WESPAC Membership LetterAugust 19, 2009Dear WESPAC Foundation friends and members,I am really pleased to announce that WESPAC is moving ahead with lots of ideas, programming and action for the year ahead. We are committed to strengthening the capacity of the...
Guantanamo Solidarity Statement
Presented at the July 23-25, 2010 National Anti-War Conference, Albany, New York Shortly after taking office President Obama signed an executive order promising to close Guantánamo within a year. Not only has he broken his promise by indefinitely...
WESPAC Membership Meeting Update
Hello everyone,I wanted to send an update about yesterday's membership meeting, what was discussed and next steps.27 people attended the meeting last night where we had a lively discussion about the proposal to develop two classes of members. Many people were...
From Ralph Poynter: Write on Behalf of Lynne Stewart
From Ralph Poynter, Lynne Stewart's husband, write to Federal Bureau of Prisons today, please. Friends: Please consider writing a letter of request/encouragement that the Federal Bureau of Prisons assign Lynne Stewart to the Federal Correctional Institute for...
Join WESPAC Contingent at Mumia Rally
Join us on Friday, May 8th at 4pm in Harlem as we march to demand the release of political prisoner Mumia Abu Jamal. Details on calendar.
Jalal’s Aunt
Joycelyn Leona Satchell died peacefully from breast cancer on Wednesday, July 28, 2010 at Calvary Hospital in Bronx , New York at the age of 57. She resided with her partner Nadine Lugo in Cortlandt Manor, New York. The eldest daughter of the...
Surya Peterson on Black History
Listen to Surya talk about the history of African Americans in Westchester County on WBAI Radio 99.5FM. First segment is Michael Kuzma, attorney for Leonard Peltier, and Paulette with the Leonard Peltier Support Group and the NYC Jericho Movement:...
From Karen Hall – dogs need help
This email concerns peace and justice for 46 dogs that were just rescued from a hoarder. I attached the newspaper article detailing the situation. My daughter, Kerry, and her boyfriend, Matthew, both certified dog trainers, work at the Kingston...
Nada speaking at Greenwich Library
I was part of a panel of Palestinian women speaking out: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6378325971539409742
BDS Conference in Montreal
CARRY FORWARD THE MOMENTUMDear friends and allies,On October 22 to 24, 2010, a historic conference will take place in Montreal which aims to consolidate and move forward the movement for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) against Israeli apartheid.In 2005, over...
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