Westchester Social Justice Community

We will next convene on Tuesday, January 9th at 6pm at WESPAC (77 Tarrytown Road, Suite 2W) in White Plains, NY 10607.   The outside temperature will be much better by then.  Please park in the upper parking lot all the way to the rear of the building (plenty of free parking on site).   […]

Pipeline to Disaster

Date: Wednesday, January 10, 2018 at 7:00pm  Location: Greenburgh Nature Center   Title: Westchester on the Front Line: Pipeline to Disaster Details: A new 42 inch diameter, high pressure gas pipeline is now operational within105 feet of critical emergency structures vital to the Indian Point nuclear power plant. The anticipated closure of the plant in 2021 leaves 45 years worth of highly radioactive nuclear waste stored indefinitely on site. […]

Employee Earned Sick Time

People’s Town Hall: Employee Earned Sick Time Tuesday, January 16th, 2018  Yonkers Riverfront Library A/B Community Room on the second floor One Larkin Plaza in Yonkers 5:30pm refreshments; 6pm panel begins Please join a community/labor coalition for an informative panel that will explore the need for Employee Paid Sick Time in Westchester County for all workers in Westchester.  Representatives […]

Rally Against Racism in the Oval Office

The Haitian Resource Center and the Thomas H. Slater Center are hosting an event on 1/17:   Call to Action & Rally Against Racism & Bigotry in the Oval Office Wednesday, January 17, 2018 6:15pm Thomas H. Slater Center 2 Fisher Court, White Plains, NY Image: Logo of Haitian Resource Center, the national coat of […]

Solidarity with our Salvadoran Immigrant Community!

We raise our voices and call for a great defense and protective action.  Solidarity with our  Salvadoran immigrant community! Thursday, January 18th 6:30pm Saint Peter's Church Sanctuary (indoors) 180 Westchester Avenue/19 Smith Street Port Chester, NY  SPONSORED BY:  PORT CHESTER IMMIGRANT DEFENSE facebook: @PortChesterImmigrantDefense email: [email protected]

Learn the Basics of Farm Lawyering

Learn the Basics of Farm Lawyering The Pace-NRDC Food Law Initiative and Shearman & Sterling LLC are putting on a CLE next week at the New York County Lawyers Association!    Getting Lawyers Onto the Farm Please join the Pace-NRDC Food Law Initiative and Shearman & Sterling LLC for a 2-credit CLE program on providing […]

Ode to the Sea: Panel Discussion and Closing Reception

Ode to the Sea: Panel Discussion and Closing Reception Register For This Event Date  Monday, January 22, 2018 6:30pm to 8:00pm Location  Shiva Gallery, John Jay College of Criminal Justice 860 Eleventh Avenue New York, NY 10019 Please join CCR and our partners for a discussion and reception to mark the conclusion of the exhibit, Ode to […]

Prosecutorial Misconduct is an Illegal Act: Make it the Law in New York

On behalf of the Peekskill NAACP, I would like to invite you all to an important event that is being co-sponsored by the Peekskill NAACP Criminal Justice Committee and the Peekskill High School Black Culture Club. Our Voices Matter - Prosecutorial Misconduct is an Illegal Act: Make it the Law in New York is intended […]

#YemenCantWait Rally

Dear Friend,   I hope you’re well! We warmly invite your organization to endorse our upcoming #YemenCantWait Rally. We are planning this rally outside of Senator Schumer and Gillibrand’s Manhattan office building (780 3rd Avenue, between 48th and 49th Streets, NYC) for 11:00AM on Friday, January 26th. We are planning this rally as part of […]