The Human Experiment
Grassroots Environmental Education invites you to free public film screening and discussion The Human Experiment Wednesday, October 28, 2015, 7-9 pm Wainwright House, 260 Stuyvesant Avenue, Rye, NY The Human Experiment lifts the veil on the shocking reality that thousands of untested chemicals are in our everyday products, our homes and inside of us. Simultaneously, the prevalence of […]
Week of the Peacemaker at Iona College
WESPAC members might be interested in some of the events, which are open to the public. You can find more information about the Week of the Peacemaker tradition and links to a detailed calendar and poster here: www.iona.edu/Student-Life/Student-Experience-Activities/Mission-Ministries/Advocacy-and-Social-Justice.aspx Or go straight to the poster: www.iona.edu/iona/media/Documents/Student%20Life/Activities/PeacemakerPoster2015.pdf I would draw your attention to the keynote on Tuesday, November 3 […]
Poverty: Misconceptions and Realities
You are cordially invited to the fourth lecture in the SUNY Conversations in the Disciplines series on “Poverty: Misconceptions & Realities.” (Previous speakers: Paul Krugman, Sylvia Nasar and William Julius Wilson). Please see the details below and in the attached flyer: Speaker: Dr. Djavad Salehi-Isfahani Professor of Economics, Virginia Tech Non-resident […]
No Separate Justice: A Post 9-11 Domestic Human Rights Campaign
Facebook event: http://on.fb.me/1LqKA0j Public · No Separate Justice: A Post 9-11 Domestic Human Rights Campaign Monday, November 2 at 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Metropolitan Correctional Center, New York New York, New York The next No Separate Justice (NSJ) vigil will be taking place on Monday, November 2nd from 6-7PM outside the Metropolitan Correctional Center […]
Free Speech/Hate Speech: Where Do We Draw the Line?
The Westchester Coalition Against Islamophobia invites you to an important conversation: Thursday, November 5, from 7 to 9 p.m. Ethical Culture Society of Westchester 7 Saxon Wood Rd. White Plains, NY 10605 (Ample, free parking available – bus #60 stops on nearby Mamaroneck Ave.) Recent events raise complex questions about how we define freedom […]
Effects of Plastic Bags on the Environment
Learn why plastic bags are problematic for the environment, where they end up, and what can be done about them during the Conservation Café “Bag the Plastic: the Effects of Plastic Bags on the Environment” Friday, November 6, at the Greenburgh Public Library. Speakers for the program will include: Patti Wood, co-founder and […]
Guy Davis with Wendy Martin
Saturday, November 7, 2015, 8PM: Guy Davis w/ guest Wendy Martin Whether Guy Davis is appearing on “Late Night With Conan O’Brien” or nationally syndicated radio programs such as Garrison Keillor’s, “A Prairie Home Campanion”, “Mountain Stage” or David Dye’s,“World Café,” in front of 15,000 people on the Main Stage of a major festival, or […]
Know Your Rights
Know Your Rights: What To Do If You’re Stopped by the Police? Police interactions with civilians are under the watchful eye of community members and the media. Knowing your rights when you witness police abuse and how to exercise your rights without escalating the situation is an important advocacy tool for bringing about change. […]
Climate Change Solutions Tour
LIVE!! JOSH FOX, Director of the Movie “Gasland” & ZEPHYR TEACHOUT, Breakaway 2014 Candidate for NY Governor THE CLIMATE CHANGE SOLUTIONS TOUR! Sunday, November 8, 3:00pm Temple Israel Center, 280 Old Mamaroneck Road, White Plains Josh Fox and Zephyr Teachout will speak on the solutions to climate change, the most urgent environmental problem of our […]