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CNY Solidarity Coalition & Indivisible Onondaga County

Our next in person meeting will be on Sunday, July 27 at 3:00pm and will feature a panel discussion titled: Hands Off Our Veterans. Save the date. More details will be announced soon.

We will also hold a zoom meeting on Sunday, July 6pm at 7pm for a community check in. Register on Zoom to join us.

Looking for the next protest? Join Indivisible Onondaga County’s Friday weekly protest. Details Here. The next Tesla Takedown protest is Saturday, June 28 at 11am in Fayetteville. Sign up here.

March with CNY Solidarity & Indivisible Onondaga County in the Pride Parade on June 21st.

We wanted to take a moment to remember our friend and democracy fighter, Mary Kuhn. Mary made a difference in our community and had an impact on so many lives. She worked tirelessly for justice, was a voice for transparency and ethics reform in our county government and encouraged and supported so many in this work. We will miss her passion as we carry on getting into good trouble.

Urgent Call to Support NY 4 All!

The NY State Assembly is about to end their session. It is absolutely URGENT that we drive our message directly to NYS legislative leadership, sharing our anger and disappointment for them choosing to fail immigrant families and considering leaving without any action!!

The Senate failed to pass NY4All (S2235/A3506 Gounardes/Reyes), and the bill sat in committee in the Assembly without being brought to a vote.

WE NEED TO MAKE SURE OUR VOICE AND MORE IMPORTANTLY OUR DISAPPOINTMENT ARE HEARD!! Please take 15 MIN today to call on leadership using this Call-In document and make sure that the governor, the speaker, and the majority leader know that we had a solution, and it was not taken into account!

Help Carolina Appeal Her Asylum Case

Local Auburn community member, and Workers’ Center member Carolina Ramos Garillo is fighting to appeal her asylum case and stay in the U.S. with her son. Carolina came to the United States with her son at the end of 2018, since then, she’s done everything right in order to stay here legally.

Recently, Carolina’s asylum claim was denied after nearly 7 years of her doing all the right things. Her lawyer is willing to appeal the case, but asylum cases are complicated. It’s time consuming and difficult to obtain evidence to support claims from home countries, and it requires a knowledgeable attorney to put in many hours of work. To that end, Carolina needs to raise money to pay for her lawyer so that he can appeal her case.

Donate Here  |  Learn More

Donate to Worker’s Center Rapid Response Fund

Get Out The Vote

Voting is happening now in this year’s primary election. Find the candidates you support and sign up to volunteer today! Let’s Help Get Out the Vote!

List of Primary Candidates 

Letters to the Editor

CNY Solidarity Coalition encourages letters to the editor regarding issues affecting us locally and nationwide. We also recommend that letters are written in response to recent articles; these are more likely to get published. Links to these articles will be included each week.

If you’re looking for a subject to write about, here are this week’s suggestions:

• Pride flag ripped down from Catholic Church in Syracuse and burned

• People’s Promise LTE Template

• ‘No Kings’ protest: Around 5,000 in Syracuse rally against Trump’s conduct, policies
  

Guidelines for writing Letters to the Editor, with a link to previously submitted letters, can be found here.

If you’ve written a Letter to the Editor, whether it’s been published or not, consider  forwarding  a copy to cnysolnews@gmail.com, so that it can be added to our website’s “Opinion” section.

‘No Kings’ protest in Syracuse: See drone video of anti-Trump protesters in Inner Harbor

Syracuse.com drone video shows how 5,000 people filled sidewalks in Syracuse’s Inner Harbor Saturday for the “No Kings” protest against President Donald Trump. The crowd chanted, waved flags, held signs and cheered for hours on the sidewalks.

Read More Here  |  See more Press Coverage on our Facebook page

Trump’s Military Parade Was a Pathetic Event for a Pathetic President

The turnout wasn’t anything like what he wanted—and not everyone who showed up was even a fan of his.

Read More on The New Republic

Judge Rules Government Can’t Detain Mahmoud Khalil Under Rubio’s Reasoning

A federal judge has ruled that the government can no longer hold pro-Palestine activist Mahmoud Khalil under Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s claims that he poses a threat to national security. U.S. District Judge Michael Farbiarz blocked the government from deporting Khalil and ordered him to be released on Friday, but gave the government time to appeal his release.

Read More on Truthout.org

Syracuse must do more for families drinking from lead pipes

Last year, the Syracuse Water Department reported that 10% of homes tested had lead levels higher than 70 parts per billion. That is more than seven times the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) 10 parts-per-billion “action level” and more than twice as high as what tests captured in Flint, Michigan, which was 27 parts per billion. The city claims those results came from improper testing. The authors believe the pipes are the problem.

Read More Here

Offended by the truth? Good. White supremacy has always feared education

The war on public education is nothing new. It’s a modern tactic rooted in a long history of denying Black people access to knowledge. During slavery, it was illegal in many Southern states to teach enslaved people to read. After emancipation, white mobs burned Black schools and attacked Black educators. During Jim Crow, unequal funding and forced segregation were used to keep Black communities locked out of opportunity. Today, the tools have changed — book bans, anti-“critical race theory” laws, defunded schools — but the goal is the same: to control what Black children know and, therefore, who they can become.

Read More at Southern Policy Law Center

The Authoritarian Machine Is Growing — and It Won’t Stop at Immigrants

Fascism and authoritarianism are deployed through law enforcement,” says Silky Shah. In this episode of “Movement Memos,” Shah and host Kelly Hayes discuss immigration raids, rising authoritarianism, mass protest, innocence narratives, and what it means to organize effectively in this moment.

Read and Listen on Truthout

Vote in the Primary Election

Early voting happening now!

Tuesday & Wednesday: 12:00pm – 8:00pm

Thursday & Friday: 10:00am – 6:00pm

Saturday & Sunday: 9:00am – 5:00pm

Early Polling Locations Found Here

Primary Election Day: Tuesday, June 24th 6am – 9pm Polling Places Here

Learn More about Candidates  |  Who’s On the Ballot

Tenants Housing Public Hearing

Tuesday June 17th, 6:15 – 8:00 pm

Salt City Market, 484 S Salina St, Syracuse

Onondaga County Tenants, we want to hear from you! Join us and speak out on the issues you are having with housing. 

More Information

Understanding Executive Orders And Their Impact

Tuesday June 17th, 7:30 pm

Red, Wine & Blue Zoom event

It feels like every time we turn on the news, there’s another executive order being signed! Are you wondering what the heck even is an executive order? Want to better understand how they may be impacting your community? Join us to hear from Howard University professor Kathryn Wiley as she breaks down what EOs actually do, how they’re being used right now (especially to target DEI efforts), and why they matter. She’ll share real-world examples and offer practical ways you can push back and take action in your own state.

Register

Genocide In Gaza: The Future Of Human Rights & Humanitarian Law

Wednesday, June 18, 2025  3 PM

Webinar with Francesca Albanese, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories, and Jonathan Kuttab, International Human Rights Attorney. Sponsored by Friends of Sabeel North America (FOSNA) is a nonprofit Christian ecumenical organization seeking justice and peace in the Holy Land through education, advocacy, and nonviolent action.

Register

GOOD TROUBLE LIVES ON – National Day of Action planning sessions

Wednesday, June 18,   7-8 PM

Wednesday, June 25,   7-8 PM

Thursday, July 3,   7-8 PM

Thursday, July 10,   7-8 PM

Good Trouble Lives On is a national day of nonviolent action to respond to the attacks posed on our civil and human rights by the Trump administration and to remind them that in America, the power lies with the people. On July 17, the anniversary of Congressman John Lewis’s passing, we’re taking action across the country to defend our democracy and carry forward his legacy of Good Trouble.

Register

How The Executive Branch “Should” Operate

Wednesday, June 18, 2025 7:30 PM

Ever find yourself wondering what are the actual powers of the U.S. President? What exactly is an executive order? Can the President really just declare something to be the law of the land?

Let’s get real about what the President can actually do and how Congress and the courts are meant to keep those powers in check. 

This is part of Red Wine & Blue’s Ongoing Civics Salon Series.

Register

Freedom Day Celebration

Thursday, June 19, 2025 1-6 PM

Libba Cotten Park, MLK Boulevard & South State St, Syracuse NY

Join The Greater Syracuse Southside Association in celebrating our 6th Annual Juneteenth.

Pop-Up Rally – Indivisible Onondaga County

Friday, June 20, 5-5:45 pm

Baldwinsville, intersection at East Genesee St and Oswego St.

Bring your signs and join Indivisible Onondaga County for a weekly protest!  This week we will be  at the intersection of East Genesee Street and Oswego Street in Baldwinsville.   A new location will be announced every Monday. Raise your voice with a community of protectors of the Constitution and human rights by peacefully assembling together to exercise our First Amendment rights!

Sign up for updates here

CNY Pride Kickoff Party

Friday, June 20th at 6:30pm

Aloft Syracuse Inner Harbor, 310 West Kirkpatrick Street, Syracuse

Start Pride Weekend with music, drag, and joy on the waterfront! The official kickoff party at Aloft is where the celebration begins.

RSVP Here

Syracuse’s Pride Parade & Festival

Saturday, June 21 Parade at 11:00am Festival 12:00pm – 5:00pm

Progress Park, Inner Harbor, Syracuse

Join us for a spirited celebration of acceptance, belonging and revolutionary love within the LGBTQIA+  community. Bring your unapologetic self, friends, family and flags. Embrace your look, be bright and bold. We will be celebrating through amazing vendors, food, entertainment, a family fun area, and more.

Sign up to march with CNY Solidarity & Indivisible Onondaga County in the Pride Parade!

Find More Pride Events & Schedule at www.cnypride.org 

Peterboro Freedom Folk festival

Saturday, June 21, 2025 3 ~ 8 pm

Gerrit Smith Estate National Historic Landmark

5304 Oxbow Road Peterboro NY 13134

• The Cadley’s

• Rod MacDonald

• Sean Ceilly

Advance tickets $15 Here 

$20 Tickets at Gate

Your ticket purchase goes directly to the Smithfield Community Association to preserve

and protect the Gerrit Smith Estate National Historic Landmark.

More information and updates: 315.380.1890

Meet & Greet for Commissioner Nyatwa Bullock

Saturday, June 21 at 4:00pm – 8:00pm

Italian American Athletic Club, 103 Arterial Rd, Syracuse

Join Commissioner Nyatwa Bullock for a special Meet & Greet Campaign Party as I run for re-election! Come enjoy an evening of music, food, cocktails, and meaningful dialogue. Let’s connect, celebrate, and build together for a stronger future.

Art & Craft Fair Fundraiser for Gaza – No Pride in Genocide

Sunday, June 22 12:00pm – 4:00pm

ArtRage Gallery, 505 Hawley Ave, Syracuse, NY 13203

On Sunday, June 22, we are organizing another Art & Craft Fair Fundraiser benefitting GazaFunds campaigns, hosted at the incredible ArtRage Gallery.

Artists and musical acts to be announced.

More Information

Canvas for Tammy Honeywell!

Sunday, June 22 3:00pm – 6:00pm

Salt City Coffee Bar, 484 S Salina St, Syracuse

Join Syracuse DSA to canvass for Tammy Honeywell who is running for County Legislator to represent District 8. No experience needed, training will be provided. 

Sign Up Here

Tesla Takedown Rally – Indivisible Onondaga County

Saturday, June 28, 11 am

Tesla dealership, 5427 N BURDICK ST. FAYETTEVILLE, NY 13066

Bring your signs and join Indivisible Onondaga County for another Tesla Takedown Rally!

Sign up here

Town Hall with Senator Christopher J. Ryan

Saturday, June 28, 11 am – 12:30 pm

Roxboro Road Middle School, 300 Bernard Street, Syracuse, NY 13211

RSVP

Cazenovia Pride Festival

Saturday, June 28, 3-8 pm

Lorenzo State Historic Site, 17 Rippleton Rd, Cazenovia, NY 13035

Get ready for a day filled with love, joy, community, and celebration—bigger and better than ever! Expect amazing entertainment, vendors, food, and plenty of fun as we come together to celebrate PRIDE, VISIBILITY, and INCLUSION!

More Information

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.      

2025 Spring, Summer, And Fall Schedule

Year round: Every  Friday afternoon. 4   to 4:45 pm   justice for Palestine; no more U.S.  funding Israeli genocide;  U.S.: stop terrorizing  families in Gaza; and so on.

West sidewalk of the intersection of Erie Blvd. East Genesee St, Dewitt (across from the Fire Dept.)

Beginning first Saturday in April: 4/5/25

Every Saturday 9 to 9:45 am with a variety of issues : anti-militarism, racism, Palestine genocide, Anti-nuke, climate disaster, etc.

Across from the main entrance to the Syracuse regional market, 2100 park st    

Stay in touch for anti-killer drone actions at Hancock National Guard Base

upstatedroneaction.com                           spc@peacecouncil.Net 

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