The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP)

Projects

Jul 4, 2026

2020.02.29: International Festival

Overture Center 201 State Street, Madison 10 am – 5 pm Join MRSCP and other…

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Final 2019 Appeal — Clean Water for Kids

Best Photos of 2019 from MECA We are now more than halfway to providing another…

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2019.12.15: Laila Hassan from Women in Hebron

Madison, WI 1:00 — 3:00 pm RSVP for directions Please join us as we welcome…

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Polluted Water is the Leading Cause of Child Mortality in Gaza

With 43 Olympic swimming pools of sewage flowing from Gaza daily, local epidemic is only…

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2019.10.27: Rep. Pocan emphasizes progressive caucus’s commitment to Palestine

Helena Cobban, Mondoweiss, November 14, 2019

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2019.10.27 Update: DREAMING OF FREEDOM

Christ Presbyterian Church, 944 E Gorham St, 2-4 pm

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2020 Colors of Palestine Calendar

Online and from MRSCP Resistance Art’s 2020 Colors from Palestine calendar is a tribute to…

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2019.11.24 & 12.07: Mark Your Calendars: 2019 Fair Trade Holiday Festivals

November 24: 9 am – 2 pm Annual Fair Trade Sale at Orchard Ridge United…

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Barbara Olson and Tsela Barr: Congress needs to stand against Israeli travel bans

TSELA BARR AND BARB OLSON, The Cap Times, August 23, 2019

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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…

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Rise against Racism! #CounterCUFI

Friends of Sabeel – North America (FOSNA), May 24, 2019 For too long, Palestinians have…

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2019.04.22: 71 Years Without a Country

The 2019 North America Nakba Tour comes to Madison UW-Madison Red Gym, On Wisconsin room…

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2019.04.22: North America Nakba Tour

UW-Madison Campus (time & location to follow) MRSCP and UW Students for Justice in Palestine…

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Maia Project Update

Latest Maia Water Filters in Rafah (28 Feb 2019) from Josie Shields-Stromsness, Middle East Children’s…

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2019.02.23: International Festival at Overture Center

201 State Street Madison 10 am – 5 pm Once again Overture celebrates the rich…

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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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2018.11.20: Madison’s Clean Water for the Children of Gaza Day

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2018.11.18: Orchard Ridge Holiday Fair Trade Fair

November 18, 2018 Orchard Ridge United Church of Christ 1501 Gilbert Road, Madison 9 am…

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2018.11.20: Fundraiser: ‘Clean Water for the Children of Gaza’

First Unitarian Society 900 University Bay Drive Madison 7:00 pm Help provide a Maia Project…

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2018.12.01: Monona Terrace Fair Trade Holiday Festival

Monona Terrace Convention Center 1 John Nolen Drive, Madison 8 am – 3 pm Come…

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Projects

2020.02.29: International Festival

Final 2019 Appeal — Clean Water for Kids

2019.12.15: Laila Hassan from Women in Hebron

Polluted Water is the Leading Cause of Child Mortality in Gaza

2019.10.27: Rep. Pocan emphasizes progressive caucus’s commitment to Palestine

2019.10.27 Update: DREAMING OF FREEDOM

2020 Colors of Palestine Calendar

2019.11.24 & 12.07: Mark Your Calendars: 2019 Fair Trade Holiday Festivals

Barbara Olson and Tsela Barr: Congress needs to stand against Israeli travel bans

2019.07.24-25: Gaza Freedom Flotilla Comes to Madison!

Rise against Racism! #CounterCUFI

2019.04.22: 71 Years Without a Country

2019.04.22: North America Nakba Tour

Maia Project Update

2019.02.23: International Festival at Overture Center

2019.03.03: Hashtag to Headlines: How the Gaza Great March of Return Challenged the World

2018.11.20: Madison’s Clean Water for the Children of Gaza Day

2018.11.18: Orchard Ridge Holiday Fair Trade Fair

2018.11.20: Fundraiser: ‘Clean Water for the Children of Gaza’

2018.12.01: Monona Terrace Fair Trade Holiday Festival