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We have been a leading force for progressive social change in Westchester County, New York, since 1974.  We have been educating, agitating and organizing for a more just and peaceful world, an end to militarism and racism and a more fair economy that works for all.

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ALL HANDS ON DECK for DEC public hearings TOMORROW, JULY 20

From our friends at Stop the Algonquin Pipeline: Dear Friends, We need ALL HANDS ON DECK NOW to tell the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) to strengthen their proposed oil and gas air emissions regulations for fossil fuel infrastructure in New York...

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FIRST-EVER ANALYSIS SHOWS BANKS DRAINED $1.6 BILLION IN FEES FROM NEW YORKERS’ ACCOUNTS DURING PANDEMIC

GROUPS URGE ALBANY TO PASS “NY PUBLIC BANKING ACT” THIS SESSION

Westchester, NY – Today, racial and economic justice groups from the NYS Community Equity Agenda coalition released a new analysis estimating that banks have exacted more than $1.6 billion in fees from New Yorkers since New York declared a state of emergency last March, and nearly $50 million in Westchester County. They stressed that banks’ overdraft fees, in particular, target low-income and Black and brown New Yorkers and push people out of mainstream banking. Banks exacted $1 billion in overdraft fees alone statewide since the start of the pandemic, according to the groups’ analysis.

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Calls needed to Gov. Cuomo: We are in a Climate Crisis!

URGENT ACTION: Please call Gov Cuomo today at 877-235-6537  Tell the Governor: We're in a climate crisis. The New York State Public Service Commision must phase out gas utilities!    Background Gov. Cuomo’s Public Service Commission (PSC) is once again prioritizing...

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Call Our Electeds to Demand an End to the Killing!

1.  We need to ask our congressional representatives and New York Senators to urgently make a public statement urging the State Department and the Biden Administration to pressure the Israeli government to stop the bombing of Gaza and end the removal of families from...

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Fight Forward for a Just Recovery!

Invitation to Rally for the New York Public Banking Act (S.1762-A/A.5782)  RALLY! Fight Back Against Wall Street, Fight Forward for a Just Recovery! Dear friends and supporters of WESPAC,  Across New York, communities are calling for local public banks to help lead a...

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Annual 'Rethinking Thanksgiving' webinar"Dismantling Colonial Myths, Uplifting Indigenous Rights, and Honoring Mother Earth"Register for the webinar: tinyurl.com/2024RethinkingDate: Sunday, November 17Time: 4:30-6:30pm ET / 1:30-3:30pm PTASL, Spanish Interpretation & live captions in English.#RethinkingThanksgiving #IndigenousRights #ClimateJustice #RightsofMotherEarth #FreePalestine #OriginalPeoples #RepensarelDíadeAccióndeGracias #DerechosIndígenas #JusticiaClimática #DerechosdelaMadreTierra #PalestinaLibre ... See MoreSee Less
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Dear Nada,On Nov. 14, Con Edison, the City of Mt. Vernon, and NY League of Conservation Voters will give an introductory presentation at the Doles Recreation Center at 6:30 pm for a utility thermal network proposal. Please see the attached flyer in jpg and pdf. A Utility Thermal Network is the most efficient and cost-effective way of heating and cooling buildings. With the help of Con Edison and the City of Mt. Vernon, some residents of the city may have an opportunity to enroll in a pilot project that will upgrade the participating residents' heating, cooling, and hot water systems to a thermal network at no cost to them. These residents would enjoy lower utility bills and safer, more comfortable, and pollution-free heating and cooling. Scaling up such networks will eventually pay a huge role in cutting greenhouse has and co-pollutant emissions from New York's building sector, which is currently the largest source of such emissions in the state.Thank you!Anshul--Anshul Gupta (he/him)Policy & Research Director, New Yorkers for Clean Power[email protected]201-357-0794 ... See MoreSee Less
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“The Democratic Party really underestimated the extent to which lots of people in this country are in crisis.”

Watch @KeeangaYamahtta and others in our expanded two-hour broadcast, live at http://democracynow.org.

The Muslim ban is real, and it just happened to me at Harris's rally today in Royal Oak, MI. They kicked me out without any reason, even after I received confirmation to attend and passed a security clearance at the gate. After I was seated, they called me and asked me to leave…

A win in the courts! For the first time, a federal court has confirmed what Palestine Legal & partners have long asserted: applying the distorted IHRA definition of antisemitism to student speech at public unis is unconstitutional viewpoint discrimination: https://www.cair.com/press_releases/breaking-cair-obtains-federal-court-ruling-against-texas-unconstitutional-crackdown-on-student-criticism-of-israel/

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