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Community Newsletter & Events
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November 5, 2024 – November 12, 2024
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Today we will make history. Make sure you get out and vote down the entire ballot and flip your ballot over to vote YES on Prop 1 to protect abortion and our freedoms!
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Election Reflection: Where do we go from here?
Note time and location!
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Saturday, November 16 at 2:00pm – 4:00pm
Central Library Room 447 S. Salina, Syracuse
Join us to discuss election results and where we go from here while enjoying some snacks. No matter the outcome on Tuesday, the work continues as it must to progress us forward.
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Take your souls to the polls! Volunteer Phone Bankers Wanted!
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Join Syracuse Onondaga County NAACP on Election Day to make calls to voters! Let’s engage & mobilize voters on Election Day! 9am – 9pm at 224 Harrison St, Syracuse
Details Here
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Donate to World Central Kitchen
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Your donation supporting our relief work in Gaza will be matched dollar-for-dollar thanks to a generous donation from the Minderoo Foundation.
Donate
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Not On Our Dime! Ending NY Funding of Israeli Settler Violence.
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Please ask your New York state representatives to cosponsor the Not On Our Dime Act: Ending NY Funding of Israeli Settler Violence. Multiple reports exposed the flow of money from New York to Israeli settlement organizations via New York-registered non profits. There are also Israeli settler organizations involved in war crimes. We must ensure that New York-based groups are not aiding and abetting war crimes. Jewish-only settlements play a vital role in entrenching Israel’s apartheid rule over millions of Palestinians living in enclaves surrounded by checkpoints and with separate rules and rights based on their ethnicity. Despite being in direct violation of international and human rights laws, NY-based organizations masquerade as charities, funneling hundreds of millions of dollars to the expansion of these settlements. By allowing them non-profit status, New York State is effectively subsidizing these atrocities. Write to your representatives in the New York State Senate and New York State Assembly now, and urge them to co-sponsor this legislation. It will take thousands of us taking action to ensure this is a legislative priority. Join us now.
Click Here
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Tell NYSERDA: Nuclear is Not a Climate Solution!
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Alliance for a Green Economy, Sierra Club, Food and Water Watch, and many other groups have found NYSERDA’s Draft Blueprint for Consideration of Advanced Nuclear Technologies (if you click on the link, a pdf will download) to be a concerning mix of uninformed “advocacy” by a state authority combined with a cursory and inaccurate analysis of the state of the nuclear industry.
In addition to an organization sign-on letter (thank you, CNY Solidarity for your sign-on), we are working with our allies to get thousands of individual comments to NYSERDA by the Friday, November 8 deadline. Please take action today and then share this individual comment link with your lists and networks.
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Town Budget Resource by our State & Local Action Committee (SLAT)
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If you live in a town in Onondaga County, check out this resource to find when your budget public hearing is being held. These public hearings are not widely advertised and information is hard to find but we collected what we could from the 19 towns. These towns are in charge of millions of dollars. Learn where your local tax dollars are going. Many of these public hearings are this week.
View Local Government Budget Hearings
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Syracuse CRB Administrator Position
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The City of Syracuse is actively seeking highly qualified candidates for the position of Administrator of the Syracuse Citizen Review Board. This is a highly visible, executive-level position responsible for the management of the daily operations of the Syracuse Citizen Review Board, a nationally respected agency for the civilian oversight of law enforcement.
The successful candidate must comply with the City of Syracuse residency requirement within six months after accepting a job offer.
Information Here
To learn more about the Syracuse Citizen Review Board, visit the CRB website
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Be prepared for the “red mirage” tonight! – Robert Reich
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It’s a dirty trick Trump used in 2020 and will probably try to use tonight, but it won’t work if you know it’s coming.
You see, in almost every election, Republicans appear to take an early lead. That’s the red mirage. Then that lead gets smaller throughout the night, which is called the “blue shift.”
This happens because Republican votes tend to be counted before Democratic votes.
It’s not magic. Votes are counted by precinct, and Democrats tend to live in more densely populated, urban precincts, while Republicans tend to live in more sparsely populated, rural ones. It just takes longer to count the votes in a precinct with a lot of people than in a precinct with fewer people.
Read the Article
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Rebecca Solnit: We, the People, Can Make a Better Future
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What’s also been moving to me since this election really picked up momentum a few months ago is to see how much people care about something beyond narrow and immediate self-interest, to see that we care about publiclife, about the fate of the nation, about the rule of law, about the survival of the most vulnerable. To see that we are idealists, we are dreamers, we are citizens in that sense not of nationality but of membership in the greater community. Something striking this time around is to see men speak up for reproductive rights to a degree and in a way they mostly have not before.
Read Article Here
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Heather Cox Richardson on the historical significance of Election 2024
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We will each choose on which side of the historical ledger to record our names. On the one hand, we can stand with those throughout our history who maintained that some people were better than others and had the right to rule; on the other, we can list our names on the side of those from our past who defended democracy and, by doing so, guarantee that American democracy reaches into the future.
Read it on Substack
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GOP legislators propose new Onondaga County district maps for 2025 election
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On the eve of Tuesday’s momentous 2024 national election, Republican legislators in Onondaga County are looking ahead by releasing proposed new district maps for county legislative races in 202The maps unveiled today by Republicans, which will be met with a Democratic counterproposal in the days ahead, come in response to a court order to redraw boundaries of the 17 districts in time for the 2025 election.
Save the Date: November 19 at 5:30pm public hearing on these maps.
Read More Here
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The Only Barrier to an Affordable New York? Kathy Hochul
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From Invest in Our New York (https://www.investinourny.org)
Earlier this week, Gov. Hochul’s Division of Budget (DOB) released its mid-year update to the FY2025 financial plan. This wonky budget report updates spending and revenue numbers– all based on what’s been spent and what revenue the state’s taken in from July 2024 to September 2024.
The bottom line: Spending is down, revenue is up, and next year’s expected budget gap is gone (if you’ve been following the state budget for a few years now, you won’t be surprised that the budget gap has disappeared).
BUT (and this is a big but), IONY knows that contrary to what Governor Hochul claims in this mid-year fiscal update, New York communities continue to be starved of resources.
Read our full statement in response to Governor Hochul’s mid-year budget update.
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Can Police Departments Be Trusted to Release Their Own Misconduct Records? Apparently Not.
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“The lack of transparency likely extends far beyond Chester. Of 228 municipal and county law enforcement agencies that responded to requests from New York Focus and MuckRock, 72 — almost a third — claimed that they had no records of recent misconduct investigations or complaints.”
“Unlike a few other states, New York doesn’t maintain a statewide police misconduct database, making a department’s claim that they have a perfect disciplinary history hard to verify.”
Read More on New York Focus
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Election Day Rally to Get Out the Vote
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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.
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Imagining Freedom: Developing Communities, Coalitions, and Digital Literacies in Prison
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November 7, 2024 at 12:30pm – 1:50pm EST
Schine Student Center, 228
Brandon Erby (University of Kentucky)
Although mainstream narratives often depict people in jails and prisons as dangerous, violent, illiterate, and disposable, Erby’s public talk will reveal how incarcerated people build communities inside jails and prisons that counter these dominant portrayals of incarcerated individuals. Erby leads a podcasting workshop later in the afternoon.
This event is part of the Humanities Center’s 2024-2025 Syracuse Symposium series on “Community.”
Info Here
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Make Meaning of the Moment” after Election Day
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Thursday, Nov. 7 at 8 PM ET
RSVP for link
Join Public Citizen, Election Sabotage Response Network, the Working Families Party, MoveOn, Indivisible, the ACLU and many more as we move quickly to “Make Meaning of the Moment” after Election Day.
Come together with the progressive movement for a community-wide post-election mass call to get expert analysis of the situation and learn how you can take action in whatever scenario we find ourselves.
Hopefully everything goes smoothly, every eligible voter is able to easily cast their ballot, and the results are clear and respected by all sides (no matter what results they are).
Unfortunately, previous elections suggest that some forces in our society may oppose the counting of all votes or raise doubt about the election results.
We need to be ready to respond and mobilize to make sure every vote is counted and that the outcome is respected and upheld!
We also know if Trump is elected that we need to be ready to respond carefully and quickly.
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Micron and the City: How can Syracuse fully share in the benefits from the Micron investment
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Friday, November 8, free, virtual FOCUS Forum!
12:05 – 1 PM
At this year’s Democratic National Convention, Governor Hochul said that Micron’s $100 billion microchip factory in Clay, NY will be “the largest private investment in American history.”
Meanwhile, twelve miles away, the city of Syracuse has the third highest poverty rate in the nation and the highest child poverty among cities with populations over 100,000.
How can Syracuse tap into the wealth arriving with Micron to improve the lives of those who live in the ciMicron and the City
How can Syracuse fully share in the benefits from the Micron investment
ty?
Join us for our November Forum to learn more!
Register Here
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Election 2024: Post-Election Analysis
The implications of power, policy, and the American people
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Friday, Nov. 08 |4 PM EDT | Maxwell Auditorium
Register Here
Michael Minta – Professor for Political Science at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
Emily Thorson – Assistant Professor of Political Science, Maxwell School,
Syracuse University
Grant Reeher – Professor of Political Science, Maxwell School, Syracuse University
Jenn Jackson – Assistant Professor of Political Science, Maxwell School, Syracuse University
Chris Faricy – Moderator – Director of the Campbell Public Affairs Institute,
Hicker Family Professor of Renewing Democratic Community, Associate Professor, Political Science Department, Maxwell School, Syracuse University
Reception following the lecture.
A live stream link will be available from our website on the day of the event at Campbell Public Affairs Institute.
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Recycle Electronics FREE Drop-off Event
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IN SECRECY: New Works by Jaleel Campbell
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Saturday, November 9, 2024 from 6-8pm
ArtRage Gallery, 505 Hawley Ave. 13203
In Secrecy will explore the experiences of out, discreet and DL Black men in the gay community and what toll that takes on the psyche over time.
This reception will feature a LIVE DJ.
We’re expecting a large turnout! Please help if you can.
We need: finger food – thank you!!! Anything you won’t need utensils for like canapes, bite size roll ups, cheese and crackers, fruit or veggie and dip platters, desserts of all kinds, chips & dips, etc.
EVENT HELP
Marilyn, our person in charge, cannot be at the reception.
We’re looking for a “Kitchen Boss” (or two at different times) to take her place.
Please consider filling that slot(s).
We also need Kitchen workers for Set-Up (5-7pm) and Clean-Up (7-8:30pm)
To donate or for questions please contact Marilyn at mesmith5@yahoo.com
IN SECRECY: New Works by Jaleel Campbell
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Monday, November 11th 2024, 10:30 AM to Noon
May Memorial, 3800 E. Genesee St., Syracuse, NY
After World War 1, November 11th was designated Armistice Day, a day to “perpetuate peace through good will and mutual understanding”. This day is now called Veterans Day, a day focused on war and militarism. Join vets in Reclaiming Armistice Day!
Speakers: Veterans, Jewish and Palestinian Peace Activists, Palestinian Poet Mosab Abu Toha and Jewish Voices for Peace. Raw Tools Buffalo (an organization disarming gun violence via constructive art)
Music by Nottingham High School Choir.
Raw Tools will have a hands-on demonstration of the process of turning Guns into garden tools.
Free and Open to All
Contact: Ron VanNorstrand, Veterans For Peace, Chapter 51, 315-247-7040
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Rally for Syracuse Families:
Crisis Action NOW on Lead Pipes and Lead Paint!
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Tuesday, November 12th, Noon
Steps of Syracuse City Hall, 333 East Washington Street, Syracuse
Families for Lead Freedom Now, NYCLU, Legal Services of CNY
All our children deserve a fair chance at the start of life. Syracuse children are already burdened by decades of lead paint poisoning. Now, new data and media reports reveal a new source of danger for our children: contamination from many of the 14,000 water service lines made of lead itself. Lines that bring the drinking water into Syracuse homes. It is time to decide that burdening our children with more sources of lead poisoning is unacceptable!
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Renewable Energy, Efficiency, Sustainability: How Strategies for Economic Sustainability & National Security Can Also Cure Our Climate Ills
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Tuesday, November 12th
6:00 – 7:30 pm
Fayetteville Library 300 Orchard St. Fayetteville NY or Zoom
Come join us at the CCAA November Member Meeting!
Presentation By: Dale Sherman, EnergyWright
Register Here for in-person attendance or Zoom link
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Indigenous Values and the Doctrine of Christian Discovery
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November 14, 2024 | 11:45 AM-1 PM | Zoom
Sandra Bigtree (Mohawk), Indigenous Values Initiative, and Philip P. Arnold, Syracuse University
The Joan & Ralph Lane Center for Catholic Social Thought & the Ignatian Tradition
Bigtree (Mohawk Nation) and Arneld are founders of the non-profit organization, The Indigenous Values Imitative. Using a “values approach,” their work with the Onondaga Nation leadership over the last 45 years has resulted in the creation of the Skä-non-Great Law of Peace Center in 2015. Skä-nonh means ‘peace’ that can only be achieved when human beings are in a proper relationship with all living beings. including non-human persens. Since 2005, Arnold and Bigtree have been werking en the Doctrine of Christian Discovery (DoCD). In 2010 they founded the Doctrine of Discovery Project and are now working for the education of the general public as well as the academic community.
Register Here
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BORDERLAND | A Line Within
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November 15th 7 PM – 9:30 PM
ArtRage Gallery, 505 Hawley Ave 13203
CNY Workers’ Center will be hosting a film screening and discussion of the film.
It lies within every undocumented immigrant family with the threat that at any moment they can be captured, incarcerated, deported; their lives destroyed. BORDERLAND | The Line Within not only exposes the profitable business of immigration and its human cost, but weaves together the stories of immigrant heroines and heroes resisting and showing a way forward, intent on building a movement in the shadow of the border industrial complex, recognizing the human rights of all.
View Trailer / Buy Tickets
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Smart Growth in CNY Conference
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Friday, November 15
Syracuse Urbanism Collective
Central New York is on the cusp of growth and change. Join the conversation to help plan for the kind of growth that will best serve the community we call home. Learn more and buy your ticket or at this link! The ticket price covers a full day of programming, plus two meals and a swag bag.
We have $1000 worth of need-based scholarship tickets to give out, first come first serve. If you’re in need of assistance and would like to attend any or all sessions, please reach out to contact@syracuseurbanism.org with the subject “SG2024 Scholarship”.
More information at syracuseurbanism.org/sgcny.
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Monday, November 18th from 5 – 6:30 pm.
The Dunbar Center. 453 S. State Street, Syracuse
Join Central Current for an interactive conversation about the state of local news.
Admission is free, and refreshments will be served.
We want to hear your thoughts about local news in Syracuse and Central New York:
Do you pay attention to local news?
What subjects do you wish were reported on more?
Do you think local news is accessible? How do you access it?
What role should local news play in your community, and is it living up to that standard?
We ask these questions for a simple reason: as a newly formed, independent, and nonprofit newspaper – we want to make sure that our reporting is meeting your needs. This session will help us improve our own work, while also providing a space to educate participants about the decline of local news resources and the work being done to rebuild them here in CNY.
Reserve a seat
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Public Hearing on New Onondaga County Maps!
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Carry it on! Celebrating the 2025 Peace Calendar, Women Artists Datebook and Dik Cool’s Legacy
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Thursday, Nov. 21 7 Pm
ArtRage
Come celebrate the powerful artwork and inspirational words that fill the 2025 Peace Calendar and the 2025 Women Artists Datebook. People who created both publications will be on hand to talk about the process and meaning behind it, along with poetry readings from poets included in the Datebook.
In honor of the one year anniversary of Dik Cool’s passing, there will be sharing about his life and ongoing legacy of cultural activism.
Free and open to the public.
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Thanksgiving Circle of Peace and Hope
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Thursday, Nov. 28 at 10-11 AM
Willow Bay at Onondaga Lake Park
On Thanksgiving morning, Neighbors of the Onondaga Nation gather each year with Onondaga people on the shores of Onondaga Lake to express thanks for the goodness of the Earth and to each other for our ongoing friendship, working side-by-side in peace and hope for healing, justice, and environmental restoration. You are invited to join us.
Some years it’s relatively warm, other years snowy and frigid. Please dress for the weather.
Questions, contact Cindy Squillace, cindysquillace@gmail.com
Facebook Event
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Sharing The Harvest: Winter Solstice Concert
Syracuse Community Choir
Sunday, December 15 – 4 PM
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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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EVERY FRIDAY…4 to 4:45 p.m. (“CEASE FIRE NOW”, etc./ Palestine solidarity)
Focused on the war in the middle East…Israel’s military genocide of Gaza and invasion of Lebanon. We 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.) When the temperature is below 29 degrees, we 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.
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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