by Nada Khader | Jan 6, 2017 | Blogs, Communities & Focus Areas, Director's Blog, Environmental and Food Justice, Frontpage
Amazing news: Indian Point Power Plant to shut down by 2021! We salute the founder of WESPAC, Connie Hogarth, for being instrumental in this movement and to all the members of IPSEC the Indian Point Safe Energy Coalition (Marilyn Elie, Jeanne and Gary Shaw, and...
by Nada Khader | Oct 23, 2016 | Blogs, Communities & Focus Areas, Director's Blog, Environmental and Food Justice
DiNapoli: Expansion of Farm-to-School Programs Depends on Innovation and Collaboration Hundreds of New York school districts are increasing children’s consumption of fresh fruits and vegetables and helping...
by Nada Khader | Sep 9, 2016 | Blogs, Communities & Focus Areas, Director's Blog, Environmental and Food Justice, Militarism and Foreign Policy, Movement Building
The birth of agro-resistance in Palestine For decades Israel has been driving Palestinian farmers off their land by imposing restrictions on agriculture. But one company, Canaan Fair Trade, has found an innovative way to resist Jonathan Cook The Link...
by Nada Khader | Sep 8, 2016 | Blogs, Communities & Focus Areas, Director's Blog, Economic and Human Rights, Environmental and Food Justice, Friends of Turtle Island, Frontpage, Movement Building
What: Solidarity Vigil with Dakota Access Pipeline Resistance When: Wednesday, September 14, 2016, 12pm to 1:30pm Where: The Fountain in Downtown White Plains (Intersection of Main Street and Mamaroneck Ave), White Plains, NY 10601 Solidarity Vigil with Dakota Access...
by Nada Khader | Aug 17, 2016 | Blogs, Communities & Focus Areas, Community Gardening, Director's Blog, Environmental and Food Justice, Frontpage
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...
by Nada Khader | Aug 17, 2016 | Communities & Focus Areas, Environmental and Food Justice, Militarism and Foreign Policy, Racial Justice
The birth of agro-resistance in Palestine For decades Israel has been driving Palestinian farmers off their land by imposing restrictions on agriculture. But one company, Canaan Fair Trade, has found an innovative way to resist Jonathan CookThe Link (Americans...