by Nada Khader | Jan 5, 2018 | Blogs, Communities & Focus Areas, Director's Blog, Economic and Human Rights, Frontpage, Movement Building
THE PEOPLE’S TOWN HALL- EMPLOYEE EARNED SICK TIME IN WESTCHESTER NY Does this sound familiar? You’re in line at a coffee shop waiting for your order and the sever working behind the counter is coughing and wiping a runny nose and you think to yourself “Great, now I’m...
by Nada Khader | Dec 6, 2017 | Blogs, Director's Blog, Movement Building
Thank you to all who have already responded to our holiday appeal. You are helping us keep the lights on at WESPAC. Please let us know if you appreciate the role that WESPAC continues to play in our area and beyond. Now more than ever, we need to keep WESPAC...
by Nada Khader | Dec 6, 2017 | Blogs, Director's Blog, Shop Fair Trade, Sources for Fair Trade Products
WESPAC has exquisite hand embroidered items from the Sulafa Women’s Embroidery Cooperative in the Gaza Strip, including cushion covers, bag, shawl, ornaments. Please consider supporting these women who are the breadwinners of their families. We also have some Fair...
by Nada Khader | Nov 27, 2017 | Blogs, Communities & Focus Areas, Director's Blog, Movement Building
All are welcome!
by Nada Khader | Nov 16, 2017 | Blogs, Director's Blog
Mitch Berkowitz, a devoted member of WESPAC for many years, died of cancer in September 2017. Born in 1927, he was proud to have reached the age of 90. The son of immigrants from Romania, Mitch grew up in the Bronx. During World War II, he enlisted in the Navy....