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Mar 3, 2026

2025.09.23: Justice for the Santa Marta Five Water Defenders
Online, 2 PM CT
calendar, El Salvador, online, Santa Marta 5, solidarity, water
Israeli Policies and Settler Violence Are Driving Palestinians from the Jordan Valley
ISSAM, DROP SITE NEWS, APR 14, 2025
ethnic cleansing, Israel, land, settlers, violence, water, West Bank
2025.04.22: Indigenous Water Defenders Paul DeMain and Gracie Waukechon
Social Justice Center, 1202 Williamson Street, Madison, 7-9 pm
calendar, environment, health, indigenous, Madison, United States, water, Wisconsin
2025.03.23: Update From Palestine
Madison Christian Community, 7118 Old Sauk Rd, 9:00 am
apartheid, Bethlehem, calendar, crafts, economy, ethnic cleansing, Gaza War, human rights, Israel, Jerusalem, Madison, olive oil, Palestine, project, travel, water, West Bank
MECA Feb 14, 2025 Update: Clean Water for Rafah
Israel destroyed all but one of the Maia water filter units in Rafah
aid, Gaza War, Grassroots, Israel, Maia, Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA), MRSCP, project, refugees, Return, water
The Maia Project, 2010 — 2025
February 14, 2025 Update MECA reports that Israel completely destroyed all but one of their Maia…
blockade, education, health, Maia, MRSCP, project, Rafah, water
What It’s Truly Like to Sleep in a Damp, Frigid Tent: A Report From Gaza
Five newborns have died of hypothermia amid the cold in Gaza. Doctors tell Drop Site…
blockade, cold, Gaza War, health, hypothermia, Israel, rain, refugees, starvation, water
2024.12.13: The War on Palestine and Lebanon and its Environmental Effects
Online 11 am CT On Rendering Uninhabitable: The War on Palestine and Lebanon and its Environmental…
blockade, calendar, environment, Gaza War, genocide, Israel, Lebanon, olive oil, water
Israel Just Destroyed a Key Rafah Water Facility Defended by Rachel Corrie
Rafah | Rafah’s water reservoir blown up Israeli soldier from the combat engineering corps sharing…
Gaza War, International Solidarity Movement (ISM), Israel, murder, Rachel Corrie, Rafah, water
Hunger, disease ‘inevitable’ in Gaza
Israel’s Sustained Bombing Created Massive Disease Risk Overcrowded Shelters, Dirty Water, and Breakdown of…
Gaza War, health, Israel, water
Rainwater is the property of Israel
Rainwater is the property of Israel byu/temporary_staying inlostgeneration “Israel even controls the collection of rain…
ethnic cleansing, Israel, settlers, water, West Bank
2022.09.27: Light in Gaza Speaking Tour in Milwaukee
Light in Gaza: Writings Born of Fire American Friends Service Committee, Sep 27, 2022 11/17/22…
blockade, calendar, Gaza, health, violence, water
Palestine: Where Manufactured Water Scarcity Meets Climate Change
Anna Abraham, Currently, October 12, 2022 The Israeli-occupied territory of Palestine faces both natural and…
Gaza, Israel, water, West Bank
Mazin Qumsiyeh: Palestine Is a Climate Justice Issue
Nov 9, 2022 12 PM Central Zoom Registration Join us to learn the environmental reality…
ethnic cleansing, Gaza, health, human rights, water, West Bank
Gaza is Not a Breaking News Cycle
The Palestine Institute for Public Diplomacy August 11, 2022 Good Morning, As you might…
blockade, culture, ethnic cleansing, Gaza, health, travel, violence, water
2022.07.07: Jewelry for Clean Water Campaign
Jewelry Sales for Clean Water is an emergency campaign by Palestine Partners to support members…
calendar, crafts, Hebron, Israel, settlers, water, West Bank
The Plight of Palestinians in Masafer Yatta
Ayman Mohyeldin, MSNBC, Jul 15, 2022 On his first Middle East trip as president, Joe…
ethnic cleansing, Hebron, home demolition, Israel, Israel Lobby, settlers, video, violence, water, West Bank
Stop the Line 5 Pipeline Expansion
The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project supports these efforts by Indigenous Women to end fossil fuel…
health, solidarity, water
2022.04.24 & 26: Virtual Delegations to Gaza
More Info & Registration
blockade, calendar, education, Gaza, health, online, travel, video, water
Environmental Justice Has No Borders
A Call to the Environmental Justice Movement Sign the Pledge NDN Collective Israel violently forces…
environment, ethnic cleansing, home demolition, human rights, justice, water
2022.01.02: Maia Project Update
For Over 11 Years The new unit providing clean water to the kids in Shuka,…
calendar, education, health, Maia, MRSCP, project, Rafah, water
New Film on Hebron at the New York Times
Mission: Hebron by Israeli filmmaker Rona Segal was published recently in the opinion section of…
apartheid, detainees, ethnic cleansing, Hebron, home demolition, Israel, settlers, violence, water, West Bank
2021.07.29: Webinar: What’s happening in the South Hebron Hills?
In the South Hebron Hills, the southernmost region of the West Bank, there are about…
calendar, ethnic cleansing, Hebron, online, video, water, West Bank
How a West Bank Trip Turned This Congressman Into One of Israel’s Strongest Critics
Wisconsin Rep. Mark Pocan tells Haaretz why he welcomes a new Israeli government, even one…
blockade, Gaza, health, human rights, Israel Lobby, Mark Pocan, violence, water
US Congressman: Respecting Palestinian Rights is Key to Defeating Antisemitism
US Congressman Andy Levin US Congressman Andy Levin has warned that anti-Semitism cannot be properly…
ethnic cleansing, home demolition, Israel Lobby, settlers, water
Tell General Mills: Stop manufacturing Pillsbury products on stolen Palestinian land!
Did you know that food giant General Mills is manufacturing Pillsbury products on stolen Palestinian…
BDS, boycott, ethnic cleansing, water, West Bank
Israel Bans Fuel Entry to Gaza
Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR), Ref: 75/2020, 17 August 2020
blockade, economy, Gaza, health, Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR), water
Palestine 2020 Series: Water as a Public Health Issue
Nidal Al-Azraq & Zena Agha on Water as a Public Health Issue Palestine Under COVID-19…
health, water
New Rafah School Water Filter Donation Premium
Available for a limited time! Can you help put us over the top? Dear Friends,…
Friends of Sabeel North America (FOSNA), health, MRSCP, Rafah, water
Activists Reclaimed a Water Source for Palestinians, Showing Co-Resistance Works
Oren Kroll-Zeldin, Truthout, January 10, 2020
ethnic cleansing, nonviolence, water, West Bank
The U.N. once predicted Gaza would be ‘uninhabitable’ by 2020. Two million people still live there.
The shoreline in Gaza City during strong winds on Christmas Day (Mohammed Abed-AFP-Getty Images) Hazem…
blockade, economy, Gaza, health, human rights, poverty, refugees, travel, violence, water
Gaza 2020: How easy it is for the world to delete Palestinian pain
David Hearst, Middle East Eye, 13 December 2019
blockade, economy, ethnic cleansing, Gaza, health, violence, water
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…
blockade, calendar, crafts, Gaza, Maia, MRSCP, olive oil, project, Rafah, water
MECA 2018 Annual Report
MECA 2018 Annual Report by Middle East Children’s Alliance on Scribd
education, health, water
Maia Project Update
Latest Maia Water Filters in Rafah (28 Feb 2019) from Josie Shields-Stromsness, Middle East Children’s…
blockade, Gaza, health, images, Maia, project, Rafah, refugees, water
Hello from Palestine
Operation Dove, 2/13/19 Facebook video: Israel Destroys South Hebron Hills Water Piping Today Israeli forces…
home demolition, video, water, West Bank
2018.11.20: Madison’s Clean Water for the Children of Gaza Day
blockade, calendar, Gaza, health, Maia, project, solidarity, water
2018.11.15: Updates on Gaza’s Water Crisis
A Public Affair, November 15, 2018 On today’s episode, we take a look at the…
audio, calendar, Gaza, health, Maia, podcast, water, WORT 89.9 FM
2018.11.15: Gaza Water Crisis on WORT
Thursday, Nov 15 12 noon – 1 pm A Public Affair with host Allen Ruff…
audio, calendar, Gaza, Maia, Rafah, water, WORT 89.9 FM
Gaza’s drinking water spurs blue baby syndrome, serious illnesses
Sandy Tolan, Al Jazeera, 29 Oct 2018
Gaza, health, water
How can Gaza’s contaminated water catastrophe be solved?
Sandy Tolan, Al Jazeera, 30 Oct 2018
Gaza, health, water
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…
calendar, health, Maia, Mark Pocan, MRSCP, Rafah, take action, water
Pocan and Moore on Gaza Humanitarian Aid
blockade, Gaza, health, human rights, Mark Pocan, poverty, water
2018.10.14: Fundraiser for the Maia Project
Hosted by Jewish Voice for Peace-Madison and Congregation Shaarei Shamayim Sunday, October 14 First…
calendar, Madison, MRSCP, project, Rafah, water
2018.10.08: Indigenous People’s Day & Film: The Eagle & the Condor
Monday, October 8:First Unitarian Society900 University Bay DriveMadison Schedule5:30 pm – Community Potluck6:30 pm –…
calendar, indigenous, MRSCP, solidarity, water
2018.07.21: Maia Water Project at the Midwest Waterfest
10 am – 6 pm Common Ground 2644 Branch Street, Middleton MRSCP will be tabling…
calendar, Gaza, health, Maia, MRSCP, project, Rafah, water
Restoring U.S. Aid Crucial to Avoid Gaza Water Catastrophe
Matthias Schmale, IPS – Inter Press Service, March 27, 2018
blockade, Gaza, health, water
Gaza Unlocked Issues: Electricity
Gaza Unlocked Issues: Electricity — American Friends Service Committee Gaza’s power system is at risk…
blockade, economy, education, Gaza, health, MRSCP, water
Gaza Unlocked
American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), July 12, 2017
blockade, economy, Gaza, health, take action, travel, water
Amira Hass: I Went to See the Plight of the Dried-out Settlements. I Found a Pool
Amira Hass, ethnic cleansing, settlers, water, West Bank
Amira Hass: Israel Incapable of Telling Truth About Water It Steals From Palestinians
Water is the only issue in which Israel (still) finds it difficult to defend its…
Amira Hass, apartheid, water, West Bank
Amira Hass: Israel Admits Cutting West Bank Water Supply, but Blames Palestinian Authority
Israel says region’s intense heatwave combined with Palestinian Water Authority’s refusal to approve additional infrastructure…
Amira Hass, apartheid, water, West Bank
Ramadan 2016: Israel 'cuts off water supply to West Bank' during Muslim holy month
Peter Yeung, The Independent, 17 June 2016
water, West Bank
It’s World Water Day! Say No to Water Apartheid
US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation, Ramah Kudaimi, March 22nd, 2014
BDS, boycott, Mekorot, Soda Stream, water, World Water Day
Rafah Prep School Water Filter
Girls Preparatory School A, Rafah A gift from the Madison-Rafah Sister City Project and others,…
health, images, Rafah, water
2012.12.16: Palestinian non-violent resistance leader speaks in Madison
Veena Brekke, December 19, 2012 On Sunday afternoon, December 16, citizens of the Madison area…
calendar, human rights, Madison, nonviolence, settlers, travel, violence, water, West Bank
VOICES OF CONSCIENCE: DELEGATION to THE GAZA STRIP
Interfaith Peace-Builders, November 5, 2012 November 5, 2012 – Interfaith Peace-Builders (IFPB) is pleased to…
blockade, delegation, economy, Gaza, health, MRSCP, poverty, project, Rachel Corrie, Rafah, water
2012.03.18: Third Annual Rachel Corrie Commemorative Benefit Dinner
The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project invites you to the Third Annual Rachel Corrie Commemorative Benefit…
calendar, Madison, MRSCP, Rachel Corrie, Rafah, water
TURN ON THE LOVE
Children at the Tuyar Al-Jena Kindergarten in Rafah turn on the tap Here in Wisconsin…
health, MRSCP, Rafah, water
2011.03.22: Ziad Abbas at MATC
MATC Downtown Education Center 211 N. Carroll Street, Room D240 Madison [Map] 1:30 pm –…
calendar, colleges & universities, Madison, Madison College, Maia, Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA), Palestine, water, Ziad Abbas
2011.03.21: Ziad Abbas at UW-Madison
4 – 5:30 pm Room 336, Ingraham Hall UW-Madison [Map] Ziad Abbas will speak on…
calendar, Madison, Maia, Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA), Palestine, refugees, UW-Madison, water, Ziad Abbas
2011.03.20: Annual Rachel Corrie Dinner
Bunky’s Cafe 2425 Atwood Avenue Madison [Map] Cash bar/socializing 5:30 pm Dinner 6:00 pm Program…
calendar, Madison, MRSCP, Rachel Corrie, Rafah, refugees, water
2011.03.17: Ziad Abbas on WORT 89.9 FM
Thursday, March 17 Noon Ziad Abbas will be the guest on WORT radio’s A Public…
audio, calendar, colleges & universities, Madison, Madison College, Maia, Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA), Palestine, refugees, water, Ziad Abbas
2011.02.20: Reception with Medea Benjamin of Code Pink
1:30 – 3:30 pm RSVP to dwallbaum (at) gmail.com Afternoon dessert reception with Medea Benjamin…
calendar, CODEPINK, Madison, Maia, Medea Benjamin, water
Clean WATER for Rafah’s Children
We ask you to help us give the gift of Clean WATER for Rafah’s Children…
health, MRSCP, project, Rafah, water
First Rafah Water Filter Project
Hello everyone, Thought you might like to see these pictures of the first water…
health, images, project, Rafah, water
Maia – MECA’s Gaza Water Project
We ask you to help us give the gift of Clean WATER for Rafah’s Children…
health, Maia, MRSCP, project, Rafah, water
Israel accused of rationing water to Palestinians
Patrick Moser, Agence France Presse, Oct 27, 2009 JERUSALEM (AFP) – Amnesty International on Tuesday…
apartheid, health, water, West Bank
An Open Letter to Gov. Jim Doyle on Water & Israel
MRSCP, October 7, 2009
Gaza, Israel, MRSCP, Palestine, project, water, West Bank