This article points to a looming problem as Genetically modified plants are contaminating the world's food supply and eventually will render the concept of "organic" null and void. In addition to the now permanent contamination of...
WESPAC has cultivated an extensive and cooperative network of food justice advocates throughout the county where we work together to enhance the existing expertise within diverse communities in the quest for a more sustainable food shed with more widespread access to fresh, local produce. We are proud of our role in promoting a more inclusive local food movement, and we continue to serve as an important resource for community gardens in the county by providing organizational and material support to both new projects and old.
Backyard Beekeeping workshops
BACKYARD BEEKEEPING WORKSHOPS Sunday January 16th Emanuel Lutheran Church 197 Manville Rd. Pleasantville $20 Per Person Per Workshop Bee Workshop #1: 4-6 PM BACKYARD BEEKEEPING THE NEXT STEP: ASSEMBLING YOUR HIVE AND GETTING READY FOR SPRING Join Doug DeCandia...
From our local farmer
Sept. 6, 2010 Good Evening Everyone, After a few days of humble reflections, beautiful weather, and heart-warming sustenance, I think it is a bit safer to say that a change in season is about us, that the soft kisses of Autumns winds with soon be a part of our...
Horton’s Mill Community Garden
I wanted to share these photos with everyone from last Saturday:http://www.flickr.com/photos/nirainjana/sets/72157623846957198/show/A big thank you to Alex, all the Pace students, Luis Sr and Luis Jr and Isa who came out to help! We created three circular beds and...
Why Compost?
Laurie Evans –Director of Westchester SAFE (Seeking Alternatives for the Environment) Why compost? As an environmental health advocate, I often ask myself, what can I do personally to conserve resources? What daily actions can we easily...
Growing Power
Growing Food & Justice for All: How Westchester can play a role in the growing food justice movement and create a sustainable future In late October of 2009 a few WESPAC members went to Will Allen’s second “Growing Food & Justice for all...
Learning how to grow sprouts
The New Jersey Raw Food Support Network of Bergen County is proud to present: Sproutman, Steve Meyerowitz! Saturday, January 23, 2010 ? 2:00pm to 4:00pm Fee: $20 in advance, $25 at the door CAN DO Fitness Club 42 City Place at the Promenade Edgewater,...
Community Garden Network
InterGenerate is working with Westchester County Department of Parks, the Bedford Audubon, Groundwork Hudson Valley, Marsh Sanctuary, Lewisboro Garden Club, Rusticus Garden Club and Ward Acres Community Garden to hold a Westchester Community Garden Network event on...
WESPAC Community Organizer starts garden
Jalal Sabur has started a community garden in Greenburgh, New York. Community members have been helping him on Tuesday afternoons. If you would like to help out, please call him at 914.439.1746
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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