5th Annual Barbara Swartz End of Life Choices Lecture A Conversation with Diane Rehm, "When My Time Comes - Exploring the Option of Medical Aid in Dying" Fall is right around the corner, and it is time for our Annual Barbara Swartz End of Life Choices lecture. This year also marks a major […]
National Skills for Bridging the Divide Workshop There's a lot of stress these days among family members and friends who are divided politically, and the current polarized public conversation doesn't help. Please join us for a Braver Angels Skills for Bridging the Divide Workshop and learn skills for having respectful conversations that clarify differences, search […]
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 […]