Good morning, all,   I write with deep sadness to announce the passing of long time WESPAC friend and member Carol McKee Claxton.  She was one of the first WESPACers I was introduced to and participated in many of our gatherings and activities:   Carol McKee Claxton  Our longtime friend  and WESPAC member has passed.   […]

Communities Not Cages Second Look Symposium March 27, 2025 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM Event time is displayed in your time zone. Union Theological Seminary, James Memorial Chapel - 90 Claremont Ave, New York, NY 10027 Register  Please join us, Union Theological Seminary, Center for Community Alternatives, and Pillars of Promise on March 27 from […]

First, tomorrow night, March 27, at Studio Around the corner in Brewster, Miss Fit will host our very first Queer Trivia Night--Trivia With a Twist of Pride! There is a suggested $10 donation at the door to participate and we will also have drinks and snacks for a suggested donation. Come out and meet your community while showing off […]

Hi all,   Sending this to leaders in the faith community and friends in Westchester and more broadly who I think have interests in supporting diversity and inclusion within our houses of worship or for awareness in the broader context and who might enjoy this service and at a time where marginalized populations are under […]

Here is the RSVP form for the "Interview" screening about parole justice. The film itself is approximately 20 minutes. The "Interview" asks viewers to confront their feelings about justice and redemption, while exposing the unfair practices of the New York State Parole Board. After the film there will be a panel discussion with formerly incarcerated […]

From Gregory Jost Policy and Campaigns Advisor Banana Kelly Community Improvement Association We joyfully invite you to attend the ribbon cutting for the newly opened Bronx People's Federal Credit Union branch on Friday, April 4 from 11AM to 1PM at 941 Intervale Avenue! This first Bronx People's brick-and-mortar branch is the most recent outgrowth of […]

Huge thanks for CFOW for putting this together!  Details here They're taking everything they can get their hands on—our health care, our data, our jobs, our services—and daring the world to stop them. This is a crisis, and the time to act is now.  On Saturday, April 5th, we're taking to the streets to fight back with […]

Dear friends, Next Monday, April 7th, join the Release Aging People in Prison Campaign (RAPP), a statewide grassroots collective, for a rally in NYC to demand Governor Hochul expansively use her executive clemency powers to reunite families NOW! State prisons are killing people. The brutal lynchings of Robert Brooks and Messiah Nantwi are two horrific […]

Press Release For Immediate Release Northwest Yonkers Neighbors for Black Lives Matter  March 24, 2025  Contact: Sue McAnanama suemcananama@gmail.com 607-759-8495   Yonkers, NY – Our community members have been gathering in Unity and solidarity since the tragic murder of George Floyd almost 5 years ago.  WE RESUME OUR WEEKLY VIGIL ON MONDAY, APRIL 7THat 5:30pm at […]

ON MONDAY APRIL 7TH , OUR YONKERS VIGIL RETURNS TO OUR WEEKLY SCHEDULE, AT 5:30-6:00PM. We stand on the corner of Odell & Warburton.     JOIN US AS YOU ARE ABLE.  We will be standing up to honor the victims of racial injustice, and police violence.   We will be standing up for DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND […]