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Upcoming Protests, Meetings and Campaigns

Continue to call your state representatives and tell them to pass NY4ALL legislation!

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.

CNY Solidarity & IOC’s Next Meeting:

December 14th at 2:00pm – 4:00pm  

Join us for our December Meeting where we will meet in our working groups first at 2:00pm. At 3:00pm we will gather to celebrate 8 years of CNY Solidarity & IOC! We will have snacks and refreshments to mingle and meet fellow attendees. Let’s get to know one another more as we head into our 9th year! 2026 will be a big year as we continue to work towards economic, social, racial & environmental justice. All are welcome. Bring a friend! 

RSVP Here

Upcoming Meetings: January 11th at 2:00pm

Sign the Petition: Prevent use of Cazenovia College by Law Enforcement

Since the closing of Cazenovia College in 2023, there have been multiple calls for community feedback and ideas, as well as public meetings led by community groups such as the Cazenovia Area Community Development Association (CACDA) and the Cazenovia Preservation Foundation (CPF). This is in stark contrast to the pending sale of Reisman and Sigety Hall: Cazenovia village leadership has failed to disclose or initiate any public conversation about the pending sale, even as it has regularly updated the community on 9Fresh’s acquisition and future development plans. No impact study has occurred of the potential effects of a county law enforcement agency in the heart of the village.

Sign the Petition

Defend New York’s Climate Laws

Here are several actions you can take to defend and improve our state’s climate:

• Go to  the Alliance for a Green Economy linktree and fill out the form for the Tell Gov. Hochul: Sign the 100-Foot Rule Repeal (A8888). The postcard urges Governor Hochul to sign the bill (which has a projected NYS annual gas customer savings of $177 million) into law. Please share the postcard link with your family and friends! We are collecting signatures through December 10 and will deliver the paper postcards and a list of online signatories to the Governor in Albany on December 11. If you would like paper postcards brought/sent to you or picked up, please email Andra at andra@agreeny.org.

• Stand up and be vocal in support of NY’s climate laws; Governor Hochul and her administration are definitely not immune to pressure from the Federal administration. We hope that 100s of people from across the state will join us on December 11 when we travel to Albany to ask that Governor Hochul not delay the All-Electric Buildings Act and sign the 100-Foot Rule Repeal.

Phone Bank for Aftyn Behn

Aftyn Behn, a social worker, state House Representative, and former Indivisible organizer, is running in a special election on December 2nd to flip Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District. Aftyn is a smart, clear-eyed, young leader and she’s got an incredible grassroots campaign that’s energizing disaffected voters across the district. She’s running to feed kids, fix roads, and fund hospitals — Aftyn is exactly the type of fighter TN-07 deserves and a voice we desperately need in Congress.

This won’t be an easy race to win — Trump won the district by 22 points in 2024 — but we’ve seen districts swing by that margin just last week and Aftyn has won challenging races before.

Sign Up for Phone Banking

Economic Power – Join The Targeted Boycott: “We Ain’t Buying It” 

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 “We Ain’t Buying It”

Click here to research other companies or brands

How To Report Ice Activity In CNY

text SIRDN’s hotline number: 315-400-0920

Remember: Spread Power not Panic!

When reporting suspected ICE activity follow these steps:

• Take photographs or video from a safe distance
• Record the exact time and date
• Describe what you saw ,paying attention to vehicles, clothing, emblems or agency letters

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:

• 91-year-old Clay widow sues Onondaga County to stop eviction from Micron site

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

2 Syracuse politicians want to cut all ties with license plate reader company over privacy concerns

Two Syracuse common councilors are looking to shut down the city’s more than two dozen license plate readers.

Read on Syracuse.com

When ICE came for Jeremy, Syracuse’s underground railroad helped him escape the country

Friends, activists, politicians and a network of total strangers collaborated to keep one Syracuse husband from the clutches of an increasingly heartless federal government. They used misdirection the way a smuggler might. There were decoy cars. A chain of human shields. Movement under darkness. And finally, sympathetic Canadians. They found refuge after hours of frantic planning.

Read on Syracuse.com

Onondaga County Dems put forward Nicole Watts for legislature chair after ‘a historic mandate for change’

All 10 members of the Democratic caucus will vote in January for Watts, according to a press release sent by the caucus. After gaining control of the legislature for the first time in decades, legislature Democrats are able to install Watts without Republican help.

Read on Central Current

Charlotte, North Carolina reels as 81 people arrested in immigration raids

Many communities in Charlotte, North Carolina, were reeling after federal Customs and Border Protection teams descended on the city at the weekend and arrested at least 81 people – while normally-thriving immigrant enclaves and business districts came to a standstill.

Read on The Guardian

Progressive groups in Syracuse call out Senator Schumer for giving in on government shutdown

Several progressive civic groups in Syracuse charged Senator Chuck Schumer with selling out to end the government shutdown, during a demonstration Friday afternoon.

Indivisible Onondaga County and CNY Solidarity Coalition organized the protest.

Read on WAER.org

Community Not Cages: “People Change” Day of Action

Tuesday, November 18th at 12:00pm

Justice Center, 555 S State Street, Syracuse

Over 30,000 people are incarcerated in New York’s prisons. 3 out of 4 are Black or brown. Join us for rallies and press conferences across the state to support transformation and bring our loved ones home. Call your state representatives to pass the Second Look Act, Earned Time Act & Marvin Mayfield Act! Learn more these bills at communitiesnotcagesny.org

RSVP Here

Town Hall On Immigration & Deportations In Oswego

Tuesday, November 18, 6:30-8:30 pm

Scriba Fire Dept., 5618 State Route 104, Oswego, NY

Immigration and Deportations Forum: How to help our immigrant neighbors.

Join the conversation with our panel of immigration advocates.

Diana Kastenbaum from Concerned Citizens of NY 24 and candidate for Congress will lead the discussion

“The Librarians”

Tuesday, November 18th, 7:00pm

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

Panel Discussion On The Local Impacts Of Ice Raids At Suny Oswego

Wednesday, November 19, 5-6:30 PM

Shineman Hall – Room 175 – SUNY Oswego

The main focus of this event will be to inform SUNY Oswego students and faculty of the ongoing immigration situation and offer ways they can get involved in immigrant solidarity work in CNY, and it is open to the public.

We encourage allies and community members to attend if you are interested in learning more about the impacts of ICE raids locally and how you can step up to defend immigrants in CNY.

Ana Mendez-Vasquez from Rural & Migrant Ministry and Jessica Maxwell from Workers Center of CNY will lead this panel discussion.

Campaign for New York Health State-Wide Hub Meeting

Thursday, November 20, 7pm

Online Event

This is an online event open to all NYHA supporters wishing to get involved on a local level to build support for the New York Health Act.

RSVP here.

FOCUS Forum – Stronger Together: Supporting Families through School & Community Partnerships

Friday, November 21, 12-1pm

Zoom Event

This virtual forum will focus on how the Syracuse City School District, together with government and community partners, is supporting students and their families in accessing needed services ranging from temporary housing, food insecurity, joblessness, and poverty to mental health support, crisis management, and more.

Register

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 

ArtRage Gallery Exhibits

Wednesdays-Fridays 2-6pm; Saturdays 12-4pm

505 Hawley Avenue, Syracuse, NY 13203

ArtRage, the Norton Putter Gallery  celebrated its 10^th Anniversary in the fall of 2018. The gallery, with its unique mission to exhibit art for social change, continues a long tradition of progressive social activism in Central New York.

There is no admission fee. The Gallery is closed between exhibits; please check the link for their current schedule.

Current and Upcoming Exhibits

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

Welcoming the Stranger: What Our Faith Traditions Teach and Call Us to Do

Tuesday, December 2, 7-8:30 pm

May Memorial Unitarian Society, 3800 E. Genesee St, Syracuse

Speakers from Jewish, Christian, and Muslim traditions will present perspectives with brief time for comments and questions about how we respond, especially during this troubled time. Tabling by groups involved will present concrete opportunities for involvement. All are most welcome!

Virtual Book Club Discussion of “Climate Change as a Class War: Building Socialism on a Warming Planet.”

Thursday, December 4, 7-8 pm

Zoom event Hosted by Climate Reality Finger Lakes Book Group

Climate Change Awareness & Action is excited to join Climate Reality Finger Lakes  Book Group Meeting for a discussion of “Climate Change as a Class War: Building Socialism on a Warming Planet,” by Mathew Huber, a professor in the Geography and the Environment Dept. at Syracuse University who will be joining  the discussion

The Book can be ordered through the independent publisher, Verseo Books where you can also order an ebook.

Register

55th Annual Plowshares Craftsfair and Peace Festival Dec 6-7

Sat. Dec 6th: 10 to 5 pm, Sun. Dec 7th: 10:30 to 4:30 pm

Nottingham High School, 3100 E. Genesee St, Syracuse

Syracuse Peace Council’s 53rd annual Plowshares Craftsfair & Peace Festival is Dec 6 and 7. Plowshares is an opportunity to step into the kind of world we’re working so hard to create: a place of justice, of peace, of compassion, of environmental sustainability. Plowshares, SPC’s largest fundraiser of the year, is a labor of love that comes together thanks to the help of many volunteers.

Plowshares is not only for the community, but it is created by the community. The Plowshares committee is active all year;  the SPC staff and other volunteers step up from October on. Everyone is needed and can play a part. Please join in the fun of creating Plowshares – just fill out the google form or email spc@peacecouncil.net. 

Learn More 

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 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

Elaine Denton

Peter McCarthy

Coordinating Committee

CNY Solidarity Coalition