Saudi Arabia’s Day of Rage London Review of Books Hugh Miles 8 March 2011 Tags: protests | saudi arabia http://www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2011/03/08/hugh-miles/saudi-arabias-day-of-rage/ Pressure is building on the Saudi regime as opposition forces inside and outside...
Minutes of March 10 WESPAC meeting
Thirteen people (including two students) attended the meeting last night (March 10, 2011) at WESPAC to build March 19th and April 9th (Larry, Janet, Sky, Sara, Carolyn, Nicole, Ted, John, Chuck, Fioren, Nada, Joanne, Ellie). Chuck gave a brief update about March 19th...
The End of the U.S.
I do not believe the scenario projected but there is no question that the US has become extremely vulnerable and the trend is downwards. The US is economically Bankrupt and has been for some time but has survived because of it's size. The US is too big to be...
Statement from National Lawyers Guild
http://nlginternational.org/news/article.php?nid=391NLG IC Expresses Support for Arab Revolutions, Opposes U.S. Intervention and Demands End to U.S. Aid to Repressive Regimes March 7, 2011 To: Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Chair, House Foreign Relations Committee; Rep....
Protestors Remain at Wisconsin Capitol
Police Allow Protesters to Remain at Wisconsin Capitol Feb 27, 2011 - 8:08 PM AP MADISON, Wis. -- The occupation of the Wisconsin Capitol by protesters fighting efforts to strip public workers of union bargaining rights carried on Sunday after police decided not to...
Felice Gelman at CWF Conference
On December 12 I attended the Center for Working Families New York State Policy Conference. Attendees were mostly activists and representatives of community organizations, trade unions, and state level politicians. The topics that were covered included...
Folly of Intervention
Libya & the Folly of International Intervention by Sami Hermez* Posted by admin on Mar 02, 2011 | Leave a Comment Calls for international intervention to end the conflict in Libya have come from across the political spectrum and have even included Libyan voices,...
Role of US Peace Movement in Arab Uprising
At great risks to their lives, activists organizing to oppose oppressive, dictatorial regimes in the Arab World and North Africa have inspired us by their courage and determination. We ruefully acknowledge past and
1930s & worker cooperatives
Entrepreneurs of cooperation by Jonathan Rowe Before Social Security and the WPA, the Unemployed Exchange Association rebuilt a collapsed economy The mood at kitchen tables in California in the early 1930s was as bleak as it was elsewhere in the United States....
Cut Aid for Poor, not Israel
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2011/03/02-9 Republicans and Democrats Agree: Cut Aid for Poor People, Not Israel by Medea Benjamin and Charles Davis With the U.S. economy in the tank and governments at all levels facing massive budget shortfalls, politicians left...
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...