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Bikes 4 Peace Pop-Up Repair Clinic
Volunteers needed to help staff free pop-up bicycle repair clinics! Volunteer mechanics and people who like to work with kids are needed - advanced skills not necesarry. Bikes 4 Peace has been hosting bicycle repair clinics since 2003. We bring tools, setup in city parks and parking lots, and work with kids and cyclists to share bicycle maitenance skills.
Bikes 4 Peace Pop-Up Repair Clinic
Volunteers needed to help staff free pop-up bicycle repair clinics! Volunteer mechanics and people who like to work with kids are needed - advanced skills not necesarry. Bikes 4 Peace has been hosting bicycle repair clinics since 2003. We bring tools, setup in city parks and parking lots, and work with kids and cyclists to share bicycle maitenance skills.
County VOTE on Jail Oversight
PLEASE COME TO THE ONONDAGA LEGISLATURE THIS TUESDAY Jan 6 AT 1 PM
The Legislature will be VOTING on a bill TO CREATE A NEW JAIL OVERSIGHT ENTITY.
This is something that is STRONGLY SUPPORTED BY the NYCLU and the UNITED AS ONE COALITION.
and members of UaO have been working with key legislators to move this forward for almost 2 years.
There will be an OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC COMMENT in the FIRST SECTION OF THE LEGISLATURE SESSION.
PLEASE CONSIDER SPEAKING in this public comment period IN SUPPORT OF A YES VOTE ON THIS BILL!
Educate, Agitate, Organize: SPC IN ACTION
SPC Garage Sale
Reduce! Get rid of unwanted stuff. Reuse! Your trash is my treasure. Recycle! Down with planned obsolescence. And support the Peace Council at the same time!
This year’s garage sale is September 13-14: Saturday 9 am–5 pm, Sunday 9 am–12 pm, 401 Scottholm Blvd., Syracuse. Drop off your “gently used” items Wednesday-Friday, September 10-12 between 9 am and 10 pm. Wanted: household and sporting goods, books, DVDs, games, toys, furniture, linens, tools, plants, art, jewelry, lamps, holiday items, appliances and more.
Solarize Syracuse Last Chance Workshop at Natur-Tyme
Solarize Syracuse is a grassroots community solar initiative for the City of Syracuse and the Towns of DeWitt, Manlius and Onondaga.
No More All of the Above Energy Plans!
On January 7, 2014, the New York State Energy Planning Board released the 2014 draft New York State Energy Plan. The state releases an Energy Plan every four years to map out New York’s energy future. Unfortunately, the 2014 Draft State Energy Plan does not represent the sea-change in energy policy that New York needs to confront the global climate crisis, mounting pollution, public health concerns, or energy affordability.
SPC in Action
Cornel West to Speak in Syracuse
We are thrilled to announce that activist/thinker Dr. Cornel West will be speaking in Syracuse on Sunday, April 27 at 2 pm (doors open at 1:30) at Tucker Missionary Baptist Church, 515 Oakwood Ave., Syracuse as part of the National Spring Days of Actions Against Drones. Admission is free. His talk will focus on “Connecting the Dots: Racism, Poverty and Drones” and is organized by the Peace Council and Upstate Coalition to Ground the Drones and End the Wars.