Debate Between Salman Abu Sitta and Michael Lerner of Tikkun on The Right of Return The Right of Return by Dr Salman Abu Sitta 1. Michael Lerner wrote: Would you be interested in participating in a roundtable discussion on the telephone or writing a piece for us on...
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.
Iran at the Crossroads
Iran at the Crossroads:
National Unity or Regime Change?
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
7:00 – 9:30 P.M.
National Unity or Regime Change?
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
7:00 – 9:30 P.M.
Islamophobia Panel
An Evening of Comedy, Food, Conversation and
Ten Tumultuous Days
TEN TUMULTUOUS DAYS Ardeshir Ommani, July 11, 2009 The ten days of turmoil in the aftermath of Iran’s presidential election sharply divided world public opinion into two opposite poles: those who believed in and supported Iran’s sovereignty and...
Iran
Rezaee, Election Debate, and the Rafsanjani Bombshell In the debate Ahamadinejad (AN) shocked everyone by asking "is the Rafsanjani aristocracy establishment supposed to perpetuate?" If we could put Mohsen Rezaee's (member of the Expediency Council)...
Jews Confront Zionism
The most outrageous news in this week's digest is the Israeli attack on the "Spirit of Humanity" boat in International waters kidnapping human rights activists and confiscating humanitarian supplies bound for Gaza (just happened). This is simple piracy...
Jordanian Poet Sentenced to One Year
Sign the petition: http://translate. google.com/ translate? u=http:// www.ahewar. org/camp/ i.asp?id= 152&langpair=ar| en&hl=en&ie=UTF8 Court Sentence Boosting Vibes of Extremism and Terrorism Jordanian Poet Islam Samhan Sentenced One Year,...
Political Dissidents in Egypt
From Saad Ibrahim: In 2000, I was arrested in my home in Egypt and sentenced to seven years in prison under false charges – just because I was planning to monitor my own country's elections. But I'm not writing just to tell you my story – I'm...
Analysis of recent events in Iran
June 22, 2009 By George Friedman Successful revolutions have three phases. First, a strategically located single or limited segment of society begins vocally to express resentment, asserting itself in the streets of a major city, usually the capital....
Interview on Iran
Don Debar interviews Simin Royanian, an Iranian scholar, about the current upheaval in Iran: fs05n4.sendspace.com/dl/bc2b601de2cb224f079fa8178944f4c3/4a3fb79347bbe44b/tqlhdo/NEWS062209SpecialonIran.mp3
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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