…
Leqaa Kordia is FREE
MPower Action, Mar 16, 2026
Why the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance is dangerous and will curtail our freedom of speech
Madison Jewish Voice for Peace, Madison365, Mar 10, 2026
2026.03.11: Wisconsin IHRA Bill on WORT 89.9 FM
8:00 am Live, Streamed, or Archived
Citizens In a Democracy Must Be Allowed to Criticize Israel
JASON STANLEY, ZETEO, MAR 9, 2026
Sarah Lawrence Coalition for Palestine Newsletter
VOL. 5 NO. 7 : MONDAY MARCH 2, 2026
Sarah Lawrence Coalition for Palestine Newsletter
VOL. 5 NO. 6 : MONDAY FEBRUARY 23, 2026
No IHRA in Wisconsin
American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), Feb 19, 2026
2026.03.28: The Next No Kings Day
Brittingham Park to the Capitol, 12:30-4 pm
2026.04.09: Free Speech and Racial Equality Lecture Series
Online, Sep 11, 2025-Apr 9, 2026
Wisconsin Muslim Civic Alliance Advocacy Day
Wisconsin Muslim Civic Alliance, Feb 16, 2026. Lobbying against AB 446/SB 445 IHRA bills.
2026.02.22: Freedom Rides
Building Unity for Nonviolent Action, Feb 22, 2026
2026.02.20-22: Call to Action Weekend
Building Unity for Nonviolent Action, Feb 20-22, 2026
Sarah Lawrence Coalition for Palestine Newsletter
VOL. 5 NO. 5 : MONDAY FEBRUARY 16, 2026
Sarah Lawrence Coalition for Palestine Newsletter
VOL. 5 NO. 4 : MONDAY FEBRUARY 9, 2026
Call to Action Weekend!
February 20-22, 2026
URGENT: Tell Congress to demand Leqaa Kordia’s release from ICE detention
Adalah Justice Project, February 10, 2026
colleges & universities, Columbia, Congress, detainees, Donald Trump, free speech, healthcare, hospitals, immigration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Indonesia, justice, Laila el-Haddad, land, law, Leqaa Kordia, Madison, Mahmoud Khalil, media, New Jersey, Palestinian, prison, prisoners, protest, Rafah
Thank the ‘No’ Votes on IHRA
SB445 Committee Vote, Feb 2, 2026
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), antisemitism, CODEPINK, free speech, International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA), Israel Lobby, Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), Judiciary, law, Madison, media, MRSCP, Peace Action, Rafah, vote, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Muslim Civic Alliance (WMCA)
URGENT FREE SPEECH ALERT: Wisconsin Senate Moves IHRA Bill Behind Closed Doors
American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), February 2, 2026
American, American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), antisemitism, Arab, censorship, civil rights, discrimination, free speech, Grassroots, human rights, International Court of Justice (ICJ), International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA), Israel Lobby, Judiciary, justice, law, legislature, Madison, media, Milwaukee, Rafah, Tony Evers, United States, veto, vote, war, Wisconsin
Sarah Lawrence Coalition for Palestine Newsletter
VOL. 5 NO. 3 : MONDAY FEBRUARY 2, 2026
There Is No “After Gaza”
Sarah Aziza, The Nation, JAN 31, 2026
annexation, arms, assassination, blockade, Board of Peace, censorship, civilians, colleges & universities, colonialism, Donald Trump, encampments, ethnic cleansing, Europe, exposure, free speech, Freedom Flotilla, Gaza War, genocide, Ghassan Kanafani, Global Sumud Flotilla, Hannibal Directive, hasbara, Hiba Abu Nada, hospitals, hostages, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Israel Lobby, Jared Kushner, journalists, Mahmoud Khalil, Ms. Rachel, Nakba, October 7, Palestine, prisoners, propaganda, Refaat Al-Areer, Rumeysa Ozturk, starvation, UN International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF), war crimes, West Bank, ZionismAssembly to vote Thursday on AB672 attacking free speech
Three calls or emails needed ASAP
Palestine Action Hunger Strikers at Imminent Risk of Death in UK Prisons
Jeannie Connerney, Massachusetts Peace Action, January 7, 2026
2026.01.06: Another Threat to Wisconsin Free Speech
State Capitol, 417 North (Grand Army of the Republic Hearing Room), 10AM
Israel Silences Australia
Lana Tatour, Dec 20, 2025
Israel Silences the UK
Middle East Eye and Glenn Greenwald, Dec 18, 2025
Top ADL leader quits, accusing group of being ‘useful idiot’ for Trump
RON KAMPEAS, JEWISH TELEGRAPHIC AGENCY, DECEMBER 12, 2025
Don’t Let “IHRA” Become Law in Wisconsin
ADC National, Dec 12, 2025
How the Jewish Chronicle Whips Up Fear by Conflating Antisemitism With Anti-Zionism
NEVE GORDON, COMMON DREAMS, DEC 07, 2025
UW Police Department’s careless assault on student protest
ROMAN FRITZ, TONE MADISON, DECEMBER 8, 2025
Ms. Rachel Under Fire for Speaking About Palestinian Children in Gaza
Kanza Eemaan, American Muslim Today, Dec 04, 2025
2025.10.22: Testimonies on AB446, a Definition of Antisemitism
Rep. Ryan Clancy, ryanclancywi, Oct 22, 2025
2025.10.18: No Kings October 2025
A photo album
Sarah Lawrence Coalition for Palestine Newsletter
VOL. 4 NO. 8 : MONDAY OCTOBER 20, 2025
25.10.18: Second No Kings Day in Madison
McPike Park (12-2 pm) to State Capitol at King St Rally (3-5 pm)
2025.10.22 Update: Public Hearing on Assembly Bill 446 on a Definition of Antisemitism
State Capitol, Room 417 North (GAR Hall), 9 am
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), antisemitism, calendar, CODEPINK, discrimination, free speech, Holocaust, International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA), Israel, Israel Lobby, Jewish, Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), Judiciary, law, Madison, Milwaukee, MRSCP, Muslim, online, Palestine, peace, Peace Action, Rafah, State Capitol, veto, vote, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Muslim Civic Alliance (WMCA)URGENT: Contact legislators, show up Thursday to stop a bad “anti-semitism” bill
MRSCP, Sep 23, 2025
antisemitism, Cap Times, censorship, Esty Dinur, free speech, Holocaust, International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA), Israel, Israel Lobby, Jerusalem Declaration, Jewish, law, legislature, Madison, maps, MRSCP, Muslim, New Jersey, petition, Rafah, Raz Segal, State Capitol, take action, veto, vote, war, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Muslim Civic Alliance (WMCA), world, WORT 89.9 FMDon’t Let Israel Silence Wisconsin!
MRSCP, CODEPINK Madison, JVP-Milwaukee & Wisconsin Muslim Civic Alliance, Sep 11, 2025
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), antisemitism, apartheid, censorship, CODEPINK, discrimination, education, equality, FBI, free speech, Holocaust, human rights, International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA), Israel, Israel Lobby, Israeli, Jerusalem, Jerusalem Declaration, Jewish, Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), justice, labor, law, legislature, Madison, Middle East, Milwaukee, MRSCP, Muslim, New York Times, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, Peter Beinart, petition, racism, Rafah, starvation, students, take action, terrorism, training, violations, war, war crimes, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Muslim Civic Alliance (WMCA), Zionism
No Kings Movement Announces Next Day of Nationwide Actions for Oct 18
COMMON DREAMS, Sep 02, 2025
Israel and Double Standards
MOUIN RABBANI, SEP 06, 2025
2025.09.04: David Rovics and Kamala Emmanuel in Madison!
Muso, 2040 Winnebago Street, 7 pm
The keffiyeh and pro-Palestinian campus protests
Aariz Ahmed, Special to the Cap Times, Aug 25, 2025
Project Esther and the Palestine Solidarity Movement
Jewish Voice for Peace, August 20, 2025
2025.08.14: How Anti-Palestinian Repression is Building Authoritarianism in America
WORT 89.9 FM, 12-1 pm. Call in at 608-256-2001.
The One Word That Can Get You Banned on Social Media
THE FEED, JUL 29, 2025
Call on UW-Madison to Revoke the Suspension of Students for Justice in Palestine!
Students for Justice in Palestine at UW-Madison, July 25, 2025
Palestine coverage scares off nonprofit news funders
Nicole Froio, Prism, July 23, 2025
2025.07.22: Education in a Time of Genocide
Online, 11 am CT
2025.07.17: ‘Good Trouble Lives On’ Events
Wisconsin Capitol Square, 12 – 2:30 pm. Cookout at Olin Park, 4 – 7 pm.
Columbia protester Mahmoud Khalil freed from immigration detention
SOPHIE BATES AND PHILIP MARCELO, AP, June 20, 2025
American, antisemitism, Badar Khan Suri, civil rights, Congress, deportation, detainees, Donald Trump, free speech, green cards, Hamas, Homeland Security (DHS), human rights, immigrants, immigration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Israel, justice, land, law, Madison, Mahmoud Khalil, Marco Rubio, Mohsen Mahdawi, New Jersey, Palestinian, petition, protest, Rafah, Rumeysa Ozturk, students, terrorism, travel, Tufts, war
Meta (Facebook, Instagram) is currently spying on people
Linux Is Best @Linux, Jun 6, 2025
Meta censored me over Palestine. Again.
OWEN JONES, BATTLELINES, MAY 10, 2025
Tell the House to Vote No on HR 867
Wisconsin Right to Boycott, May 4, 2025
Tomorrow the House Will Vote to Criminalize Speech and BDS (HR 867)
American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), May 4, 2024
American, American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), antisemitism, apartheid, BDS, boycott, Congress, discrimination, ethnic cleansing, free speech, Gaza War, International Court of Justice (ICJ), Israel, Israel Lobby, law, Madison, media, nonprofits, prison, Rafah, students, vote, war, war crimes
Democrats Push To Censor Palestine Lessons In California
Shaanth Nanguneri, The Intercept, April 28, 2025
American, Anti-Defamation League (ADL), antisemitism, Arab, ban, California, censorship, Cisco, Congress, discrimination, divest, education, Egypt, Eli Valley, ethnic cleansing, free speech, Google, Grassroots, Hamas, human rights, images, indigenous, Israel, Israel Lobby, Jewish, land, law, legislature, Madison, media, Middle East, Nakba, Native American, New York Times, October 7, one-state, online, Palestine, Palestinian, protest, Rafah, San Francisco State, sanction, schools, South Africa, State Department, students, teachers, training, unions, United Nations (UN), video, Vietnam, vote, war, world, Zionism
2025.05.05 Update: Film “The Encampments” at The Crossing
1127 University Avenue, Madison, 6:30-8:30 pm
Advocates push for repeal of WI law limiting boycotts of Israel
Omar Waheed, Madison 365, Apr 25, 2025
American, American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), authoritarianism, BDS, boycott, civil rights, corporations, divest, free speech, Holocaust, Israel, Jewish, Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), justice, law, Madison, Madison 365, Milwaukee, Muslim, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, rabbis, Rafah, Right to Boycott, sanction, South Africa, State Capitol, terrorism, war, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Coalition for Justice in Palestine (WCJP), women
Arabs: The Weak Link in the US Civil Liberties Chain
Dr. James J. Zogby, Washington Watch, April 21, 2025
American, Arab, benefit, Bill Clinton, Congress, Constitution, deportation, detainees, Donald Trump, ethnicity, FBI, free speech, George W. Bush, human rights, immigrants, immigration, justice, law, Madison, Middle East, Muslim, Palestinian, peace, prison, Rafah, resources, students, terrorism, victims, war
2025.04.23: Remaining Resilient to Repression: Learning from the Atlanta 61 Trial!
Social Justice Center, 1202 Williamson St, Madison, 5:00 – 7:00 pm
Liberal militarism and Zionism started the latest McCarthyism
Jeet Heer, The Nation, April 2025
aid, antisemitism, censorship, civilians, colleges & universities, Columbia, Democratic Party, deportation, disinformation, documentary, Donald Trump, free speech, Gaza War, green cards, Hamas, hasbara, images, immigration, Israel, Israeli, Joe Biden, land, law, Madison, Mahmoud Khalil, McCarthyism, military, New York City, New York Times, No Other Land, October 7, Oscar, Palestinian, prison, Progressives, propaganda, protest, Rafah, schools, State Department, students, terrorism, United States, visas, Wall, war, world, Zionism
First they came for Mahmoud Khalil…
US Campaign for Palestinian Rights Action, Mar 11, 2025
colleges & universities, deportation, digital, divest, Donald Trump, free speech, Gaza War, green cards, hospitals, human rights, immigration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), International Court of Justice (ICJ), Israel, Israel Lobby, justice, labor, Madison, Mahmoud Khalil, Marco Rubio, Mohsen Mahdawi, Palestinian, Rafah, resources, Rumeysa Ozturk, students, take action, Tufts, US Campaign for Palestinian Rights (USCPR), visas, war
Zionist organizations are taking down names
The Intercept, Apr 14, 2025
Palestinian Student Leader Was Called In For Citizenship Interview — Then Arrested By ICE
Akela Lacy, The Intercept, April 14 2025
American, antisemitism, apartheid, Bernie Sanders, Betar, Canary Mission, charities, colleges & universities, Columbia, Congress, deportation, Donald Trump, donate, FBI, free speech, Gaza War, green cards, Hamas, images, immigrants, immigration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Intifada, Israel, Israel Lobby, Israeli, Jenin, Jew, Jewish, law, Madison, Mahmoud Khalil, Marco Rubio, media, military, Mohsen Mahdawi, Muslim, occupation, October 7, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, petition, prison, protest, Rafah, schools, shelters, solidarity, students, terrorism, video, visas, war, West Bank, WhatsApp
Mahmoud Khalil’s free speech is a national security risk
Peter Suber, FediScience, Apr 12, 2025 & Associated Press
2025.04.23 Update: WI Right to Boycott Press Conference and Lobby Day
Wisconsin State Capitol, 9 am
2025.04.05: Photos of Hands Off! Demonstrations
Madison, WI and Birmingham, AL
2025.04.23: Help Overturn Wisconsin’s anti-BDS Law!
MRSCP, Apr 2, 2025
BDS, boycott, calendar, democracy, discrimination, divest, free speech, Google, Israel, Israel Lobby, Israeli, justice, law, Madison, maps, MRSCP, online, Palestinian, peace, petition, protest, Rafah, resistance, Right to Boycott, sanction, State Capitol, Supreme Court, take action, taxes, US Campaign for Palestinian Rights (USCPR), war, Wisconsin
2025.04.21: Campus Speech, Antisemitism and Islamophobia
UW-Madison Pyle Center, Wisconsin Idea Lounge, 5:00 pm
2025.04.05: Wisconsin’s March Forward
Wisconsin Network for Peace and Justice (WNPJ), Madison, 12 pm
The Low-Hanging Fruit of Canceled Student Visas
Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance, March 30, 2025
Amazon, arms, Badar Khan Suri, climate, colleges & universities, Columbia, deportation, doctors, Donald Trump, education, free speech, Gaza War, green cards, Homeland Security (DHS), immigration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Israel Lobby, justice, law, Madison, Mahmoud Khalil, Marco Rubio, media, Minnesota, New York Times, police, protest, Rafah, Ramadan, Rumeysa Ozturk, Russia, schools, students, terrorism, Tufts, United States, video, visas, West BankRubio boasts of canceling more than 300 visas over pro-Palestine protests
Joseph Gedeon, The Guardian, 27 Mar 2025
colleges & universities, deportation, doctors, Donald Trump, free speech, Fulbright Scholar, Gaza War, green cards, Hamas, Homeland Security (DHS), images, immigration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Jamaica, land, Madison, Marco Rubio, media, Palestine, Palestinian, protest, Rafah, refugees, Rumeysa Ozturk, State Department, students, Tufts, United States, visas, war, world
Does Columbia still merit the name of a university?
Rashid Khalidi, The Guardian, 25 Mar 2025
allies, antisemitism, Arab, Benjamin Netanyahu, Black, books, colleges & universities, Columbia, disability, discrimination, disinformation, Donald Trump, donors, education, Edward Said, ethnic cleansing, free speech, Gaza War, Hamas, hasbara, Israel, Israel Lobby, Israeli, Jewish, labor, land, law, Madison, Middle East, Muslim, New York Times, Palestine, Palestinian, propaganda, protest, racism, Rafah, Rashid Khalidi, sanction, schools, students, violations, vote, war, women, world, WORT 89.9 FM
WATCH: Masked ICE Agents Arrest Tufts Graduate Student
PREM THAKKER, ZETEO, MAR 26, 2025
“First, They Came for Mahmoud Khalil”
MEGHNAD BOSE, DROP SITE NEWS, MAR 23, 2025
Georgetown Postdoc Detained by ICE as Crackdown on Campus Speech Widens
ARCHIT AND MURTAZA HUSSAIN, DROP SITE NEWS, MAR 19, 2025
Emergency Lawsuit Filed Challenging Trump’s Attack on Free Speech
American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), Mar 16, 2025
allies, American, American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), antisemitism, Arab, civil rights, colleges & universities, Cornell, deportation, discrimination, Donald Trump, donate, Europe, free speech, Grassroots, Homeland Security (DHS), human rights, IBM, International Court of Justice (ICJ), Jewish, justice, law, Madison, Mahmoud Khalil, McCarthyism, media, Palestine, Palestinian, protest, Rafah, solidarity, students, training, United States, Vietnam, Wall
After Columbia arrests, international college students fall silent
JOCELYN GECKER, AP, March 15, 2025
allies, American, American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), California, civil rights, colleges & universities, deportation, doctors, Donald Trump, education, Europe, free speech, green cards, healthcare, Homeland Security (DHS), immigration, Israel, Israel Lobby, Jewish, journalists, justice, land, law, Leqaa Kordia, Madison, Mahmoud Khalil, Marco Rubio, media, New York City, online, Palestine, Palestinian, protest, Rafah, Russia, schools, stories, students, terrorism, United States, University of California, visas, war, West Bank
Day 5 – Mahmoud Khalil News You Need To Know
Arab American Institute, March 13, 2025
American, antisemitism, colleges & universities, Columbia, deportation, discrimination, Donald Trump, donate, education, free speech, immigration, International Court of Justice (ICJ), International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA), Israel, Jewish, law, Madison, Mahmoud Khalil, Marco Rubio, Palestine, Palestinian, Rafah, schools, students, United States, war, world, Zionism
Trump’s Disappearing Of Mahmoud Khalil Should Be A Warning For Us All
THE BIG PICTURE AND TODD BEETON, MAR 13, 2025
Almost 100 arrested during protest occupying Trump Tower over Mahmoud Khalil
Martin Pengelly, The Guardian, 13 Mar 2025
American, antisemitism, colleges & universities, Columbia, deportation, Donald Trump, Europe, free speech, Gaza War, green cards, Hamas, Holocaust, Homeland Security (DHS), images, immigration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Israel, Israel Lobby, Jewish, Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), justice, land, law, Madison, Mahmoud Khalil, Marco Rubio, media, New York City, Palestinian, peace, police, Progressives, protest, Rafah, stories, students, terrorism, video, war, world
Congressional Letter to DHS on Mahmoud Khalil
14 Democratic House Members to Secretary Kristi Noem, Mar 11, 2025
Why we need a new free speech movement
ROBERT REICH, MAR 13, 2025
Mahmoud Khalil Speaks With Attorneys for First Time Since Detention
JASON PALADINO, DROP SITE NEWS, MAR 13, 2025
What is happening to Mahmoud Khalil is chilling
CHRIS GEIDNER, LAW DORK, MAR 12, 2025
