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Free ballet classes in August
Professional dancers Mauricio Zenteno and Paulette Machicado are offering three weeks of free ballet classes in their Ardsley studio for tots and youth, as well as adults. They have a special class for youth with autism, down syndrome and other challenges. August 5th...
State of Exception: What role has local and international law played in the Occupied Territories?
https://www.thenation.com/article/noura-erakat-justice-for-some-book-review/
Conflict Resolution Facilitators Needed
Conflict Resolution Facilitators Needed at the Westchester County Jail On the weekend on May 31 to June 2, the first conflict resolution workshop was held for women at the Westchester County Jail. Nine women who had been accused or everything from misdemeanors to...
Palestinian Refugees in Lebanon Demand Dignity
Social Activist reflects on Decades of Advocacy
https://highlandscurrent.org/2019/07/12/social-activist-reflects-on-decades-of-advocacy/
#FREEnewyork Town Hall
GENDA Know Your Rights Training
#FREEnewyork Townhall in Yonkers
From Katie Schaffer, Dear all, Thank you for joining us at the FREEnewyork Westchester Town Hall last night! It was powerful to share space and reflect on our collective work for decarceration and pretrial justice. Attached, you will find digital copies of:...
New No Nukes Video and Website
Hello everyone, WESPAC member Carolyn Perry has created a very powerful no nukes video and website. She has asked me to share widely with all of you. Please take a look: http://www.pleasestopit.org/
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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.