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Advocate for climate justice at Senator Pete Harckham’s Peekskill office
Time is running out to win climate, jobs, and justice in this year’s New York State budget. We need to act now. Sign up to visit Senator Pete Harckham's Peekskill office on February 28th at 2 p.m. to request climate, jobs, and justice in this year’s budget! We will...
NY Democratic Lawyers Council Seek Intern
NY Democratic Lawyers Council does an outstanding job of election protection and advocacy for election security throughout the State, but right now, they are looking for an intern to focus primarily on Westchester County and the Hudson Valley. This could be an...
WESPAC Director on our Food System
Corinne Segal has done a fabulous job with this interview on our food system, and how appropriate that it comes out on International Human Rights Day and on the day that we discuss Eric Holt-Gimenez's book tonight at WESPAC at 7pm on Can We Feed the World Without...
Letter of Support for the Break Free from Plastic Pollution Act of 2020
Dear Senator Udall and Representative Lowenthal,The undersigned organizations strongly support the Break Free from Plastic Pollution Act as a comprehensivebill in Congress that adequately addresses the plastic pollution crisis. This bill shows a commitment to...
Progress on NYS Elections
From Julie Weiner: There is good news for New Yorkers concerned about possible cyber interference in the 2020 vote count. Governor Cuomo has called for automatic hand recounts in close elections. Please call the governor (518-474-8390) to thank him for endorsing...
WESPAC Food Justice Minutes – Nov. 15th, 2019
We had a good group that came together including Martha Elder who has presented at WESPAC before (thanks to Tracy's introduction). She is the founder of Second Chance Foods and was recently featured on Channel 12 News: ...
Momentum Building for Federal Jobs Guarantee!
Dear Federal Job Guarantee Champions, On behalf of PolicyLink, the National Jobs for All Network, and the Modern Money Network, thank YOU for signing on to the Jobs for All Manifesto calling on our policymakers to enact a federal job guarantee. This movement to fully...
Westchester Social Forum 2020 – POSTPONED
Westchester Social Forum POSTPONED! After consultations with the Westchester County authorities, the Westchester Social Forum planning committee is postponing the March 29th social forum. In addition, all meetings, forums and events that were scheduled for the WESPAC...
2019 Margaret Eberle Fair Trade and Crafts Festival
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When this happens, it's usually because the owner only shared it with a small group of people, changed who can see it or it's been deleted.The National Education Association just voted to cut all ties to the Anti-Defamation League
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In a momentous vote, the National Education Association voted to cut all ties with the Anti-Defamation League. The reason? “Despite its reputation as a civil rights organization, the ADL is not the ...WESPAC on Twitter
As a longtime humanitarian who has battled famines and hunger crises, I fear that starvation in Gaza has now passed the tipping point and we are going to see mass-scale starvation mortality.
A thread on famine momentum, famine response, and what it means for Gaza today.
Consistent with its historic commitment to a just and lasting peace in the Middle East, I have decided that France will recognize the State of Palestine.
I will make this solemn announcement before the United Nations General Assembly this coming September.…
Israeli soldiers arrested in Belgium after war crimes complaint by rights groups
NEW: @andrewcuomo just conceded the Democratic primary for mayor of New York City to @ZohranKMamdani. Cuomo had universal name ID, a $25M PAC backing him and tons of institutional endorsements. Mamdani is a 33-year-old socialist. The magnitude of this can't be overstated.
BBC reports that any blocking of the Straits of Hormuz would have to be signed off by Iran’s National Security Council before it can happen. That sounds very democratic for a country which is supposed to be a tyranny, compared to say bypassing Congress to bomb a sovereign nation.
There's no overstating how extraordinary this is. The West has now lost political support from the whole of Asia, even Japan and South Korea.
A federal judge just ordered the Trump administration to free Mahmoud Khalil immediately!
This is his story.