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Feb 26, 2026

MECA Food Parcels in Gaza
Middle East Children’s Alliance, February 19, 2026
aid, blockade, Gaza, Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA), project, starvation, take action
Help Support Jana, Jehad, and their parents!
February 10, 2026
children, donate, Gaza War, health, immigrants, Israel, Madison, project, refugees
· Special End-of-Year Appeal: Help Plant 400 Olive Trees in the West Bank!
Madison-Rafah Sister City Project, Dec 28, 2025 Update
aid, Madison, Masafer Yatta, MRSCP, olive trees, Palestine Partners, project, West Bank
2025.07.28: Read Palestine! Discussion with Author Shadi Salem
Online, 7 – 8 pm CT
calendar, culture, Gaza, online, project, Read Palestine!
2025.07.20: Big Ride for Palestine
Donations open through August!
aid, calendar, Gaza War, Grassroots, Israel, Madison, Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA), Palestine, project, Ride for Palestine
2025.07.11-20: Summer Silent Auction for Gaza Aid
Donations still open!
aid, auction, calendar, Gaza War, Grassroots, Israel, Madison, project
2025.05.25 & 06.08 Updates: Oscar-Winning Film “No Other Land” in Madison
May 25: Bartell Theater 5 pm & 7 pm | Jun 8: Christ Presbyterian Church…
calendar, colonialism, ethnic cleansing, film, home demolition, Israel, Madison, Masafer Yatta, Palestine, project, settlers, violence, West Bank
2025.05.03 Update: Palestine Solidarity Fair
Friends Meeting House, 1704 Roberts Ct, Madison, 2-4:30 pm Open House
books, calendar, cartonera, crafts, culture, Madison, olive oil, Palestine, project, Read Palestine!, solidarity
2025.04.05: Read Palestine! Celebrates Arab American Heritage
Goodman South Library, 2222 S Park St, 1:30 pm
calendar, culture, Madison, project, Read Palestine!
2025.03.23: Update From Palestine
Madison Christian Community, 7118 Old Sauk Rd, 9:00 am
apartheid, Bethlehem, calendar, crafts, economy, ethnic cleansing, Gaza War, human rights, Israel, Jerusalem, Madison, olive oil, Palestine, project, travel, water, West Bank
2025.04.29: Read Palestine! Writing Workshop
Room of One’s Own Annex, 6-8 pm
Arab, calendar, diaspora, education, literature, Madison, Palestine, project, United States, Zara Chowdhary
2025.03.08: Overture Center International Festival
Madison, 10 am – 5 pm
calendar, crafts, culture, education, Madison, olive oil, Palestine, project, Read Palestine!, United States
MECA Feb 14, 2025 Update: Clean Water for Rafah
Israel destroyed all but one of the Maia water filter units in Rafah
aid, Gaza War, Grassroots, Israel, Maia, Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA), MRSCP, project, refugees, Return, water
The Maia Project, 2010 — 2025
February 14, 2025 Update MECA reports that Israel completely destroyed all but one of their Maia…
blockade, education, health, Maia, MRSCP, project, Rafah, water
2025.04.03: “They Called Me a Lioness” Book Discussion
Online, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Ahed Tamimi, calendar, Dena Takruri, lap1book, MRSCP, Nabi Salih, online, Palestine, project, Ramallah, Read Palestine!, West Bank, Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF)
Update: Replace Palestinian Families’ Sheep
Jan 30, 2025 Update
aid, ethnic cleansing, Grassroots, Israel, Madison, Masafer Yatta, MRSCP, project, settlers, sheep, take action, violence, West Bank
Veterinary Student Scholarship
The Villages Group, Jan 30, 2025
Grassroots, Hebron, Masafer Yatta, project, scholarship, veterinary, West Bank
Replace Tuba Property Destroyed by Settlers
Center for Jewish Nonviolence (CJNV), Jan 30, 2025
Israel, Masafer Yatta, project, settlers, Tuba, violence, West Bank
End-of-Year Appeal
Survival in Gaza, Plant an Olive Tree, and Replace the Sheep Your help is needed…
aid, ethnic cleansing, Gaza War, Grassroots, Israel, Madison, Masafer Yatta, MRSCP, project, refugees, settlers, take action, violence, West Bank
Deadline for removing Sabra Hummus from Willy Street Co-op is December 16!
Special Update & Action Request Member requests to remove Sabra Hummus from the shelves at…
BDS, boycott, Gaza War, Israel, MRSCP, project, Sabra
2024.12.14: Informational Picket at Willy Street Co-op North
2817 Sherman Avenue, Madison 1-3 pm Please join MRSCP, Revolutionary Socialists of Madison, and UE…
BDS, boycott, calendar, Gaza War, Israel, MRSCP, project, Sabra
Boycott Review at Willy St Co-op
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Madison Rafah Sister City Project (@madisonrafah)…
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Update: Respond to Willy Street Co-op & Help Remove Sabra Hummus!
1% of Willy St Co-op members requested this by 12/02/24 Willy Street emailed all members…
BDS, boycott, Gaza War, Israel, MRSCP, project, Sabra
2024.11.29-12.06: Read Palestine Week
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Madison Rafah Sister City Project (@madisonrafah)
calendar, culture, education, Palestine, project, solidarity
2024.12.07: Fair Trade Holiday Festival
Monona Terrace8 am – 3 pm Madison’s 28th Annual Fair Trade Holiday Festival MRSCP, Palestine…
calendar, crafts, education, Madison, MRSCP, olive oil, Palestine, project
2024.11.30 & 12.02: Read Palestine! Events
calendar, culture, education, Palestine, project, Read Palestine!
2024.11.29: Lights Up! for Palestine International Day of Solidarity!
Plaza at W Lawn Av & Monroe StNext to Trader Joe’s4-6 pm
calendar, ethnic cleansing, Gaza War, genocide, Israel, Madison, Palestine, project, protest, solidarity, West Bank
2024.10.19: Madison Video of Gazan Poet Mosab Abu Toha
Wisconsin Book Festival Video View this post on Instagram A post shared by Read Palestine…
calendar, culture, Gaza War, Israel, Mosab Abu Toha, MRSCP, Palestine, project, Read Palestine!, video
MECA Aid to Gaza, Feb 1 – Nov 5, 2024
$21,287 of $20,000 on 11/05/24 Please give now to allow MECA to provide medical aid,…
aid, Gaza War, Grassroots, Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA), MRSCP, project
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 &…
calendar, crafts, Gaza War, Grassroots, Israel, Masafer Yatta, MRSCP, Palestine, project, Read Palestine!, West Bank
2024.10.28: Film Boycott, on the anti-BDS movement
Madison Central Library 6:00 pm Over the past six years, unbeknownst to most Americans, 37…
BDS, boycott, calendar, film, free speech, Gaza War, human rights, Israel, Palestine, project, United States
2024.09.22 Update: Banners Up for Palestine! at the Willy Street Fair!
Willy Street Fair postponed until 1 pm today. Parade has been cancelled. March With Us…
BDS, boycott, calendar, ceasefire, Gaza War, Grassroots, Israel, MRSCP, Palestine, project, protest, Sabra, West Bank, Willy Street
Special Back-to-School Appeal: Please support Read Palestine!
During the past year the Madison-Rafah Sister City Project joined with a group of local…
culture, education, Madison, MRSCP, online, project, Read Palestine!
2024.08.17: Eken Park Festival
August 17, 2024 Eken Park, 848 North St, Madison11 am – 8 pm Visit the…
aid, calendar, Gaza War, Grassroots, MRSCP, project, West Bank
2024.08.11: Banners Up For Palestine! at “Ride the Drive”
11 am – 1 pm Join us for another Banners Up! action at Madison’s Ride…
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2024.08.10: Bur Oak Music for Gaza
6 pm View this post on Instagram A post shared by Madison Rafah Sister City…
aid, calendar, Gaza War, Grassroots, MRSCP, music, project
2024.08.03: Read Palestine! High School Book Club
10 am Read Palestine!, a project of the Madison-Rafah Sister City Project, is hosting a book club for high…
calendar, Israel, MRSCP, Palestine, project, Read Palestine!, West Bank
2024.07.21 Update: Ride for Palestine
The Ride for Palestine on July 21 was a great success, with about 50 riders…
aid, calendar, Gaza War, Grassroots, human rights, Madison, Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA), MRSCP, Palestine, project, Ride for Palestine
2024.07.21: Madison joins cities around the world for Ride For Palestine
Annual Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA) fundraiser By Rodlyn-mae Banting, Madison 365, Jul 17, 2024 …
aid, calendar, Gaza War, Grassroots, Israel, Madison, Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA), MRSCP, project, Ride for Palestine
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…
aid, auction, calendar, Gaza War, Grassroots, Israel, MRSCP, project
2024.07.02: Meet & Greet the Artists of the Silent Art Auction
5:30 – 7 pmJava Cat Coffee House4221 Lien Road Thanks to the amazing generosity of…
aid, auction, calendar, Gaza War, Grassroots, Israel, MRSCP, project
2024.06.30: Auction Artists on WORT
5-6 pm, after the news Three of the artists contributing their works to our Silent…
aid, auction, audio, calendar, Gaza War, Grassroots, Israel, MRSCP, project, WORT 89.9 FM
24.06.28-07.08: Java Cat Coffee to host Humanitarian Aid for Gaza Silent Art Auction
By Omar Waheed, Madison365, Jun 27, 2024 Java Cat Coffee’s Humanitarian Aid for Gaza Silent…
aid, auction, Gaza War, Grassroots, Israel, MRSCP, project
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…
aid, auction, calendar, Gaza War, Grassroots, Israel, MRSCP, project
Read Palestine! 3rd-5th Grade Book Club
Sign up (requires Google account)
books, education, MRSCP, Palestine, project, Read Palestine!
Stop the Genocide!
Eight actions you can take now As Israel’s deadly attacks and blockade of critical aid…
aid, BDS, boycott, education, Gaza War, genocide, Grassroots, Israel, Madison, Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA), MRSCP, project
2024.06.05: Banners Up for Palestine
calendar, Gaza War, Grassroots, Israel, Madison, MRSCP, Palestine, project, West Bank
Wisconsin activist frustrated over blocked aid to Palestinians
Longtime international volunteer says she is ‘devastated’ food and medical supplies cannot reach Gaza BY RICHELLE…
aid, Cassandra Dixon, Freedom Flotilla, Gaza War, Grassroots, Israel, MRSCP, Palestine, project, West Bank
“Gaza Votes” May Determine November Election
According to Polls in Five Battleground States Today, Americans for Justice in Palestine Action (AJP Action) released the…
Biden, Gaza War, Grassroots, Israel, Israel Lobby, MRSCP, project, United States
2024.05.23:Break the Bonds! Divest from Israel Bonds, Invest in Freedom
7 pm CT OnlineJewish Voice for Peace invites you to join them and partner organizations…
apartheid, BDS, boycott, calendar, divest, Gaza War, genocide, Grassroots, Israel, MRSCP, project
2024.05.22: Music for Gaza Relief at the Bur Oak
The Bur Oak [Map]2262 Winnebago St, MadisonDoors open at 7 pm, music at 8 Grassroots…
calendar, Gaza War, Grassroots, Israel, Madison, MRSCP, music, project, refugees
2024.05.12: Read Palestine! Sitti’s Bird
Kismet Books, 101 N. Main St, Verona, WI, 608.845.2500 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
calendar, culture, education, Gaza, MRSCP, Palestine, project, Read Palestine!
2024.05.01: Pizza & Music for Gaza
Giant Jones Brewing Co.913 E Main St, MadisonEnter on Brearly5-9 PM
calendar, Gaza War, Grassroots, Israel, Madison, Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA), MRSCP, music, project
2024.04.27: Viroqua Music Benefit for Emergency Gaza Relief
Landmark Center 500 East Jefferson St, Viroqua 6-10 PM
calendar, Gaza War, Grassroots, Israel, Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA), MRSCP, project, Viroqua
Update from Middle East Children’s Alliance
Thank you so much for your support of the Middle East Children’s Alliance. At this…
aid, Gaza War, Grassroots, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA), MRSCP, project
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…
calendar, Gaza War, Grassroots, Israel, MRSCP, project, Rachel Corrie, Rafah, refugees
Update: Grassroots to Gaza Emergency Aid Campaign
We wanted to give you an update on our Grassroots to Gaza campaign for emergency…
Gaza, Gaza War, Grassroots, Israel, Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA), MRSCP, project
2024.03.25: Film Israelism: Screening and Discussion
Madison Central Library, Room 301 6-9 pm When two young American Jews raised to unconditionally…
calendar, Grassroots, human rights, Israel, Israel Lobby, MRSCP, project
2024.03.24: Read Palestine! plants seeds of hope and solidarity with Gaza
Rodlyn-mae Banting, Madison 365, March 28, 2024
calendar, culture, education, Gaza, MRSCP, Palestine, project, Read Palestine!, West Bank
2024.03.24: Read Palestine! Presents These Olive Trees
Room of One’s Own Bookstore 2717 Atwood Avenue, Madison 1 pm Written and illustrated by…
calendar, culture, MRSCP, Palestine, project, Read Palestine!
2024.03.03: A Reading of “The Aida Camp Alphabet”
A bilingual Arabic alphabet book, written & illustrated by kids at the Aida Refugee Camp…
calendar, education, MRSCP, Palestine, project, Read Palestine!, West Bank
An update about MECA’s work in Gaza
Children in Deir El-Balah (central Gaza Strip) enjoying hot meals from one of our community…
Gaza, Gaza War, Grassroots, Israel, Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA), MRSCP, project, refugees
2024.02.19: Read Palestine! Book Clubs
The Read Palestine! project, supported by Madison Rafah Sister City Project, is hosting book clubs…
calendar, education, MRSCP, Palestine, project, Read Palestine!
2024.02.24: Reading of Homeland: My Father Dreams of Palestine
Kismet Books 101 N. Main Street, Verona 10:30 am
calendar, MRSCP, Palestine, project, Read Palestine!, refugees
Supporting International Solidarity and Sistering
Image: Sacramento to Bethlehem Below is a letter from the Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP)…
Gaza, Gaza War, Grassroots, Israel, MRSCP, project, solidarity
CAMPAIGN TO AID SISTER CITY FACING BLOODBATH
Sandra Whitehead, WISCONSIN MUSLIM JOURNAL, Feb 13, 2024 Members of the Madison-Rafah Sister City Project…
Gaza, Gaza War, Grassroots, Israel, MRSCP, project, Rafah, West Bank
2024.02.14: Launching a year-long Grassroots for Gaza aid campaign
with a Valentines Day to Leap Year Silent Auction Gaza is now the deadliest place…
calendar, Gaza, Gaza War, Grassroots, Israel, MRSCP, Palestine, project, refugees, West Bank
2024.02.14: Show Gaza Some Love
❤️ Our silent online auction ❤️ starts Valentines day at noon and ends February 29…
calendar, Gaza, Gaza War, Grassroots, MRSCP, project, refugees, take action
Special End-of-Year Appeal
Palestinian children take shelter at a school run by the United Nations Relief and Works…
Gaza, Gaza War, Israel, MRSCP, project, refugees, take action
Madison-Masafer Yatta Olive Grove & Other West Bank Aid
Plant An Olive Tree in the Madison-Masafer Yatta Grove! The planting of these olive trees…
aid, ethnic cleansing, Grassroots, Israel, Madison, Masafer Yatta, MRSCP, project, settlers, take action, violence, West Bank
2023.11.29-12.05: #ReadPalestine Week
PUBLISHERS FOR PALESTINE Join us for an international #ReadPalestine week, starting Wednesday, November 29, on…
calendar, MRSCP, Palestine, project, Read Palestine!, solidarity
New Masafer Yatta Project: Planting Olive Trees
Dear Friends, I wanted to let you know that I will be returning to Palestine…
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Stand with Masafer Yatta!
$2,000 of $2,000 on 7/27/23
ethnic cleansing, Hebron, home demolition, Israel, Masafer Yatta, MRSCP, project, settlers, violence, West Bank
Hebron Emergency Caves Project
We are getting closer to our goal of providing emergency housing to one family in…
ethnic cleansing, Hebron, home demolition, MRSCP, project, take action, West Bank
Support Palestinians in Masafer Yatta
“We are staying here, herding our sheep and cultivating our land. Nothing will uproot us…
ethnic cleansing, MRSCP, project, take action, violence, West Bank
Rafah Home Project
Rafah Home Construction 2/27/23 Phase 1: $3,080 • Goal: $3,080 Phase 2: $3,555 • Goal:…
ethnic cleansing, home, home demolition, MRSCP, project, Rafah
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…
blockade, Gaza, home demolition, MRSCP, project, take action
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…
calendar, Gaza, health, MRSCP, project, Rafah, take action
Update: Back-To-School Backpacks For Rafah Kids
135 backpacks to Rafah by MECA on our behalf More MECA photos from Gaza …
blockade, economy, education, Gaza, health, MRSCP, project, Rafah, refugees, violence
Back-To-School Backpacks
Backpacks For Rafah Kids $2,368 & 135 backpacks! 8/25/22
education, Gaza, MRSCP, project, Rafah
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…
calendar, MRSCP, project, take action
Al Samud Playground
Al Samud Playground $9,750 of $9,750 on 4/21/22
education, Hebron, MRSCP, project
2022.01.02: Maia Project Update
For Over 11 Years The new unit providing clean water to the kids in Shuka,…
calendar, education, health, Maia, MRSCP, project, Rafah, water
2021.10.09: Webinar with Filmmaker Fida Qishta
Join the US Boats to Gaza webinar with documentary filmmaker Fida Qishta, who has just…
blockade, calendar, Gaza, MRSCP, online, project, violence
Update: Fresh Food for Families in Rafah
Josie Shields-Stromsness, Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA) Update for Madison Rafah Sister City Project BACKGROUND…
economy, health, MRSCP, poverty, project, Rafah, take action
2019.07.24-25: Gaza Freedom Flotilla Comes to Madison!
Photos: Jim Maas/FUS Social Justice Ministry, Tsela Barr/MRSCP, and Kit Kittredge/NA Boat to Gaza Campaign…
blockade, calendar, crafts, Gaza, Maia, MRSCP, olive oil, project, Rafah, water
Maia Project Update
Latest Maia Water Filters in Rafah (28 Feb 2019) from Josie Shields-Stromsness, Middle East Children’s…
blockade, Gaza, health, images, Maia, project, Rafah, refugees, water
2018.11.20: Madison’s Clean Water for the Children of Gaza Day
blockade, calendar, Gaza, health, Maia, project, solidarity, water
2018.10.14: Fundraiser for the Maia Project
Hosted by Jewish Voice for Peace-Madison and Congregation Shaarei Shamayim Sunday, October 14 First…
calendar, Madison, MRSCP, project, Rafah, water
2018.07.21: Maia Water Project at the Midwest Waterfest
10 am – 6 pm Common Ground 2644 Branch Street, Middleton MRSCP will be tabling…
calendar, Gaza, health, Maia, MRSCP, project, Rafah, water
2018.04.08: Annual Rachel Corrie Commemoration
Mark Your Calendars for Sunday Afternoon Annual Rachel Corrie Commemoration Featuring Dessert and a Program…
blockade, calendar, education, Gaza, health, MRSCP, poverty, project, Rachel Corrie, Rafah, refugees, violence
2017.12.15 Update: Hebron Playground
Playgrounds for Palestine – Madison July 9, 2016 Hi everyone, I went to Hebron…
calendar, health, Hebron, images, MRSCP, project, West Bank
Last Month for Gaza Lights!
Our campaign to provide 50 “Gaza Lights” systems to families in Rafah is into its…
blockade, economy, education, health, MRSCP, project, Rafah, take action
Help Us Respond to Gaza’s Electricity Crisis
Amal and the Sketch Engineering Team assemble Gaza Lights systems Gaza Lights for Rafah Campaign…
blockade, economy, education, health, MRSCP, project, Rafah, take action
Gaza Lights Campaign
MRSCP, Jul 19, 2017
blockade, economy, education, Egypt, health, MRSCP, project, Rafah, take action
Gaza’s Kids Need Your Help
Rafah Children in the Samira Project at the Rachel Corrie Memorial Library. (Photo: Jeff Bright)…
education, Gaza, health, MRSCP, project, Rafah, take action, violence
GoFundMe Request by Rafah Filmmaker Fida Qishta
Fida Qishta, who visited us in Madison in 2014 and 2015 to show her powerful…
blockade, film, MRSCP, nonviolence, project, Rafah, violence
Gaza Summer Camp
Gaza Summer Camp — July 17, 2016 Dearest Friends, I would like to thank you…
Anees Mansour, education, Gaza, Hope & Peace, images, MRSCP, project, Rafah
Mental Health Library Campaign
Palestinian child’s drawing (GMHF) We are launching a project to help Rafah build a Mental…
Gaza, health, MRSCP, project, Rafah
A Samira Project Success Story
This is from the Middle East Children’s Alliance project assistant in Gaza, who tells us…
education, health, images, MRSCP, project, Rafah, refugees