by Nada Khader | May 3, 2014 | Blogs, Communities & Focus Areas, Director's Blog, Movement Building
Andrew Courtney with help from Ron Carran has put together a precious photo slide show of our 40 year proud history. Connie Hogarth and Julie Carran helped provide some of these important photos. Thank you all so much! What a gift to the WESPAC family! I will...
by Nada Khader | Apr 30, 2014 | Blogs, Communities & Focus Areas, Director's Blog, Environmental and Food Justice
Assembly David Buchwald’s support for legislation to require the labeling of genetically modified foods is a clear indication that he is listening to his constituents. Westchester residents deeply support having this basic information about our food and cannot...
by Nada Khader | Apr 21, 2014 | Blogs, Communities & Focus Areas, Director's Blog, Economic and Human Rights, Environmental and Food Justice
Join us at WESPAC on Monday, April 28th at 6pm for our monthly membership meeting as we invite CSA coordinators from our area to talk about the benefits of CSA membership. Hazon, Lineage Farms, Stonelege, Sweet Freedom Farm and the Wassaic Community Farm will all be...
by Nada Khader | Apr 8, 2014 | Blogs, Communities & Focus Areas, Director's Blog, Militarism and Foreign Policy
Your Ice Cream is Free Today: Palestine is Not by Sophia Balemian-Spencer Since 1979 Ben and Jerry has been giving out free ice cream once a year. Only serving their ice cream in Jewish settlements and not to the Palestinians, we felt as though there needed to be...
by Nada Khader | Apr 8, 2014 | Blogs, Communities & Focus Areas, Director's Blog, Economic and Human Rights, Racial Justice
http://www.yesmagazine.org/commonomics/mississippi-capital-jackson-wrestles-economic-vision?b_start:int=0 yes! magazine After Death of Radical Mayor, Mississippi’s Capital Wrestles With His Economic Vision Mayor Chokwe Lumumba implemented only the first steps of...