http://www.democracynow.org/2011/2/15/wisconsin_governor_launches_attack_on_public Wisconsin Governor Launches Attack on Public Sector Employees and Unions; Threatens to Deploy National Guard to Quell Labor Protests Share1795 Recently elected Wisconsin Republican...
WESPAC promotes Economic Justice through promoting fair trade year round and helping to organize the annual Margaret Eberle Fair Trade Festival in White Plains. We also partner with the Wassaic Community Farm CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) http://wassaiccommunityfarm.com. WESPAC is an active member of the Hudson Valley Fair Economy Coalition that meets monthly at the Union Hall in Port Chester, and we have taken a lead role in promoting a public bank for the State of New York. To get involved, please contact the office at 914.449.6514 or by email at [email protected].
End Farmworker Exploitation
As I already shared, Quiznos hasn't yet come to the table and agreed to the CIW's Principles of Fair Food...so we're gonna make 'em. :) Quiznos is having these wack "Open Houses" going on all this month and they're actually going to...
Budget Austerity will not put NYers back to work
Budget Austerity will not put New Yorkers back to work New York needs to grow together, not pull apart “Our state’s economic recovery cries out for a balanced approach to closing New York’s budget gap. The budget proposed today by the Governor relies...
New England in the Recession
Diary: New England in the Recession Charles Simic London Review of Books January 20, 2011 Only someone badly lost would find himself driving through a village as unremarkable as this, I’m thinking. The lights are on in the post office, but the parking lot is...
Assault on Working People
INTERNATIONAL LIAISON COMMITTEE P.O. Box 40009, San Francisco, CA 94140 Tel. (415) 641-8616; fax: (415) 626-1217 email: [email protected] website: www.owcinfo.org PLEASE EXCUSE DUPLICATE POSTINGS -------------------- "Obama's Assault on Working People...
America in Decline
America in Decline: Why Germans Think We're Insane A look at our empire in decline through the eyes of the European media. December 26, 2010 | LIKE THIS ARTICLE ? Join our mailing list: Sign up to stay up to date on the latest...
De-industrialization of America
19 Mind-Blowing Facts About the Deindustrialization of America By Michael Snyder, The Economic Collapse Posted on October 4, 2010, Printed on December 15, 2010 http://www.alternet.org/story/148362/ The United States is rapidly becoming the very first...
Interview with Manfred Max-Neef
http://www.democracynow.org/2010/9/22/chilean_economist_manfred_max_neef_us
Growing the local economy
The men and women of the United States were once builders of boats, weavers of fabric, turners of pots, crafters of furniture, keepers of bees, operators of mills, welders of steel, creators of new technologies, and in general makers of the goods used in America...
1 in 7 in US is poor
September 14, 2010 Hi everyone. The Associate Press reported this weekend that the US census for last year has it that roughly 1 in every 7 people in the US are under the official poverty level (the real proportion is 1 in every 6.7 people). ...
WESPAC on Facebook
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We are pleased to announce the launch of a new dedicated Annual Awards page on the WESPAC website.![]()
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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.![]()
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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.![]()
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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.![]()
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Thank you for your continued support of WESPAC and our shared commitment to building a more peaceful, equitable, and sustainable future.![]()
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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: