Community Newsletter & Events
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October 28, 2025 – November 4, 2025
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CNY Solidarity & Indivisible Onondaga County
There is only one week until election day! There are many candidates on the ballot this year running for local office. More voters stay home in odd year elections so it is important that you vote in this year’s election. Share why you are voting with your friends, family and neighbors to get them out to vote too! Some of these races will be extremely close, candidates will need every vote to win. Sign up to make some phone calls or knock on some doors for a candidate you support. Visit our website for voting information and a list of candidates: https://www.cnysolidarity.org/elections/
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Weekly Pop Up Rallies
Upcoming Meetings of CNY Solidarity Coalition:
Sunday, April 27 @ 3 PM
Tentative Agenda: Panel Discussion: SAVE Act, then Committee Breakouts
Special Presentation:
Syracuse: A Hidden Military and Surveillance Hub
Aren Burnside, Maxwell PhD Program
Beyond War and Militarism: A joint committee of Syracuse Peace Council and CNY Solidarity Coalition
This presentation will look at the history of militarization in the Syracuse area and how this history of militarization impacts a number of social issues in Syracuse.
Special Presentation:
Syracuse: A Hidden Military and Surveillance Hub
Aren Burnside, Maxwell PhD Program
Beyond War and Militarism: A joint committee of Syracuse Peace Council and CNY Solidarity Coalition
This presentation will look at the history of militarization in the Syracuse area and how this history of militarization impacts a number of social issues in Syracuse.
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Join Indivisible Onondaga County’s Saturday weekly protest: November 1st at 11:00am. This week’s rally will assemble at the intersection of Oswego St and East Genesee St in Baldwinsville.
Details Here
Notice: With the ending of Daylight Saving Time, weekly protests will take place on Saturdays from 11am-12 noon.
Sign-ups on Mobilize had to be deleted in order to change to edit the day/time. We apologize for the inconvenience.
Sign Up for the new date and time
Upcoming Meetings of CNY Solidarity Coalition:
Sunday, April 27 @ 3 PM
Tentative Agenda: Panel Discussion: SAVE Act, then Committee Breakouts
Special Presentation:
Syracuse: A Hidden Military and Surveillance Hub
Aren Burnside, Maxwell PhD Program
Beyond War and Militarism: A joint committee of Syracuse Peace Council and CNY Solidarity Coalition
This presentation will look at the history of militarization in the Syracuse area and how this history of militarization impacts a number of social issues in Syracuse.
Special Presentation:
Syracuse: A Hidden Military and Surveillance Hub
Aren Burnside, Maxwell PhD Program
Beyond War and Militarism: A joint committee of Syracuse Peace Council and CNY Solidarity Coalition
This presentation will look at the history of militarization in the Syracuse area and how this history of militarization impacts a number of social issues in Syracuse.
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Abolish ICE Rallies
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.
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CNY Solidarity & IOC’s November Meeting
Sunday, November 9 at 2:00pm (notice new time)
All Saints Parish Center, 1342 Lancaster Ave, Syracuse
We will have a panel discussion with State Senator Rachel May to learn about the impacts of the Republican Budget Bill on our state budget and our education system. The second hour will feature meetings of our working groups to continue the work to plan protests, contact our representatives, review election results and start planning for 2026.
RSVP Here
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Upcoming CNY Solidarity Coalition & IOC Meetings:
November 9th & December 14th at a NEW TIME 2:00pm – 4:00pm
Upcoming Meetings of CNY Solidarity Coalition:
Sunday, April 27 @ 3 PM
Tentative Agenda: Panel Discussion: SAVE Act, then Committee Breakouts
Special Presentation:
Syracuse: A Hidden Military and Surveillance Hub
Aren Burnside, Maxwell PhD Program
Beyond War and Militarism: A joint committee of Syracuse Peace Council and CNY Solidarity Coalition
This presentation will look at the history of militarization in the Syracuse area and how this history of militarization impacts a number of social issues in Syracuse.
Special Presentation:
Syracuse: A Hidden Military and Surveillance Hub
Aren Burnside, Maxwell PhD Program
Beyond War and Militarism: A joint committee of Syracuse Peace Council and CNY Solidarity Coalition
This presentation will look at the history of militarization in the Syracuse area and how this history of militarization impacts a number of social issues in Syracuse.
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Economic Power – Object to ICE Recruitment Propaganda on Spotify
Where we choose to spend our money is one of our greatest collective strengths. Every purchase we make is an opportunity to support companies and products that align with our values and progressive ideals for human rights, labor rights, social justice, and environmental protection.
We believe in the right of all human beings to live in a safe environment with fair access to opportunity within an inclusive economy. Each week we will highlight one company or product that does NOT align with our shared values and ideals.
More Information about Objecting to ICE Propaganda on Spotify
Click here to research other companies or brands
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Upcoming 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 Calendar of Events
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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:
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.
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The Mamdani Moment And the Future of the Democratic Party
The brightest light in the Democratic Party is Zohran Mamdani, the 34-year-old member of the New York State Assembly who has a good chance of being elected the next mayor of New York City when New Yorkers go to the polls a week from Tuesday.
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ICE boosts weapons spending 700%
New spending in the small arms category from January 20, 2025, the day Trump was inaugurated, through October 18, totaled $71,515,762. Most of the spending was on guns and armor, but there have also been significant purchases of chemical weapons and “guided missile warheads and explosive components.”
Read on Popular Info
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Watch Central Current’s 2025 Syracuse mayoral forum
The candidates talked about U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the redevelopment of Syracuse’s public housing stock and more.
Central Current
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The US Is Criminalizing Homelessness and Expanding Incarceration. Who Profits?
From private prisons to health care scams, the attack on unhoused people is about exploitation, not safety. From the Trump administration to Democrats in California, responses to the homeless crisis in the U.S. continue to ignore the main drivers of the problem and aim to make the unhoused magically disappear. Like so many of the faux social policies in the U.S., this one increasingly looks designed for big private players to profit off the disappearing.
Read Article on Truthout.org
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Socialism In The Fight For Universal Healthcare – Virtual Forum
Tuesday, October 28, 7:30-9:00 pm
Zoom event sponsored by Physicians For A National Health Program
This event will bring together organizers and thinkers to discuss how healthcare can—and must—be at the center of a socialist movement for justice in New York.
RSVP
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Friends of Dorothy Benefit Dinner
Wednesday, October 29th, 5 – 7 pm
All Saints Parish 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.
Details on Facebook
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Emma’s Revolution Concert with Special Guest Colleen Kattau
Thursday, October 30, 7pm
May Memorial Unitarian Universalist Society, 3800 E Genesee St, Syracuse NY
We’re excited to return for the justice-loving community of May Memorial Unitarian Universalist Society! Special guest Colleen Kattau. Food donations for the Gethsemene United Methodist Church Food Pantry will be gratefully received. Lentils, white rice, cereal, spaghetti, canned peaches most welcomed and food is food, so any donation is a blessing.
Tickets
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Electronics Recycling Event
Saturday, November 1, 9am-12:30pm
East Syracuse Minoa High School, 6400 Fremont Rd, East Syracuse, NY 13057
Bring your unused, unwanted, or outdated electronics for responsible recycling and secure data destruction.
Acceptable Items
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Día De Los Muertos Champurrado & Painting Celebration
Sunday, November 2nd, 3-6pm
The Workers’ Center, 2013 E. Genesee St. Syracuse, NY
Celebrate our resilience through art while remembering those we’ve lost and those torn from us through detention or deportation. All funds will continue our work of community organizing and membership support.
We will offer traditional foods, drinks and crafts from Latin America. Proceeds will benefit members of the Workers’ Center and their families.
Tickets
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Energy Literacy Workshops
Numerous Dates and Locations
EnergySmartCNY is organizing a series of workshops on energy efficiency – what it means, and how you can achieve it (for both renters and owners). Participants receive free Energy Kits (worth $40) and are taught how to use the items in them. The presentation also covers home improvement and energy efficiency programs that can help all income levels. Our team can help participants apply to NYSERDA’s EmPower+ and Comfort Home weatherization programs. The workshops are roughly 90 minutes long, with time for discussion as well as a light meal.
Dates and Locations
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Red, Wine & Blue Virtual Events
New Zoom events every week
Various dates and times
Red Wine & Blue is a sisterhood of diverse communities working to change the world together. We help you make meaningful connections, organize in your community, and become more effective than you ever imagined. Want to make a difference and have fun along the way? Join us.
Use this link, and select “National Events” in the TYPE box:
Information and list of events
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Know Your Rights with the ACLU
Wednesday, November 5, 7-8:30pm
Indivisible “Solidarity In Action” Series Virtual Event
More information coming soon
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Film Screening: “Gather: The Fight to Revitalize our Native Foodways”
Thursday, November 6, 6-8pm
ArtRage Gallery, 505 Hawley Ave, Syracuse, NY, 13203
Join First Nations for a screening of our James Beard Award-Winning Documentary GATHER. Watch this feature-length film on the growing Native American Food Sovereignty movement followed by an exclusive Q&A session with cast member Elsie DuBray.
More Information
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“The Librarians”
Sunday, November 16th, 1:00pm
Manlius Cinema, 135 East Seneca St, Manlius, NY
In Texas, the Krause List targets 850 books focused on race and LGBTQia+ stories – triggering sweeping book bans across the U.S. at an unprecedented rate. As tensions escalate, librarians connect the dots from heated school and library board meetings nationwide to lay bare the underpinnings of White Christian Nationalism fueling the censorship efforts. Despite facing harassment, threats, and laws aimed at criminalizing their work – the librarians’ rallying cry for freedom to read is a chilling cautionary tale.
Tickets and Information
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Saturday, May 17, 10 am – 4 pm
University United Methodist Church, 1085 E Genesee St, Syracuse (entrance and parking on University Ave.)
Planning and carrying out effective nonviolent direct actions requires thoughtful planning and preparation. To support people considering such actions, the CNY Solidarity Coalition is offering training for nonviolent direct action led by two young adult trainers with significant training and action experience in the United States and internationally.
The training will include exercises, roleplays and information sharing to help prepare people to participate in nonviolent direct action and civil disobedience. Participants are asked to commit to the full six hours of the training, which will include lunch. The space will be open starting at 9 am for warm ups, meditation, movement and singing. The training will start promptly at 10 am.
$20 registration fee covers lunch
Childcare will be available onsite
Register Here
Saturday, June 14, 12-5 pm
Seneca Street Brew Pub, 315 E Seneca St, Manlius, NY 13104
For the past three years, the Manlius Pride Festival has been a beacon of acceptance and a place for our community to come together. Let’s keep this tradition going! We need your support to make this year’s festival a resounding success. Our goal is to raise funds to cover festival costs and ensure its future, and a portion of the proceeds will be donated to a deserving LGBTQ+ charity.
More Information
Saturday, June 14, 12-5 pm
Seneca Street Brew Pub, 315 E Seneca St, Manlius, NY 13104
For the past three years, the Manlius Pride Festival has been a beacon of acceptance and a place for our community to come together. Let’s keep this tradition going! We need your support to make this year’s festival a resounding success. Our goal is to raise funds to cover festival costs and ensure its future, and a portion of the proceeds will be donated to a deserving LGBTQ+ charity.
More Information
Saturday, June 14, 12-5 pm
Seneca Street Brew Pub, 315 E Seneca St, Manlius, NY 13104
For the past three years, the Manlius Pride Festival has been a beacon of acceptance and a place for our community to come together. Let’s keep this tradition going! We need your support to make this year’s festival a resounding success. Our goal is to raise funds to cover festival costs and ensure its future, and a portion of the proceeds will be donated to a deserving LGBTQ+ charity.
More Information
Friday, June 6, 5-8 pm
CNY Community Foundation, 431 E. Fayette St. Ste 100, Syracuse, NY 13202
Join us for our first Refugee and Immigrant Community Networking Night! This is a space for the refugee and immigrant community to share their career journeys, make connections with those who share their experiences in the workforce and help each other succeed!
Register Here
Friday, June 6, 5-8 pm
CNY Community Foundation, 431 E. Fayette St. Ste 100, Syracuse, NY 13202
Join us for our first Refugee and Immigrant Community Networking Night! This is a space for the refugee and immigrant community to share their career journeys, make connections with those who share their experiences in the workforce and help each other succeed!
Register 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 or Ed: (315) 478 4571.
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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
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Watch past meetings about Micron, Good Jobs Town Hall, Rallies and more on our YouTube Channel.
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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. Please note donations are not tax deductible.
Donate Online Here
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
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Elaine Denton
Peter McCarthy
Coordinating Committee
CNY Solidarity Coalition
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