Community Newsletter & Events
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March 25, 2025 – April 1, 2025
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“Keep going. Tyranny is eroded by a sea of small acts. Everything matters.” – Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
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CNY Solidarity Coalition Meeting This Sunday
Sunday, March 30th at 3pm – 5pm
Bishop Harrison Center, 1342 Lancaster Avenue, Syracuse
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Please join us for our monthly meeting. All are welcome. We will meet in a large group for the first hour to hear about plans for the April 5th protest, hear from the Workers Center of CNY, hear announcements, learn about existing committees and from new committees.
In the second hour, we will get to work. Join a working group to plan protests, learn how we are engaging with our federal representatives, learn about local government with the state and local action team, fight for climate justice, join our new outreach team or support NY21 upcoming special election.
Please note: Our meetings are increasing in size each month. Please carpool with others if you can to help with parking. We also offer watching our meetings on zoom if you can not attend in person to help keep our meetings accessible,
A zoom link will be sent Thursday if you would like to watch on zoom. Please be aware that participation in discussions will be limited on zoom.
RSVP Here
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Upcoming Meetings of CNY Solidarity Coalition:
Sunday, April 27 @ 3 PM
Tentative Agenda: Panel Discussion: SAVE Act, then Committee Breakouts
This year, the Republican majority in Congress has prioritized a piece of legislation that, if passed, would become the first voter suppression law enacted by that body in recent memory, and perhaps ever. That legislation is the SAVE Act, a bill that would disenfranchise millions of American citizens. Read about it.
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Donate in honor of Ramadan today
World Central Kitchen is honored to share Ramadan with families in Gaza and Lebanon for the second year in a row to serve 5 million nourishing meals. We are humbled to stand alongside these communities, ensuring they feel seen, cared for, and never alone. We believe that compassion knows no bounds. As families in Gaza and Lebanon face immense hardship, you can help us turn empathy into action—one meal at a time.
Donate Here
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Thank you to all who joined. Budget negotiations are in full swing now, and everyone in the Assembly needs to be hearing “Pass the NY HEAT Act in the budget” from all of us.
Here’s what you can do:
1) Call your own (Dem.) Assemblymember: Look up your member at this link. Call their office and say the following: “Hello, my name is [insert your name] and I live [insert your municipality]. I’m calling with a message for Assemblymember [insert AM’s name]. I’m asking that my Assemblymember fight for the NY HEAT Act, A.4870A, to be included in the budget.”
2) Reach out to 2 friends and ask them to make the same call!
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Seeking Co-Director for ArtRage Gallery
ArtRage Gallery is searching for a Co-Director to creatively share all the responsibilities for running the gallery with the current staff person.
Learn More Here
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Letters to the Editor
CNY Solidarity Coalition encourages letters to the editor regarding issues affecting us locally and nationwide.
If you’re looking for a subject to write about, here are this week’s suggestions:
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How are the federal policy changes, cutbacks, and mass terminations affecting you and/or your family?
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If you or someone you know is a veteran, what stories can they share?
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Closer to home, County Executive Ryan McMahon is proposing to spend another $27 million of taxpayer money to buy and prepare land for supply chain companies. Onondaga County has already spent more than $30 million buying land for Micron. What do you think about this?
Guidelines for writing Letters to the Editor can be found here.
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Harnessing Collective Power to Overcome Trump’s Fear Tactics
Political scientist Erica Chenoweth studied over 300 uprisings across history and found something remarkable: When just 3.5% of the population actively joins a movement, her research showed, change often becomes inevitable…
Read it on FrameLab
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Noura Erakat: Trump’s Abuses & Mahmoud Khalil’s Arrest Are Products of U.S. Imperialism Coming Home
“… paying attention to Palestinians will allow you to understand what is coming. They have long been the canary in the coal mine, the Trojan horse for conservative agendas. They have been the experiment, the guinea pig for state repression. Steven Salaita was the first professor whose tenure was not denied, but revoked. Rasmea Odeh had her citizenship revoked — not her green card, her citizenship revoked. The Holy Land Foundation were subject to trials where they had secret evidence marshaled against them, a blatant violation of the Sixth Amendment. All of them, Palestinians.”
Watch or read on DemocracyNow
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Since 1975, $79 Trillion Has Flowed From Bottom 90% to Top 1% in US: Analysis
Sanders used the findings of a recent working paper to denounce Republicans’ determination to pass tax cuts that will benefit wealthy Americans the most.
Read it on CommonDreams
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From Indivisible OC
What I learned at the Global Summit on Constitutionalism
Professors Scheppele and Aronson both emphasized that courts cannot save a democracy by themselves, and that popular mobilization has an important role to play. The legal work can buy us some time, but if we’re going to reclaim American democracy, it’s going to be the American people who do it.
Read More on CNYSolidarity.org
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DEFEND THE 1ST AND 5TH AMENDMENTS!
Tuesday, March 25th at 2pm
US District Court Northern District of New York
James M. Hanley Federal Building & U.S. Courthouse, Court Room 5
100 S. Clinton St. Syracuse
Pro-Palestinian Cornell student Momodou Taal is once again facing deportation. Taal says Cornell’s failure to support him has made him a target: “The university has placed a target on my back.”
There will be a presence both inside and outside the building and for those who want to support outside, there will be a press conference around 3pm.
The legal team asks that we respect the gravity of the situation: dress respectfully, maintain decorum in the courtroom, and do not disrupt the proceedings..
– As required by the court, you’ll need to show your ID before entering the courtroom.
– Phones are not allowed in the courtroom. Leave your phone (and pocket knife) in your car or turn it off and leave it in the lobby with security.
More Details Here
And see Democracy Now Article
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Syracuse Urbanism Collective Meeting
Tuesday March 25 at 6pm
ArtRage Gallery: 505 Hawley Ave, Syracuse, NY 13203.
Agenda includes:
After the meeting, a few of us will walk to Guilfoil’s Irish Pub at 501 Burnet Ave, Syracuse, NY 13203. If we get there before 8pm, they have $2 tacos and $1 chips and salsa.
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Syracuse Peace Council Volunteer Orientation
Tuesday, March 25th 7:00 pm
Syracuse Center for Peace and Social Justice, 2013 E Genesee St., Syracuse
Spring and summer – Time to plant the seeds of resistance! At SPC that means agitating, organizing and educating for peace and social justice. Your support and participation is crucial. Come to our Peace and Social Justice orientation to learn more about our work. We’ll have snacks and refreshments and we’ll all get to meet with folks who share our dedication to social change.
We’ll tell you a little bit about SPC, introduce you to our four committees and tell you about the work we’re all engaged in. There will be time for you to sign up to volunteer at one of our upcoming events. We have plenty of opportunities for volunteers!
Register
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Invest in Our NY: NY State Budget Mass Call
Tuesday, March 25
6:30 – 8pm EDT
At a time of rising authoritarianism, New York State leadership can and MUST step up and take bold action to pass a budget that makes the ultra wealthy pay their fare share and invests in our communities.
Join the Invest in Our NY coalition and the NY WFP for a mass call to hear the latest on the NY State Budget negotiations and how YOU can take action.
Register Here
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Red, Wine and Blue: How you can help with the first major Elections of 2025
Tuesday, March 25th 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm – Virtual Event
Did you know that the first major elections of 2025 are almost here and the stakes couldn’t be higher? Key elections in Wisconsin and Florida could shape the future of our rights, our democracy, and our everyday lives. Join us for an empowering conversation with activist and author Jessica Craven of Chop Wood, Carry Water. She’ll break down how you can make a difference from anywhere in the country.
Register
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Friends of Dorothy Benefit Dinner
Wednesday, Mar. 26 at 5:00pm – 7:00pm
Bishop Harrison Center, 1342 Lancaster Ave, Syracuse
Friends of Dorothy is our initiative to be supportive of people with AIDS. Since October of 1992 we have offered home-based care to people with AIDS in a variety of ways, including recuperative or hospice care, supportive housing and emergency assistance.
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Red, Wine and Blue: March Banned Book Club
Wednesday, March 26th 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm – Virtual Event
Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy is a NewYork Times Bestseller that tells four stories about women who played unconventional roles in the U.S. Civil War. … it has been banned in several school districts, most notably in Friso, TX, due to sexual content. Join us – and author Abbott Kahler (formerly Karen Abbott)– to discuss the book!
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Fight Back Against the SAVE Act
Wednesday, March 26th at 8pm on Zoom
Join League of Women Voters of NYS for an insightful webinar on the SAVE Act, in partnership with the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law and Stand Up America! Learn what the SAVE Act is, how it could impact voters, its current position in the legislative process, and what the future could hold if it passes. Taking place this Wednesday, March 26th at 8 PM – don’t miss out on this important conversation!
Register Here
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Update on Micron Organizing & Environmental Review Process
Thursday, March 27 at 5:30pm & Wednesday, April 2 at 5:30pm on Zoom
If you want to learn how to get involved with the Micron environmental review process, please join Jobs to Move America for upcoming Zoom “Teach In & Update” events. We need to come together NOW and demand the high quality jobs, benefits, workplace safety and environmental protections our community deserves!
Register for March 27 | Register for April 2
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Housing Essentials Training For Landlords
Thursday, March 27 · 9am – 12pm EDT. Doors at 8:40am
The Nancy Cantor Warehouse – Syracuse University
350 West Fayette Street Community Engagement Room Syracuse
We will have the gate lifted so you can park in the lot on West Fayette St.
Become a successful landlord with hands-on training from local city & county officials, landlord attorneys and prominent housing experts.
CNY Fair Housing, in collaboration with the City of Syracuse, invite you to join us for a 3-hour landlord training, where you will gain valuable insight from expert guest speakers from city and county agencies.
More Info/Register
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Update on Micron Organizing & Environmental Review Process
Thursday, March 27 at 5:30pm & Wednesday, April 2 at 5:30pm on Zoom
If you want to learn how to get involved with the Micron environmental review process, please join Jobs to Move America for upcoming Zoom “Teach In & Update” events. We need to come together NOW and demand the high quality jobs, benefits, workplace safety and environmental protections our community deserves!
Register for March 27 | Register for April 2
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Red, Wine and Blue: Troublemaker training: fighting against book bans and for public education
Thursday, March 27th 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm – Virtual Event
Ready to stand up to extremists causing chaos at school board meetings? Want to defeat book bans and stand up against policies that negatively impact our schools and students? Join us to learn how to effectively build local support in your community and the tactics you can use for success. You are the majority — make sure your voices are heard!
Register
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Homelessness In CNY: Meeting The Rising Challenge
Friday, March 28, 12:05 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.
FOCUS Forum from FOCUS Greater Syracuse
Homelessness is on the rise across the country and here in CNY, increasing locally more than 60% since 2019, meaning that nearly 1,200 people in our community find themselves unsheltered or in temporary settings on any given night.
Having a coordinated community response is more important than ever in the efforts to end homelessness.
Each community across the country has what is known as Housing and Urban Development’s Continuum of Care of homelessness. The Housing & Homeless Coalition of Central New York (HHC) acts as the Continuum of Care for Central New York. The HHC organizes community resources, collects and analyzes data from community partners, and develops community-wide strategies to streamline the homelessness response system.
This FOCUS Forum will discuss how the HHC operates and is structured, report on the state of homelessness in our community, and how our community can rise to the growing challenges of homelessness and housing insecurity.
Info/Registration Here
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ArtRage Board Goes Off the Wall! Reception and Sale!!
Friday, March 28, 2025 – 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM at ArtRage Gallery
Join us for a special fundraising event for ArtRage Gallery. All of the 10″ x 10″ that has generously been donated by local artists will be sold for $25 each. Purchases can be made beginning at 6pm. Cash/check/Credit card/ Venmo accepted. You can take your art home at 8pm or pick it up on Saturday.
RSVP & Share on Facebook
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Petition Signature Drive for Town of Manlius Candidates
Saturday, March 29 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Sunday, March 30 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Freedom of Espresso, Fayetteville
Due to an administrative error, all petition signatures signed before March 21st are void. We need 600 signatures from registered Democrats in the Town of Manlius by 3/30.
Unsure of your registration? Check here
Can’t make it in person? No problem! Sign up here to have someone come to you.
Want to help collect signatures? Contact Prerna Deer, Chair of the Manlius Democratic Committee at prerna.deer@gmail.com
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County Legislator Palmer Harvey Needs Signatures
Saturday, March 29 at 11 am
Northside Learning Center 501 Park Street, Syracuse
County Legislator Palmer Harvey needs more signatures to get on the ballot for her Northside district. Can’t come Saturday but still have time to help this week? Reach out to John DeSantis at (315) 657-7478 or jndesant@gmail.com to volunteer.
Facebook event
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Tesla Takedown!
Saturday, March 29 at 12:00 pm
Fayetteville Tesla dealership, 5427 N. Burdick St., Fayetteville, NY
(FYI there are no sidewalks here)
DID YOU KNOW?
· Elon Musk is using his unelected political position to loot our government, demolish lifesaving services, and make himself richer.
· Musk and his cronies at DOGE have taken control of the Treasury, Social Security, and other departments with no governmental authority. He is baselessly firing thousands of federal workers, stealing private data, and gutting our essential infrastructure.
· Musk is a menace and he must be stopped.
WHY TARGET TESLA?
· Much of Musk’s inflated wealth is tied up in his stake in Tesla.
· A North American sales collapse would be a disaster for Tesla shareholders, starting with Musk himself, who owns around 13 percent of the company.
· Our protests are already damaging Tesla’s sales and reputation. Join us!
Let’s take back our democracy from billionaires.
Event in Action Network
#TeslaTakeDown
https://www.teslatakedown.com
Text MUSK to 51905.
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Local Author Fair
Saturday March 29th and Sunday, March 30th 12-4pm
Parthenon Books, 333 S Salina St, Syracuse
Parthenon is excited to welcome local authors from the CNY area! This two-day event will highlight local women authors – the perfect way to finish Women’s History Month! Come to the store and support local authors.
More Here
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How To Align Your Finances with Your Values
Tuesday, April 1 at 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET
Green Century and Green America
How you can support climate action through your finances: banking, credit cards, insurance and investing! Learn more about community development banks and credit unions, responsible credit cards, climate smart insurance, and fossil free investing for your IRA, 401(k), retirement accounts, and more. This webinar will introduce several new tools and guides to help you align your money with your values.
Register
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Lunch & Learn- Good Jobs for CNY
Wednesday, April 2, 2025 – 11:30am to 1:00pm
Tully’s – 2943 Erie Blvd E – Syracuse New York 13224
Khadeejah Ahmad – (she/her) is an organizer with Jobs to Move America and
part of the CNY Good Jobs and Equitable Jobs Access Working Group.
With the tech company Micron expanding its industry to Central New York, Khadeejah
is working on a community benefits agreement that seeks to ensure Micron jobs will
meet the standard of a good job, including safe working conditions, living wages, and
equitable hiring practices, among other conditions.
Wait staff will be available to take lunch orders at 11:30. Dutch Treat.
Speaker starts at Noon.
Click Here to RSVP
As always the public is invited to all League of Women Voters Events
If you can’t attend in person ZOOM info is Here
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Update on Micron Organizing & Environmental Review Process
Wednesday, April 2 at 5:30pm on Zoom
If you want to learn how to get involved with the Micron environmental review process, please join Jobs to Move America for upcoming Zoom “Teach In & Update” events. We need to come together NOW and demand the high quality jobs, benefits, workplace safety and environmental protections our community deserves! Register for April 2
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No Other Land: Film Screening
PRE-SALES FOR THIS EVENT ARE SOLD OUT. We will have a very limited number of tickets sold at the door (cash or card accepted) starting at 6pm. We recommend arriving at 6pm if you plan to purchase at the door.*
Thursday April 3rd at The Palace on James, 2384 James Street Syracuse, NY.
Academy Award winning documentary No Other Land
Doors open at 6PM. Film will start promptly at 7.
Syracuse Peace Council and Jewish Voice for Peace Syracuse
Tickets/more details:: No Other Land Film Screening
Ticket sales will cover the cost of the venue and film rental. All additional proceeds will benefit HEAL Palestine, a leading NGO providing critical support for children with severe injuries and amputations who cannot receive adequate treatment in Gaza.
This extraordinary film has won several international awards and tells the story of residents of Masafer Yatta, a region in the Palestinian West Bank which has been a target of the Israeli military for decades. Residents in these villages are constantly evicted, terrorized, and have their homes destroyed by the Israeli military and Israeli settlers.
Register
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How to Fight for the Department of Education
Thursday, April 3 at 6 PM ET
Red Wine & Blue Virtual Event
Trump just issued an executive order to abolish the Department of Education.
Trump and DOGE have already fired half of the 4,000 federal employees at the Dept. of Ed., who do everything from award college funding to ensure that kids with disabilities get the services they need. Now Trump has begun to eliminate this agency entirely.
We talk to “America’s Government Teacher” Sharon McMahon about how we can stop losing the Dept. of Ed. and that. We’ll also hear from federal employees who have lost their jobs for an insider’s perspective of how these mass layoffs are affecting services we count on.
Register
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Hands Off! Syracuse Fights Back
Saturday, April 5 at 1:00pm
Forman Park, 717 E Genesee St, Syracuse
🚨 Hands off our schools! Hands off our healthcare! Hands off our bodies! Hands off our democracy! 🚨
For those who are able, we’re asking folks to walk, not drive, to Forman Park. Reach out to some friends, pick a meeting place in Syracuse, gather around noon, then march together to Forman Park. We’ll have multiple small marches all converging at Forman around 1pm.
For those not able to march, we’ll provide more details about parking in our next announcement.
Sign Up & Share Here or visit handsoff2025.com
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2026 Democrat of the Year Awards
Thursday April 24, 2025
Rosamond Gifford Zoo Syracuse
Democrat Of The Year: The Hon. John W. Mannion
More Honorees To Be Announced
5:30 p.m. Cocktails 6:00 p.m. | Dinner
RSVP Online
Questions: 315-422-0345 Email: executivedirector@ocdemocrats.com
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Building Beloved Community Beyond The Binary
Saturday April 26, 2025, 8:30 am – 5:00 pm
First Unitarian Universalist Society of Syracuse, 109 Waring Rd, Syracus
A conference for transgender, nonbinary folx, and our allies to gather, learn, and grow.
More Here
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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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2025 Spring, Summer, And Fall Schedule
Year round: Every Friday afternoon. 4 to 4:45 pm justice for Palestine; no more U.S. funding Israeli genocide; U.S.: stop terrorizing families in Gaza; and so on.
West sidewalk of the intersection of Erie Blvd. East Genesee St, Dewitt (across from the Fire Dept.)
Beginning first Saturday in April: 4/5/25
Every Saturday 9 to 9:45 am with a variety of issues : anti-militarism, racism, Palestine genocide, Anti-nuke, climate disaster, etc.
Across from the main entrance to the Syracuse regional market, 2100 park st
Stay in touch for anti-killer drone actions at Hancock National Guard Base
upstatedroneaction.com spc@peacecouncil.Net
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Watch past meetings about Micron, Good Jobs Town Hall, Rallies and more on our YouTube Channel.
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Indivisible Onondaga County: Contact: Tom Keck
Climate Justice: Contact: Dick Kornbluth
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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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