CNY Solidarity & Indvisible Onondaga County
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We are incredibly honored to receive the Harriet Tubman Freedom Fund Award from Syracuse Onondaga County NAACP. This year’s theme of “Freedom in Our Time – Defending Democracy and Securing Voter Rights” is a core commitment of CNY Solidarity. As an all-volunteer grassroots organization, more than 100 Central New Yorkers join us at our monthly meetings to learn, help and take action. We continue to work towards economic, social, racial and environmental justice, and a world beyond war and militarism through our volunteers and the many local organizations that CNY Solidarity works with. Thank you Syracuse Onondaga NAACP for this incredible honor, for an inspiring night and for all that you do for our democracy!
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CNY Solidarity & IOC Meeting This Sunday! Sunday, May 31 at 3:00pm – 5:00pm All Saints Parish Center, 1342 Lancaster Ave Our first hour will feature a presentation about Syracuse’s Lead Water Crisis by Lanessa Chaplin and Lizmarie Montemayor Robles of NYCLU, and Oceanna Fair of Families for Lead Freedom.
Our second hour will be devoted to Committee break-out sessions, including Beyond War and Militarism: “We know that CNY Solidarity committees are working hard from several directions to stem the tide of fascism. And, we know that the Trump administration is bearing down on the use of weapons and wars in its fascist attempt to control life well beyond our borders. Ongoing wars are killing hundreds of thousands of people, bankrupting our country, placing our own soldiers in harm’s way, and sharply increasing the risk of nuclear catastrophe. If you would like to help increase the antiwar presence in our community, please consider joining our breakout meeting. We need to resist!” RSVP
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Then, one week later on Sunday, June 7, we will be holding a local candidate forum. Details will be in next week’s newsletters
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Have an action alert or event for our newsletter? We send out two emails a week to keep our community informed of local, state and national issues and events. Our Tuesday’s action newsletter focuses on this week’s action alerts, protests and important articles and our Thursday email focuses on community events and meetings.
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Host a Watch Party for “Rise Up, Sing Out” On June 14, the Committee for the First Amendment (CFA) is hosting Rise Up, Sing Out: A Concert for the First Amendment, an uplifting evening of song, solidarity, and action, with support from the No Kings Coalition. Featuring an all-star line-up of performers (Jane Fonda, Patti Smith, Bette Midler, Rufus Wainwright, Sasha Allen, Joy Reid, Wilson Cruz, Broadway Inspirational Voices, Joy Reid, and more!), this 90-minute concert event will celebrate the freedoms guaranteed by our First Amendment—of speech, religion, press, assembly, and protest—and the people power that both fuels these rights and is essential to guarantee them. More Information Organizing Toolkit
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Stop the Pentagon’s Warfare-Powering AI Data Centers Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is quickly working to create an “AI-first” fighting force. To supercharge an already dangerous AI-powered war machine, the Army and Air Force are planning to build data centers spanning thousands of acres of military property in Texas, North Carolina, Utah, California, Arizona, and Georgia — and more could follow. It’s all to advance the usage of AI in warfare; autonomous weapons systems, algorithms making life-or-death decisions, robots with the power to launch nuclear weapons. Wall Street firms and private equity companies like the Carlyle Group and BlackRock are turning to the Pentagon to cash in on the AI boom, which is currently negotiating “exclusive” 50-year term leases of its property for the data centers. To get lawmakers to pay attention and prevent more data centers from destroying land, water, and air to power AI warfare tomorrow, we need as many people as possible speaking out today. Write to Congress Here
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Economic Power Where we choose to spend our money and time is one of our greatest collective strengths. Every purchase we make, and every time we just show up to help, we demonstrate our values and progressive ideals for human rights, labor rights, social justice, and environmental protection.
With all the calls for boycotts and actions, it can be overwhelming trying to decide where to focus our energies. These websites offer some suggestions for exercising our economic power:
Ethical Consumer for making informed choices Boycott Citizens focuses on Citizens Bank, but lists many other companies with ICE contracts Guide to BDS Boycott lists targets of the movement to end corporate complicity in Gaza genocide This article names several local businesses that donated profits after the January 30th “ICE OUT” protests; they deserve our continued support!
Do you know of an important boycott or action we missed? Please let us know!
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School Safety & POL/ICE Free Schools Policy Briefing Tuesday May 26th at 2:30 to 4:00 pm on Zoom This briefing by The Policing and Social Justice Project is co-sponsored by the NYC Dignity in Schools Campaign. Speakers include Andrea Ortiz from Dignity in Schools, Charlotte Pope of the NYCLU, high school student Dream Cacho, Raul Soto, Ya-Ya Network, and Prof. Seth Prins, SUNY Downstate Medical Center. Prof. Vitale will moderate the conversation.
Register to Attend
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ERA Rally Wednesday, May 27, 12:00 PM – 01:00 PM Syracuse City Hall, 233 East Washington Street Experience the historic drive for equality, featuring a restored 1914 golden Saxon automobile!
Sign the ERA petition, Take a photo with the car
Hear from speakers, including Mayor Sharon Owens & Hon. Carolyn Maloney, about the importance of the ERA
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PUBLIC HEARING: Shaping the Future of Economic Development on Schools and Communities Wednesday, May 27, 04:30 PM – 05:30 PM North Syracuse Junior High School, 5353 W Taft Rd, North Syracuse The Onondaga County Legislature Planning and Economic Development Committee invites you to join us for a public hearing and special committee meeting focused on how economic development decisions impact our schools, neighborhoods, and local quality of life. This hearing brings together municipal leaders, school district officials, and community members to share hopes, concerns, and ideas related to PILOT agreements, future development projects, and their impacts on our schools and municipalities.
Comments and written statements are also welcome until 11:59 p.m. May 28, 2026 at legislature@onondaga.gov
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Friends of Dorothy Benefit Dinner Wednesday, May 27 at 5:00pm – 7:00pm All Saints Church, 1340 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.
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Anti-Blackness is the Point with Dr. Kimberlé Crenshaw Thursday, May 28, 6:00-7:00 pm Red, Wine & Blue Zoom event Politicians have long used division, fear, and attacks on civil rights to hold onto political power. These tactics aren’t new and they aren’t accidental. Join us to hear from legal scholar and civil rights advocate Dr. Kimberlé Crenshaw as we discuss the moment we are in, how we got here, and why anti-Blackness is at the center of so many of today’s political attacks. She will share her own journey and motivation for her new book Backtalker, why understanding anti-Blackness is essential to protecting democracy, and what we can do to fight extremism together. Register
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Free Webinar: Supporting Immigrant Youth Mental Health through Mental Health First Aid Thursday, May 28, 01:00 PM – 02:30 PM Virtual Webinar Join this FREE webinar for an informative and important webinar on Supporting Immigrant Youth Mental Health through Mental Health First Aid. This webinar will feature the Mental Health Association in New York State, Inc. (MHANYS)’s Mental Health First Aid program, which provides support to youth and teens. More Information
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Thursday Info Sessions: How to report ICE in CNY Thursday, May 28, 06:30 PM – 08:00 PM Virtual Event This training is for community members who want to know what to look out for and how to report ICE sightings in the area. It is NOT a comprehensive ICE Watch training or a Know Your Rights training. If there are cancellations, they will be published on SIRDN Social Media. Register
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Weekly Pop-Up Protest Join our Pop-Up Street Protest on Fri. May 29th 5:00 pm at the intersection of Onondaga Rd. and West Seneca Turnpike (Onondaga Hill). Sign Up Here
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STREET HEAT2026 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: 4/4/26 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.
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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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Mail donations to:
CNY Solidarity Coalition
2013 East Genesee St,
Syracuse, NY 13210
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