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CNY Solidarity & Indivisible Onondaga County

Our next in person meeting will be on September 7th at 3:00pm, at The All Saints Parish Center, 1342 Lancaster Ave, Syracuse.

Our committees have been busy! Planning protests, engaging with our representatives, advocating for town halls, fighting for climate justice, supporting candidates and more! We will hear from all our committees about what they have been up to, how we can support and help with future actions.

RSVP Here

Upcoming Protests and Campaigns

NYS Fair Activism

In addition to the Billboard Campaign, there are other opportunities for involvement during the NYS Fair, including:

• Volunteering to represent CNY Solidarity at the NAACP’s voter registration drive (see below Action Alert)

• Showing support for immigrant dairy farm workers on Dairy Day (August 28), at the Butter Sculpture or Live Birthing Center, snapping a photo of yourself and posting to social media to support their petition (sign it here as well)

• Joining the Syracuse Peace Council protest at Gate 1 on August 28th from 4:30-7:30pm. Bring banners, signs, etc. to raise your voice in solidarity with the people of Palestine

• Walking in the AFL-CIO Labor Day Parade on September 1st from 10am-12pm (sign up here)

More to come, so stay tuned…

Weekly Pop Up Rallies

Join Indivisible Onondaga County’s Friday weekly protest: August 29th at 5:00pm This week’s rally will assemble on the public sidewalk on Genesee Street between Salina Street & Genesee Street, Syracuse

Details Here

Economic Power – Boycott Walmart!

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.  

This week’s company: Walmart 

Why boycott? The Walton family has a combined net worth of $267 billion dollars, yet does not pay a living wage, forcing employees (often who are working full-time hours) to seek SNAP and Medicaid benefits, which have been cut by the Big Ugly Bill, contributing to expanding the wealth gap. Additionally, Walmart suppresses efforts for employees to unionize and is complicit with ICE.  

Alternative: Costco has contributed 98% to blue candidates over the last three election cycles, including Vice President Harris (Goods Unite Us). If one has no other choice to shop at Walmart, as a conscious consumer, choose ethical and environmentally-friendly products.

Click here to research other companies or brands

Please volunteer to represent CNY Solidarity at the NAACP’s voter registration drive at the NY State Fair

Help build our alliances with the NAACP and our community. Although this is a non partisan voter registration event, and will involve registering voters of all political parties, we will be allowed to hand out our CNY Solidarity flyers to interested parties, and answer questions. This is a great opportunity for us to connect with our local NAACP chapter and strengthen our community ties. All materials will be ready on site, including our flyers. Just show up at your registered time. Civil responsibility starts at the voting booth!

Volunteers will receive FREE FAIR ADMISSION AND PARKING PASSES by contacting Linda Brown Robinson:  315-439-3680.

Sign Up

The Election Rigging Response Act – Democracy’s Best Bet

Donald Trump and Texas Republicans are making an unprecedented power grab to steal congressional seats and rig the 2026 election before voting even begins.

Other Republican states are following suit. They want to steal enough seats to control Congress regardless of how the people vote.

If Californians don’t act now, Donald Trump will seize total power for two more years.

Republicans will spend whatever it takes to stop us so we’re counting on grassroots support to pass the Election Rigging Response Act.

Support the Election Rigging Response Act

Being an Immigration Activist: Opportunities in CNY

The Workers’ Center of CNY grew out of a nation-wide movement of innovative workers’ centers and formally incorporated in 2013. It is based in Syracuse, NY and organizes with low-wage predominantly immigrant workers throughout Central NY and into the North Country. Through community organizing, the Workers’ Center facilitates worker empowerment and leadership development through trainings related to workers’ rights and occupational health and safety, orchestrates campaigns to combat wage theft and to promote employer compliance with the law, and engages in organizing and coalition-building to push for policies that will increase wages and workplace standards and promote human rights.

There are two things of value for people to sign up for:

1. Sign up for the Workers Center of CNY newsletter, at the bottom of their website home page
2. Sign up for information about events/meetings/actions/trainings, associated with the Syracuse Immigrant and Refugee Defense Network (SIRDN).  There will also be forwards of relevant news information.  Send email to sirdn315@gmail.com

August 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 August Calendar of Events

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:

• Micron’s giant review is full of gaps and misstatements, environmental groups say
• Conditions are getting worse for immigrants detained in Upstate NY
• Why won’t elections commissioner enforce law against ‘carpetbagger’ candidate?

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.

Micron – Submit Written or Oral Comments by September 1, 2025

Micron Technology is in the final stages of obtaining the first three permits it will need to build its planned chipmaking complex in Clay. The permits would allow the company to destroy hundreds of acres of wetlands and threatened bird habitat by setting aside similar land elsewhere. Micron can’t start work until it gets these and other permits from state and federal regulators.

Read More on Syracuse.com 

All comments submitted electronically must be received by 5pm on September 1, 2025; send emails to:

Comments.Micron2025@dec.ny.gov

Or call to leave a comment:

315-426-7438

How Democracy Wins – Eight rules of antiauthoritarianism

This is The Democracy Atlas, a  set of 8 lessons that democracy defenders can apply to stay in the game, be strategic and smart, and, ultimately, keep the United States from declining into a more authoritarian form of government. A new Rule will be added each week.

Rule One: Resist. Then Adapt (Hungary)

Rule Two: Be Unified. Be Visible (Turkey) 

Rule three: Win lawsuits and hearts and minds (Mexico)

The umpire who picked a side: John Roberts and the death of rule of law in America

The chief justice of the US has painted himself as a modern institutionalist over the past 20 years. Experts say he’s emboldening Trump’s drive toward authoritarianism.

Read on The Guardian

What’s Project Esther?

Project Esther’s strategy of weaponizing fear to control a social movement is not just about Palestine. It’s a blueprint for how to crack down on other movements — civil liberties, immigrant rights, queer and trans rights, racial justice, workers’ rights, and more. This means that — for all of us — defending the right to speak out for Palestine is central to defending the rights and freedoms of all people in the U.S.

Read Here

Surveillance Company Flock Now Using AI to Report Us to Police if it Thinks Our Movement Patterns Are “Suspicious”

The police surveillance company Flock has built an enormous nationwide license plate tracking system, which streams records of Americans’ comings and goings into a private national database that it makes available to police officers around the country. The system allows police to search the nationwide movement records of any vehicle that comes to their attention. That’s bad enough on its own, but the company is also now apparently analyzing our driving patterns to determine if we’re “suspicious.” That means if your police start using Flock, they could target you just because some algorithm has decided your movement patterns suggest criminality.

Read Here

Immigration Detention Support Guide

This guide by The New York Immigration Coalition provides resources and suggestions on how to navigate the immigrant detention system and answer common questions.

Read Here

The Bias Inside Us organized by Smithsonian

The Bias Inside Us is a community engagement project featuring a Smithsonian traveling exhibition, the centerpiece for local programs and activities that raise awareness about the science and history of bias and what people can do about it. On this website, you’ll find resources for teachers, communities and individuals to learn more about implicit bias.

The project is grounded in research and teaches us that bias is inside everyone. It is part of being human. Visit Dewitt & Jamesville library in August to see posters from the Smithsonian’s traveling exhibition. 

View the Online Exhibition Here 

Abolish ICE Rally

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. We stand in solidarity with immigrants being harassed by IcE and police, those held in detention centers, and those being deported.

Bring signs, wear a mask, and we will have extra supplies for you if you can just show up!

Don’t Panic. No Human Being is Illegal.

Hiroshima Day Remembrance Art Exhibit: “Horror to Hope: Stepping Back from the Brink”

Independent viewing: Tuesdays until 9/1, 12-4pm; Tuesdays after 9/1, 10am-4 pm

Genet Gallery in the Nancy Cantor Warehouse, 350 W. Fayette St., Syracuse NY

To commemorate the 80^th year since the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, this Exhibit features a selection of panels from “The A-Bomb and Humanity”, a set of 40 exhibition panels created by the Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations, or Nihon Hidankyo.

 Comprising photographs, drawings, and first-hand accounts of survivors from the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombings (known as Hibakusha), this collection was produced to be displayed across the world in the hope of “arousing] world public opinion for the elimination of nuclear weapons.”

Healthcare In America: The Reality Of Medicaid Cuts And Medical Debt

Tuesday, August 26, 7:30-8:30 pm

Red, Wine & Blue Zoom event

Most of us know someone who relies on Medicaid or is struggling under the crushing weight of medical debt. Now, proposed Medicaid cuts threaten to take healthcare from even more people which will force many to face skyrocketing bills or forgo the care they need. We can’t fix our broken healthcare system unless we all speak up and share the real life impact these changes will have on Americans everywhere. Join us for a conversation with Dr. Doug Robinson to understand what’s at stake for our families and our communities and why the fight for an equitable healthcare system should matter to us all. 

Register

Onondaga County offers free lead testing for children this week

Thursday, August 28, 10 am-1 pm

Peace Inc. Eastside Family Resource Center, 202 S Beech St, Syracuse, NY 13210

Most of us know someone who relies on Medicaid or is struggling under the crushing weight of medical debt. Now, proposed Medicaid cuts threaten to take healthcare from even more people which will force many to face skyrocketing bills or forgo the care they need. We can’t fix our broken healthcare system unless we all speak up and share the real life impact these changes will have on Americans everywhere. Join us for a conversation with Dr. Doug Robinson to understand what’s at stake for our families and our communities and why the fight for an equitable healthcare system should matter to us all. 

More Information 

What The Heck Do Federal Departments And Agencies Do? 

Thursday, August 28, 7:30-8:30 pm

Red, Wine & Blue Zoom event

Did you know that the executive branch isn’t just the president with a pen and a podium? It’s a sprawling web of departments that keep the country running, from managing natural disasters to inspecting the food your family eats and the air we all breathe. Join us as we break down who does what, why it matters, and how these departments show up in your everyday life. From the Department of Education to the EPA, we’ll connect the dots so you can stop confusing acronyms and start understanding the machinery behind government decisions.

Register

March on Wall Street

Thursday, August 28 – All Day

New York City

On Thursday August 28, 2025 National Action Network with Rev Al Sharpton will be marching from the African Burial Ground National Monument to Wall Street to demand Economic Justice and Fair Opportunities.

There will be a free bus leaving from Syracuse to NYC on Thursday August 28th at 5:30am and we will return from NYC roughly around 8-9pm. The bus is free so don’t miss this opportunity to stand with thousands from all over the United States to demand economic justice and fair opportunities!

Learn More Here

Manlius Beers and Bites with Antonio Delgado

Friday, August 29 at 4:30pm – 6:00pm

Seneca Street Brew Pub, 315 E Seneca St, Manlius

Join Us for a Meet & Greet and light refreshments with Antonio Delgado!

Come meet Antonio Delgado, candidate for Governor of New York, and hear firsthand about his vision for a more just, inclusive, and hopeful New York. This is a casual, community-focused event—bring your questions, kids, neighbors, and energy! Whether you’re already a supporter or just curious to learn more, this is a great opportunity to connect, ask questions, and get involved.

RSVP Here

Pop-Up Rally – Indivisible Onondaga County

Friday, August 29, 5-5:45 pm

Public sidewalk on Genesee Street between Salina Street & Genesee Street, Syracuse, NY 13202

Bring your signs and join Indivisible Onondaga County for a weekly protest!    A new location will be announced every Monday. Raise your voice with a community of protectors of the Constitution and human rights by peacefully assembling together to exercise our First Amendment rights!

Sign up for updates here

Literary Liberation Book Drive And Craftathon

Friday, August 29th, 5-8 PM

Salt City Market Community Room, 484 S Salina St, Syracuse, NY 13202

Celebrating Black August: activities include book drive for incarcerated individuals; crafting bookmarks; bring your projects for knit and crochet circle; with readings from incarcerated authors by local voices.

Book Drive wishlist includes: knitting & crochet guides, James Patterson novels, John Grisham novels, books on spirituality, self-help books, Spanish language novels, start-up business books, dictionaries, black activist books, Marvel/DC graphic novels

Other Requested Books

42nd Annual Iroquois Arts Festival

Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 30 and 31, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Iroquois Museum, 324 Caverns Road,Howes Cave, NY 12092

Celebrate Haudenosaunee creativity at this vibrant event featuring an all-Iroquois Art Market showcasing both traditional and contemporary arts and fine crafts.

Highlights include:

• Sky Dancers from Six Nations Reserve (Ontario) performing traditional Iroquois social dances, with opportunities for the public to join in

• Onondaga storyteller Perry Ground, dramatic tales of daring feats and adventures 

• A family activity area with hands-on crafts. 

• Wildlife rehabilitator Kelly Martin, discussing regional conservation and presenting native animals, including birds of prey. 

• The Museum’s archaeology department, offering artifact identification and demonstrations of early technologies like flintknapping.

Immerse yourself in Haudenosaunee art, culture, and storytelling.
Cost: $8 members/$10 non-members/$5 children ages 5-17/free children under 5

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AFL-CIO Labor Day Parade and Family Hour!

Monday, Sept. 1, 10am-12 noon

starts at the back of the Expo Center at State Fair Grounds

Sign Up Here

Free Recurring Trainings: Sue Your Landlord For Repairs

Wednesday, September 3 5:30-7:30 PM

White Branch Library, 763 Butternut St, Syracuse

Syracuse Tenants Union is hosting workshops! Please come! Even if You aren’t having issues currently with your landlord. It’s always good to be informed in the event that you or someone you love does!!

Ellen Block for County Legislator Fundraiser

Thursday, September 4th at 6:00pm – 8:00pm 

Meier’s Creek Brewing, 720 Van Rensselaer St. Syracuse

Come to support Ellen Block who is running to represent 5th District County Legislator!

Get Tickets Here

Najee Dorsey: Poor People’s Campaign Opening Reception

Saturday, September 6, 2025 at 6 PM

ArtRage Gallery, 505 Hawley Ave, Syracuse, 13203

Set in the layered world of Najee Dorsey’s Poor People’s Campaign, is a powerful collection of work grounded in the environmental struggles of today’s impoverished communities. Blending Southern nostalgia with digitally collaged speculative futures, Dorsey’s work unveils a future shaped by environmental racism, industrial pollution, and the resilience of those who endure these atrocities. This exhibition challenges viewers to confront what’s hidden in plain sight—smokestacks on the horizon, decaying landscapes, and children at play in dystopian backdrops, unaware, just going about their lives.

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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.      

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.

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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