The League of Women Voters announces that it will sponsor a virtual Candidates Forum for candidates in the U.S House of Representatives NY CD 17 election. The virtual Forum will be held Tuesday October 13, 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. The League will use the cloud-based video conferencing application Zoom, and participants will join from […]
On October 17th, we will all come together across race and place to demand a livable future in solidarity with the Women's March in Washington D.C. The Rivertowns Women's March will be held this Saturday, October 17th at 2PM, starting at Dobbs Ferry High School (505 Broadway Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522). For more event details, follow Women's March.
Good Afternoon Friends, We are collaborating with our partners at the Worker Justice Center of NY to host a Hudson Valley Human Trafficking 101 training next Wednesday, Oct. 21st at 1pm. The training will include: Human Trafficking Defined (labor and sex trafficking) Human Trafficking Facts and Statistics Red Flags and Indicators The totality of the victim’s […]
Join us for White Activism: Understanding Your Role in Achieving Racial Equity, a workshop intended to help white people understand how they can work to transform themselves and their communities. RSVP: https://whiteactivism.eventbrite.com
AGENDA Westchester Coalition for Police Reform WCPR Thursday, October 22, 2020 6:30-8:00 pm BY ZOOM https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83790106511 6:30pm Introductions - 10 minutes 6:40pm Amos Irwin, Program Director of the Law Enforcement Action Partnership, will discuss their Community Responders Initiative. Community Responders are peer counselors/clinicians/social workers (for mental health/homelessness/substance abuse-related calls) and Credible Messengers -- formerly incarcerated community members with street cred […]
My Grandmother's Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies By Resmaa Menakem Wednesday, October 28th at 7pm. Discussion facilitated by Doug DeCandia In this groundbreaking book, therapist Resmaa Menakem examines the damage caused by racism in America from the perspective of trauma and body-centered psychology. The body is where our […]
We will gather virtually on Tuesday, December 1st at 7pm . Andom Ghebreghiorgis is a former special education teacher who recently ran for Congress in NY's 16th Congressional District. He is a candidate to serve on the WESPAC Board of Directors this year. He will share his thoughts on "Promoting a Progressive Vision Locally, Nationally and […]
Film Night: Featuring True Cost This is a story about clothing. It’s about the clothes we wear, the people who make them, and the impact the industry is having on our world. The price of clothing has been decreasing for decades, while the human and environmental costs have grown dramatically. The True Cost is a […]