Parole Justice is Gender Justice

Only 1 week until the People's Campaign for Parole Justice, 2nd annual Parole Justice is Gender Justice (Virtual) Advocacy Day. The advocacy day will be virtual and take place from 9:30 am to 3:30 pm via Zoom and features world-renowned feminist, abolitionist, and scholar, Dr. Angela Davis! We hope you can join us for the […]

Divest NY Teachers’ Virtual Lobby Day

Dear Divest NY Friends,   Please join us on March 9th for the Divest NY Teachers' Virtual Lobby Day! Our lead sponsors of the Teachers' Fossil Fuel Divestment Act (TFFDA), S4783A/A6331A, Senator Jabari Brisport and Assemblymember Anna Kelles, will kick off the day at 10:00am. We will schedule legislative meetings from 10:30am-5:00pm.    Register at this link. Despite two years of pressure from teachers, students and […]

A Thread of Hope

Join us on Thursday, March 10th at 7pm EDT for an interactive conversation with Eliza Strode who is a social worker living in Guatemala who has been working directly with over 350 Mayan artisans for the past twenty years.  A Thread of Hope is a women's cooperative that supports these women and their families in […]

No More Fukushima Peace Walk

No more Fukushima peace walk Saturday & Sunday March 12th & 13th 2022 Na Mu Myo Ho Ren Ge Kyo 11 years after Fukushima, and there's still no effective solution for disposing of nuclear waste Saturday, March 12th: Walk from Plymouth Massachusetts Town Hall to Pilgrim Nuclear Power Plant   Meet at 12:30pm @ Plymouth Town […]

Why U.S. Prescription Drug Prices are Too High

This forum will discuss U.S. prescription drug prices specifically and pharmaceutical industry reform more broadly.  Americans pay more than twice the price for the same prescription drugs from the same transnational companies as do the other rich democracies around the world.  We are subsidizing the excess profits of the pharmaceutical industry, which has twice the […]

Support Ukraine

WESPAC members are invited to a Support Ukraine Rally at 4 PM at the Russian Diplomatic Compound located at 255th St. and Mosholu Ave in Riverdale, via the Riverdale Ave Exit Southbound on the Henry Hudson Pkwy at 4 PM-5 PM.  WCAI has invited the Muslim Communities of Westchester to support Ukraine at this time […]

Nada will lead a Westchester County Park Clean Up

Nada will lead a Westchester County Park clean up at Silver Lake Park Preserve in White Plains.  We will be removing invasive vines and picking up trash from the lake.  Please sign up to help here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/green-squad-at-silver-lake-preserve-tickets-301578347957?aff=ebdsoporgprofile

Stop Gender Related Street Harassment

From the Westchester County Human Rights Commission: Did you know that studies show that 80% of women have experienced street harassment and 76% of people have witnessed it? One survey of 93,000 LGBTQ individuals revealed that more than half avoid public spaces because they fear street harassment.  Learn how to fight back against hate and how to […]