Na Mu Myo Ho Ren Ge Kyo Saturday, October 4, 2014 11:00 AM 21st Anniversary Celebration of Opening of Grafton Peace Pagoda Buddhist Sacred Ceremony Interfaith Prayer Closing Music We gather this year to celebrate the 21st anniversary of the building of the Peace Pagoda and to honor all […]
BLACK PANTHER POLITICAL PRISONER WERE VICTIMS OF COINTELPRO Many conscious of our history know that COINTELPRO was not only illegal, immoral and absolutely off DA hook in its making a mockery of democratic rights. The government denies it. Yet today there are more than 69 people locked up in U.S. Prisons because […]
After the march... now let's get working! All who want to a carbon-free, nuclear-free Hudson Valley are invited to attend the October meeting of the Indian Point Convergence, a monthly gathering of individuals and organizations who are committed to educating the community about the dangers posed by Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant, and working toward […]
WESTCHESTER COUNTYOctober 6-8, 2014Mon, Oct 6, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PMTue, Oct 7, 8:30 AM – 5 PMWed, Oct 8, 8:30 AM – 2 PMYWCA of Westchester515 North StreetWhite Plains, NY 10605 Register here http://www.antiracistalliance.com/ARA-training.html
Thursday, October 9, 2014 6:30pm-8:30pm Thomas H. Slater Center invites you to an important evening Dr. Khalil Gibran Muhammad Director, Schomberg Center for Research in Black Culture will discuss his new book: The Condemnation of Blackness: Race, Crime, and the Making of Modern Urban America, 2014 Thomas H. Slater Center 2 Fisher […]
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New Yorkers Against Fracking: The Global Frackdown! WHERE: Renaissance Public Plaza, 200 Main Street, White Plains WHEN: Saturday, October 11th @ 1:00pm Fracking is a dirty and dangerous process for extracting oil and gas from the earth. It threatens our rivers, streams and our drinking water with toxic chemicals. Leading up to this election, […]
Hi Nada, I hope this note finds you well. I wanted to give you a quick update about New Yorkers Against Fracking's upcoming event, The Global Frackdown: White Plains. Bill McKibben from 350.org has called the Global Frackdown the next step forward in the People's Climate March. It is critical that we take all that […]
THE WORLD STANDS WITH PALESTINE (And All Oppressed People) Saturday, October 11 at Malcolm X & Dr. Betty Shabazz Memorial and Educational Center 3940 Broadway at W.165th nr, A, C, 1 stops; buses: http://goo.gl/97dMyW Public · Talk · Hosted by The Campaign To Bring Mumia Home While we may spend our days fighting individual or […]
A documentary called "UnFair": Exposing The IRS, will be showing in theaters nationally for one night and one night only on Oct.14. The movie will document the abusive and destructive way in which the irs administers our federal income tax system. The film will be followed by a 30-minute panel discussion with leading political experts in […]
GRASSROOTS ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION and WAINWRIGHT HOUSE present UNACCEPTABLE LEVELS Over 80,000 chemicals flow through our system of commerce, and many are going straight into our bodies. Until recently, modern science really didn't understand what that could mean for all of us in the long run, but that is changing. Unacceptable Levels opens the door to […]
This Sunday (Oct. 19) the gallery will be open from 1 - 5, (with an opening reception from 1 - 3) and then runs thru December 4th. Gallery hours are Monday - Thursday, noon - 5, Thursday evenings, 6:30 - 8, and Sundays, 2-5. When Sunday, October 19, 2014, 1 – 3pm Where Brother Kenneth Chapman Gallery Event type […]
Paul Krugman SUNY Conversations in the disciplines For the opening lecture in a series of conversations on: “Poverty: Misconceptions and Realities” Hankin Academic Building, Westchester Community College, Valhalla, NY Parking available in lot # 4 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1:00 P.M.
Phyllis Bennis to speak at WESPAC’s Annual Meeting of Members “The US/Islamic State Crisis: Responding Without War” Monday, October 20th at 6pm Mapleton Conference Center, 52 North Broadway, White Plains, NY 10603 This event is free and open to the public. Phyllis Bennis’ books will be available for signing including Understanding the US-Iran Crisis, Understanding […]
Tuesday evening, Oct 21st, Governor Cuomo will be attending a film screening in Pelham. Join other New Yorkers in demanding that he protect the health and safety of all New Yorkers by banning climate-changing fracking and fracking infrastructure (Right at Westchester's doorstep - Spectra Energy's giant high pressure gas pipeline expansion project under federal review would intersect underground with two 1,000 megawatt electrical […]
Description: Amy Goodman, Democracy Now! host and executive producer, comes to Manhattanville College on October 21. Bring your friends for this one! Amy Goodman: In Conversation Tuesday * October 21, 2014 @ 7 PM * West Room, Reid Castle Join us for a unique evening conversation with Amy Goodman, the host and executive producer of […]
This rally is to demand a stop to police brutality and the killings of innocent people. This event will also bring awareness to the prison industrial complex and the mass incarceration of so many Black and Brown youth in America. The speakers will make connections of how everything is connected such as farm lands being […]
THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF WHITE PLAINSCANDIDATES FORUMOCTOBER 22nd, 7pm-9:45pmat theWHITE PLAINS PUBLIC LIBRARY100 MARTINE AVENUEInvited Candidates:37th Senatorial District: George Latimer and Joseph Dillon35th Senatorial District: Andrea Stewart-Cousins and Robert Lopez Foti88th Assembly District: Amy Paulin93rd Assembly District: David BuchwaldCommon Council: Nadine Hunt-Robinson and Terence GuerriereSubmit written questions and get on-the-spot answersThe Candidates Forum […]
FromEnvironmental Injustice to Climate ChangeHow Health Advocates Can Bridge the Divide BetweenHuman Rights and Environmental ProtectionThursday October 23, 2014Reception: 5:00 pm Lecture: 5:30 pmDiscussion to follow.RSVP requested cgreene@sarahlawrence.eduFeaturing Guest LecturerMonique HardenCo-Director & Attorney Advocates forEnvironmental Human RightsLocation: Sarah Lawrence CollegeDonnelley Theatre, Heimbold Visual Arts Center917 Kimball Avenue, Bronxville, NY 107082014 - 2015 Margaret Keller Distinguished […]
EVENT DATES AND TIMES Saturday, October 25, 2014 - 10:00 AM - 10:oo PM Sunday, October 25, 2014 - 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM The purpose of the conference will be to give attendees a fuller understanding of how technological advancement has impacted the environment, as well as its impact on human cognition and social […]
On Saturday, October 25, the Berry Forum for Ecological Dialogue at Iona College will sponsor a Centennial Salute to Thomas Berry in Romita Auditorium, Ryan Library, from 1:30-5 PM. Reservations required, RSVP by Oct. 22. More info: http://us7.campaign-archive2.com/?u=7dfebad9f521329c5f304bcbe&id=53a875196d&e=3b7a07c1b1
LHVCLU Farmworker Justice The New York State Farmworker Fair Labor Act (S.1743/A.1792) will, when enacted, allow for basic labor protections many of us take for granted: overtime pay, disability insurance and the right to collective bargaining – rights which the New Deal guaranteed a most workers decades ago, excluding farmworkers. The individuals who cultivate and […]
Purpose: Request Westchester County Board of Legislators to pass a resolution to ban fracking in NYS. Where: Westchester County Board of Legislators 148 Martine Ave, White Plains, NY10601 . - 8th Floor Date: Monday, Oct. 27th Time: 6:15 p.m. if you want t o speak or talk to those who are speaking 7:00 to show support […]
“Raise the Age” October 28, 2014 8:30 AM Jay Heritage Center 210 Boston Post Road, Rye, N.Y. Keynote Speaker: Hon. Jonathan Lippman Chief Judge of New York State Register TODAY! www.ywcaraiseage.eventbrite.com “It is high time that we change the way the justice system responds to 16- and 17-year-olds accused of non-violent crimes. […]
Keynote SpeakerHon. Jonathan LippmanChief Judge of New York State Topic: Raise the Age* Jay Heritage Center 210 Boston Post Road Rye, NY Tuesday, October 28, 2014 from 8:30 AM to 10:00 AM (EDT) "It is high time that we change the way the justice system responds to 16- and-17- year-olds accused of non-violent crimes," says […]
The Human Impacts Institute, Consulate General of Germany in New York , and Italian Consulate in New York are excited to invite you to Human Impacts NYC Collaboration for Climate Action Tuesday, October 28th, 2014 6pm-9:30pm, including VIP reception w/food and light refreshments The German House, The Consulate General of Germany 871 United Nations Plaza, New York, NY 10017 RSVP is […]