CNY Solidarity Coalition Annual Meeting

January 14, 2 PM – Note Date Change!

Scheduled to be a Zoom meeting. 

Watch for updates. 

CNY Solidarity Coalition Meeting Schedule: Dates and agendas are subject to change.

CNY Solidarity’s current plan for meetings, dependent on health warnings:

• Wear a mask, and practice reasonable social distancing.
• Meetings will start at 2 PM, followed by in-person Committee Meetings when scheduled.
• In case of inclement weather or other issues, notification/Zoom link by 10 AM on the day of the meeting.

The Coordinating Committee plans and organizes the Coalition meetings. Currently we meet on zoom once or twice a month depending on our meeting schedule. Terms are only 1 year. Submit your name or nominate someone by emailing cnysolidarity@gmail.com by January 1st, 2024.

We’re excited that two of the folks in our renewed Jewish Voice for Peace Syracuse group will be travelling to the national convening next month in California. If you can contribute to their travel that would be appreciated.  

Thank you for supporting the Syracuse chapter of Jewish Voice for Peace.

Your gift helps us speak out and organize in support of dignity, human rights and equality for Israelis and Palestinians.

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Governor Hochul signed the bill to move local elections to even years! Republicans’ reactions show how scared they are over increasing turnout in local elections. See coverage on Syracuse.com: Gov. Hochul signs bill moving local elections to even years; McMahon threatens legal action This change will take time to implement. It will start when individuals elected in 2025 will have their terms shortened to match up with an even-year election cycle. 

Also Signed Into Law!!

• ✅ Birds and Bees Protection Act (S1856A)

• ✅ Reparations commission (S1163A)

• ✅ Strengthening Rent Regulations Law (S2980C)

• ✅ Establish a Dyslexia Task Force Act (S2599) 

More Work To Do in 2024:

Governor Hochul signed the LLC Transparency Act but added her own amendments to take out the transparency part of the bill by removing public access to this information. Only state agencies who “have law enforcement interest” in the data. In a joint statement, Hoylman-Sigal and Gallagher applauded Hochul for signing the bill, but said “the fight is not over” with regards to the lack of a public database. In the statement, they crossed out the word “transparency” from the bill name and replaced it with “disclosure” as they contend that there is no true transparency without access for the public. 

Notable Vetoes

• Challenging wrongful convictions – A2878-A/S7548

• Noncompete ban – A1278-B/S3100A

• New York Deforestation-Free Procurement Act – A5682-AA/S4859-A

• Child Care Legislation (S5327A):  See statement from Empire State Campaign for Child Care

• See More on CityandStateNY.com

Devastating wars rage around the world, and polarization and violence divide us at home.  More than ever, SPC has a critical role in organizing for peaceful solutions. Some 2023 highlights:

Medea Benjamin,  co-author of War in Ukraine: Making Sense of a Senseless Conflict, visited.

The Golden Rule Peace Boat event drew over 100 to show that eliminating nuclear weapons is possible. 

Mosab Abu Toha, award winning Palestine poet, read from his recently published collection.

Our Nagasaki Day Procession commemorated the 1945 nuclear attacks.

Kathy Kelly, longtime peace activist, spoke at ArtRage in November.  

Indigenous Peoples’ Day Community Festival and Refocus Films Screening.

53rd Plowshares Craftsfair and Peace Festival capped off our year!

If you have donated, thank you! If you  haven’t donated we need you NOW. 

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Use of the franking privilege is common in Congress…..But none of Williams’ predecessors used public money to pay for TV ads.  
Read it in The Citizen (Auburn)

“I feel like I am running out of ways to describe the horrors hitting children here,” said UNICEF spokesperson James Elder. European Union foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell has similarly called the situation in Gaza “catastrophic, apocalyptic,” with the scale of destruction “even greater than the destruction suffered by the German cities during the Second World War.

Read it on Jacobin

The mainstream media have too often normalized or downplayed outrageous, alarming and criminal conduct in order to deliver news that sounds objective and calm, apparently because they believe an accurate description of a country in which one party largely remains what it once was while the other has gone berserk and lawless in unprecedented ways would seem partisan. Rightwing media have created a parallel universe in which these crimes didn’t happen or weren’t crimes or both at once.

Read it in The Guardian

For years, some of the most vocal critics of the court’s ethical lapses, its lack of transparency, and its refusals to take seriously its own brokenness and errors, have warned that the day would come when an election would be decided by a body that has refused to clean house and has blamed the press and the academy for the stench of its own illegitimacy. The worry wasn’t that the court would decide the election; that seems almost inevitable. The worry was that the public, grown weary of the stench, would not abide by their decision.

Read it on Slate

December 31st at 5:00pm

Clinton Square, Syracuse

Join the Syracuse Peace Council, Jewish Voice for Peace-Syracuse and DSA- Syracuse in bringing in a new year of peace and justice for all. Signs will be available but feel free to bring your own.

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Tuesday, January 2, 2024 by 5:00pm

Anyone wishing to be considered as a Democrat candidate in 2024 for any state or local elected office in the County of Onondaga, and who seeks the OCDC designation, must submit a letter of intent to run and a current resume by Tuesday, January 2, 2024 to participate in the process. To learn more about the process visit: https://www.ocdemocrats.com/designation

January 10th at 6:00pm

Erie Canal Museum | 318 Erie Blvd  & On Zoom

Join us and the Skä•noñh Great Law of Peace Center for our virtual Deeper Dive lecture: Hodinöhsö:ni Beadwork as a Cultural History” presented by Dr. Jolene Rickard. The role of beadwork in Hodinöhsö:ni life has multiple purposes. It has been argued that the value of beadwork is held in high regard because the parallel expression of wampum beads has key cultural and political significance. Based on a survey of multiple examples of Haudenosaunee thought rooted in quillwork, wampum, and glass beads, a critique of the importance of beadwork will be discussed with a focus on the mid-1800’s up to the present. The attribution of “raised beadwork” will be considered as an important shift in Haudenosaunee cultural perspective with microhistories featuring Tuscarora, Cayuga and Mohawk beadworkers.

Register Here

Tuesday, January 9th at 1pm.

Third Act hosts big community calls, workshops and facilitated conversations each month that build skills, deepen interest, and get everyone working together on the big problems of our time. Check out the events calendar to see what’s coming up.

Register to attend these upcoming zoom events:

“Putting Nonviolence Into Action Today”

January 11, 7:00–9:00 pm Eastern

Hosted by: Cathy Hoffman and Marla Marcum (Climate Disobedience Center)

 “The Attitude of Nonviolent Action” 

January 18, 6:00–8:30 pm Eastern

Hosted by: Bill McKibben, Cathy Hoffman, and Marla Marcum

 “Building Your Skills for Taking Action: #StopLNG Nonviolent Action in DC”

January 25th, 6:00–8:30 pm Eastern   Hosted by: Bill McKibben, Cathy Hoffman, and Marla Marcum

“Practical Preparation for D.C. Action”

February 1st, 6:00-8:00 pm Eastern 

Hosted by: Bill McKibben, Cathy Hoffman, and Marla Marcum

See Third Act Events Here

January 23th at 11:00am

198 State St. Albany, NY

Join Renewable Heat Now and multiple allied groups in calling on Governor Hochul and the legislature to put the NY HEAT Act in the budget!

More Details & RSVP

Application Deadline: Monday, January 15, 2024 (Midnight)
Academy Dates: February 7 – April 10, 2024
Citizens Academy Is Searching For Its Next Exceptional Class!
Citizens Academy is an educational program that informs citizens how local governments are organized, and how services are funded and delivered. Learn about citizen involvement through an integrated approach to economic vitality, social equity, and a healthy environment.
Take the first steps to be informed about your community. 

Information/Registration Here

Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024. 5:30 p.m. City Center (Sibley’s Bldg.)

Syracuse Street Heat is just one, very unencumbered way to work for peace and social justice. We’re part of a decades-long grassroots tradition here, in Ithaca and elsewhere. We stand out and stand up for what we stand for. 

A handful of us stand at busy intersections, for 45 minutes at rush hour, pivoting to the traffic with hand-held signs. We want to get the public thinking about issues often underrepresented in the media. We’re there weekly in almost all of Syracuse’s weather (we seldom cancel). Bring your own sign – or use one of ours. No meetings or committees, so participation time is minimal (yay!) Our Team:  Ann, Dick, Ed, Geoff, Jim, Julienne, Les, Leslie, Peter…. 

To learn more, call Ann: (315) 478 4571.      

1ST TUESDAYS: 4 PM to 4:45 PM at Hancock’s main gate.

EVERY FRIDAY: 4 to 4:45 p.m. – JUSTICE FOR PALESTINE

West sidewalk of the broad intersection of Erie Blvd East & East Genesee St., DeWitt (across from the Fire Dept.) For years our focus has been on solidarity with the people of Palestine.

If temperature is below 20 degrees, we will cancel.

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Donate to the CNY Solidarity Coalition

CNY Solidarity Coalition contributes regularly to local progressive organizations: Syracuse Peace Council, National Action Network, & Urban Jobs Coalition. We also make occasional donations as needed to other local groups. We depend on your donations for this. 

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CNY Solidarity Coalition

P.O. Box 6137, Teall Post Office, 226 Teall Ave., Syracuse NY 13217

Our Committees

To sign up for each of the committee mailing lists, contact the person listed. 

Indivisible Onondaga County: Contact: Deborah Rose: dcurryrose@gmail.com

Climate Justice: Contact: Dick Kornbluth dick@dickkornbluth.com

SLAT (State/Local Action Team) Contact: Peter McCarthy – pmccar1100@gmail.com  

Beyond War and Militarism: A joint committee of CNY Solidarity Coalition and the Syracuse Peace Council. Contact: Ron Van Norstrand: ron@vannorstrandlaw.com

Elaine Denton

Peter McCarthy

Coordinating Committee

CNY Solidarity Coalition