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Hiroshima Day Remembrance Procession marking the 80th Anniversary of the Nuclear Bombing of and Nagasaki – August 6, 2025 Photo By Julio Urrutia

CNY Solidarity & Indivisible Onondaga County

We had a nice meeting on Sunday. We heard announcements about upcoming events from the Syracuse Peace Council with activist and author, Phyllis Bennis, submitted comments on the Micron DEIS together, talked about transportation and broke out into our working groups to plan protests and future actions. There were also announcements about volunteering to register voters at the state fair with the Syracuse Onondaga County NAACP and a protest to join outside the state fair to tell Governor Hochul: No Nuclear & No Racked Gas Pipelines in NY! More details about these events and more are below.

Our next in person meeting will be on September 7th at 3:00pm, at The All Saints Parish Center, 1342 Lancaster Ave, Syracuse.

Upcoming Protests and Campaigns

Billboard Campaign Update

Censorship is alive and well in Central New York. We could not find a vendor who would agree to our messaging for our NYS Fair billboard campaign. We will not be silenced or tolerate censorship. We will not tone down the urgency of defeating policies that destroy our democracy. 

We have a tight fundraising deadline to hire a mobile ad truck to deliver our messaging outside the New York State Fair. This increases our costs. Every donation will help us add days to our coverage. Right now, we have 3 days booked. Any additional money collected will be put in our media and outreach bucket for future projects.

No donation amount is too small. It’s time to join forces and take back OUR democracy.

Donate Here

NYS Fair Activism

In addition to the Billboard Campaign, there are other opportunities for involvement during the NYS Fair, including:

• Volunteering to represent CNY Solidarity at the NAACP’s voter registration drive (see below Action Alert)

• Joining a “Honk and Wave” action on August 30th from 11am-1pm (click to send email if interested)

• Walking in the AFL-CIO Labor Day Parade on September 1st from 10am-12pm (sign up here)

More to come, so stay tuned…

Join Indivisible Onondaga County’s Friday weekly protest: August 15th at 5:00pm Details Here

One Million Rising: Strategic Non-Cooperation to Fight Authoritarianism: August 13 at 8:00pm Sign Up Here

Coalition of community groups calls for economic boycott on Tuesday, August 12. Here’s what to know

A coalition of community groups is calling for a nationwide boycott of businesses like Penske and Home Depot on Tuesday, August 12 in support of immigrants. The boycott will last for 24 hours and will also feature a full day of marches and rallies across Los Angeles.

More Information Here 

Please volunteer to represent CNY Solidarity at the NAACP’s voter registration drive at the NY State Fair

Help build our alliances with the NAACP and our community. Although this is a non partisan voter registration event, and will involve registering voters of all political parties, we will be allowed to hand out our CNY Solidarity flyers to interested parties, and answer questions. This is a great opportunity for us to connect with our local NAACP chapter and strengthen our community ties. All materials will be ready on site, including our flyers. Just show up at your registered time. Civil responsibility starts at the voting booth!

Sign Up

August Events by the Onondaga County Democratic Committee (OCDC)

Meet local Democrat candidates running for local office, support candidates at upcoming fundraisers and get involved with a campaign you support.

See the OCDC August Calendar of Events

Tell the EPA: Defend Safe Water!

Trump’s EPA is considering whether to roll back critical protections to keep poisonous lead and toxic PFAS forever chemicals out of our water. The diseases, developmental disorders, and internal damage caused by lead and PFAS in our water is preventable, and together we’ve worked hard to win these commonsense protections that keep our communities safe. Send a message to demand EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin maintain Biden-era protections against lead and PFAS in our water.

Send The Message

Help WAER Stay Strong: Bridge the Funding Gap

As we face the loss of $175,000 in federal funding, WAER is turning to our community to help bridge the gap and preserve the vital local news, music, and programming you’ve come to rely on. Your support has never been more important. Whether you’re a long-time listener, a recent supporter, or someone who values fact-based journalism and trusted storytelling, you can make a difference by donating, increasing your current membership, or stepping up as a business sponsor.

Donate to WAER

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 or other letters; 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:

• This is Trump’s immigration crackdown, up close: cruel, immoral, unjust (Editorial Board Opinion) – Syracuse.com

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

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.

Why you might not know that 2024 was America’s safest year since the 1960s

An overwhelming majority of Americans, 64 percent, believe that crime increased across the country in 2024, according to a Gallup survey conducted late last year. An overwhelming majority of Americans are wrong.

Moreover, the new FBI data shows that both violent crime and property crime are at their lowest level since the 1960s. In 2024, there were about 349 reported violent crimes in the United States for every 100,000 Americans. That is the lowest rate of violent crime since 1969.

Read More on Popular Information

How Democracy Wins – Eight rules of antiauthoritarianism

This is The Democracy Atlas, a  set of 8 lessons that democracy defenders can apply to stay in the game, be strategic and smart, and, ultimately, keep the United States from declining into a more authoritarian form of government.

Read More at If You Can Keep It

Syracuse airport tells female lawyer to ‘soften’ her sexual harassment ad or they won’t post it

Sexual harassment lawyer Megan Thomas says she was told to “soften” the language of this billboard, planned to go up last week, because it could offend travelers.

Read More at Syracuse.com

The Army Was Built to Protect the Republic — Now It’s Being Deployed to Subdue It

The battlefield is no longer overseas. It’s your city. Your rights. Your voice. And the military is no longer standing guard: it’s standing in the way…

Read More at The Hartmann Report

Democrats Have to Choose: Zohran Mamdani, or Donald Trump?

With the new reporting that Donald Trump has personally talked to Andrew Cuomo about how to defeat Zohran Mamdani in the mayor’s race, New York Democratic leaders have to choose which side they’re on: Mamdani’s, or Trump’s?

Read More at Jacobin

Micron is close to obtaining the first permits needed to build chip plants in Clay

Micron Technology is in the final stages of obtaining the first three permits it will need to build its planned chipmaking complex in Clay. The permits would allow the company to destroy hundreds of acres of wetlands and threatened bird habitat by setting aside similar land elsewhere. Micron can’t start work until it gets these and other permits from state and federal regulators.

Read More on Syracuse.com

DEC will hold two virtual public hearings on the wetlands and permit applications, from 2 to 4 p.m. Aug. 12 and 6 to 8 p.m. Aug. 13. Anyone who wants to watch or speak has to register online:

Tuesday, Aug. 12

Wednesday, Aug. 13

Anas al-Sharif, prominent Al Jazeera correspondent, among five journalists killed in Israeli airstrike on Gaza

A prominent Al Jazeera journalist who had previously been threatened by Israel has been killed along with four colleagues in an Israeli airstrike. Anas al-Sharif, who was one of Al Jazeera’s most recognisable faces in Gaza, was killed while inside a tent for journalists outside al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City on Sunday night. Seven people in total were killed in the attack, including al-Sharif, Al Jazeera correspondent Mohammed Qreiqeh and camera operators Ibrahim Zaher, Mohammed Noufal and Moamen Aliwa, according to the Qatar-based broadcaster.

The Israel Defense Force admitted the strike, claiming the reporter had “served as the head of a terrorist cell in the Hamas terrorist organisation and was responsible for advancing rocket attacks against Israeli civilians and IDF forces”. It claimed it had intelligence and documents found in Gaza as proof but rights advocates said he had been targeted for his frontline reporting on the Gaza war and that Israel’s claim lacked evidence.

Read More on The Guardian

Abolish ICE Rally

Every Tuesday 5:00 – 6:00pm

232 Washington Blvd Oswego, NY

Six Scoops le Cream Intersection

Join Organize Oswego WEEKLY to protest the ongoing ICE attacks on our communities. We stand in solidarity with immigrants being harassed by IcE and police, those held in detention centers, and those being deported.

Bring signs, wear a mask, and we will have extra supplies for you if you can just show up!

Don’t Panic. No Human Being is Illegal.

Renewable Heat Now August Power Hour – Get Ready for the State Energy Plan!

Wednesday, August 13 at 7 – 8pm

Zoom event

Join Renewable Heat Now to learn about the buildings portion of the draft State Energy Plan that is out for comment now. What’s in the plan for buildings? What’s missing? How can you submit a comment? How can you attend a hearing? We’ll also have an update on the efforts to get Governor Hochul to sign the repeal of the 100 Foot rule and more.

Register 

Jubilee Homes Fundraiser 2025

Wednesday, August 13 at 5:30pm – 8:30pm

The Rail Line, 530 S Clinton St, Syracuse

This year, we will be celebrating the grand opening of our Jubilee Homes Workforce & Economic Development Training Center and commemorating 10 years of our workforce training program, Build to Work. The evening promises to be filled with joy, networking, and delicious food catered by Henry’s Hen House and Trita Treatz. We invite you to join us in supporting our mission and enjoying a wonderful night.

Get Tickets Here

Southern Business Loop 81 Open House

Wednesday, August 13 at 6-8pm

Institute of Technology at Syracuse Central, 258 E Adams Street, Syracuse, NY 13202

The NYS Department of Transportation will be holding an open house on the I-81 Project.

More Information

One Million Rising: Strategic Non-Cooperation to Fight Authoritarianism

Wednesday August 13, 8-9:30 pm

Indivisible and allied national organizations are launching an effort to train one million people to engage in strategic non-cooperation to fight authoritarianism. Let’s try to get a good showing of folks from CNY.

Session 3: What Now? – August 13 You’ll be onboarded to basic campaign design and learn how to implement it locally as well as get plugged into our next national campaign work. Your second community resistance gathering will move this action forward.

Sign up and spread the word Here

Our Courts. Our Judges. Our Democracy.

Thursday, August 14, at 5:30pm

Now & Later, 30 E. Washington St. Syracuse 

A fundraiser for Elizabeth Snyder Fortino. Join State Senator Rachel May, Assemblymember Bill Magnarelli, Assemblymember Al Stirpe, Syracuse City Auditor Alex Marion, Syracuse Deputy Mayor & Democratic Candidate for Mayor Sharon Ownes to help elect Elizabeth Snyder Fortino for Supreme Court!

Tickets Here

Sex, Lies, And Stereotypes: How Disinformation Undermines Women’s Rights

Thursday, August 14, 7:30-8:30 pm

Red, Wine & Blue Zoom event

Disinformation isn’t just fake news. It’s a tactic used to undermine progress, maintain control, and it increasingly targets women. Join us for a conversation with Dr. Bonnie Stabile, Associate Professor at George Mason University, to learn how disinformation harms women and how it is intentionally used to target women in positions of leadership.

Register

Pop-Up Rally – Indivisible Onondaga County

Friday, August 15, 5-5:45 pm

Washington Park, intersection of Oswego Street & 1st Street, Liverpool, NY 13088 

Bring your signs and join Indivisible Onondaga County for a weekly protest!    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

How You Can Fight Climate Change

Tuesday, August 19, 7:30-8:30 pm

Red, Wine & Blue Zoom event

We are seeing the realities of climate change all around us. Are you wondering what you can do to make a difference? Join us to explore the everyday steps you can take to fight climate change and how to inspire others to join you. From the food we eat to how we travel, shop, and vote, climate action is woven into every part of our lives. This event will highlight everyday actions you can take and how small changes can add up to a big impact when we act together.

Register

Dissent and Defy Performance Showcase

Friday, August 22 at 5:30-9pm

Center For the Arts of Homer, 72 S Main St, Homer, NY 13077

Art as Resistance: a performance showcase organized by Indivisible Cortland County,featuring writers, performing artists, musicians, and visual artists.

To receive visual art submission guidelines, email: indivisiblecortlandcounty@gmail.com

FOCUS Forum – Energy for Growth in Central New York

Friday, August 22 at 12-1pm

Zoom Event

Central New York’s growth is being fueled by strategic investments in energy infrastructure and clean energy technologies. The region is also focusing on energy efficiency programs and workforce development to support sustainable economic development. Join us to hear from David Bottar, Central New York Regional Planning and Development Board, Bart Franey, National Grid and Cydney Johnson, Onondaga County about energy and economic development in Central New York.

Register

Resisting Genocide In Gaza, Militarism At Home

Saturday, August 23 starting at 6 pm

All Saints Parish Center, 1340 Lancaster Ave., Syracuse

Join the Syracuse Peace Council for an evening of community engagement and fundraising for Palestine.

Featuring a talk by activist Phyllis Bennis, author of Understanding Palestine and Israel, and Special Guest Bob Sanders, a 70 year-old cyclist riding cross-country to raise awareness about Israel’s ethnic cleansing of Gaza and the West Bank encouraged and paid for by the U.S.

Come at 6 pm to meet with local activists, enjoy homemade Middle Eastern delights, and fundraise for Gaza relief featuring a raffle table, as well as books, t-shirts, buttons and more in support of Palestine

More Information Here

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. Please note donations are not tax deductible.

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