Community Events Calendar
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CNY Solidarity & Indivisible Onondaga County
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Ongoing Coalition 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, email thomas.m.keck@gmail.com.
- Save the Date: Sunday, July 12 at 2:30pm – 5:30pm at Thornden Park Pavillion Join us for a picnic! Bring your friends and family plus a dish to pass. Let’s celebrate our hard work together. Sign up here
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The 7/3/26 Pop-up Honk and Wave is canceled. The next one is planned for Friday, July 10. Details will be in next week’s newsletters!
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Our next meeting will be Sunday, August 2, featuring a presentation and discussion about the growth of AI Datacenters and their impact on our way of life. RSVP
As usual, our second hour will be for Committee Breakouts. If this will be your first time attending one of our meetings, or you’d like to find out how you can become more involved, plan on visiting our Outreach Committee; they’ll help you find your “home”.
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At its June 2nd meeting, the Citizen Review Board (CRB) said that it could not resume its investigations of police misconduct complaints because the City Attorney told them the City would not provide legal representation if they were sued for doing so. In late May, the NY Civil Liberties(ACLU) informed the City and the CRB that a recent Appellate Court decision does NOT apply to our CRB because the decision was entirely limited to the unique powers that the Rochester Police Accountability Board had to direct police discipline, and because our CRB’s findings and recommendations are, and always have been, only advisory.
Please go to the meeting of the Syracuse Citizen Review Board next Tuesday, July 7th at 5:30pm to speak during the public comment period.
Ask the CRB Board Members:
1. How have they responded to the communication and legal opinion from the NYCLU?
2. Have they taken steps to purchase or request authorization to purchase Directors and Officers Insurance so they would have legal representation if a lawsuit against them was actually initiated.
3. Who wrote and posted the 7 slides on the CRB’s facebook page that present the City Attorney’s mis-interpretation of the Appellate Court decision, and make misleading and legally inaccurate statements to the public that run counter the CRB’s own interest in resuming investigations.
Tell the CRB Board members that:
4. If the CRB really wants the public’s help, it should not be making statements that justify the suspension of its powers. It should instead fight to be able to resume conducting investigations according to its enabling legislation, which remains in force.
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From SIRDN: Two Upcoming Acts Against the Salina ICE Facility:
Come to a Public Forum and Petition Signing Friday, July 03, 05:30 PM – 06:30 PM Pitcher Hill Community Church, 605 Bailey Rd, Syracuse Information session about the Salina ICE Detention Facility, and an opportunity to gather petition signatures from town residents. Register to sign the petition
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Attend the next Salina Town Board Meeting Monday, July 06, 06:30 PM – 07:30 PM Salina Town Office, 201 School Rd, Liverpool Help us take action in Salina to stop an unregulated ICE detention center! They have detained over 450 people, taken kids as young as 5, and confiscated passports! The town council voted to pass a resolution, and we need to keep the pressure on them to make them do the right thing.
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Wetlands, Wildlife, and Water: A Conversation Monday, July 06, 06:00 PM – 07:30 PM Liverpool Public Library, 310 Tulip St. Liverpool Join Neighbors for a Better Micron for a conversation about floodplains, wetlands, wildlife, and more in the town of Clay, NY and beyond. This discussion will focus on the environmental impacts of Micron’s arrival in Clay and on the broader Central New York Region. Light refreshments will be served! RSVP
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Webinar: Neighborhood Defense Training Tuesday, July 07, 05:30 PM – 06:30 PM Zoom event This training will prepare volunteers on their rights and risks, how to support with family preparedness, community canvassing, conducting ICE watches, and on the ground support. Register
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New York Immigration Coalition North Country Roundtable Wednesday, July 08, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Location TBA New York Immigration Coalition is preparing statewide campaigns and priorities for the next State Budget and Legislative year. As such, we are launching our regional roundtables, happening across the State during July. Locations to be announced later. More Information
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Stronger Together: with Senator Rachel May & County Legislator Nicole Watts Wednesday, July 08, 05:30 PM – 07:30 PM Munjed’s Restaurant, 505 Westcott St, Syracuse Light refreshments and drinks All donations and ticket proceeds will be automatically shared equally with both the Rachel May and Nicole Watts campaign accounts. Thank you! Tickets
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Haudenosaunee Influence On U.S. Democratic Principles Wednesday, July 08, 06:00 PM – 07:00 PM Betts Branch Library, 4862 S Salina St, Syracuse The Skä•noñh Great Law of Peace Center is honored to partner with Betts Branch Library for an upcoming community program exploring the Haudenosaunee’s profound influence on U.S. democratic principles. Center Director Emerson Shenandoah will share insights into the history and teachings of the Great Law of Peace, the role of the Onondaga Nation and Haudenosaunee Confederacy, and the enduring impact of Indigenous political thought on the founding ideals of the United States. As America approaches 250 years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence, this conversation centers Native perspectives that are too often left out of the historical narrative.
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Neighbors for a Better Micron v. OCIDA : Plaintiff’s View on the Micron EIS Friday, July 10, 12:00 PM – 01:30 PM Zoom Webinar; see Registration link for details Our guest presenter will be Paul Sindberg, Senior Staff Attorney at Jobs To Move America, who will describe the rationale for the recent lawsuit over environmental procedures with Micron, OCIDA, NYS DEC, and the Town of Clay. He will describe why JMA and the other plaintiffs in this filing believe the SEQRA environmental review process, including the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for Micron was defective and needs to be corrected. Mr. Sindberg will be joined by Bonita Siegel, President of the citizen’s group ‘Neighbors For a Better Micron’, also a plaintiff in the lawsuit. This organization is made up of local residents who are advocating for responsible development, environmental protection, and equitable economic benefits as microchip manufacturer Micron Technology constructs and operates the massive chip fab campus in Clay, NY. Register here
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Know Your Rights Training Wednesday, July 15, 06:30 PM – 08:00 PM Zoom event Members of SIRDN’s Outreach, Education & Training Committee will provide information on the U.S. immigration system, your rights when interacting with immigration agents, and how to organize and prepare for the future. This event is designed for new allies and volunteers. Registration is required
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Gas Planning: Let’s Get it Right! Thursday, July 16, 12:00 PM – 01:00 PM Zoom Event: see Registration link In 2020 the Public Service Commission launched a Gas Planning Proceeding. The goal: to direct the gas utilities to plan to meet the emissions reductions required by the CLCPA. Good planning is essential to ensure a smooth energy transition, strategically right-size the gas system, insure that the right investments are made at at the appropriate times, and to save ratepayers money. But so far, the gas planning has not yielded the hoped-for outcomes. Now in 2026, there’s an opportunity to reimagine gas planning and make it better. Register here
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RHN July Power Hour: Utility Gas Planning Edition Thursday, July 16, 07:00 PM – 08:00 PM Zoom Event Join Renewable Heat Now for our monthly virtual power hour! These meetings are a great place to learn, get plugged in, and take quick and easy but impactful actions with us. We’re fighting for policies and funding to phase fossil fuels out of buildings to fight climate change, lower utility bills, create good green jobs, and make New York healthier! Register
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Campaign for NY Health State Hub Meeting Thursday, July 16, 07:00 PM – 08:00 PM Zoom Event This is an online event open to all NY Health Act supporters wishing to get involved on a local level to build support for the New York Health Act. Register
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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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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 Here
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