CNY Solidarity & Indivisible Onondaga County
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Our next monthly meeting will be Sunday, November 8, 2-4 PM, at First Unitarian Universalist Society of Syracuse, 109 Waring Rd, Syracuse. Please park behind the building and use the back entrance. We will reflect on the 2026 election and start planning for what is next. The second hour of our meeting we will break out into our working groups to plan protests, contact our representatives, discuss issues and plan actions. RSVP
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Our Ongoing efforts: - Neighbor-2-Neighbor: CNYSC and IOC are encouraging all members to join or set up a group chat on Signal with their own like-minded geographic neighbors. Click here to get connected. For follow-up questions, please contact us.
- Take Action with The NY State Democratic Committee! If you want to get involved with a campaign, help with Get-Out-the-Vote efforts, or just want to know what’s going on, this website always has the latest!
- Are you concerned about protecting our election? CNY Solidarity / Indivisible Onondaga County is preparing to take peaceful actions, if needed, both locally and as part of a national effort being organized by the ACLU and No Kings. Click here to sign up for both.
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NO KINGS: Defending Our Votes October 17 was a powerful start, but there’s more work to do. We must ensure that every valid vote is counted, certified, and protected. From today through Election Day, No Kings has a dual mission: continuing to drive every eligible voter to cast their ballot, while preparing our nationwide network to rapidly respond to any attempts at election interference. If officials attempt to obstruct the count or refuse to certify valid results, our movement must be ready to stand together in disciplined, nonviolent community action to defend our elections. This includes you. Because in America, the people choose their leaders, and we will not allow any official to subvert the will of the voters. Take Action Here
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Attend your Town’s Budget Hearings
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Voting is just the start. Make sure you attend your town’s upcoming 2027 budget public hearings and share your thoughts. Many are happening this week. Visit your town’s website or contact your town clerk for more information.
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Demand Stronger Protections against Data Center Development in NY Over the summer, New Yorkers won an important victory when Governor Hochul announced a moratorium on state permits for polluting hyperscale data centers. This pause gets lifted when an environmental review is complete. Now, Governor Hochul is rushing the process and narrowing the review’s scope, ignoring major impacts of data centers like e-waste, water pollution, and our ability to rapidly reduce pollution to meet our state’s climate mandates. We have until Thursday, November 4 to submit comments to Gov. Hochul’s Public Service Commission, calling for a stronger review process that covers the full range of data center impacts. It will take the voices of thousands of New Yorkers to weigh in to keep data centers from poisoning our land, air, and water. Help us generate masses of comments by using and sharing this one-click online action tool
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Submit proposals for 2027 Health Justice Conference The Health Justice Conference at Upstate Medical University brings together trainees, healthcare professionals, community organizations, and advocates to explore health inequities and develop meaningful, actionable approaches to advancing health justice. We are currently calling for proposals for presentations, workshops, panel discussions, interactive sessions, and other educational programming that addresses health justice and the experiences of underserved and/or historically marginalized communities. This will be our tenth annual conference, so we look forward to reflecting on how far we have come and what work still needs to be done. This year’s conference will be held on Monday, January 18, 2027, and the theme is Raising Collective Conscience: Creating Pathways Toward Health Equity by Promoting Social Responsibility. Please visit https://healthjusticeconference.com where you will find the link to submit your proposal.
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ArtRage Gallery request for Volunteers Volunteers & Food are needed for our next Opening Reception: Whitney Snow: The Women’s Grass. This reception will be held on Saturday, Nov. 7 from 6-8pm. Please consider donating appetizers, cheese and crackers, fruit or veggie and dip platters, desserts of all kinds. We also need Kitchen workers for Set-Up (5-7pm) and Clean-Up (7-8:30pm). please contact mesmith5@yahoo.com.
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URGENT: Protect Our Students & Schools Now! Our critical Safeguarding our Students initiative, confronting TurningPoint USA’s high school Club America, is well underway. We are actively working with district administrators and boards to protect student privacy and uphold inclusiveness policies. Immediate Action Required: These districts listed below are currently unrepresented: Westhill, Onondaga Senior High, Fabius-Pompey, Jordan-Elbridge, Marcellus, Skaneateles, Solvay, Tully, Fulton, Hannibal, Phoenix, Pulaski, & Sandy Creek. Is yours among them? Don’t leave your school at risk—will you step up and help? We have the materials and action steps you’ll need and upcoming Zoom sessions for you to join in with others. Just send a quick “I’m concerned and I’ll help” email to Anne or me, and we’ll be back in touch. You’ll be glad you did. Thanks! Anne (amniemiec@gmail.com) Margaret (mluttinger@verizon.net)
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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. Submit An Event or Action on our Website!
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Onondaga County Legislature Session Tuesday, November 3, 1-2 PM | 401 Montgomery St, Room 407, Syracuse Monthly meeting of the Onondaga County Legislature Session. Open to the public.
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Defense of Democracy First Tuesday Action Calls Tuesday, November 3, 7-8 PM | Virtual Event With an imminent election that will shape the future of this country, showing up for public education and civic freedom is imperative. These now twice-monthly Action Calls (scheduled for the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays) serve as our connection hub where we can coordinate regional efforts and take direct action to protect public education. Join on Zoom
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Official Election Watch Party Tuesday, November 3, 8-11 PM | The Mizpah, 350 Montgomery St, Syracuse Sponsored by the Onondaga County Democratic Committee. Open to the public.
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SIRDN Orientation registration Wednesday, November 4, 7-8 PM | Register for location Initial Orientation for new SIRDN volunteers Register
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No Kings Post-Election Call: What Happened Wednesday, November 4, 8-9 PM | Virtual Event In the event of election interference or sabotage, the No Kings movement will gather on November 4 to share real-time updates, align on the election defense strategy, and provide clear next steps for attendees to take in defense of democracy. Save the date for this call in case we need to gather together as a movement in a rapid response scenario. If there is no need to share critical election interference or sabotage updates, we will notify you. In that case, the call will likely be canceled and we will share other avenues for receiving updates from the No Kings coalition. Register
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Town Hall Discussion: Reparations for Black New Yorkers. Thursday, November 5, 6-8 PM | Tucker Missionary Baptist Church, 515 Oakwood Ave, Syracuse Hosted by the New York Civil Liberties Union and the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund. We will discuss our recent report on Reparations The Other New York: The Legacy of Slavery and the Case for Reparations Now. For hundreds of years, Black people in New York faced slavery, unfair laws, and discrimination. Kept out of good jobs, owning thriving business, safe housing, clean environments, and fair schools. Slavery has impacted how much wealth families have, their health, and the neighborhoods they can live in. Reparations are a way to repair that harm. This can mean cash payments, but it can also mean targeting housing policies, education, health care, and voting rights. The goal is to make things fair and to help Black families build strong futures. Come enjoy food, refreshments, and join us to help shape the future of New York State.
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Onondaga Creek Watershed Community Listening Session – Headwaters Thursday, November 5, 4:30-7 PM | ONCO Brewing, 387 NY-281, Tully Join DEC, SUNY ESF Center for Native Peoples and the Environment, Syracuse University, City of Syracuse, and partners for a second Onondaga Creek Watershed Community Listening Session focused on community interests in the headwaters of the creek. This session will be an opportunity for the community to share priorities and visions for Onondaga Creek. More Information
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Indivisible National Presents: What’s the Plan with Leah and Ezra Every Thursday, 3-4 PM,Virtual event Join Indivisible co-founders Leah Greenberg and Ezra Levin every Thursday to break down the week’s biggest political stories, answer your questions, and map out strategies for taking action. Register
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Weekly Pop-Up Protest The next Pop-up Honk and Wave is scheduled for Saturday 11/7 at the intersection of West Genesee St (NY Rt 20) and West Lake Rd/Hannum St in Skaneateles, at 11 am. 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. 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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