From Slave to Criminal with One Amendment: Film Screening 13th

  Greenburgh Human Rights Advisory Committee presents 13th Film Screening Wednesday, March 22nd at 6pm at the Greenburgh Library 300 Tarrytown Road in Elmsford, NY 13th is a 2016 American documentary by director Ava DuVernay. The film explores the "intersection of race, justice and mass incarceration in the United States;" it is titled after the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, […]

Islamophobia, Refugees and the United States

Susan Smith recently spent time in Greece working in support of Syrian refugees. She is a tireless advocate for harmony among all peoples and resistance to Islamophobia and other forms of racism. Please come hear her presentation and slide show about "Islamophobia, Refugees and the United States" at the Nyack Center, March 26th at 7 PM. […]

The Hudson, A River at Risk

Despite decades of clean-up, the Hudson River is still at risk from dirty energy projects. Join us for a special screening of Jon Bowermaster's film The Hudson, A River at Risk, a powerful look at the impacts of dangerous fossil fuels on the river — including oil-carrying barges, the Spectra AIM fracked-gas pipeline under the river, dangerously close […]

Correction on Edgemont Incorporation issue

CORRECTION WESPAC published the following: “The Edgemont residents advocating for incorporation are pushing for privatization of sanitation which will lead to layoffs of public works employees.”  The Edgemont Incorporation Committee (EIC) does not, and cannot, recommend policies for a village government that does not yet exist, and may never exist. It presents data and provides […]

Interfaith Vigil for the Common Good

– INTERFAITH VIGIL FOR THE COMMON GOOD –   Sunday April 2nd 2017   5:30 – 6:30pm   –    4 Bittersweet Lane - Mount Kisco, NY Bring family and friends and help us spread the word! Here’s the FB event link  https://www.facebook.com/events/274518702988523/ "Spring has arrived and we, as members of different  faith communities and environmental organizations, […]

The Benefits and Limits of Civilian Review Boards – Monday, April 3rd at the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University

The Benefits and Limits of Civilian Review Boards Monday, April 3rd at the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University in White Plains, NY 6pm to 6:30pm light refreshments and networking 6:30pm panel begins promptly An interactive panel discussion with law enforcement, members of the Albany and Syracuse Civilian Review Boards, and the President of […]

Great Choir: Britten’s War Requiem

Great Choir: Britten's War Requiem THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF SAINT JOHN THE DIVINE 1047 Amsterdam Avenue at 112th Street New York, NY 10025 (212) 316-7540 [email protected] FRIDAY, APRIL 7, 2017 7:30 PM – 9 PM, NAVE Join us for this first performance of Britten’s War Requiem in the Cathedral since the 1990s under Kurt Masur. […]

Yemenis are starving

Press Release For immediate release                   Contact:   Martha Hennessy - 802-230-6328; [email protected] Carmen Trotta - 347-259-8536; [email protected] Cathy Kelly - 773-619-2418; [email protected] Yemen Is Starving: Peace activists, protesting the mounting humanitarian crisis in Yemen, to begin week-long fast and vigil at the UN.   New York, NY -- On April 10, 2017, approximately 20 […]