The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP)

Projects

Jul 4, 2026

150 organizations join with BDS activists in France
US Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel, June 26, 2013
Al-Awda, American Bar Association (ABA), apartheid, artist, Australia, BDS, boycott, California, Canada, Church of Christ, CODEPINK, Electronic Intifada, environment, ethnicity, Europe, film, France, free speech, Germany, human rights, International Criminal Court (ICC), International Solidarity Movement (ISM), Intifada, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Israeli, Italy, Japan, Jewish, justice, labor, land, law, Lutheran, Madison, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP), Meta, Methodist, Middle East, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Nakba, occupation, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, police, prison, Projects, protest, Rafah, religion, sanction, sister cities, solidarity, South Africa, Spain, students, Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), Switzerland, terrorism, United States, Wall, war, Wisconsin, women, Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF), world
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, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP), Methodist, Middle East, Muslim, Muslims, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, Playgrounds for Palestine, podcast, Projects, Rafah, refugees, religion, schools, sister cities, terrorism, travel, UW-Madison, war, world, WORT 89.9 FM
Rachel Corrie Library Appeal
education, Gaza, Madison, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP), media, Projects, Rachel Corrie, Rafah
2013.02.18: Tsela Barr and Veena Brekke at East High School
apartheid, blockade, calendar, delegation, Gaza, human rights, Madison, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP), media, Projects, Rafah, schools
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…
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, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP), media, Middle East, military, Muslim, Nakba, New York City, occupation, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, prison, Progressives, Projects, Rachel Corrie, Rafah, refugees, resources, sanction, sister cities, solidarity, South Africa, students, terrorism, unions, war, war crimes, women, world
2013.03.17: Annual Rachel Corrie Commemorative Dinner
Sunday, March 17 Nile Restaurant, Madison 5:30 pm, dinner at 6:15 pm March 16, 2013…
benefit, calendar, Craig and Cindy Corrie, delegation, Madison, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP), Projects, Rachel Corrie, Rafah, schools, video, Wall, war, water
Tell 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, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP), Methodist, Middle East, military, Minnesota, Muslim, Muslims, New Jersey, New York City, occupation, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, Peace Action, Presbyterian, Projects, Rafah, refuseniks, sister cities, students, Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), terrorism, Unitarian, veterans, vote, war, Washington DC, West Bank, Wisconsin, women, world, Zionism
2013.01.19: 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, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP), Methodist, Middle East, military, Minnesota, New York City, occupation, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, Peace Action, Presbyterian, Projects, 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), Zionism
2012.12.16: MRSCP Gaza Visit on WORT
Live on 89.9 FM, 6:00-6:30 pm
Addameer, audio, Bethlehem, blockade, calendar, detainees, Electronic Intifada, Gaza, Hamas, human rights, hunger strikes, Intifada, Israel, Israeli, Jenin, law, Lebanon, Madison, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP), occupation, Palestine, Palestinian, Palestinian Authority (PA), podcast, prison, prisoners, Projects, Rafah, Ramallah, refugees, solidarity, West Bank, WORT 89.9 FM
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]…
American, calendar, Church of Christ, documentary, film, Fitchburg, Google, Israeli, journalists, justice, land, Madison, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP), maps, Methodist, military, Muslim, Palestine, peace, Playgrounds for Palestine, Presbyterian, prison, Projects, Rafah, resistance, sister cities, stories, students, Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), terrorism, United Arab Emirates (UAE), video, Wall, war, West Bank
2012.12.05: Film 5 Broken Cameras
Memorial Library, Room 126 UW-Madison [Map] 7:00 pm An extraordinary work of both cinematic and…
calendar, Church of Christ, film, Fitchburg, images, Israeli, justice, labor, Madison, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP), Muslim, olive trees, Palestine, Palestinian, Playgrounds for Palestine, Projects, protest, Rafah, resistance, sister cities, students, Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), terrorism, UW-Madison, West Bank
Tsela 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, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP), military, Operation Cast Lead, Palestinian, peace, Projects, Rafah, refugees, resistance, schools, sister cities, terrorism, travel, water, women, world
One Jewish Woman’s Fight for Palestine
Yasmin Mogahed, Nov 19, 2012 For Jennifer Loewenstein, April 19, 2002 was a “waking nightmare”.…
Christmas, civilians, Hebrew, human rights, Israel, Israeli, Jenin, Jennifer Loewenstein, Jerusalem, Jewish, Judaic, justice, Madison, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP), Martin Luther King, occupation, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, Projects, Rafah, refugees, secular, sister cities, terrorism, travel, war, water, women, world
Stories of Peacebuilding in Gaza and the West Bank
John Quinlan, WORT 89.9 FM – A Public Affair, November 19, 2012 On Monday November…
delegation, Gaza, Israel, justice, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP), Middle East, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, podcast, Projects, Rafah, stories, United States, West Bank, WORT 89.9 FM
An Ongoing Terror
Michele Bahl, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project, November 14, 2012 Yesterday we visited the Gaza Community…
blockade, civilians, delegation, Gaza, Hamas, healthcare, hospitals, human rights, Israel, Israeli, justice, Madison, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP), Operation Cast Lead, Palestine, Palestinian, prison, Projects, Rafah, sister cities, terrorism, United States, war, world
2012 Gaza Delegation Photos
Michele Bahl and Tsela (Carol) Barr of the Madison-Rafah Sister City Project entered Gaza through…
aid, American Bar Association (ABA), Atfaluna, Caterpillar, Craig and Cindy Corrie, deaf, delegation, Gaza, healthcare, human rights, images, Israel, Israeli, justice, Madison, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP), media, Middle East, military, Operation Pillar of Defense, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, Projects, Rachel Corrie, Rafah, refugees, schools, sister cities, stories, UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), United Nations (UN), United States, war, West Bank, women
VOICES 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, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP), media, Middle East, military, New Jersey, occupation, Olympia, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, Projects, Rachel Corrie, Rafah, United States, water, West Bank, Wisconsin
Loving the Land and It’s People: Palestinian Hospitality
Veena Brekke, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project, October 31, 2012 On October 28th we departed the…
arms, delegation, education, equality, fair trade, Haifa, hospitals, Israeli, Jenin, justice, land, Madison, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP), military, Muslim, olive oil, olive trees, Palestinian, peace, Projects, Rafah, rape, schools, settlers, sister cities, Tel Aviv, terrorism, travel, war, West Bank
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, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP), maps, Miko Peled, military, nonviolence, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, Playgrounds for Palestine, Projects, Rafah, sister cities, students, Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), Wisconsin, world, WORT 89.9 FM
2012.09.26: Jennifer Loewenstein on KPFT 90.1 FM
Arab Voices, KPFT 90.1 FM, September 26, 2012 mp3 audio file Jennifer Loewenstein Political activist…
Arab, audio, calendar, human rights, images, Israeli, Jennifer Loewenstein, Madison, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP), Middle East, occupation, Palestine, Palestinian, Projects, Rachel Corrie, Rafah, religion, sister cities, volunteer, war, Wisconsin, world