Attendance Needed at NY DEC Online Meeting August 27th on Legislation that Protects Pollinators! Dear New York Pollinator Pathway, You may remember the landmark law passed by New York in 2023, the Birds & Bees Protection Act (BBPA), which restricts the use of...
WESPAC Foundation supports Environmental and Food Justice with a separate listserv used for promoting upcoming events and discussion. WESPAC opposes fracking and two of our members have produced a documentary that highlights Indigenous Peoples’ perspectives on fracking: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdwCKzqVRdQ. We have cultivated an extensive cooperative network of food justice activists around the county who seek to expand access to fresh, local food. We also partner with the Wassaic Community Farm CSA (Community Supported Agriculture): http://wassaiccommunityfarm.com. To get involved or for more information, please contact the office at 914.449.6514 or by email at [email protected].
Gardening Workshops
I have some exciting news. The farmers at Hilltop Hanover have offered to do an educational series on a variety of topics, and they are flexible regarding the date, time, and location. A few potential ideas are:...
STREAM wants $1.44 billion for Monster Data Center
Dear Allies, We are in a critical phase of the campaign to STOP the STAMP Monster Data Center. And the outrages keep piling up. Yesterday, we learned that STREAM US Data Centers and their financial backer Apollo Global Management have submitted a new request for...
Bring Packaging Reduction Act to a VOTE
Dear friends, Please help us get 10k New Yorkers to sign a letter to Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie to bring the Packaging Reduction Act to a vote. There are two ways to sign: 1. Sign via Action Network: bit.ly/heastie-prria-letter 2. If you aren't able to drive...
From the Native Plant Center
Register Today for March 16 Conference Find Out What's Trending in Native Garden Design Native plants are gaining in popularity. Discover how to add ecological value to your landscape at The Native Plant Center's 2026 Spring Landscape Conference, Native Garden Design:...
Plastic, Plastic Everywhere
Gift Article: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/24/climate/plastic-plastic-everywhere.html?unlocked_article_code=1.OlA.MSnv.ZPbOBeF-fNDa&smid=nytcore-android-share
Clean Energy Workforce Training Program
Sustainable Westchester, in partnership with Healthy Home Academy, is offering a FREE 5-week Clean Energy Workforce Training program. No experience is required. Participants receive hands-on training, stipends, and job placement support for careers in heat pumps and...
Rally Outside NYPA Headquarters in White Plains to protest STAMP
https://www.lohud.com/picture-gallery/news/local/2025/12/09/rally-outside-nypa-headquarters-in-white-plains-to-protest-stamp/87685160007/
Energy Savings Session
Film about the history of the Hudson River
Thank you for the info, Sister Carol! From John Lipscomb: This film took us 4 years to make but it's finally done! It was received well at the Woodstock Film Festival here in the Hudson Valley a few weeks ago and the next screenings are coming up soon in New York City...
WESPAC on Facebook
November 19th marks the tragic police killing of Mr. Kenneth Chamberlain, Sr. Kenneth his son will open up the community forum with welcoming words and thoughts on this current moment:Please save the date and help us share widely!Our current slate of confirmed panelists includes: - Deputy Commissioner of Public Safety for the City of White Plains Joseph Castelli (Commissioner Hardy is already committed to another panel that evening)- Peekskill Police Chief Adam Renwick - Omar Lopez (Deputy Mayor and CCRB Chairman, Ossining) - Dennis Adams (CCRB Chairman, Peekskill) - Jay Buckiewicz (Secretary CCRB, Peekskill)Invited but not yet confirmed - City of Yonkers Public Safety Commissioner and Westchester County Public Safety CommissionerWe will have light refreshments from 6pm to 6:15pm and then we will head to the auditorium: @followers
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
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