The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP)
projects
Sep 8, 2026
2025.07.20: “Big Ride for Palestine” set for July 20
Omar Waheed, Madison 365, Jun 12, 2025
Madison’s Andaleeb Cartonera Honors Palestinian Endurance With Handmade Books
Ben Slowey, Wisconsin Muslim Journal, Jun 6, 2025
American, American Bar Association (ABA), Andaleeb Cartonera, apartheid, art, artist, authoritarianism, books, Chicago, doctors, documentary, donate, Dr. Feroze Sidhwa, Dr. Mark Perlmutter, education, Esty Dinur, film, Freedom Flotilla, Gaza, genocide, Grassroots, Greta Thunberg, Holocaust, images, Israel, Jewish, Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), justice, Latin America, law, literature, Madison, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP), Mahmoud Darwish, Mahmoud Khalil, Maia Project, media, Milwaukee, Mosab Abu Toha, music, Muslim, online, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, poetry, police, Progressives, projects, protest, racism, Rafah, resistance, resources, Right to Boycott, schools, sister cities, solidarity, stories, students, Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), tech, UW-Madison, UW-Milwaukee, volunteer, war, water, West Bank, Wisconsin, women
2025.07.11-20: Summer Silent Auction for Gaza Aid
Donations still open!
aid, artist, auction, Barb Olson, calendar, Cassandra Dixon, civilians, donate, embroidery, encampments, Gaza, Grassroots, healthcare, hospitals, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Israel, Java Cat, land, Madison, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP), media, Middle East, Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA), olive oil, online, Palestinian, projects, Rafah, shelters, sister cities, solidarity, starvation, war, water
The Village of Khallet al Dabaa in Masafer Yatta Needs Your Help
May 27, 2025
At-Tuwani, Cassandra Dixon, civilians, Congress, ethnic cleansing, Google, Hebron, human rights, Israel, Israeli, justice, Khallet ad-Daba’a, land, law, Madison, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP), maps, Masafer Yatta, media, military, occupation, online, Palestinian, peace, projects, Rafah, settlers, shelters, State Department, Supreme Court, terrorism, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), video, violations, water, West Bank, women
Mennonite Action Madison Speaks Out Against Christian Nationalism And U.S. Policy In Palestine
Ben Slowey, Wisconsin Muslim Journal, May 23, 2025
aid, allies, auction, benefit, blockade, Canada, Chicago, Christian, Christians United for Israel (CUFI), Church of Christ, CODEPINK, Congress, deportation, Donald Trump, Gaza, genocide, Grassroots, Hamas, immigration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Israel, Israeli, Jewish, Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), justice, labor, law, Madison, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP), Mennonite Action, Middle East, Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA), Milwaukee, music, Muslim, nationalism, nonviolence, occupation, October 7, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, podcast, police, prison, projects, protest, Rafah, religion, resistance, sister cities, solidarity, starvation, students, terrorism, UW-Milwaukee, vigil, war, Wisconsin, world, Zionism
2025.05.22-06.30: 40 Days Solidarity Fast For Gaza
Sami Awad, Nonviolence International, May 20, 2025
aid, allies, blockade, calendar, Friends of Sabeel North America (FOSNA), Gaza, hospitals, hunger strikes, Ireland, Israel, justice, land, Madison, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP), media, New York City, nonviolence, Nonviolence International, Palestinian, peace, projects, protest, Rafah, rape, resistance, Sami Awad, solidarity, starvation, terrorism, veterans, Veterans for Peace (VFP), war, water, world
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…
2025.06.10: 2025 Summer Silent Auction for Gaza Aid Donations
Donations open until Jun 10, 2025
aid, auction, calendar, Cassandra Dixon, donate, encampments, Gaza, Grassroots, healthcare, hospitals, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Israel, land, Madison, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP), media, Middle East, Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA), Palestine, projects, Rafah, shelters, sister cities, solidarity, starvation, war, water, women, world, WORT 89.9 FM
2025.05.03 Update: Palestine Solidarity Fair
Friends Meeting House, 1704 Roberts Ct, Madison, 2-4:30 pm Open House
2025.04.20 Update: Cassandra Dixon on her recent trip to Masafer Yatta
WORT 89.9 FM, World View, 5:30 – 6:00 pm
aid, Al Jazeera, Arab, arms, audio, calendar, Cassandra Dixon, Grassroots, Hebron, Israeli, land, Madison, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP), Masafer Yatta, nonviolence, olive trees, online, Palestine, Palestine Partners, Palestinian, peace, projects, Rafah, resistance, settlers, sister cities, stories, take action, terrorism, war, West Bank, world, WORT 89.9 FM
2025.04.23: Help Overturn Wisconsin’s anti-BDS Law!
MRSCP, Apr 2, 2025
BDS, boycott, calendar, democracy, discrimination, divest, free speech, Google, Israel, Israel Lobby, Israeli, justice, law, Madison, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP), maps, online, Palestinian, peace, petition, projects, protest, Rafah, resistance, Right to Boycott, sanction, State Capitol, Supreme Court, take action, taxes, US Campaign for Palestinian Rights (USCPR), war, Wisconsin
2025.04.05: Read Palestine! Celebrates Arab American Heritage
Goodman South Library, 2222 S Park St, 1:30 pm
2025.03.23: Update From Palestine
Madison Christian Community, 7118 Old Sauk Rd, 9:00 am
apartheid, Bethlehem, calendar, checkpoints, Christian, Church of Christ, confiscation, crafts, economy, embroidery, ethnic cleansing, Gaza, Google, Hebron, human rights, Jerusalem, land, Madison, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP), maps, Middle East, Muslim, Muslims, occupation, olive oil, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, Playgrounds for Palestine, projects, Rafah, sister cities, solidarity, sumud, travel, war, water, West Bank
2025.04.29: Read Palestine! Writing Workshop
Room of One’s Own Annex, 6-8 pm
MECA Feb 14, 2025 Update: Clean Water for Rafah
Israel destroyed all but one of the Maia water filter units in Rafah
aid, benefit, disease, donate, education, Gaza, Gaza City, Grassroots, Hamas, healthcare, hospitals, human rights, International Court of Justice (ICJ), Israel, Israeli, justice, Khan Younis, land, Madison, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP), Maia Project, media, Middle East, Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA), military, milk, online, Palestinian, Playgrounds for Palestine, projects, Rafah, refugees, Return, schools, shelters, snipers, solidarity, starvation, stories, Tel al-Sultan, UC Berkeley, unions, video, volunteer, war, water, WhatsApp, winter, women, world
The Maia Project, 2010 — 2025
February 14, 2025 Update MECA reports that Israel completely destroyed all but one of their Maia…
501(c)(3), blockade, donate, education, healthcare, images, Israeli, Jewish, Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), Khan Younis, Madison, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP), Maia Project, media, Meta, Middle East, Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA), military, online, Palestine, peace, projects, Rafah, schools, sister cities, students, Unitarian, water, Wisconsin
2025.04.03: “They Called Me a Lioness” Book Discussion
Online, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Ahed Tamimi, apartheid, books, calendar, Dena Takruri, Israeli, justice, literature, Madison, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP), Nabi Salih, Nakba, occupation, online, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, prison, prisoners, projects, Rafah, Ramallah, Read Palestine!, resistance, sister cities, West Bank, women, Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF), world
Madison-Based Palestine Partners Supports Women And Youth In The West Bank
Ben Slowey, Wisconsin Muslim Journal, Jan 21, 2025
aid, Al-Khalil, apartheid, artist, auction, Cassandra Dixon, checkpoints, Chicago, embroidery, ethnic cleansing, fair trade, Hebron, human rights, Israeli, justice, Laila Hasan, land, Madison, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP), Masafer Yatta, media, Meta, military, Milwaukee, music, Muslim, nonprofits, occupation, October 7, olive trees, online, Palestine, Palestine Partners, Palestinian, peace, Playgrounds for Palestine, projects, Rafah, resistance, schools, settlers, sheep, sister cities, solidarity, sumud, take action, terrorism, travel, UW-Milwaukee, vigil, volunteer, West Bank, Wisconsin, women, Women in Hebron, world, Youth of Sumud
