by wespac-admin | Feb 23, 2023 | Director's Blog, Environmental and Food Justice
From United for Clean Energy: Dear community member, Over 100,000 people in seven municipalities source their drinking water from the Hudson River, as Native Americans call Muhheakantuck, “the river that flows both ways.” Other communities along the river rely on it...
by Nada Khader | Sep 27, 2022 | Blogs, Director's Blog, Environmental and Food Justice
From: Thomas Meyer, National Organizing Manager (He/Him) | Cell: 360-460-7397 Food & Water Action and Food & Water Watch Huge news: Senators Manchin and Schumer just WITHDREW the permitting deal that would have forced approval of the Mountain Valley Pipeline,...
by Nada Khader | Mar 22, 2022 | Blogs, Director's Blog, Environmental and Food Justice, Frontpage
No one should be allowed to gamble with clean, safe water – but that’s exactly what financial speculators are trying to do by trading water futures. Allowing financial speculators to profit off of and drive up prices on a resource that we all need is dangerous!Will...
by Nada Khader | Nov 19, 2021 | Blogs, Communities & Focus Areas, Director's Blog, Economic and Human Rights, Environmental and Food Justice, Movement Building, Racial Justice, Shop Fair Trade
Greetings, all, A note to let you all know that the planning committee for the Annual Margaret Eberle Fair Trade Festival has decided not to host an indoor December festival but rather an outdoor festival on May Day, May 1st, in 2022. Details will be forthcoming in...
by Nada Khader | Sep 8, 2021 | Blogs, Communities & Focus Areas, Director's Blog, Environmental and Food Justice, Movement Building
A reminder that at 6pm tomorrow, Thursday, September 9th at the Greenburgh Town Hall (177 Hillside Avenue in Greenburgh, NY 10607), we have invited three panelists with expertise who will help guide a conversation about establishing a community food market in the...