From Legal Action Center I am writing to announce the release of our new white paper, "Unlocking Potential: The Role of Community-Based Alternatives in Strengthening Public Safety." The paper is the result of an extensive survey of ATI and reentry providers in...
WESPAC supports the work of the Progressive News Network which is a group of people in Westchester County committed to Community-produced independent media for peace and social justice in Westchester County, NY: progressivenewsnetwork.blogspot.com/
Seeking Support for Environmental Advocacy in Larchmont/Mamaroneck Development Project
Dear Members of WESPAC, I hope this message finds you well. My name is Jennifer Schidlow, and I am a resident of Larchmont, NY. I am reaching out to seek your support and expertise regarding a proposed development at 2399 Boston Post Road, which has raised...
International Association of Democratic Lawyers
Dear all IADL members and friends, We are announcing the launch of a new issue of the IADL Review on Climate and Social Justice, as well as multiple new statements highlighting key issues and developments in this moment, especially the ongoing Israeli genocide in...
Report Back from FBI Entrapment
Submitted by Anne:The following report on Thursday's Pre-emptive Prosecution Panel at NYU was written by attorney Steve Downs, who was one of the panelists. He captures how powerful an evening it was:Hi Everybody - I just want to report that Lynne Jackson, Kathy...
Dance instructors needed for USSF fundraiser
Hello everyone,At the US Social Forum fundraising committee meeting yesterday, it was suggested that we host a dance workshop with a trained instructor. The instructor would need to donate his/her time and the $10 admission would go to subsidize travel and...
Report back from Immigration Forum
Submitted by Cira RacitiImmigrant Voices: Immigrants tell their own stories at public meeting.Immigration - a process by which people enter another country with the intention of making a better life for themselves and their families. Many move together with their...
Meeting for Unemployed at WESPAC
Are you one of the tens of thousands of unemployed and underemployed people living in Westchester County? Your Voice and Experience are needed at this Meeting Let's discuss, share resources and plan effective action to• Join together for mutual inspiration and...
Cortlandt Diversity Task Force
Friends,We are sending this message to 1) update you on the status of the Cortlandt Diversity Task Force as it existed last year, 2) let you know about local anti-racism and anti-discrimination initiatives, and 3) invite your participation in a collective learning...
Bolivia Conference on Climate Change
Dear, Nada Khandar,Director of WESPAC FoundationAcknowledging your commitment and your organization' s work on environmental issues and climate change, I want to invite you to participate in the Peoples' World Conference on Climate Change and Mother Earth's Rights to...
Anarchist Collective Space raided April 13th
Wed 14 Apr 2010 www.birdsbeforethestorm.net http://www.birdsbeforethestorm.net/2010/04/anarchist-film-collective-raided-in-brooklyn/ Yesterday, April 13th, cops raided an anarchist collective space in Brooklyn without a warrant and have detained two folks. It’s...
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November 19th marks the tragic police killing of Mr. Kenneth Chamberlain, Sr. Kenneth his son will open up the community forum with welcoming words and thoughts on this current moment:Please save the date and help us share widely!Our current slate of confirmed panelists includes: - Deputy Commissioner of Public Safety for the City of White Plains Joseph Castelli (Commissioner Hardy is already committed to another panel that evening)- Peekskill Police Chief Adam Renwick - Omar Lopez (Deputy Mayor and CCRB Chairman, Ossining) - Dennis Adams (CCRB Chairman, Peekskill) - Jay Buckiewicz (Secretary CCRB, Peekskill)Invited but not yet confirmed - City of Yonkers Public Safety Commissioner and Westchester County Public Safety CommissionerWe will have light refreshments from 6pm to 6:15pm and then we will head to the auditorium: @followers
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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