Friends of the Congo at WESPAC

The Militarization of the African continent, the Scramble for Natural Resources, and People's Resistance Movements Thursday, April 12th at 7pm at WESPAC, 77 Tarrytown Road, Suite 2W, White Plains, NY 10607 (free parking available on site - park on upper level). Join the WESPAC Community as we welcome the Executive Director of Friends of the Congo, Maurice Carney, […]

Youth Action Training

Are you a high school student in Westchester who cares about the problems in society and is into social justice, advocacy and activism?  Are you leader?  Want to become one?  Do you just want to make the world a little better?   Then join us at the upcoming Westchester County Youth Councils' 2018 Youth Action Training! When:  Saturday, April 14th, 2018, […]

March for Peace and Economic Justice

Nick Mottern and his team have been working really hard on building this important rally and march for justice in April.  Please let me know if you will join me and the WESPAC contingent on Saturday, April 14th.  Please note that the flyer is attached and that we will be promoting widely on social media: […]

Undoing Racism Training

Members of the leadership team of the Westchester Coalition for Police Reform are putting together an important three day training in April for the local community.   Please see the statement below from the People's Institute website and then see the announcement from Rev. Doris Dalton:   How Can We Undo Racism®? The fabric of […]

WESPAC Book Club – Noami Klein’s No is Not Enough

Dear WESPAC family,    We had a great discussion of Susan Abulhawa's Mornings in Jenin (upcoming book event with the author Saturday, May 12 at 4 p.m. at the WESPAC office).      So several of us thought it would be great to continue by choosing and discussing another book.  We invite you to join us in discussing Naomi Klein's new book No is […]

Ban Income Bias NY

Hello, As you know, Governor Cuomo recently announced groundbreaking legislation that would end housing discrimination based on a person's source of income in New York. The Governor’s Program Bill #23 was recently introduced in the assembly by Assemblyman Weprin (A10610). We are encouraged by these actions and hope you will join our next call!   Join us for […]

Rally for Paid Sick Time

Rally on Monday, May 21st, for Paid Sick Time Thousands of workers in Westchester County have no access to paid sick time. Their choice is often between a day's pay and a chance to get better at home from colds and other temporary ailments or a doctor's visit for a sick child. Guess which one wins? […]