The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP)
Tag: Playgrounds for Palestine
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
2025.03.23: 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
‘No Other Land’ is a shocking look at Palestinian life under occupation
MARK KENNEDY, AP, February 5, 2025
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MECA Feb 14, 2025 Update: Clean Water for Rafah
Israel destroyed all but one of the Maia water filter units in Rafah
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Madison-Based Palestine Partners Supports Women And Youth In The West Bank
Ben Slowey, Wisconsin Muslim Journal, Jan 21, 2025
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2025.01.29 Update: Nakba Film “Tantura” in Madison
World Beyond War UW-Madison and Veterans for Peace – Madison
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2024.12.07: Fair Trade Holiday Festival
Monona Terrace8 am – 3 pm Madison’s 28th Annual Fair Trade Holiday Festival MRSCP, Palestine…
2024.11.04: Education Under Genocide: Gaza’s Phoenix School
Online 11 am Central Susan Abulhawa has courageously visited Gaza twice in the past year.…
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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Satellite Imagery Shows Vast Destruction in Rafah
Tal as-Sultan was the site of the Rafah Playground project in 2005. It was during…
An American was just shot in the West Bank.
The American press can’t be bothered. As waning global attention is on the war in…
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2024.08.17: Eken Park Festival
August 17, 2024 Eken Park, 848 North St, Madison11 am – 8 pm Visit the…
2024.06.28-07.08: Local Art Auction To Support Humanitarian Aid For Gaza
8 O’CLOCK BUZZ & Nicholas Wootton, WORT, JUNE 24, 2024 WORT 89.9FM Madison · Local…
2024.06.29: International Festival
Overture Center201 State Street, Madison10 am – 5 pm Join Madison-Rafah Sister City Project, Palestine…
2024.06.28-07.08: Silent Art Auction for Gaza Update
The final total raised is over $5000. More than 30 artists contributed 79 beautiful works of…
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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Democracy Now! Mar 6, 2024
checkpoints, civilians, democracy, education, Egypt, Electronic Intifada, Europe, Gaza War, Hamas, healthcare, Holocaust, images, Intifada, Israel, Jenin, Khan Younis, land, literature, media, military, Nakba, Palestine, Palestinians, peace, Playgrounds for Palestine, Rafah, refugees, Susan AbulhawaCAMPAIGN TO AID SISTER CITY FACING BLOODBATH
Sandra Whitehead, WISCONSIN MUSLIM JOURNAL, Feb 13, 2024 Members of the Madison-Rafah Sister City Project…
Cassandra Dixon, divest, donate, education, Egypt, Gaza War, Grassroots, healthcare, human rights, International Court of Justice (ICJ), Israel, Jewish Community Council, justice, labor, land, Madison, media, Middle East, Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA), military, Milwaukee, MRSCP, music, Muslim, Palestine, Palestinians, peace, Playgrounds for Palestine, project, protest, Rachel Corrie, Rafah, West Bank2024.02.14: Launching a year-long Grassroots for Gaza aid campaign
with a Valentines Day to Leap Year Silent Auction Gaza is now the deadliest place…
Palestine Signs are Back!
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…
2023.10.15: Spectrum News: Madison’s Olive Harvest filled with somber celebrations
RHONDA FOXX, SPECTRUM NEWS 1, OCT. 16, 2023
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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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Tuesday, March 21: No Way to Treat a Child Webinar Tuesday, March 21: Another chance…
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Dena Eakles, WNPJ Board Member, 1/30/23 This past week, nine Palestinians were murdered in the…
End-of-Year Appeal: Help with Rafah Family Home
Dear Friends of MRSCP, We hope you will consider contributing to our year-end fundraising drive…
2022.11.27: Rafah Family Guided Home Construction
A fundraiser by the Madison-Rafah Sister City Project Our goal is to raise $10,064 to…
Israeli occupation soldiers close the main gate of Qortoba school in Hebron
The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project has helped build playgrounds for both Qortuba Elementary School and…
Let’s Build A Playground in the Bordertown of Sásabe
MRSCP is passing along an unusual opportunity to help build a playground for migrant children…
2022.06.04: Sidewalk Sale of Olive Oil, Crafts & Jewelry!
1924 East Dayton Street, Madison (First Street between E. Washington and E. Johnson) 8:00 am…
2022.04.21: Madison-Rafah Annual Fundraising Drive: Al Samud Playground Dedication
$9,750 of $9,750 on 4/21/22 Fundraising for the playground is complete, and Playgrounds for Palestine…
Al Samud Playground
Al Samud Playground $9,750 of $9,750 on 4/21/22
2022.03.19: International Festival at Overture Center
10 am – 5 pm FREE Come celebrate the rich cultural heritage and diversity of…
Why US lawmakers should witness the Israeli occupation firsthand
Nasser Nawajah, +972 Magazine, December 8, 2021
2021.11.28: WORT World View on the Al Samud Playground Campaign
Beginning 32:37 Gil Halstead interviews Samir El-Omari about our new campaign for the Al Samud…
Amnesty Condemns Settler Attack on Palestinian Playground
The Palestine Chronicle, November 8, 2021
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…
Faith Leaders Oppose F-35 Fighter Jets
Find inspiration and hope reading this full-page ad from the July 29 Wisconsin State Journal.…
Barack Obama, Cap Times, Church of Christ, Congress, Dane County, Donald Trump, economy, Edgewood University, education, environment, Friends, healthcare, human rights, Judaism, justice, legislature, Lutheran, Madison, Mark Pocan, military, nuclear, peace, Playgrounds for Palestine, police, Poor People’s Campaign, Presbyterian, rabbis, religion, Unitarian, violence2020.03.29: 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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Overture Center 201 State Street Madison 10 am – 5 pm Join MRSCP and many…
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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On Thursday, May 17, Wisconsin Public Radio’s “Central Time” program featured an interview with Playgrounds…
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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Playgrounds for Palestine – Madison July 9, 2016 Hi everyone, I went to Hebron…
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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Monday, January 30Evjue Room, Urban League of Greater Madison2222 South Park Street, Madison [Map]7 –…
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The Gaza Kitchen: A Palestinian Culinary Journey is a cookbook and a documentary portrait of…
Fall fundraising appeal from MRSCP
Luci Lights for Rafah and Playground finish for Hebron Dear Members and Friends of MRSCP,…
2016.05.04: An Evening with Jeff Halper
Wednesday, May 4, 2016 7:00 pm DeLuca Forum, Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery 330 N. Orchard…
Remembering Rachel Corrie
March 16 marked 13 years since 23-year-old American peace activist Rachel Corrie was crushed to…
2016.04.03 Update: Annual Rachel Corrie Commemoration
Sunday, April 3, 7 pm, Christ Presbyterian Church 944 East Gorham Street, Madison WI You…
2015.11.01: Room No. 4 Photos and Speaker
Sunday, November 1, 2015 First Unitarian Society 900 University Bay Drive, Madison 1:00 – 2:30…
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…
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Madison-Rafah Sister City Project, Playgrounds for Palestine-Madison, the Peregrine Forum and the Madison Infoshop Free…
2014.09.28: DAVID ROVICS IN CONCERT
With Clare Norelle Sunday, September 28, 4 – 6 pm The Brink Lounge, 701 E…
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…
2012.12.16: Talk by Iyad Burnat of the Bilin Popular Committee
Sunday, December 16 Memorial United Church of Christ 5705 Lacy Road, Fitchburg 2:00 pm [Map]…
2012.12.05: Film 5 Broken Cameras
Memorial Library, Room 126 UW-Madison [Map] 7:00 pm An extraordinary work of both cinematic and…
2012.10.25: Miko Peled Talk in Madison
Miko Peled, activist and author of The General’s Son: Journey of an Israeli in Palestine…
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…
Activists embrace nonviolence in world’s hot spots
Phil Haslanger, Cap Times, Apr 1, 2010
2010.03.21: Building Hope for the Children
Commemorating the life of Rachel Corrie Sunday, March 21 Fellowship Hall, First United Methodist…
Ahmad Abu Salama Surgery
Gaza boy needs specialized medical treatment abroad The Palestine Children’s Relief Fund (PCRF) is bringing…
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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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Playgrounds for Palestine – Madison 2008 Project: A Playground for Jenin! PfP-Madison is excited to…
2008.04.03: Amira Hass in Madison
Thursday, April 3rd, 2008 7:30 pm Pyle Center, UW Campus Amira Hass is a world-renowned…
People I Love Are Dying
Kathy Walsh, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project, 03 March 08 People I know and love are…
Palestinian author under cyber attack before Wisconsin Book Festival
Annie’s Letters, October 9, 2007 Palestinian author and human rights activist Susan Abulhawa has come…
Three projects in Palestine
This is a special appeal on behalf of three projects in Palestine: (1) Save Gaza's…
Playground for Rafah Campaign
19-Nov-05 Playground for Rafah Campaign Give Children a Chance to Be Children Help Rebuild a…
Mezan Center is Key Partner in Palestine
Madison-Rafah Sister City Project, May 9, 2005 Madison — The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP)…
A Gift to Rafah
How Madisonians helped create a respite from violence for Palestinian children Kathy Walsh, Isthmus, April…
Appeal for Rafah City
Dr. Emad S. Sha’at, Deputy Mayor Rafah City, 18 May 2004 Dear Madam/Sir, I write…
