The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP)
Tag: free speech
Mar 20, 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, an IHRA definition of antisemitism. Ask Governor Evers to…
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
Thank the ‘No’ Votes on IHRA
SB445 Committee Vote, Feb 2, 2026
URGENT FREE SPEECH ALERT: Wisconsin Senate Moves IHRA Bill Behind Closed Doors
American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), February 2, 2026
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, 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), United Nations (UN), United States, war crimes, West Bank, Zionism
Don’t Let Israel Silence Wisconsin!
The Wisconsin Senate passed SB 445, an IHRA definition of antisemitism. Ask Governor Evers to…
2026.01.27: Don’t Let Republicans Silence Wisconsin!
Hearing on Senate Bill 650, Capitol Room 411 South, 10 am. AB672/SB650 regard agents of…
Assembly 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
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
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, law, legislature, Madison, maps, Raz Segal, take action, United States, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Muslim Civic Alliance (WMCA), WORT 89.9 FM
Don’t Let Israel Silence Wisconsin!
MRSCP, CODEPINK Madison, JVP-Milwaukee & Wisconsin Muslim Civic Alliance, Sep 11, 2025
antisemitism, censorship, CODEPINK, discrimination, education, equality, FBI, free speech, Holocaust, human rights, International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA), Israel, Israel Lobby, Jerusalem, Jerusalem Declaration, Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), Jews, Judaism, justice, labor, law, legislature, Madison, Peter Beinart, take action, United States, Wisconsin
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
2025.07.17: ‘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
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
Democrats Push To Censor Palestine Lessons In California
Shaanth Nanguneri, The Intercept, April 28, 2025
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
Arabs: The Weak Link in the US Civil Liberties Chain
Dr. James J. Zogby, Washington Watch, April 21, 2025
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
antisemitism, censorship, civilians, colleges & universities, Columbia, Democratic Party, deportation, disinformation, documentary, Donald Trump, free speech, Gaza War, green cards, Hamas, hasbara, images, immigration, Israel, Joe Biden, land, law, Madison, Mahmoud Khalil, militarism, Palestine, propaganda, protest, United States, visas, 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, Mohsen Mahdawi, Palestine, Rubio, Rumeysa Ozturk, take action, United States
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
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, Jenin, Jews, law, Madison, Mahmoud Khalil, Mohsen Mahdawi, Palestine, Rubio, United States
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, justice, law, Madison, maps, MRSCP, online, take action, 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
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, Israel Lobby, justice, law, Madison, Mahmoud Khalil, Palestine, Rumeysa Ozturk, students, visas, West BankRubio boasts of canceling more than 300 visas over pro-Palestine protests
Joseph Gedeon, The Guardian, 27 Mar 2025
Does Columbia still merit the name of a university?
Rashid Khalidi, The Guardian, 25 Mar 2025
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
After Columbia arrests, international college students fall silent
JOCELYN GECKER, AP, March 15, 2025
Day 5 – Mahmoud Khalil News You Need To Know
Arab American Institute, March 13, 2025
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
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 Voice for Peace (JVP), Jews, justice, land, law, Madison, Mahmoud Khalil, Rubio, terrorism, United States
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
Marco Rubio Detained Mahmoud Khalil on ‘Foreign Policy Grounds’
PREM THAKKER AND PABLO MANRÍQUEZ, ZETEO, MAR 11, 2025
The backstory on the government’s abduction of a Palestinian protester
Will Bunch, The Philadelphia Inquirer, March 11, 2025
The Trump Administration kidnapped Mahmoud Khalil
Rep. Mark Pocan, Mar 10, 2025
