Student Activism Workshop

Hudson Valley Islamic Community Center 3680 Lexington Avenue, Mohegan Lake, NY

Date: Saturday, May 2nd Time: 4pm – 4:45pm Location: HVICC, 3680 Lexington Ave, Mohegan Lake, NY 10547   As part of a series of youth workshops hosted by the Hudson Valley Islamic Community Center (HVICC), WESPAC Executive Director Nada Khader will be hosting a workshop on student activism and the work WESPAC does.

Expand Evacuation, Emergency Plans Around Indian Point, Study Urges

Stony Point Conference Center 17 Crickettown Rd, Stony Point, NY, United States

20 million people live within 50 miles of the nuclear plants but only 1.7 million have a plan, DisasterAccountability Project points out. On Sunday, May 3 from 1 - 4 p.m. Clearwater will host a FORUM ON NUCLEAR WASTE STORAGE AND DECOMMISSIONING at Stony Point Conference Center featuring Kevin Kamps of Beyond Nuclear, Gary Shaw […]

Pro Choice Lobby Day

Albany State Capital Albany, NY, United States

This day will be a great opportunity to advocate for proactive, progressive legislation and stand up against the anti-choice attacks on reproductive rights we’re seeing even here in New York State.  We hope you will help us spread the word and join us at this important event on Tuesday, May 5th!   NARAL Pro-Choice New […]

Pro-choice lobby day

This day will be a great opportunity to advocate for proactive, progressive legislation and stand up against the anti-choice attacks on reproductive rights we’re seeing even here in New York State.  We hope you will help us spread the word and join us at this important event on Tuesday, May 5th!   NARAL Pro-Choice New […]

Divided Families

Divided Families A documentary film by Jason Ahn May 6, 2015 @ 6:30 PM Sarah Lawrence College Heimbold Donnelley Theatre sad 917 Kimball Avenue Bronxville, NY On Wednesday, May 6th, 2015 at 6:30 PM the Diversity and Activism Programming Subcommittee (DAPS) at Sarah Lawrence College will host a free screening of Divided Families, a documentary […]

UNAC National Conference – Stop the Wars at Home and Abroad!

Join Hatem Abudayyeh, Susan Abulhawa, Pam Africa, Abayomi Azikiwe, Ajamu Baraka, Medea Benjamin, The Cuban 5, Lamis Deek, Steve Downs, Bernadette Ellorin, Glen Ford, Sara Flounders, Bruce Gagnon, Teresa Gutierrez, Lawrence Hamm, Chris Hedges, Joe Iosbaker, Charles Jenkins, Antonia Juhasz, Chuck Kaufman, Kathy Kelly, Jeff Mackler, Christine Marie, Ray McGovern, Cynthia McKinney, Michael McPhearson, Malik Mujahid, Lucy […]

Flower Festival – May 10, 2015

Na Mu Myo Ho Ren Ge Kyo Grafton Peace Pagoda Flower Festival Celebrating the Birth of the Buddha And a Mother's Day Celebration Sunday May 10, 2015 at 11:00AM Join us in celebrating Buddha's Birth in this world and in reawakening our belief in humanity's noble, spiritual purpose on this earth. Traditional Buddhist Ceremony Interfaith […]

Local Birds: What They Are, The Problems They Face and What You Can Do

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

Title: Local Birds: What They Are, The Problems They Face and What You Can Do Date: Wednesday, May 13, 2015 - 7:00pm Details:  The common, and not so common birds in our area are introduced, along with the best places to see these birds in Westchester County. The program includes a presentation and discussion about […]

Food Chains at Ossining Public Library

http://ossiningdocumentaries.org/upcoming-films/thursday-may-14th-plastic-paradise/ Thursday May 14th – Food Chains Do you know the human cost of the food you eat?  Food Chains is an expose that follows the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW),             a group of farm workers from Florida who courageously battle the $4 trillion global supermarket industry in their fight to […]

Report Back from Cuba

Felice and Yoram Gelman are currently visiting Cuba with Code Pink.  Mindy Gershon and Dave Lippman traveled to Cuba in January with a delegation studying the new wave of non-agricultural cooperatives. They bring a multimedia presentation on the promises and challenges of this movement for Cuban society. As background, they examine the difficulties Cuba faces […]