From CNY Solidarity Coalition: Next Meeting: Sunday, June 27, 2021, 3-4 PM. Agenda: Announcements, followed by breakout Committee Meetings. Zoom Link to come
Upcoming Meetings: 6/27/21, 7/18/21, 8/15/21, 9/12/21, 9/26/21. We are considering possibilities for in-person meetings. Committees will meet on their own for July and August.
Announcements from our Committees:
To sign up for the mailing lists of each of the committees, email your request to the contact person listed.
Indivisible NY24: Contact: Deborah Rose: dcurryrose@gmail.com
Next meeting: Sunday, 6/27 about 3:15, following general announcements at the 3:00 meeting.
Climate Justice: Contact: Kitty Burns – otiscohills@yahoo.com
Next meeting: Sunday, 6/27 about 3:15, following general announcements at the 3:00 meeting.
SLAT (State/Local Action Team) Contact: Peter McCarthy – pmccar1100@gmail.com
Next meeting: Sunday, 6/27 about 3:15, following general announcements at the 3:00 meeting.
Beyond War and Militarism. A joint committee of CNY Solidarity Coalition and the Syracuse Peace Council. Contact: Ron Van Norstrand; ron@vannorstrandlaw.com
Articles of the Week:
Afro Futures: How Can We Win
On this week’s episode of Afro Future Yusuf Abdul-Qadir is joined by Kimberly Latrice Jones. Kimberly is an American author known for co-authoring the book I’m Not Dying With You Tonight and for the viral video How Can We Win published during the George Floyd protests. The two discuss some of Kimberly’s work, how she first got recognized and the impact felt by Black women during a time filled with racially motivated violence.
Tax the Rich! Also the Very Affluent! But Mainly the Rich!
Republicans say tax cuts pay for themselves. They never do. How about we try something that actually does work?
Read the Article By Al Franken in Rolling Stone
… the total wealth owned by America’s billionaires grew 55 percent over the preceding 13 months.
This is at least as scary as voter suppression:
This is the Republicans’ back-up plan in case they can’t suppress enough votes
Read the Article in the Washington Post
… But bills giving legislators more oversight of elections, allowing them to interfere in the running of elections and otherwise injecting partisanship into the process, already have passed in Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Montana, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Texas, according to the report. These could dramatically alter the outcome when a fraudster such as Trump comes calling.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Once again, John Katko uses deceitful and selective language to mislead his constituents and produce false data to justify his right-wing positions: Katko has a constituent survey. It consists of one question, and the only choices provided line up with the completely inadequate Republican “Infrastructure proposal”. You could use some of the proposals in The American Jobs Plan (Link to Fact Sheet) to fill in the OTHER box in the survey
CALL KATKO and express your outrage at his constant dishonesty! (315) 423-5657
EVENTS/ACTIONS CALENDAR
NYS United Against School Privatization
TUESDAY, JUNE 15, 2021 AT 6:30 PM EDT – 8 PM EDT
NYS United Against School Privatization
A virtual forum on charter schools and their impact on our education system.
Sponsored by NYS United Educators and DSA (Democratic Socialists of America)
Carol Burris, Network for Public Education
Dr. Shawgi Tell, Nazareth College
Parents, students & educators
Registration: bit.ly/3ewJvsD
Jewish Fast for Gaza
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16, 2021 AT 12 PM EDT – 1 PM EDT
James M. Hanley Federal Building
Event by Jewish Voice for Peace – Syracuse
We are joining in with the national Jewish Fast for Gaza. We’ll gather for an hour at the Federal Building to share fellowship and advocate for justice. We invite others to join us downtown or to fast on your own for the day. All are welcome – regardless of religious/ethnic identification and fasting is encouraged but not required.
The national effort is a religious initiative launched by a group of rabbis, Jews and people of faith/conscience with three goals:
• to call on Israel to immediately lift the blockade of Gaza;
• to call on the US government to cease all military aid to Israel until it complies with basic standards of human rights and international law;
• to call on Israel to negotiate a just peace that guarantees equality, justice and freedom for all who live between the river and sea.
To donate:
https://support.anera.org/a/donate
https://getinvolved.unrwausa.org/give/334130/#!
Learn more about the national campaign here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/140105624804148
The State of Police Reform in Central New York:
Top Decision Makers Speak Live and Directly with the Community about Where We Are and Where We’re Going
Wednesday, June 16, 2021, 5;30-7:00 PM
The Bond, Schoeneck and King Series on Race and Justice in CNY
More info Here
Questions were developed by leading activists: Twiggy Billue, Kayla Johnson, Ranette Releford, Barrie Gewanter, and Andrew Croom, Esq.
Panelists Include:
Onondaga County Sheriff Gene Conway
Syracuse Deputy Mayor Sharon Owens
Syracuse Police Chief Kenton Buckner
DeWitt Police Chief Chase Bilodeau
Camillus Police Chief Thomas Wren
Liverpool Police Chief Gerald Unger
Virtual Town Hall w/ Majority Leader Chuck Schumer
Wednesday, June 167:30 – 8:30pm EDT Link to Event
Join us for a massive virtual town hall and musical celebration with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, Attorney General Letitia James, Congressman Mondaire Jones, and Congressman Jamaal Bowman. We’ll hear the latest update on the status of the For the People Act, get answers on how the bill impacts you, and talk about its connections to the civil rights movement. By joining this event, you are helping us combat mass voter suppression and strengthen our democracy!
The For the People Act (HR1/S1) is the most critical voting rights legislation of our lifetime, and its fate will be determined in the next two months. The bill seeks to prevent partisan gerrymandering, strengthen the right to vote, lessen the influence of big money in our politics, and restore ethical norms. It’s a desperately needed response to decades of voter suppression (including the legislative efforts in many states right now) and other antidemocratic assaults, like the Jan. 6 Capitol uprising.
Live Spanish Interpretation, English closed captioning, and ASL interpretation available.
RSVP:Bit.ly/S1SCHUMER
Juneteenth! Saturday 6/19. & Sunday 6/20/2021
Join In The South Side Weekend Celebration
Saturday ~ June 19th, ~ 1pm ~ 6pm Key Bank ~ Rear Parking Lot
2209 South Salina Street
* Health & Wellness Day *
Voter Education / Registration * (All Information On Local Election ) 1pm ~ 4pm*
Onondaga Department Of Health *Covid Vaccine Station ~ Free ~ Ages 12 Years & Older. >
Information Booths – Free Food & Music
Sunday ~ June 20th., ~ 1pm ~ 6pm
Sankofa Park 2101 South Salina Street
Musical Entertainment Enjoy The Smooth Sounds:
4pm ~ 6pm: Closing Ceremonies *Cornerstone Awards Presentations
Sponsors:
* Greater Syracuse Southside Neighborhood Association
* 100 Blackmen Of Syracuse
ACTS 2021 Spring Virtual Event Series
06/21/2021 06:30 PM – 07:40 PM ET
We are excited to announce ACTS 2021 Spring Virtual Event Series “Seizing The New Day for Social Justice”!
ACTS Spring Virtual Event on June 21 will feature Moving People’s Update on I-81: Register as Free or Regular at bit.ly/JUNEACTS
Guest Speaker; Rabbi David Kunin
Volunteer Award Service Winner: Bonnie Shoultz
ACTS I-81 Transportation Report: Peter Sarver. ACTS Convener, Moving People Transportation Coalition
Poor Peoples’ Campaign Online Mass Assembly
June 21, 2021
On June 21st, 2021, poor people, low wage workers, moral & faith leaders, and advocates will gather online from across the nation simultaneously with a socially-distant rally in Raleigh, NC, for a mass assembly to realize a Third Reconstruction. Visit www.3rdReconstruction.org to RSVP for in-person or virtual attendance.
SAVE THE DATES:
Heat Pump Homeowners Happy Hour! From Heatsmart CNY
June 25, 2021 | 5 – 6 PM
RSVP |
Come brag about your system, ask questions about best operating practices, and generally enjoy the company of other heat pump homeowners. You are part of the climate solution! Homeowners considering heat pumps are also welcome to attend.
Hanley Federal Building, 100 S. Clinton St., Syracuse, NY 13261
| When: | Monday, June 28, 12:00 PM |
It’s a make-or-break moment for S.1, the For the People Act. Join us as we call on Senate Majority Leader Schumer to do everything in his power to enact this crucial package of democracy reforms. Republican state legislatures are attacking voting rights; we need Congress to fight back.
Link to event information: https://www.facebook.com/events/122694693281092
VERY BUSY? BUT WANT TO DO YOUR PART? JOIN STREET HEAT!
EXPOSE KILLER DRONE TERROR: join our decade-long protests against the piloting of reaper drones over the Islamic oil lands…across from the main gate of Hancock AFB, 6000 East Molloy Rd (east of Mattydale)…4:15 to 5 p.m. every Tuesdayfrom April 6 thru the end of October.
STAND WITH PALESTINE expose IDF terrorism, Occupation and apartheid in Gaza and West Bank…intersection of Erie Blvd E and E Genesee in De Witt…4:15 to 5 p.m every Friday
BRING YOUR OWN PEACE AND JUSTICE SIGN*…opposite the Regional Market main entrance On Park ST.. every Saturday 9 to 9:45 a.m. beginning April 3 *or use one of ours. (Ann or Ed 315 478-4571 home)
*Social distancing***Legal***No meetings, no obligation, no cost***Easy parking***Rain or shine*
CNY Solidarity Coalition: Today and every day, be sure to follow us online and on social media. Check out our Website and our Instagram. Follow us on Twitter: @CNYSolidarity and @IndivisibleNY24 and Facebook: www.facebook.com/cnysolidarity/ and
www.facebook.com/groups/IndivisibleNY24
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Peter McCarthy
pmccar1100@gmail.com