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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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Elias Foundation Activist Fellowship Program 2024

From the Elias Foundation:   Announcing the ACTIVIST FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM 2024 - Deadline for Letters of Intent November 30, 2023 We are excited to again share with you this opportunity for Fellowships for activists in underserved communities. The Elias Foundation is...

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Reflections on the last few days from Suhad Babaa

Good afternoon WESPACers, Here are some important words from Just Vision Executive Director, Suhad Babaa: I write this letter after a sleepless night checking in on our team in Israel-Palestine. Like so many in our community, I’ve been glued to the news and deeply...

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WESPAC Statement on Israel/Palestine

WESPAC FOUNDATION STATEMENT We in the peace and justice community are shattered by the ongoing death and destruction in Israel and Palestine. We are in grief over the loss of Palestinian and Israeli lives in the past few days, months and years and are fearful about...

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September 2023 Newsletter

Good morning and happy Monday!   If you missed the September newsletter via email, here it is. Thank you all, as always, for your support of and dedication to our peace and justice work!   WESPAC September 2023 Newsletter

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WESPAC at #MarchToEndFossilFuels

Here is a brief clip of Sunday's #MarchToEndFossilFuels in New York City. The march was very well attended with over 75,000 participants. Thank you to everyone who helped make it so memorable! Watch the video here Photos courtesy of Andrew Courtney– thank you!

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Promo Piece for End Fossil Fuels NYC September 17 March

Hello all!   Please check out this promo piece for the September 17th protest here: https://tedglick.com/.../september-17th-the-power-of.../   Written by Ted Glick, a progressive activist, organizer and writer since 1968, the piece details the significance of the...

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The Westchester Social Forum is this Sunday! This is one of the offered workshops, People Power vs. Big Polluters, hosted by Food and Water Watch and WASS. More and registration details at wespac.org/wsf ... See MoreSee Less
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Divesting from Violence and Investing in Community is another workshop that will be offered at the Westchester Social Forum this Sunday! Details and registration at wespac.org/wsf ... See MoreSee Less
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The Westchester Social Forum is this Sunday! ASL and Spanish interpretation available! See more at wespac.org/wsf and wespac.org/wsf-esp (para español) ... See MoreSee Less
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Westchester Cooperative Network workshop! The Social Forum is in one week! Westchester Cooperative Network ... See MoreSee Less
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Terminated worker here. Listen when employers tell you exactly who they are

McCarthyism is alive and well. Look how terrified they are of worker power 🔥

Solidarity always ✊ we'll keep us safe when we fight together

We are preparing to sail to Gaza with 5500 tons of humanitarian aid & hundreds of human rights observers, to demand an immediate, unconditional, & permanent ceasefire, unrestricted access to humanitarian aid, and an end to the illegal Israeli blockade. #FreedomFlotilla

Pro-Israel leader Ezra Weinblatt has been arrested for allegedly attacking anti-war protesters outside the Israeli embassy in Washington, DC, hitting one woman in the face and destroying the demonstrators' audio equipment.

Law enforcement should consider hate crime charges…

SHAME on Columbia for not only calling the nationally acknowledged violent SRG unit of the NYPD on their own students, but also kettling peaceful protesters on the sidewalk outside of the campus

The ACLU calls the NYPD Strategic Response Group a “notoriously violent rapid response unit”

But that’s who Columbia University President Shafik called to come to campus—deployed to arrest students for the crime of peacefully protesting against genocide

Shameful & unacceptable

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