Plowshares Craftsfair is Around The Corner!
3 Ways to get Involved
Plowshares is coming right up on December 7-8! We need all hands on deck to ensure our largest event of the year goes smoothly.
Take a volunteer shift for a couple of hours: support is needed with set-up on Friday, Dec. 6, clean-up on Sunday, Dec. 8, or staffing one of our many tables during the weekend.
Gather petition signatures. Petitions are a vital way to make your voice heard by your representatives, at all levels of government. We have several active petition campaigns, including Nuclear Free World’s Back from the Brink campaign, Justice for Palestine’s No Way to Treat a Child campaign, and A Better Future for Onondaga Lake’s campaign (subscribers see enclosed petition). Getting petition signatures can be as simple as circulating a petition among your family and friends, or you can petition during outreach tabling (see below).
Do outreach tabling. During the winter months, opportunities for outreach tabling do not present themselves as frequently. If you have ideas for locations or events to table at and/or would like to table for SPC, please let us know.
If interested, contact michaela@peacecouncil.net or call the SPC office.
BWAM’s Alternative Education Speaker Series
The Beyond War and Militarism Committee (BWaM) continues our * Education series at ArtRage Gallery. At our October 21 program we heard from Greta Zarro, Organizing Director of World Beyond War (WBW). She presented “Highlights from Limerick”. Yes, Limerick, Ireland, where WBW organizers from around the world gathered on October 6-7 for the No War 2019 International Conference. Her presentation included guidance concerning the decisive question, “How Do We De- Militarize?” There were also reports from local activists who attended the conference. In November, together with Veterans for Peace Chapter 51, we focused our attention on our Reclaim Armistice Day campaign. On November 11, we called upon veterans and community members to gather at the steps of Syracuse City Hall. We invited Mayor Walsh to join us. He was not able to be there; however, he did issue a proclamation declaring November 11, 2019 to be Armistice Day for Peace in the City of Syracuse. At 11:00 the bells of our city rang out in remembrance of the joy and celebration of peace. As a joint committee of SPC and the CNY Solidarity Coalition, BWaM continues to provide reports during Coalition meetings, emphasizing the connections between resources taken ( us by the War Budget and how those funds could be used at home.
– Ron VanNorstrand
Tomorrow’s imaginary activist event will take place at the promenade behind the center for peace and social justice, which is also home to many other activist organizations.
Baklava Fundraiser
This is now rescheduled to December 12-13. Ten lucky people who find the not very precious stones we put in the baklava will get free tours of the SPC offices!
