Middle East

2015.11.01: Room No. 4 Photos and Speaker

Sunday, November 1, 2015 First Unitarian Society 900 University Bay Drive, Madison 1:00 – 2:30…

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Fact Check: MSNBC’s Palestinian loss of land map

Institute for Middle East Understanding, Mondoweiss, October 22, 2015

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Demanding Freedom For Shireen Issawi

“ In our work with people in Gaza, we have been told repeatedly that the…

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Samira Project Children’s Counseling

Gaza Mental Health Foundation At the request of the Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA), the…

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The United States should recognize the state of Palestine

Matthew Duss and Michael A. Cohen, The Washington Post, March 27, 2015 Matthew Duss is…

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2014.11.18-23: Book Presentation Committee of One

First presentation and book signing by author Patricia Martin Holt Tuesday, November 18, 7 pm…

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2014.11.07-08: Friends of Sabeel of North America (FOSNA) Conference

The Madison Times, October 22, 2014

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2014.09.28: DAVID ROVICS IN CONCERT

With Clare Norelle Sunday, September 28, 4 – 6 pm The Brink Lounge, 701 E…

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Call to action: Join Palestinian political prisoner’s day

Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association & Palestinian BDS National Committee, Apr 3, 2014

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Letter to President Obama from the Wisconsin Middle East Lobby Group

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Rafah Prep School Water Filter

Girls Preparatory School A, Rafah A gift from the Madison-Rafah Sister City Project and others,…

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It’s Kosher to Boycott Israeli Goods

Jews for Boycotting Israeli Goods, July 1, 2013 An extensive list of 153 signatories from…

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150 organizations join with BDS activists in France

US Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel, June 26, 2013

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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…

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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…

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Rachel Corrie’s Rafah Legacy

Ramzy Baroud, CounterPunch, March 21, 2013

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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…

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2013.01.19: 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,…

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