CNY Solidarity Coalition

Monday (Mar. 6) (3 actions today—1 rally, 1 phone-calling, and 1 educational)   Rep. Katko still won’t meet with constituents, but tonight he’s meeting with big-pocket donors for a fundraiser at Blarney Stone, 314 Avery Ave. 13204. The fundraiser is scheduled for 5:30-7:30pm. We’ll be outside from 5:00-6:00 reminding him…

SUPPORT GREEN LIGHT NY We continue our advocacy for Green Light NY legislation to provide driver’s licenses to all New Yorkers, regardless of immigration status.  Details about the legislation can be found at https://workerscny.org/en/green-light-ny-driving-together-luz-verde-ny-manejando-juntos/.  Please call your state legislators and Governor Cuomo. The message is: support the Green Light NY…

Tomorrow, Friday March 3 11am – Noon James M. Hanley Federal Building 100 South Clinton Street Syracuse, New York 13202 As you all know by now, The Washington Post revealed that U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions lied under oath at his confirmation hearing about his contacts with Russian officials during…

We at the CNY Solidarity Coalition condemn the Trump administration’s decision in recent days to undo and undermine transgender rights. The Departments of Justice and Education, under the “leadership” of Secretaries Jeff Sessions and Betsy DeVos, jointly withdrew guidance issued by the Obama administration that directed schools to allow trans…

  Since the November 2016 election, several groups and individuals have been asking: Where’s John Katko? The 24th District representative has not scheduled an open town hall forum for the Congressional recess, though many representatives across the country do so during the winter break. Other Republican representatives have faced harsh…

The following letter was delivered to Rep. John Katko by members of CNY Indivisible 13224, a group of residents of Syracuse and its eastern suburbs. Their names appear below. Dear Mr. Katko, We are a group of constituents in the 24th Congressional District. We are very concerned about President Trump’s…

Saturday March 4, 12-1 pm Hanover Square, Downtown Syracuse On Saturday, March 4, students, teachers, parents and community members across New York state will stand up for education justice. Here in Central New York we will rally and march in downtown Syracuse to send a bold message to our state…

Monday (Feb. 27): Multiple options today, including social media, in-person, and phone-calling actions (one of which starts in just a few minutes!)   This morning at 10am, U.S. Rep. John Katko (NY 24th) will join The Auburn Citizen’s Robert Harding for a Facebook Live interview. The interview will be streamed…

As we shared with you on Friday, Livingston County dairy worker, father, CNY community leader, and member of the Workers Center of CNY Jose Coyote Perez was detained by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Jose remains in custody, but is grateful for the outpouring of support from the local community. Jose…