Excellent panel discussion this evening on Rikers Island with Jose Saldana, Vincent Schiraldi, Alelur Duran and Steven Dominguez. It’s been a disaster since it opened in 1932. Plans for closure began with Ed Koch. Will Eric Adams move forward or wiggle out? Where will...
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.
Get on the New York bus to the June 18th Poor People’s And Low-Wage Workers Assembly and Moral March On Washington!
Get on the New York bus to the June 18th Poor People's And Low-Wage Workers Assembly and Moral March On Washington. New York is joining people from across the nation to gather in Washington, DC for the June 18th Poor People's and Low-Wage Workers Assembly and Moral...
Statement from Vietnam Veterans Against the War, Inc.
From the VVAW National OfficeMarch 25, 2022In our 55 years as an organization, Vietnam Veterans Against the War (VVAW) has witnessed way too many wars. We know firsthand the consequences and devastation of imperial wars.We are saddened and angered at the unnecessary...
Westchester #CommunitiesNotCages Town Hall
Jewish Educator Fired Over Blog Critical of Israel Sues
Please see relevant documents attached including an open letter to Westchester Reform Temple: PRESS RELEASE Jewish Educator Fired Over Blog Critical of Israel Sues January 25, 2022 New York – Jessie Sander today filed a lawsuit in the Supreme Court of the State...
Act Now to Support Indigenous Schools
Act Now to Support Indigenous Schools New York State has consistently underfunded the three schools serving Indigenous students on their own nations for decades Use Our Easy Online Letter Writing Tool Ahead of next week's national holiday celebrating the birth of...
Catching Up with Farzana!
Annual Fair Trade Festival
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...
The Alarming Rise of Lawfare to Suppress Civil Society: The Case of Palestine & Israel
Howard Horowitz represents the WESPAC Community really well as part of a discussion of C&SN's report—The Alarming Rise of Lawfare to Suppress Civil Society: The Case of Palestine & Israel—spotlighting the report's recommendations, & discussing...
NYS Community Equity Agenda Releases 2022 Policy Platform for a Community-Led Recovery
For Immediate Release: November 18, 2021 Contact: Mike Sandmel, New Economy Project, [email protected], 617-710-7000 NYS Community Equity Agenda Releases 2022 Policy Platform for a Community-Led Recovery Coalition of 40+ Community & Labor Groups Releases...
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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
Come out on Sunday and support the Yonkers Sanctuary Movement!
Celebrating Community, Art, Music & Our Shared Commitment to JusticeThursday, November 12, 2026 at 6:00 PMWESPAC Foundation77 Tarrytown Road, Suite 2WWhite Plains, NY 10607Dear WESPAC Friends, Members, and Community Partners,We warmly invite you to join us for WESPAC’s Annual Meeting of Members, an evening of community, reflection, inspiring art, live music, and renewed commitment to building a more just, peaceful, and compassionate world.At a time when our collective voices, creativity, and solidarity matter so deeply, we look forward to gathering with old friends and new, sharing a meal, reflecting on the challenges and opportunities before us, and celebrating the extraordinary power of ordinary people to shape history. Full details at www.wespac.org