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– Greta Thunberg

February 9,  2 PM – 4 PM . In person. 

Bishop Harrison Center, 1342 Lancaster Avenue, Syr. 13210

Join us for our February meeting and let’s get to work. We will be meeting in small groups first to organize actions like working to pass climate legislation in New York, writing letters against a taxpayer funded aquarium, planning public demonstrations and more! RSVPs are appreciated. All are welcome. 

Here are some things we will want people to participate in: 

• Legislator visits

• Coordinated legislator phone calls/emails on particular bills

• Social media: Facebook, Bluesky…

• Our website: general updates, Directory of Organizations, Resources, Issues, etc. 

• Letters to the Editor/OpEds

• Tabling for us at events

Meeting Policy: In case of a change due to weather, health warnings, etc., we will make a decision by 10 AM the day of the meeting and switch to Zoom. An email notification will be sent.

Call often – All calls are logged and counted.

Pick an issue – don’t let the ‘firehose technique” overwhelm you  – that’s what they want. 

Democrats warned that Trump’s latest order could harm programs used by millions of Americans, including early childhood programs, and food and rent assistance.

Article on HuffPost

Tell Schumer, Gillibrand, and Mannion they must stop this unconstitutional power grab!

Schumer:  Syracuse: (315) 423-5471 Washington D.C.: (202) 224-6542

Gillibrand: Syracuse: (315) 448-0470 Washington D.C.: (202) 224-4451

Mannion: Washington D.C. Office: (202) 225-3701

Senate Republicans disgracefully confirmed Pete Hegseth as Defense Secretary on Friday by a historically small margin. If we can flip just one additional Republican to vote ‘no’ on Russell Vought, Kash Patel, Tulsi Gabbard, or RFK Jr., we can block their nominations. And there’s reason to believe there’s growing opposition to some of these nominees. Let’s keep the pressure on. 

Click Here to Call & Email Your Legislators 

Use this link to call, email, and tweet at your representatives in Albany to urge them to support the Second Look Act, Earned Time Act, and Marvin Mayfield Act. It is incredibly powerful for lawmakers to hear from their constituents and it only takes two minutes.

Click Here to Call & Email Your State Legislators

Make no mistake: Trump’s first week was a catastrophe for many vulnerable people. But the biggest story was his startling initial moves from democracy to oligarchy. 

My hope lies in Americans noticing this.

Read Robert Reich on Substack

President Trump is facing accusations of supporting ethnic cleansing in Gaza after saying he wants to “clean out the whole thing.” 

President Donald Trump: “I’d like Egypt to take people, and I’d like Jordan to take people. I could — I mean, you’re talking about probably a million and a half people. And we just clean out that whole thing.”

Read it on DemocracyNow!

It’s time for the Democratic Party to abandon its staid, rules-based resistance to Trumpism and wage a fierce, moral response.

…the Democrats have deployed institutional responses—lawsuits, hearings, impeachment efforts, and unreliable Republican allies—to try to stop Trump, while Trump has used raw political power, billionaire buddies, and anti-establishment rhetoric amplified by a cowed and captured media to bend the political universe to his will. Even when the Democrats have “won,” they’ve looked weak and ineffectual. 

Read it on The Nation

This is not our first rodeo with authoritarianism. Americans have collectively risen to seemingly impossible challenges in the past, and we can do so again.

As we contemplate the next four years, we should recall that autocrats are always weaker than they appear, and we are often stronger than we might think. While authoritarian leaders, even those elected through democratic means (or so-called “electoral autocrats”) seem to be in complete control, they rarely are. Their kryptonite is a reliance on the active and passive support of ordinary people throughout society, who provide them with the resources and other sources of power they depend on to get things done. Power can be given, and power can be taken away. 

Read it on Waging NonViolence

A Central New York restaurant worker and his wife were called to a meeting at Immigrations and Customs Enforcement in Syracuse Tuesday.

They left with ankle monitors.

Nothing had changed since their last appointment, except the president.

Read Article Here  |  Know Your Rights

An analysis of the city’s registry released Thursday by City Auditor Alexander Marion estimates that just 25% of properties that should be on the list actually are.

Read it on Syracuse Newspapers

Tuesday, Jan. 28. 2025 6pm – 8pm  – James Commons, Curtin Events Room, Lemoyne College 

Agenda: Welcome & Introductions; 20 Minute Legislative Overview; 30 Minute Q&A 

Two Sessions:

6-7 pm Landlord & Management Companies 

7-8pm Tenants & Renters 

We want to hear from you! 

County Leg Nodesia Hernandez 

Dewitt Supervisor Ed Michelanko 

DeWitt Councilor Sarah Klee Hood 

Dewitt Councilor Max Ruckdeschel 

January 29 – 12-1:30pm

New Yorkers for Clean Power

Info & Registration: https://tinyurl.com/2xj39pa

Join New Yorkers for Clean Power and the NY Energy Democracy Alliance for an interactive teach-in on the Green Affordable Pre-Electrification Fund, legislation that will help create a pathway to home energy upgrades for low and moderate income homes.

Our panelists include: Assemblywoman Anna Kelles, the lead sponsor of this crucial legislation, Jasmine Graham, Executive Director and Mid-Hudson Energy Transition, Avni Pravin, Deputy Director at the Alliance for a Green Economy (AGREE), and Matt Dennis, heat pump and weatherization sales at Halco Energy.

Wed, Jan 29, 2025; 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM  (Eastern)

Organized By: Sierra Club

Join our Climate Action Hour to get the latest updates on Trump’s agenda and take meaningful action against it — in just one hour each month. These interactive meetings will take place on Zoom, so you can join from wherever you live or work and take action alongside hundreds of other Sierra Club advocates.

Actions will include calling your federal representatives, sharing your views on social media, writing a letter to the editor, practicing storytelling, and more.

RSVP and join us for our first virtual Climate Action Hour on January 29!

Wednesday, January 29  at 5:00pm – 7:00pm 

Bishop Harrison Center, 1342 Lancaster Ave, Syracuse
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.

Check Friends of Dorothy on Facebook for updates

Wednesday, Jan. 29, 7 PM

May Memorial Unitarian Universalist Society, 3800 E Genesee St, Syracuse, NY 13214

Robin will read excerpts from her new book, The Serviceberry, and share reflections on the current moment. Robin will be available to sign copies of her books, which will be available for purchase from Syracuse Cultural Workers, along with other related materials.

Robin Wall Kimmerer is a mother, scientist, decorated professor, and enrolled member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation. She is a SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor of Environmental Biology, and the founder and director of the Center for Native Peoples and the Environment at SUNY ESF.

There is no fee for the event, but donations are encouraged to support the Onondaga Nation Volunteer Fire Department (https://givebutter.com/ONVFD-benefit) which has significantly increased needs to care for the lands in the Tully Valley recently returned to the Onondaga Nation. 

January 31, 2025, 2 p.m.-3:30 p.m. EST

Eggers Hall, 220. SU Campus

The Moynihan Institute in partnership with the Campbell Institute welcomes Stephen E. Hanson from William & Mary, and Jeffrey S. Kopstein from the University of California, Irvine. 

Across the world, in countries as diverse as Hungary, Israel and the U.S., attacks on the modern state and its workforce are intensifying. These attacks are led by self-aggrandizing politicians who attempt to seize control of the state for themselves and their cronies. What replaces the modern state—professional  government agencies organized under the rule of law—once it is fatally undermined is an earlier, more destructive form of politics: the rule of men. In their new book…Hanson and Kopstein describe the dangers of state erosion and outline a strategy that can reverse this destructive trend.

Info Here

Saturday, Feb 1st at 12pm – 2pm

347 Cortland Ave, Syracuse

We are outraged and heartbroken over the brutal torture and murder of Robert Brooks, a 43-year-old father incarcerated at Marcy Correctional Facility who was killed by a swarm of prison staff. We know, all too well, that for every instance of abuse of power and violence that is captured on camera, there are countless others that remain hidden, ignored, or excused. Join us to hear from impacted families and demand justice and change.

Learn More and RSVP Here

Feb. 4,  Albany NY

Tuesday, Feb 4th 10am – 4pm in Albany

Together, we’ll travel to Albany to demand passage of the Marvin Mayfield Act, Second Look Act, and Earned Time Act to overhaul New York’s racist and unjust sentencing laws. While we will bring momentum and enthusiasm with music, rallies, press conferences, and meetings with lawmakers we will also bring our outrage and grief over the brutal torture and murder of Robert Brooks and the daily violence behind bars. Transportation and Food Provided. 

RSVP & Learn More Here

February 4, 2025 at 7:00pm – 8:00pm EST. Hendricks Chapel, SU Campus

Free event, open to all. No registration is necessary.

Author, Speaker, Educator, and Interfaith Leader

Eboo Patel is a civic leader who believes that religious diversity is an essential and inspiring dimension of American democracy. Named “one of America’s best leaders” by U.S. News and World Report, Eboo is Founder and President of Interfaith America, the leading interfaith organization in the United States. Under his leadership, Interfaith America has worked with governments, universities, private companies, and civic organizations to make faith a bridge of cooperation rather than a barrier of division.

Eboo served on President Obama’s Inaugural Faith Council, has given hundreds of keynote addresses, and has written five books. 

Information Here

Saturday, Feb. 8, 11 AM

By H. Grey Supply Co., LGBTQ Syracuse and Travis Barr – Longo

53 Albany St., Cazenovia, NY, 13035

LGBTQIA+ Vendors! D.J.! Our award winning beverages and specialty hot cocoas !!!!!

You guys packed the place last year and we’re so excited to bring this event back for a 2nd year. Support CNY Local LGBTQIA+ Vendors and Cazenovia Pride while shopping and sipping.

Tuesday, February 11th 6:00 – 7:30pm

Fayetteville Library 300 Orchard St. Fayetteville, NY 

Presentation by: Timothy Volk, PhD 

Climate Change Awareness & Action 

Join us for an exciting presentation on a renewable and sustainable energy source produced right here in Central NY Dr. Volk is Professor & Assoc. Chair of the Sustainable Resources Management department, ESF

Register Here

GreeningUSA’s Next Virtual Green Bag Lunch

Friday, February 14, 2025 – 12:00-1:30pm

Don Hughes and Doug Daley will talk about PFAS, the class of perfluorinated compounds  known as “forever chemicals” due to their persistence, high toxicity and bioaccumulative nature. They will describe PFAS history, health effects, current regulations, and mobility in the environment. Doug will present some of the current research, and Don will discuss how PFAS are used in chip making such as at the proposed Micron chip fabs.

Panelists:

Don Hughes is an environmental activist and Adjunct Professor at Le Moyne College. He holds a Ph.D. in Chemistry from the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry.

Douglas Daley is conducting research on PFAS in biosolids and compost and is Associate Professor & Director of Analytical & Technical Services, SUNY College Of Environmental Science and Forestry. 

 Registration closes at 11am on Friday, February 14, 2025.

Central Current

Tuesday, Feb. 18th  5 – 7 pm. at ArtRage 505 Hawley Ave., Syracuse

A panel of leaders in the housing space explore policy solutions to Syracuse’s rising rates of housing insecurity and homelessness.

Drinks and appetizers will be served.

Please reserve your seat today.

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.      

EVERY FRIDAY…4 to 4:45 p.m. (“CEASE FIRE NOW”, etc./ Palestine solidarity)

Focused on the war in the middle East…Israel’s military genocide of Gaza and  invasion of Lebanon. We disperse along the sidewalk with our signs at the very busy intersection of Erie Blvd East and East Genesee St. (across from the DeWitt fire station; park in the nearby mini mall lot.) When the temperature is below 20 degrees, we cancel!

Watch past meetings about Micron, Good Jobs Town Hall, Rallies and more on our YouTube Channel.

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: Tom Keck

Climate Justice: Contact: Dick Kornbluth

SLAT (State/Local Action Team) Contact: Peter McCarthy  

Beyond War and Militarism: A joint committee of CNY Solidarity Coalition and the Syracuse Peace Council. Contact: Ron Van Norstrand

Elaine Denton

Peter McCarthy

Coordinating Committee

CNY Solidarity Coalition