The Untold Story of the Iran Nuclear Scare

UN Church Center New York

The Untold Story of the Iran Nuclear Scare by Gareth Porter   Tuesday February 18, 2014 10:30 a.m. to 12 noon Hardin Room, Church Center for the United Nations 777 UN Plaza (Corner of 44th Street and 1st Ave)   Gareth Porter is an investigative journalist and writer on US foreign and military policy. He has […]

WESPAC members to see Omar on Sunday

Join us on Sunday to see the Oscar-nominated,Palestinian film Omar, which opens this weekend across the country and is showing in Westchester at Cinema 100 (listed as the Greenburgh Bow-Tie in the NY Times)  in the Knollwood Shopping Plaza.  We'll retire afterwards to one of the next-door restaurants for a brew/bite and to discuss the movie.     When: […]

The New Jim Crow

WESPAC 77 Tarrytown Road, Suite 2W, White Plains, NY, United States

Community Discussions On  "The New Jim Crow"  On Monday, February 24, at 6 p.m., WESPAC in partnership with the Antiracist Alliance will kick off a Westchester Community Read and Discussion on the book “The New Jim Crow” by Michelle Alexander.  All are  invited to the kickoff at the Mapleton Conference Center at Good Counsel located […]

Bee-Keeping

  ******************************************************************************************************* LAKELAND ADULT EDUCATION    LAKELAND SCHOOLS   26. Beekeeping: Get Started this Spring 1 CLASS, TUESDAY, 3/4 7:30-9:00 P.M./ LCBMS-333 FEE: $15 (NO SENIOR DISCOUNT) Bees are fascinating creatures and so essential for a healthy ecosystem. Learn everything you always wanted to know about bees, so you can get started with bees in your own backyard. […]

How to start Bee-Keeping

CROTON CONTINUING EDUCATION    CROTON HARMON SCHOOLS   Beekeeping: Get Started This Spring! Doug De Candia, Instructor Cameron Kelly Programs Bees are fascinating creatures and so essential for a healthy ecosystem! Learn everything you always wanted to know about bees, so you can get started in your own backyard. Doug will go over necessary equipment, best websites […]

Support the Peace Walkers in Westchester County

Here is the latest news about our commemoration of the ongoing crises at Fukushima.     On March 9 we once again pause to mark the anniversary of the earthquake and tsunami that shook Japan, killed and displaced thousands and released to the atmosphere and oceans of the world catastrophic amounts of radiation from the […]

Analyzing Immigration and Comprehensive Reform through a Civil Liberties Lens

Analyzing Immigration & Comprehensive Reform through a Civil Liberties Lens   Fordham University—Westchester Campus 400 Westchester Avenue West Harrison, NY 10604   Sunday, March 9, 2014 2:00 – 4:00 PM   U.S. Policy has historically shown patterns of exclusivity and intentional acts of marginalization as it relates to immigration and the right to naturalization. If […]

Women at the Vanguard of the Worker Cooperative Movement

Flyer attached below.  Antoinette Klatzky with the Eileen Fisher Leadership Institute will moderate the evening: Women at the Vanguard of the Worker Cooperative Movement and the Local Fair Wages Campaign Monday, March 10th at the Mapleton Conference Center, 52 North Broadway, White Plains.  6pm potluck, program starts at 6:45pm.   Jennifer Welles is the Cooperative […]

Vigil in front of Entergy Headquarters in White Plains

Indian Point Safe Energy Coalition 888-474-8848   Contact: Marilyn Elie, c 914-954-6739 For Immediate Release Interviews available on request.  This event is co-sponsored by Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, Riverkeeper and Sierra Club, Atlantic Chapter  Fukushima: the Unfolding Tragedy  Tuesday, March 11: 4 PM; Vigil with Jun San Yasuda, Grafton Peace Pagoda, at Entergy Headquarters, 440 […]

Blue Gold: World Water Wars

Greenburgh Nature Center 99 Dromore Road, Scarsdale, NY, United States

Title: Movie - Blue Gold: World Water Wars   Date: Wednesday, March 12, 2014 at 7:00PM   Details: Wars of the future will be fought over water, as they are today over oil, as the source of all life enters the global marketplace and political arena. Corporate giants, private investors, and corrupt governments vie for […]