by Nada Khader | Nov 2, 2016 | Blogs, Communities & Focus Areas, Director's Blog, Militarism and Foreign Policy, Movement Building, Racial Justice
The War in Syria Cannot Be Won. But It Can Be Ended. Phyllis Bennis October 31, 2016 The Nation The left is profoundly divided over the conflict, but we should at least agree on a set of principles to end it. yrian-Americans demonstrate near the United...
by Nada Khader | Oct 25, 2016 | Blogs, Communities & Focus Areas, Criminal Justice, Director's Blog, Frontpage, Militarism and Foreign Policy, Movement Building
Protecting Civil Liberties and Public Safety in an Age of Terror Monday, November 14th from 6pm to 8:30pm Tudor Room at the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University 78 N Broadway, White Plains, NY 10603 A panel discussion to address public concern about...
by Nada Khader | Sep 15, 2016 | Blogs, Communities & Focus Areas, Director's Blog, Frontpage, Movement Building
Dear Members and Friends of WESPAC, First, we would like to thank you very much for your support of WESPAC over the past year. The last few years have been extremely important and also challenging times for our movements. WESPAC continues to play a crucial role...
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 9, 2016 | Blogs, Communities & Focus Areas, Director's Blog, Economic and Human Rights, Militarism and Foreign Policy, Movement Building
Last December, Farah Pandith of the Council on Foreign Relations, who was the first State Department special representative to Muslim communities, called for Saudi Arabia to face consequences if it did not stop promoting extremism. She wrote in the New York Times: ...
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...