Rock Steady CSA Delivery in Mount Vernon
Ruby Olisemeka is a Food Justice leader in Mount Vernon and will be coordinating a new CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) delivery in her home town of Mount Vernon. The food is being produced by Rock Steady Farm in Millerton, NY, and will help provide nourishing,...WESPAC Director on our Food System
Corinne Segal has done a fabulous job with this interview on our food system, and how appropriate that it comes out on International Human Rights Day and on the day that we discuss Eric Holt-Gimenez’s book tonight at WESPAC at 7pm on Can We Feed the World...The Story on Soil
http://woodstockearth.blogspot.com/2015/03/the-storyon-soil-carbon-microbes-and.htmlWESPAC Plot at Bethel Baptist Community Gardens
A big thanks to Sadie’s initiative at the Bethel Baptist Community Gardens in White Plains. The WESPAC plot has produced dozens of pounds of fresh produce for the Open Arms Men’s Shelter in downtown White Plains. Thank you, Sadie, and to all who have...Community Earth Day Celebration
Celebrating New Partnerships and FriendsJoin us as we prepare community gardens, composting bins, neighborhood cleanup and more Sunday, April 17th, from 10am to 3pm First Seventh-day Adventist Church of White Plains 180 Juniper Hill Road Greenburgh, NY 10607 Join...WESPAC on Facebook
Horace Greeley High School students are organizing this protest against Project Willow - Alaska oil drilling approved by President Biden ☹️ - on Sunday at 1pm. Please scan the QR code to get involved and for all details:
Horace Greeley High School students are organizing this protest against Project Willow - Alaska oil drilling approved by President Biden ☹️ - on Sunday at 1pm. Please scan the QR code to get involved and for all details:
Letter to NY Senate Majority Leader regarding banking crisis:
www.neweconomynyc.org
www.neweconomynyc.org
Tell Congress: Repeal the Trump-era Rollbacks. Co-Sponsor the Secure Viable Banking Act Now!![]()
When Congress passed legislation in 2018 that repealed key pieces of the Dodd-Frank reforms enacted after the global financial crisis only a decade earlier, many experts warned what would happen. ![]()
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The bipartisan 2018 bill that Trump signed deregulating mid-sized banks and removed strict requirements designed to ensure their solvency and protect consumers.![]()
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Now, with the failures of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank, the predictions proved true. Banking regulators quickly had to step in with decisive actions to guarantee deposits and stop contagion from spreading across the banking system.![]()
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If mid-sized banks are going to endanger financial stability, they must be held to strict standards otherwise the public pays the price for risky behavior, while fat-cat bank executives rake in the profits and get off scot-free.![]()
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In response to this crisis, Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Representative Katie Porter of California have introduced the Secure Viable Banking Act that would restore the rules on mid-size banks that were repealed in 2018.![]()
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Click here to sign and send your message to Congress urging your Senators and Representative to sign on as co-sponsors of the Secure Viable Banking Act now.
Urge Your Members of Congress to Co-Sponsor the Secure Viable Banking Act Now!
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When Congress passed legislation in 2018 that repealed key pieces of the Dodd-Frank reforms enacted after the global financial crisis only a decade earlier, many experts warned what would happen. The ...