WESPAC Foundation is concerned about the criminal justice system. We work in solidarity with other groups and organizations in Westchester County to repeal the Rockefeller Drug Laws, to eliminate racial profiling, and to address the structural and institutional biases inherent in our criminal justice system. We stand to permanently remove the death penalty as a legal option for the state, and we seek to significantly reduce the prison populations by working towards a more benevolent economic system that guarantees meaningful jobs and training at a living wage to all people.
Racial Bias, Even When We Have Good Intentions
By Sendhil Mullainathan- professor of economics at Harvard The deaths of African-Americans at the hands of the police in Ferguson, Mo., in Cleveland and on Staten Island have reignited a debate about race. Some argue that these events are isolated and that racism is a...
Holiday Card Writing to Inmates at Sing Sing
Hello everyone. Join us at the WESPAC office on Monday, December 22nd from 4pm to 8pm for a holiday card writing to the inmates at Sing Sing prison. We will provide all materials. Light refreshments served.
Community Speak Out, Saturday, December 20th at the Slater Center
Hitting the Streets for Justice
Stand Up for Justice: Fight Militarism, Racism and Occupation Thank you to Yoram for taking this footage. Dave Lippman composed this excellent song that we sang along to before marching around White Plains: ...
Chamberlain Vigil
Cri de Coeur from Lynne Stewart
It is certainly sobering to be celebrating the start of my 74 year mired down in this prison. It is even more so when there is my life line that must be considered. Nonetheless, I remain my ebullient self and face my fight and my future with optimism. Part of the...
White Plains March for Trayvon Martin and Local Police Accountability
Scores of people gathered to march for justice for Trayvon Martin and for local police accountability. Participants gathered at the Slater Center after the march for a community meeting. Full story at...
Stand with Prisoners
Take Action: Stand with Prisoners From Palestine to California, prisoners are organizing to end torture in prison and prison as a form repression of popular movements and poor communities of color. Included in this action alert are three opportunities to support...
Prisoner Hunger Strike Solidarity
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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: