The U.S. cannot claim to be working towards peace while simultaneously sending the weapons that enable genocide. The only way to reach a desperately needed lasting cease-fire—including the release of all Israeli and Palestinian captives—is for the U.S. to exert pressure on the Israeli government by supporting a full arms embargo.   

Send a message today.  – through the American Friends Service Committee

Donate here to Doctors without Borders

So far we have important dates and info on registration, including a video from Commissioner Czarny on how to register. More will be added over the coming weeks!

https://www.cnysolidarity.org/elections/ 

Also remember to use and share these other valuable resources on our website!

• Directory of Local Organizations – Advocacy and Direct Services

• Find your Representatives – Federal, State, and Local

• Events Calendar

• Issues – Micron, Election 24, 81…

Phonebank Sessions (Recurring)  Tuesday & Thursday: [6:00pm – 8:30pm]

Link: https://www.mobilize.us/nysdems/event/643787/

On September 14th we will be canvassing for Rachel and John Mannion on the South Side of Syracuse

Saturday, September 14th [1:00pm – 3:00pm] [3:00pm – 6:00pm]

Reaching out to our neighbors on the Southside could easily make the difference in the election this year!

https://www.mobilize.us/nysdems/event/666251/

Photo Credit: Food & Water Watch

153 New York organizations, institutions, coalitions, and grassroots groups sent a letter to Governor Hochul, calling on her to protect New York’s landmark climate law and keep false solutions like dangerous nuclear power out of the state. The letter was announced at a press conference on September 5th in the city of Syracuse (Onondaga land), where New York and Haudenosaunee citizens gathered to oppose nuclear energy — old and new — outside Governor Hochul’s pro-nuclear “Future Energy Economy Summit”.

Watch & Share Livestream  |  Read Press Release on Food & Water Watch

“Governor Hochul’s climate leadership is in freefall,’’ said Laura Shindell, New York director of Food & Water Watch, an environmental group. “Now, at the very moment that we need Gov. Hochul to be our climate’s strongest defender, she is instead wining and dining the slow, expensive, dirty and dangerous nuclear industry.”

“It’s nonsense in terms of our energy future in New York, even if it had an acceptable environmental and health footprint, which it does not, we can meet all of the energy needs of New York with solar, with hydro and wind and appropriate (energy) storage.’’ said Cornell University professor Robert Howarth, who served on the Climate Action Council that drew up the state’s plan to comply with the law’s mandates.

Read Article on MSN (syracuse.com)

Top-funded agencies… are failing to uphold the NY Climate Law’s climate and equity mandates. 

A new report from NY Renews and New York Lawyers for the Public Interest offers immediate and concrete policy recommendations to the Governor, the Comptroller, and State Agencies to meet the demands of the Climate Act.

• NY’s Department of Transportation undertook 40 highway expansion projects without necessary climate and equity assessments, risking increased pollution and environmental harm.

• Empire State Development allocated $780 million in clean energy funding without ensuring that 40% of investments benefit disadvantaged communities, undermining environmental justice.

• NY’s Education Department approved over 25,971 school construction projects without essential climate screenings, delaying crucial health and environmental protections for students.

• The Department of Health approved major healthcare facility expansions  without assessing or mitigating climate impacts, exacerbating existing community health disparities.

 Read it on NYRenews

“Let’s talk about attendance. McMahon continues to project 500,000 visitors per year. That’s almost 1,400 people per day. Really? Our zoo averages just about 330,000 visits year. Adult admission to the zoo? $9. Adult admission to the aquarium? $25 — and that was when the construction cost were projected as $85 million.

A final thought: As Legislator Mo Brown has often said, “…imagine an aquarium-sized investment in housing …” The county executive’s focus on the aquarium certainly demonstrates his priorities.”

Contact the Onondaga County Legislature and tell them to cancel the aquarium! Onondaga County needs to build housing for families, not fish! The bid on construction for this vanity project is not due until Sept 24. It is budget time for Onondaga County and it is time for the legislators to move the funding for the aquarium into a fund for housing.  

Read LTE by Mary Kuhn on Syracuse.com

As part of the World Economic Forum’s Fostering Effective Energy Transition 2023 report, the energy transition index (ETI) shows a positive energy transition readiness trend for key enablers, such as regulation, infrastructure and financial investment. These enablers help provide the framework for a successful transition to clean energy. 

Read it on World Economic Forum

Hosted by David Sirota, former speechwriter for Bernie Sanders and Oscar-nominated co-writer of Don’t Look Up, Master Plan exposes the deliberate scheme to legalize corruption in the U.S., allowing the wealthy to buy policies that benefit themselves and screw everyone else.

The Lever has unearthed never-before-reported documents proving this 50-year plot was a coordinated effort by wealthy individuals and political ideologues. Over the course of 10 episodes, the series follows the historic thread from Watergate in the ’70s through the Citizens United decision and the current Supreme Court scandals. It’s a tale of famous villains you already know like President Richard Nixon, Senator Mitch McConnell, and Fox News boss Roger Ailes, plus operatives and oligarchs you’ve never heard of.

NOTE: Episode 3 focuses on the  Powell Memorandum, the plot for the corporate takeover of government, the media, education, etc. 

Find the podcasts Here

From NYS Attorney General Letitia James: Some people are seeking to sow confusion into our electoral process, and are using AI to generate fake images, videos, and audio messages that can be misleading. … To address these problems and empower New Yorkers to vote with the confidence that they are fully and fairly informed, my office developed this guide to help you understand how AI can be used to create misinformation and what to do if you suspect a photo, video, or audio recording may be fake.

Read it on the AG’s Website

…right-wing political violence accounted for more than 90% of all attacks or plots in the first half of 2020, far outpacing terrorism from any other source since 1990. And since 2020, it’s gotten increasingly worse.

…the story mainstream media missed: More than a decade ago, a cadre of armed military and police personnel took an oath rooted in a conspiracy theory that a globalist cabal was working to steal Americans’ democratic birthright. That narrative was then mainstreamed on the most-watched ​“news” show on cable TV. And then a Republican presidential candidate exploited the narrative to mobilize a citizen army to steal back the White House after losing the election.

Read it on In These Times

On view thru October 1, 2024 

The Gallery at the Ann Felton Multicultural Center at Onondaga Community College. 

Monday through Thursday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Lower level of Storer Auditorium adjacent to Ferrante Hall.

This exhibition presents multidisciplinary works interrogating themes of social justice and protest, emphasizing place-keeping within the contexts of redlining, displacement, and the future of Syracuse’s Black residents from the former 15th Ward, a once-thriving Black community uprooted by urban renewal in the 1960s. It also addresses the impact of the 2020 social justice movement that was a catalyst in the founding of BAC. The exhibition also includes a selection of photographs from the 2020 “In Solidarity: Syracuse Protests” exhibition,

Friday, September 13 – 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. – 301 West Colvin Street.

Please join the City of Syracuse Division of Code Enforcement to learn how to maintain safe and healthy housing conditions in Syracuse. Code Inspectors will lead tours throughout the vacant home, which is owned by the Greater Syracuse Land Bank, to discuss the code enforcement process, how to address violations, and how to keep homes safe and healthy. Topics will include lead-based paint violations, exterior violations such as peeling and chipping paint, overgrowth, trash and debris, and interior violations related to heat, water, smoke detectors and more.

The event is free and open to the community. There will be information tables about programs and resources from the Greater Syracuse Land Bank, Onondaga County, Home HeadQuarters, and the City of Syracuse. City staff members from the Central Permit Office, Zoning Administration, SYRCityline, Fire Prevention, Police, and Neighborhood and Business Development will be available throughout the event for questions. 

Rain date: Friday, September 20. 

Register Here

Friday, September 13th, 2024 Beginning at 5:30 pm

Saturday, September 14th, 2024

Saint Kateri National Shrine and Historic Site – Fonda, NY 

Over the years the Kateri Peace Conference has worked to confront the waste and destruction of militarism and war, the suffering and injustice wrought by systemic racism; the devastation and desolation our embrace of unbridled materialism has wreaked on the planet. The hope has been to sow the healing seeds of light and love, seeds germinated from the core belief that we journey on this vulnerable planet as sisters and brothers understanding fully our need to care for each other with patience and kindness.

Info/Registration Here

Saturday, Sept 14, 2024, 9 – 11:3o AM

Community Folk Art Center, 805 E. Genesee St, Syracuse 13210

Join the Community Folk Art Center for an open house, alumni art exhibit, and panel discussion about the 30th anniversary of the first SU study abroad program in Africa (Zimbabwe). Hear about cultural programs offered at the center benefitting both the campus and the Syracuse community from CFAC Executive Director, Dr. Tanisha M. Jackson

Saturday, Sept 14, 2024:  10 AM – 5 PM

Onondaga Lake Park, Liverpool, NY

Traditional Haudenosaunee Lacrosse event, demonstration, and cultural festival at  Onondaga Lake

Info Here

With NYS Comptroller Tom DiNapoli

Sunday. Sept. 15, 2 PM. Hilton Garden Inn, 74 State St, Auburn, NY 13021

Democratic Women of Cayuga County

Topics to be covered include the status of women in NYS and the ERA.

Sunday, Sept. 15, 5:30 – 7 PM

At the renovated ArtRage Gallery, 505 Hawley Ave., Syr. 13203

We will be having chair elections in two months, we’d welcome anyone to apply or if they know someone who might want to help navigate the chapter through next year.

Agenda TBA, so bring any ideas/questions you have! 

Syracuse Democratic Socialists of America

Facebook Event

Wed. Sept. 18, 6 PM Clay Town Hall, 4401 Rt. 31

The OSC will take comments from the public about proposed rate hikes of 205 for gas and 15% for electric. It is not necessary to make an appointment in advance or present written material to speak at an in- person hearing. Individuals will be called to speak after completing a request card. 

The PSC also has scheduled a virtual public statement hearing at 1 p.m. Sept. 25, which does require pre-registration. Customers who wish to speak during the virtual hearing must register by 3 p.m. Sept. 23. Click “register in advance” and provide the requested information. The hearing will be on Webex.

More info on PSC Site

Thursday, Sept. 19th from 6 – 8pm

Clary Middle School, 100 Amidon Dr., Syr. 13205

County Legislator Maurice Brown holds a Town Hall Meeting on the Onondaga County Budget with constituents. We are seeking your input on how your taxpayer dollars should be spent. Please join us!

All County residents are welcome. 

T0 find your County legislator, see Find your Representatives page.

Thursday, Sept. 19th from 6 – 7:30pm 

Fayetteville Library; live and Zoom.

Hear Industry Experts, including: NYSERDA, National Grid, Clean Communities of CNY, and NY Bus Sales highlight the historic investments and incentives currently available for cleaner transportation choices.
Find out how to get assistance with applying for incentives.
Question and Answer session with industry experts.

Learn the facts about Funding, Partnerships and Resources.

Thanks to our supporters: Citizens Action of NY, Climate Change Awareness and Action, Energy 21, Greening USA, National Grid, New York Bus Sales, NYSERDA, Sierra Club – Central NY Chapter.

For more information contact pwirth2@verizon.net or 315-476-3396

Please Register Today

Friday, September 20, 12:05 pm to 1:00 pm

via Zoom. Free and open to everyone. 

Register Here

This forum will present the findings of the extensive public engagement process led by the CNY Community Engagement Committee (CEC) to identify priorities that will help ensure that opportunities presented by Micron’s investment in our region benefit all. Formed by Governor Hochul, the CEC engaged nearly 13,000 individuals through listening sessions, focus groups, surveys, and more. The findings of their recently released report, “Harnessing Opportunity, Community Priorities for Central New York,” now serve as the framework for the distribution of $500 million in awards over 20 years through the Green Chips Community Fund, a partnership between Empire State Development and Micron Technology, Inc. Panelists will speak to the depth of the engagement process, the priorities that emerged, and next steps for moving these priorities forward. The CEC report: https://www.cnycec.org/community-priorities-document

Panelists::

Daniel Kolinski, Regional Director, CNY Empire State Development 

Melanie Littlejohn, President & CEO CNY Community Foundation

Tim Penix, Vice President SUNY Syracuse Educational Opportunity Center

Saturday, September 21 1 – 3:30pm EDT

NY-22 is the red line standing between our democracy and the chaos of Project 2025.

Come to our canvass to support Rachel May and John Mannion!

Show them We Won’t Go Back!

Sign up Here

Wednesday, September 25 @ 7pm 

Grace Church, 819 Madison Street, Syracuse.

We invite all singers to join us for our 2024 winter season: Sharing the Harvest.

At our core, we are dedicated to creating a space where every voice can rise in harmony, singing songs that not only sound beautiful but also carry the powerful messages of peace, freedom, and justice.

Thursday, September 26, 6 – 8pm 

Everson Museum of Art – Hosmer Auditorium, 401 Harrison St. Syracuse, NY, 13202 

Environmental Storytelling CNY Fall 2024 https://envirostorycny.com/events

In this interactive film screening, award-winning filmmaker and science communicator Dena Seidel and her students from Rutgers University will showcase a series of short films that focus largely on food systems and the collaborative work of scientists and communities to better understand and improve these systems. Between short films, Seidel and her team will ask the audience to reflect on what they’ve seen and to begin to craft their own food and science stories.

Friday, September 27, 10am – 12pm 

SUNY ESF’s Digital Storytelling Studio – 120 Marshall Hall 

https://envirostorycny.com/events

In this interactive workshop, Dena Seidel and her team of undergraduate scientist filmmakers will lead a series of activities that show how science is a story that can be told in ways that reach broader audiences and encourage greater scientific and civic participation. Through this workshop, attendees will sketch out science stories and explore the close relationship between a narrative story arc and the scientific method. Rutgers students will share their video storytelling insights and discuss the trust and relationship building needed to co-create communal stories. 

Register here.

Sunday, September 29, 2024 

Start/Finish: Everson Plaza, 401 Harrison St, Syracuse 13202

A 5K Run and 3K Roll/Stroll event that traces a portion of the infamous ‘redline’ that helped segregate Syracuse. During the Great Depression, the Federal Government worked with local officials and real estate professionals to draw maps that placed red lines around neighborhoods deemed too risky to receive federal housing assistance. These ‘redlining’ maps deprived Syracuse’s most racially integrated neighborhoods of opportunity, and their effects can still be felt today. Run the Redline to experience the physical spaces shaped by these federal policies.

Sign Up Here

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.      

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.

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

Elaine Denton

Peter McCarthy

Coordinating Committee

CNY Solidarity Coalition