To the Editor: In response to Onondaga County Executive Ryan McMahon’s claim that an aquarium is the “perfect use” for Onondaga Lake cleanup funds, I must strongly disagree. The most effective use of these funds is to continue the essential…
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Join us this Saturday, July 12 for “PRIDE DAY at Skä•noñh: Great Law of Peace Center
Everyone is invited to join us for Pride Day at Skä•noñh Center, this Saturday, July 12, 2025, from 1-4pm. More details and RSVP at: tinyurl.com/PrideDayRSVP. Skä•noñh Center is located at 6680 Onondaga Lake Pkwy, Liverpool, NY. Admission to Skä•noñh Center…
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Labor, Environmental, and Social Justice Groups Call on Micron to Protect Workers and Communities
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Khadeejah Ahmad | Hilary-Anne Coppola | Labor, Environmental, and Social Justice Groups Call on Micron to Protect Workers and Communities Following Draft Environmental Impact Statement Release, CNY Advocates Push for 120-Day Public Comment Period…
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Alfie Jacques Ambassador Awardees: Oren Lyons and Roy Simmons Jr.
In 2025, for the first time, the award will be presented to two recipients — Oren Lyons Jr. and Roy Simmons Jr. — two longtime friends and teammates whose lives and legacies stand as profound representations of what the game…
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The Restore Our Sacred Lake 5K and Haudenosaunee Wooden Stick Festival Weekend September 13th and 14th at Onondaga Lake Park
Restore Our Sacred Lake 5K We follow the Thanksgiving Address by protecting Mother Earth. The eagle has returned to Onondaga Lake for the first time in over 200 years. We invite runners and walkers to come to Onondaga Lake for…
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Want climate solutions in Indigenous territories? Better get consent
For the third year running, Indigenous leaders have called for a permanent moratorium on carbon markets, carbon offsets, and geoengineering technologies at the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, or UNPFII. They also demanded an end to all carbon market…
Read More2025 National GrowTogether Conference: Planting Seeds of Resilience
Conference Dates and Times Please reserve tickets for each day you plan to attend by selecting “Get tickets”. Thursday, June 5th from 12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Workshops and panel discussions geared towards community gardening and urban agriculture organizations. Friday, June…
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An Indigenous Eulogy For Pope Francis
By Sid Hill and Betty Hill (Lyons) The death of Pope Francis brings to a close a groundbreaking papacy not only for the Holy See, but for the Indigenous peoples of Turtle Island, as we call the Western Hemisphere. As…
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Global Indigenous Peoples Caucus Statement 2025
UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues April 21-May 2, 2025 Statement on Behalf of Global Indigenous Peoples Caucus Preparatory Meeting April 19-20 2025 Preamble On 19 and 20 April 2025, Indigenous Peoples from around the world gathered for…
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2025 Global Indigenous Women’s Caucus Statement
I give this intervention on behalf of the Global Indigenous Women’s Caucus Policy Recommendations to the Economic and Social Council from the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues: End Carbon Markets and REDD+ Projects. We reiterate the call for a…
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