Alternatives to Violence Project
Hi Nada, I just want to let you know about the next AVP Basic Workshop that is scheduled for August 11 to 13 at Scarsdale Quaker Meetinghouse. Perhaps some of your members would be interested in attending. We are looking for more facilitators. Within the last month we...The “adultification” of black girls leads to harsher disciplinary treatment, researchers found
By Taryn Finley huffingtonpost.com 06/27/2017 A new report found that adults view young black girls as less innocent and more adult-like than white girls starting as young as 5 years old. “Girlhood Interrupted: The Erasure of Black Girls’ Childhood,” released on...GERMANS TAKE HISTORIC STANCE AGAINST ARMING DRONES
GERMANS TAKE HISTORIC STANCE AGAINST ARMING DRONES For the first time in history, a national legislative body has taken a position against installing weapons on drones. As reported in the linked Reuters article, German SPD party members have blocked the...URGENT – Stop Dirty Energy Bill
Dear Friend – We urge your group to sign a letter to stop a dangerous energy bill being rammed through Congress: http://bit.ly/StopDirtyEnergy Senator Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is attempting to rush this 891-page bill to a vote the week of July 10 without...WESPAC on Facebook
WESPAC Foundation has secured the screening rights to make the documentary Who Killed Alex Odeh? available to our community for one day. This film is deeply personal to me. I was a high school student here in Westchester County at Horace Greeley when Alex Odeh, a Palestinian American civil rights leader and regional director of the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, was assassinated by a bomb planted at his office in Santa Ana, California, on October 11, 1985. I remember how deeply disturbing it was to learn of his murder, and I remain profoundly shaken by the fact that, more than four decades later, no one has been brought to justice. Even more troubling is the history of suspects who were able to leave the United States without facing prosecution. For me, Alex Odeh’s murder came to symbolize something that Palestinians have experienced for generations: a devastating sense that those who take Palestinian lives can do so with impunity. That failure of accountability has continued to haunt our people, culminating in the mass killing and destruction we have witnessed in Gaza over these past several years. When violence against Palestinians goes unpunished, it sends a dangerous message that Palestinian lives are somehow less worthy of protection, dignity, and justice. I hope our WESPAC community will take the time to watch this important film with me on December 2nd at 7pm at WESPAC, reflect on the decades of injustice it exposes, and recommit ourselves to the principle that every human life is sacred and that justice must never depend on one’s nationality, ethnicity, or identity.Wednesday, December 2nd at 7pm at WESPAC77 Tarrytown Road, Suite 2WWhite Plains, NY 10607
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Celebrating Community, Art, Music & Our Shared Commitment to JusticeThursday, November 12, 2026 at 6:00 PMWESPAC Foundation77 Tarrytown Road, Suite 2WWhite Plains, NY 10607Dear WESPAC Friends, Members, and Community Partners,We warmly invite you to join us for WESPAC’s Annual Meeting of Members, an evening of community, reflection, inspiring art, live music, and renewed commitment to building a more just, peaceful, and compassionate world.At a time when our collective voices, creativity, and solidarity matter so deeply, we look forward to gathering with old friends and new, sharing a meal, reflecting on the challenges and opportunities before us, and celebrating the extraordinary power of ordinary people to shape history. Full details at www.wespac.org