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As Donald Trump considers dropping out of the Paris Climate Agreement, we'll join with outraged citizens across the globe to call for even stronger action in support of Climate Justice.

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Tomorrow's Neighborhoods Today (TNT) Southside will host MEET THE MAYORAL CANDIDATES FORUM on Thursday, June 1st. All candidates running for Mayor of the city of Syracuse have been invited.
Questions will be asked of all the candidates with each having an opportunity to answer first, but all answering the same question. The audience will be allowed to submit written questions during the forum. All questions will be asked by the moderator. Each response will have a 1-minute time limit and each candidate will have a 2-minute closing statement.
This forum is not intended to be a debate between candidates or between the audience and the candidates, but rather an opportunity for community members to hear each candidate’s position on topics of importance. Because this is a nonpartisan forum, campaign literature, buttons, signs, clothing, and other items are not allowed in the forum room.
TNT Southside hopes that this event will help the residents have a better idea of which candidate they wish to vote for. Remember it is your voice and by voting your voice will be heard.
If you have any questions, please call (315) 448-8178 or email southsidetnt@gmail.com.
Looking forward to seeing you there!

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CNY Rise Center and Interfaith Works of Central NewYork cordially invite you to 4th Annual Community Ramadan Dinner on Thursday, June 1, at 8:00 pm at 275 West Seneca Turnpike.

Muslims across the globe will be celebrating the holy month of Ramadan and will be fasting from dawn until dusk. Ramadan is not only about abstaining from food, it is also about charity, building character and understanding. Iftar dinner will be served at 8:45 PM after a short movie on an interfaith story from Nigeria . Guests are encouraged to donate one day's worth of food cost to the water well campaign.

Please RSVP by May 28th at cnyrise@gmail.com

Part of a national day of actions focused on the urgent need for transparency and an impartial investigation into Russian interference in the U.S. election and ties to the Trump administration.

Riders and walkers alike are looking forward to celebrating with us at our fourth annual community bike ride and walk. This important ride/walk brings people together while raising awareness and support of our Brady Programs, including Pedal to Possibilities. A new 3K walk has been added to this year’s event so that everybody can join this year’s healthy celebration! The Bike for Brady (and Walk too!) is scheduled for June 4. The day is filled with new and different bike rides, 10, 20 and 40 miles long through the streets and neighborhoods of our city. This year you will be able to register online through our website. Registration is $25 per person for the bike and walk events, and last year over 150 riders participated. This year’s event is co-chaired by Arnie Artessa, David Philippone and Bob Dougherty, dedicated riders and supporters of the Brady Faith Center. They are planning on making this year’s event the best ever. The festivities will begin and end at the Brady Farm which is located at 150 Ford Ave. We will enjoy spreading out on the 6 acres of land and enjoying the food and celebration, which end this one of a kind event. So grab your bike helmet and walking shoes and remember to save the date, Sunday, June 4, to celebrate with us at the fourth annual Bike for Brady (and Walk too!)

​Link to 20 mile ride route: http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/1448723857

​Link to 40 mile ride route: http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/1448744017

https://www.firstgiving.com/BradyFaith/bike-for-brady

Full Coalition meeting: 1 hour Coalition business, 1 hour breakout sessions. Details TBA

COMING TO SYRACUSE 2017 LWVNYS BIENNIAL CONVENTION HOLIDAY INN - LIVERPOOL JUNE 9-11, 2017
As the host location, we will need to provide volunteers to assist the State League in staffing the event.

Volunteers are needed to help with registration, staffing the sales and publications room, and hosting the hospital- ity room. We will also need members to serve as time keepers, floor pages, ushers and door keepers during the Plenary Sessions on Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning. This is a great opportunity to meet leaguers from across the state and learn more about how the league functions.

Click Here to Register

Training will be available by state league people to help you. Please let me know if you can help. Joan Johnson 488-4339 jaj62@twcny.rr.com

COMING TO SYRACUSE 2017 LWVNYS BIENNIAL CONVENTION HOLIDAY INN - LIVERPOOL JUNE 9-11, 2017
As the host location, we will need to provide volunteers to assist the State League in staffing the event.

Volunteers are needed to help with registration, staffing the sales and publications room, and hosting the hospital- ity room. We will also need members to serve as time keepers, floor pages, ushers and door keepers during the Plenary Sessions on Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning. This is a great opportunity to meet leaguers from across the state and learn more about how the league functions.

Click Here to Register

Training will be available by state league people to help you. Please let me know if you can help. Joan Johnson 488-4339 jaj62@twcny.rr.com

The Duck Race to End Racism will be held on Saturday, June 10, noon-4 p.m., at the Syracuse Inner Harbor.

The Duck Race to End Racism is a free family festival that brings together people from all over the community. It features a huge line-up of children’s entertainment, cooperative games, face painting, community information booths and duck races galore. It is a celebration with people of many colors, many different backgrounds, and many different walks of life coming together to demonstrate what the world would look like if racism did not exist. Raffle tickets can be purchased for $5 each to participate in the general public Community Duck Race featuring many prizes and gifts.

http://www.interfaithworkscny.org/event/duck-race-to-end-racism/

COMING TO SYRACUSE 2017 LWVNYS BIENNIAL CONVENTION HOLIDAY INN - LIVERPOOL JUNE 9-11, 2017
As the host location, we will need to provide volunteers to assist the State League in staffing the event.

Volunteers are needed to help with registration, staffing the sales and publications room, and hosting the hospital- ity room. We will also need members to serve as time keepers, floor pages, ushers and door keepers during the Plenary Sessions on Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning. This is a great opportunity to meet leaguers from across the state and learn more about how the league functions.

Click Here to Register

Training will be available by state league people to help you. Please let me know if you can help. Joan Johnson 488-4339 jaj62@twcny.rr.com

June 12, 2017 is the one year anniversary of the Pulse nightclub shooting. We will gather at City Hall at 5PM in community to mark that date, mourn those who were lost, and to remember the fights ahead of us.

This is a memorial gathering, not a rally. Come as you are and as suits your mood -- some may choose to dress in black; some may choose to dress iin rainbows; some may choose to come in full drag. We welcome everyone in a spirit of love and community.

We will hopefully feature some music and poetry. You are welcome to bring signs or other symbols, but we ask that you keep in mind that this is a memorial and not a political rally.

For those who are able, there will also be a chance to donate a few dollars to two local LGBTQ causes. Any funds raised will be split evenly between Black Cuse Pride, which supports Syracuse's inner-city LGBTQ community, and the Q Center, which support LGBTQ youth in the Syracuse area.

Juneteenth: An Important Day in History
On June 19th 1865, Union soldiers arrived in Galveston, Texas to read the Emancipation Proclamation letting slaves know they were finally free. A celebration began as jubilation spread throughout the slave quarters. Every year since then, communities across our nation have celebrated Juneteenth.

Syracuse Juneteenth: One of the Nation’s Larges Celebrations!
Each year, the Syracuse community comes together in celebration of Juneteenth in Clinton Square. The entire community is invited to join in this FREE celebration featuring live entertainment, an educational area, a culturally diverse food court, the Dr. Henry A. Washington Healthy Pavilion, exhibits, and more.

Organized by National Action Network(NAN), the Alliance of Communities Transforming Syracuse(ACTS), CNY Solidarity Coalition, Parents for Public Schools (PPS) and Syracuse Community Connections

"Come as Strangers, Leave as Friends"

Join us in a celebration of culture, community and cuisine. Come for flavorful food, great performances and memorable dialogue!

$20 Suggested Donation
Tickets Available until 6/14/17 at RISE, InterFaith Works of Central New York or online at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/world-refugee-day-come-as-strangers-leave-as-friends-tickets-34659773315?utm-medium=discovery&utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&aff=escb&utm-source=cp&utm-term=listing

Keynote Speaker: Mayor Stephanie A. Miner

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"Come as strangers, leave as friends." A celebration of community, culture and cuisine. There will be flavorful food, great performances and memorable dialogue. Keynote speaker is Mayor Stephanie A. Miner.

Tickets Available​ at Eventbrite.com

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This is an additional opportunity for public input on Restoration Plans for Onondaga Lake and its watershed as a result of the decades of toxic contamination of the lake. Public comments begin at 6 pm after the 5 pm Open House to view information about proposed projects and talk with staff of the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation and US Fish and Wildlife Service.

Our primary concerns are:
1) Nothing is being done to address Onondaga Creek and the hundreds of families who are now required to buy expensive flood insurance on Syracuse's Southside

2) There is no effort to recognize or compensate for the tremendous damage to the Onondaga Nation by the pollution of Onondaga Lake and Creek.

3) Although the timeframe for public comment has been extended, it is still too short.

More information is available at https://www.cnysolidarity.org/2017/06/14/dec-hearing/

The draft plan and additional information on the Natural Resource Damage Assessment process may be found online at https://www.fws.gov/northeast/nyfo/ec/onondaga.htm. Comments on the draft plan may be submitted through July 17 by mail to Anne Secord, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 3817 Luker Road, Cortland, New York 13045, by email to anne_secord@fws.gov, or phone at (607) 753-9334.

Organized by National Action Network(NAN), the Alliance of Communities Transforming Syracuse(ACTS), CNY Solidarity Coalition and Parents for Public Schools (PPS)