++PLEASE CIRCULATE WIDELY++ Call to Action: Palestinians Refugees in Lebanon Demand Dignity! Refugees across camps in Lebanon are rising up! The Lebanese Ministry of Labour’s new mandate forbids refugees from working in the country without work visas, heavily impacting Palestinian, Syrian, and other refugees. The new mandate has led to mass firings and a crackdown […]
Hello all,  The Peoples Institute for Survival and Beyond https://www.pisab.org is offering a two day Undoing Racism workshop at WESPAC on Friday, August 9th and Saturday, August 10th from 9am to 5pm each day. There are a couple of slots open at this point and we can offer financial assistance or scholarships. Please email me if […]
Join VOCAL-Westchester and the Westchester Coalition for Police Reform (WCPR) Monday, August 12th @ 4:30 PM at the Yonkers Riverfront Library for a Community Conversation to create a Criminal Justice Voter Guide! WCPR is hosting community conversations across the county about which issues people would like to see addressed by candidates running for office in November. Voter Guide […]
WESPAC is participating in the Sunrise Movement rally this Thursday at 11am in White Plains. Please help share widely including the Facebook event link below: The Sunrise movement is a mobilization of thousands of youth environmental activists, who are fighting for a Green New Deal and a just transition. Thursday, August 15th at 11am we […]
NY-Westchester County - August Recess Rally White Plains City Hall 255 Main St White Plains, NY 10601 (White Plains City Hall across the street from HSBC bank and Barnes and Noble) When: Saturday, August 17, 10:00 AM Join the Westchester group of Moms Demand Action to show your support for federal background check and red […]
GENDA Know Your Rights Training at WESPAC The Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act (GENDA), which historically passed in January 2019, protects New Yorkers who identify as Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming/Non-Binary (TGNCNB); by including gender identity and expression to existing human rights law. This covers the following domains: Housing Employment Education Public Accommodations and Healthcare Equal […]
All are welcome to attend a Greenburg based Black History Project focused on Black History in Westchester from 1619 to 2019! There will be a reception and live jazz following the documentary viewing! Please RSVP to attend the film screening. West 400 flyer August 24