GUARDIANS OF THE MOSQUEA F R I C A N P A L E S T I N I A N S O F J E R U S A L E MPhotography by ANDREW COURTNEYOSSINING PUBLIC LIBRARY GALLERY53 Croton AvenueOssining, NY 10562914.941.2416 A photo-documentary exhibit of the little knownAfrican Palestinian...
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.
Israeli court rejects Israeli nationality
This article from the Washington Post clarifies the legal distinction in Israel between "nationality" and "citizenship." The impact of this distinction on equality among the different "citizens" of Israel is interesting to contemplate. ...
Stop the Militarization of Space
Keep Space for Peace Week International Week of Protest to Stop the Militarization of Space No Missile Defense No to NATO Expansion No Syria Attack End Afghanistan Occupation Stop the Drones Surveillance & Killing No Nuclear Power in Space or on Earth End...
Report from Nick on Know Drones
Dear Friends: This is preliminary report on last week's six-day street witness that was organized at the busiest locations in New York City by the Granny Peace Brigade (GPB) to call for an international ban on weaponized drones and drone surveillance. (See...
Report from Israel
IMPENDING IMPLOSION? REPORT FROM ISRAEL A talk by Dr. Nirit Ben Ari followed by discussion Monday, October 7, at 7 p.m. Mapleton Conference Center, Good Counsel Campus 52 North Broadway, White Plains, NY 10603 (adjacent to Pace Law School) Dr. Nirit Ben Ari received...
Media Coverage on the 24 Hour Encampment
We have received significant responses and media coverage from the Emergency Mobilization and 24-hour Encampment Against an Attack on Syria last Friday, September 6 - Saturday, September 7. Below is a partial list of media coverage: New 12 Westchester & News 12...
Excellent Interview with Congressman Opposed to Syria Attack
http://dontattacksyria.com/
Petitions delivered to Local Representatives
WESPAC members have delivered petitions with hundreds of signatures to Senators Schumer and Gillibrand and Congress members Lowey and Engels asking them to vote NO to authorization of US military strikes against Syria. This position reflects a broad consensus among...
Syria: Not in Our Son’s Name!
Syria: Not in Our Son’s Name! September 1, 2013 To the editor: Are we mad? Are we going to fire missiles at yet another country because our administration has been offended by the actions - “moral obscenity” in this case - of yet another sovereign nation? When...
Syria and America exchange messages
Syria & America exchange messages as both peoples breathe more easily… for now Franklin Lamb Veterans Today September 2, 2013 Damascus – The morning following President Obama’s announcement he would not bomb Syria immediately, the streets of Damascus were packed...
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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