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We have been a leading force for progressive social change in Westchester County, New York, since 1974.  We have been educating, agitating and organizing for a more just and peaceful world, an end to militarism and racism and a more fair economy that works for all.

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Major Underground Electric Transmission Project

For those concerned about this major underground electric transmission project: On behalf of The New York Power Authority (NYPA) and New York Transco, we want to make you aware of the upcoming Propel NY Energy Community Information Sessions in Westchester...

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Raising Our Voices – From Nancy Kricorian

As many of you know, my spouse James teaches at Columbia University, which has again been much in the news. Things have been moving so fast that it’s hard to keep up with a situation that grows ever more dire. On Friday, March 7 when the Horsemen of the...

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Animal Footnotes: Stories from Turtle Island

Dear WESPAC members, WESPAC’s Friends of Turtle Island Committee is happy to announce the launch of Animal Footnotes—a new web blog about shifting away from a colonial mindset and experiencing what it means to live on Turtle Island together.  At its core, Animal...

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Job Openings – Community Organizer and Trainer Consultant

Proyecto Faro is looking for an organizing trainer ASAP as we are on a tight timeline and need to provide skills to parents organizing for educational justice in Rockland County. We are also looking to hire an organizer full-time so if any candidates for the full time...

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Know Your Rights

EMPOWERING COMMUNITIES SERIES: GUIDANCE ON KYR & OFFICE HOURS Hello Valued Partners!   Please join our staff at the National Immigration Law Center this spring for a three-part webinar series. The Trump administration wasted no time in unleashing an assault on...

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Onondaga Land Rights

Join us March 10th at Syracuse Stage & Check out our NEW #Lakeback website!     Onondaga Land Rights & Our Common Future: The Quest for Justice Monday, March 10th, 6:30 pm at Syracuse Stage (820 E Genesee St, Syracuse) This event is free and open to the...

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WESPAC Annual Awards!

Greetings to all!   I am so delighted to invite you all to our Annual Awards Celebration, a true highlight of the Social Justice Community's calendar every year where we honor those who have done outstanding work in furtherance of our agenda for progressive social...

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Please take a look at the powerful testimonials of the Jewish mothers on If Not Now's Instagram:We are Moms for Shared Safety. We oppose Trump’s executive order calling to deport students who support Palestinian human rights — and we reject Jewish organizations like the ADL (Anti Defamation League) and MACA that are endorsing and enabling this cruelty.Mothers Against Campus Antisemitism (MACA) has been organizing campuses to use Trump’s new hotline to call ICE on pro-Palestine students and demand their deportation. The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) is giving MACA’s leadership a prime platform to speak at their annual conference on March 3.Our Jewish community needs institutions that will fight the Nazis taking over the government, not a spineless organization that spends all its time attacking college students and backing the Trump-Musk deportation agenda. The Jewish community cannot be serious about fighting antisemitism if we align ourselves with Trump, Musk, and ICE.We need strong voices and organizations opposing antisemitism, racism, xenophobia, ethnic cleansing, and all forms of oppression. But we will not and cannot find safety by backing this fascist agenda. We will only find safety by standing in solidarity with other groups targeted by the far-right.Are you a mom– or a parent or grandparent– for shared safety? Share your own video:🌻innmvmt.org/moms4sharedsafety 🌻Join us Monday evening in NYC as we gather outside the ADL conference for a community rally and ritual: ❗️innmvmt.org/rejectadl❗️The ADL is platforming Archie Gottesman of Jew Belong, who in 2018 openly called for mass violence and collective punishment in Gaza, stating:‘Gaza is full of monsters. Time to burn the whole place. Won’t matter. The UN will just give another meaningless sanction’This genocidal language is despicable, and what’s also incredibly disturbing is that the ADL is hosting Archie Gottesman at an event supposedly about fighting bigotry, at ‘The World’s Largest Summit on Antisemitism and Hate’ on March 3 and 4.The ADL defended Musk’s Nazi salute and refused to join thousands of Jews who denounced Trump’s plan to ethnically cleanse Gaza. It also embraced Trump’s Executive Order to deport students & immigrants who protest the Israeli military’s assault on Gaza. The ADL is singularly focused on demonizing the movement for Palestinian human rights, helping advance the MAGA goal of gutting all of our freedoms.The Trump administration’s power relies on civil-society institutions complying with their agenda. The only way to stop this administration from decimating our civil and political rights is if we band together to demand that the institutions that claim to serve and represent us don’t comply.Protest the ADL with @ifnotnoworg @ifnotnow.nyc @jfrejnyc & @rabbis4ceasefire this Monday, March 3, in midtown NYC, 5:15pm. This will be a Jewish-led action to express dissent with an organization that claims to represent us. Signs will be provided! ... See MoreSee Less
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Communities Not Cages Second Look Symposium | Center for Justice https://centerforjustice.columbia.edu/events/communities-not-cages-second-look-symposium

Chief Judge Rowan Wilson supports the Second Look Act in today’s State of the Judiciary. “Put simply, our criminal justice system isn’t working. Maybe it hasn’t really ever worked. Prolonged incarceration is very expensive, and it does not make us safer.” https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/10/nyregion/second-look-prison-ny-judge-wilson.html#

Proud to partner with @AthenaFilmFest for their 15th year of celebrating women and leadership at @BarnardCollege, March 6-9. Tickets are now on sale: check out the amazing lineup!
https://athenafilmfestival.com/

A Land for All is based on international law and is a confederation of Palestine and Israel. Prof Oren Yiftachel was excellent yesterday in presenting this Palestinian and Israeli peace movement: https://youtu.be/KSQ1bJvWSL0?si=8PYm3Cw_iqIUu9Ed

The public banking movement is sweeping New York State.

In this powerful op-ed, David Sprintzen of @EHSLI calls for a public bank to address Long Island’s affordability crisis.

@AndreaSCousins @CarlHeastie: It’s time to bring public banking to New York!
https://www.newsday.com/opinion/commentary/guest-essays/long-island-affordability-crisis-public-bank-yte5q4zn

🚨NEW: "Behind every slumlord harassing and neglecting tenants is a bank fueling these practices."

NYC needs a public bank that invests in communities—not speculation, writes Public Bank NYC coalition member @CooperSq’s Jodie Liedecker in @CityLimitsNews:
https://citylimits.org/2025/01/31/opinion-wall-street-fuels-predatory-real-estate-its-time-for-a-public-bank-alternative/

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