Unpacking the Myth of the North/South Divide

Dear Friends of CURE / Friends of the Larchmont Mamaroneck Human Rights Committee, We are looking for help promoting an important upcoming community event called Racism Today: Unpacking the Myth of the North/South Divide on January 13, 2019 from 2pm to 3:30pm at Hommocks Middle School Auditorium in Larchmont, NY.  More details below. Attached and […]

Demand NY Invest in Schools Not Incarceration

Dear #FREEnewyork partners, members and leaders,  On January 14th, join us in Albany to demand that New York divest from incarceration and invest in schools. RSVP here.  Everyday, tens of thousands of New Yorkers languish in jail pretrial, deprived of their freedom because of unjust bail and discovery laws. At the same time, children across the […]

Remembering Dr. King

“The Dream Is Still Alive: Remembering Dr. King with Songs for Peace, Justice, and Equality,” Jim Scott in Concert, Fri Jan 18, 7:30pm, UU Fellowship of Northern Westchester, 236 S Bedford Rd, Mt Kisco, NY Jim Scott will lead a participatory songfest of music celebrating the ideals that Dr. Martin Luther King championed. How far […]

Interfaith Initiative to Advance Fair Housing

Interfaith Initiative to Advance Fair Housing Thursday, January 24th at 7pm at WESPAC 77 Tarrytown Road, Suite 2W in White Plains, NY 10607 (upper level, plenty of free parking on site) Join us for a dynamic evening of learning and conversation exploring the ways in which where we live matters. Topics will include the history […]

Federal Worker Solidarity Event

International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers (IFPTE) Local 98 and American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) Local 3911 are hosting a solidarity event for locked-out federal workers from 4:30-7:30pm on Friday, January 25 at DCTV, 87 Lafayette Street Manhattan. Facebook event here.   This will be an important opportunity for locked-out workers to find aid and […]

Forum on Fair Elections and Campaign Finance Reform

Westchester for Change is working with our partners, including Indivisible BlueBlast!, WESPAC, ACLU People Power, CWA Local 1103, Citizen Action NY, Citizen Action Hudson Valley and others, to host a discussion on Monday, January 28 from 7-9 pm at the Theodore Young Community Center at 32 Manhattan Ave. in White Plains about the importance of passing […]

Power of Choice Energy Forum

Power of Choice Energy Forum, Sunday, February 3, 11:30am, Community Unitarian Universalist Congregation at White Plains, 468 Rosedale Ave, White Plains. Energy expert Karl Rábago will speak about today’s energy markets and the electric grid at the Community Unitarian Universalist Congregation at White Plains (CUUC) on Sunday, February 3, at 11:30 a.m. An executive at government and […]

NY Farmers arrested for blockade against fracked gas plant to speak at WESPAC

NY Farmers arrested for blockade against fracked gas plant Four New Yorkers were arrested last year for using a tractor to block a cargo shipment destined for the Cricket Valley Energy Center construction site, a massive 1100-megawatt gas-fired power plant under construction in Wingdale, New York.   New York State banned hydraulic fracturing for natural gas, or […]