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Nov 7, 2026

Call to Action Weekend!
February 20-22, 2026
Building Unity, free speech, immigration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Madison, nonviolence, protest, Rafah, resistance, solidarity, terrorism, unions
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, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP), media, Peace Action, projects, 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 (US), veto, vote, war, Wisconsin
Sarah Lawrence Coalition for Palestine Newsletter
VOL. 5 NO. 3 : MONDAY FEBRUARY 2, 2026
colleges & universities, free speech, Gaza, law, Madison, media, Palestine, Rafah, Sarah Lawrence Coalition for Palestine, solidarity, students, West Bank
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, 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, war crimes, West Bank, Zionism
Assembly to vote Thursday on AB672 attacking free speech
Three calls or emails needed ASAP
democracy, free speech, justice, law, legislature, Madison, maps, Milwaukee, peace, protest, Rafah, students, Tony Evers, veto, vote, Wisconsin
2026.01.15: Teaching Palestine: Meeting the Moment
Online, 6 PM CT
calendar, education, free speech, Madison, Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA), online, Palestine, peace, Rafah, students, Teach Palestine, teachers
Palestine Action Hunger Strikers at Imminent Risk of Death in UK Prisons
Jeannie Connerney, Massachusetts Peace Action, January 7, 2026
free speech, Gaza, genocide, hunger strikes, Palestine, peace, Peace Action, prison, prisoners, protest, United Kingdom (UK), war, war crimes
2026.01.06: Another Threat to Wisconsin Free Speech
State Capitol, 417 North (Grand Army of the Republic Hearing Room), 10AM
calendar, free speech, law, Madison, media, State Capitol, terrorism, Wisconsin
Israel Silences Australia
Lana Tatour, Dec 20, 2025
antisemitism, Australia, Bondi Beach, censorship, free speech, Gaza, genocide, Google, human rights, International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA), Palestine, protest, schools, war
Israel Silences the UK
Middle East Eye and Glenn Greenwald, Dec 18, 2025
antisemitism, Australia, Bondi Beach, censorship, free speech, Gaza, genocide, Glenn Greenwald, International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA), Middle East, protest, United Kingdom (UK), war
Top ADL leader quits, accusing group of being ‘useful idiot’ for Trump
RON KAMPEAS, JEWISH TELEGRAPHIC AGENCY, DECEMBER 12, 2025
Anti-Defamation League (ADL), antisemitism, civil rights, Donald Trump, free speech, immigration, Israel Lobby, Jewish, Mahmoud Khalil, Zionism
Don’t Let “IHRA” Become Law in Wisconsin
ADC National, Dec 12, 2025
American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), antisemitism, discrimination, donate, free speech, International Court of Justice (ICJ), International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA), Jewish, law, Madison, Palestinian, police, Rafah, vote, war, Wisconsin
How the Jewish Chronicle Whips Up Fear by Conflating Antisemitism With Anti-Zionism
NEVE GORDON, COMMON DREAMS, DEC 07, 2025
Anti-Defamation League (ADL), antisemitism, censorship, Donald Trump, Elon Musk, free speech, Gaza, genocide, Jewish, Jewish Chronicle, Melanie Phillips, protest, United Kingdom (UK), war, Zionism
UW Police Department’s careless assault on student protest
ROMAN FRITZ, TONE MADISON, DECEMBER 8, 2025
colleges & universities, encampments, free speech, Gaza, genocide, Israel Lobby, Madison, police, protest, UW-Madison, war, war crimes
Ms. Rachel Under Fire for Speaking About Palestinian Children in Gaza
Kanza Eemaan, American Muslim Today, Dec 04, 2025
American, antisemitism, children, free speech, Gaza, genocide, hasbara, Israel Lobby, Ms. Rachel, Muslim, Palestinian, propaganda
2025.10.22: Testimonies on AB446, a Definition of Antisemitism
Rep. Ryan Clancy, ryanclancywi, Oct 22, 2025
antisemitism, calendar, free speech, Israel Lobby, law, Madison, media, video, Wisconsin
2025.10.27: Anti-Semitism as a Smokescreen
Online, 6 PM CT
antisemitism, calendar, colleges & universities, free speech, Israel Lobby, online
2025.10.18: No Kings October 2025
A photo album
calendar, democracy, free speech, human rights, Madison, No Kings, protest