The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP)
Tag: peace
Apr 15, 2026
Rafah Prep School Water Filter
Girls Preparatory School A, Rafah A gift from the Madison-Rafah Sister City Project and others,…
Anthony Bahl Obituary
Anthony “Tony” Joseph Bahl, age 72, of Chicago, died peacefully on August 1st after a…
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, Methodist, Middle East, MRSCP, Muslim, Muslims, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, Playgrounds for Palestine, podcast, Rafah, refugees, religion, schools, sister cities, terrorism, travel, UW-Madison, war, world, WORT 89.9 FMPalestinians 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, media, Middle East, military, MRSCP, Muslim, Nakba, New York City, occupation, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, prison, Progressives, 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, Methodist, Middle East, military, Minnesota, MRSCP, Muslim, Muslims, New Jersey, New York City, occupation, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, Peace Action, Presbyterian, 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,…
aid, American, American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), arms, Barack Obama, BDS, Black, calendar, Church of Christ, CODEPINK, education, Gaza, Israel, Israel Lobby, Israeli, Jewish, Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), justice, land, law, Madison, Methodist, Middle East, military, Minnesota, MRSCP, New York City, occupation, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, Peace Action, Presbyterian, Rafah, sister cities, students, Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), take action, Unitarian, veterans, video, war, Washington DC, women, Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF), ZionismThe people of Gaza suffer
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, womenTsela Barr and Michele Bahl: Recent visit to Gaza heartbreaking
TSELA BARR AND MICHELE BAHL | members, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project, Cap Times, Nov 22,…
blockade, Cap Times, civilians, delegation, football, Gaza, Hamas, human rights, Israel, Israeli, land, law, Madison, military, MRSCP, Operation Cast Lead, Palestinian, peace, project, Rafah, refugees, resistance, schools, sister cities, terrorism, travel, water, women, worldOne Jewish Woman’s Fight for Palestine
Yasmin Mogahed, Nov 19, 2012 For Jennifer Loewenstein, April 19, 2002 was a “waking nightmare”.…
Democracy Now! Interview with Mohammed Omer in Gaza City
Democracy Now!, November 15, 2012
aid, ambulances, assassination, Barack Obama, civilians, democracy, drones, Egypt, Europe, Gaza, Gaza City, Hamas, Islamic Jihad, Israel, Israeli, journalists, Khan Younis, media, military, Mohammed Omer, Operation Cast Lead, Palestinian, peace, Rafah, schools, secular, terrorism, United Kingdom, United States, war, women, world, Yasser ArafatIsrael Attacks the Gaza Strip
On the day that the Interfaith Peace Builders delegation (with four women from Wisconsin) safely…
aid, Barack Obama, civilians, delegation, football, Gaza, Hamas, human rights, Israel, Israeli, Madison, media, Middle East, Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA), military, occupation, Operation Cast Lead, Palestinian, Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR), peace, State Department, terrorism, Wisconsin, women, worldVOICES OF CONSCIENCE: DELEGATION to THE GAZA STRIP
Interfaith Peace-Builders, November 5, 2012 November 5, 2012 – Interfaith Peace-Builders (IFPB) is pleased to…
aid, blockade, California, Caterpillar, Craig and Cindy Corrie, delegation, economy, Gaza, Gaza City, healthcare, Israeli, justice, Madison, media, Middle East, military, MRSCP, New Jersey, occupation, Olympia, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, project, Rachel Corrie, Rafah, United States, water, West Bank, WisconsinLoving the Land and It’s People: Palestinian Hospitality
Veena Brekke, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project, October 31, 2012 On October 28th we departed the…
2012 West Bank Olive Harvest Delegation
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, maps, Miko Peled, military, MRSCP, nonviolence, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, Playgrounds for Palestine, Rafah, sister cities, students, Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), Wisconsin, world, WORT 89.9 FMIsrael Denies Responsibility for Rachel Corrie’s Death
WORT 89.9 fm | Madison WI, 30 August 2012 On Thursday August 30th, Allen Ruff…
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, Middle East, MRSCP, Nakba, occupation, online, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, Rafah, refugees, religion, resistance, resources, schools, sister cities, students, war, West Bank, women, worldTURN ON THE LOVE
Children at the Tuyar Al-Jena Kindergarten in Rafah turn on the tap Here in Wisconsin…
Demand the Release of Palestinian Crafts from Gaza
Please do this today. Atfaluna Society for the Deaf is one of our crafts suppliers…
2011.11.15-17: 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…
Freedom Flotilla 2 and The Audacity of Hope
Dear Members and Friends of MRSCP, Here is a special request regarding the upcoming Freedom…
2011.03.22: Ziad Abbas at MATC
MATC Downtown Education Center 211 N. Carroll Street, Room D240 Madison [Map] 1:30 pm –…
2011.04.02: Palestine Panel at the National Lawyers' Guild Conference
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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Thursday, March 17 Noon Ziad Abbas will be the guest on WORT radio’s A Public…
2011.02.20: Reception with Medea Benjamin of Code Pink
1:30 – 3:30 pm RSVP to dwallbaum (at) gmail.com Afternoon dessert reception with Medea Benjamin…
2011.01.12: Israel’s Apartheid Wall and the Fight to Stop It
Gal Lugossi will also be a guest on WORT Radio’s A Public Affair with host…
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…
Ann Wright, Barack Obama, blockade, calendar, civilians, Egypt, Gaza, Gaza Freedom March, Google, Iraq, Israel, Israeli, justice, land, Madison, maps, Middle East, MRSCP, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, Playgrounds for Palestine, Progressives, protest, Rafah, sister cities, snipers, State Department, terrorism, travel, UW-Madison, veterans, war, Wisconsin, women, WORT 89.9 FM2010.10.07: 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…
Why Israelis Don’t Care About Peace with Palestinians
Karl Vick, Time, September 2, 2010 Jerusalem — Heli and Eli sell condos on Exodus…
Hamas, the IRA and Us
ALI ABUNIMAH, The New York Times, August 28, 2010 (Chicago) GEORGE J. MITCHELL, the United…
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Agence France Presse, 30 Aug 2010
Maia – MECA’s Gaza Water Project
We ask you to help us give the gift of Clean WATER for Rafah’s Children…
Madison Area Peace Coalition: Flotilla attack shows need to end Gaza siege
Madison Area Peace Coalition, Cap Times, Jun 13, 2010
aid, American, Amnesty International, blockade, Cap Times, civilians, economy, Europe, Freedom Flotilla, Gaza, Geneva Conventions (1949), Golan Heights, healthcare, hospitals, Israel, Israeli, Jerusalem, land, Madison, Mavi Marmara, military, music, occupation, Palestinian, peace, Rachel Corrie, Richard Goldstone, terrorism, Turkey, United Nations (UN), war, war crimes, water, West Bank, womenCecil Findley, March 12, 1930 — April 13, 2010
Cecil and Helen Findley at Fighting BobFest Cecil Findley Public adviser, endorser and defender during…
Activists embrace nonviolence in world’s hot spots
Phil Haslanger, Cap Times, Apr 1, 2010
Netanyahu defies U.S. over Jerusalem settlement
Jeffrey Heller, Reuters, 15 March 2010 JERUSALEM – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday rejected…
2010.03.21: Building Hope for the Children
Commemorating the life of Rachel Corrie Sunday, March 21 Fellowship Hall, First United Methodist…
auction, benefit, calendar, Craig and Cindy Corrie, film, Gaza, Google, healthcare, Israeli, law, literature, Madison, Mahmoud Darwish, Maia Project, maps, Methodist, Middle East, Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA), MRSCP, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, Playgrounds for Palestine, poetry, Rachel Corrie, Rafah, schools, sister cities, water, West Bank, Wisconsin2010.03.18: Momentum for Gaza: A report on the Gaza Freedom March
Edgewood College Predolin Humanities Center [Map], Room 307 Madison 7:00 pm Josh Brollier, co-coordinator of…
2010.02.23: Bridging the Divide: Kobi and Aziz
Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2010 7 pm, Room B1B Lowell Center, UW Madison [Map] Aziz Abu-Sarah…
2009.11.14: Israel/Palestine Workshop at the Wilmar Center
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…
Play: My Name is Rachel Corrie
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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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Sunday, February 8 Dardanelles Restaurant 1851 Monroe Street, Madison (Directions) 6:30 pm: Snack bar reception,…
2009.01.26: Live from Bethlehem Lecture and Film
Monday, January 26, 7:30 pm Wisconsin Union Theater UW-Madison Reception to follow Amira Hanania is…
2009.01.24: Emergency Fundraiser for Gaza
Saturday, January 24, 4-7 pm Wil-Mar Neighborhood Center 953 Jenifer Street, Madison MRSCP will mark…
Citizens Must Demand End to Terror of War
Wisconsin State Journal, Jan 14, 2009 Dear Editor: As Congress began its 111th session on…
Local Protesters Criticize U.S. Lawmakers For Silence On Military Aggression
Steve Elbow, The Capital Times, January 6, 2009 Violence in Gaza prompted local activists Tuesday…
aid, Allen Ruff, Arab, Cap Times, civilians, Congress, Gaza, Hamas, Iraq, Israeli, justice, law, Madison, military, MRSCP, Muslim, New York Times, occupation, Palestinian, peace, Progressives, protest, Rafah, resistance, sister cities, Tammy Baldwin, terrorism, veterans, war, winter, world2009.01.24: Emergency Fund-Raising/March of the Dead Protest
MARK YOUR CALENDARS: MRSCP WILL HOLD AN EMERGENCY FUND-RAISING EVENT AND MEETING ON SATURDAY, JANUARY…
Al Jazeera, American, American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), Arab, calendar, Congress, doctors, Gaza, Hamas, hospitals, Israel, Israel Lobby, Jewish, Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), justice, Lebanon, Madison, Mads Gilbert, media, Middle East, Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA), MRSCP, Operation Cast Lead, Palestine, peace, protest, Rafah, schools, shelters, Tammy Baldwin, terrorism, video, war, Wisconsin, world2008.12.28: Take Action to End Israeli Attacks on Gaza – Radio Show Sunday
MRSCP, Dec 28, 2008
aid, Ali Abunimah, American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), calendar, Congress, Electronic Intifada, Gaza, Gaza City, Gaza War, Hamas, hospitals, Intifada, Israel, Israeli, Jewish, Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), labor, Madison, media, MRSCP, occupation, Operation Cast Lead, peace, police, protest, Rafah, schools, take action, Tammy Baldwin, taxes, terrorism, training2008.08.01: Film Occupation 101
Escape Java Joint 916 Williamson Street Madison “Occupation 101” (2006) Made at considerable personal sacrifice…
2008.06.07-10.18: Peregrine Forum “NAKBA” Series
PALESTINE HISTORY CLASS March thru October at Escape Java Joint, 916 Williamson St., Madison In…
American, Arab, calendar, documentary, ethnic cleansing, film, Gaza War, history, Ilan Pappé, Israeli, Madison, Nakba, occupation, Palestine, peace, refugees, terrorism, war, worldRemembering The Nakba On Israel's 60th Anniversary
JUDITH LAITMAN and TSELA BARR, Wisconsin State Journal, May 16, 2008 This month, Jews around…
2008.05.08: “No Time to Celebrate” protest at UW-Madison
Jewish Voice for Peace – Madison, May 15, 2008 JVP’s Madison Chapter held a very…
2008.04.06-27: O-LIVE! O-LIVE! Events to benefit Augusta Victoria Hospital, Jerusalem
O-LIVE! O-LIVE! Silent art auction and other events to benefit Augusta Victoria Hospital, Jerusalem. Location:…
2008.04.16-19: Scott Ritter Events in Madison II
“The Reality of Arms Control: From the Trenches” Madison Committee on Foreign Relations Wednesday, April…
arms, books, calendar, economy, Iran, Iraq, Madison, media, Middle East, military, peace, Scott Ritter, United Nations (UN), UW-Madison, war, water, Wisconsin, worldInterfaith Peace-Builders
Dear Friends and Supporters, Since the founding of Interfaith Peace-Builders in 2001, one of our…
2008.04.03: Amira Hass in Madison
Thursday, April 3rd, 2008 7:30 pm Pyle Center, UW Campus Amira Hass is a world-renowned…
2008.03.15 & 04.19: Scott Ritter Events in Madison I
UPCOMING EVENTS from The Madison Institute (TMI), A Policy Study Center in the Progressive Tradition:…
Corries deliver daughter’s message of hope
Adrian Pijoan, Badger Herald, Mar 7, 2008 Rachel Corrie, a 23-year-old American peace activist, was…
2008.03.05: Jewish Voice for Peace on The MIC 92.1 FM
Lee Rayburn, The MIC 92.1 FM, March 5, 2008 Marc Rosenthal spends a full-hour with…
People I Love Are Dying
Kathy Walsh, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project, 03 March 08 People I know and love are…
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All showings will be 7 pm at Escape Java Joint, 916 Williamson Street, Madison January…
Year-end and holiday giving: Two opportunities to help Gaza
December 12, 2007 Dear Members and Friends of MRSCP, As we approach the holiday season…
