Enjoy this special edition of the WESPAC newsletter dedicated to our local artisans and craftspeople! Holiday Newsletter
We need your help to make a big splash to get Clean Slate done!
Greetings, all! The Clean Slate Act (S.1553D - Myrie / A.6399C - Cruz) has a powerful and diverse array of support throughout the state, including from both Governor Kathy Hochul and Mayor Eric Adams, as well as from New York’s major unions, business leaders like JP...
WESPAC Community Meeting and Holiday Gathering
BOYCOTT: A FILM REVIEW
The new film “Boycott” (directed by Julia Bacha, Just Vision Films) was screened as part of the Voices From The Holy Land Online Film Salon series. A chilling account of laws passed in 33 states intended to silence boycott and other nonviolent measures aimed at...
Support Asylum Seekers sent to NY by Texas and Florida!
From the NYIC: Today President Biden is visiting New York. He has arrived when the state is being used by politicians in Texas and Florida to score political points by abusing and misleading asylum seekers. We need the president to show leadership in addressing the...
Why We Support Public Banking
Hello all! With a public bank, we can ensure that our public dollars work for the public good. Instead of lining private pockets, our money would build community wealth.That’s why we’re part of the @PublicBankNYC coalition.Check out this great new video produced by...
We have derailed the Dirty Deal!
From: Thomas Meyer, National Organizing Manager (He/Him) | Cell: 360-460-7397 Food & Water Action and Food & Water Watch Huge news: Senators Manchin and Schumer just WITHDREW the permitting deal that would have forced approval of the Mountain Valley Pipeline,...
Judy Roth’s Reflections from Israel-Palestine, Summer 2022
From Extend: Judy Roth, an Extend board member, is a mental health practitioner committed to the need for reckoning with historical and current calamities. Below she shares her reflection on a visit to Israel-Palestine earlier this summer. –I walk with my kids in...
ABA provides 10 principles for ending mass incarceration and lengthy prison sentences
The ABA Annual Meeting in Chicago has presented its 10 principles for ending pass incarceration and lengthy prison sentences. Read more here "The working group includes the following in its 10 principles: • Limit the use of pretrial detention. • Increase the use of...
Job Posting, September 2022: FCWC Program Director
Please send resume & cover letter to: [email protected] September 30, 2022 About FCWC: FCWC, founded in 1965, is an environmental education and advocacy 501(c)(3),non-profit,whose mission is to empower Westchester County environmental non-profits and residents...
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...