“This is the story of those who tried to erase Palestine, creating an Israeli landscape of denial” The film, "On the Side of the Road" made by a former West Bank settler Lia Tarachansky was a powerful and interesting documentary we saw last night. Admittedly, this...
The WESPAC Committee for Justice & Peace in the Middle East is a group of concerned people from the Westchester County area formed to educate the general community, promote open discussion and dialogue and advocate for just solutions to the current destructive situations in the Middle East, particularly in Palestine/Israel. WESPAC supports the call by over 200 Palestinian civil society organizations for punitive measures including boycotts, divestment, and sanctions to be maintained until Israel meets its obligation to recognize the Palestinian People’s inalienable right to self-determination and fully complies with the precepts of international law. We call for an end to all occupations in the region. The committee meets regularly and invites participation from the public. Please contact the office at 914.449.6514 or email [email protected] for more information.
Bob Herbst: Israel Cannot Reform Itself and Needs Some Tough Love
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bob-herbst/israel-cannot-reform-itself-and-needs-some-tough-love_b_6918806.html There is a silver lining in the black cloud of the recent Israeli election. The pretense at the base of Israel's pious public pronouncements about its desire...
WESPAC Awards Dinner – Sunday, April 26th at 5:30pm
Please scroll down for details about this year's honorees and keynote speaker: 2015 Honoree Howard Horowitz has been a WESPAC activist since its founding in the 1970s, having served on the WESPAC Foundation Board and as Chairperson. A current focus of his work is...
Film Screening with Israeli Director at WESPAC
Screening and Discussion with Filmmaker Lia Tarachansky Monday, March 30th, at 6:30pm Mapleton Conference Center Good Counsel Campus (next to Pace Law) 52 North Broadway White Plains, NY 10603. In By the Side of the Road, former West Bank settler Lia...
Phyllis Bennis at WESPAC’s Annual Meeting
The Freedom Bus
Every year, The Freedom Theatre organizes an incredible Freedom Bus ride in Palestine. Using interactive theater and cultural activism, the ride raises awareness and builds alliances throughout occupied Palestine and beyond. Palestinian actors and musicians invite...
Report on Drone War Visit to Schumer’s Office
Report to Upstate Coalition to Ground Drones and End the Wars Visit to Charles Schumer’s Peekskill Office – February 10, 2015 By Nick Mottern On the afternoon of February 10, after three snow postponements, Kwame Madden and I met in the Peekskill, NY...
WESPAC Delegation to Participate in Anti-War Intervention
Hello everyone, Nick Mottern is part of the core organizing for this important anti-war intervention in Washington, DC. We are organizing a WESPAC delegation to go down and participate, and we will coordinate transportation for folks. Please let us know if you can...
When bigotry is confused with blasphemy
When bigotry is confused with blasphemy The need to recognise historical trauma when discussing Charlie Hebdo and why publishing insulting pictures of the Prophet is not equivalent to depicting the Pope in a bikini. Chloe Patton Mondoweiss January 12, 2015 Newspaper...
Peaceful Resistance Training at WESPAC
WESPAC on Facebook
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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...
We went today to Delaney Hall ICE Detention Center in New Jersey to show our solidarity to those incarcerated and to their families. There have been people on hunger strike since last Friday and the community is out in front in support around the clock: