The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP)
Tag: Madison
Apr 29, 2026
Open Letter Opposing the United States-Israel Strategic Partnership Act
http://madisonrafah.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Open-Letter-for-Co-Sponosrs-of-S-462.pdf
2013.04.28: Susan Abulhawa Talk in Madison
Playgrounds for Palestine Annual Benefit Dinner Nile Restaurant [Map] 5:30 pm-8:00 pm The Madison chapter…
2013.04.01: WORT Interview about Elias Chacour Play
“A Public Affair” WORT 89.9 FM 12 noon “A Public Affair” will be previewing the…
American, Arab, audio, Bethlehem, Bright Stars of Bethlehem, calendar, Christian, Church of Christ, doctors, education, freedom, Galilee, Haifa, Israeli, Japan, land, Madison, Methodist, Middle East, MRSCP, Muslim, Muslims, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, Playgrounds for Palestine, podcast, Rafah, refugees, religion, schools, sister cities, terrorism, travel, UW-Madison, war, world, WORT 89.9 FMNot Enough Water in the West Bank?
Visualizing Palestine, March 2013 DESCRIPTION In partnership with EWASH (a coalition working in the water…
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…
Al-Awda, allies, Amnesty International, Arab, Australia, ban, BDS, Birmingham, boycott, California, Canada, civilians, economy, equality, Europe, fair trade, Geneva Conventions (1949), Ghassan Kanafani, human rights, International Solidarity Movement (ISM), Ireland, Israel, Israeli, Jewish, justice, labor, land, law, Lebanon, Madison, media, Middle East, military, MRSCP, Muslim, Nakba, New York City, occupation, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, prison, Progressives, Rachel Corrie, Rafah, refugees, resources, sanction, sister cities, solidarity, South Africa, students, terrorism, unions, war, war crimes, women, world2013.03.17: Annual Rachel Corrie Commemorative Dinner
Sunday, March 17 Nile Restaurant, Madison 5:30 pm, dinner at 6:15 pm March 16, 2013…
Tell Obama: Condition aid to Israel on compliance with international law
Annie Robbins, Mondoweiss, January 10, 2013
aid, American, Amy Goodman, Barack Obama, BDS, Black, Christian, Christians United for Israel (CUFI), Church of Christ, CODEPINK, Congress, conscientious objectors, human rights, Israel, Israeli, Jewish, Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), justice, land, law, Madison, Methodist, Middle East, military, Minnesota, MRSCP, Muslim, Muslims, New Jersey, New York City, occupation, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, Peace Action, Presbyterian, Rafah, refuseniks, sister cities, students, Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), terrorism, Unitarian, veterans, vote, war, Washington DC, West Bank, Wisconsin, women, world, Zionism2013.01.19: March and Rally, ‘No Blank Check For Israel!’
The Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, January 9, 2013 Saturday, January 19th 2013, 4-6 pm,…
aid, American, American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), arms, Barack Obama, BDS, Black, calendar, Church of Christ, CODEPINK, education, Gaza, Israel, Israel Lobby, Israeli, Jewish, Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), justice, land, law, Madison, Methodist, Middle East, military, Minnesota, MRSCP, New York City, occupation, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, Peace Action, Presbyterian, Rafah, sister cities, students, Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), take action, Unitarian, veterans, video, war, Washington DC, women, Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF), Zionism2012.12.05: Film 5 Broken Cameras
Memorial Library, Room 126 UW-Madison [Map] 7:00 pm An extraordinary work of both cinematic and…
Tsela Barr and Michele Bahl: Recent visit to Gaza heartbreaking
TSELA BARR AND MICHELE BAHL | members, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project, Cap Times, Nov 22,…
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Yasmin Mogahed, Nov 19, 2012 For Jennifer Loewenstein, April 19, 2002 was a “waking nightmare”.…
Israel Attacks the Gaza Strip
On the day that the Interfaith Peace Builders delegation (with four women from Wisconsin) safely…
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Michele Bahl, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project, November 14, 2012 Yesterday we visited the Gaza Community…
VOICES OF CONSCIENCE: DELEGATION to THE GAZA STRIP
Interfaith Peace-Builders, November 5, 2012 November 5, 2012 – Interfaith Peace-Builders (IFPB) is pleased to…
aid, blockade, California, Caterpillar, Craig and Cindy Corrie, delegation, economy, Gaza, Gaza City, healthcare, Israeli, justice, Madison, media, Middle East, military, MRSCP, New Jersey, occupation, Olympia, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, project, Rachel Corrie, Rafah, United States, water, West Bank, WisconsinLoving the Land and It’s People: Palestinian Hospitality
Veena Brekke, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project, October 31, 2012 On October 28th we departed the…
2012 West Bank Olive Harvest Delegation
Interfaith Peace-Builders Delegation Arrives in Israel/Palestine Interfaith Peace-Builders, October 23, 2012 October 23, 2012 –…
2012.11.05: Daoud Nassar speaks in Madison
Daoud Nassar: “The most effective way to reach peace is meeting people face-to-face. It’s possible…
2012.10.25: Miko Peled Talk in Madison
Miko Peled, activist and author of The General’s Son: Journey of an Israeli in Palestine…
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Arab Voices, KPFT 90.1 FM, September 26, 2012 mp3 audio file Jennifer Loewenstein Political activist…
Israel Denies Responsibility for Rachel Corrie’s Death
WORT 89.9 fm | Madison WI, 30 August 2012 On Thursday August 30th, Allen Ruff…
ADC Releases Guide to Palestinian Film
The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project has a library of films about Palestine available for free…
American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), documentary, education, equality, ethnic cleansing, film, Grassroots, human rights, images, Israel, Jerusalem, land, Madison, Middle East, MRSCP, Nakba, occupation, online, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, Rafah, refugees, religion, resistance, resources, schools, sister cities, students, war, West Bank, women, world2012.05.07: Diyar Dance Theatre of Bethlehem in Madison
Anderson Auditorium Edgewood College 7:00 pm Diyar Dance Theatre of Bethlehem: 40 talented, enthusiastic and…
2012.03.18: Third Annual Rachel Corrie Commemorative Benefit Dinner
The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project invites you to the Third Annual Rachel Corrie Commemorative Benefit…
2012.04.12: Eyes In Gaza: A Presentation by Dr. Mads Gilbert
“What We Saw, What We Can Do” April 12, 2012, 7:00 pm 180 Science Hall,…
TURN ON THE LOVE
Children at the Tuyar Al-Jena Kindergarten in Rafah turn on the tap Here in Wisconsin…
2011.11.20-21: Jeff Pickert Talk: Palestinian Youth, Israeli Repression, and International Solidarity
Supporting the Next Generation of Unarmed Resisters Sunday, Nov. 20 at 5 pm in Anderson…
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Palestine: Past, Present and Future Ilan Pappé Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies, University of…
2011.09.14-15: Madison Film Premier: Cultures of Resistance
As part of the annual World Music Festival sponsored by the Wisconsin Union Directorate and…
Jennifer Loewenstein on Progressive Radio News Hour
Progressive Radio News Hour, Jun 12th, 2011 Jennifer Loewenstein teaches at the University of Wisconsin…
Madison-Rafah Sister City Project Internships
The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP) was started in 2003 by a group of concerned…
Israel as the only Democracy
Mr. Netanyahu Explains, Jeff Danziger, May 22, 2011
2011.04.14: Play We Belong to the Land
Anderson Auditorium Edgewood College Madison 7:00 pm A one-person drama based on the writings of…
2011.03.22: Ziad Abbas at MATC
MATC Downtown Education Center 211 N. Carroll Street, Room D240 Madison [Map] 1:30 pm –…
2011.04.02: Palestine Panel at the National Lawyers' Guild Conference
National Lawyers’ Guild Regional Conference Panels University of Wisconsin Law School 975 Bascom Mall, Madison…
2011.03.21: Ziad Abbas at UW-Madison
4 – 5:30 pm Room 336, Ingraham Hall UW-Madison [Map] Ziad Abbas will speak on…
2011.03.20: Annual Rachel Corrie Dinner
Bunky’s Cafe 2425 Atwood Avenue Madison [Map] Cash bar/socializing 5:30 pm Dinner 6:00 pm Program…
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122 State St, Room 407 6:30 pm Palestine History Series continues: “1948 and Its Aftermath:…
2011.03.17: Ziad Abbas on WORT 89.9 FM
Thursday, March 17 Noon Ziad Abbas will be the guest on WORT radio’s A Public…
2011.02.20: Reception with Medea Benjamin of Code Pink
1:30 – 3:30 pm RSVP to dwallbaum (at) gmail.com Afternoon dessert reception with Medea Benjamin…
2011.01.12: Israel’s Apartheid Wall and the Fight to Stop It
Gal Lugossi will also be a guest on WORT Radio’s A Public Affair with host…
Clean WATER for Rafah’s Children
We ask you to help us give the gift of Clean WATER for Rafah’s Children…
2010.11.11: USS Liberty Film and Discussion
Thursday November 11 Madison Central Library 201 W. Mifflin St. [Map] 6:30 pm Film screening…
2010.11.10: John Mearsheimer to Speak in Madison
Student Progressive Dane and the Middle Eastern Law Student Association present Greater Israel’s Bleak Future…
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…
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From Afghanistan to Gaza: Obama’s Middle East Policy in Crisis 180 Science Hall UW-Madison 550…
Ann Wright, Barack Obama, blockade, calendar, civilians, Egypt, Gaza, Gaza Freedom March, Google, Iraq, Israel, Israeli, justice, land, Madison, maps, Middle East, MRSCP, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, Playgrounds for Palestine, Progressives, protest, Rafah, sister cities, snipers, State Department, terrorism, travel, UW-Madison, veterans, war, Wisconsin, women, WORT 89.9 FM2010.10.13: Film Life in Occupied Palestine
Life in Occupied Palestine provides an excellent introduction — in a down-to-earth, non-alienating way —…
2010.09.27: Fighting Bob Fest Israel/Palestine Panel Video
Israel and Palestine: A Progressive View This workshop, sponsored by a large number of Wisconsin…
2010.10.07: Fall Educational Series on the History of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Wisconsin Network for Peace and Justice 122 State St, Rm 407, Madison 6:30 pm Organized…
2010.09.19: PALESTINE: DANGEROUS PASSAGE TO SCHOOL
Goodman Community Center 149 Wabesa St, Madison Room Bolz B 5 7 pm [Map] Free…
Maia – MECA’s Gaza Water Project
We ask you to help us give the gift of Clean WATER for Rafah’s Children…
Madison Area Peace Coalition: Flotilla attack shows need to end Gaza siege
Madison Area Peace Coalition, Cap Times, Jun 13, 2010
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Cecil and Helen Findley at Fighting BobFest Cecil Findley Public adviser, endorser and defender during…
Activists embrace nonviolence in world’s hot spots
Phil Haslanger, Cap Times, Apr 1, 2010
The Map: The Story of Palestinian Nationhood Thwarted
Juan Cole, Informed Comment, March 16, 2010
Algeria, apartheid, Arab, Avi Shlaim, Avigdor Lieberman, Balfour Declaration, Bedouin, Benjamin Netanyahu, charities, Christian, Christians United for Israel (CUFI), civilians, colonialism, Egypt, Europe, Germany, human rights, images, immigration, Intifada, Iraq, Islamic, Israel, Israeli, Jerusalem, Jewish, Joe Biden, Jordan, Juan Cole, land, law, Lebanon, Madison, Mahmoud Abbas, maps, negotiations, occupation, Palestine, Palestinian, prison, prisoners, racism, Rafah, Russia, Syria, training, United Kingdom, United Nations (UN), United States, war, West Bank, world, Zionism2010.03.21: Building Hope for the Children
Commemorating the life of Rachel Corrie Sunday, March 21 Fellowship Hall, First United Methodist…
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Edgewood College Predolin Humanities Center [Map], Room 307 Madison 7:00 pm Josh Brollier, co-coordinator of…
2010.02.23: Bridging the Divide: Kobi and Aziz
Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2010 7 pm, Room B1B Lowell Center, UW Madison [Map] Aziz Abu-Sarah…
2010.01.12: Gaza one year on: Operation Cast Lead and the Goldstone Report
United Nations Association of Dane County Speaker: Jennifer Loewenstein Tuesday, January 12, 2010 7:00 PM…
Mike Murray: Baldwin displays compassion for Gaza
Mike Murray, Capital Times, Jan 8, 2010
ban, blockade, books, Cap Times, civilians, Congress, education, Egypt, Gaza, Hamas, Hillary Clinton, human rights, Israel, Israel Lobby, Israeli, Madison, MRSCP, Operation Cast Lead, Palestine, Palestinian, Progressives, protest, Rafah, Richard Goldstone, schools, sister cities, solidarity, students, Tammy Baldwin, terrorism, travel, United Nations (UN), United States, violations, vote, war, water, West Bank, world2009.11.14: Israel/Palestine Workshop at the Wilmar Center
Saturday, November 14 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm Wil-Mar Neighborhood Center 953 Jenifer Street, Madison…
Lee Brown: The U.S. should stop blindly supporting Israel
Lee Brown, Cap Times, November 6, 2009
2009.11.14: Seven Jewish Children at the Wilmar Center
Seven Jewish Children: A Play for Gaza Written by Caryl Churchill & directed by Andy…
2009.07.18: Madison Children’s Museum Benefit Sale
Madison Children’s Museum Warehouse 8830 N. Greenview Drive, Middleton [Map] 7:00 AM to 4:00 PM…
2009.04.23-24: Dr. Najat Rahman speaks of the late Palestinian Poet Mahmoud Darwish
Thursday, April 23th 7:00 to 9:30 PM 107 Psychology Building UW-Madison Dr. Najat Rahman will…
2009.05.16: Gaza Benefit Dinner, Goodman Atwood Community Center
Goodman Atwood Community Center 149 Waubesa Street 6:00 – 8:00 pm Sponsored by Madison East…
Play: My Name is Rachel Corrie
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2009.04.15: Anna Baltzer on Life in Occupied Palestine
Stories & Photos Anna Baltzer, Jewish-American granddaughter of Holocaust refugees, will present her slides, stories,…
2009.04.05-07: Israel-Palestine from Bush to Obama: Health, Human Rights and Foreign Policy
The University of Wisconsin – Madison Middle East Studies Program April Lecture Series Prof. Noam…
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Sunday, February 8 Dardanelles Restaurant 1851 Monroe Street, Madison (Directions) 6:30 pm: Snack bar reception,…
2009.01.26: Live from Bethlehem Lecture and Film
Monday, January 26, 7:30 pm Wisconsin Union Theater UW-Madison Reception to follow Amira Hanania is…
2009.01.24: Emergency Fundraiser for Gaza
Saturday, January 24, 4-7 pm Wil-Mar Neighborhood Center 953 Jenifer Street, Madison MRSCP will mark…
Citizens Must Demand End to Terror of War
Wisconsin State Journal, Jan 14, 2009 Dear Editor: As Congress began its 111th session on…
