TPP is an Attack on Food Sovereignty by Mark Dunlea The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is the latest Free Trade Agreement (FTA) assault against food sovereignty, where the profits of multinational companies are placed ahead of the food security needs of individual...
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].
Vacant Lot for Urban Farm
Bronx Activist Eyes Vacant Lot for Urban FarmDNAInfoAugust 23, 2013http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20130823/longwood/bronx-activist-eyes-vacant-lot-for-urban-farm Bronx Activist Eyes Vacant Lot for Urban Farmby Patrick Wall Slideshow Simpson Street Urban Farm...
WESPAC trip to Wassaic Community Farm
Roger and Tarin organized a WESPAC trip to the Wassaic Community Farm where members were able to help with the farm work and experience life in the country for a day. The WESPAC office is a drop off location for the Wassaic CSA. Pick up is on Saturday mornings from...
Rally to Stop Fracking Attracts Thousands
Westchester and Rockland Counties sent a bus to join in the rally, New York Crossroads: Say No to Fracking and Say Yes to Renewable Energy in Albany on Monday, June 17th. Several thousand people attended the successful event which called for the New York Senate to...
Action Monday – Forward on Climate
On Monday May 13th, President Obama is making his first trip to New York City since the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.
Great article on Doug and Food Justice
http://dissentmagazine.org/online.php?id=610
Fracking Update May 2013
Fracking Update: Last week, news broke that several companies hired as consultants by the NY Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) are members of IOGA (a gas industry lobby group). These companies were paid $50 million...
32 people displaced for fracking industry
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21-s2cNF14I
Growing Food and Justice for All Initiative
GFJI gathering clips: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOegNX9Cnus
Public Comment on XL Pipeline
Calls for Public Comment on Keystone XL Pipeline: http://www.prwatch.org/news/2013/04/12040/350org-calls-public-comment-keystone-xl-pipeline
WESPAC on Facebook
All are welcome and please share widely. We have several new people to WESPAC this summer. This gathering on September 16th would be a lovely introduction to the broader social justice community: @followers
@everyone @followers
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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: