Defend the Freedom to Boycott in the Mid-Hudson Valley
Hi Everyone, A Message from Fred Nagel Free speech is enshrined in the First Amendment of the United States Constitution as well as Article I, Section 8 of the New York State Constitution. US Citizens have exercised this right from the Boston Tea Party to the...New Roundtable Publication – Palestinian Women Leading Protests: Lessons from Organizers in Exile
On March 19 and 20 of 2022, we held three roundtables with 10 Palestinian organizers from North America and Europe. We discussed their experiences leading local protests during the Unity Intifada in May and June of 2021. The conversations centered on the triumphs...Invitation to endorse the “Don’t Nuke the Pacific” & “Don’t Nuke the Hudson River” Rally and March on Saturday, April 8, 2023
Hello Everyone, this is a Message from Mari Inoue & Sally Jones Mari and I are reaching out to New York and New Jersey organizations that endorsed the Roses to Missions project. That project thanked the state parties for the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear...Medicare for All Resolution – Request for Sign ons
Hello Everyone, A Message from Michael Bianco Hi WESPAC Friends, My name is Michael Bianco, I am a resident of the Village of Mamaroneck. I have great news but I also need your help. The Mayor and Trustees in my community support Medicare-for-All, so I have drafted...WESPAC on Facebook
Letter to NY Senate Majority Leader regarding banking crisis:
www.neweconomynyc.org
www.neweconomynyc.org
Tell Congress: Repeal the Trump-era Rollbacks. Co-Sponsor the Secure Viable Banking Act Now!![]()
When Congress passed legislation in 2018 that repealed key pieces of the Dodd-Frank reforms enacted after the global financial crisis only a decade earlier, many experts warned what would happen. ![]()
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The bipartisan 2018 bill that Trump signed deregulating mid-sized banks and removed strict requirements designed to ensure their solvency and protect consumers.![]()
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Now, with the failures of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank, the predictions proved true. Banking regulators quickly had to step in with decisive actions to guarantee deposits and stop contagion from spreading across the banking system.![]()
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If mid-sized banks are going to endanger financial stability, they must be held to strict standards otherwise the public pays the price for risky behavior, while fat-cat bank executives rake in the profits and get off scot-free.![]()
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In response to this crisis, Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Representative Katie Porter of California have introduced the Secure Viable Banking Act that would restore the rules on mid-size banks that were repealed in 2018.![]()
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Click here to sign and send your message to Congress urging your Senators and Representative to sign on as co-sponsors of the Secure Viable Banking Act now.
Urge Your Members of Congress to Co-Sponsor the Secure Viable Banking Act Now!
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When Congress passed legislation in 2018 that repealed key pieces of the Dodd-Frank reforms enacted after the global financial crisis only a decade earlier, many experts warned what would happen. The ...
Tracy Basile, co-founder of WESPAC’s Friends of Turtle Island, has published her latest essay that looks at the lives of animals and colonization. Please take a look and share with friends!
Animal Nations and the Doctrine of Discovery
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Democracy: “Democracy didn’t come across on the Mayflower. Indeed not. Nor with the Niña nor Santa Maria. Certainly not. Democracy was here. It was in full flower. It was rampant. It was all over...
#CommunitiesNotCages is fighting to overhaul NY’s racist sentencing laws. Use this tool, p2a.co/pkru7PJ, to demand your lawmakers stand with us to:![]()
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❌ ELIMINATE MANDATORY MINIMUMS![]()
❌ END EXTREME SENTENCING![]()
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❤️ And bring our loved ones home!