Learn traditional Japanese resist dyeing techniques from WESPAC student intern Tali (Ossining high school student) and make a set of Furoshiki to take home with you (Furoshiki is a wrapping cloth to carry presents & belongings. Alternatively used as a scarf). Fabrics provided. You are welcome to bring your own, too. Fabrics can be cotton, linen, […]
SAVE THE DATE! 7:00, Thursday, November 8, 2018 Choices and Conversations at Life’s End: Expanding Options and Improving Care in the Empire State JCC of Mid-Westchester 999 Wilmot Rd, Scarsdale, NY 10583 A thoughtful discussion on improving care and expanding end-of-life care options by authorizing medical aid in dying in the Empire State. The event […]
Tuesday, 13 November 2018, at 7 p.m at the WESPAC Office located at 77 Tarrytown Road, Suite 2W in White Plains, NY 10607 Palestinian cartoonist and graphic artist Mohammad Sabaaneh is doing a U.S. tour sponsored by Just World Educational and titled “Picture This: Life & Art in Palestine.” He lives in Ramallah, Palestine, where […]
WESPAC will continue its book discussions this fall with two selections. First the novel Future Home of the Living God by Louise Erdrich on Tuesday, October 30 at 7pm at the WESPAC office located at 77 Tarrytown Road, Suite 2W, White Plains, NY 10607. The second, the non-fiction book White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to […]
Farming While Black: Uprooting Racism, Seeding Sovereignty An Evening with Amani Olugbala and Soul Fire Farm Wednesday, November 28th at 7pm at WESPAC 77 Tarrytown Road, Suite 2W White Plains, NY 10607 “Stewarding our own land, growing our own food, educating our own youth, participating in our own healthcare and justice systems, this is […]
Monday, December 3rd 7 pm - 8:30 pm White Plains Library Auditorium, 2nd Floor 100 Martine Avenue White Plains, NY 10601 If you have any questions, please contact Mary Cronin at [email protected] Mary Cronin CCoHOPE Indivisible, Immigration Committee Westchester Members of the Green Light Campaign
TOWN HALL Universal Declaration of Human Rights 70th anniversary celebration December 10th, 7:00 PM 55 Elm Street, Sleepy Hollow, NY All Welcome, no charge. Welcome Reading of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (short version) Human Rights exercise (equally short) Overview of how we are where we are after 70 years of universal human rights Look […]
Title: Riverkeeper and the Hudson River Estuary Date: Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2018 7:00pm Location: Dobbs Ferry Library, 112 Main St, Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522 Details: Join Riverkeeper staff members George Jackman and Jen Benson to learn about the Hudson River, its history and the species inhabiting its waters and shorelines. It […]
RALLY-- JUSTICE AND DIGNITY: “Solidarity with Children’s who die and suffer victims of cruelty and injustice” hosted by Hudson Valley Community Coalition Tues. Jan. 1, 2019 5-6 pm 300 Quarropas St. (outside the US District Court, Southern District) White Plains, NY https://www.facebook.com/events/2131623477152023/ We live in times of injustice and cruelty against the immigrant community. Two children […]