Community Newsletter & Events
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April 15, 2025 – April 22, 2025
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Join us on tax day for a tax justice rally April 15th at 5:30pm at the Syracuse Federal Building. We’re calling attention to the massive disparities in corporate vs individual tax rates, the outrageous inequities in tax spending, and the use of tax dollars to fund a genocide in Gaza.
Saturday, April 19th
Hands Off Our Kids! Rally against police brutality & excessive force used by SPD 1:30pm at 555 S State St, Syracuse No Justice! No Peace! View Details Here
In Rome, NY join Indivisible Mohawk Valley at their No Kings rally at 12:00pm Fort Stanwix National Monument 100 N James St, Rome, NY View Details Here
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Upcoming Meetings of CNY Solidarity Coalition:
April Meeting: Bishop Harrison Center, 1342 Lancaster Ave, Syr. 13210
Sunday, April 27 @ 3 PM
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.
Panelists:
Dustin Czarny, Onondaga County Democratic Elections Commissioner
Christine Wood: Public Citizen
Brett Edkins :Stand Up America
See the Brennan Center article on the “SAVE” Act.
Sign Up Here
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Safe Haven Syracuse Supports Trans Rights in Syracuse. Join Us!
Safe Haven Syracuse is a new community coalition defending the rights of transgender, gender non-conforming, nonbinary, Two Spirit, and gender diverse residents and visitors of Syracuse. Together, we will deliver a proposed resolution to the Syracuse Common Council requesting Syracuse affirm and uplift trans rights by bringing together the many existing city and state legal protections and declaring Syracuse a Trans Safe Haven. Our goals are to educate our community and ourselves about our rights, participate in a collective grass roots political action, and to proudly and loudly offer support and affirmation for our trans, gender non-conforming, nonbinary, Two Spirit and gender diverse youth, adults, and elders. We are your friends, family, lovers, coworkers, and neighbors; and we invite you to support us by joining us!
Learn more, join the movement, and sign our petition at safehavesyracuse.com.
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Take Action with Planned Parenthood
Our State Budget Must Protect + Invest in Sexual and Reproductive Health! Please send a message TODAY to Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, Senate Majority leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, and Governor Hochul to include ending mandatory abortion reporting and add an additional $10 million in funding for the Reproductive Freedom and Equity Program. We need your voice to ensure these important pieces make it into the final budget!
Send A Message Here
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Tell Gov. Hochul: Raise Taxes on the Wealthiest New Y0rkers!
Send a letter to Governor Hochul urging her to raise taxes on the rich and invest in the programs and services we overviewed last night. It’s easy; the letter has already been written, and you can edit it or send it off as is!
Click here to send a letter to Gov. Hochul!
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Letters to the Editor
CNY Solidarity Coalition encourages letters to the editor regarding issues affecting us locally and nationwide. We also recommend that letters are written in response to recent articles; these are more likely to get published. Links to these articles will be included each week.
If you’re looking for a subject to write about, here are this week’s suggestions:
Guidelines for writing Letters to the Editor can be found here.
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What to do if the Insurrection Act is invoked
One of Trump’s presidential actions calls for the Secretary of Defense and Homeland Security to submit a joint report by April 20. The report may recommend “whether to invoke the Insurrection Act of 1807.” With the Insurrection Act looming, now is the time to learn how it might unfold and the strategic ways to respond — including the power of ridicule.
Read it on Waging Nonviolence
Also see this from Indivisible
And if you want to learn more about the Insurrection Act and why Congress must reform it, you should dig into this great piece from the Brennan Center).
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Syracuse tenants face high eviction rates despite few owing back rent, report finds
Advocates believe the phenomenon is happening because landlords are using the threat of eviction as a tool to punish and control tenants.
CSSNY’s report highlighted giving tenants the right to legal counsel during eviction proceedings, the implementation of “good cause eviction” laws, and instituting rent control measures, as actions cities like Syracuse can take to stop evictions.
Read More on Central Current
See Syracuse Mayor Candidates Positions on Good Cause
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The Judges’ Dream World
Syracuse University law professor David M. Driesen wrote an article about the assault on independent agencies.
Read on The Regulatory Review
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Tracing Violent White Supremacists and Online Radicalization from Charlottesville to Today
In connection with “The Rise and Fall of Terrorgram,” explore a selection of FRONTLINE and ProPublica’s past documentaries and podcasts tracing the evolution of violent white supremacists and online radicalization from Charlottesville to today.
Read on Frontline by PBS
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The rise of end times fascism
Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor
The governing ideology of the far right has become a monstrous, supremacist survivalism. Our task is to build a movement strong enough to stop them
…To put it bluntly, the most powerful people in the world are preparing for the end of the world, an end they themselves are frenetically accelerating.
Read it on The Guardian
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The Reality of Project 2025 with Heather Cox Richardson and Rep. Jasmine Crockett
Project 2025 is no longer just a radical plan on paper. Its ideas are already surfacing in Trump’s policies and shaping the agenda of extremist lawmakers. This event will break down exactly how Project 2025 is being implemented—and more importantly, what you can do about it.
If you missed the online event you can catch it HERE on You Tube
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Tax Justice Rally
Tuesday, April 15 at 5:30pm
Federal Building, 100 S Clinton St, Syracuse
What is tax justice? Tax justice is a social movement that calls attention to the inequities of our current tax system. In 2024, we the people paid $2.43 trillion in taxes while corporations paid a paltry $530 billion. Corporations pay virtually nothing and rake in trillions in profits while individuals and families struggle to pay rent, buy food, and access healthcare. Tax justice means prioritizing people over profits, investing in programs that promote social justice, and building an economy that works for everyone.
Tax Justice Is Social Justice
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Immigrant justice
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LGBTQ+ justice
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Gender justice
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Labor justice
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Educational justice
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Justice for Palestine
Co-sponsors: Syracuse Peace Council, CNY Solidarity, Party for Socialism and Liberation, and Democratic Socialists of America
Learn More & Share Here
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ArtRage: In the Center of the Crossroads
Now through Saturday, May 24
Wednesday through Friday 2-6 pm; Saturday 12-4 pm
505 Hawley Ave., Syracuse NY 13203
Standing in the Intersection Between Racism, Climate Change, and Memory. A Fiber Art exhibition by Vanessa Johnson.
More Information
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Reparations Roundtable Discussion
This event has been cancelled
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Democracy During Detention: Expanding Ballot Access Behind Bars
April 16th at 6pm via Zoom
Join the League of Women Voters as we discuss our next topic!
Democracy During Detention spotlights the thousands of eligible New Yorkers held in local jails who are routinely denied access to the ballot. We will explore how the Democracy During Detention Act (S440/A2121) ensures that Boards of Elections—not incarcerated individuals—are responsible for guaranteeing access to registration and voting. Join us as we dive into the fight to protect voting rights behind bars.
Clyanna Lightbourn, Campaign Manager for the DDDA initiative, will present on the legislation, why it matters, and how we’re organizing to pass it in 2025.
Register today
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Syracuse-Onondaga Food Systems Alliance April Meeting
Thursday, April 17 at 10:00 – 12:00pm on Zoom
Newcomer orientation: 10-10:30 am; Main meeting: 10:30 am-12pm
Join us Thursday, April 17 for our Open Meeting! Hear from organizers from the Workers Center and from the Volunteer Lawyers Project on how they’re supporting our immigrant neighbors, who play such varied and critical roles in our food system.
Our quarterly Open Meetings are an opportunity to get (re)acquainted with SOFSA’s work and hear from network partners on some of the incredible projects, initiatives, or issues they’re working on. We’ll have a brief presentation, informal networking, and share organizational updates. Hope to see you there!
Zoom Link Here
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Renewable Heat Now Power Hour
Thursday, April 17 7:00 pm via Zoom
Find out more about steps we have been taking and can still take together to pass the NY HEAT Act and the GAP Fund in the NYS budget.
Sign Up Here
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Hands Off Our Kids!
Saturday, April 19th 1:30pm at 555 S State St, Syracuse
Rally against police brutality & excessive force used by SPD No Justice! No Peace!
View Details Here
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Concert: Alice Di Micele with special guest Colleen Kattau
Saturday, April 19 at 7:00pm
First Unitarian Universalist Society, 109 Waring Road, Syracuse, NY 13224
An acoustic folk concert by environmental and social justice singer-songwriter touring the northeast from Oregon. Watch “Song For Leonard Peltier” for a taste.
Information and tickets
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Invest Syracuse Happy Hour
Tuesday, April 22 5:00-6:30 pm
Harvey’s Garden, 25 E. Water St, Syracuse NY 13210
A presentation on a mixed income housing development model, followed by a discussion about next steps.
Sign Up Here
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Annual Birdhouses For Fair Housing Live Auction Event!
Thursday, April 24, 5:30-8:00PM
Sky Armory, 315 S. Clinton Street, Syracuse, 13202
Like many nonprofits, CNY Fair Housing has lost critical funding as the federal government rolls back fair housing protections and support. While the government may be turning its back on fair housing, we will not stop our work enforcing our country’s civil rights laws. We need your help to weather the storm and continue to fight for the rights of the people in Central New York!
Tickets will help us keep our doors open and continue to work towards eliminating housing discrimination, promoting open communities, and ensuring equal access to housing opportunities for all people in Central and Northern New York.
$40 per person
Reserve your tickets today!
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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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Housing Challenges in the Age of Micron: April FOCUS Forum
Friday, April 25, 12:05 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Zoom. Registration is free and open to everyone.
Micron is preparing to break ground on the first of four new chip fabrication facilities this November. Meanwhile, Onondaga County is spending $27 million on additional land near Micron to attract supply chain companies. This surge in economic development will require more housing.
How will the County and City respond to this challenge? Closer to Micron, will we build walkable “town growth centers”, as recommended by the County, where houses, apartments, and townhouses surround a retail and office core? Or will new suburban housing continue the patterns of the past: more single-family houses on large lots? How much of this new housing will be built in the City? Can the City leverage this new development to help it address its affordable housing crisis?
Register Here
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2nd Annual Celebration of Black Family Photography in Syracuse
Friday, April 25, 2025 at 6:00pm
Community Folk Art Center, Black Box Theatre, 805 East Genesee St
Please join the Turning the Lens Collective for an event celebrating the photographs and histories of our Black Community Elders. Come learn more about this exciting new digital archive of Black Family Photography in Syracuse! We encourage attendees to bring their own family photos and memories to share! Doors open at 5.30pm for drinks and refreshments
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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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Path to Victory: Community Organizing & Prison Abolition
Sunday April 27, 2-5 pm
1453 S State St, Syracuse, NY 13205
Hosted by Unchained; Details coming soon. Sliding scale admission $0-$10 at the door
More Information
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Earth Day Advocacy Day in Albany
Tuesday April 29
Albany, NY, with bus transportation available from Syracuse
This event, hosted by Clean+Healthy, is to encourage legislators and the Governor to advance bills to make NY a cleaner place for all.
When registering at the link below, choose “Clean Energy & Climate Justice” and “Lead Poisoning Prevention” so that you’re placed in the correct groups.
Sign Up Here
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Know Your Rights training
Wednesday April 30, 4-6 pm
Bishop Harrison Center, 1342 Lancaster Ave, Syracuse, NY 13210
A practical training of how to intervene in an encounter with I.C.E. in worship settings, food pantries, and other community centers. Training facilitated by New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC) & Syracuse Immigration And Refugee Defense Network (SIRDN). No registration necessary.
More Information
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Community Town Hall with Lt. Governor Delgado
Wednesday April 30, 6-8 pm
Victory Temple Fellowship Church, 817 E Willow St, Syracuse, NY 13203
Join Lt. Governor Antonio Delgado and partner organizations including the CNY Solidarity Coalition, for a Community Town Hall and Listening Session in Syracuse.
Sign Up Here
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May 1st National Day of Action – Join the Movement!
Thursday, May 1, 2025 3:30-5 pm
Everson Museum (outside), 401 Harrison St., Syracuse NY 13202
Trump and his billionaire profiteers are trying to create a race to the bottom—on wages, on benefits, on dignity itself. This May Day we are fighting back. We are demanding a country that puts our families over their fortunes—public schools over private profits, healthcare over hedge funds, prosperity over free market politics.
This action will meet at the Everson, with 4 speakers planned, followed by a march to Hotel Syracuse about 445 for a honk and ride to link up with the Labor event.
Watch for more to come!
Sign up here
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No Other Land
May 4, 4 PM. All Saints Church, 1342 Lancaster Ave, Syr. 13210
Academy Award winning documentary No Other Land
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.
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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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To sign up for each of the committee mailing lists, contact the person listed.Â
Indivisible Onondaga County: Contact: Tom Keck
Climate Justice: Contact: Dick Kornbluth
SLAT (State/Local Action Team) Contact: Peter McCarthy Â
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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