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Community Newsletter & Events
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July 30, 2024 – August 6, 2024
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Wetlands Permitting Action Needed for Micron Plant, Clay, NY
The deadline is fast approaching to submit written comments to the Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE) on the federal wetlands permit related to the proposed White Pine Commerce Park Chip fab development (the Micron plant). Public comments, and requests for a public hearing, must be in writing and received by 4:30 pm on July 31, 2024.
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From Syracuse DSA: Stop the Slumlords: Safe Housing for All in Syracuse!
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Every Syracuse tenant deserves a safe, stable, and affordable home. But right now, tenants in Syracuse are living in horrific conditions due to slumlords who refuse to make timely repairs. No-cause, retaliatory evictions are on the rise, and rents in Syracuse are increasing faster than in any other municipality in the country: a 22% average increase in one year [NY Times].
By signing this petition, you are taking the first step in supporting our campaign to Stop the Slumlords and win Safe Housing for All in Syracuse!
Taken together, our demands would protect tenants from unfair evictions, hold slumlords accountable, and keep rents affordable.
We call on the Syracuse Common Council to:
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Opt into Good Cause Eviction to keep our community housed
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Pass STU’s Rental Registry Proposal to hold slumlords accountable [view the proposal here]
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Fund and conduct a vacancy study for ETPA rent stabilization
Sign the petition here: bit.ly/safehousing4syr
If you are part of an organization that wants to support this campaign, please sign up here.
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Phonebank or Canvass for John Mannion, Rachel May, Chris Ryan, and Ian Phillips
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CNY Solidarity Coalition Resources
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Please use and share these valuable resources on our website!
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Missed the Red Wine and Blue session on Monday? Watch here
Project 2025? We Have A Plan For That With Elizabeth Warren
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Kamala Harris says she’s taking on Project 2025. But too many Americans still don’t know about it. You can help change that — it’s a huge threat, not just to our democracy, but our economy too. Who better to explain how we can reject division and build an economy that works for families than Senator Elizabeth Warren? Join us as we talk with her about the economic threat of Project 2025, the state of our economy today, and what our plan is for getting everyone what they need to succeed.
Watch on YouTube
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Kamala Harris Faces the Racism and Sexism of the Trump/Vance Campaign
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Wyoming Republican Harriet Hageman, who beat Liz Cheney after she supported Trump’s impeachment, described Harris in an interview as “Intellectually, just really kind of the bottom of the barrel…a DEI hire.”
Read it on Democracy Now
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As Syracuse’s elected officials go mum on ‘good cause’ opt-in, advocates assemble coalition
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“Good cause” eviction legislation, meant to protect tenants from unjust evictions and rent hikes, was included in the New York State budget in April. Four cities have already adopted a version of the legislation.
Read it on Central Current
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The Corporate News Media at Work
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Large numbers of Palestinians and Ukrainians were killed in missile strikes days apart, writes Jonathan Cook. The differing coverage of these comparable events is the clue to the media’s true function.
Read it on Consortium News
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Now, We Crush Trump: 100 Days to a Better World- from Michael Moore
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As I Write This, Election Day is 100 Days Away. Does Trump Even Know What Happened This Past Week? Welcome to the New American Majority, Mr. Trump. Here’s How Your Next 100 Days Are Going to Look…
Read it Here
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Taking the Climate Killers to Court
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As deaths mount from extreme heat and other climate disasters, legal and scientific experts are joining forces on a bold new tactic: Charging polluters with homicide.
Read it on The Lever
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Birthday Rally for Medicare & Medicaid!
Protect it, Expand, Healthcare is a Human Right!
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Pack the council chambers for tenants’ rights!
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Tuesday, July 30th at 5:30pm
City Hall, Common Council Chambers
The city is holding a public hearing on a housing strategy that is being proposed. We need tenants’ voices at the table to push for changes that actually benefit tenants in Syracuse. Show up, share your story, concerns, ideas, and let’s be sure everyone in our community is housed safely and with dignity!!
Syracuse Tenants Union has a 3-pronged platform we are pushing the council to pass that includes: 1) opting in to Good Cause tenant protections; 2) passing our Rental Registry proposal to hold slumlords accountable; 3) conducting a vacancy study for rent stabilization. Sign the petition here: bit.ly/safehousing4syr
Come with signs, posters, and your story on Tuesday night and bring your neighbors!!! Housing is a human right and we must hold our elected representatives accountable — they must listen to the people!
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Town Hall: The Great Lakes Bill Of Rights
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Tuesday, July 30th @ 6pm CT / 7pm ET
You are invited to a special virtual event for guests from throughout the Great Lakes chain., Ben Price, author of the Great Lakes Bill of Rights currently under consideration by New York legislature, will deliver a presentation on the bill, followed by an open discussion. In addition to his work on the Great Lakes Bill of Rights, Ben Price organized the first community on Earth to recognize legal rights for Nature in 2006. The event is intended both to educate and inspire action in our own neck of the woods. This is an opportunity for advocates from all parts of the Great Lakes system to gather and build momentum for fundamental change.
REGISTER TODAY
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RHN HEAT Wave Virtual Happy Hour
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Tuesday July 30, 2024 7:00 PM
Today!! Although the NY Assembly and Governor Hochul failed to pass the NY HEAT Act during the legislative session, the Renewable Heat Now campaign and allies – including CNY Solidarity Coalition – are not giving up! Let’s work together this summer to put the NY HEAT Act in a better position to pass in 2025. Please register to join us Tuesday, July 30, at 7pm for a virtual NY HEAT Wave Happy Hour. We will share four ways we’re supporting NY HEAT this summer and provide resources. Hope you’ll join the NY HEAT Wave Happy Hour to find out how you can lend a hand to support this crucial climate and affordability legislation!
Register to Receive Link
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Thursday, August 1, 2024 10:00 am – 1:00pm
98 Hunt Ave, Syracuse
For United Way’s 2024 Day of Caring, volunteer with Onondaga Earth Corps to beautify the Onondaga Creekwalk! We will be clearing vegetation from fences, weeding, restoring mulch rings and pruning trees. Teams and individuals are welcome to register!
Tools and training will be provided. Please wear closed toed shoes. Longsleeves and pants are recommended.
Sign Up at VolunteerCNY.org
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Baldwinsville Canvass for Rachel May and Ian Phillips!
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Saturday, August 3, 2 PM
Baldwin Canal Square Across Street – 2 Oswego St Baldwinsville, NY 13027
Sign Up
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Pass PROP 1, formerly known as the NYS Equal Rights Amendment
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Tuesday, August 6, 2024, 5:30pm to 7:00pm
NYCLU – 499 South Warren St., Ste. 430
Please RSVP via email at VCoit@NYCLU.org or 315-391-7449.
You’re Invited to Dinner and Education Please join NYCLU to discuss upcoming outreach, phone banking and education surrounding PROP 1, formerly known as the NYS Equal Rights Amendment.
This November, New Yorkers will get a chance to vote on Prop 1 — the New York Equal Rights Amendment — but first we need to make sure the language on voters’ ballots is clear and understandable.
The Board of Elections has put out draft language that’s confusing, and even more concerningly, doesn’t mention explicitly that it protects abortion and LGBT people. Voters deserve to know how this amendment works and that it protects the people and issues they care about.
ALSO…CALL TO ACTION Please take a minute to fill out the link urging more clear and concise ballot language.
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Hiroshima Day Film and Discussion
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Tuesday, Aug. 6, 7 PM BH
Bishop Harrison Center, 1342 Lancaster Ave., Syracuse, 13210.
The Syracuse Peace Council will sponsor a screening and discussion of the award-winning 20-minute documentary Appreciation: The Tomiko West Story, a survivor’s story of Hiroshima, with Director Michael Dwyer.
Jeremy Love, National Field Organizer of the Back from the Brink Campaign to Prevent Nuclear War will lead a discussion about escalating tension between nuclear-armed nations and actions citizens are taking to prevent nuclear catastrophe.
Free and open to the public (donations accepted). Refreshments will be served.
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Hiroshima Day Film and Discussion
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Tuesday, Aug. 6, 7 PM BH
Bishop Harrison Center, 1342 Lancaster Ave., Syracuse, 13210.
The Syracuse Peace Council will sponsor a screening and discussion of the award-winning 20-minute documentary Appreciation: The Tomiko West Story, a survivor’s story of Hiroshima, with Director Michael Dwyer.
Jeremy Love, National Field Organizer of the Back from the Brink Campaign to Prevent Nuclear War will lead a discussion about escalating tension between nuclear-armed nations and actions citizens are taking to prevent nuclear catastrophe.
Free and open to the public (donations accepted). Refreshments will be served.
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Stop Utility Rate Hikes in NY! Virtual Briefing Event
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Thursday, August 8, 6 – 7pm EDT
Join Citizen Action of New York, AGREE, Sane Energy Project, Syracuse United Neighbors, and others to learn about the proposed rate hike for electric and gas in National Grid’s upstate NY territory, including Syracuse and Albany. We’ll also hear from Sane Energy Project about the downstate rate case proceeding, its results, and next steps to action. This briefing will cover how rate proceedings work, how we can fight unjust rate hikes, and how to get involved with our in-person actions in both Albany and Syracuse on August 15.
Register Here
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Solemn Procession: Toward a Nuclear-Free World
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Friday, August 9, 11:30 AM Gathering. 12:oo Procession
Clinton Square, Syracuse NY 13202
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“Climate and Cooking Class” – CCAA Climate Challenge Series!
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August 10, 2024. At Bread and Roses Collective, 405 Westcott St., Syracuse, NY 13210
3:00 – 3:30 p.m., Free garden tour open to the public.
3:30 – 5:30 p.m. Cooking class. REGISTRATION REQUIRED (Space Limited).
By: Climate Change Awareness and Action and Bread and Roses
Sign Up Here
This cooking course will go over vegan recipes using locally sourced and home-grown ingredients while discussing the effects of food and agriculture on our climate. The event has two parts: a short 30 minute garden tour that is free and open to the public, then a cooking class that REQUIRES registration as space and supplies are limited. Attendees will receive a recipe booklet of the dishes that they will be creating that evening.
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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 or Ed: (315) 478 4571.
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FIRST & THIRD TUESDAYS OF THE MONTH…4 TO 4:45 P.M. (Killer Drones)
Across from the main gate of Hancock AFB, home of the 174th Attack Wing of the NYS National Guard training Reaper drone operators. 6000 East Molloy Road.
EVERY FRIDAY…4 to 4:45 p.m. (“CEASE FIRE NOW”, etc./ Palestine solidarity)
A handful of us disperse along the sidewalk with our signs at the very busy intersection of Erie Blvd East and East Genesee St. (across from the DeWitt fire station; park in the nearby mini mall lot.)
EVERY SATURDAY…9 to 9:45 a.m.
(range of issues: racism, Palestine solidarity anti-war, anti-war, etc.)
Across from the Syracuse Regional Market, 2100 Park St. at the 81N Liverpool/Park St. exit. Park in the Market lot on the north side of Park. You can use one of our signs or bring your own.
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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.
Donate Online through PayPal
Mail donations to:
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: Tom Keck
Climate Justice: Contact: Dick Kornbluth
SLAT (State/Local Action Team) Contact: Peter McCarthy
Beyond War and Militarism: A joint committee of CNY Solidarity Coalition and the Syracuse Peace Council. Contact: Ron Van Norstrand
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Elaine Denton
Peter McCarthy
Coordinating Committee
CNY Solidarity Coalition
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