A few weeks ago Israel dropped leaflets warning people living along the eastern border that Israel decided the 300 meters next to the border (on the Gazan side naturally) should be a no man’s land. Imagine, if you can, how you would read a leaflet like this if...
From Vinie Burrows GAZA IS ONE VAST OPEN AIR CONCENTRATION CAMP Open letter to the Editor April 27, 2009 I spoke recently with three persons just returned from a Code Pink Delegation to Gaza. They have written and have spoken out strongly and forcibly about...
July Delegation to Venezuela: Human Rights, Food Sovereignty & Social Change The Alberto Lovera Bolivarian Circle of NY invites you to join us in July for a 10-day trip to Venezuela examining advances in food sovereignty and other initiatives for social change....
Come and Hear the Family Members of the Newburgh Four Speak OutWith Attorney Lynne Stewart Thursday, June 18th at 7pmWESPAC Foundation255 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., second floorWhite Plains, NY 10601914.449.6514 STOP FBI ENTRAPMENT...
Today's News Headlines Thurs., 18 Jun 2009Gay Rights activists compare Obama domestic benefits plan for Federal workers to "Separate but Equal" doctrine; Somali security minister killed in suicide bombing; Iran council to hold election discussion with...
WESPAC hosted an important meeting yesterday in White Plains with the family members of the Newburgh Four. We heard very emotional and heart wrenching testimony about the impact that this entrapment has had on their personal lives, their careers, homes, relationships...
People often say the Palestine/Israel issue is sooooo complex. (I usually say it is simple – one nation illegally occupying another), but a few recent Kafkaesque incidents might make me change my mind. The Free Gaza movement sent a ship loaded...
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We tried to stop the war on Iraq, but did not succeed. Helping Iraqi refugee students complete their college education is one small thing we can do in recognition of the grave injustice our country perpetrated in Iraq.It was a year ago, summer 2008, when the Iraqi...
By WESPAC Board member Geoff Smith:TENT CITYWelcomeTo our Tent CityWe need your helpMore than publicityYou've seen our villageOn your TVYou can do moreThan just look at me.You know my fateBut not my nameGot no solutionsGot no time for blamePlease turn your eyesFrom my...
Here is an update on just one of the projects of the Wespac Middle East Committee: A year ago, in July of 2008, the Iraqi Student Project (ISP) was presented to a large and welcoming crowd at the WESPAC Pleasantville Office. Now, a year later and with the...
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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...