February 2024 Newsletter
Please enjoy our February newsletter: WESPAC February 2024 NewsletterSave the Date for the Westchester Social Forum!
BUILDING COMMUNITY RESILIENCE: Divest from Violence and Invest in Communities! SOCIAL JUSTICE FORUM TO CREATE SPACE FOR PUBLIC TO ENGAGE IN CRITICAL ISSUES OF 2024 Palestinian Liberation, Climate Justice, Immigrant Justice, Decarceration, Worker Justice and...WESPAC Board Chair on His Jewish Identity
Good morning, all! I hope everyone is warm and healthy. Howard Horwitz, Chair of the Board of WESPAC Foundation was recently interviewed by media about his Jewish identity and how that relates to his peace and justice work and his relationship with and tenure at...Weather alert! We are postponing our Solidarity Singers launch to Thursday, Feb. 1st at 5:30pm!
I have consulted with Brook and have received some messages from concerned singers about road conditions. Some of our members are coming from Northern Westchester. We may have freezing rain this evening and it is best for everyone to remain safe. We will launch...Job opportunity at Threefold Community Farm
Threefold Community Farm seeks a full-time Vegetable Grower and Co-Manager of Farm Operations with extensive knowledge of regenerative farming practices, excellent communication skills, servant leadership capacities, proficiency with tractor and/or draft power, and...WESPAC on Facebook
Jeremy Scahill: The empire politicians & promoters of Israel’s US-facilitated war against the Palestinians are trying to sell a false narrative. Here is the fact: US security forces are violently attacking students and professors who oppose their government’s open support for a genocidal war.![]()
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When other nations engage in violent crackdowns, the US media report it as such. When the US does it, they pretend it’s complicated or it’s different because THIS IS AMERICA. Or they say, these are just local police, not federal forces so it’s not a US policy. Let’s be clear: the policy is support for a murderous war and to crush dissent. ![]()
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The tactics on display on US campuses should be reported on by journalists the way US media report on other nations’ violence against nonviolent demonstrators. This American Exceptionalism propaganda needs to be dismantled.
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