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Are You a Progressive for Palestine?

Josh Ruebner, US Campaign to End the Occupation, October 30, 2015 If so, click here…

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2015.11.01: Room No. 4 Photos and Speaker

Sunday, November 1, 2015 First Unitarian Society 900 University Bay Drive, Madison 1:00 – 2:30…

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Demanding Freedom For Shireen Issawi

“ In our work with people in Gaza, we have been told repeatedly that the…

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Samira Project Children’s Counseling

Gaza Mental Health Foundation At the request of the Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA), the…

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2015.03.15: Rafah Filmmaker Fida Qishta at First United Methodist Church

(See Funding Campaign for Filmmaker Fida Qishta) Sunday, March 15 First United Methodist Church Fellowship…

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2015.03.13: Rafah Filmmaker Fida Qishta at the Memorial Union

Friday March 13 Memorial Union UW-Madison Campus 6:30 pm [Map] Gaza film-maker Fida Qishta will…

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2015.01.28-02.17: Mornings in Jenin Book Group

Madison-Rafah Sister City Project, Playgrounds for Palestine-Madison, the Peregrine Forum and the Madison Infoshop Free…

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2014.11.18-23: Book Presentation Committee of One

First presentation and book signing by author Patricia Martin Holt Tuesday, November 18, 7 pm…

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2014.11.07-08: Voices for Peace and Justice in Palestine

Searching for Peace The Capital City Hues October 30, 2014 From Barbara Olson and The…

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Michele Bahl: How can we be indifferent to suffering of children in Gaza?

Michele Bahl, Cap Times, Sep 20, 2014

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2014.09.28: DAVID ROVICS IN CONCERT

With Clare Norelle Sunday, September 28, 4 – 6 pm The Brink Lounge, 701 E…

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Judith Laitman: A Jewish grandmother’s plea to Barack Obama

UDITH LAITMAN, Cap Times, Jul 25, 2014

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Call to action: Join Palestinian political prisoner’s day

Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association & Palestinian BDS National Committee, Apr 3, 2014

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2014.05.5-6: Mark Braverman in Madison

Mark Braverman, author of Fatal Embrace: Christians, Jews and the Search for Peace in the…

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2013.11.19: Josh Ruebner in Madison

Humanities Building, Rm 2650 UW-Madison 7:00 pm Josh Ruebner of the U.S. Campaign to End…

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Rafah Prep School Water Filter

Girls Preparatory School A, Rafah A gift from the Madison-Rafah Sister City Project and others,…

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Anthony Bahl Obituary

Anthony “Tony” Joseph Bahl, age 72, of Chicago, died peacefully on August 1st after a…

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It’s Kosher to Boycott Israeli Goods

Jews for Boycotting Israeli Goods, July 1, 2013 An extensive list of 153 signatories from…

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