Dear Colleagues,   Grassroots Environmental Education, a national science based environmental health nonprofit, is hosting a free national webinar, The Trouble With Turf, on Thursday, January 23, 2025 at 1pm (EST). Artificial turf has become a controversial issue for many communities across the country. This upcoming webinar featuring leading experts will bring together government leaders from across the U.S. It is designed to help state, regional and local government and school […]

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Alternatives to Violence Project Basic (Level 1) Workshop In Person! Scarsdale, NY January 24-26, 2025 In this three-day fun, experiential workshop, we will practice Affirmation, Communication, Cooperation and Conflict Transformation skills. These skills provide the tools we need to create and maintain strong, healthy relationships. Location: Scarsdale FriendsMeetinghouse 133 Popham Rd. Scarsdale NY 10583 Schedule: […]

Special screening:  Dark Waters (2019) January 24, 2025 7:30 pm   Westchester Community for Ethical Culture 7 Saxon Wood Rd. White Plains, NY   Feature-length film stars Mark Ruffalo, an environmental attorney battling the giant Dupont Corporation after it contaminated a town with unregulated chemicals. In his quest to expose the truth, this strong-willed lawyer finds […]

Greetings RAPP members,    Happy Monday and New Year! Hoping you all had a restful holiday season and are ready to help us pass Parole Justice in 2025.    Below you'll find ways to get involved with RAPP over the next few weeks:     People's Campaign for Parole Justice 1st 2025 Advocacy Day  On Tuesday, […]

I'm sending all the New York organizations in our network a reminder about the January 28 advocacy day in Albany to pass two critical waste reduction bills. All the details about the advocacy day are at this link: bit.ly/1-28-25   Here's a sharing toolkit with sample email and posts to make it easy.   The bills we […]

Please SAVE THE DATE - Tuesday, January 28, 2025 @ 7:30pm - for PNHP NY Metro’s first forum of the new year Healthcare Under Attack in 2025: How We Fight Back & Advance Single Payer!   We’ll develop the discussion we began in our September forum, available here on the Past Forums page of our website, about the impact […]

Rally: Lawler, Don't Poison Our Water!   Wednesday, January 29 11:00 am Office of Representative Mike Lawler 60 McAlpin Avenue, Mahopac Click here for more information and to RSVP: https://www.mobilize.us/fww/event/750818/   Join us for a rally outside the office of Representative Mike Lawler to urge him to oppose killing a rule requiring the replacement of lead […]

"No one is free until everyone is free" Preview Screening: There is Another Way Wednesday, Jan. 29 at 7:00 followed by a Q&A with Director and JBFC Founder Stephen Apkon, Producer Marcina Hale, and members of Combatants for Peace Mai Shahin and Iris Gur JBFC Founder Stephen Apkon’s documentary There is Another Way returns to JBFC for […]