Westchester Cooperative Network
For those who missed the presentation last night, Delia gave an excellent introduction to the Westchester Cooperative Network. You can watch here: https://youtu.be/mJ9V1Nlxqho Thank you, Delia!Annual Fair Trade Festival
Greetings, all, A note to let you all know that the planning committee for the Annual Margaret Eberle Fair Trade Festival has decided not to host an indoor December festival but rather an outdoor festival on May Day, May 1st, in 2022. Details will be forthcoming in...The Alarming Rise of Lawfare to Suppress Civil Society: The Case of Palestine & Israel
Howard Horowitz represents the WESPAC Community really well as part of a discussion of C&SN’s report—The Alarming Rise of Lawfare to Suppress Civil Society: The Case of Palestine & Israel—spotlighting the report’s recommendations, & discussing...NYS Community Equity Agenda Releases 2022 Policy Platform for a Community-Led Recovery
For Immediate Release: November 18, 2021 Contact: Mike Sandmel, New Economy Project, [email protected], 617-710-7000 NYS Community Equity Agenda Releases 2022 Policy Platform for a Community-Led Recovery Coalition of 40+ Community & Labor Groups Releases...WESPAC on Facebook
Wonderful presentation by Delia Marx on the newly formed Westchester Cooperative Network:
Solidarity Economy in Westchester County, NY
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Learn about the new Westchester Cooperative Network formed to promote worker owned businesses in Westchester County.
"Joe Biden has directly invoked FDR’s New Deal in proposing $3.5 trillion for public investment in physical and human infrastructure—an amount since reduced under congressional pressure—but World War II offers the better model. The combination of the Covid-19 pandemic, an economy not yet fully recovered from the resulting disruptions, and the climate catastrophe surely justifies an economic mobilization comparable to that undertaken in wartime.![]()
Republicans and conservative Democrats have balked at the scale of Biden’s plan. But if the US is serious about shifting to a post-carbon economy and adapting to the ravages of climate change, nothing less is required. Is Biden ready to insist that full-on planning and explicit targeting of vital industries are not just ideologically permissible but urgently necessary for the entire economy?"
Bringing the Supply Chain Back Home
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World War II was an emergency that demanded a complete economic mobilization. In response to the war, the US government put forward a system of
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Dear Stronger Together Solidarity Network,![]()
On the last night of Chanukah, Sunday, December 5, please join us for "Immigrant Rights Through a Jewish Lens," an educational conversation about immigration, focusing on Jewish values and solidarity with immigrants and refugees. Topics of discussion will include Afghan refugees and the Afghan Adjustment Act, Haitian and other refugees at the border, the pathway to citizenship, Fund for Excluded Workers, the Remain in Mexico and Title 42 policies, global racial and gender equality, and more. Hear from local leaders about the most pressing immigration issues of this moment, including those specific to New York State. ![]()
Register here for this event on Sunday, December 5 at 7:30pm ET, sponsored by the Westchester Jewish Coalition for Immigration with HIAS, Workers Circle, Tru’ah, the Synagogue Coalition on the Refugee and Immigration Crisis and NYIC, the New York Immigration Coalition![]()
There is so much we can do to welcome, protect, and support immigrants in our country in our state and in our local communities. See flier below for more information. Please join us!![]()
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