May 26, 2020 – June 2, 2020
Announcements from CNY Solidarity Coalition:
Next Meeting: Sunday May 31, 3-4 PM. Zoom link will be sent.
Serious election-security dangers and what New Yorkers can do now to fix them: Presentation by Julie Weiner of Citizens for Voting Integrity/NY. New York should be a national leader in this effort. What can we do?
Other Coalition News:
CNY Solidarity Coalition has endorsed the Back From the Brink Five Policy Solutions to Prevent Nuclear War.
We have received a number of donations recently, and the Coordinating Committee decided to make donations to some of our member organizations and allies:
The CNY Workers Center
Syracuse Peace Council
National Action Network
Urban Jobs Task Force
Article of the week:
Republican-driven, 18-monthinvestigation into Florida ‘voter fraud’ turns up ZERO voter fraud
Critical Reminders:
Complete Census Form here: https://2020census.gov/en.html
All registered Democrats in Onondaga County should have received an Application for Absentee Ballot for the June 23 primary election. If you have not, you can request one or download one from the election board website. You need to complete the application and return it by mail in order to receive a ballot. All registered voters are eligible to vote absentee in the June 23 primary election. Just select “temporary illness” as the reason you’re unable to vote in person (this is authorized due to COVID-19, even if you’re not sick yourself), and then follow the instructions. If you’re from another county, check your county board of elections website or call the board
EVENTS/ACTIONS
Fair Maps for Onondaga County Petition drive –
This is it! On June 2, legislation will go to the County Legislative Session, and our representatives need to know that there is broad public support for independent redistricting in Onondaga County.
PLEASE Sign the petition: This is not a normal petition to elected representatives– it is directed specifically at Onondaga County legislators who need to know that the people support an independent non-partisan redistricting process.
ArtRage Past & Present – A Virtual Exhibition
Opens May 26 online.
See the link at https://artragegallery.org (next to the Donate button – ArtRage is a priceless community resource – they deserve our support!)
“COVID-19: Getting Through and Moving Forward”
A Virtual Town Hall with Dana Balter
Tuesday, May 26 at 6 pmFree and open to the public.
You’re invited to join Dana Balter, candidate for Congress in Onondaga, Cayuga, Wayne, and Oswego Counties, for “COVID-19: Getting Through and Moving Forward,” A Virtual Town Hall
We have to address people’s concerns to protect their health and economic survival right now. But this crisis also highlights huge underlying problems with our healthcare, economic, and voting systems. In this town hall, we’re going to discuss what we need to do about those problems going forward too.
After you RSVP, we’ll send you a Zoom call-in link: https://forms.gle/Q26EHbqJEyUm9hFT7
Ergonomics & the Remote Workplace
Workshop Series by Occupational Health Clinical Center: Healthy Work in the Coronavirus Pandemic
Wednesday May 27, 2020 2:00 pm – 3:00pm
Presented by: Todd Baker/MidState COSH
https://upstate.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEvfuytqTktGtPpe3A-iHP5KycDMgnjTeZQ
Meeting ID: 952 9557 2707
Healthy Work: Staying Safe in these Uncertain Times
Workshop Series by Occupational Health Clinical Center: Healthy Work in the Coronavirus Pandemic
Tuesday June 2, 2020 10:00am – 1:00 pm Presented by: Jeanette Zoeckler/OHCC
https://upstate.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIvcOugqjIuHtJP9snUMtUZ8x9k_50u4PWd
Meeting ID: 962 7284 9446
Return-to-Work & COVID-19[Join in for 1, 2 or all 3 parts!]
Workshop Series by Occupational Health Clinical Center: Healthy Work in the Coronavirus Pandemic
Wednesday June 3, 2020 Presented by: Jeanette Zoeckler/OHCC
https://upstate.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAocOmtpj0oGtABnzQZKo2DlvXONV8ATNB_
Meeting ID: 945 7058 6204
- How to Safely Reopen the Workplace 12:00pm – 1:00pm
- Cleaning & Disinfecting “Best Practices” 1:00pm – 2:00pm
- Occupational Stress in the Coronavirus Pandemic 2:00pm – 3:00pm
Demand Safe Voting – Virtual Townhall w Indivisible and Elizabeth Warren
Wednesday, May 27, 2020 at 5:00 PM ET Elizabeth Warren and special guests on how we can take action in every state to demand safe voting during the pandemic.
RSVP nowto join our virtual town hall & livestream
Syracuse DSA Socialist Feminist Meetup
Thursday, MAY28. 8 PM – 9:15 PM Details Here.
For May 28th, we’ll read and discuss the Combahee River Collective Statement: http://circuitous.org/scraps/combahee.html
We will also discuss next steps for the Socialist Feminist Working Group as we chart a course to take action collective to demand a just, feminist and socialist recovery to the Coronavirus pandemic, including participation in actions to #CancelRentand #PassNYHealthand #MedicareForAll
Virtual Fair Housing Law Workshop for Landlords & Tenants
MAY28 10AM-2:30 PM
CNY Fair Housing and NEHDA will partner to present two FREE workshops that will help Landlords and Tenants to understand the ever-changing Housing Laws.
Session 1: Landlord Workshop 10:00am – 11:30am
Session 2: Tenants Workshop 1:00pm – 2:30pm
Register for one of the sessions. The Zoom link will then be sent.
Economic Opportunity or Not? Our Next Covid19 Dialogue
May 28, 2020 – 5:30-7:30 PM
Hosted by NAACP of Syracuse and Onondaga County
Join Us for our next COVID-19 Community Dialogue, “Economic Opportunity or Not?
How does COVID-19 continues to effect business communities of color? And, where do we go from here?
Healthy Work: Staying Safe in these Uncertain Times
Series by Occupational Health Clinical Center: Healthy Work in the Pandemic
Tuesday June 2, 2020 10:00am – 1:00 pmPresented by: Jeanette Zoeckler/OHCC
https://upstate.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIvcOugqjIuHtJP9snUMtUZ8x9k_50u4PWd
Meeting ID: 962 7284 9446
Return-to-Work & COVID-19[Join in for 1, 2 or all 3 parts!]
Series by Occupational Health Clinical Center: Healthy Work in the Pandemic
Wednesday June 3, 2020 Presented by: Jeanette Zoeckler/OHCC
https://upstate.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAocOmtpj0oGtABnzQZKo2DlvXONV8ATNB_
Meeting ID: 945 7058 6204
- How to Safely Reopen the Workplace 12:00pm – 1:00pm
- Cleaning & Disinfecting “Best Practices” 1:00pm – 2:00pm
- Occupational Stress in the Coronavirus Pandemic 2:00pm – 3:00pm
SYRACUSE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALISTS OF AMERICA GENERAL MEETING
A Post Covid-19 World? Hadas Their and Ellen David Friedman
Wednesday, June 3, 2020 at 7 PM – 10 PM
The Covid19 crisis has not only exacerbated the already existing structural weaknesses of capitalism it has also initiated a process of what seems to be yet another economic crisis of great proportions.
We invite you to participate in our chapter’s general meeting with our two guest speakers Hadas Thier and Ellen David Friedman. We will discuss how this economic crisis will unfold, how it will affect labor and what solutions socialists will be advancing in the coming months.
Hadas Thier is a regular contributor to Jacobin, an activist and socialist in New York, DSA member Author of the coming book “A People’s Guide to Capitalism: An Introduction to Marxist Economics”.
Ellen David Friedman is the founder of the Vermont Workers Center and a Labor Notes organizer. Ellen has worked for the Vermont National Education Association and has been a leader in community organizing and unionizing. Ellen has assisted Chinese workers, United Healthcare Workers, Barista workers, and Education workers in organizing.
Please register here: you will receive an invitation with a link and password.
Questions? Contact: Jeanette Zoeckler, Co-Chair of Syracuse DSA (315) 380-7512 or zoeckler.jeanette@yahoo.com
Street Heat – Weekly Protests are back with Physical Distancing!
HANCOCK: our decade-long protests against Hancock’s piloting killer reaper drones over the Islamic oil lands are resuming. we now go out to the drone base at 6000 East Molloy rd every Tuesday from 4:15 to 5 p.m. (we’ll be there again this afternoon.}
DEWITT: we’re also resuming our weekly protest against the IDF terrorism leading to the maiming and killing of palestinians seeking to actualize their Right-of-Return at the Gaza border: every friday from 4:30 to 5:15 p.m. at the intersection Erie Blvd East and East Genesee in “downtown” De witt. park in the nearby mini-mall parking lot.
REGIONAL FARMERS MARKET: anti-weaponized drones/anti-militarism protest:9 to 9:45 a.m Saturdays . directly across from the market’s main entrance on Park Street.
Future Events: Save the date
Healthy Work: Staying Safe in these Uncertain Times
Series by Occupational Health Clinical Center: Healthy Work in the Pandemic
Friday June 5, 2020 10:00am – 1:00pm Presented by: Jeanette Zoeckler/OHCC
https://upstate.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0tdumvqTwqHtCBAzniM9XnQDW40VDVnkpy
Meeting ID: 990 1077 7044
Ergonomics & the Remote Workplace
Series by Occupational Health Clinical Center: Healthy Work in the Pandemic
Friday, June 5, 2020 3:00pm – 4:00pmTodd Baker/MidState COSH
https://upstate.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0sduuqpjkpHd1XX2qXNW5xfGYBEKNkr_nh
Meeting ID: 991 1228 2379
Coronavirus @ Work
Series by Occupational Health Clinical Center: Healthy Work in the Pandemic
Tuesday June 9, 2020 2:00pm – 5:00pm Presented by: Jeanette Zoeckler/OHCC
https://upstate.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAvdOCurD8oHdRKLf4W5ClOVvLR9hyW0r2X
Meeting ID: 942 3962 4270
HOW TO HELP: Volunteer or Donate
From Act Blue: a list and an easy way to donate to some important causes: Click Here
DONATIONS: LOCAL:
Donate to OG’s Against Gun Violence
Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action are supporting local programs to end gun violence and OG’s Against Gun Violence
has been chosen as one of the 15 community partners we will be fundraising for!!
Please donate if you can to support all 15 organizations across the country who are working to #EndGunViolence. Spread the word!! Share this link https://support.momsdemandaction.org/wearorange2020to encourage others to donate and let’s reach our goal by the end of May! We hope you might join us, and consider a donation
North Side Learning Center– An important resource for the refugee and immigrant community ALL the time, is now doubling efforts to reach out and support the community.
The link is a good representation of what we have been been doing recently. www.launchgood.com/NSLC2020
While our mission is primarily family literacy and empowerment, we also serve the needs of the community in real time. For example, as you can see in the video shot on Saturday, April 25, ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-AXB5BJMbo&t=12s) we quickly pivoted to establish a major food distribution program that is now in its sixth week of operation as people lost jobs and often have no transportation or means to get food for their families. We have been providing rice, pasta, flour, sugar, oil, beans, potatoes, onions, apples, bananas, oranges, tomatoes and more in two-week supply boxes for families in need. We have provided over 63,000 meals and counting.
From our ally Dr. Sunny Aslam, a strong advocate for health care for all:
I stopped by the Rescue Missionyesterday to see patients. The director of operations was out in the street with me tracking patients down. She told me her budget has been slashed 60% due to COVID.And of course more people are coming to stay. Broke my heart.
Would you be willing to make a donation to support the RM? Thank you!
Friends of Dorothyis 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. Donate: alternative-efforts-ctr-of-cny-inc-friends-of-dorothy.square.site
Michael and Nick have been unable to present their community dinners, a major source of their funding. Please contribute!
Syracuse Immigrant and Refugee Defense Network(SIRDN): fund to
support undocumented workers and families. DONATE HERE
Syracuse Immigrant and Refugee Defense Network https://www.facebook.com/SyracuseIRDN/
INTERNATIONAL DONATIONS
OxFam: https://www.oxfamamerica.orgNow, more than ever, your monthly gift can help us respond to the needs of those who are most vulnerable during this global pandemic while keeping our ongoing lifesaving projects on track.
Medecins Sans Frontieres/Doctors without Borders: https://www.msf.orgDoctors Without Borders is expanding our global response to the coronavirus pandemic. Our teams are made up of tens of thousands of health professionals, logistic and administrative staff – most of them hired locally. Our actions are guided by medical ethics and the principles of impartiality, independence and neutrality.
POLITICAL/ACTION DONATIONS
Ready to Flip the Senate this Year? Indivisible’s Payback Projectisout to do just that! check out Indivisible’s coordinated nationwide effort focused on eleven of the worst, and most vulnerable, Trump enablers in the Senate. This would be a great place to put your stimulus check to work!
Dana Balter for Congress: We need a progressive voice representing us in Congress, instead of someone who endorses Donald Trump for President! https://electdanabalter.com/
I’m standing up to fight for the things our communities need so that everyone can share in prosperity and security. I will work to guarantee quality, affordable healthcare for every person; build a fair economy that works for everyone; and get big money out of politics so the power rests with average people not special interests. If you give me the honor of serving you in Congress, I will carry the voices of our community to Washington DC and ensure that no one is left behind.
FINDING HELP/RESOURCES Also see COVID19 InfoBelow
SIRDN Covid19 Warm Line: (315) 552-1670
Syracuse Immigrant and Refugee Defense Network(SIRDN) “warm line” to provide Coronavirus-related information for farmworker, immigrant, undocumented, day laborer, and domestic worker communities. English and Spanish-speaking operators. Text and phone.
SIRDN has also created a resource document for COVID-19 information, for immigrants and undocumented folks in NY and their allies. When possible, we included both English and Spanish versions. Or you can use these instructions to have Google translate the page.**
COVID-19 INFORMATION:
If you do not have a doctor and have questions, symptoms, or may have been exposed to COVID-19, call Upstate University Hospital’s Triage Line at 315.464.397
Assistance connecting with health and human services: call 211 or visit211cny.com
Onondaga County Coronaviris Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Information Page
COVID-19 Testing Hotline:
Upstate University Hospital Regional Triage (COVID-19) Information Page
NYS Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Information Page
Johns Hopkins – Coronavirus Disease 2019 vs. the Flu
Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) webpage.
New York Attorney General Coronavirus Resources and Warnings
FCC Consumer Warnings and Safety Tips
FTC Coronavirus Scam Information
NYS Free Mental Health Hotline: 1-844-863-9314
Onondaga County Meals Help Line for Onondaga County: 315-218-1987
Madison County Mental Health Crisis Hotline: 315-366-2327
Oneida County Mental Health Hotline: 1-800-678-0888
Oneida County COVID-019 Hotline: 315-798-5431
Oneida County Family and Community Services Helpline: 315-798-5439