The WESPAC Food Justice committee is launching its 2025 priorities. We are meeting with Ruby Olisemeka on Tuesday, October 29th at noon via Zoom. You must pre-register to participate here We will share updates regarding the Free People's Market in Mount Vernon as well as explore our collective role in guaranteeing access to fresh, local […]
Please join the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 2 and the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Region 2 for a webinar to celebrate Children’s Health Month on Tuesday, October 29, from 12:30pm to 2:00pm ET! Panelists from the New York City Department of […]
From Seen TV: The film Ahmad Alive is filmed entirely on a phone after October 7. It’s a powerful perspective of a young man trying to survive. Please could you help spread this trailer and tickets link with your community groups? www.seen.tv/events All proceeds support more storytelling from Gaza! What’s happening there is horrific. But films […]
Dear Concerned Community Members, (Please share this widely and with your groups) Amnesty International Mid-Hudson and Inquiring Minds Bookstore Present “Crossing the Line: Finding America in the Borderlands” with Author Sarah Towle https://sarahtowle.com/ Book Event on Saturday, November 9, 2024, at 4:00 pm At the Elting Library, 93 Main St, New Paltz, NY 12561 Join us in this […]
HUDSON VALLEY SALLY & FRIENDS will be at the Walkabout Clearwater Coffeehouse on Saturday, November 9. Hudson Valley Sally has been singing together as a group since 2012. They originally met as members of the Walkabout Clearwater Chorus. Hudson Valley Sally currently consists of David Tarlo, Terry Colliton, and Laurie Siegel. · David Tarlo was a founding member (with Caryl Towner […]
Upcoming conversation with Maya Wind (UC Riverside) and Tarek Ismail (CUNY Law) about Wind’s urgent new book: Towers of Ivory and Steel: How Israeli Universities Deny Palestinian Freedom (Verso 2024). Monday, November 11, 2024, 6-8pm The Segal Theater, CUNY Graduate Center Organized by The Committee for Globalization and Social Change and CUNY Faculty and Staff for Justice […]
The WESPAC Book Club will meet at 7pm on Wednesday, November 13th at the office to discuss Ta-Nehisi Coates' "The Message":
Nothing is scarier than air pollution and the harm is poses to our kids. The county’s trash incinerator in Peekskill is THE LARGEST industrial air polluter in the Westchester County! Do you have questions about how air pollution may be impacting your children’s health? Join our November Zero Waste Task Force meeting at 7:30pm, Wednesday […]
The Greenburgh Restorative Circle Project (GRCP) invites Greenburgh residents to gather in a Community Listening Circle to address the topic: Building a Community that Works for Everyone. We will address how we can strengthen trust, relationships, and understanding between those who live in the various neighborhoods in unincorporated Greenburgh. The GRCP is a community-building initiative […]
AVP: Attendance is limited to 20. Here's the link to register: https://forms.gle/wMYygMP3bHgeLo338
The People's Institute Northeast (PINE) is excited to announce our Arts in the Movement showcase featuring anti-racist organizer, Stephanie Colon in a conversation with a WOKE and BROKE Black Woman. Colon invites the audience on a powerful and resilient journey. She says, "it is an example of how I navigate my internalized racial oppression, systemic racism, and intergenerational racial […]
Event Details: Name: Westchester County Fall 2024 Clean Energy Jobs and Resource Fair Date: November 19, 2024 Time: 2 pm - 7 pm Location: Westchester County Center, White Plains, NY This event is a key initiative of our Clean Energy Accelerator program. It provides an opportunity for attendees to connect with employers, network with industry […]
Invitation: A Time for Reflection, Justice, and Resolve The family of Kenneth Chamberlain Sr. invites you to join us as we honor his memory, 13 years after his life was unjustly taken. On Tuesday, November 19th, 2024, from 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM at the Thomas H. Slater Center (2 Fisher Ct. White Plains, NY […]
Onondaga Nation territory is home to people who live according to their original instructions among the woods, waters, and hills of their ancestors. The Onondaga care for the land as a sovereign nation independent of the United States — including maintaining all the infrastructure and services that New York State provides to settler communities. That […]
The 2024 election will have a profound impact on our democracy, food, water, and climate. The outcome will determine our national strategy for the next four years – and whether we’re on offense or defense when it comes to protecting our planet. Regardless of the outcome, Food & Water Watch is prepared to act. Whether […]
Many thanks for WESPACs support for the New York Medical Aid in Dying Act and for co-sponsoring the forum on Thursday, November 21st from 10am - Noon at the Yonkers Riverfront Library. Please share the graphic below in all your member communications, with this link https://join.compassionandchoices.org/a/yonkers112124 for folks to RSVP and get more details. Graphic Final […]
Upcoming Online Biodynamic Conference: JOIN farmers, gardeners, educators, students, business people, and others from across the US—and beyond. CELEBRATE 100 years of biodynamics. REIMAGINE the future of agriculture by exploring how biodynamics can weave together the social, spiritual, and scientific to nurture new possibilities. November 22-24, 2024, more info and registration at https://www.biodynamics.com/conference/2024/overview
