Stand Up for Justice: Fight Militarism, Racism and Occupation Thank you to Yoram for taking this footage. Dave Lippman composed this excellent song that we sang along to before marching around White Plains: ...
WESPAC connects organizations, people and issues across all divisions, recognizing that we cannot win a better world if we stay divided. WESPAC promotes movement building through regular potlucks that bring people together to share food, knowledge and build relationships. WESPAC has developed a Speakers Bureau that can provide effective speakers on a variety of current social justice issues. WESPAC is an active member of a number of local coalitions including: the Hudson Valley Fair Economy Coalition, the Hudson Valley Community Coalition and the Westchester Coalition for Police Reform.
Margaret Eberle 2014 Fair Trade Festival and Crafts Sale
Save the Date: Dance for Justice!
Admission Tickets Option 1 $20.00 USD Option 2 $10.00 USD “Dance for Justice” #D4J will take place Friday, December 5, 2014, from 7pm-12am at St. Peters Church, at 19 Smith Street in Port Chester, NY 10573. Tickets are $20 for general admission and $10 for...
The Open Hillel movement: A serious challenge to Jewish institutions’ stifling of debate
From Rebecca Volkomersom: I had the enormous privilege of participating in the first "Open Hillel" conference at Harvard University this past weekend. Organized by and for students, Open Hillel is a historic effort to challenge the “red lines” that Hillel...
President of Argentina speaks at UN
She mentions "economic vultures" as a form of international terrorism: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EyShGogzIn4
Phyllis Bennis to Speak at WESPAC Annual Meeting
Phyllis Bennis to speak at WESPAC's Annual Meeting of Members "The US/Islamic State Crisis: Responding Without War" Monday, October 20th at 6pm Mapleton Conference Center, 52 North Broadway, White Plains, NY 10603 This event is free and open to the public. Phyllis...
Stop the Illegal Wars: Boycott Honeywell
Stop the Wars: Boycott Honeywell. Friday, October 3rd at 12 noon in front of Walmart in White Plains, Main Street and EJ Conroy Drive. Honeywell makes the engines and navigational and targeting equipment for the MQ-9 Reaper drone, the most numerous and deadliest...
WESPAC Part of Historic People’s Climate March
To see more photos, please visit this link courtesy of Andrew Courtney: http://tinyurl.com/nc75tmo
WESPAC Membership Update 2014
Membership Update September 2014 Many of you have received this via the postal mail. We are sending electronically for those who are not in our mailing database. Thank you very much for responding: Dear WESPAC friends and supporters, Thank you very much for your...
9/11 Loved One’s Stories
9/11 Loved One's Stories: 'I Helped Save an Al-Qaida Terrorist from Death, Even Though His Plans Killed My Son' Greg Rodriguez, pictured in 2000Phyllis and Orlando Rodriguez In the second of our interviews with 9/11 family members provided by Peaceful Tomorrows, we...
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
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Dear Friends,We are pleased to announce the launch of a new dedicated Annual Awards page on the WESPAC website.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.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.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.Thank you for your continued support of WESPAC and our shared commitment to building a more peaceful, equitable, and sustainable future.In solidarity,Nada
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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...