The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP)
Tag: olive oil
Mar 22, 2026
2026.03.07: International Festival
Overture Center, 201 State Street, Madison, 10 am – 5 pm
2026.01.25: Bethlehem Children’s Art Display
Orchard Ridge UCC, 1501 Gilbert Road, Madison, 1:30 – 3 pm
2025.12.06: Fair Trade Holiday Festival
Monona Terrace, 8 am – 3 pm
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…
The Olive Harvest Deportations
Maya Rosen, Jewish Currents, 3 November 2025
2025.09.18: Palestine Partners at the Madison Night Market
401 State Street, 5-9 pm
2025.07.11-20: Summer Silent Auction for Gaza Aid
Donations still open!
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2025.05.03 Update: Palestine Solidarity Fair
Friends Meeting House, 1704 Roberts Ct, Madison, 2-4:30 pm Open House
2025.03.23: Update From Palestine
Madison Christian Community, 7118 Old Sauk Rd, 9:00 am
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2025.03.08: Overture Center International Festival
Madison, 10 am – 5 pm
2025.02.23: Screening of “Burin Under Fire”
Online 12 PM CT
2025.01.29 Update: Nakba Film “Tantura” in Madison
World Beyond War UW-Madison and Veterans for Peace – Madison
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2024.12.13: The War on Palestine and Lebanon and its Environmental Effects
Online 11 am CT On Rendering Uninhabitable: The War on Palestine and Lebanon and its Environmental…
2024.12.15: Uprooting the Jewish National Fund
Online 1:30 pm CT Join the Green Olive Collective to discuss the central role of…
In Masafer Yatta There’s No P In PTSD
WORT 89.9FM Madison · In Masafer-Yatta there’s no P in PTSD WORLD VIEW, DECEMBER 8,…
2024.12.07: Fair Trade Holiday Festival
Monona Terrace8 am – 3 pm Madison’s 28th Annual Fair Trade Holiday Festival MRSCP, Palestine…
As Infested Flour Becomes a Staple, State Dept “Still Assessing” Israel’s Aid Restrictions to Gaza
“I dream of food every day” ABUBAKER ABED, DROP SITE NEWS, NOV 12, 2024 This…
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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2024.10.27 Update: Olive Harvest 2024 – Honor Palestinian Resilience
Tenney Park Shelter, 402 N Thornton Ave, Madison 1-4 pm Photos from Tsela Barr &…
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By Omar Waheed, Madison 365, Oct 15, 2024 A community event to highlight Palestinian resilience…
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‘Destructive Impact’ – Israeli War Destroys 75% of Olive Trees in Gaza
Palestine Chronicle Staff, October 20, 2024 Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip were only able…
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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…
2024.04.14: Commemorating the Life of Rachel Corrie
Christ Presbyterian Church, 944 E. Gorham St, Madison 1:30-3:30 pm Free & open to all…
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Palestine Signs & Olive Oil Are Available Online Signs at Madison-Rafah and oil at Playgrounds…
2023.12.02: Fair Trade Holiday Festival
Annual Fair Trade Holiday Festival Monona Terrace 8 am – 3 pm Madison-Rafah Sister City…
2023.11.30: Live Event: Palestinian Olive Oil & Dates from the West Bank
Shop now | Get Involved | Events Supporting Palestinian Farmers in the West Bank: Our…
2023.10.15: Palestine olive oil harvest celebration transforms into a demonstration of solidarity
Zach Orlowsky, WKOW 27, Oct 16, 2023
2023.10.15: Madison Celebrates Palestine and the Olive Harvest
Madison-Rafah Sister City Project, October 16, 2023 We will be covering the situation in…
2023.09.22-23: More September Events!
Friday, Sept. 22: Palestine Writes Literature Festival Live-Streamed Session From 12:30 pm CT to end…
2023.09.13-21: September Events
Wednesday, Sept. 13: Storytelling as Resistance Thursday, Sept. 14: The Legacy of Oslo: Thirty Years…
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NATALIE JABBAR, SALON, JULY 8, 2023
2023.03.21-04.01: March & April Events
Tuesday, March 21: No Way to Treat a Child Webinar Tuesday, March 21: Another chance…
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1924 East Dayton Street, Madison (First Street between E. Washington and E. Johnson) 8:00 am…
2022.03.19: International Festival at Overture Center
10 am – 5 pm FREE Come celebrate the rich cultural heritage and diversity of…
2021.10.16 Update: Palestinian Olive Oil and Crafts Sidewalk Sale
Saturday, Oct 16, 10 am – 4 pm 1924 East Dayton Street, Madison [Map] Off…
2021.08.28 Update: Sidewalk Sale of Palestinian Crafts!
The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project and Palestine Partners successful yard sale during the Orton-Front Festival…
2020.11.11: Madison’s Virtual Fair Trade Holiday Festival is Open!
Our online store, Madison-Rafah Marketplace, has added crafts to our olive oil sales. We offer…
2020.11.11: Virtual Fair Trade Holiday Festival
Dear Members and Friends of MRSCP, Mark your calendars for the upcoming Madison Fair Trade…
The Madison-Rafah Marketplace is Open!
In keeping with the times, we are now offering Palestinian Olive Oil and Donation and…
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,…
2020.02.29: International Festival
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…
2019.11.24 & 12.07: Mark Your Calendars: 2019 Fair Trade Holiday Festivals
November 24: 9 am – 2 pm Annual Fair Trade Sale at Orchard Ridge United…
2019.02.23: International Festival at Overture Center
201 State Street Madison 10 am – 5 pm Once again Overture celebrates the rich…
2019.03.03: Hashtag to Headlines: How the Gaza Great March of Return Challenged the World
Join us for the 2019 tribute to Rachel Corrie with Ahmed Abu Artema, writer, refugee…
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Expulsion by a thousand cuts Dear Friends, The last weeks have been busy and challenging…
2018.11.18: Orchard Ridge Holiday Fair Trade Fair
November 18, 2018 Orchard Ridge United Church of Christ 1501 Gilbert Road, Madison 9 am…
2018.12.01: Monona Terrace Fair Trade Holiday Festival
Monona Terrace Convention Center 1 John Nolen Drive, Madison 8 am – 3 pm Come…
2018.07.21: Maia Water Project at the Midwest Waterfest
10 am – 6 pm Common Ground 2644 Branch Street, Middleton MRSCP will be tabling…
2018.04.08: Radiance of Resistance, a Tribute to Rachel Corrie
PLUS hummus and tabbouleh; desserts including baklawa; and the ever-popular DOOR PRIZES. Palestinian olive…
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Mark Your Calendars for Sunday Afternoon Annual Rachel Corrie Commemoration Featuring Dessert and a Program…
2017.12.02: Fair Trade Holiday Festival
Monona Terrace Convention Center 1 John Nolen Drive, Madison 9 am to 4 pm Come…
2017.11.19: Orchard Ridge Fair Trade Fair
Featuring beautiful and unusual holiday gifts and items from around the world. All proceeds go…
2017.04.02 Update: Rachel Corrie Commemoration: Intimate Portraits of Gaza’s Lost
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Overture Center State Street, Madison 10 am – 5 pm Take a trip around the…
2016.12.03: Madison’s Fair Trade Holiday Festival
Gifts with a Story Monona Terrace Convention Center 1 John Nolen Drive, Madison 9 am…
2016.11.20: Orchard Ridge UCC Fair Trade Fair
Sunday, November 20 Orchard Ridge United Church of Christ 1501 Gilbert Rd, Madison [Map] Annual…
2016.04.03 Update: Annual Rachel Corrie Commemoration
Sunday, April 3, 7 pm, Christ Presbyterian Church 944 East Gorham Street, Madison WI You…
Loving the Land and It’s People: Palestinian Hospitality
Veena Brekke, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project, October 31, 2012 On October 28th we departed the…
Ahmad Abu Salama Surgery
Gaza boy needs specialized medical treatment abroad The Palestine Children’s Relief Fund (PCRF) is bringing…
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MRSCP will be holding an open general meeting on Sunday, Nov. 11 beginning at 7…
Back in Ramallah
Andrea Becker, 04 July 2004 Relatively easy somehow: went through Israeli security ‘lite’: no body…
