by Nada Khader | Sep 25, 2019
Our People Are Suffering & We Can’t Wait What: #HALT Rally to End Solitary Confinement in NYS! Where: Outside Yonkers Riverfront Public Library (1 Larkin Center) When: Wed, 10/2 @ 12 PM (Meet @ 11:30AM) Contact: Luke 917-702-8781 Register here to join us!...
by Nada Khader | Sep 17, 2019
One Step Ahead, A Memoir by Vivian Francis Longtime WESPAC member Vivian Francis, a retired NYC high school art teacher, will be reading excerpts from her memoir on Thursday, October 3rd at WESPAC at 7pm. If you would like to read her book before then, please contact...
by Nada Khader | Sep 11, 2019 | Blogs, Director's Blog
This enormously moving tribute to their son remains so valid today. Here is what WESPAC members Phyllis and Orlando submitted to the New York Times days after September 11th, 2001. It was not published by the New York Times: Not in our Son’s Name By Phyllis...
by Nada Khader | Sep 3, 2019 | Blogs, Director's Blog, Movement Building
Membership Dues 2019 Dear Members and Friends of WESPAC, Together, we have supported WESPAC through its 45th anniversary! Inspired by our rich history, and proud of our nurturing role, WESPAC serves a unique role as a hub for progressive organizing in the county. We...
by Nada Khader | Aug 29, 2019 | Blogs, Communities & Focus Areas, Director's Blog, Environmental and Food Justice, Movement Building
On September 20 people everywhere will walk out of their homes and workplaces to join young strikers in the streets. We know governments won’t deliver climate action and justice on their own, so we’re going on #ClimateStrike to show them what people power is capable...