The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP)

Palestine

Aug 24, 2026

2025.11.13: An Evening for Palestine – Lights Up Vigil
S Blair & Willy St, 3:30-5:30 pm
calendar, Ceasefire Oct 8 2025, Gaza, Madison, Palestine, protest, Rafah, vigil, war
2025.11.13: An Evening for Palestine – Tony Castaneda Latin Jazz Band Benefit
Cardinal Bar, 418 E Wilson, 5:30-7:30 pm for Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA)
benefit, calendar, Ceasefire Oct 8 2025, Gaza, Madison, Middle East, Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA), Palestine, Rafah, war
2025.10.15: Understanding Palestine & Israel with Phyllis Bennis
Online, 12 PM CT
annexation, calendar, Ceasefire Oct 8 2025, education, ethnic cleansing, Gaza, genocide, Israel, Madison, Methodist, online, Palestine, Phyllis Bennis, Rafah, settlers, terrorism, war, West Bank
2025.10.06-11: Free Palestine Week of Action
BDS, calendar, divest, education, Gaza, genocide, Madison, Palestine, protest, Rafah, UW-Madison, war
2025.10.09: Meet & Greet with Baz Sundark, Artist of “Lands of Palestine”
Java Cat, 4221 Lien Road, 5-6:30 pm
art, artist, auction, benefit, calendar, ethnic cleansing, Grassroots, Java Cat, land, Madison, Madison365, Masafer Yatta, military, online, Palestine, Palestinian, Rafah, settlers, terrorism, video
2025.10.11: Vigil for Gaza at the Farmer’s Market
Capitol Square, King Street corner, 8 am – 12 pm
aid, arms, blockade, calendar, ceasefire, Church of Christ, Congress, Dane County, Donald Trump, Gaza, healthcare, Israel, Jewish, Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), Madison, media, Mennonite Action, military, Ministry of Health, Palestine, Palestine Partners, Palestinian, peace, protest, Rafah, solidarity, stories, video, vigil, volunteer, war, West Bank, women, world, World Beyond War
2025.10.03-13: Baz Sundark “Lands of Palestine” Art Show & Auction
Benefiting Masafer Yatta
art, auction, benefit, calendar, ethnic cleansing, Grassroots, Java Cat, land, Madison, Madison365, Masafer Yatta, military, online, Palestine, Palestinian, Rafah, settlers, terrorism, video
2025.10.16: Palestine Partners at the Madison Night Market
403 State Street, 5-9 pm
arts, calendar, crafts, Madison, Masafer Yatta, Palestine, Palestine Partners, West Bank, Women in Hebron
2025.10.18: Another Craft & Yard Sale for Palestine Aid
1 Judy Circle & Barby Lane, Madison, 8 am – 4 pm
aid, arts, calendar, crafts, education, Gaza, Grassroots, Madison, No Kings, Palestine, Rafah, West Bank, Women in Hebron
2025.10.22 Update: Public Hearing on Assembly Bill 446 on a Definition of Antisemitism
State Capitol, Room 417 North (GAR Hall), 9 am
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), antisemitism, calendar, CODEPINK, discrimination, free speech, Holocaust, International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA), Israel, Israel Lobby, Jewish, Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), Judiciary, law, Madison, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP), Milwaukee, Muslim, online, Palestine, peace, Peace Action, projects, Rafah, State Capitol, veto, vote, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Muslim Civic Alliance (WMCA)
2025.10.27: Children’s International Story Hour – “Homeland: My Father Dreams of Palestine”
Pinney Library, 516 Cottage Grove Rd, Madison, 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
art, books, calendar, children, Homeland, land, Madison, Palestine, stories, UW-Madison
Adalah attorneys meet with Global Sumud Flotilla captives in Israel
Adalah, Oct 3, 2025
aid, blockade, detainees, film, Gaza, Global Sumud Flotilla, immigration, Israeli, Itamar Ben-Gvir, law, media, Palestine, peace, police, prison, starvation, sumud, terrorism, volunteer, war, water, WhatsApp
2025.10.04: Film “Samidoun, The Steadfast Women of Palestine”
Online, 11 AM CT
calendar, documentary, film, Gaza, Madison, occupation, online, Palestine, Palestinian, Rafah, stories, terrorism, West Bank, women
2025.12.04: Palestine on Screen – Stories of Survival and Resistance
UW-Madison Memorial Library, Room 126, 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm
calendar, colonialism, ethnic cleansing, film, Madison, Palestine, resistance, settlers, stories, sumud, terrorism, UW-Madison
2025.09.28: Wisconsin Climate March – Bring War Abolition and Palestine Solidarity!
Historical Society Steps & UW-Madison Library Mall, 12 pm
calendar, climate, Gaza, Madison, Palestine, Palestinian, protest, Rafah, solidarity, UW-Madison, war, West Bank, Wisconsin
What’s the Point of Recognizing the State of Palestine?
Joel Beinin, Sep 25, 2025
allies, Australia, Canada, ethnocracy, France, Germany, Italy, Joel Beinin, one-state, Palestine, Portugal, two-state, United Kingdom (UK)
Petition to Ban Israel from Eurovision – Sign Now!
Avaaz, Sep 24, 2025
artist, ban, BBC, BDS, boycott, disinformation, Europe, Eurovision, Gaza, genocide, hasbara, Ireland, Israel, Israeli, journalists, justice, land, Madison, Palestine, peace, petition, Portugal, propaganda, protest, Rafah, Russia, Spain, starvation, war, war crimes, women, world
The Meaning of Western Recognition of Palestine
MOUIN RABBANI, Jacobin, 09.24.2025
allies, Benjamin Netanyahu, Gaza, genocide, Mouin Rabbani, Palestine, two-state
2025.10.01: Read Palestine! Writing Workshop from a Place of Bravery
Room of One’s Own Bookstore (Annex), 2717 Atwood Ave, 6-8 pm
arts, calendar, Madison, Palestine, Rafah, Read Palestine!
2025.09.21: War Abolition Walk at Willy Street Fair and Beyond
Meet at Madson Sourdough, 916 Williamson St, 10:30 am. RSVP.
BDS, calendar, Eken Park, Gaza, Google, Israel, Madison, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP), media, Middle East, online, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, projects, Rafah, sanction, war, Willy Street, world, World Beyond War