The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP)
Tag: solidarity
Apr 11, 2026
2026.04.12: We Will Remain Here: Palestinian Nonviolent Resistance in a Time of Genocide
Orchard Ridge United Church of Christ, 1501 Gilbert Road, Madison, 11:15 am – 12:15 pm
Sarah Lawrence Coalition for Palestine Newsletter
VOL. 5 NO. 11 : MONDAY MARCH 30, 2026
Sarah Lawrence Coalition for Palestine Newsletter
VOL. 5 NO. 10 : MONDAY MARCH 23, 2026
2026.03.24: Guatemala human rights activist Irma Velásquez Nimatuj to speak at UW
UW-Madison, Sewell Social Science Rm 8417, 1180 Observatory Dr, 2 pm and online
Leqaa Kordia is FREE
MPower Action, Mar 16, 2026
Anniversary of Rachel Corrie’s Killing
Dr. Ron Smith, Rachel Corrie Foundation, March 16, 2026
artist, Caterpillar, checkpoints, Gaza, Iran, Israeli, justice, killing, law, Madison, media, military, occupation, Olympia, Palestinian, peace, Rachel Corrie, Rafah, solidarity, terrorism, vote, West Bank, world
Madison Weekly Vigil Against War
Thursdays, Williamson & Blair Streets, 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm
Sarah Lawrence Coalition for Palestine Newsletter
VOL. 5 NO. 7 : MONDAY MARCH 2, 2026
2026.03.03: Seen and Unseen: A Homeless Awareness Experience
Capitol Square, 12-5 pm
2026.02.27: Music Benefit for Voces de la Frontera
ZuZu Cafe, 1336 Drake St, Madison, 5:30 – 8:00 pm
2026.02.28: Rising Global Solidarity Against Genocide
Online, 11 AM CT
2026.02.28: Immigrant Solidarity Training with Voces de la Frontera
Midvale Lutheran Church, 4329 Tokay Blvd, Madison, 10 am – 12 pm
2026.03.04: The Voice of Hind Rajab Madison Film Premier
UW Union South Marquee Theater, 1308 W Dayton St, 6:30 – 8:00 pm
Sarah Lawrence Coalition for Palestine Newsletter
VOL. 5 NO. 6 : MONDAY FEBRUARY 23, 2026
MECA Food Parcels in Gaza
Middle East Children’s Alliance, February 19, 2026
aid, blockade, donate, Gaza, healthcare, International Court of Justice (ICJ), Israel, Israeli, land, Madison, Middle East, Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA), MRSCP, nurses, online, Palestine, Palestinian, project, Rafah, solidarity, starvation, take action, video, vigil, volunteer, water, winter, women, world
Special End-of-Year Appeal: Help Plant 400 Olive Trees in the West Bank!
Madison-Rafah Sister City Project, Dec 28, 2025 Update
2026.02.22: Freedom Rides
Building Unity for Nonviolent Action, Feb 22, 2026
2026.02.20-22: Call to Action Weekend
Building Unity for Nonviolent Action, Feb 20-22, 2026
2026.02.19: Unarmed Civilian Defense Report from the West Bank
UW-Madison, 3 pm
Al-Khalil, Amnesty International, calendar, checkpoints, documentary, ethnic cleansing, film, Hebron, human rights, International Solidarity Movement (ISM), Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israeli, Jewish, Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), justice, land, Madison, Masafer Yatta, No Other Land, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, Rafah, settlers, solidarity, students, Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), terrorism, travel, UW-Madison, volunteer, war, West Bank, Wisconsin, world, World Beyond WarSarah Lawrence Coalition for Palestine Newsletter
VOL. 5 NO. 5 : MONDAY FEBRUARY 16, 2026
26.02.15: Immigrant Solidarity Training by Voces de La Frontera
Holy Wisdom Monastery, 4200 Hwy M, Middleton, 10:15 AM – 12:15 PM
Sarah Lawrence Coalition for Palestine Newsletter
VOL. 5 NO. 4 : MONDAY FEBRUARY 9, 2026
Call to Action Weekend!
February 20-22, 2026
2026.02.07: No Appetite for Apartheid Launch
James Reeb Unitarian-Universalist Congregation, 2146 E Johnson St, Madison, 6-8 pm
Sarah Lawrence Coalition for Palestine Newsletter
VOL. 5 NO. 3 : MONDAY FEBRUARY 2, 2026
American Cities Are Not Occupied Territory
American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), January 14, 2026
Alex Pretti, American, American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), arms, discrimination, Homeland Security (DHS), immigrants, immigration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Israeli, killing, law, Madison, Minneapolis, Minnesota, occupation, Palestinian, Rafah, Renee Good, solidarity, training, United States, video
2026.01.31: Organize to Keep ICE Out of Madison
Labor Temple, 1602 S Park St, 12-3 pm
2026.01.30: Madison Nurses Protest
Forward Statue, Capitol @ State St, 9 am
2026.01.30: Nationwide Shutdown!
NO WORK, NO SCHOOL, NO SHOPPING
2026.01.30: Nationwide Shutdown, Madison Rally
2 pm UW Library Mall, 2:45 pm March to Capitol, 3:30 pm Rally at Capitol
2026.01.27: No ICE on Campus Rally & Vigil
UW-Madison Library Mall, 5 pm
2026.01.26: Organizing Meeting for a Nationwide Strike
1104 Mound St, Madison, 7 pm
2026.01.25: Madison protest at Capitol follows another fatal ICE shooting
Ruthie Hauge, Cap Times, Jan 25, 2026
2026.01.25: Emergency Rally to Stop ICE
Forward Statue, Capitol @ State St, 2 PM
2026.01.23: Minneapolis Solidarity Rally in Madison
Forward Statue, Capitol @ State St, 5:30 pm
2026.01.18: JVP Madison Immigrant Solidarity Training
Beth Israel Center, 1406 Mound St, 2-3:30 pm
2026.01.09 Update: ICE OUT Solidarity Vigil & Action
Capitol at State Street, 5pm
American Friends Service Committee Newsletter
AFSC, December 8, 2025
aid, American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), Arab, arms, artist, Aya Ghanameh, banned books, BDS, Ben and Jerry’s, Ben Cohen, books, Ceasefire Oct 8 2025, censorship, children, divest, Gaza, genocide, Hannah Moushabeck, Homeland, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Interlink Foundation, International Court of Justice (ICJ), Israel, land, literature, Madison, Noura Erakat, olive trees, Palestine, Palestinian, poetry, Rafah, Rashida Tlaib, resources, schools, Sim Kern, solidarity, State Capitol, stories, sumud, take action, UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), United Nations (UN), United States, war, world
2025.12.11: Film Severed, Sumud, and Disability Justice in Palestine
Online, 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM CT
aid, Amazon, American, BBC, blockade, calendar, deaf, disability, documentary, film, Gaza, Gaza War, Grassroots, healthcare, images, Israeli, justice, land, law, Madison, online, Palestine, Palestinian, Rafah, Severed, solidarity, spying, stories, sumud, terrorism
Support Gaza Sunbirds paracycling team
Eric Kleppe-Montenegro, MKEBKE, Nov 22, 2025
2025.11.29-30: Snow Update! Gift & Sweets Sale for Palestine
Room of One’s Own Annex, 2713 Atwood Ave, Madison, Sat 12 pm-4 pm & Sun…
2025.11.25: AIPAC Out of US Politics!
Online, 6 PM CT
American, American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), apartheid, calendar, climate, Congress, Donald Trump, education, healthcare, International Court of Justice (ICJ), Israel, Israel Lobby, Israeli, justice, Madison, military, occupation, online, Palestine, Palestinian, Progressives, Rafah, solidarity, terrorism, vote, war, Zionism
2025.11.15: Feed Madison Now Food Drive
Fresh Madison Market, 703 University Avenue, 1 pm
2025.11.08: Vigil for Gaza at the Farmer’s Market
Capitol Square, King Street corner, 8 am – 12 pm
aid, arms, blockade, calendar, Ceasefire Oct 8 2025, Church of Christ, Congress, Dane County, Donald Trump, Gaza War, healthcare, Israel, Jewish, Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), Madison, media, Mennonite Action, military, Ministry of Health, Palestine, Palestine Partners, Palestinian, peace, protest, Rafah, solidarity, stories, video, vigil, volunteer, war, West Bank, women, world, World Beyond War
2025.10.25-11.07: Fish for the Future Display at the State Capitol
1st Floor Rotunda, Mon-Fri, 8 AM to 6 PM, Sat-Sun 8 AM to 4 PM
2025.10.29: Palestinian Chai & Chnafa (or Knafeh) Kickoff
UW-Madison Red Gym, BCC Classroom, 7 pm
Sarah Lawrence Coalition for Palestine Newsletter
VOL. 4 NO. 8 : MONDAY OCTOBER 20, 2025
2025.10.20-23: Wisconsin Network for Peace & Justice Fall Assembly
Online, 6:30 – 7:30 pm daily
2025.10.08: Hands Off Chicago Protest in Madison
Capitol Square at King St, 5:30 pm
2025.10.11: Vigil for Gaza at the Farmer’s Market
Capitol Square, King Street corner, 8 am – 12 pm
aid, arms, blockade, calendar, ceasefire, Church of Christ, Congress, Dane County, Donald Trump, Gaza War, healthcare, Israel, Jewish, Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), Madison, media, Mennonite Action, military, Ministry of Health, Palestine, Palestine Partners, Palestinian, peace, protest, Rafah, solidarity, stories, video, vigil, volunteer, war, West Bank, women, world, World Beyond War
25.10.18: Second No Kings Day in Madison
McPike Park (12-2 pm) to State Capitol at King St Rally (3-5 pm)
2025.10.05: Flotilla Solidarity Rally
W Washington & Carroll, 2 pm
2025.09.28: Wisconsin Climate March – Bring War Abolition and Palestine Solidarity!
Historical Society Steps & UW-Madison Library Mall, 12 pm
2025.10.01: Support Immigrants & Oppose ICE at the Wisconsin Dairy Expo
Alliant Energy Center, Rimrock Rd and John Nolan, 4-5 pm
61 Mennonites arrested today in DC, Protesting for Palestine
Mennonite Action, Sep 9, 2025
2025.09.08: “From Rubble We Dance,” Palestine Dance Troupes in Madison
Add your photos to our album!
2025.09.18: Palestine Partners at the Madison Night Market
401 State Street, 5-9 pm
Union Solidarity with Palestine
United Electrical, Radio & Machine Workers of America and the Autonomous Collective of Dockworkers in…
2025.08.31: Join CODEPINK & World Beyond War in a Madison Flotilla!
James Madison Park, 614 E Gorham St, Madison, 3 PM
2025.09.17: Music for Palestine
Giant Jones Brewing Company, 931 E Main St, Madison, 5-8 pm
Project Esther and the Palestine Solidarity Movement
Jewish Voice for Peace, August 20, 2025
2025.08.24: Hands in the rice paddy
Friends Meeting House, Friends Room, 1704 Robert’s Ct, Madison, 9:45-11 am
2025.08.16: Come to MASCP’s Annual Pupusa Dinner
1104 Mound St, Madison, 5-7 pm
July 2025 Roundup: A Litany of Palestinian Death
Joel Beinin, Professor of Middle East History, Emeritus, Stanford University, Aug 4, 2025
aid, American, antisemitism, Arab, assassination, Awdah Hathleen, B’Tselem, BDS, Benjamin Netanyahu, blockade, Christian, civil rights, Columbia, democracy, documentary, Donald Trump, donors, education, Edward Said, Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), Gaza War, genocide, Hamas, healthcare, Hebron, Holocaust, hostages, human rights, hunger strikes, International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA), Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israel Lobby, Israeli, Jerusalem Declaration, Jewish, Joel Beinin, journalists, labor, land, Madison, media, Middle East, Mike Huckabee, military, Mohammad Shalabi, No Other Land, October 7, Oscar, Palestinian, protest, rabbis, Rachel Corrie, Rafah, Rashid Khalidi, Saif Musallet, sanction, schools, shelters, Shireen Abu Akleh, Sinjil, solidarity, starvation, students, terrorism, travel, video, war, water, West Bank, women, world, Yinon LeviListen to Awdah Hathaleen’s last message of solidarity
Green Olive Collective, Aug 1, 2025
Emergency call to action in solidarity with Umm Il-Kheir
The residents of Umm Il-Kheir, Aug 1, 2025
2025.08.09: Nagasaki Day Peace Summit
First Unitarian Society, 900 University Bay Drive, 2 – 4:30 pm. Online option.
Israeli forces storm Umm Al-Khair and Tuba and arrest 14
Youth of Sumud, July 30, 2025
Milwaukee Solidarity Flotilla shows support for letting aid into Gaza
Omar Waheed, Madison 365, Jul 29, 2025
Israel is Starving Gaza to Death
Visualizing Palestine, Jul 24, 2025
Iron Dome Is Not a Defensive System
Dylan Saba, Jewish Currents, May 25, 2023
aid, American, arms, BBC, BDS, benefit, Benjamin Netanyahu, blockade, civil rights, civilians, Congress, Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), Egypt, ethnicity, Gaza War, Haaretz, Hamas, hospitals, human rights, Islamic Jihad, Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israeli, Itamar Ben-Gvir, Jewish, Joe Biden, journalists, labor, land, Madison, media, Middle East, military, Nathan Thrall, negotiations, New York City, occupation, Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), Operation Cast Lead, Operation Pillar of Defense, Palestine, Palestinian, Progressives, protest, Rafah, Rashida Tlaib, religion, resistance, resources, sanction, solidarity, tech, Tel Aviv, terrorism, two-state, United Nations (UN), United States, vote, Wall, war, worldKufiya Fish Prominent in Origami Display
“Sierra Club, Eco Groups Break Record For World’s Largest Display Of Origami Fish To Protest…
Veterans and Allies End 40-day Fast for Gaza with Dramatic Direct Actions
Veterans for Peace, July 4, 2025
In a boost to BDS, UK Co-op divests from Israel
Middle East Monitor, Jun 25, 2025
apartheid, BDS, boycott, divest, Gaza War, genocide, human rights, images, International Court of Justice (ICJ), Israel, Israeli, justice, land, law, Madison, Maersk, Middle East, military, occupation, Palestine, Palestinian, Rafah, sanction, solidarity, South Africa, United Kingdom, United Nations (UN), violations, vote, women
More Americans Say Campus Protests Driven by Anger With Israel Than by Antisemitism
Shibley Telhami, Lawfare, Jun 11, 2025
The Global March to Gaza ended in violence. Activists remain undeterred
Jenna Martin, Prism, Jun 25, 2025
aid, Algeria, artist, blockade, checkpoints, Cisco, delegation, deportation, Egypt, film, Gaza War, genocide, Germany, Global March to Gaza, hospitals, human rights, images, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israeli, Jenin, Jewish, Jordan, justice, La Crosse, land, law, Madison, media, Meta, military, Muslim, nurses, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, police, prison, protest, rabbis, Rafah, resistance, resources, solidarity, Spain, terrorism, travel, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates (UAE), video, war, water, West Bank, women, world
Egypt Cracks Down on the “Global March to Gaza”
Emad Mekay, Jewish Currents, Jun 23, 2025
Abdel el-Sisi, aid, Algeria, American, Arab, arms, BBC, blockade, Camp David, Canada, checkpoints, Chicago, Congress, delegation, deportation, disinformation, Egypt, Europe, Freedom Flotilla, Gaza War, genocide, Germany, Global March to Gaza, Hamas, hasbara, hospitals, human rights, hunger strikes, images, Israel, Israel Katz, Israeli, Jewish, justice, labor, land, law, Lebanon, Madison, media, Middle East, military, Morocco, Muslim, occupation, online, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, police, prison, propaganda, protest, Rafah, sanction, solidarity, South Africa, starvation, Syria, Tel Aviv, terrorism, travel, Tunisia, tunnels, Turkey, UC Berkeley, unions, United States, video, volunteer, war, war crimes, water, world
2025.06.25: ‘Global Palestine: What is Happening to the Middle East and Where is it Headed?’
Online, 12-1:30 pm CT
Abdel Razzaq Takriti, Abraham Accords, American, American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), Arab, Bertrand Russell, blockade, calendar, colonialism, democracy, digital, doctors, Donald Trump, education, Gaza War, Hezbollah, human rights, Iran, Israeli, Issa Amro, Jeff Halper, Madison, Middle East, military, Mouin Rabbani, online, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, Rafah, revolutions, Rice University, solidarity, stories, Syria, Tel Aviv, Turkey, United Nations (UN), war, world, Zionism
U.S. Senate War Powers Resolution on Iran
Peace Action, Jun 16, 2025
The Global March to Gaza advances towards the Rafah Crossing
GAZA, Palestinian Information Center, 9-June-2025
aid, Algeria, Arab, blockade, civilians, Egypt, Europe, Gaza War, Global March to Gaza, Greta Thunberg, homeless, International Court of Justice (ICJ), International Criminal Court (ICC), Israel, Israeli, justice, land, Madison, Madleen, Morocco, Muslim, occupation, October 7, Palestine, Palestinian, protest, Rafah, resistance, solidarity, starvation, travel, Tunisia, war, women, world2025.06.12-19: Global March to Gaza
Egypt to Gaza
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 War, genocide, Grassroots, Greta Thunberg, Holocaust, images, Israel, Jewish, Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), justice, Latin America, law, literature, Madison, Mahmoud Darwish, Mahmoud Khalil, Maia Project, media, Milwaukee, Mosab Abu Toha, MRSCP, music, Muslim, online, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, poetry, police, Progressives, 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, women2025.07.11-20: Summer Silent Auction for Gaza Aid
Donations still open!
aid, artist, auction, Barb Olson, calendar, Cassandra Dixon, civilians, donate, embroidery, encampments, Gaza War, Grassroots, healthcare, hospitals, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Israel, Java Cat, land, Madison, media, Middle East, Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA), MRSCP, olive oil, online, Palestinian, project, Rafah, shelters, sister cities, solidarity, starvation, war, water
No Muslim Ban Ever Campaign
June 4, 2025
allies, arms, ban, Black, Christian, Cisco, Congress, discrimination, Donald Trump, healthcare, human rights, immigrants, immigration, law, Madison, Middle East, Muslim, Progressives, racism, Rafah, religion, resources, schools, solidarity, South Africa, students, terrorism, travel, United States, visas
‘The World’s Silence Is Deadly’
TEAM ZETEO AND GRETA THUNBERG, MAY 31, 2025
