CNY Solidarity Coalition

We have only until Friday, June 2 to send a loud emphatic message to government officials that the people have not been heard on a proposed Onondaga Lake restoration plan issued April 24 by state and federal governments. Damages to Onondaga Creek in the city of Syracuse, specifically on Syracuse’s neglected South…

Stop Blocking NY State Progress Senator Dave Valesky could lead the fight in the NY State Senate for immigrant protections, greatly improved voting access, the NY Health Act (single-payer), sustainable energy policies, adequate education funding, and real ethics reform, among many other things. Instead he has been a prime mover…

CNY Solidarity Coalition members and supporters: Great energy at yesterday’s meeting; it was wonderful to hear reports from so many fabulous working groups, including a new one devoted to criminal justice reform. Thanks to Most Holy Rosary for hosting us.  Below, please find the weekly ACTION ALERTS from our legislative…

Monday (May 15): One phone-calling action and two in-person events (unfortunately conflicting with one another)  Support Universal Health Care in NYS: NY Health Act (A4738) Congressional Republicans have moved one step closer to repealing the ACA and passing the AHCA.  It is more important than ever that NYS step up…

Join us at Camillus Middle School, 5525 Ike Dixon Rd. in Camillus, NY at 7PM. The school is easily accessible off Rt. 5 from the east or west. An opportunity for residents of the 24th Congressional District to share their concerns and questions about federal government policy. There will be…

We will gather outside the faux Town Hall Meeting Rep. Katko has scheduled with CNY Central TV. People are encouraged to try to attend the Town Hall and those who can’t get in will protest outside. We will celebrate democracy and continue our call for real representation from Mr. Katko,…

On June 3rd, we’ll march. For Transparency. For Democracy. For TRUTH. A demonstration to call for urgency, transparency, and an impartial investigation into Russian interference in the U.S. election and ties to the Trump administration. Our demands: 1. ESTABLISH AN INDEPENDENT COMMISSION 2. NEW COMMISSION MUST OPERATE WITH TRANSPARENCY 3.…

Friday, May 12, 2017 at 4:00pm 441 S. Salina St., Syracuse (outside Rep. Katko’s office) Trump is proposing a $54 billion increase (that’s $54,000,000,000) to the US’ already bloated military budget, while cutting essential programs for our communities. This is an increase of 10%, which would bring military spending to over $600,000,000,000…

Join us this Wednesday, 12pm at Rep. Katko’s office at 440 S Warren St, Syracuse, NY 13202. Hosted by Public Citizen Building upon the success of the Tax March, we must continue to insist that Donald Trump release his tax returns to the American people! Representative Katko has publicly stated that he…

This Sunday is Mother’s Day, so we’re going to experiment with a weeknight meeting on Monday, May 15, 7-9pm at Bishop Harrison.   Please find below the weekly ACTION ALERTS from our legislative action team. The House of Representatives is on recess this week, so we’ve got two in-person actions scheduled…