by Nada Khader | Apr 16, 2025 | Blogs, Communities & Focus Areas, Director's Blog, Environmental and Food Justice
Spring has arrived and so have the pollinators! Cued by warmer temperatures and longer days, early native pollinators like Unequal Cellophane Bees have started to emerge from winter diapause in the Northeast. On sunny days you may see a Mourning Cloak, one of the few...
by Nada Khader | Mar 25, 2025 | Blogs, Communities & Focus Areas, Director's Blog, Environmental and Food Justice, Friends of Turtle Island, Movement Building
“Our current predicament requires more love, more accountability, and more solidarity for the benefit of our collective futures.” — Kyle T. Mays Perhaps the animals can show us the way… STRENGTH IN NUMBERS In these dire times, the wisdom of...
by Nada Khader | Mar 17, 2025 | Blogs, Communities & Focus Areas, Director's Blog, Environmental and Food Justice
For those concerned about this major underground electric transmission project: On behalf of The New York Power Authority (NYPA) and New York Transco, we want to make you aware of the upcoming Propel NY Energy Community Information Sessions in Westchester...
by Nada Khader | Mar 16, 2025 | Blogs, Communities & Focus Areas, Director's Blog, Environmental and Food Justice, Friends of Turtle Island, Progressive News Network
Dear WESPAC members, WESPAC’s Friends of Turtle Island Committee is happy to announce the launch of Animal Footnotes—a new web blog about shifting away from a colonial mindset and experiencing what it means to live on Turtle Island together. At its core, Animal...
by Nada Khader | Mar 6, 2025 | Blogs, Director's Blog, Environmental and Food Justice, Friends of Turtle Island, Movement Building
Join us March 10th at Syracuse Stage & Check out our NEW #Lakeback website! Onondaga Land Rights & Our Common Future: The Quest for Justice Monday, March 10th, 6:30 pm at Syracuse Stage (820 E Genesee St, Syracuse) This event is free and open to the...
by Nada Khader | Mar 4, 2025 | Blogs, Communities & Focus Areas, Director's Blog, Environmental and Food Justice, Movement Building
NEWS RELEASE Legislation to Curb Plastic Pollution and Save Taxpayers Money Passes Assembly Environmental Conservation Committee For Immediate Release: March 4, 2025 Contact: Marissa Solomon, marissa@pythiapublic.com, 734-330-0807 ALBANY, N.Y.; 3/4/25 — Today,...