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 […]
Purpose: Request Westchester County Board of Legislators to pass a resolution to ban fracking in NYS. Where: Westchester County Board of Legislators 148 Martine Ave, White Plains, NY10601 . - 8th Floor Date: Monday, Oct. 27th Time: 6:15 p.m. if you want t o speak or talk to those who are speaking 7:00 to show support […]
“Raise the Age” October 28, 2014 8:30 AM Jay Heritage Center 210 Boston Post Road, Rye, N.Y. Keynote Speaker: Hon. Jonathan Lippman Chief Judge of New York State Register TODAY! www.ywcaraiseage.eventbrite.com “It is high time that we change the way the justice system responds to 16- and 17-year-olds accused of non-violent crimes. […]