The WESPAC Food Justice planning committee will meet at the WESPAC office on Thursday, November 14th at 6pm, 77 Tarrytown Rd, Suite 2W, White Plains, NY 10607. We will hear an update on Doug DeCandia's work inside prisons and will discuss our priorities for the upcoming year to address food insecurity and food access […]
The new documentary Film “From Beacon to the Border” will be shown at Woodlands Community Temple, 50 Worthington, Rd, White Plains, NY 10607 on Sunday, November 17. The film follows the journey of 30 “grannies” and their supporters from Beacon NY to McAllen TX to protest the separation of migrant families at the US Mexican Border. Program […]
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Please join us on November 18th for a Town Hall at the Riverfront Public Library in Yonkers, NY to discuss the need for Westchester and all of New York State to End Solitary Confinement and Free Our Elders. Join fellow community members, families of individuals in solitary and prison, individuals who have survived solitary and decades of prison, allies, and local […]
One of our book club coordinators, Jodie Reaver, has scheduled the next book club session at WESPAC on Tuesday, November 19th at 7pm. We will be discussing Ibram X. Kendi's book: How to be an Antiracist. Phyllis Frank will also join us for the discussion: "Phyllis is also a long time community leader in Rockland […]
Invest in Communities, Not Incarceration! Date: Tuesday, November 26th Time: 5:30pm arrival; 5:45pm start time Location: Cortlandt Town Hall, 1 Heady Street, Cortlandt, NY 10567 This rally takes place ahead of the 7pm Westchester County Budget Hearing that will take place this same evening at the Cortlandt Town Hall On April 1st, 2019, New York […]
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WRITE FOR RIGHTS! SATURDAY DECEMBER 7, 2019 1:00-5:00 PM Community Unitarian Church, 468 Rosedale Ave., White Plains, NY Dear Amnesty International Supporter: In spite of the continued assault on human rights around the world, you can count on Amnesty International to continue its great work. We in Group 42 (White Plains, NY) continue to carry […]
Our December book discussion will be facilitated by Steve Fondiller: Can We Feed the World Without Destroying It? By Eric Holt-Gimenez. The book shows how our present food system actually causes chronic hunger and environmental destruction by overproducing food. Holt-Giménez asserts that to end hunger and stop global warming we must make fundamental changes to […]