Read, listen and share our newsletter from our website! 

We plan to hold one in-person meeting per month and an additional Zoom meeting if needed. Committees may meet in breakouts at the general meetings and may schedule additional online or in-person meetings. 

Join us at our first meeting of 2025! With the new administration coming we will have a lot to talk about and organize around. All are welcome. RSVPs are appreciated.

Annual Meeting – January 12, 2:00pm – 4:00pm  In person.

Bishop Harrison Center, 1342 Lancaster Avenue, Syracuse

Draft Agenda:

• Announcements

• 2024 Report

• Coordinating Committee Elections

• Reports from Anchor Organizations

• Committee Meetings – Indivisible Onondaga County, State & Local Action & Climate Justice will meet

Possible 2nd January Meeting on Zoom

February 9,  2:00pm – 4:00pm In person.

Bishop Harrison Center, 1342 Lancaster Avenue, Syr. 13210

Meeting Policy: In case of a change due to weather, health warnings, etc., we will make a decision by 10 AM the day of the meeting and switch to Zoom. An email notification will be sent.

Election for coordinating committee will be at our next meeting on January 12, 2025. The Coordinating Committee plans and organizes the Coalition meetings. Currently we meet on zoom two or three times a month depending on our meeting schedule. Terms are only 1 year. Submit your name or nominate someone by emailing cnysolidarity@gmail.com by January 8th, 2024. 

Watch past meetings about Micron, Good Jobs Town Hall, Rallies and more on our YouTube Channel.

CNY Solidarity Coalition Needs Your Help

In order to deal with the coming threats, we will need additional help in the following areas. Let us know what you are interested in and we will contact you.

• Coordinating Committee: Meets on Zoom about 3x/month. More: see Policies and Procedures Here

• Website assistance

• Social Media Help

• Directory of Organizations update project help

Department of Commerce finalized a $6.1B #CHIPSAct award with #Micron to create new fabs in Clay, New York, and Boise, Idaho. But despite getting billions of dollars of taxpayer money, Micron fails to mention & commit to:

❌ minimum # of full-time jobs

❌ minimum hourly pay and benefits

❌ types of training and jobs to be created

❌ freedom to join a union without union-busting tactics & much more. 

Read the full community and labor response here. 

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From  our allies at New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU), who have been tireless and instrumental in getting the Community Grid solution to the I81 problem approved and improved. 

We’re down to the final days in our efforts to get the SIGH Act (Schools Impacted By Gross Highways – S4550B/A8998B) across the finish line.  Governor Hochul needs to sign the bill into law by the end of the year.

Across our state, thousands of children attend schools that sit just a few hundred feet from major roadways. In fact, despite EPA guidelines, New York has more students who attend schools near major roadways than any other state in the nation. Every day, these mostly Black and Brown kids breathe in the toxins emitted by cars, SUVs, and diesel trucks, leading to respiratory illness, increased absenteeism, and academic challenges. 

The SIGH Act will empower New York to protect students from air pollution by limiting new construction of schools within 500 feet of major roadways. It offers the opportunity to improve the health, educational outcomes, and economic prospects of thousands of New York’s students who have endured the impacts of environmental racism for years.

If you haven’t already done so, please sign the NYCLU’s petition to help keep pressure on the Governor to pass the SIGH Act.  You can also call your state legislators, urging them to continue lobbying the Governor.

Applications for Community Streets 2025 are due January 15. See our website for project guidance, reference materials, and the online application. 

Learn More Here

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The greed of the health insurance industry has hit a breaking point. Too many have been denied care, have been crushed by medical debt or have mourned the loss of loved ones all in the name of corporate profit.

But it doesn’t have to be this way. New Yorkers deserve better. The New York Health Act would enact comprehensive, expansive coverage for everyone in our state. It’s time to protect New Yorkers and pass the New York Health Act. The moment for change is now. 

Immediate actions you can take:

If you are an individual, sign on to our NYHA Individual Sign On Letter

If you are a group leader, sign on to our NYHA Organizational Sign On Letter

We will be delivering it to leadership on the first day of session. 

Are you interested in meeting us in Albany to deliver the letter? Let us know by signing up here.

Homelessness — especially family homelessness — has increased in Central New York every year since the pandemic. In 2024, family homelessness in the region increased 192% over 2018. This year, 367 families were homeless, affecting more than 1,000 people, according to the Housing and Homeless Coalition of Central New York. Outside of Syracuse, the town of Cicero had the highest child poverty rate in Onondaga County at 18.8% and the town of Elbridge had the highest overall rate at 11.3%.

Read more on Syracuse.com 

UPDATE THE LEGISLATURE PULLED THIS FROM THE MEETING AND DID NOT VOTE ON IT!! As Onondaga County pushes forward with building an over $85 million dollar aquarium with taxpayer’s money, we have the highest rates of child poverty in the nation and homelessness has increased in Central New York every year since the pandemic. Instead of raising money & resources for residents, Onondaga County is asking for $11 million more for the aquarium! + Another $6.6 million in ARPA funds!! (see page 59)

Thank you to the CNY Solidarity Coalition for participating on Dec 16 when an advocacy team assembled by Alliance for a Green Economy visited Assemblymember Pamela Hunter’s Syracuse office. The team encouraged her to support the NY HEAT Act and the Green Affordable Pre-electrification (GAP) Fund and then held a press conference afterwards. Please watch and share the press conference and photos on your social media and in your networks.

Not all studies are in favor of armed security within a school district. University at Albany found that school resource officers reduced some types of violence but did not prevent gun violence and related crimes. Both studies, however, found that the presence of armed school resource officers leads to more suspensions, expulsions, and arrests.

Read more on CNYCentral.com

New York has a little-noticed tool to shift billions of highway dollars to climate-friendly public transit projects. The governor doesn’t seem interested.

Read it on NYSFocus

Thursday, December 9 at 7 PM 

Join the Renewable Heat Now monthly Renewable Heat Now Zoom Power Hour

Hear about the very successful Week of Action for the NY HEAT Act (Dec 11-18) and how to help promote it. Find out about the upcoming Albany mobilization for NY HEAT and the GAP Fund on February 4 (assemble a group – we can help with transportation)! If you’re interested in staying in the loop about the February 4 mobilization, sign up here!

December 22, 2024 – 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM

ArtRage Gallery, 505 Hawley Ave., Sur 13203

Building Company Theater invites you to this free interactive workshop!

Exploring the Sense of Play is a free and perfect workshop for all levels of artists and non-artists alike.  In this workshop, through various games and exercises, you will reacquaint yourself with your child-like wonder, trusting your impulses, and “see the world with new eyes” resparking your imagination, inspiration, and curiosity.  

On View through December 29, 2024

Everson Museum of Art, 401 Harrison St, Syracuse

For the Everson, Atseff presents a selection of recent works about the continued shuttering of American newspapers—and what it means for the future of journalistic integrity, an informed public, and national political debate.

Since 2005, the United States has lost one-third of its newspapers and two-thirds of its journalists. On average, 2.5 newspapers closed each week in 2023, most of which were small, local publications that served as the only news source in their geographical area. Experts believe these statistics will continue to worsen, further contributing to the existing spread of misinformation and increased political polarization.

Learn More Here

Tuesday, December 31·5:00 – 6:00 pm

Clinton Square, 161 Genesee St, Syracuse, NY 13202, USA

Join the Syracuse Peace Council for a vigil calling for peace and investment in our communities instead of war.

Tuesday, January 2, 2025 by 5:00pm

Many races in local elections are uncontested. With 19 towns, 15 villages, the city of Syracuse and Onondaga County, there are many positions to fill from town councilors, village trustees, city councilors to county legislators & more. Anyone wishing to be considered as a Democrat candidate in 2025 for any state or local elected office in the County of Onondaga, and who seeks the OCDC designation, must submit a letter of intent to run and a current resume by Tuesday, January 2, 2025 to participate in the process. To learn more about the process visit: https://www.ocdemocrats.com/designation

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Thursday, January 16th at 6:00 PM 

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

In this captivating exhibition, 13 artists explore Black Women’s Care Pedagogy in CNY communities by creating artwork inspired by Black women who lived, worked, and loved in this space throughout time. 

https://www.womensmarch.com/

We are not done. With Trump set to return to the White House early next year, we’re facing a moment that calls us to act boldly. It’s time to march. Join us!

WATCH for more – Syracuse march planned!

January 20,2025

Metropolitan AME Church, 1518 M Street NW Washington DC 20005

While Donald Trump is being sworn in, let us rise up and march for the dream of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on his sacred federal holiday.

Let’s honor the fight for justice, equality, and change!

With Rev. Al Sharpton, Founder & President, National Action Network

Register & to find a bus in a city near you

WWW.NATIONALACTIONNETWORK.NET 

In 2025, New York State’s landmark Climate Law is under attack. With fast approaching deadlines and a climate change denier headed to the Oval Office, New York can and must be a climate leader for the rest of the nation.

Thankfully, in 2025 New York State will start collecting substantial amounts of money under the state’s Climate Law for the first time. It’s our job to ensure that money is spent effectively for climate justice.

RSVP today to join us in Albany on January 22nd for a statewide Fund Climate mobilization and lobby day to demand action on the climate crisis.

NY Renews is coordinating buses and transportation across the state. Contact Ethan at egormley@citizenactionny.org for more informationJanuary 20,2025

Metropolitan AME Church, 1518 M Street NW Washington DC 20005

While Donald Trump is being sworn in, let us rise up and march for the dream of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on his sacred federal holiday.

Let’s honor the fight for justice, equality, and change!

With Rev. Al Sharpton, Founder & President, National Action Network

Register & to find a bus in a city near you

WWW.NATIONALACTIONNETWORK.NET 

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.      

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! 

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