The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP)
Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA)
Jun 28, 2026
2026.07.19: Madison’s Big Ride for Palestine
Wisconsin Bike Fed, May 19, 2026
2026.06.29: Free Concert Benefit for MECA & Direct Relief
Goodman Community Center, Brassworks Building, 214 Waubesa St, Madison, 8 pm
2026.06.05-06 Update: Yard and Craft Sale for Palestine Aid
1 Judy Circle, Madison, 9 am – 4 pm
MECA Food Parcels in Gaza
Middle East Children’s Alliance, February 19, 2026
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2025.12.31: Yoga Therapy Gift Certificate Benefit
Greenroot Yoga LLC, Dec 10, 2025
Support Gaza Sunbirds paracycling team
Eric Kleppe-Montenegro, MKEBKE, Nov 22, 2025
2025.11.29-30: Snow Update! Bookstore Saturday AND Sunday will raise money for Palestinian families
Omar Waheed, Madison 365, Nov 26, 2025
2025.11.29-30: A Call for Artisans & Bakers!!
Donate to the Gift and Sweets Sale
2025.11.29-30: Snow Update! Gift & Sweets Sale for Palestine
Room of One’s Own Annex, 2713 Atwood Ave, Madison, Sat 12 pm-4 pm & Sun…
2025.11.29-30: Snow Update! Gifts & Sweets for November 29 AND 30!
Room of One’s Own Annex, 2713 Atwood Ave, Madison, Sat 12 pm-4 pm & Sun…
2025.12.14: Winter Recital Benefit for MECA
McFarland Lutheran Church, 5529 Marsh Rd, 2:30 pm
2025.10.31: Boogie Benefit for Palestine
East Side Club, 3735 Monona Drive, 6:30-11:30 pm
2025.11.13: An Evening for Palestine – Tony Castaneda Latin Jazz Band Benefit
Cardinal Bar, 418 E Wilson, 5:30-7:30 pm for Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA)
2025.09.07: A Celebration of Culture, Resistance and Liberation in Oak Creek
Cherrie Hanson, Wisconsin Muslim Journal, Sep 12, 2025
2025.09.07: “From Rubble We Dance,” Palestine Dance Troupes in Milwaukee
Oak Creek, 350 E. Puetz Rd, 6 pm
2025.07.20: Madison bike riders raise over $15K for humanitarian aid in Gaza
Sam Swartz, WMTV 15, Jul. 20, 2025
2025.07.20: Big Ride for Palestine
Donations open through August!
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2025.07.20: “Big Ride for Palestine” set for July 20
Omar Waheed, Madison 365, Jun 12, 2025
2025.07.11-20: Summer Silent Auction for Gaza Aid
Donations still open!
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Mennonite Action Madison Speaks Out Against Christian Nationalism And U.S. Policy In Palestine
Ben Slowey, Wisconsin Muslim Journal, May 23, 2025
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2025.06.10: 2025 Summer Silent Auction for Gaza Aid Donations
Donations open until Jun 10, 2025
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MECA Update on the West Bank
Feb 27, 2025
aid, checkpoints, economy, education, ethnic cleansing, Gaza, healthcare, Hebron, International Court of Justice (ICJ), Israel, Israeli, Jenin, land, Madison, Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA), military, occupation, online, Palestine, Palestinian, Rafah, refugees, schools, settlers, shelters, solidarity, students, terrorism, travel, Tulkarm, volunteer, war, West BankMECA Feb 14, 2025 Update: Clean Water for Rafah
Israel destroyed all but one of the Maia water filter units in Rafah
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The Maia Project, 2010 — 2025
February 14, 2025 Update MECA reports that Israel completely destroyed all but one of their Maia…
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Latest Gaza Update from MECA
Jan 30, 2025
MRSCP Statement On Gaza Ceasefire
Jan 25, 2025
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MECA Statement on the Gaza Ceasefire
Zeiad Abbas Shamrouch, Executive Director, Jan 22, 2025
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Survival in Gaza, Plant an Olive Tree, and Replace the Sheep Your help is needed…
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2024.11.18: The Palestine Movement Post-Election
Online 7 pm Central This call will provide an opportunity to reflect, strategize, and commit…
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MECA Aid to Gaza, Feb 1 – Nov 5, 2024
$21,287 of $20,000 on 11/05/24 Please give now to allow MECA to provide medical aid,…
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2024.10.27: Madison-Rafah Palestinian Olive Harvest Event Recognizes Devastation And Resilience In Gaza
BY JESS MILLER AND WORT NEWS DEPARTMENT, WORT 89.9FM, OCTOBER 28, 2024 For the last several years, late…
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24.07.21: Bike ride fundraiser helps raise money for Gaza and refugees
MADISON (WKOW) — Participants pedaled through Madison’s scenic bike paths on Sunday, joining forces to…
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2024.07.21 Update: Ride for Palestine
The Ride for Palestine on July 21 was a great success, with about 50 riders…
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2024.07.21: Madison joins cities around the world for Ride For Palestine
Annual Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA) fundraiser By Rodlyn-mae Banting, Madison 365, Jul 17, 2024 …
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8 O’CLOCK BUZZ & Nicholas Wootton, WORT, JUNE 24, 2024 WORT 89.9FM Madison · Local…
aid, auction, calendar, Cassandra Dixon, Gaza, Grassroots, Hamas, healthcare, Madison, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP), Middle East, Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA), Palestine, peace, Playgrounds for Palestine, Projects, Rafah, resources, sister cities, volunteer, war, water, world, WORT 89.9 FM2024.07.02: Meet & Greet the Artists of the Silent Art Auction
5:30 – 7 pmJava Cat Coffee House4221 Lien Road Thanks to the amazing generosity of…
24.06.28-07.08: Java Cat Coffee to host Humanitarian Aid for Gaza Silent Art Auction
By Omar Waheed, Madison365, Jun 27, 2024 Java Cat Coffee’s Humanitarian Aid for Gaza Silent…
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The final total raised is over $5000. More than 30 artists contributed 79 beautiful works of…
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Stop the Genocide!
Eight actions you can take now As Israel’s deadly attacks and blockade of critical aid…
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worldbeyondwar.uw Antiwar Film Series – Details on this month’s films and others we’ll show this…
2024.05.01: Pizza & Music for Gaza
Giant Jones Brewing Co.913 E Main St, MadisonEnter on Brearly5-9 PM
2024.04.27: Viroqua Music Benefit for Emergency Gaza Relief
Landmark Center 500 East Jefferson St, Viroqua 6-10 PM
Update from Middle East Children’s Alliance
Thank you so much for your support of the Middle East Children’s Alliance. At this…
Statement from MECA on the World Central Kitchen Killings
A statement from Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA), our partner in the Grassroots to Gaza…
Hot meals. Community. Dignity. Income.
The team at Atfaluna’s Inclusive Kitchen package hot meals to distribute to displaced families in…
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We wanted to give you an update on our Grassroots to Gaza campaign for emergency…
aid, artist, auction, blockade, donate, donors, Gaza, Grassroots, International Court of Justice (ICJ), Israel, Israeli, Madison, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP), media, Middle East, Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA), online, Projects, protest, Rafah, Ramadan, schools, solidarity, starvation, volunteer, war, world, WORT 89.9 FMOn International Women’s Day We Mourn the 9,000+ Palestinian Women Killed
We suffer from violence, from sadness, from injustice, from humiliation, from the hardest forms of…
We will starve you or kill you
Israel is making it clear to Palestinians in Gaza: We will starve you to death…
An update about MECA’s work in Gaza
Children in Deir El-Balah (central Gaza Strip) enjoying hot meals from one of our community…
aid, donate, Gaza, Grassroots, images, International Court of Justice (ICJ), Israeli, Khan Younis, Madison, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP), media, Middle East, Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA), military, milk, Palestinian, Projects, Rafah, refugees, resources, shelters, solidarity, UC Berkeley, United States, volunteer, war, water, world, World Central KitchenSupporting International Solidarity and Sistering
Image: Sacramento to Bethlehem Below is a letter from the Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP)…
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❤️ Our silent online auction ❤️ starts Valentines day at noon and ends February 29…
A deaf Gazan man explains the current situation in Rafah
Times of Gaza, Jan 25, 2024 A deaf Gazan man explains the current situation in…
Latest from MECA
The situation in Gaza is more than catastrophic as Israel’s genocidal attacks continue. We hope…
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View this post on Instagram A post shared by Native Women Ride: ICC (@native_women_ride) Gaza…
Special End-of-Year Appeal
Palestinian children take shelter at a school run by the United Nations Relief and Works…
aid, Egypt, Gaza, Khan Younis, land, Madison, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP), Masafer Yatta, Middle East, Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA), olive trees, Palestine, Palestine Children’s Relief Fund (PCRF), Palestinian, Projects, Rafah, refugees, schools, shelters, starvation, take action, UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), United Nations (UN), war, West Bank, winter2023.12.13: Live Online with Gaza Poet Mosab Abu Toha
Join Middle East Children’s Alliance for this special online event with poet Mosab Abu Toha.…
MECA colleague and friend Doaa Al-Masri killed in Gaza
Doaa receives a group of schoolgirls at the Edward Said Library in Gaza Israel’s genocidal…
MECA: Act now to stop the genocide of Palestinians in Gaza
The people of Palestine need you like never before. This genocidal attack is reaching…
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Español abajo This week we have seen the ongoing crisis in the Gaza Strip…
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The Middle East Children’s Alliance, October 7, 2023 Terrifying sounds of airstrikes hitting nearby buildings…
Support Palestinians in Masafer Yatta
“We are staying here, herding our sheep and cultivating our land. Nothing will uproot us…
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MRSCP has decided to join in an emergency campaign sponsored by Middle East Children’s Alliance…
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Middle East Children’s Alliance For International Women’s Day we are honored to share a video…
Update: Back-To-School Backpacks For Rafah Kids
135 backpacks to Rafah by MECA on our behalf More MECA photos from Gaza …
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In My Mother’s Footsteps Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA) More information and registration
Update: Fresh Food for Families in Rafah
Josie Shields-Stromsness, Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA) Update for Madison Rafah Sister City Project BACKGROUND…
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Middle East Children’s Alliance Webinar, 10 am CT Only $10 donation, REGISTER NOW! Join the…
2020.12.11: MRSCP END OF YEAR APPEAL
As 2020 comes to a close, we are writing to ask for your end-of-year contribution…
2020.03.29: Cancelled Tribute to Rachel Corrie: Freedom is the Future
This event with Tarek Abuata has been cancelled by coronavirus precautions. You can still listen…
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Available for a limited time! Can you help put us over the top? Dear Friends,…
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Overture Center 201 State Street Madison 10 am – 5 pm Join MRSCP and many…
Final 2019 Appeal — Clean Water for Kids
Best Photos of 2019 from MECA We are now more than halfway to providing another…
