by Ainsley Zimmer | Nov 10, 2023 | Director's Blog, Environmental and Food Justice
From Divest NY Coalition: Dear Divest NY allies, Thank you for supporting the Divest NY campaign. Our major focus this fall is to press NY State Comptroller DiNapoli to fully divest the NYS Common Retirement Fund (CRF) from Exxon and other gas and oil companies. His...
by Ainsley Zimmer | Oct 30, 2023 | Director's Blog, Militarism and Foreign Policy
From Democracy for the Arab World Now (DAWN): US Should Push Israel to End War Crimes, Accept Ceasefire(Washington D.C., October 30, 2023) – The United States should oppose any Israeli actions that could result in the forced displacement of Palestinians from Gaza,...
by Ainsley Zimmer | Oct 23, 2023 | Director's Blog
From the Elias Foundation: Announcing the ACTIVIST FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM 2024 – Deadline for Letters of Intent November 30, 2023 We are excited to again share with you this opportunity for Fellowships for activists in underserved communities. The Elias Foundation...
by Ainsley Zimmer | Oct 12, 2023 | Director's Blog, Militarism and Foreign Policy
Good afternoon WESPACers, Here are some important words from Just Vision Executive Director, Suhad Babaa: I write this letter after a sleepless night checking in on our team in Israel-Palestine. Like so many in our community, I’ve been glued to the news and deeply...
by Ainsley Zimmer | Oct 2, 2023 | Director's Blog
Good morning and happy Monday! If you missed the September newsletter via email, here it is. Thank you all, as always, for your support of and dedication to our peace and justice work! WESPAC September 2023 Newsletter