Linking Police Misconduct to Human Rights Violations Monday, March 28th at 6:30pm at the WESPAC Office 31 Mamaroneck Avenue, Suite 403 White Plains, NY 10601 (plenty of parking in City Center municipal parking lot) Daniel Buford, human rights educator and activist will speak about his research linking human rights violations and arbitrary punishment and killing […]

The performance of War is a Racket 2016 is a one person show, based on General Butler’s book “War is a Racket,” by the performance poet/ artist Namaya and US Navy Veteran.  The one hour performance will be followed by an open discussion.   Suggested donation of $10 [email protected], . The program is presented in cooperation with WESPAC www.wespac.org, Scarsdale Friends Meeting […]

Thursday, March 31, 2016 7:30pmJames Harmon Community Center44 Main Street, Hastings-on-Hudson, NYAccording to law, the electronic vote is the only official count; we must change this legal standard.Panel Discussion with Virginia Martin (Democratic Election Commissioner, Columbia County), Jason J. Nastke (Republican Election Commissioner, Columbia County), and Kathleen Campbell (Former Election Commissioner, Wautauga County, NC)The panel […]

Now that Medicare-for-All, single-payer health care, is in the news, come to this Forum at the White Plains Public Library and learn how close we are to achieving universal health care in New York State. The film, Fix It: Healthcare at the Tipping Point will be followed by a discussion led by Assemblywoman Amy Paulin […]

Environmental Groups to Rally Against Gas Pipeline FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - MARCH 24, 2016 Contact: Paula Clair [email protected] (845) 739-2141 Local and national organizations have joined ranks to organize a rally against the AIM fracked gas pipeline being built through Westchester, Putnam, Connecticut and on through New England. The national environmental organization Food and Water […]

The Baruch College School of Public Affairs invites you to the Spring 2016 Lillie and Nathan Ackerman Lecture Series on Equality and JusticeLECTURE SPEAKER: NAOMI MURAKAWAAssociate Professor in the Department of African American Studies at Princeton UniversityTuesday, April 5, 2016 Reception: 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Lecture: 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.The William and Anita […]

WESPAC members will be coming out to support this:

 There will be a special lecture entitled: Water-No Life Without It Global and Local Crises.Paul Gallay, President of Riverkeeper will be speaking.Thursday, April 75:00-7:00 p.m. Browson 14

This event is scheduled for April 12-15, 2016. Films begin at 6:30 p.m. each night in the Lecture Hall on the Dobbs Ferry campus, 555 Broadway, Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522. Exclusive Film Festival parking is available at the Alcott School, 535 Broadway, Dobbs Ferry, with a free shuttle beginning at 6:00 p.m.This year's films will […]

Forum On The Minimum Wage  April 13, 2016 at 7:00 PMat the White Plains YCWA (515 North Street) A Discussion Of The Challenges Of Lifting Working Americans Out Of Poverty & Other Effects Of Changing The Minimum Wage Featuring:Ron Deutsch, Executive Director of the Fiscal Policy InstituteAmy Vitacco, Working Families PartySponsored By (list in formation):  White Plains […]

JOIN THE STOP DRONE KILLING CHURCH VISIT – APRIL 17 2016 Dear WESPAC Colleagues: Over 6,000 people have been killed by U.S. drone attacks since they began in 2001 in Afghanistan.  This estimate from the Bureau of Investigative Journalism is really an under-estimate because it includes only those attacks in Afghanistan since the beginning of 2015 and […]

Celebrating New Partnerships and FriendsJoin us as we prepare community gardens, composting bins, neighborhood cleanup and more Sunday, April 17th, from 10am to 3pm First Seventh-day Adventist Church of White Plains 180 Juniper Hill Road Greenburgh, NY 10607 Join local farmer Doug DeCandia, DIG Farm, WESPAC, the First Seventh-day Adventist Church of White Plains and […]

WESPAC members will be going up to Beacon to support this on Saturday, April 23rd: 5-Day Hunger Vigil and Rallies to Mark Year Anniversary of Samuel Harrell Murder ________________________________________________________________________ Ideal media coverage: Saturday, 4/23, 2-4pm for the Beacon, NY, rally; or Monday, 4/25, 4-6pm for the NYC rally; or anytime that Monday at the vigil […]