The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP)
free speech
Aug 16, 2026
Advocates push for repeal of WI law limiting boycotts of Israel
Omar Waheed, Madison 365, Apr 25, 2025
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Arabs: The Weak Link in the US Civil Liberties Chain
Dr. James J. Zogby, Washington Watch, April 21, 2025
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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
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First they came for Mahmoud Khalil…
US Campaign for Palestinian Rights Action, Mar 11, 2025
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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
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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
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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
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Joseph Gedeon, The Guardian, 27 Mar 2025
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Does Columbia still merit the name of a university?
Rashid Khalidi, The Guardian, 25 Mar 2025
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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
