January 29 – February 5, 2026
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CNY Solidarity & Indivisible Onondaga County
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CNY Solidarity & IOC’s Next Meeting
Sunday, February 1st at 2:00pm – 4:00pm
All Saints Parish Center, 1342 Lancaster Ave, Syracuse
Join us for a joint meeting of CNY Solidarity Coalition and Indivisible Onondaga County. This month will feature a presentation by the Workers Center of Central New York and the Syracuse Immigrant and Refugee Defense Network. The second hour will feature meetings of our working groups to continue the work to plan protests, contact our representatives, and start planning actions for 2026.
A zoom link will be provided when you RSVP if you would like to watch on zoom. Please be aware that participation in discussions will be limited on zoom. All are welcome.
RSVP Here
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Turn Outrage Into Action!
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Alert: Club AmericaAre you familiar with Turning Point USA ? Have you heard the name, “Charlie Kirk”? Are you aware clubs are being formed in our high schools funded by TPUSA? Some schools in our area already have established clubs. It’s possible you don’t share the values and beliefs this club promotes . Take a few minutes and view this video about the true nature of Club America provided by Defense of Democracy, an organization working state and nation wide to challenge the establishment of these clubs in our high schools. You’re likely in for a big surprise – maybe even a shock. Concerned as we are? Here’s how you can help. We are asking for a couple volunteers per school to fill out an information sheet on your high school; we’ll send you specifics. No worries – it’s all public information and you’ll probably get it right off your high school’s or district’s website. We’re just out of hands to do this piece of our project work. This is your chance to get involved. Will you help? Click here
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A core intention of CNY Solidarity Coalition is to bring together and support organizations already out there helping directly affected communities in the Central New York area. Each week we’ll spotlight one of the over 100 organizations in our Directory; there’s a LOT going on!
Urban Jobs Task Force
The Syracuse Urban Jobs Task Force is an organization made up of community groups; faith based organizations and concerned citizen, dedicated to creating a local economy that provides good jobs and job training for local communities of color, low income families and more opportunities for local woman and minority-owned enterprises.
Learn more about Urban Jobs Task Force
Find other Organizations in our Directory
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State of the City Address with Syracuse Mayor Sharon OwensThursday, January 29, 6-7:30pm Nottingham High School, 3100 E Genesee St, Syracuse The address will be livestreamed on YouTube.com/@CityofSyracuse and on WCNY.
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Inside Christian Nationalism: The Strategy to Build Political PowerThursday, January 29, 7:30 PM – 8:30 pm Red, Wine & Blue Zoom event Have you been hearing the term Christian Nationalism and wondering what exactly it means? This movement has been showing up everywhere from school boards to legislatures. You’ll learn how to spot Christian nationalist candidates, recognize the dog whistles, and take concrete steps to stop extremism from quietly taking over our legislatures! Register
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Focus Forum: Civic Engagement: Perspectives from Local Leadership
Friday, January 30, 12-1 pm (rescheduled from January 16)
CNY Philanthropy Center, 431 E Fayette St, Syracuse, NY 13202
Join FOCUS for a hybrid public forum where leaders from the City of Syracuse and Onondaga County will share their perspectives on civic engagement and highlight the community priorities where residents can engage, contribute, and actively participate in 2026!
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Weekly Pop-up Protest
Saturday, January 31, 11 am – 12 pm
Intersection of Erie Blvd. & Bridge St., Dewitt
Sign Up Here
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Driving Protest 2.0
Saturday, January 31, 10:30 am – 12 pm
Assemble in the parking lot behind Scotch & Sirloin, Dewitt
Protest Home Depot working with ICE, and honk in support of our Pop-up Protesters along the route!
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Repeating History: How Extremists Attack Black Political PowerTuesday, February 3, 7:30 PM – 8:30 pm Red, Wine & Blue Zoom event From Reconstruction to the present day, Black political progress has repeatedly been met with organized backlash. The playbook hasn’t changed—question the candidate’s eligibility, challenge their residency, dispute the vote count, and cast doubt on their legitimacy. Join us to hear from Dr. James Ford, the Executive Director of the Center for Racial Equity in Education (CREED), to learn how these same tactics are still being used today. Register
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Bus Trip to Albany: Education & Childcare Day of Action
Wednesday, February 4, 7:45 am – 6 pm
Syracuse Transit Hub, 559 South Salina Street, Syracuse
Join Citizen Action of New York, the Alliance for Quality Education, and New York Communities for Change on our bus to Albany to lobby our legislators for education equity and universal child care!
Children of all ages are welcome with a parent or guardian. Food and transportation provided. Please register so we can ensure you can speak to your elected representative(s), that we have enough food, and so we can identify any transportation needs. The bus to Albany will leave at 7:45 AM and return back to Syracuse by 6:00 PM.
Register
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NYCLU Community Meeting: Syracuse Lead Crisis
Wednesday, February 4, 5:30pm
Salt City Market Community Room, 484 S. Salina St.. Syracuse
NYCLU’s new Central New York organizer, Lizmarie Montemayor Robles, will be leading a community meeting to discuss the crisis of lead in the City of Syracuse’s drinking water. For anyone interested, we’re also looking for volunteers to help canvass impacted communities.
We encourage all those concerned about this public health crisis to attend the meeting. Please share this announcement with your networks and anyone else who may be interested.
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No Kings Mass Call: Eyes on ICE: Document and RecordThursday, February 5, 8-9 pm Indivisible National virtual event Exercising our Constitutional right to document and record ICE and other federal agents is more important than ever. This call will give you the tools to exercise your rights in a moment when federal agents are terrorizing our communities and using excessive force. RSVP
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“Relentless”: Black History Month Dinner TheatreSaturday, February 7, 5:30 pm Syracuse Stage, 820 East Genesee St, Syracuse Please help the Syracuse OnondagaCounty NAACP celebrate Black History Month, Saturday, February 7 with Syracuse Stage’s premier production of Relentless, the story of a black female boxer who was poised to be one of the greatest professional boxers in history. The evening includes a small plate ‘Soul Food Meal’ . Tickets
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Let ‘Em Know You’re There: The Story of Big Jim and The Triple DoubleMonday, February 9, 6:30 pm Tuesday, February 10, 6:45 pm Manlius Cinema, 135 East Seneca St, Manlius This is the first film in a year-long series in partnership with the Onondaga Historical Association called “Strides Toward Democracy” that examines and reflects on CNY’s role in social and environmental justice movements over the past 250 years of democracy. Tickets
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The Color of Law : The Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated AmericaWednesday, February 11, 7:30-8:30 pm Red, Wine & Blue Zoom event Join our February Banned Book Club as we discuss The Color of Law: The Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America by legal scholar Richard Rothstein. This groundbreaking book challenges the widely held belief that racial segregation in the United States was the result of private choices or economic forces. Instead, Rothstein documents how federal, state, and local governments actively created and enforced segregation through laws, policies, and court decisions, and how those choices continue to shape inequality today. Register
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Sloan Lecture: “Freedom For All: Civil Resistance and the fight against slavery in Antebellum Syracuse”
Wednesday, February 11, 12 pm
Virtual lecture
This presentation examines the work of a small but dedicated group of abolitionists in Syracuse, New York, led by Rev. Samuel May and Rev. Jermain Loguen. Loguen, a man who escaped his own enslavement in Tennessee and settled in Syracuse in 1841, became one of the era’s most successful and well-known Station Masters on the UGRR. These men and their compatriots helped make Syracuse a center for abolitionist activity and organization and were primary participants in of the era’s most significant acts of civil disobedience, the Jerry Rescue, in October 1851.
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Campaign for NY Health State-Wide Hub MeetingThursday, February 12, 7pm via Zoom 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. 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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Winter Schedule
Year round: Every Friday afternoon. 4 to 4:45 pm, unless the temperature is below 20 degrees: 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.)
upstatedroneaction.com spc@peacecouncil.Net
Addtional dates and locations will resume after April 1, 2026.
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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.
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CNY Solidarity Coalition
P.O. Box 6137, Teall Post Office, 226 Teall Ave., Syracuse NY 13217
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