Nada Khader has served as the Executive Director of WESPAC Foundation for the past 25 years. WESPAC, Westchester People’s Action Coalition, has been recognized by the City of White Plains as a leading force in Westchester County for peace and justice work for over five decades. Nada has been a student of Prout, the Progressive Utilization Theory for almost thirty years. Prout is a vision of a just and peaceful world with an economy that works for all people and the natural world, and is based on local self-reliance, cooperation, guaranteeing all people the minimum necessities of life and ending poverty.
Howard Nemon holds a PhD in Social Welfare from the University of Pennsylvania, where he worked on country-wide indicators for social progress. His research and academic teaching focus on social policy, community organization, and international sustainable development.
Nada will discuss WESPAC’s current activities on a range of social, economic and environmental justice matters and will offer ways for people to get involved in our work. Howard will discuss the importance of economic democracy and community self-reliance.