There are 3 ways to vote in the election.

• Vote by Mail: Request your ballot at https://elections.ny.gov/request-ballot
• Early Voting: October 26 – November 3 visit onvote.net for polling locations
• Vote on November 5 Polls Open 6AM – 9PM Find your polling place at https://voterlookup.elections.ny.gov/

CNY Solidarity Coalition Next Meeting

We are finalizing plans for a post-election gathering. Watch here for updates.

During Daylight Savings Time,  our meetings will begin at 2 PM.

Early Voting starts Oct. 26. 

See our Election Information page for locations and hours.

Central NY GOTV Phonebanking – John Mannion, Chris Ryan, Senator May, Senator Webb + Dem Slate!

Monday, October 14 – Tuesday, November 5 Multiple times available

https://www.mobilize.us/nysdems/event/652229/ 

Canvassing with NYS Democrats. Multiple days and times

See times and sign up Here

The genocide in Palestine continues and Israel continues to receive weapons from the US – this makes us responsible. In a typical year we send $3.8 billion dollars in military aid to Israel aid that could be used for badly underfunded human needs in our country.  This year we have already sent  an unprecedented $18 billion. In early November Senator Sanders will be bringing for a vote Joint Resolutions of Disapproval to prevent the sale of an additional $20 billion in U.S. weapons to Israel. This is a huge opportunity for our movement to block bombs from reaching Israel. We need to make it crystal clear to our Senators that we refuse to send one more bomb or one more dime to the Israeli government’s genocide of Palestinians.

 Call your Senators now and tell them to stop arming Israel.  

On Wednesday, October 23, the Renewable Heat Now campaign and more than 200 of our movement allies (including CNY Solidarity Coalition) will release the 4th annual Building Electrification Equity Platform. The NY HEAT Act is one of four Platform pillars, and this call relay will ask Governor Hochul to include the NY HEAT Act in her Executive Budget because the fracked gas system is driving up our energy bills and destroying our climate.

This past spring we came very close to winning the NY HEAT (Home Energy Affordable Transition) Act, in large part due to your attention and advocacy throughout the legislative session. I hope you’ll help get the ball rolling to pass NY HEAT by joining the October 23 call relay! 

You will be making a call to Governor Hochul at 518-474-8390 on Wednesday, October 23. Press 1 to leave a message or 2 to speak to an agent, and read the suggested call script below (feel free to personalize it). Please try to speak to an agent if at all possible.

Sample Script:  My name is ____ and I’m calling from _____ to urge Governor Hochul to include the NY HEAT Act in her Executive Budget. The fracked gas system is driving up our energy bills and destroying our climate. The Governor needs to end outdated pro-gas laws and unlock funding for clean energy upgrades by passing NY HEAT. Thank you!

When you call, please drop Andra Leimanis at Alliance for a Green Economy a quick email to help her track the number of calls: andra@agreeny.org.

Governor Kathy Hochul is launching a push for new nuclear power plants in New York. After hosting a “Future Energy Economy Summit” in Syracuse last month (which was invite-only and hosted multiple conversations on new nuclear in New York), the state appears to be moving ahead with planning a future for toxic, polluting, and dangerous reactors.

The New York State Energy and Research Development Authority recently published a “blueprint” for the construction of new reactors and gave the public only 30 days to provide our feedback. While we managed to win an extension, the deadline is soon. We have until November 8th to tell our state and agency leaders that nuclear is NOT a climate solution!

Speak Out Here

Neighbor2Neighbor is the most impactful and easiest way to make a difference this election – by talking to your own neighbors! Indivisible is deploying this innovative, relational doorknocking program to knock 200,000 doors in battleground races in 2024.  It’s going to take neighbors talking to neighbors to fight back against MAGA extremism and secure our rights. Let’s do this!
Sign up now to receive your first 10 doors! Within minutes, we’ll send you your list of names, a short script, best practices, and a printout with voting information to bring with you to the doors. Then you’re all set to start having conversations with your neighbors, whenever is convenient for you. You can sign up for as many doors as you want after your first 10. 

Sign up for Neighbor to Neighbor

League of Conservation Voters is looking to organize some people locally to knock doors, make phone calls, etc. with a focus on climate issues. Sign up

We need some help with our  website and Facebook, and we would like to expand our presence on other platforms. We can provide training  and support.  Please email Elaine if you would like to know more.

We have created a 2024 election voter guide page which brings all of our election coverage together along with resources on how to register and where to vote. 

Access it here

City Auditor Alex Marion is part of a coalition — including Syracuse Tenants Union, Housing Justice for All and labor unions — that is pushing the Syracuse Common Council to greenlight tenant protections.

Here’s Central Current’s take

The county executive has shown an inclination to undercut the voting opportunities of the citizens of Onondaga County. He consistently resisted the full implementation of early voting. He engineered gerrymandered maps. He has initiated a lawsuit, again with taxpayer dollars, to stop local elections from occurring on presidential years when turnout is significantly higher. 

Read on Syracuse.com

We have created a 2024 election voter guide page which brings all of our election coverage together along with resources on how to register and where to vote. 

Access it here

Nick Paro, the Salina Town Supervisor, refused to answer policy questions ahead of his race for the New York State Senate’s 50th District.

Read on Central Current

Check out these mostly great LTE’s supporting Harris & Mannion! Including one from us supporting Prop 1! Make sure to flip over your ballots and vote YES on Prop 1! If you submitted one of these letters, THANK YOU! 

Read LTEs on Syracuse.com 

Residents, local and national groups warned that Syracuse, New York, is facing a crisis over lead in its drinking water. The city’s data showed that 27 of about 100 homes exceeded the “federal action level” for lead contamination. Valerie Baron, senior attorney with the Natural Resources Defense Council, discusses the group’s demands to address the issue.

Watch on CBS News

Tuesday, Oct. 22, 6:00pm – 8:00pm

H.W Smith Elementary – 1130 Salt Springs Rd

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

Tuesday, Oct. 22, 6 PM – 8:30 PM

Community Folk Art Center 805 E Genesee St, Syracuse, Ny

Webinar Begins 6.30pm

Free Event, Food & Drink

Allyn Family Foundation In Collaboration With:

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc., Upstate Social Action Committee 

And The NYSLeague Of Women Voters.

Followed By A “Speed Dating” Discussion On Civic Engagement With The Syracuse Alumnae Chapter

• Adding The Equal Rights Amendment To The New York State Constitution

• Changing The Culture Around Civic Education And Engagement In Our Communities

• Building A Voting Plan & Getting Out The Vote

Sign Up for Webinar

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

Wednesday,Oct. 23, 5:30 p.m.

 Van B. Robinson Common Council Chambers,  third floor City Hall. 

At its regular monthly meeting on Oct. 3, the board conducted all of its business in a closed-door executive session to discuss personnel matters.

See Article on Syracuse. com

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/

October 26th 9- 5

Plymouth Congregational Church

Join the Syracuse-Onondaga Food Systems Alliance for their second annual Food Justice

to hear from a range of food systems/food justice leaders.  

A member of the Workers’ Center will be participating as a panelist to go more into depth of the work we do as an organization and the importance of worker voices in these conversations.

Register for your spot here.

Saturday, 10/26.6 PM

Center for Peace and Social Justice, 2013 E. Genesee St. Syr 13210

The Swiss-American duo are on a tour of the Northeast. Syracuse is their only CNY stop. Their music channels deep currents of the working class and its struggles for self-consciousness – including music from the abolitionist movement, the Wobblies, and James Connolly, the Irish Freedom Fighter. Recently, Mat completed Songs of Slavery and Emancipation – hailed by Robin D. G. Kelley and Kali Akuno as an important achievement in recovering working class and black history. Their albums include:

It is Right to Rebel (2023); Songs of Slavery and Emancipation (2022); Working-Class Heroes (2019); The James Connolly Songs of Freedom (2013)

This event is a fundraises for the Syracuse Center for Peace and Social Justice and Syracuse Democratic Socialists (DSA).

Monday, October 28, 2024 at 10am

14th Floor Civic Center, 421 Montgomery St, Syracuse

At the last Onondaga County legislature meeting on October 8, the legislature voted to abolish over 60 vacant positions in various county departments including our health department, children & family services, social services and more. Right after abolishing these positions, the legislature voted to pass a local law to create a new deputy county executive for economic development and planning. This position would be appointed by the County Executive and would be paid over a six figure salary. This local law was presented to the County Legislature with no reasoning of why this position is needed or who this job is for?

We have seen how Ryan McMahon has made six figure appointments before with Isabelle Harris being appointed to be a director of strategic initiatives and Esteban Gonzalez as deputy director of strategic initiatives. How is a deputy county executive for economic development and planning different from these other positions? Review the local law here and tell Ryan McMhaon to veto this legislation at the required public hearing on October 28th. Or contact Ryan McMahon at (315) 435-3516 ryanmcmahon@ongov.net

Monday October 28 7pm,ArtRage Gallery, 505 Hawley Ave., Syracuse 

Join us for an evening of incendiary lyrics, edgy harmonies, powerful instrumentation, and theatrical hijinks! $15 advance -Purchase $20 at door / $10 low income. Charlie King is a musical storyteller, hailed by Pete Seeger as “one of the finest singers and songwriters of our time“. Rick Burkhardt is an Obie-award-winning composer, playwright, and performer who toured nationally with the satirical political cabaret duo, the Prince Myshkins. His songs have been featured on Democracy Now! and NPR’s Morning Edition. Colleen Kattau is a local favorite songbird with a brand new 2024 album called “This Hen’s Gonna Crow”! For more information.

Wednesday, Oct. 30 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.

Saturday, November 2, 10 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

OCPL Central Library, 447 S. Salina St.

Explore the City’s Open Data Portal, engage with industry-standard tools for accessing and visualizing open data, collaborate on projects, and compete in a data challenge for a first-place prize of $1,000 supported by an event sponsor.

The 2024 challenge theme is “Healthy Housing: Quality, Safety & Accessibility.” Participants will have the chance to create projects that address critical housing issues in Syracuse using real-world data from both internal and external sources. Participants will have access to various datasets, including Syracuse’s Rental Registry, Code Violations, Vacant Properties, and more. External resources such as the NYS Unified Court System’s Statewide Landlord Tenant Eviction Dashboard and CNY Vitals Pro are also available. 

The free event will include presentations, breakout sessions and development sessions for participants to work on their datasets. Attendees may participate in any or all sessions. Interested participants can go to the City’s Meetup page to register.

Learn more about Open Data Day here

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.

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

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

November 15th Time TBA

CNY Workers’ Center  will be hosting a film screening of the film with ArtRage Gallery. 

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. 

Watch the trailer here and stay tuned for more details.

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. 

 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

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. 

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