The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP)
Tag: women
Apr 15, 2026
2026.04.25: WI Bail Out the People (WiBOPM) 15th Anniversary Celebration
James Reeb Unitarian Church, 2146 E Johnson St,ย Madison, 4 pm
2026.04.01:ย Children’s Book event with Angela Medina and Palestinian authorย Maysa Odeh
Madison Central Library, Room 302, 7 pm
International Womenโs Day: The Inspiring Resistance Of Palestinian Women
BDS National Committee, 8-Mar-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 Childrenโs Alliance (MECA), MRSCP, nurses, online, Palestine, Palestinian, project, Rafah, solidarity, starvation, take action, video, vigil, volunteer, water, winter, women, world
2026.03.07: International Women’s Day Celebration
Gordon Dining and Event Center, 770 W Dayton St, Madison, 1-5 pm
2026.01.08: Ta-Nehesi Coates’ “The Message” Book Circle
Online, 6:00 pm social, 6:30 pm program
2025.12.06: Fair Trade Holiday Festival
Monona Terrace, 8 am – 3 pm
2025.12.04:ย Book Circle – “Land of the Cranes” by Aida Salazar
Online, 6:00 pm social, 6:30 pm program
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 Oneโs Own Annex, 2713 Atwood Ave, Madison, Sat 12 pm-4 pm & Sun…
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2025.11.08: Vigil for Gaza at the Farmerโs 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
2025.10.11: Vigil for Gaza at the Farmer’s Market
Capitol Square, King Street corner, 8 am – 12 pm
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2025.10.04: Film “Samidoun, The Steadfast Women of Palestine”
Online, 11 AM CT
Petition to Ban Israel from Eurovision – Sign Now!
Avaaz, Sep 24, 2025
“Go Birds, F*** ICE and Free Palestine”
CARLY THOMAS, HOLYWOOD REPORTER, SEPTEMBER 14, 2025
2025.09.18: Palestine Partners at the Madison Night Market
401 State Street, 5-9 pm
2025.09.17-12.06: Upcoming Volunteer Opportunities in Madison
Cassandra Dixon, Sep 2, 2025
2025.08.16: Palestine Partners at Eken Park Fest
2407 Coolidge St, Madison, 11 am up to 5 pm
Settler Walks Free, As Israel Holds Body of Murdered Palestinian Hostage
DIANA BUTTU, ZETEO, AUG 06, 2025
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July 2025 Roundup:ย A Litany of Palestinian Death
Joel Beinin, Professor of Middle East History, Emeritus, Stanford University, Aug 4, 2025
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Palestine coverage scares off nonprofit news funders
Nicole Froio, Prism, July 23, 2025
2025.08.13: Bread and Blood: A Message from Gaza
Online, 11 AM CT
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Hudia’s Diary
Dec 2023 – Jul 2025
aid, Al-Mawasi, American, blockade, communications, fuel, Gaza City, Gaza War, genocide, healthcare, Hudia, Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israeli, Jennifer Loewenstein, Khan Younis, Madison, media, military, occupation, Palestinian, Rafah, refugees, schools, shelters, starvation, UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), victims, war, water, women, worldIsrael bombs WHO facilities in Gaza as global outcry grows
Peter Beaumont, The Guardian, Jul 2025
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โPrecisely Designed Mass Starvationโ: Aid as Weapon in Israelโs War on Gaza
DEMOCRACY NOW! JULY 21, 2025
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2025.07.28: Read Palestine! Discussion with Author Shadi Salem
Online, 7 – 8 pm CT
In Gaza, U.S. Mercenaries Advance Israeli War Aims
Kelley Beaucar Vlahos, The American Conservative, Jul 11, 2025
aid, American, arms, Benjamin Netanyahu, checkpoints, civilians, Donald Trump, Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), Gaza War, Haaretz, Hamas, homeless, images, Iraq, Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israeli, land, Madison, media, Meta, Middle East, military, Netzarim, Palestinian, protest, Rafah, rape, Russia, South Africa, State Department, Syria, training, US Agency for International Development (USAID), veterans, video, war, water, women, worldIsraeli settlers beat U.S. citizen to death in West Bank
Alana Wise, NPR, JULY 12, 2025
Updates from the ground: Gazaโs Water Crisis & Jeninโs Forced Erasure
Good Shepherd Collective, Jul 1, 2025
aid, Balata, Bethlehem, checkpoints, confiscation, Deir Yassin, democracy, disease, donate, education, ethnic cleansing, freedom, Gaza War, genocide, Grassroots, healthcare, Hebron, hospitals, Idhna, indigenous, Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israeli, Jenin, Jericho, Jerusalem, justice, land, Madison, Middle East, military, Ministry of Health, Nablus, negotiations, occupation, October 7, Palestine, Palestinian, prison, Qalqilya, Rafah, Ramallah, rape, schools, sheep, Sinjil, starvation, students, Supreme Court, terrorism, torture, Tuba, Tubas, Tulkarm, war, water, West Bank, women, world
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, womenThe Global March to Gaza ended in violence. Activists remain undeterredย
Jenna Martin, Prism, Jun 25, 2025
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‘Not for youโ: Israeli shelters can exclude Palestinian citizens
Aseel Mafarjeh, Al Jazeera, 17 Jun 2025
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Appeal From Fida Qishta
Jun 11, 2025
The Global March to Gaza advances towards the Rafah Crossing
GAZA, Palestinian Information Center, 9-June-2025
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Madisonโs 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, women
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, maps, Masafer Yatta, media, military, MRSCP, occupation, Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), online, Palestinian, peace, Rafah, settlers, shelters, State Department, Supreme Court, terrorism, video, violations, water, West Bank, women
Video Shows Girl Trying to Escape Inferno
BRETT WILKINS, COMMON DREAMS, May 26, 2025
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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 War, Grassroots, healthcare, hospitals, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Israel, land, Madison, media, Middle East, Middle East Childrenโs Alliance (MECA), MRSCP, Palestine, Rafah, shelters, sister cities, solidarity, starvation, war, water, women, world, WORT 89.9 FM
New Watermelon+ Streaming Platform
Wisconsin Muslim Journal, May 6, 2025
2025.05.08: Palestine Partners at Madison Night Market
400 Block State Street, 5-9 pm
Drones strike ship carrying aid to Gaza
SAM MEDNICKย ANDย RENATA BRITO, AP, May 2, 2025
aid, blockade, civilians, climate, drones, Freedom Flotilla, Gaza War, Greta Thunberg, Hamas, healthcare, homeless, hostages, human rights, Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israeli, Italy, Jerusalem, land, Madison, Malta, Mavi Marmara, media, Palestinian, Rafah, South Africa, Spain, stories, Sudan, Tel Aviv, travel, Tunisia, video, volunteer, war, water, womenAdvocates push for repeal of WI law limiting boycotts of Israel
Omar Waheed, Madison 365, Apr 25, 2025
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Lebanon: Indiscriminate Israeli Attacks on Civilians
Human Rights Watch, April 23, 2025ย
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2025.05.13: Palestinian Women & the Nakba
Online, 11 am โ 12 pm CT
Muslim Women’s Coalition Response to Archewell Foundation
Muslim Women’s Coalition, April 17, 2025
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BRETT WILKINS, COMMON DREAMS, Apr 09, 2025
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New Israeli buffer zone and military corridor in Gaza
David Gritten and Yolande Knell, BBC, Apr 1, 2025
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Israeli settlers seen on camera assaulting a Palestinian village. Police arrest only Palestinians.
JULIA FRANKEL, AP, March 28, 2025
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22 Years Later: A Message From Rachel’s Parents
Craig and Cindy Corrie, March 16, 2025
Does Columbia still merit the name of a university?
Rashid Khalidi, The Guardian, 25 Mar 2025
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Nightmare: Gaza’s Rafah under siege again as Israeli forces attack
Sally Ibrahim, The New Arab, 24 March, 2025
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Russell Lewis,ย Kat Lonsdorf,ย and Daniel Estrin, NPR, MARCH 19, 2025
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ADC Statement on the Collapse of a Ceasefire That Never Was
American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), March 18, 2025
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Israel shatters Gaza ceasefire as more than 400 Palestinians killed in IDF strikes
Tom Ambrose,ย Yohannes Lowe,ย Martin Belam,ย Kate Lambย andย Helen Livingstone, The Guardian, 18 Mar 2025
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New UN report accuses Israel of sexual and gender-based violence against Palestinians
MONDOWEISS PALESTINE BUREAU,ย MARCH 14, 2025ย
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U.N. Commission and U.S. Surgeons Accuse Israel of Genocide and Torture
Democracy Now!, March 13, 2025
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MELANIE LIDMANย ANDย SAMY MAGDY, AP, March 9, 2025
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2025.03.12: #BoycottChevron for Human Rightsย andย Planet Earth
Online, 12 PM Central, 8 PM Palestineย
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โNo Other Landโ is a shocking look at Palestinian life under occupation
MARK KENNEDY, AP, February 5, 2025
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Israel cuts off Gaza aid to pressure Hamas for new ceasefire proposal
TIA GOLDENBERGย ANDย SAMY MAGDY, AP, March 2, 2025
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Families rejoice as hundreds of Palestinian hostages are freed
Lara Kilani, Good Shepherd Collective, Feb 27, 2025
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2025.03.19: “My Name is Rachel Corrie”
Winona State University, Minnesota
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Ethnic Cleansing in the West Bank
Rev. J. Mark Davidson, Voices For Justice in Palestine, Feb 21, 2025
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2025.03.08: AFRICaide and 4W International Women’s Day
Madison, 10am – 4pm CT
MECA Feb 14, 2025 Update: Clean Water for Rafah
Israelย destroyed all but one of the Maia water filter units in Rafah
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2025.02.25: Lessons from Anti-Apartheid Struggles
Online 11 am โ 12 pm CT
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, MRSCP, Nabi Salih, Nakba, occupation, online, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, prison, prisoners, project, Rafah, Ramallah, Read Palestine!, resistance, sister cities, West Bank, women, Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF), world
Jabaliya Is Now a City of Rubble
ABUBAKER ABED, DROP SITE NEWS, FEB 05, 2025
Madison-Based Palestine Partners Supports Women And Youth In The West Bank
Ben Slowey, Wisconsin Muslim Journal, Jan 21, 2025
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Latest Gaza Update from MECA
Jan 30, 2025
โColossal Failure:โ Israel Made Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza Worse
TEAM ZETEO, JAN 28, 2025
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Wisconsin Coalition For Justice In Palestine Looks Beyond The Ceasefire
Sandra Whitehead, Wisconsin Muslim Journal, Jan 24, 2025
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Dr. Martin Luther Kingโs Prophetic Warning, Denouncing the Merchants of Death
Kathy Kelly, ZNetwork, January 13, 2025
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Israeli cabinet ratifies ceasefire deal with Hamas
Lorenzo Tondoย andย Bethan McKernan, The Guardian, 17 Jan 2025 1:30 am local
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A Deal Too Late
Jonah Valdez, The Intercept, January 15 2025
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Gaza hostage and ceasefire deal signed in Doha
Barak Ravid, Axios, Jan 16, 2025. The Israeli government will vote on it Saturday night,…
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Israeli airstrikes continue in Gaza after ceasefire deal announced
George Wright & Ruth Comerford, BBC News, Jan 16, 2025. Israeli air strikes are continuing…
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Netanyahu delays ceasefire vote, claiming Hamas created a ‘last minute crisis’
Willem Marx, NPR, JANUARY 16, 2025. Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said a cabinet…
What to Know About the Gaza Ceasefire Deal
PREM THAKKER, ZETEO, JAN 15, 2025. Will it lead to a permanent end to the…
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Jake Sullivanโs Mental Prison
Jake Sullivanโs Mental Prison (A Sequel) by Peter Beinart Read on Substack So, weโre in…
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Here are the propaganda leaflets Israel is dropping over Gaza
DROP SITE NEWS, JAN 08, 2025. The messages consist of crude warnings, threats and appeals…
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Where is Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, and what is Israel doing to him?
TAREQ S. HAJJAJ, MONDOWEISS, JANUARY 3, 2025. It has been one week since the Dr. Hussam…
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Rights Group Finds Israel Uses Gaza ‘Safe Zones’ to ‘Hide a Genocide’
The analysis was published a day before Israeli forces bombed yet another “safe zone,” killing…
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The War in Gaza Is Far Worse Than You Thought
The Airwars report shows a rate of civilian slaughter “incomparable with any 21st century air campaign.…
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The Last Two Weeks Have Been the Most Dire in the Gaza War: Hospital Director
Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza “will turn into a graveyard for everyone inside” amid…
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Deadline for removing Sabra Hummus from Willy Street Co-op is December 16!
Special Update & Action Request Member requests to remove Sabra Hummus from the shelves at…
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An analysis of the escalating forced displacement of Palestinian communities in the West Bank since…
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This Is Genocide And It Must End Now
Amnesty International just released a major report1 documenting how the Israeli government has committed and is continuing…
The West Bank villages wiped off the map by Israeli settler violence
Since October 7, over 50 rural Palestinian communities have been forced to abandon their homes…
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Israeli bombing kills World Central Kitchen workers and aid-seekers
Meanwhile, a former Israeli defence minister says the army is ethnically cleansing northern Gaza By Ahmed…
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Spreads misery for displaced Palestinians Palestinians in Gaza continue to suffer from hunger, disease, and bitter…
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