The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP)
Palestine
Aug 24, 2026
2025.03.16: Israeli Conscientious Objectors Share Their Stories
11:00 am CT
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Netanyahu only ever saw the hostages as his path back to genocide
Jonathan Cook, Middle East Eye, 26 February 2025
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2025.03.19: “My Name is Rachel Corrie”
Winona State University, Minnesota
calendar, colleges & universities, Coulee Region, economy, education, El Salvador, Gaza, La Crosse, Madison, media, Minnesota, music, occupation, Olympia, online, Palestine, Palestine Partners, Palestinian, Rachel Corrie, Rafah, schools, solidarity, terrorism, travel, West Bank, Winona MN, Winona State University, women
The Gaza “Ceasefire” Is at a Crucial Crossroads
JEREMY SCAHILL, DROP SITE NEWS, FEB 24, 2025
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A Letter to Donald Trump From Gaza
ABUBAKER ABED, ZETEO, FEB 23, 2025
Amazon, American, arms, Benjamin Netanyahu, blockade, California, Donald Trump, ethnic cleansing, Gaza, Gaza City, genocide, Hamas, hostages, images, Israel, Israeli, Jerusalem, Joe Biden, land, Madison, media, Nakba, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, Progressives, Rafah, refugees, students, Tamoun, travel, UN International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF), war, world
Upcoming Andaleeb Cartonera Bookmaking Workshops
Make a book cover for Palestine and Gaza!
Ethnic Cleansing in the West Bank
Rev. J. Mark Davidson, Voices For Justice in Palestine, Feb 21, 2025
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2025.03.08: AFRICaide and 4W International Women’s Day
Madison, 10am – 4pm CT
2025.03.01: The Destruction of Healthcare Systems in Gaza
Online, 12 noon – 3 pm CT
2025.02.25: Through a Child’s Eyes: Genocide of the Palestinian People in Gaza
Online, 11 am – 12 Noon CT
Petition to U.S. for the release of Dr. Abu Safiya
Drop Site News, Feb 16, 2025
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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2025.03.21-30: Israeli Apartheid Week (IAW)
Palestinian BDS National Committee (BNC), February 10, 2025
2025.02.23: Screening of “Burin Under Fire”
Online 12 PM CT
aid, apartheid, Burin, calendar, environment, equality, film, Grassroots, human rights, Israel, Israeli, justice, land, Madison, military, Nablus, occupation, olive oil, online, Palestine, Palestinian, Rafah, resources, solidarity, terrorism, veto, West Bank, world
2025.02.25: Lessons from Anti-Apartheid Struggles
Online 11 am – 12 pm CT
Hamas Says It Will Release Israeli Captives After Aid Surge
Sharon Zhang , TRUTHOUT, February 13, 2025
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Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya Details Torture in Israeli Detention
The Palestine Chronicle, February 12, 2025
2025.04.03: “They Called Me a Lioness” Book Discussion
Online, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Ahed Tamimi, apartheid, books, calendar, Dena Takruri, Israeli, justice, literature, Madison, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP), Nabi Salih, Nakba, occupation, online, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, prison, prisoners, projects, Rafah, Ramallah, Read Palestine!, resistance, sister cities, West Bank, women, Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF), world
After Gaza ceasefire, Israel turns its firepower on the West Bank
Basel Adra, +972 Magazine, January 28, 2025
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