SPC Birthday Dinner in March<\/b><\/p>\n
SPC\u2019s annual birthday dinner will be held in late March (date TBA) and will feature black lesbian feminist activist, author and former Barbara got her start as a youth with school desegregation and the civil rights movement. Feeling frustrated with the patriarchal nature of many Black Nationalist groups of the time, she became active within black feminist movements. She helped form the radical Combahee River Collective in Barbara is serving on the NYS Truth Commission on Poverty as part of the national Poor People’s Campaign, which SPC is participating in.<\/p>\n \u2013 Jessica Maxwell<\/i><\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Poor People\u2019s Campaign: A National Call for a Moral Revival<\/b><\/p>\n When Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated, he was building the Poor People’s Campaign\u2014a multiracial endeavor challenging the Today\u2019s Poor People\u2019s Campaign is a national grassroots effort to challenge the evils of systemic racism, poverty, the war economy, ecological devastation and the nation\u2019s distorted morality. Its broad goals are to shift awareness from a narrative that blames the poor for poverty to one that acknowledges the systemic causes\u2014and to build an anti-poverty movement led by poor people. SPC is participating.<\/p>\n To build the Poor People\u2019s Campaign in \u2013Ursula Rozum<\/i><\/p>\n <\/p>\n 5 Ways to Be Part of SPC<\/b><\/p>\n \u2013Carol Baum<\/i><\/p>\n <\/b><\/p>\n Introducing Beyond War and Militarism<\/b><\/p>\n Beyond War and Militarism is a joint committee of the Syracuse Peace Council and the CNY Solidarity Coalition. We are dedicated to non-violence as we seek to eliminate:<\/p>\n The committee meets monthly and also presents a series of educational events at ArtRage Gallery.<\/p>\n Contact Diane at drswords@gmail.com for additional information.<\/p>\n \u2013Barry Gordon<\/i><\/p>\n <\/b><\/p>\n Nuclear Free World Actions<\/b><\/p>\n Here\u2019s how you can participate:<\/p>\n Help reach our goal of a second 1000 signatures on the Markey-Lieu \u201cNo Nuclear First Strike\u201d petition.<\/i> Last fall we presented 1000 signatures to our Congressional representatives and are well on our way to the second thousand. Please download and circulate: https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/ya4226tz<\/a><\/p>\n Become informed regarding Nominate a young activist. <\/i>The Youth Award 2018 will go to high school students dedicated to peace, justice and the environment. Nominate a young activist who demonstrates passion in addressing these issues. Find the application at www.peacecouncil.net<\/a> and watch for the date in late spring to celebrate the recipient(s).<\/p>\n \u2013 Diane Swords<\/i><\/p>\n <\/p>\n CNY Solidarity Coalition<\/b><\/p>\n The CNY Solidarity Coalition is a grassroots coalition of organizations and individuals dedicated to truth, justice and democracy. We are committed to protecting all Central New Yorkers who are likely to be targeted in these uncertain times. <\/p>\n Join us in this work by visiting www.cnysolidarity.org<\/a> to sign up for weekly action alerts. Attend our monthly meetings and join one of our active committees focusing on federal or state legislation, community outreach and defense, worker and immigrant rights, war and militarism, and climate justice. Priorities for 2018 include working to replace John Katko with a progressive representative, promoting the Community Grid I-81 option, NYS voting rights reform, and working to end poverty in \u2013Peter McCarthy<\/i><\/p>\n <\/i><\/p>\n Justice for The Justice for Palestine Committee is involved with several campaigns to build support for Palestinian human rights and the movement to end US support for the Israeli occupation of In December, we joined the Islamic Society for a national day of action to speak out against In the coming months, we are supporting the Promoting Human Rights by Ending Israeli Military Detention of Palestinian Children Act<\/i> introduced by Rep. Betty McCollum (D-MN) in Congress. It would prevent US aid to Israel from being used to detain, interrogate, ill-treat and imprison Palestinian children in its separate-and-unequal military courts, and is the first bill of its kind focused specifically on Palestinian human rights. Please help circulate petitions and\/or set up presentations for us.<\/p>\n We\u2019re also co-hosting (with Jewish Voice for Peace), a screening of Occupation of the American Mind<\/i> on February 5 at 7pm at ArtRage ( \u2013Ursula Rozum<\/i><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Farewell to Nina<\/b><\/p>\n Farewell and thank you to Nina Wickett, our bookkeeper extraordinaire of the last ten years, as she retires in January! Nina\u2019s dedication to the Peace Council is outstanding; she worked diligently year after year as our finances became more complicated, while hugely discounting her regular fees. We have relied on her attention to detail, her willingness to adapt and her warmth and humor. The staff always looked forward to their \u201cNina fix\u201d on Fridays when she came in; it is hard to imagine upcoming Fridays without her.<\/p>\n Nina\u2019s contribution to SPC cannot be overstated. Bookkeeping is a role that is often overlooked, but it is the bedrock support for an active organization. Nina is a passionate political activist who cares deeply about changing the world\u2014and does everything she can to \u201cfeed people,\u201d both literally and figuratively.<\/p>\n Thank you, Nina, for everything you\u2019ve done. We are happy that you are about to have the adventure of a well-deserved retirement, even while we are sad to lose you as the SPC bookkeeper. We look forward to continuing to see you regularly, albeit in a different role.<\/p>\n \u2013Chris Riley and Carol Baum<\/i><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Plowshares 2017<\/b><\/p>\n As we approach a half century of Plowshares Festivals, the 2017 version was blessed with excellent weather\u2014 and a wonderful crowd of shoppers, eager to support approximately 110 artisans of paint, jewelry, glass, fabric, wood and many other media.<\/p>\n Stepping gently into the 21st<\/sup> century, ATM access was offered for the first time and proved to be a service appreciated by the patrons. Also happening for the first time was participation by The offences of the present administration were everywhere in the air, and seemed to clearly be an invigorating and bonding force for the approximately 3,000 people who shopped, networked, and renewed old friendships, bringing joy to the dark days of December.<\/p>\n \u2013Lanny Freshman<\/i><\/p>\n <\/b><\/p>\n Neighbors of the Onondaga Nation<\/b><\/p>\n NOON invites to you join with us:<\/p>\n Witness to Injustice<\/i> is a 1\u00bd hour teaching tool that uses participatory education to raise awareness of the history of the relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples in what is now known as the \n
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Carol Baum: Super Staffer!<\/b><\/pre>\n
It\u2019s a bird! It\u2019s a plane! It\u2019s Carol Baum, the super-staffer!<\/pre>\n
The PNL<\/i> often recognizes the contributions of individuals when we are saying a bittersweet goodbye, but this time it is for the opposite occasion. We are recognizing Carol for her incredible steadfastness as a staffer for the past 16 years. She especially deserves recognition for being a constant over the past two years of tumultuous staffing, not to mention the political climate!<\/pre>\n
We appreciate and recognize you, Carol, not just for your skill and experience, hundreds of hours of unpaid time, and thorough thinking (for which you are well-known), but also for your playfulness, your deeply radical politics, your commitment to the movement, and your kind attention to your friends and comrades. It\u2019s been a stressful couple of years. We\u2019ve got your back, just like you\u2019ve had ours. Thank you.<\/pre>\n
\u2013Amelia Lefevre<\/i><\/pre>\n