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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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TPP is an Attack on Food Sovereignty

TPP is an Attack on Food Sovereignty by Mark Dunlea The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is the latest Free Trade Agreement (FTA) assault against food sovereignty, where the profits of multinational companies are placed ahead of the food security needs of individual...

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Report from Nick on Know Drones

Dear Friends:   This is preliminary report on last week's  six-day street witness that was organized at the busiest locations in New York City  by the Granny Peace Brigade (GPB) to call for an international ban on weaponized drones and drone surveillance.  (See...

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40 Years Later

By Tarin Gonzalez 40 Years Later Today, as the world remembers those whose lives were taken during the terrorist attack in New York City, D.C. and flight 93 in 2001, there are millions of Chileans that remember their loved ones who were killed and tortured 40 years...

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Media Coverage on the 24 Hour Encampment

We have received significant responses and media coverage from the Emergency Mobilization and 24-hour Encampment Against an Attack on Syria last Friday, September 6 - Saturday, September 7. Below is a partial list of media coverage: New 12 Westchester & News 12...

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Letter to Senator

Dear Senator Feinstein,        Thanks very much for your thoughtful response and for taking the time to address specific issues.     I am still quite distressed at some of the assertions in your letter that we know now are not factually correct.  I urge you to look...

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Open letter to Congress

An Open Letter to Congressman Jim Himes, 4th District, Ct.  Dear Congressman Himes, The US plans to drop all the bombs carried by 1000 planes every day for a month. We are supposed to imagine that doing this will improve human rights in some way and, yet once again,...

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Petitions delivered to Local Representatives

WESPAC members have delivered petitions with hundreds of signatures to Senators Schumer and Gillibrand and Congress members Lowey and Engels asking them to vote NO to authorization of US military strikes against Syria.  This position reflects a broad consensus among...

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Syria: Not in Our Son’s Name!

Syria: Not in Our Son’s Name!   September 1, 2013 To the editor:   Are we mad? Are we going to fire missiles at yet another country because our administration has been offended by the actions - “moral obscenity” in this case - of yet another sovereign nation?   When...

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Hello everyone!Many community groups will ask for donations on Giving Tuesday, the first Tuesday of December! Please enjoy this video here that was created by Ainsley, and consider a gift to WESPAC if you have not already done so! Enjoy this clip that reminds us why WESPAC continues to be worthy of our collective support as our treasured community institution. You can donate on our website: wespac.org/donateThank you all so much!Nada www.youtube.com/watch?v=im_UJQ2DDdM ... See MoreSee Less
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Will you stand with us in solidarity to demand an end to New York’s excessive sentencing laws? RSVP here. Join Communities Not Cages New York to help shed a light on the crisis of New York’s racist and unjust sentencing laws. Mass incarceration must end! Right now, New York State has the third largest population of people serving terms of life imprisonment in the country. Over 30,000 of our loved ones, neighbors and friends are incarcerated in state prisons. Between 1994 and 2014, the national number of people in prison who had served more than 15 years increased 526%. The number of people in prison for 25 years or longer increased over 5,000%! Together, we'll demand the end of prejudicial and unjust sentencing laws and call for passage of the Marvin Mayfield Act (S.6471/A.2036A), Second Look Act (S.321/A.531), and Earned Time Act (S.774/A.1128).RSVP here to join us on December 11 to demand the end of prejudicial and unjust sentencing laws. If you'd like to help spread the word, you can share the attached graphic Pass #CommunitiesNotCages. We are conducting the Westchester rally on December 11th at 12-1pm in Ossining in the parking lot of Hudson Link For Higher Education.In solidarity,Mujahideen Communities Not Cages New York ... See MoreSee Less
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“#GoodFoodNY Bill would boost New Yorkers’ health — and the economy, too.” 💪🍎 @NYHFoundation with a fantastic op-ed in the @TimesUnion. Farmers and families are counting on @GovKathyHochul to sign this transformative bill. Read more:

RIGHT NOW: We're rallying in six cities across New York State to demand #CommunitiesNotCages.

2025 is our year to win passage of the Second Look Act, Earned Time Act, and Marvin Mayfield Act.

These urgent reforms will reunite families and advance both safety and justice.

I saw a 14-year-old boy holding a bundle of worn-out clothes, trying to sell them to buy food for his family. I stopped him and asked about the price of one of the clothes. He looked at me with eyes full of exhaustion and sorrow and said, “Take all these clothes, just make sure…

The Greenburgh Human Rights Advisory Committee is pleased to be partnering with Legal Services of the Hudson Valley to present this Renters' Rights Panel Discussion on Tuesday December 10th from 6:30-8:00 at the Greenburgh Library.

Join #CommunitiesNotCages for Defiant Hope: Mapping a Course to Real Justice and Safety for All on Dec. 16 at 12pm. Featuring families missing loved ones this holiday season, we'll have rallies and press conferences in Westchester & light candles RSVP: http://bit.ly/CNCDefiantHope

"Earned Wage Access" apps are exploiting New Yorkers, charging triple-digit interest in blatant violation of NY's usury laws. 

We must #passELSA - the End Loan Sharking Act - a state bill that will stop predatory lenders from evading our laws! Read more: http://equityagendany.org/takeaction

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