Discussion entitled: Native American Perspective: Looking Seven Generations Ahead. Betty Lyons is the President & Executive Director of the American Indian Law Alliance.Betty will be speaking at the invitation of the Connie Hogarth Center for Social Action on Thursday, March 17 from 5:00 - 7:00pm in the East Library of Reid Castle at Manhattanville College.In addition, there […]

Movies for Discussion: “GMO OMG”Friday, March 18, 7:00 pmHow do GMOs affect our children, the health of our planet and our freedom of choice? In the documentary "GMO OMG," director Jeremy Seifert examines if it is possible to reject the food system currently in place, or have we lost something we can’t gain back? These […]

U.S. Invasion of Iraq AnniversarySaturday, March 19, 2016Vigiling, leafleting, marching 12 pm: Vigil at New York Public Library (Fifth Ave. & 41 St.)1 pm: Silent march to Times Square Military Recruiting Station (Bwy & 43 St.), where we will vigil, carry signs and banners, and hand out leaflets calling for an end to the Iraq war […]

Linking Police Misconduct to Human Rights Violations Monday, March 28th at 6:30pm at the WESPAC Office 31 Mamaroneck Avenue, Suite 403 White Plains, NY 10601 (plenty of parking in City Center municipal parking lot) Daniel Buford, human rights educator and activist will speak about his research linking human rights violations and arbitrary punishment and killing […]

The performance of War is a Racket 2016 is a one person show, based on General Butler’s book “War is a Racket,” by the performance poet/ artist Namaya and US Navy Veteran.  The one hour performance will be followed by an open discussion.   Suggested donation of $10 [email protected], . The program is presented in cooperation with WESPAC www.wespac.org, Scarsdale Friends Meeting […]

Thursday, March 31, 2016 7:30pmJames Harmon Community Center44 Main Street, Hastings-on-Hudson, NYAccording to law, the electronic vote is the only official count; we must change this legal standard.Panel Discussion with Virginia Martin (Democratic Election Commissioner, Columbia County), Jason J. Nastke (Republican Election Commissioner, Columbia County), and Kathleen Campbell (Former Election Commissioner, Wautauga County, NC)The panel […]

Now that Medicare-for-All, single-payer health care, is in the news, come to this Forum at the White Plains Public Library and learn how close we are to achieving universal health care in New York State. The film, Fix It: Healthcare at the Tipping Point will be followed by a discussion led by Assemblywoman Amy Paulin […]

Environmental Groups to Rally Against Gas Pipeline FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - MARCH 24, 2016 Contact: Paula Clair [email protected] (845) 739-2141 Local and national organizations have joined ranks to organize a rally against the AIM fracked gas pipeline being built through Westchester, Putnam, Connecticut and on through New England. The national environmental organization Food and Water […]

The Baruch College School of Public Affairs invites you to the Spring 2016 Lillie and Nathan Ackerman Lecture Series on Equality and JusticeLECTURE SPEAKER: NAOMI MURAKAWAAssociate Professor in the Department of African American Studies at Princeton UniversityTuesday, April 5, 2016 Reception: 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Lecture: 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.The William and Anita […]