Ukraine: What Will Be Done and What Should Be Done? Thomas Palley Antiwar.com February 26, 2022 The inevitable has happened. Russia has invaded Ukraine. It was inevitable because the US and its NATO partners had backed Russia into a corner from which it could...
Connie Hogarth, Founder of WESPAC, has passed away
Dear all, I write with the news that after a very full and rich life of 95 years, our founder, our friend, our mentor and our leader has passed away. Connie Hogarth passed away peacefully in her sleep last night at home surrounded by loved ones. A lifelong peace,...
Buffer in a Bag Program
DEC Announces Annual 'Buffer in a Bag' Program The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) announced that the application period for the Trees for Tribs' "Buffer in a Bag" Program is now open. Qualifying private and public landowners may apply...
Jewish Educator Fired Over Blog Critical of Israel Sues
Please see relevant documents attached including an open letter to Westchester Reform Temple: PRESS RELEASE Jewish Educator Fired Over Blog Critical of Israel Sues January 25, 2022 New York – Jessie Sander today filed a lawsuit in the Supreme Court of the State...
A Discussion with Heather McGhee
Act Now to Support Indigenous Schools
Act Now to Support Indigenous Schools New York State has consistently underfunded the three schools serving Indigenous students on their own nations for decades Use Our Easy Online Letter Writing Tool Ahead of next week's national holiday celebrating the birth of...
#HochulBringThemHome
Si Spiegel
Many of you know Kazuko Ono. This article is all about her father, Si. He’s been a WESPAC supporter for many years and has an amazing story to tell!He Bombed the Nazis, Outwitted the Soviets and Modernized...
Westchester Town Hall on Eviction Prevention
Dear Friend, There are 5.5 million tenants across NYS who are unregulated and have no eviction protection. More than 74,500 eviction cases have been filed post-pandemic. Westchester is second only to the NY Boroughs in numbers of evictions filed. We desperately need...
WCPR Recording with Mt. Vernon Police Commissioner
Here is the recording of the December 2021 WCPR meeting. We speak with Mount Vernon Police Commissioner Glenn Scott on his department, police reform and the Department of Justice investigation into the Mount Vernon Police Department. This segment is followed by a...
WESPAC on Facebook
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
Come out on Sunday and support the Yonkers Sanctuary Movement!
Celebrating Community, Art, Music & Our Shared Commitment to JusticeThursday, November 12, 2026 at 6:00 PMWESPAC Foundation77 Tarrytown Road, Suite 2WWhite Plains, NY 10607Dear WESPAC Friends, Members, and Community Partners,We warmly invite you to join us for WESPAC’s Annual Meeting of Members, an evening of community, reflection, inspiring art, live music, and renewed commitment to building a more just, peaceful, and compassionate world.At a time when our collective voices, creativity, and solidarity matter so deeply, we look forward to gathering with old friends and new, sharing a meal, reflecting on the challenges and opportunities before us, and celebrating the extraordinary power of ordinary people to shape history. Full details at www.wespac.org