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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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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...

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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...

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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...

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Interest for Upcoming Narcan Training

Via Kenneth Chamberlain Junior: I'm reaching out on behalf of Shatirra Lee, a Health Educator with the Urban League of Westchester. She and I were having a conversation about the pressing issue of opioid overdoses and community safety, Shatirra expressed a valuable...

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The film "Lyd" tells the story of the 1948 Nakba through the impact it had on the ancient Palestinian city, now known by Israelis as Lod. Directors Rami Younis and Sarah Ema Friedland say "the story of Lyd is the story of Palestine."

BREAKING:

🇺🇲🇮🇱🇳🇱 The US threatens the International Criminal Court in The Hague:

"If you send an arrest warrant to Netanyahu and his ministers, there will be no cease-fire" - Bloomberg reports

The US and its allies are concerned that the International Criminal Court may issue…

In this video filmed and published a few days ago in northern Gaza, Mohammed Hijazi is seen celebrating with his friend Tareq Al Duqus by preparing a "lavish" breakfast meal after months of starvation imposed on them by Israel.

This evening, Israel killed Mohammed along with one…

"Keep going, keep going, they will have to concede if we keep going."

This elderly woman was one of the leaders of the demonstrations against the Vietnam War in 1968 when she was a student at the prestigious Columbia University.

Today, she returned to the same place 56 years…

Wow! Hamline University in MN may be the first University to grant amnesty to the student encampment for Gaza and even granted the students a meeting with the president of the University and the chair of the board of trustees to hear their demands for the school's divestment.

My brother is an engineering graduate who couldn’t find a job in Gaza, so he decided to raise bees and started his project with 10 beehives I supported him to buy them, after years the 10 became 70 beehives and he was earning enough income for his daily needs, the beehives were…

At Columbia University, I spoke to faculty, the peaceful protestors demanding an end to the siege in Gaza, and pro-Israel Jewish students who described antisemitism. These are the difficult conversations leading to peace and progress.

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