Dear Allies, We are in a critical phase of the campaign to STOP the STAMP Monster Data Center. And the outrages keep piling up. Yesterday, we learned that STREAM US Data Centers and their financial backer Apollo Global Management have submitted a new request for...
WESPAC Foundation’s Friends of Turtle of Island is a grassroots movement to increase awareness of Indigenous peoples’ ongoing struggles to protect their human and land rights, environment, sacred sites, dignity, language and traditions. We seek to build relationships, support Native sovereignty, challenge racism, and promote social and environmental healing. We support the reconnection of ancient Indigenous trade routes and the rekindling of those relations. We recognize the importance of freedom of movement for all First Nations peoples as they struggle to retain their ancestral lands, language, culture and identity. The balance of the ecosystem requires this freedom of movement, not only for people but for all creatures living within it. Please contact the office for more information and to get involved at 914.449.6514 or by email at [email protected].
Weaving Indigenous Futures: Free Community Workshops on Kichwa Textile Traditions
Imashinalla Sapiyaypak mashikuna, (Dear friends of Sapiyay) [Español abajo] I am pleased to share that with the support of ArtsWestchester and SARUSA (Saraguro Residents in the USA), the Sapiyay Collective and Wichana Foundation are proud to launch the second...
Tribute to WESPAC
Hello everyone! Here is Andrew's fabulous tribute to WESPAC with a couple of graphic tweaks! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrEb3fBmniY Thank you so much, and we look forward to celebrating with you at Red Hat on the River on June 10th! All details can be...
The Water Act
https://www.foodandwaterwatch.org/2025/05/13/water-act-reintroduction-trump/ Thank you again for your support of the WATER Act! Sen. Sanders and Reps. Watson Coleman and Khanna have just reintroduced the legislation to fully fund our water infrastructure. Please...
Animal Footnotes: Stories from Turtle Island
"Our current predicament requires more love, more accountability, and more solidarity for the benefit of our collective futures." — Kyle T. Mays Perhaps the animals can show us the way... STRENGTH IN NUMBERS In these dire times, the wisdom of wildlife encourages us...
Animal Footnotes: Stories from Turtle Island
Dear WESPAC members, WESPAC’s Friends of Turtle Island Committee is happy to announce the launch of Animal Footnotes—a new web blog about shifting away from a colonial mindset and experiencing what it means to live on Turtle Island together. At its core, Animal...
Onondaga Land Rights
Join us March 10th at Syracuse Stage & Check out our NEW #Lakeback website! Onondaga Land Rights & Our Common Future: The Quest for Justice Monday, March 10th, 6:30 pm at Syracuse Stage (820 E Genesee St, Syracuse) This event is free and open to the...
NOON Newsletter 2025
Welcome to the NOON e-newsletter for February 2025. Enjoy, and please share widely! This poem was written for the candlelight vigil preceding the Onondaga Nation’s Land Rights hearing in Federal District Court, October 18, 2007. For Onondaga By Robin Wall Kimmerer...
Animal Nations and the Doctrine of Discovery
Tracy Basile, co-founder of WESPAC’s Friends of Turtle Island, has published her latest essay that looks at the lives of animals and colonization. Please take a look and share with friends! Animal Nations and the Doctrine of Discovery
Repatriation of Cultural Items
Repatriation By Sue Eiholzer from NOON, Neighbors of the Onondaga Nation Repatriation is the returning of cultural items -- human remains, funerary objects, sacred objects and objects of cultural patrimony -- to lineal descendants. In the United States this refers...
WESPAC on Facebook
Join us online October 12, at 8:00 PM for a teach-in on the Beacon Pipeline and to learn what we can do to stop it coming to Westchester. Register for the meeting link: bit.ly/4ddjc9
Dear Friends and Members of WESPAC,If concrete steps toward a peace deal aren’t taken before the midterm election, we risk the war against Iran spiraling into a permanent, multi-trillion-dollar quagmire.The administration has burned an estimated $2 billion a week on this conflict. These are funds that could build 4,000 new homes every single week or fix our failing roads and hospitals. Instead, our taxpayer dollars are being wasted on a war that a growing number of Americans do not want.We need decisive congressional action before the election.On Tuesday, October 20th, two weeks before the election, join a nationwide coalition to gather at U.S. House and Senate district offices, arriving 30 minutes before doors open to speak directly with lawmakers and their staff as they arrive for the day.Will you join our nationwide call to Congress outside your lawmaker’s office on October 20th to end the war against Iran?WESPAC will be outside of Congressmember George Latimer’s office located at 222 Mamaroneck Avenue in downtown White Plains.👉 RSVP and let us know if you’ll be outside your local congressional office.Check out the Action Kit with resources including social media posts, a customizable flyer, and a rally check list to make it easier to organize a rally! Comment endMore information about the nationwide Day of Action can be found here, including a growing list of rallies that are being planned around the country.In solidarity,Nada
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Dear WESPAC Members, Friends, and Supporters,In these extraordinarily challenging times, strong and independent community organizations are more important than ever. We invite you to renew your WESPAC membership—or to become a member for the first time—and help sustain our shared work for justice, peace, and meaningful social change.As we celebrate WESPAC’s 52nd anniversary, we remain inspired by our rich history and deeply grateful for the community that has sustained us. WESPAC continues to serve a unique and essential role as a hub for progressive organizing in Westchester County and throughout the Lower Hudson Valley. You can donate at wespac.org/donate