The Coffee & Conversation group will gather at 10 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 26, at the Southside Interfaith CDC, 500 W. Newell St. The group brings the hot coffee and attendees bring the hot topics.

This is fun-filled night of games, crafts, food and activities for the entire family held at Beauchamp Branch Library. Come in costume if you’d like. For all ages.

The NAACP Syracuse/ Onondaga County Chapter will host its October General Membership meeting from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 26, at the Marriott/Syracuse Hotel located at 100 E. Onondaga St.
Join others for a discussion with Ms. Barrier Gewanter, executive director of the Onondaga County/Syracuse Commission on Human Rights, and Ms. Raynette Releford, the new administrator of Syracuse’s Citizen’s Review Board, as both present information from their respective offices. For more information about the Human Rights Commission, call (315) 435-3565, and for the Citizen Review Board, call (315) 448-8750.

The public is invited to attend a candlelight vigil at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 26,  at Franklin Square Park, 101 Solar St. The vigil is in remembrance of those who died of drug overdoses in 2016.  Many of these accidental deaths were the result of mixing prescription pills with alcohol, heroin or other drugs. The Syracuse vigil, sponsored by ACR Health, is one of hundreds being held across the country with the assistance of the national NOPE Task Force, Narcotics Overdose Prevention & Education. The candlelight vigils strive to raise awareness and open the doors to recovery by eliminating prejudice toward injection drug users.