Madison-Rafah Sister City Project

The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project was started in 2003 by a group of concerned citizens in Madison, Wisconsin in order to build wider public awareness of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and to forge person-to-person relationships that would benefit citizens of both cities. The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization, and donations are tax deductible. We staff

information and crafts tables at all of our events and the events of other groups; we annually participate in Madison’s Fair Trade Holiday Festival and Overture International Festival where we sell a large variety of fair trade Palestinian crafts and Holy Land olive oil products. We sponsor and co-sponsor speakers and films throughout the year, including the annual Rachel Corrie Commemorative Dinner and the “speakers to schools” program which provides speakers free of charge to area high schools. The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project offers a Palestine Film Lending Library with a large number of films available for local educational or individual showings. We belong to the U.S. Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation, the Madison Area Peace Coalition, and the Wisconsin Network for Peace and Justice.