The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP)
Palestine
Jun 26, 2026
Demanding Freedom For Shireen Issawi
“ In our work with people in Gaza, we have been told repeatedly that the…
Addameer, apartheid, art, Australia, BDS, California, detainees, Egypt, free speech, human rights, Israel, Israeli, Jerusalem, justice, land, law, Madison, media, Middle East, military, Noam Chomsky, occupation, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, prison, prisoners, Rafah, Ramallah, resistance, Shireen Issawi, sister cities, solidarity, Switzerland, terrorism, torture, veterans, violations, vote, war, water, Wisconsin, women, worldYoung Palestinian-American Graphic Novelist Speaks at Wisconsin Book Festival
Madison365, Oct 30, 2015
Palestinian activist Haitham Salawdeh on WORT
Karma Chavez, WORT 89.9FM A Public Affair, September 9, 2015 Today Karma Chavez talks with…
2015.09.18-19: Fighting Bob Fest
Fighting Bob Fest is right around the corner and MRSCP is preparing some fun activities…
Ex-U.N. Official John Dugard: Israel’s Crimes are “Infinitely Worse” Than in Apartheid South Africa
Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!, May 06, 2015
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…
blockade, calendar, Church of Christ, Craig and Cindy Corrie, documentary, Fida Qishta, film, Fitchburg, Google, healthcare, human rights, Israeli, justice, law, Madison, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP), maps, Methodist, Operation Cast Lead, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, Playgrounds for Palestine, Projects, Rachel Corrie, Rafah, Richard Goldstone, sanction, sister cities, Supreme Court, terrorism, video, Wall, war, Wisconsin, women2015.03.12: Norman Finkelstein on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Thursday, March 12 Educational Science Building, Room 204 UW-Madison Campus [Map] 7 pm Dr. Norman…
2015.03.13: Rafah Filmmaker Fida Qishta at the Memorial Union
Friday March 13 Memorial Union UW-Madison Campus 6:30 pm [Map] Gaza film-maker Fida Qishta will…
2015.01.28-02.17: Mornings in Jenin Book Group
Madison-Rafah Sister City Project, Playgrounds for Palestine-Madison, the Peregrine Forum and the Madison Infoshop Free…
Beirut, books, calendar, diaspora, Google, Israeli, Jenin, Jerusalem, Lebanon, literature, Madison, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP), maps, Nakba, occupation, Palestine, Palestinian, Playgrounds for Palestine, Projects, Rafah, resources, schools, sister cities, solidarity, Susan Abulhawa, war, winter, world
2014.10.01-11.26: Book group – Ali Abunimah’s The Battle for Justice in Palestine
UW-Madison Memorial Union, 7-8:30 pm
2014.07.18-24: July Events and Gaza Links on the Israeli Attack
July 18-24, 2014
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France’s main Jewish group fined for defaming Palestine charity
Ali Abunimah, The Electronic Intifada, 11 Apr 2014
2014.04.17: Academic Freedom and Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS)
Students for Justice in Palestine – UW-Madison Chapter invites you to a teach-in on Academic…
Call to action: Join Palestinian political prisoner’s day
Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association & Palestinian BDS National Committee, Apr 3, 2014
Addameer, aid, apartheid, artist, Australia, BDS, boycott, Canada, charities, Christian, Civil Military Coordination Center (CMCC), detainees, Electronic Intifada, Europe, football, Germany, Grassroots, healthcare, Hebrew, human rights, hunger strikes, International Federation of Association Football (FIFA), International Solidarity Movement (ISM), Intifada, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Israeli, Italy, Jerusalem, Jewish, Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), justice, land, law, Lutheran, Madison, Madison Common Council, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP), Mekorot, Methodist, Middle East, military, Minnesota, Nakba, occupation, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, petition, Portugal, prison, prisoners, Projects, protest, Rachel Corrie, Rafah, Ramallah, resistance, sanction, sister cities, solidarity, South Africa, Spain, students, Switzerland, take action, terrorism, torture, unions, Unitarian, veterans, victims, Wall, war, Wisconsin, women, Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF), world, WORT 89.9 FM, Yasser ArafatIt’s World Water Day! Say No to Water Apartheid
US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation, Ramah Kudaimi, March 22nd, 2014
apartheid, BDS, Bedouin, benefit, boycott, Electronic Intifada, Eli Valley, Golan Heights, healthcare, human rights, Intifada, Israel, Israeli, Jewish, Jordan, land, law, Mekorot, military, occupation, Palestine, Palestinian, resources, Sodastream, United Nations (UN), violations, war, war crimes, water, West Bank, world, World Health Organization (WHO), World Water Day2014.05.5-6: Mark Braverman in Madison
Mark Braverman, author of Fatal Embrace: Christians, Jews and the Search for Peace in the…
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Humanities Building, Rm 2650 UW-Madison 7:00 pm Josh Ruebner of the U.S. Campaign to End…
2013.10.12: Rachel Corrie Library Benefit
Saturday, October 12th 2013 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm High Noon Saloon $5 Suggested Donation…
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…
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…
American, Arab, audio, Bethlehem, Bright Stars of Bethlehem, calendar, Christian, Church of Christ, doctors, education, freedom, Galilee, Haifa, Israeli, Japan, land, Madison, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP), Methodist, Middle East, Muslim, Muslims, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, Playgrounds for Palestine, podcast, Projects, Rafah, refugees, religion, schools, sister cities, terrorism, travel, UW-Madison, war, world, WORT 89.9 FMNot Enough Water in the West Bank?
Visualizing Palestine, March 2013 DESCRIPTION In partnership with EWASH (a coalition working in the water…
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…
Al-Awda, allies, Amnesty International, Arab, Australia, ban, BDS, Birmingham, boycott, California, Canada, civilians, economy, equality, Europe, fair trade, Geneva Conventions (1949), Ghassan Kanafani, human rights, International Solidarity Movement (ISM), Ireland, Israel, Israeli, Jewish, justice, labor, land, law, Lebanon, Madison, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP), media, Middle East, military, Muslim, Nakba, New York City, occupation, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, prison, Progressives, Projects, Rachel Corrie, Rafah, refugees, resources, sanction, sister cities, solidarity, South Africa, students, terrorism, unions, war, war crimes, women, worldTell Obama: Condition aid to Israel on compliance with international law
Annie Robbins, Mondoweiss, January 10, 2013
aid, American, Amy Goodman, Barack Obama, BDS, Black, Christian, Christians United for Israel (CUFI), Church of Christ, CODEPINK, Congress, conscientious objectors, human rights, Israel, Israeli, Jewish, Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), justice, land, law, Madison, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP), Methodist, Middle East, military, Minnesota, Muslim, Muslims, New Jersey, New York City, occupation, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, Peace Action, Presbyterian, Projects, Rafah, refuseniks, sister cities, students, Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), terrorism, Unitarian, veterans, vote, war, Washington DC, West Bank, Wisconsin, women, world, Zionism2013.01.19: 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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Palestinians warm themselves by a fire inside a house, which witnesses said was damaged in…
aid, American, arms, blockade, Christian, Congress, delegation, economy, football, Gaza, hospitals, human rights, Israel, Israeli, justice, land, law, media, military, Milwaukee, music, occupation, Palestine, Palestinian, Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR), peace, prison, prisoners, Rafah, refugees, schools, self-defense, terrorism, torture, tunnels, United Nations (UN), United States, violations, war, water, women2012.12.05: Film 5 Broken Cameras
Memorial Library, Room 126 UW-Madison [Map] 7:00 pm An extraordinary work of both cinematic and…
calendar, Church of Christ, film, Fitchburg, images, Israeli, justice, labor, Madison, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP), Muslim, olive trees, Palestine, Palestinian, Playgrounds for Palestine, Projects, protest, Rafah, resistance, sister cities, students, Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), terrorism, UW-Madison, West BankOne Jewish Woman’s Fight for Palestine
Yasmin Mogahed, Nov 19, 2012 For Jennifer Loewenstein, April 19, 2002 was a “waking nightmare”.…
Christmas, civilians, Hebrew, human rights, Israel, Israeli, Jenin, Jennifer Loewenstein, Jerusalem, Jewish, Judaic, justice, Madison, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP), Martin Luther King, occupation, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, Projects, Rafah, refugees, secular, sister cities, terrorism, travel, war, water, women, worldAmerican-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) Meets with State Department
Demands End to Siege in Gaza and Justice for Rachel Corrie Ongoing Attacks in Gaza…
An Ongoing Terror
Michele Bahl, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project, November 14, 2012 Yesterday we visited the Gaza Community…
VOICES OF CONSCIENCE: DELEGATION to THE GAZA STRIP
Interfaith Peace-Builders, November 5, 2012 November 5, 2012 – Interfaith Peace-Builders (IFPB) is pleased to…
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Interfaith Peace-Builders Delegation Arrives in Israel/Palestine Interfaith Peace-Builders, October 23, 2012 October 23, 2012 –…
2012.11.05: Daoud Nassar speaks in Madison
Daoud Nassar: “The most effective way to reach peace is meeting people face-to-face. It’s possible…
2012.10.25: Miko Peled Talk in Madison
Miko Peled, activist and author of The General’s Son: Journey of an Israeli in Palestine…
Amazon, American, calendar, Google, human rights, images, Israeli, Jerusalem, justice, Madison, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP), maps, Miko Peled, military, nonviolence, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, Playgrounds for Palestine, Projects, Rafah, sister cities, students, Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), Wisconsin, world, WORT 89.9 FM2012.09.26: Jennifer Loewenstein on KPFT 90.1 FM
Arab Voices, KPFT 90.1 FM, September 26, 2012 mp3 audio file Jennifer Loewenstein Political activist…
ADC Releases Guide to Palestinian Film
The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project has a library of films about Palestine available for free…
American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), documentary, education, equality, ethnic cleansing, film, Grassroots, human rights, images, Israel, Jerusalem, land, Madison, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP), Middle East, Nakba, occupation, online, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, Projects, Rafah, refugees, religion, resistance, resources, schools, sister cities, students, war, West Bank, women, world2012.03.18: Third Annual Rachel Corrie Commemorative Benefit Dinner
The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project invites you to the Third Annual Rachel Corrie Commemorative Benefit…
2011.11.20-21: Jeff Pickert Talk: Palestinian Youth, Israeli Repression, and International Solidarity
Supporting the Next Generation of Unarmed Resisters Sunday, Nov. 20 at 5 pm in Anderson…
American, Arab, Birzeit University, blockade, Edgewood University, Egypt, Freedom Flotilla, Iraq, Israeli, justice, Madison, Middle East, military, Nablus, occupation, Palestine, Palestinian, protest, racism, resistance, revolutions, schools, solidarity, South Africa, terrorism, UW-Madison, Wall, war, West Bank, Wisconsin2011.11.15-17: Ilan Pappé Program in Madison
Palestine: Past, Present and Future Ilan Pappé Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies, University of…
2011.09.14-15: Madison Film Premier: Cultures of Resistance
As part of the annual World Music Festival sponsored by the Wisconsin Union Directorate and…
Jennifer Loewenstein on Progressive Radio News Hour
Progressive Radio News Hour, Jun 12th, 2011 Jennifer Loewenstein teaches at the University of Wisconsin…
Madison-Rafah Sister City Project Internships
The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP) was started in 2003 by a group of concerned…
2011.03.22: Ziad Abbas at MATC
MATC Downtown Education Center 211 N. Carroll Street, Room D240 Madison [Map] 1:30 pm –…
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National Lawyers’ Guild Regional Conference Panels University of Wisconsin Law School 975 Bascom Mall, Madison…
2011.03.21: Ziad Abbas at UW-Madison
4 – 5:30 pm Room 336, Ingraham Hall UW-Madison [Map] Ziad Abbas will speak on…
2011.03.20: Annual Rachel Corrie Dinner
Bunky’s Cafe 2425 Atwood Avenue Madison [Map] Cash bar/socializing 5:30 pm Dinner 6:00 pm Program…
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122 State St, Room 407 6:30 pm Palestine History Series continues: “1948 and Its Aftermath:…
Egypt’s uprising and its implications for Palestine
Ali Abunimah, The Electronic Intifada, 29 January 2011
Clean WATER for Rafah’s Children
We ask you to help us give the gift of Clean WATER for Rafah’s Children…
2010.10.21: Ann Wright to speak in Madison
From Afghanistan to Gaza: Obama’s Middle East Policy in Crisis 180 Science Hall UW-Madison 550…
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Life in Occupied Palestine provides an excellent introduction — in a down-to-earth, non-alienating way —…
2010.09.27: Fighting Bob Fest Israel/Palestine Panel Video
Israel and Palestine: A Progressive View This workshop, sponsored by a large number of Wisconsin…
2010.10.07: Fall Educational Series on the History of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Wisconsin Network for Peace and Justice 122 State St, Rm 407, Madison 6:30 pm Organized…
2010.09.19: PALESTINE: DANGEROUS PASSAGE TO SCHOOL
Goodman Community Center 149 Wabesa St, Madison Room Bolz B 5 7 pm [Map] Free…
Hamas, the IRA and Us
ALI ABUNIMAH, The New York Times, August 28, 2010 (Chicago) GEORGE J. MITCHELL, the United…
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We ask you to help us give the gift of Clean WATER for Rafah’s Children…
The Map: The Story of Palestinian Nationhood Thwarted
Juan Cole, Informed Comment, March 16, 2010
Algeria, apartheid, Arab, Avi Shlaim, Avigdor Lieberman, Balfour Declaration, Bedouin, Benjamin Netanyahu, charities, Christian, Christians United for Israel (CUFI), civilians, colonialism, Egypt, Europe, Germany, human rights, images, immigration, Intifada, Iraq, Islamic, Israel, Israeli, Jerusalem, Jewish, Joe Biden, Jordan, Juan Cole, land, law, Lebanon, Madison, Mahmoud Abbas, maps, negotiations, occupation, Palestine, Palestinian, prison, prisoners, racism, Rafah, Russia, Syria, training, United Kingdom (UK), United Nations (UN), United States, war, West Bank, world, Zionism2010.03.21: Building Hope for the Children
Commemorating the life of Rachel Corrie Sunday, March 21 Fellowship Hall, First United Methodist…
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United Nations Association of Dane County Speaker: Jennifer Loewenstein Tuesday, January 12, 2010 7:00 PM…
Mike Murray: Baldwin displays compassion for Gaza
Mike Murray, Capital Times, Jan 8, 2010
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Saturday, November 14 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm Wil-Mar Neighborhood Center 953 Jenifer Street, Madison…
Justice Delayed is Justice Denied: the Goldstone Report
Decision an Insult to the Victims Al Mezan Center For Human Rights, 3 October 2009…
2009.04.23-24: Dr. Najat Rahman speaks of the late Palestinian Poet Mahmoud Darwish
Thursday, April 23th 7:00 to 9:30 PM 107 Psychology Building UW-Madison Dr. Najat Rahman will…
2009.05.16: Gaza Benefit Dinner, Goodman Atwood Community Center
Goodman Atwood Community Center 149 Waubesa Street 6:00 – 8:00 pm Sponsored by Madison East…
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,…
2009.04.05-07: Israel-Palestine from Bush to Obama: Health, Human Rights and Foreign Policy
The University of Wisconsin – Madison Middle East Studies Program April Lecture Series Prof. Noam…
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Wisconsin State Journal, Jan 14, 2009 Dear Editor: As Congress began its 111th session on…
2009.01.24: Emergency Fund-Raising/March of the Dead Protest
MARK YOUR CALENDARS: MRSCP WILL HOLD AN EMERGENCY FUND-RAISING EVENT AND MEETING ON SATURDAY, JANUARY…
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