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Apr 11, 2026
United Methodist Church divests from Israel bonds
United Methodist Kairos Response, Sep 2, 2025
2025.03.12: #BoycottChevron for Human Rights and Planet Earth
Online, 12 PM Central, 8 PM Palestine
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Between Ta-Nehisi Coates and Me
‘The Message’ cuts to the human heart of the situation in Israel-Palestine, refusing to contort…
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In the first such divestment action by a major Christian denomination, the General Conference of…
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PalestinePortal.org, March 15, 2024
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Wednesday, Sept. 13: Storytelling as Resistance Thursday, Sept. 14: The Legacy of Oslo: Thirty Years…
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Monday, April 17 – Monday, April 24: UW Justice for Palestine Week Wednesday, April 19:…
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Nov 9, 2022 12 PM Central Zoom Registration Join us to learn the environmental reality…
2022.10.05-09: Acclaimed Film Boycott free online
An online film salon for the acclaimed film: BOYCOTT Sunday, 9 October 2022 1pm PT, 2pm…
Methodists Divest from Caterpillar citing Palestinian Evictions
Methodist Sabeel-Kairos Group (UK), 5th May 2021
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This letter, signed by more than 100 progressive, anti-war, and faith-based U.S. organizations, urges presumptive…
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This event with Tarek Abuata has been cancelled by coronavirus precautions. You can still listen…
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Wisconsin Muslim Journal, May 17, 2019
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Anna Baltzer, US Campaign for Palestinian Rights, 23 Jul 2017
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Ramah Kudaimi, US Campaign for Palestinian Rights, 06 Jul 2017
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WORT 89.9 FM Local News – Tuesday, 23 Aug 2016 6:00 pm U.S. Representative Mark…
2016.08.23 Update: Discussion with U.S. Representative Mark Pocan
Following his recent trip to Israel and Palestine Fellowship Hall, First United Methodist Church 203…
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Fida Qishta, who visited us in Madison in 2014 and 2015 to show her powerful…
Breaking: Berkeley Divests from G4S
Palestinian Rights Groups Cheer Berkeley’s Decision to Divest from Private Prisons Friends of Sabeel –…
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Palestinian BDS National Committee, July 7, 2016
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Churches are making history Anna Baltzer, US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation, June 23rd,…
2015.03.15: Rafah Filmmaker Fida Qishta at First United Methodist Church
(See Funding Campaign for Filmmaker Fida Qishta) Sunday, March 15 First United Methodist Church Fellowship…
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Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association & Palestinian BDS National Committee, Apr 3, 2014
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“A Public Affair” WORT 89.9 FM 12 noon “A Public Affair” will be previewing the…
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Annie Robbins, Mondoweiss, January 10, 2013
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The Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, January 9, 2013 Saturday, January 19th 2013, 4-6 pm,…
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Cecil and Helen Findley at Fighting BobFest Cecil Findley Public adviser, endorser and defender during…
2010.03.21: Building Hope for the Children
Commemorating the life of Rachel Corrie Sunday, March 21 Fellowship Hall, First United Methodist…
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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,…
United Methodist Divestment Efforts
Your help is urgently needed. In the face of many false attacks, United Methodist volunteers…
2005.06.13-07.04: Palestine-Israel Discussion Series
First United Methodist Church Parlor 203 Wisconsin Ave, Madison Sunday mornings at 9:30 am This…
From churches, a challenge to Israeli policies
Jane Lampman, The Christian Science Monitor, DECEMBER 6, 2004
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