by Nada Khader | May 12, 2025 | Blogs, Communities & Focus Areas, Director's Blog, Economic and Human Rights, Militarism and Foreign Policy, Movement Building, Racial Justice
This event starts on May 22, 2025: Name: “Veterans & Allies Fast for Gaza” Organized by Veterans For PeaceDuration: Core fasters will fast for 40 days. 250 calories/day to approximate what people in Gaza have. Who: Anyone who agrees with...
by Nada Khader | May 5, 2025 | Blogs, Communities & Focus Areas, Director's Blog, Movement Building
Deadline is Friday, May 23! Dear Friends of WESPAC, On Tuesday, June 10th at 5:45pm, WESPAC friends and members will be gathering in person at Red Hat on the River on the Hudson River waterfront in honor of WESPAC’s 51st Anniversary. WESPAC will...
by Nada Khader | Apr 16, 2025 | Blogs, Communities & Focus Areas, Director's Blog, Environmental and Food Justice
Spring has arrived and so have the pollinators! Cued by warmer temperatures and longer days, early native pollinators like Unequal Cellophane Bees have started to emerge from winter diapause in the Northeast. On sunny days you may see a Mourning Cloak, one of the few...
by Nada Khader | Mar 31, 2025 | Blogs, Director's Blog, Frontpage, Militarism and Foreign Policy, Movement Building, Racial Justice
OPEN LETTER TO THE PEOPLE OF WESTCHESTER, THE JEWISH COMMUNITY AND THE ADL Dear All, In a recent issue of its “Anti-Semitism Briefing” on WESPAC, the ADL describes WESPAC as an organization that does good in the world, serving to support equity and social justice and...
by Nada Khader | Mar 25, 2025 | Blogs, Communities & Focus Areas, Director's Blog, Environmental and Food Justice, Friends of Turtle Island, Movement Building
“Our current predicament requires more love, more accountability, and more solidarity for the benefit of our collective futures.” — Kyle T. Mays Perhaps the animals can show us the way… STRENGTH IN NUMBERS In these dire times, the wisdom of...