CNY Solidarity Coalition Next Meeting

Sunday, October 13 at 3:00pm

On Zoom

Join us to learn how we are working to hold Micron accountable by protecting our community, our environment,and our workers. 

Have you heard about PROP 1 being on your ballot this year in NYS? This NOVEMBER, VOTE YES on PROP 1! WE NEED YOUR HELP! Please take the time to volunteer or spread the word to friends, family, and your networks in the following ways:

1. PLEDGE to VOTE .

2. Volunteer to PHONE BANK on Wednesdays from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Any amount of time you can volunteer will be one step closer to victory! (Training Provided)

3. CANVASSING (please respond to this email if interested).

PROTECT NEW YORKERS’ ABORTION RIGHTS and FIGHT DISCRIMINATION!

This NOVEMBER, VOTE YES on PROP 1!

In addition to protecting voting rights, PROP 1 will also:

• Protect older New Yorkers and those with disabilities

• Stop discrimination against LGBTQ workers

• Cement New Yorkers’ access to reproductive rights, including contraception and IVF

10/15 – Call Florida for H/W with Indivisible. Link

Read the platform and sign on if you believe massive public subsidies must translate into real quality jobs for members of the CNY community, especially those who have been historically left out of these types of economic opportunities. Further, we define a “good job” as one that guarantees: workers’ have a fair and clear process to organize a union without employer opposition, family-sustaining wages and comprehensive benefits, safe working conditions, equitable hiring and employment practices, and is supported by an accessible workforce pipeline.

Read and Sign On to the Platform Here

Deka Dancil, president of the Urban Jobs Task Force, one of the “anchor” organizations of the new group, said Micron should formally commit to hiring local residents in exchange for the public subsidies. “We want to be sure that the people who live here now will be able to access these jobs,” she said. “And we want it to be legally binding and enforceable.”

Read More on MSN (article by syracuse.com) | Read More on Daily Orange |

 Watch  on Channel 9

Onondaga County resident Maureen Murphy spoke up about funding for lead poisoning, calling on the legislators to examine their consciences. She said a decline in lead prevention funding, regardless of any federal funding that’s been awarded, is a failure.

“The county executive has repeatedly said, ‘a budget is a statement of our values and priorities,'” Murphy said. “Respectfully, I contend this level of funding is morally outrageous and entirely insufficient for addressing a crisis of this magnitude.”

Read More on WRVO

On Sunday, David A. Shomar — a Lebanese American and the son of Palestinian parents — led the rally by calling on the American government to intervene. “We want them to open their eyes, open their hearts. It’s not that difficult of a decision,” Shomar said. “All we’re asking is stop sending bombs, money and our troops in order to have more killing fields in the Middle East.”

Read More on Syracuse.com

His new book, The Message, is based in part on his visit last year to Israel and the occupied West Bank, where he says he saw a system of segregation and oppression reminiscent of Jim Crow in the United States.

Watch/Read on DemocracyN0w!

Central Current Radio hosts Maximilian Eyle and Dr. Rick Wright are joined by Onondaga County Election Commissioner Dustin Czarny to discuss how this year’s election cycle is unfolding. They review legislative progress to make voting more accessible, deadlines for registration and mail-in ballot requests, the court order to redraw Onondaga County Legislature’s district maps, and more. 

Listen on WCNY

Watch future newsletters for more. 

Each year, the NYS Director of the Budget sends a letter to every NYS agency in October asking for their budgetary needs and priorities. The letter sent earlier this week noted that the upcoming budget requests should remain flat—meaning the agency’s needs shouldn’t cost more than last year’s, ultimately resulting in a cut. 

IONY pushed back on the request by publishing this statement, calling out the reasoning behind the flat-budget request (as Dan Clark put it in Capitol Confidential) as bull:

“Our economy is doing just fine. The very rich and corporations are doing great. But if we’re going to, as her budget director says, ‘invest in the programs and services New Yorkers have come to expect,’ then Governor Hochul has to do better,” said Carolyn Martinez-Class, the campaign’s director.

Read the full Capitol Confidential write-up here.
Read coverage of our statement in Politico PM Playbook here.

…although he purports to “doing more to help women and working families,” he consistently voted against any legislation which would provide that help.

Read it in the Rome Daily Sentinel

Thursday, October 10th at 5:00pm – 7:00pm

Harvey’s Garden, 1200 E Water St, Syracuse

Join us at Harvey’s Garden to write postcards to potential voters to encourage them to get out and vote! New members are welcome. This is a great way to connect and discuss additional ways we can help to elect gun sense candidates this November.

 All we ask is for you to bring a book of 20 postcard stamps. Please don’t let this be a barrier to participating however, just reply to this email address to make other arrangements.

RSVP Here

October 12, 5:30-9:30pm

Gateway Building, SUNY ESF Campus

At Onondaga Earth Corps our mission is to empower young people to be active participants in creating positive change for their communities and their environment.

Info & Reservation

Sunday, October 13th 2024, beginning at 12pm – 5:30pm

3370 State Route 11A, Nedrow

4th annual REFOCUS film showing, Haudenosaunee singing, social dancing, Onondaga vendors (food and various crafters), featured Haudenosaunee artists, children’s activities, speakers, and more Organized by members of NOON (an SPC committee), WISH CNY, in consultation with Onondaga Nation citizens

View Schedule on Facebook

Salt City Market, Dede’s Community Room (484 S Salina St. 13202)

Wednesday, Oct. 16, 5:30pm

Join Light Work and the Engaged Humanities Network for a workshop with award-winning filmmaker Lynne Sachs and local reproductive justice advocates J’viona Baker, Ja’Rhea Dixon, Vernahia Davis, and Angela Stroman from Layla’s Got You. Participants will explore how sound and image can be used to bear witness poetically and politically. Ages 15 and up. No filmmaking  experience required. Register for the workshop here.

More Info Here

Wednesday, October 16, 2024 at 6:00 PM

Bethany Baptist Church Fellowship Hall, 149 Beattle St, Syracuse

Join Syracuse Onondaga NAACP and special guest Dr. Clemmie Harris to learn about how Project 2025 affects your community. 

Learn More

Thursday Oct. 18, 6:00pm – 8:00pm

Syracuse Community Connections, 401 South Avenue, Syracuse

Friday, October 18, 2024 at 7:30 PM

ArtRage, 5050 Hawley Ave, Syracuse

America’s favorite political dynasty is back on the campaign trail! Striving to be the youngest-ever member of Congress, Cassidy Brown is running on whatever will get him elected, while also running from his wife, family, and some inconvenient truths. Irreverent, hilarious, shocking, and undeniably human, Cassidy Brown is polling well with likely voters who want to laugh at the ridiculous state of politics this election season. First premiering at Wunderbar in Syracuse in 2022, this reading features a newly revised script. **Due to adult content and language, this show is not suitable for minors.** Seating is limited!

$10 tickets Here 

Saturday, October 19th at 1:00pm – 3:30pm

RSVP for address

Join Moms Demand Action to talk to voters about the importance of electing Gun Sense Candidates John Mannion and Rachel May. Help support this essential House seat and bring us closer to electing a Gun Sense Majority in Congress! 

First time canvassing? No problem! We will provide training and set you up with a partner.  We will be knocking on doors of registered Democratic voters.

RSVP Here

October 19, 2024 – 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM

ArtRage Gallery, 505 hawley Ave, Syracuse

For the last three years ArtRage Gallery has been making some major improvements on our building and it’s time to celebrate our accomplishments. Join us for an open house where we show off the renovations, tell you about the ones you can’t see, and thank the many generous community members who made the work possible. 

Free and open to the public. Refreshments provided. Brief remarks will be given at 2:30pm.

Sunday, October 20th, 3pm-6pm ET

Virtually on Zoom

Sliding scale $40-$100 (bit.ly/CatalystTrainingPayment)

*No one will be turned away for lack of funds

This 3-hour workshop is designed for white organizers engaged in the struggle for a free Palestine. The workshop will address how white privilege can show up in social justice spaces,  and will offer tools for accountability and intervening in racist harm.

More info and Register: Here

Tuesday, October 22, 2024

6:00 PM – 8:00 PM 

Pennsylvania is a critical state this November, and it’s up to us to engage voters now and make sure they’re ready to elect Kamala Harris and Tim Walz! Join us for a virtual phonebank to contact key voters across Pennsylvania about the upcoming election. A short HubDialer training will be included at the beginning of the event.

Register here

October 22, 2024  7:00 PM

ArtRage Gallery, 505 Hawley Ave., Syr 13203

Join us for an evening of conversation with the artist of our current exhibition “ANOTHER WORLD IS POSSIBLE: Posters by Ricardo Levins Morales.” The exhibition explores 55 years of social justice posters from one of the the most celebrated activist poster artists of our time. Ricardo Levins Morales is an artist and organizer based in Minneapolis. He uses his art as a form of political medicine to support individual and collective healing from the injuries and ongoing reality of oppression.

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Exhibition on view through October 26, 2024

Workshop with Ricardo Levins Morales
October 23, 2024 – 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM

ArtRage Gallery, 505 Hawley Ave., Syr 13203

Calling all activists and organizers! In conjunction with our current exhibition, “ANOTHER WORLD IS POSSIBLE: Posters by Ricardo Levins Morales” ArtRage Gallery, the Syracuse Peace Council and Syracuse Cultural Workers invite you to a workshop that will address the value and uses of art in social change organizing, education and healing.

Grounded in Ricardo’s practice of art as a form of social and cultural medicine, and drawing on his decades of direct experience, we will explore how it can be applied a wide variety of situations. Participants will consider how to adapt the principles of creativity and narrative strategy to their own work and life situations.

This is a free workshop. Please register by emailing your name and any organization affiliation to info@artragegallery.org

Thursday Oct. 24, 4-7 PM (Rescheduled from Sept. 8)

Matilda Joslyn Gage Center, 210 E. Genesee St., Fayetteville, NY 13066

The Witness to Injustice / KAIROS Blanket Exercise™ is a unique 2 ½-3-hour interactive group teaching tool. It uses participatory education to foster truth, understanding, and respect between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples in the part of the world now known as the United States; especially in the territory stewarded by people of the Onondaga Nation and other Haundenosaunee peoples. 

Click the link to secure your spot 

Please note: If  you purchased a ticket for the original date of September 8th, that ticket is transferable to the new date. You can also reach out if you need a refund

Thursday, October 24 at 6:00pm

Park Central Presbyterian Church, 504 E Fayette St, Syracuse

Come honor LGBTQ+ history month with a showing of the documentary 1946!

From their website: “1946: The Mistranslation That Shifted Culture is a feature documentary that follows the story of tireless researchers who trace the origins of the anti-gay movement among Christians to a grave mistranslation of the Bible in 1946.”

All are welcome!

Event Details on Facebook

Friday, October 25, 12:05 – 1 PM Online

The October FOCUS Forum will feature local leaders in philanthropy! These funders will provide valuable insights into their priorities and funding processes. This is your chance to gain valuable information and interact with these local leaders.

Allyn Family Foundation

United Way of CNY

CNY Community Foundation

Gifford Foundation

Don’t miss out on this opportunity to be a part of the conversation and have your questions answered.

REGISTER TODAY

Friday & Saturday, October 25 & 26th

All Saints Church, 1342 Lancaster Ave, Syracuse

How can victim-survivors, loved ones and laity respond in love and solidarity to the church’s sexual abuse crisis? Events are focused on education, support, and developing hope for the future – and include:

• Fri. 10/25, 7PM: The award-winning play Groomed, performed at the Vatican last November. The 1-hour performance, followed by a talk-back with the actor, evokes strong emotions but is not graphic or offensive. Groomed is meant to educate, inform, and be a catalyst for discussions.

• Sat. 10/26, 10AM-noon: “Truth-telling, Witnessing, Healing: A Trauma-Informed Response to Clergy Sexual Abuse,” a presentation by Dr. Lisa Cataldo: M.Div., Ph.D., Fordham Univ. Graduate School of Religion and Religious Education. (Assoc. Prof. of Mental Health Counseling and Spiritual Integration.)

Counselors trained in trauma response will be on hand for all events. 

For More Information

Early Voting Sites/Hours: https://onondaga.gov/elections/early-voting/

Election Day, November 5, 12pm to 1pm.  

May Memorial UU Society, 3800 E. Genesee St.  Lots of parking available.

 The rally is designed to encourage passers-by to vote.  We will meet on the front lawn of the church and hold up signs encouraging voting.  

Messages on our signs could be: Every Vote Counts, Choose Democracy, VOTE!,  Get Out and Vote!, Vote For the Future, Your Vote Matters, Vote TODAY, Don’t Forget to Vote…..etc.

We are inviting all of our friends and neighbors to come and rally with us. 

Please Note:  This rally is strictly non-partisan.

For additional information, contact Judy Jerome (judy_jerome@hotmail.com). Hope to see you on Election Day.

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. 

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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