The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP)

Progressives

Aug 9, 2026

Israel as the Lights Go Out
In America there is always a domestic political reason for not doing the right thing…
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2016.09.17: Fighting Bob Fest
9:00 am – 6:00 pm Breese Stevens Field, Madison MRSCP has activities planned for Fighting…
BDS, calendar, Democratic Party, Fighting Bob Fest, Israeli, legislature, Madison, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP), occupation, Palestine, petition, Progressives, projects, Rafah, students, volunteer
Eleven signs that BDS continues to grow despite Israel’s war of repression
Palestinian BDS National Committee, July 7, 2016
American Bar Association (ABA), American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), Amnesty International, apartheid, Arab, BDS, Black, boycott, Canada, charities, climate, corporations, Egypt, Electronic Intifada, equality, free speech, freedom, Germany, human rights, Intifada, Israel, Israel Lobby, Israeli, Italy, Jerusalem, Jordan, justice, labor, land, Latin America, law, Lebanon, McCarthyism, media, Mekorot, Methodist, military, nonviolence, occupation, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, police, Portugal, Presbyterian, prison, Progressives, resources, Right to Boycott, sanction, South Africa, students, travel, UN International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF), unions, vote, Wall, war, water, world
Clinton to Palestine: Drop dead
Philip Weiss, Mondoweiss, June 27, 2016
American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), Barack Obama, BDS, Benjamin Netanyahu, Bernie Sanders, boycott, climate, Democratic Party, Donald Trump, donors, freedom, healthcare, Hillary Clinton, Israel, Israel Lobby, Israeli, Jerusalem, Jewish, land, media, negotiations, occupation, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, Progressives, sanction, settlers, terrorism, two-state, vote, war, West Bank
Andrew Cuomo’s Anti-Free Speech Move on BDS
Alex Nabaum As a Jew who has lived in Israel and has many relatives there,…
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We’ve Reached a Milestone
Dear Friend, This is very exciting! We are witnessing a benchmark moment in the fight…
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Israel’s Global War Web and a One-State Solution
Jeff Spitzer-Resnick, The Progressive, May 10, 2016 Jeff Halper, anthropologist and Israeli peace activist, does…
BDS, benefit, boycott, healthcare, home demolition, human rights, Israel, Israeli, Jeff Halper, Jewish, labor, legislature, Madison, Mahmoud Abbas, military, Minnesota, one-state, Oslo Accords, Palestine, Palestinian, Palestinian Authority (PA), peace, Progressives, protest, sanction, settlers, tech, terrorism, travel, two-state, United States, Vietnam, vote, war, West Bank, Wisconsin, world
Are You a Progressive for Palestine?
Josh Ruebner, US Campaign to End the Occupation, October 30, 2015 If so, click here…
human rights, images, Madison, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP), occupation, Palestine, Progressives, projects, Rafah, sister cities
2015.09.18-19: Fighting Bob Fest
Fighting Bob Fest is right around the corner and MRSCP is preparing some fun activities…
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Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders get off Israel bandwagon, for once
Philip Weiss, Mondoweiss, September 26, 2014
American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), Bernie Sanders, Congress, Egypt, Elizabeth Warren, Hamas, human rights, International Criminal Court (ICC), Israel, Israel Lobby, Israeli, Jeff Merkley, land, Marco Rubio, military, negotiations, Palestine, Palestinian, Palestinian Authority (PA), peace, Progressives, State Department, Tammy Baldwin, United Nations (UN), war, Washington DC, West Bank
Michele Bahl: How can we be indifferent to suffering of children in Gaza?
Michele Bahl, Cap Times, Sep 20, 2014
aid, arms, Cap Times, children, Chris Hedges, civilians, Fighting Bob Fest, Gaza, Israel, Israeli, Madison, New York Times, Progressives, Rafah, sister cities, terrorism, vote, Wall, Willy Street
2014.09.12-13: Gaza “Wall of Shame” at Fighting BobFest
We will be displaying the Gaza “Wall of Shame” at the entrance to the BobFest…
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Rachel Corrie’s Rafah Legacy
Ramzy Baroud, CounterPunch, March 21, 2013
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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…
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Why Gaza Must Suffer Again
JONATHAN COOK, November 19, 2012
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Jennifer Loewenstein on Progressive Radio News Hour
Progressive Radio News Hour, Jun 12th, 2011 Jennifer Loewenstein teaches at the University of Wisconsin…
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2011.05.14: Dissent is Not a Crime: Two Subpoenaed Activists Speak Out
Sat, May 14, 2011 1:00 – 3:00 pm St. John’s Lutheran Church 322 East Washington…
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2010.11.17: Gilbert Achcar on “The Arabs and the Holocaust”
Gilbert Achcar “The Arabs and the Holocaust: The Arab-Israeli War of Narratives” Wednesday, November 17…
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2010.11.10: John Mearsheimer to Speak in Madison
Student Progressive Dane and the Middle Eastern Law Student Association present Greater Israel’s Bleak Future…
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2010.11.03: Glenn Greenwald to Speak in Madison
Glenn Greenwald will be on A Public Affair WORT-FM 89.9 with host Esty Dinur on…
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