I just posted a website on a bicycle vacation i did that you might appreciate: http://zaacbike.tumblr.com/ I hope to head through your area soon! -Zaac
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].
Dumping nuclear waste in Westchester
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 15, 2011 New York City Press Office / 212-416-8060 Albany Press Office / 518-473-5525 [email protected] SCHNEIDERMAN CHALLENGES FEDS' NEW PLAN TO DUMP NUCLEAR WASTE AT INDIAN POINT FOR 60 YEARS...
Bees in Freefall
Bees in freefall as study shows sharp US decline Disease and low genetic diversity might have caused US bumblebee decline over the past few decades, say scientists. The Guardian, January 3, 2011 Read the full article below. Alok Jha, science...
The Unfractured Future
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdwCKzqVRdQ Two WESPAC volunteers, Tracy Basile and Scott Halfmann, were recipients of a WCF and Elias Foundation grant which enabled Them to attend the course “Reel Change for Nonprofits” taught by Theresa Dawson at the...
NY State Senate Passes Moratorium
The New York State Senate took a bold step late last night to ensure that risky new gas drilling techniques will not move forward until the state has properly evaluated environmental and public health threats.
In light of many incidents of drinking water contamination, dead livestock, and catastrophic explosions, Senators in both parties voted to instate an 11-month moratorium on the controversial practice of drilling known as hydraulic fracturing or fracking. The moratorium (S8129B/Thompson) passed by a strong majority in a vote of 48 to 9, with overwhelming bipartisan support. Senate Minority Leader Dean Skelos led eighteen other Republicans in voting for the legislation.
Letter from Vitalah
Journal News, June 15, 2010 The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico should be a wake-up call for Washington: It's time for an immediate and long-range plan to end America's addiction to oil and to switch to clean, renewable, sustainable energy sources, like solar,...
Hydro-fracking prohibition
CASTELLI-SPONSORED HYDRO-FRACKING PROHIBITION ADVANCING THROUGH ASSEMBLY Assemblyman says White Plains oil spill reminds us of the need to protect our Environment for future generations Assemblyman Robert J. Castelli (R, C, I – Goldens Bridge ) today applauded the...
Marine Mammals in Captivity
April 27 Subcommittee Hearing on Marine Mammals in Captivity Chair Madeleine Z. Bordallo from Guam Subcommittee on Insular Affairs Oceans and Wildlife 202-225-1542 - fax phone 202-225-0691 staffer: Katherine.Romans@ mail.house. gov Email to Bordallo's staffer your...
Indian Point update
Indian Point Update What do Indian Point and Toyota have in common? They both need to be recalled. The recall process for Indian Point is called re licensing and it is now entering its last stage. The final environmental impact study will be released by the...
Bolivia Conference on Climate Change
Dear Nada Khadar, Director of WESPAC Foundation Acknowledging your commitment and your organization' s work on environmental issues and climate change, I want to invite you to participate in the Peoples’ World Conference on Climate Change and Mother...
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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