Via Kenneth Chamberlain Junior: I'm reaching out on behalf of Shatirra Lee, a Health Educator with the Urban League of Westchester. She and I were having a conversation about the pressing issue of opioid overdoses and community safety, Shatirra expressed a valuable...
NYS Community Equity Agenda Coalition Statement on CFPB’s Proposed Overdraft Rule
WESPAC is a member of the NYS Community Equity Agenda: The NYS Community Equity Agenda released the following statement in response to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)’s announcement of its proposed rule on overdraft fees: “We applaud the CFPB for...
January 2024 Newsletter
Hello and Happy New Year, WESPACers! Please enjoy this month's newsletter here
Solidarity Singers at WESPAC!
Happy New Years! Starting in the second half of January, WESPAC will be hosting the Solidarity Singers. Singing... builds community elevates the energy of direct action is profound self care ties us to social justice movements historically and internationally is...
The Children of Gaza
12-year-old Dunia lost her leg in an Israeli airstrike that killed her whole family. We filmed this video with Dunia during the seven-day truce, and yesterday an Israeli tank-fired shell killed her while she was recovering in Naser Hospital in Khan Younis....
Ceasefire Now!
WESPACers are attending a rally Thursday in NYC with Adalah Justice Project (AJP), United Auto Workers (UAW) Region 9A, NYC Democratic Socialists of America (NYC-DSA), Jewish Voice for Peace-NY (JVP-NY), Desis Rising Up and Moving (DRUM), Bangladeshi Americans for...
Israel’s War on American Student Activists
Israel’s War on American Student Activists For years the Israel on Campus Coalition—a little-known organization with links to Israeli intelligence—has used student informants to spy on pro-Palestinian campus groups. Students gather in support of Palestine at Harvard...
WESPAC Annual Meeting of Members!
The WESPAC Board and myself look forward to welcoming you there. Our annual meeting is open to the public and all are welcome. Sending our good wishes, Nada
“Clear Intention of Ethnic Cleansing”: Israeli Holocaust Scholar Omer Bartov Warns of Genocide in Gaza
https://www.democracynow.org/2023/11/10/bartov_genocide_apartheid
Support to Divest the NYS CRF from gas and oil companies
From Divest NY Coalition: Dear Divest NY allies, Thank you for supporting the Divest NY campaign. Our major focus this fall is to press NY State Comptroller DiNapoli to fully divest the NYS Common Retirement Fund (CRF) from Exxon and other gas and oil companies. His...
WESPAC on Facebook
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
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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
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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...