Refugees: A Call to Action by the Westchester, Rockland and the Hudson Valley Community
As the tides of refugees from war in the Middle East literally wash ashore in Europe, we are witness to human tragedy of unfathomable proportions. In a world where governments wage wars that result in the displacement of tens of millions of people, we as human beings face a responsibility and a real opportunity to do the right thing. We welcome the tired, the poor the hungry and endangered to our country and community. We cannot be witness and not take action. All around the country, municipalities and local communities are calling for the United States of America to open wide the doors to the refugees, and are ready to welcome refugee families into their communities. We in the Westchester, Rockland and Hudson Valley Community join in the call for action to save and welcome refugees as follows:
Please let the WESPAC office know if you would like to attend this breakfast and sit at the WESPAC table: Greetings Friends of Slater Center: On Monday, January 18th we will commemorate the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King at our annual unity breakfast. Come hear...
Interview with Naomi Klein is now online: https://www.jacobinmag.com/2015/12/naomi-klein-cop-21-paris-climate-change-this-changes-everything/ Taking Climate Change Seriously Naomi Klein on the crackdown against COP21 protesters and “why system change not climate...
Hello everyone,WESPAC members are joining with the Westchester Coalition for Police Reform for a rally in front of… Posted by Explore WESPAC on Saturday, December 12, 2015
A big thank you to all who organized and who showed up on the cold, rainy day. Photos courtesy of Andrew Courtney: https://picasaweb.google.com/110504553935561902687/ClimateRallyPeekskillToParis11282015?feat=email Fios video clip of the rally:...
A big thank you to all who attended our community harvest dinner on Monday. By all accounts, it was a memorable evening as we transition now to the holiday season. A special thank you to Professor Tracy Basile at Pace University who brought Micmac elder Evan Pritchard with her as well as the students in her Food Revolution class. We all appreciated Doug’s presentation that expressed a spiritual dimension to our life and work and relationship with the life around us, the plants and the food we eat.
We announced that the next WESPAC Food Justice Planning Committee meeting will take place on Thursday, December 17th, at 7pm in the WESPAC office. People may ask – what is food justice? One definition that we are comfortable with is: Food Justice means communities exercising their right to grow, sell, and eat healthy food. Healthy food is fresh, nutritious, affordable, culturally-appropriate, and grown locally with care for the well-being of the land, workers, and animals. Our collective food justice work can lead to a strong local food system, self-reliant communities, and a healthy environment.
From Felice Gelman: Dear all, The horrendous attack in Paris and the equally dreadful attacks in Beirut and Turkey have moved the spotlight of world concern from the plight of millions of refugees and displaced people to the fear of possible attacks in other western...
US State Department v Edward Said Wednesday November 11, 2015 01:33 by Richard Falk - Alternative Information Center (AIC) Richard Falk is an American professor emeritus of international law at Princeton University. In 2008, the UN Human Rights Council appointed Falk...
PIPELINE BLOCKADE IN N. WESTCHESTER – NINE ARRESTED By Frank Brodhead, Hastings November 9, 2015 Shortly after 6 am on Monday morning, opponents of the Algonquin/Spectra pipeline in northern Westchester blocked the construction project’s “wareyard” in Montrose, which...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Press Contact: Courtney Williams (609) 468 - 7080 [email protected] Westchester Takes a Stand: Nine Arrested for Stopping Disastrous AIM Pipeline Construction Proposed AIM Gas Pipeline Would Run 100 ft from Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant...
All are welcome and please share widely. We have several new people to WESPAC this summer. This gathering on September 16th would be a lovely introduction to the broader social justice community: @followers ...
Dear Friends,We are pleased to announce the launch of a new dedicated Annual Awards page on the WESPAC website.For more than fifty years, WESPAC has honored individuals and organizations whose leadership, vision, and commitment have helped advance peace, justice, human rights, environmental sustainability, and dignity and freedom for all. Our Annual Awards Gala has become an important opportunity to celebrate the people and movements working to create a more just and compassionate world.The new webpage serves as a central location for information about our Annual Awards program, including details about current and past honorees, event materials, photographs, and our Awards Journal. We hope it will help preserve the history of this important tradition while highlighting the inspiring work of those we have been privileged to recognize.We invite you to visit the page and explore the 2026 Awards Journal, which features this year's honorees and many of the community partners who work alongside WESPAC in advancing progressive social change.Thank you for your continued support of WESPAC and our shared commitment to building a more peaceful, equitable, and sustainable future.In solidarity,Nada ...
WESPAC Annual Awards! WESPAC Annual Awards Celebration For more than five decades, WESPAC has celebrated and honored individuals and organizations whose courage, vision, and dedication have helped adv...
