Community Newsletter & Events
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January 2, 2024 – January 9, 2024
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January 6 Defend Democracy Rally
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Saturday, January 6 at 2:30pm – 3:30pm
Federal Building, 100 S Clinton St, Syracuse
Join us on Saturday, January 6 at a Rally to Defend Democracy! We will gather to recognize the attack on our democracy on January 6th 2021 and the threats that have continued since that day. Together, we’ll demand accountability for those who threaten our democracy, protections for election workers who continue to receive threats and harassment, and urge Congress and states to take action to strengthen and protect our freedom to vote. Our Democracy is On the Line!
Event Info
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CNY Solidarity Coalition Annual Meeting
January 14, 2 PM – Note Date Change!
Scheduled to be a Zoom meeting.
Watch for updates.
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CNY Solidarity Coalition Meeting Schedule: Dates and agendas are subject to change.
CNY Solidarity’s current plan for meetings, dependent on health warnings:
- Wear a mask, and practice reasonable social distancing.
- Meetings will start at 2 PM, followed by in-person Committee Meetings when scheduled.
- In case of inclement weather or other issues, notification/Zoom link by 10 AM on the day of the meeting.
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Submit your idea for a Community Streets project!
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Do you have an idea for a bike or pedestrian improvement for an intersection or street in the City of Syracuse? In cooperation with Syracuse Metropolitan Transportation Council and the City of Syracuse, applications are now being accepted for temporary, “pop up” street improvement demonstration projects. Applications are due 2/1/24.
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Tell Governor Hochul to Build Public Renewables to Meet Our Climate Goals!
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We need to drastically scale up renewable energy production to secure the #GreenNewYork we deserve. But Hochul wants to leave it to the same private developers that got us here. We’re over it. It’s time to #BuildPublicRenewables
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The Occupation of the American Mind
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A powerful film that exposes an infuriating reality. You cannot watch this film without grieving for the Palestinians, for the propaganda we’ve been subjected to, for the terrible mistakes we’ve made supporting horrific Israeli policies that have caused such suffering.”
Medea Benjamin, co-founder of Code Pink
Despite receiving an overwhelmingly positive response from those who have actually seen it, The Occupation of the American Mind has been repeatedly attacked and misrepresented by right-wing pressure groups and outright ignored by virtually all mainstream media outlets and North American film festivals. To bypass this campaign of misrepresentation and suppression, we’ve decided to make the film available for FREE online so that people can make up their own minds about its analysis of U.S. media coverage of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Watch it Here
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Democratic Socialists of America Is Helping Rebuild the U.S. Anti-War Movement
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“I feel like I am running out of ways to describe the horrors hitting children here,” said UNICEF spokesperson James Elder. European Union foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell has similarly called the situation in Gaza “catastrophic, apocalyptic,” with the scale of destruction “even greater than the destruction suffered by the German cities during the Second World War.
Read it on In These Times
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Why is the mainstream media failing to report accurately on the upcoming election?
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Again and again, the mainstream media have drawn a false equivalence … asserting that Biden’s political handicap is his age, while Trump’s corresponding handicap is his criminal indictments.
But Trump is almost as old as Biden, and Trump’s public remarks and posts are becoming ever more unhinged — suggesting that advancing age may be a bigger problem for Trump than for Biden…
Similarly, every time the mainstream media reveal another move by the Republican Party toward authoritarianism, they point out some superfluous fault in the Democratic party in order to provide “balance.” So readers are left to assume all politics is rotten.
Read Robert Reich
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The Campus Gaza Controversies Are Another Right-Wing Distraction
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…And no college or institution should abide threats, harassment, or violence directed at the Jewish community. But it’s also undeniably true that charges of antisemitism are being used to silence as many critics of the Israeli state and advocates for the Palestinian cause as Israel’s most dogged defenders feel they can get away with. Chapters of Students for Justice in Palestine are being shut down. Pro-Palestinian events are being canceled. Publications are being pulled. And Middle East scholars are reporting that they’ve turned to censoring themselves more aggressively.
Read it in The New Republic
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January 6 Defend Democracy Rally
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Saturday, January 6 at 2:30pm – 3:30pm
Federal Building, 100 S Clinton St, Syracuse
Join us on Saturday, January 6 at a Rally to Defend Democracy! We will gather to recognize the attack on our democracy on January 6th 2021 and the threats that have continued since that day. Together, we’ll demand accountability for those who threaten our democracy, protections for election workers who continue to receive threats and harassment, and urge Congress and states to take action to strengthen and protect our freedom to vote. Our Democracy is On the Line!
Event Info
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Governor Hochul’s State of the State Address
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Tuesday, January 9th at 1pm.
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Hodinöhsö:ni Beadwork as a Cultural History
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Wednesday, January 10th at 6:00pm
On Zoom
Join us and the Skä•noñh Great Law of Peace Center for our virtual Deeper Dive lecture: Hodinöhsö:ni Beadwork as a Cultural History” presented by Dr. Jolene Rickard. The role of beadwork in Hodinöhsö:ni life has multiple purposes. It has been argued that the value of beadwork is held in high regard because the parallel expression of wampum beads has key cultural and political significance. Based on a survey of multiple examples of Haudenosaunee thought rooted in quillwork, wampum, and glass beads, a critique of the importance of beadwork will be discussed with a focus on the mid-1800’s up to the present. The attribution of “raised beadwork” will be considered as an important shift in Haudenosaunee cultural perspective with microhistories featuring Tuscarora, Cayuga and Mohawk beadworkers.
Register Here
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GreeningUSA’s Virtual Green Bag Lunch:
CNY Sustainability Coalition Organizing Meeting
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Friday, January 12 at Noon
January’s Green Bag Lunch will be devoted to organizing a proposed CNY Sustainability Coalition, composed of organizations interested in advocating for social, environmental and economic justice surrounding the Micron project.
In July 2023, several CNY organizations began working together in order to interact with the Micron project from a position of greater strength than each of us alone might have. We collaborated to comment on the draft scope for the DEIS.
Since working together on critical environmental, economic and social justice issues is necessary for success, it is the intention of the participating organizations to create a framework for continuing the collaboration. But what should that framework look like?
We will hold a facilitated discussion to determine how best to organize the coalition for future action. We will share our ideas as well as solicit input from audience members on such topics as: organizational structure, principles, goals, strategies, and topics requiring joint action.
Register Here
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Third Act: NonViolent Direct Action Series
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Third Act hosts big community calls, workshops and facilitated conversations each month that build skills, deepen interest, and get everyone working together on the big problems of our time. Check out the events calendar to see what’s coming up.
Register to attend these upcoming zoom events:
“Putting Nonviolence Into Action Today”
January 11, 7:00–9:00 pm Eastern
Hosted by: Cathy Hoffman and Marla Marcum (Climate Disobedience Center)
“The Attitude of Nonviolent Action”
January 18, 6:00–8:30 pm Eastern
Hosted by: Bill McKibben, Cathy Hoffman, and Marla Marcum
“Building Your Skills for Taking Action: #StopLNG Nonviolent Action in DC”
January 25th, 6:00–8:30 pm Eastern Hosted by: Bill McKibben, Cathy Hoffman, and Marla Marcum
“Practical Preparation for D.C. Action”
February 1st, 6:00-8:00 pm Eastern
Hosted by: Bill McKibben, Cathy Hoffman, and Marla Marcum
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2024 State of the City Address by Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh
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Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024. 5:30 p.m. City Center (Sibley’s Bldg.)
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Albany Rally & Lobby Day: Pass the NY HEAT Act
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Tues., January 23th at 11:00am
198 State St. Albany, NY
Join Renewable Heat Now and multiple allied groups in calling on Governor Hochul and the legislature to put the NY HEAT Act in the budget!
More Details & RSVP
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Friends of Dorothy Dinners
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Wed. Jan. 31st, 5 to 7 PM -Bishop Harrison Center at All Saints Church.
Great news! The Friends of Dorothy Dinners will begin again January 31st!
Friends of Dorothy is 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.
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Citizens Academy – FOCUS Greater Syracuse
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Application Deadline: Monday, January 15, 2024 (Midnight)
Academy Dates: February 7 – April 10, 2024
Citizens Academy Is Searching For Its Next Exceptional Class!
Citizens Academy is an educational program that informs citizens how local governments are organized, and how services are funded and delivered. Learn about citizen involvement through an integrated approach to economic vitality, social equity, and a healthy environment.
Take the first steps to be informed about your community.
Information/Registration Here
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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: (315) 478 4571.
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1ST TUESDAYS: 4 PM to 4:45 PM at Hancock’s main gate.
EVERY FRIDAY: 4 to 4:45 p.m. – JUSTICE FOR PALESTINE
West sidewalk of the broad intersection of Erie Blvd East & East Genesee St., DeWitt (across from the Fire Dept.) For years our focus has been on solidarity with the people of Palestine.
If temperature is below 20 degrees, we will cancel.
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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: Deborah Rose: dcurryrose@gmail.com
Climate Justice: Contact: Dick Kornbluth dick@dickkornbluth.com
SLAT (State/Local Action Team) Contact: Peter McCarthy – pmccar1100@gmail.com
Beyond War and Militarism: A joint committee of CNY Solidarity Coalition and the Syracuse Peace Council. Contact: Ron Van Norstrand: ron@vannorstrandlaw.com
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Elaine Denton
Peter McCarthy
Coordinating Committee
CNY Solidarity Coalition
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