CNY Solidarity Coalition

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…

Update: In addition to calling (info below) please sign petition HERE! From our friends at the Workers Center of CNY: Our friend and WCCNY member, Jose Coyote Perez has been detained by ICE. We are getting more details, but for now, please call: ICE Buffalo Field Office at (716) 843-7600…

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — For the second time in a month sign-wielding demonstrators gathered outside U.S. Rep. John Katko’s downtown office to demand he hold in-person town hall meetings. Nearly 200 people arrived at Katko’s district office at 440 S. Warren St. Wednesday afternoon… Read more on Syracuse.com Photo courtesy of…