Mountaintop Removal – Bedford, NY

Come learn about Mountaintop Removal coal mining: Young activists from Appalachia speak in Bedford on February 8th Connect the dots with the recent Charleston, WV chemical spill   Remember hearing about the chemical spill in Charleston, West Virginia, that made the tap water dangerous and unusable for more than 300,000 people? Did you know that […]

Report Back from Guantanamo Bay

Ethical Culture Society of Westchester 7 Saxon Wood Road, White Plains, NY, United States

The U.S. vs Khaled Shaikh Mohammad, et al   Report of a visit to the Military Tribunals at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba, by 9/11 family member Sunday, February 9, 10:30 A.M. Ethical Culture Society of Westchester, 7 Saxon Wood Road in White Plains Phyllis Rodriguez September 11 Families for Peaceful Tomorrows   In January […]

A Film About Young Farmers

Katonah Library 26 Bedford Road, Katonah, NY, United States

An Agricultural Ethic: a discussion on the culture and ecological importance of good farming This event will feature a film showing of “The Greenhorns” a film about young farmers and Q&A/discussion led by, Katonah-bred farmer, Douglass DeCandia.

Garbage to Black Gold – Food Waste Composting

Greenburgh Nature Center 99 Dromore Road, Scarsdale, NY, United States

Topic: Garbage to Black Gold! - Food Waste Composting --- Why Not in Westchester? Date: Wednesday, February 12, 2014 - 7:00pm They're doing it in San Francisco, Portland, and Seattle---Families put their kitchen food waste out with their recycling and trash for municipal pick-up, and what was garbage is turned into valuable compost rather than […]

Anti-Nuclear activist and Uranium Film Festival

"High Power" Screening/filmmaker and anti-nuclear activist, Pradeep Indalkar's talk and Uranium Film Festival in NY area. 2/13 Thur 7:00pm Puffin Cultural Forum http://www.puffinculturalforum.org/events/event/314-qhigh-powerq.html 2/14 Fri 6:30pm BMCC Borough of Manhattan Community College N452 199 Chambers Street See attached flyer 2/14-16 International Uranium Festival in NY http://www.uraniumfilmfestival.org/index.php/en/travelling-festival/usa-2014/new-york-city 2/16 Sun 5:45pm "High Power"   Thank you, Ayumi Temlock IPSEC

The Untold Story of the Iran Nuclear Scare

UN Church Center New York

The Untold Story of the Iran Nuclear Scare by Gareth Porter   Tuesday February 18, 2014 10:30 a.m. to 12 noon Hardin Room, Church Center for the United Nations 777 UN Plaza (Corner of 44th Street and 1st Ave)   Gareth Porter is an investigative journalist and writer on US foreign and military policy. He has […]

WESPAC members to see Omar on Sunday

Join us on Sunday to see the Oscar-nominated,Palestinian film Omar, which opens this weekend across the country and is showing in Westchester at Cinema 100 (listed as the Greenburgh Bow-Tie in the NY Times)  in the Knollwood Shopping Plaza.  We'll retire afterwards to one of the next-door restaurants for a brew/bite and to discuss the movie.     When: […]

The New Jim Crow

WESPAC 77 Tarrytown Road, Suite 2W, White Plains, NY, United States

Community Discussions On  "The New Jim Crow"  On Monday, February 24, at 6 p.m., WESPAC in partnership with the Antiracist Alliance will kick off a Westchester Community Read and Discussion on the book “The New Jim Crow” by Michelle Alexander.  All are  invited to the kickoff at the Mapleton Conference Center at Good Counsel located […]

Bee-Keeping

  ******************************************************************************************************* LAKELAND ADULT EDUCATION    LAKELAND SCHOOLS   26. Beekeeping: Get Started this Spring 1 CLASS, TUESDAY, 3/4 7:30-9:00 P.M./ LCBMS-333 FEE: $15 (NO SENIOR DISCOUNT) Bees are fascinating creatures and so essential for a healthy ecosystem. Learn everything you always wanted to know about bees, so you can get started with bees in your own backyard. […]

How to start Bee-Keeping

CROTON CONTINUING EDUCATION    CROTON HARMON SCHOOLS   Beekeeping: Get Started This Spring! Doug De Candia, Instructor Cameron Kelly Programs Bees are fascinating creatures and so essential for a healthy ecosystem! Learn everything you always wanted to know about bees, so you can get started in your own backyard. Doug will go over necessary equipment, best websites […]