You are invited to a Sierra Club New York City Group Zoom presentation with: Michel Lee, Esq. - Nuclear Information Resource Service (NIRS); Promoting Health and Sustainable Energy (PHASE); Council on Intelligent Energy & Conservation Policy (CIECP) Alfred Meyer - Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR) Mari Inoue, Esq. - Manhattan […]
Song To A Refugee Virtual Benefit Concert featuring the award-winning musician DIANA JONES Sunday, May 17th 6:00-6:45 p.m. Join us to hear the powerful music of Diana Jones and to celebrate the resilience of refugees and the communities that support them. This concert will benefit our COVID-19 Relief Fund, which supports refugees affected by the coronavirus crisis. With […]
The Zoom link will only be sent to those who register here which includes information on where to access the book. Rashid Khalidi is one of the most influential historians of the Middle East alive today. The Edward Said Professor of Modern Arab Studies at Columbia, he has just written a landmark, and somewhat personal, history of […]
Invitation: Join our #FreeThemAll caravan on May 27th Important message from Jennifer Hernandez, Lead Organizer with Make the Road New York: Dear WESPAC Partners, The COVID-19 pandemic is hitting immigrant, Black, and Brown communities hard, especially in prisons and jails because social distancing is impossible inside. As a result, per the marshall project, […]
Westchester Residential Opportunities, Inc. invites you to a Zoom Meeting TOPIC: Housing and Your Mental Health Join us for a presentation followed by a question and answer session from the Westchester County Department of Community Mental Health and Westchester Residential Opportunities. Approximately one in five Americans struggles with mental health. Come join us to hear […]
Join the WESPAC Community for a Vigil for George Floyd Friday, May 29th at noon Fountain in downtown White Plains (Main and Mamaroneck) George Floyd's Life Mattered Dress in black. Wear a face mask. Keep ten feet apart. We vigil to offer Mr. Floyd the dignity that he was not afforded at the time of […]
Mental Health Matters Thursday, June 4th, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM As a result of the deadly pandemic, America is facing a growing mental health crisis. Isolation and financial upheaval could further harm the economy as many people face fear and uncertainty that is unprecedented in many ways. Data from the previous financial crisis alone […]
Concerned Families of Westchester (CFOW) will hold a silent vigil/memorial for George Floyd, Kenneth Chamberlain, and other black people killed by the police - on Saturday, at the VFW Plaza (Warburton Ave. in Hastings) from 11 AM to noon. Please join us. As you may remember, Kenneth Chamberlain was killed by White Plains police in his own […]
WESPAC Book Discussion The Beekeeper of Aleppo by Christy Lefteri Tuesday, June 9th at 7pm via Zoom facilitated by WESPAC intern Cameron Nuri is a beekeeper; his wife, Afra, an artist. They live a simple life, rich in family and friends, in the beautiful Syrian city of Aleppo--until the unthinkable happens. When all they care […]
WEDS. JUNE 10, 2020 4:30 pm Senator Charles Schumer’s Office One Park Place, Peekskill, NY 10566 PROTEST THE FAILURE OF U.S. SENATOR CHUCK SCHUMER TO TAKE A STAND AGAINST WAR SPENDING. DEMAND: - Cut at least $200 Billion from the Pentagon Budget; Spend the money on meeting desperate human needs. - Stop the profit-driven U.S. […]