Phyllis Bennis to speak at WESPAC’s Annual Meeting of Members “The US/Islamic State Crisis: Responding Without War” Monday, October 20th at 6pm Mapleton Conference Center, 52 North Broadway, White Plains, NY 10603 This event is free and open to the public. Phyllis Bennis’ books will be available for signing including Understanding the US-Iran Crisis, Understanding […]
Tuesday evening, Oct 21st, Governor Cuomo will be attending a film screening in Pelham. Join other New Yorkers in demanding that he protect the health and safety of all New Yorkers by banning climate-changing fracking and fracking infrastructure (Right at Westchester's doorstep - Spectra Energy's giant high pressure gas pipeline expansion project under federal review would intersect underground with two 1,000 megawatt electrical […]
Description: Amy Goodman, Democracy Now! host and executive producer, comes to Manhattanville College on October 21. Bring your friends for this one! Amy Goodman: In Conversation Tuesday * October 21, 2014 @ 7 PM * West Room, Reid Castle Join us for a unique evening conversation with Amy Goodman, the host and executive producer of […]
This rally is to demand a stop to police brutality and the killings of innocent people. This event will also bring awareness to the prison industrial complex and the mass incarceration of so many Black and Brown youth in America. The speakers will make connections of how everything is connected such as farm lands being […]
THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF WHITE PLAINSCANDIDATES FORUMOCTOBER 22nd, 7pm-9:45pmat theWHITE PLAINS PUBLIC LIBRARY100 MARTINE AVENUEInvited Candidates:37th Senatorial District: George Latimer and Joseph Dillon35th Senatorial District: Andrea Stewart-Cousins and Robert Lopez Foti88th Assembly District: Amy Paulin93rd Assembly District: David BuchwaldCommon Council: Nadine Hunt-Robinson and Terence GuerriereSubmit written questions and get on-the-spot answersThe Candidates Forum […]
FromEnvironmental Injustice to Climate ChangeHow Health Advocates Can Bridge the Divide BetweenHuman Rights and Environmental ProtectionThursday October 23, 2014Reception: 5:00 pm Lecture: 5:30 pmDiscussion to follow.RSVP requested [email protected] Guest LecturerMonique HardenCo-Director & Attorney Advocates forEnvironmental Human RightsLocation: Sarah Lawrence CollegeDonnelley Theatre, Heimbold Visual Arts Center917 Kimball Avenue, Bronxville, NY 107082014 - 2015 Margaret Keller Distinguished […]
EVENT DATES AND TIMES Saturday, October 25, 2014 - 10:00 AM - 10:oo PM Sunday, October 25, 2014 - 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM The purpose of the conference will be to give attendees a fuller understanding of how technological advancement has impacted the environment, as well as its impact on human cognition and social […]
On Saturday, October 25, the Berry Forum for Ecological Dialogue at Iona College will sponsor a Centennial Salute to Thomas Berry in Romita Auditorium, Ryan Library, from 1:30-5 PM. Reservations required, RSVP by Oct. 22. More info: http://us7.campaign-archive2.com/?u=7dfebad9f521329c5f304bcbe&id=53a875196d&e=3b7a07c1b1
LHVCLU Farmworker Justice The New York State Farmworker Fair Labor Act (S.1743/A.1792) will, when enacted, allow for basic labor protections many of us take for granted: overtime pay, disability insurance and the right to collective bargaining – rights which the New Deal guaranteed a most workers decades ago, excluding farmworkers. The individuals who cultivate and […]