Dear Divest NY Friends, Please join us on March 9th for the Divest NY Teachers' Virtual Lobby Day! Our lead sponsors of the Teachers' Fossil Fuel Divestment Act (TFFDA), S4783A/A6331A, Senator Jabari Brisport and Assemblymember Anna Kelles, will kick off the day at 10:00am. We will schedule legislative meetings from 10:30am-5:00pm. Register at this link. Despite two years of pressure from teachers, students and […]
Join us on Thursday, March 10th at 7pm EDT for an interactive conversation with Eliza Strode who is a social worker living in Guatemala who has been working directly with over 350 Mayan artisans for the past twenty years. A Thread of Hope is a women's cooperative that supports these women and their families in […]
No more Fukushima peace walk Saturday & Sunday March 12th & 13th 2022 Na Mu Myo Ho Ren Ge Kyo 11 years after Fukushima, and there's still no effective solution for disposing of nuclear waste Saturday, March 12th: Walk from Plymouth Massachusetts Town Hall to Pilgrim Nuclear Power Plant Meet at 12:30pm @ Plymouth Town […]
$5 tickets can be purchased here: tinyurl.com/TLrikersevent:
This forum will discuss U.S. prescription drug prices specifically and pharmaceutical industry reform more broadly. Americans pay more than twice the price for the same prescription drugs from the same transnational companies as do the other rich democracies around the world. We are subsidizing the excess profits of the pharmaceutical industry, which has twice the […]
WESPAC members are invited to a Support Ukraine Rally at 4 PM at the Russian Diplomatic Compound located at 255th St. and Mosholu Ave in Riverdale, via the Riverdale Ave Exit Southbound on the Henry Hudson Pkwy at 4 PM-5 PM. WCAI has invited the Muslim Communities of Westchester to support Ukraine at this time […]
Nada will lead a Westchester County Park clean up at Silver Lake Park Preserve in White Plains. We will be removing invasive vines and picking up trash from the lake. Please sign up to help here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/green-squad-at-silver-lake-preserve-tickets-301578347957?aff=ebdsoporgprofile
From the Westchester County Human Rights Commission: Did you know that studies show that 80% of women have experienced street harassment and 76% of people have witnessed it? One survey of 93,000 LGBTQ individuals revealed that more than half avoid public spaces because they fear street harassment. Learn how to fight back against hate and how to […]
This April 1st Don't be fooled by TIAA! Join us on April 1st as we deliver over over 23,000 petition signatures to TIAA’s CEO. We demand that TIAA immediately stop investing in fossil fuels, divest from their current holdings and stop illegal land grabs. This Friday we'll be gathering at TIAA Headquarters in New York as well […]