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...
Submitted by Lynne Lopez-Salzedo
From Selma to Gaza: the moral decline of the American Jew. This summer, I returned to Isabella Freedman Jewish Retreat Center to relax in the Connecticut woods, canoe on the lake and take part in the workshops that participant/leaders were offering. When I...
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 Community Potluck
Join us as we reconvene after the summer months for a WESPAC Community Potluck where we will hear updates from folks working on various campaigns and learn of ways we can be helpful. We will hear from: Nick Mottern, KnowDrones.org Lutonya Russell-Humes, Campaign to...
People’s Climate March, Sunday, Sept. 21
This is an invitation to change everything. In September, world leaders are coming to New York City for a UN summit on the climate crisis. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is urging governments to support an ambitious global agreement to dramatically reduce global...
How Racial Justice is Integral to Fighting Climate Change
http://350.org/how-racial-justice-is-integral-to-confronting-climate-crisis/
Press Conference at City Hall, Thursday, September 4th
MEDIA ADVISORY FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Nada Khader, WESPAC Director Wednesday, September 3, 2014 #914.449.6514, [email protected] Westchester & Rockland Residents Hold Press Conference to...
Hands Up, Don’t Shoot
http://tinyurl.com/lhs4jb6
Uranium Hearings from Lakota Homeland
“Mni is our first home, when we arrive here on Mother Earth, the water of our mothers’ womb is our first dwelling. Water is our first medicine. Without water, there is no life.” Debra White Plume (Kiza Park, Oglala Homeland, August 24, 2014) Sacred Water...
A Guide to Religious Communities in the Middle East
‘A Guide to Religious Communities in the Middle East: Alewites to Yazidis." Lockman (Professor at NYU) touches on Shariah and many other matters that can be helpful in learning more. ...
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...