Dear WESPAC members, WESPAC’s Friends of Turtle Island Committee is happy to announce the launch of Animal Footnotes—a new web blog about shifting away from a colonial mindset and experiencing what it means to live on Turtle Island together. At its core, Animal...
Job Openings – Community Organizer and Trainer Consultant
Proyecto Faro is looking for an organizing trainer ASAP as we are on a tight timeline and need to provide skills to parents organizing for educational justice in Rockland County. We are also looking to hire an organizer full-time so if any candidates for the full time...
Know Your Rights
EMPOWERING COMMUNITIES SERIES: GUIDANCE ON KYR & OFFICE HOURS Hello Valued Partners! Please join our staff at the National Immigration Law Center this spring for a three-part webinar series. The Trump administration wasted no time in unleashing an assault on...
Onondaga Land Rights
Join us March 10th at Syracuse Stage & Check out our NEW #Lakeback website! Onondaga Land Rights & Our Common Future: The Quest for Justice Monday, March 10th, 6:30 pm at Syracuse Stage (820 E Genesee St, Syracuse) This event is free and open to the...
Legislation to Curb Plastic Pollution and Save Taxpayers Money Passes Assembly Environmental Conservation Committee
NEWS RELEASE Legislation to Curb Plastic Pollution and Save Taxpayers Money Passes Assembly Environmental Conservation Committee For Immediate Release: March 4, 2025 Contact: Marissa Solomon, [email protected], 734-330-0807 ALBANY, N.Y.; 3/4/25 — Today,...
WESPAC Annual Awards!
Greetings to all! I am so delighted to invite you all to our Annual Awards Celebration, a true highlight of the Social Justice Community's calendar every year where we honor those who have done outstanding work in furtherance of our agenda for progressive social...
NY Power Authority Community Info Sessions
On behalf of The New York Power Authority (NYPA) and New York Transco, we want to make you aware of the upcoming Propel NY Energy Community Information Sessions in Westchester County. These events will allow community members to speak directly with project team...
Feb. 19th is Day of Remembrance for Japanese American Community
From UMass Office of the President: February 19th is a significant date for the Japanese American community. On this day in 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, which gave the U.S. Army the authority to remove civilians from the military...
Puppet making for the Social Forum Opening March!
The LHV Social Forum planning team is delighted to be working with the @boxcutter_collective to make large puppets for the social forum scheduled for Sunday, April 27th in White Plains! Boxcutter Collective is a New York City based puppet troupe made up of 6...
CFOW Newsletter!
From Frank Brodhead: Hello All - In less than a month, Donald Trump and Elon Musk have grabbed power and created chaos. We call this a “coup,” meaning an unconstitutional overturn of our government. They must be stopped. But how? Tens of thousands of people have lost...
WESPAC on Facebook
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
Join us online October 12, at 8:00 PM for a teach-in on the Beacon Pipeline and to learn what we can do to stop it coming to Westchester. Register for the meeting link: bit.ly/4ddjc9