The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP)
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Leaked report highlights Israel lobby’s failures
Ali Abunimah, The Electronic Intifada, 28 April 2017
Netanyahu Cancels Meeting After German Official Visits Protest Group
Israel has come under increasing criticism for seeking to silence groups that are critical of…
2017.04.22: Peace Contingent in the Madison Climate March
Saturday, April 22 1 pm Lisa Link Peace Park, 452 State St, Madison 2 pm…
Update: Feds Drop Charges against AMP staffers
American Muslims for Palestine, April 22, 2017 (WASHINGTON DC 04.21.2017) — The federal government has…
#ObliteratedFamilies – Foreword by Rajah Shehadeh
#ObliteratedFamilies Project, April 11, 2017
2017.04.27: One Book, Many Communities: “Returning to Haifa”
Thursday, April 27 Alicia Ashman Library [Map] 733 N. High Point Road, Madison 7:00 –…
2017.03.29: Islamophobia in America with Reza Aslan
Wednesday, March 29th, 2017 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm Location: Wisconsin Union Theater Cost: Free…
Free Issa Amro
We, the undersigned individuals and organizations, call on you to strongly oppose David Friedman’s nomination…
UN official resigns after pressure to withdraw Israel apartheid report
Ali Abunimah, The Electronic Intifada, 17 March 2017
A message from Cindy & Craig Corrie
Painting by Malak Mattar; read more about her painting at We Are Not Numbers. March…
U.N. Report: Israel Imposes ‘Apartheid Regime’ on Palestinians
Reuters, Newsweek, 3/15/17
Israel lashes out at Palestine activists
Charlotte Silver, The Electronic Intifada, 15 March 2017
Unlearning apartheid apologism: A Jewish response to Israeli Apartheid Week
Stop conflating anti-Zionism and criticism of the State of Israel with anti-Semitism Rya Inman /…
Activists pull out of Chicago LGBTQ conference over Israel pinkwashing
Jimmy Johnson, THE ELECTRONIC INTIFADA, 22 January 2016
Bernie Sanders: On Anti-Semitism, Israel, and the Palestinians
Bernie Sanders, Common Dreams, February 28, 2017 Speech to this year’s J Street conference Thank…
Israeli forces raid At Tuwani after women and children’s nonviolent action
Operation Dove, February 12, 2017 More information on Operation Dove This Saturday morning residents of…
Michael Bennett boycotts trip, says he won’t be used by Israel
Steve Almasy, CNN, February 12, 2017
2017.02.11: Madison Resistance March
Madison Resistance March on Facebook Channel3000.com Madison-Rafah Sister City Project The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project…
2017.01.29: Winning — Small Town
From the Isthmus Madison Matrix for Feb. 2, 2017: “More than 2,500 people pack into…
David Friedman Is Unfit to Be Ambassador to Israel
Josh Ruebner, US Campaign for Palestinian Rights, 31 Jan 2017 Donald Trump’s first ten days…
Open Doors for Refugees Response to Trump’s Ban
Today President Trump signed an executive order banning all refugees from entering the U.S. for…
2017.02.06: Fighting Islamophobia
A Panel Discussion by the UW-Madison Middle East Studies Program and the Center for the Humanities…
2017.01.27: “No Child Behind Bars” speakers on WORT
A Public Affair 12:00 – 1:00 PM No Child Behind Bars: Living Resistance from the…
2017.01.29: Citywide Forum to Bring Marginalized Communities Together
David Dahmer, Madison365, January 19, 2017
Israel as the Lights Go Out
In America there is always a domestic political reason for not doing the right thing…
Delegation on Incarceration, Detention, and Political Prisoners
LEARN MORE ABOUT THE MAY 2017 DELEGATION! May 13 – 26, 2017 Incarceration, Detention, and…
Will Israel Echo South Africa’s Apartheid?
David A. Andelman, CNN, December 29, 2016
A letter from Gaza to the Natives of Standing Rock
Israa Suliman, WE ARE NOT NUMBERS, November 15, 2016 Dear Native Americans, Although we are…
Third Palestinian Submission to the International Criminal Court on Gaza Closure
The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights, November 22, 2016
A Musical Message from the Children of Gaza to the World
Wael Yazji’s 2007 operetta Ehna, with lyrics by the poet Jamal Darimli Wael Yazji, YouTube,…
Why Israel Still Refuses to Choose
It’s easier to leave Palestinians in limbo waiting for a “peace process” that goes nowhere…
2016.10.22 Update: Wisconsin Book Festival: The Way to the Spring
C-SPAN video link: c-span.org/video/?416995-3/ben-ehrenreich-discusses-way-spring Wisconsin Book Festival The Way to the Spring Ben Ehrenreich 10/22/2016…
2016.10.20: Novelist Ben Ehrenreich on WORT
Thursday, October 20 “A Public Affair” 12:00 – 1:00 pm Allen Ruff’s Thursday guest…
Israeli Military Blocks Female Flotilla From Reaching Gaza
Andrea Germanos, Common Dreams, October 05, 2016 Group including Nobel laureate Mairead Maguire aimed ‘to…
2016.10.11: Online Panel: Against Israel’s Colonial Tide
Tuesday, October 11 12 noon – 1 pm Central Listen live at http://www.thejerusalemfund.org/livestream Online panel…
2016.10.06: Film Pinkwashing Exposed: Seattle Fights Back!
UW-Madison Multicultural Student Center Red Gym – 2nd Floor 716 Langdon St, Madison, Wisconsin 7:30…
PHROC Welcomes the Launch of Women’s Boat to Gaza
Al-Haq, 26 September 2016
Zaytouna-Oliva departs for Gaza
Amal-Hope II to follow soon Women’s Boat to Gaza, Messina, Italy, September 27, 2016 This…
Zaytouna-Oliva leaves Corsica for Italy
Women’s Boat to Gaza, September 20, 2016
Gaza-bound flotilla sails off from Spain’s Barcelona
Al Jazeera, 15 Sep 2016
Barcelona Hosts Women’s Boat to Gaza for their inaugural journey
Women’s Boat to Gaza, September 12, 2016 Barcelona, Spain – From September 12-14, the sailing…
2016.10.15: WNPJ’s 25th Anniversary Fall Assembly Celebration
Wisconsin Network for Peace and Justice Saturday, October 15, 2016 11:30am to 5pm TBA, Madison,…
Death threats and detainment: Opposing the Israeli occupation when Palestinian
This article has raised concern about the welfare of Al Mezan Center for Human Rights…
Breaking: Berkeley Divests from G4S
Palestinian Rights Groups Cheer Berkeley’s Decision to Divest from Private Prisons Friends of Sabeel –…
Second Class Citizens
Kevin Walsh, July 6, 2016 A 2009 study of the legal status of Israel’s occupation…
Israel releases Palestinian MP Khalida Jarrar after imprisonment of 15 months
Khalida Jarrar greets speaks to reporters in her hometown, the West Bank city of Ramallah,…
Unitarian Majority for Divestment; Presbyterians Take it to the Next Level!
Anna Baltzer, US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation, June 25th, 2016 I cannot remember…
Israel Lawfare group plans “massive punishments” for activists
Ali Abunimah, The Electronic Intifada, 25 June 2016
Jeff Halper on Israel Lawfare group
Jeff Halper, Facebook, June 25, 2016
Thank Rep. Mark Pocan for Speaking Up for Palestinian Children
Just Foreign Policy, June 21, 2016 Your Representative, Mark Pocan, was one of 20 signers…
“We’re at a Turning Point”
Josh Ruebner & Tamar Ghabin, US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation, June 16th, 2016…
#RightToBoycott – resisting Israel’s war of repression against BDS
Palestinian BDS National Committee, Jun 6, 2016
FREEDOM TO MOVE, FREEDOM TO BOYCOTT
Jewish Voice for Peace On May 9th, 2016 the Israeli government confirmed that it has…
We’ve Reached a Milestone
Dear Friend, This is very exciting! We are witnessing a benchmark moment in the fight…
Jennifer Loewenstein: Zionism Is ‘A Particularly Pernicious Form Of Nationalism’
Dr. Milena Rampoldi, MintPress News, June 2, 2016 A boy carries a wreath with posters…
Israel’s Global War Web and a One-State Solution
Jeff Spitzer-Resnick, The Progressive, May 10, 2016 Jeff Halper, anthropologist and Israeli peace activist, does…
2016.05.04: An Evening with Jeff Halper
Wednesday, May 4, 2016 7:00 pm DeLuca Forum, Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery 330 N. Orchard…
Congressional representatives urge investigation of human rights violations by Israel and Egypt
This is a big deal. Senator Patrick Leahy, along with 10 Congressional representatives, has written…
2016.04.07: Linda Sarsour on Racial Justice & Interfaith Cooperation
7:00 – 9:00 pm The Crossing 1127 University Ave. Madison, WI Linda Sarsour is a…
Remembering Rachel Corrie
March 16 marked 13 years since 23-year-old American peace activist Rachel Corrie was crushed to…
Landmark G4S Boycott Victory
Ali Abunimah, The Electronic Intifada, 10 March 2016
Identity Crisis: the Israeli ID System
Visualizing Palestine creates data-driven tools to advance a factual, rights-based narrative of the Palestinian-Israeli issue.…
#CancelPinkwashing: Creating Change Conference 2016 Statement
Tarab NYC, January 19, 2016 We know that military occupation, ethnic cleansing, racism, and colonialism…
NYC Cultural Boycott Pledge
Adalah-NY: The New York Campaign for the Boycott of Israel, November 17, 2015 Adalah-NY is…
2015.11.19: In Solidarity: From Ferguson to Mexico to Palestine
Thursday, November 19, 2015 7 p.m. Sterling Hall 1310 Ahmed Hamad is a Palestinian activist…
Are You a Progressive for Palestine?
Josh Ruebner, US Campaign to End the Occupation, October 30, 2015 If so, click here…
Demanding Freedom For Shireen Issawi
“ In our work with people in Gaza, we have been told repeatedly that the…
2015.09.18-19: Fighting Bob Fest
Fighting Bob Fest is right around the corner and MRSCP is preparing some fun activities…
Fighting Israel with a camera and a stethoscope
Raymond Deane, The Electronic Intifada, 31 July 2015
THE GAZA STRIP: The Humanitarian Impact of the Blockade
United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), July 2015
2014.11.07-08: Friends of Sabeel of North America (FOSNA) Conference
The Madison Times, October 22, 2014
2014.10.01-11.26: Book group – Ali Abunimah’s The Battle for Justice in Palestine
UW-Madison Memorial Union, 7-8:30 pm
2014.09.28: DAVID ROVICS IN CONCERT
With Clare Norelle Sunday, September 28, 4 – 6 pm The Brink Lounge, 701 E…
Palestinians in Gaza are still waiting for the siege to end
Ali Abunimah, The Electronic Intifada, 10 September 2014
Call to action: Join Palestinian political prisoner’s day
Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association & Palestinian BDS National Committee, Apr 3, 2014
Quakers Call For Israel Boycott & Divestment
Breakthrough! Quakers Spanning 3 States Call For Boycott & Divestment Anna Baltzer, US Campaign to…
Anthony Bahl Obituary
Anthony “Tony” Joseph Bahl, age 72, of Chicago, died peacefully on August 1st after a…
150 organizations join with BDS activists in France
US Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel, June 26, 2013
Rachel Corrie’s Rafah Legacy
Ramzy Baroud, CounterPunch, March 21, 2013
Palestinians call for a boycott of Israeli diamonds
Over 50 Palestinian organisations, representing a cross-section of Palestinian civil society, including women’s groups and…
Tell Obama: Condition aid to Israel on compliance with international law
Annie Robbins, Mondoweiss, January 10, 2013
The people of Gaza suffer
Palestinians warm themselves by a fire inside a house, which witnesses said was damaged in…
2012.12.16: Palestinian non-violent resistance leader speaks in Madison
Veena Brekke, December 19, 2012 On Sunday afternoon, December 16, citizens of the Madison area…
2012.12.16: MRSCP Gaza Visit on WORT
Live on 89.9 FM, 6:00-6:30 pm
Israel Denies Responsibility for Rachel Corrie’s Death
WORT 89.9 fm | Madison WI, 30 August 2012 On Thursday August 30th, Allen Ruff…
Israel Frees Palestinian Detainee After Hunger Strike of Weeks
ABEL KERSHNER and FARES AKRAM, New York Times, April 1, 2012 The woman, Hana…
2011.05.14: Dissent is Not a Crime: Two Subpoenaed Activists Speak Out
Sat, May 14, 2011 1:00 – 3:00 pm St. John’s Lutheran Church 322 East Washington…
2011.02.24: Amy Goodman on “Uprisings: from the Middle East to the Midwest”
Amy Goodman in Madison Democracy Now! Executive Producer Amy Goodman and Senior Producer Sharif Abdel…
Israeli Intransigence Lets BDS Into the Mainstream
Alex Kane, December 21, 2010 The world is fed up with Israel, with its continued…
2010.11.03: Glenn Greenwald to Speak in Madison
Glenn Greenwald will be on A Public Affair WORT-FM 89.9 with host Esty Dinur on…
