Our December book discussion will be facilitated by Steve Fondiller: Can We Feed the World Without Destroying It? By Eric Holt-Gimenez. The book shows how our present food system actually causes chronic hunger and environmental destruction by overproducing food. Holt-Giménez asserts that to end hunger and stop global warming we must make fundamental changes to […]
WESPAC Book Club - Can We Feed the World Without Destroying It? By Eric Holt-Gimenez Tuesday, December 10th at 7pm at WESPAC, 77 Tarrytown Road, Suite 2W in White Plains, NY 10607 As we gather together to commemorate International Human Rights Day on December 10th, we acknowledge that the right to locally and sustainably grown […]
Lisa is coordinating an important response to Trump's unlawful assassination of top Iranian General Soleimani. Today at 4pm in front of Schumer's office in Peekskill. Please come out and support if you can. All details here: https://www.facebook.com/events/2365941576843095/
Lisa is coordinating an important response to Trump's unlawful assassination of top Iranian General Soleimani. Today at 4pm in front of Schumer's office in Peekskill. Please come out and support if you can. All details here: https://www.facebook.com/events/2365941576843095/
Blacks and Jews: From Oppression and Hatred to Justice and Healing in a Multicultural Suburb A Community Conversation at WESPAC on Tuesday, January 7th at 7pm 77 Tarrytown Road, Suite 2W Upper Level White Plains, NY 10607 With Steven White, Haley Pessin and Alan Levin Steven White is publisher and editor of "The Power of […]
On Thursday, Concerned Families of Westchester will have a protest re Trump's war against Iran. We will assemble at the VFW Plaza (Veterans of Foreign Wars) in Hastings from 5 to 6 p.m. 558 Warburton Ave, Hastings-On-Hudson, NY 10706. We'll have a banner and signs, some speakers and an open mic. This is part of […]
Happy New Year! I’m writing today to let you know about a film being screened at the Ossining library this Thursday evening January 9th at 6:30pm. I will be on the panel discussion afterwards. Walk with me is about the Vietnamese Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh and Plum Village Monastery. Ven. Hanh was nominated for […]
Panel at WESPAC on U.S. Crisis with Iran Thursday, January 16th at 7pm at WESPAC 77 Tarrytown Road, Suite 2W (Upper Level) White Plains, NY 10607 Plenty of free parking on site. Driving directions https://wespac.org/category/s5-static-info/c38-contact/ Phyllis Bennis directs the New Internationalism Project at the Institute for Policy Studies, focusing on Middle East, U.S. wars and UN […]
Over the last eight months The 400 Years Project and The Ethical Culture Society of Westchester, in White Plains, have been presenting Café nights inspired by the 400 year history of enslaved Africans in North America. The evenings include live music, spoken word, light refreshments and feature local visual and performance artists and historical presentations. 100% of contributions […]
Islamophobia and the Black American Muslim Experience Tuesday, January 21st at 7pm at WESPAC 77 Tarrytown Road, Suite 2W (upper level) White Plains, NY 10607 TA Bashir is the Founder and CEO of the House of Peace Inc. (HOP), an institute that works with perpetrators and survivors of domestic violence and abuse. He serves as […]