Annual Citywide Juneteenth African Heritage Parade & Festival

Annual Citywide Juneteenth African Heritage Parade & Festival  June 9, 10 & 11, 2017 in the City of Yonkers, New York Friday, June 9, 2017: 3:00 pm- 4:00 pm at - City Hall Plaza, South Broadway, Yonkers, NY The Pan-African Flag Raising Ceremony is our opening program of the Citywide Juneteenth African Heritage Festival and […]

Juneteenth Parade in White Plains

Members of the Westchester Social Justice Community will be marching in the annual Juneteenth Parade this Saturday in downtown White Plains to commemorate the ending of slavery in the United States: https://wpjuneteenth.wordpress.com/   You are welcome to join us.  We will bring a beautiful new banner with the Westchester Social Forum logo on it stating "Westchester […]

Yonkers Juneteenth Commemoration

Saturday, June 10, 2017: 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm at PC 4 Yonkers, 16 Warburton Ave, Yonkers, NY Purchase College Center for Community & Culture JUNETEENTH YOUTH NIGHT ​- This program will feature the educational component, live performances (song, dance and poetry) and culminate with a Fashion Show featuring local designers. This program shall reflect […]

Yonkers Juneteenth Commemoration

Sunday, June 11, 2017: 10:00 am to 8:00 pm at Trevor Park & Warburton Ave., Yonkers, NY 10 am- 12:00 Noon- ​“UNITY” Workshop Service at Trevor Park hosted by Kingdom Christian Cultural Center. The service will be lead by associated Ministers and want to invite all churches and congregations to come out EARLY and worship […]

Rally to Protect Free Speech

Join JVP Westchester and WESPAC on Monday, June 12th at 9:30am to protect Free Speech and the Freedom to Boycott We will be rallying in front of 148 Martine Avenue in White Plains at 9:30am and will then proceed to the 8th floor at 10am where the Legislation Committee of the County Board of Legislators […]

Community Iftar in support of Palestinian Prisoners

FAST and IFTAR DINNER ON JUNE 13 IN SOLIDARITY WITH PALESTINIAN PRISONERS   JVP-Westchester and WESPAC invite you to fast on June 13 in sympathy with the conditions of the hundreds of Palestinian political prisoners. They are demanding that the conditions of their detainment meet international standards. This day-long observance will culminate in White Plains […]

Investing with our values

The WESPAC Board is proud to have a modest investment fund with AJF Financial Services http://www.ajffinancial.com/ in socially and environmentally responsible investments, including the Calvert Foundation: http://www.calvertfoundation.org/ .     On Monday, June 19th at 12 noon, WESPAC will host Kevin Egolf, the co-founder and manager of Local Farms Fund, an impact investment fund that supports early-stage farmers […]

Westchester Working With Immigrants Round Table

Please join the NYIC Westchester Steering Committee for the next   Westchester Working With Immigrants Round Table   Open to advocates, non-profit service providers, and immigrant and allied leaders working with immigrant communities in the Lower Hudson Valley   June 29th from 1:00 - 4:00 pm The Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University White Plains, […]

Urgent Action: HVCC: Port Chester – A Call to Action

URGENT ACTION:  ICE offers financial support to Port Chester, in exchange for the Local Police signing a COOPERATION AGREEMENT with Immigration Custom Enforcement (ICE) Councilman Luis Marino, firm defender of the community, REJECTS this petition, the same that will be submitted at the next meeting of the City Council to be held on Monday, July 3, 7 […]

Rally for Westchester County Airport: Stop Privatization and Expansion

Date: Monday, July 17, 2017 Time: 5:30 p.m.  Place: on the steps of the Westchester County Office Building  148 Martine Ave. White Plains, NY      Join us as we raise awareness about the negative financial and environmental impacts that would result from privatization of the county airport. The bids from private companies to take over the […]