Join InterFaith Works for the 18th Annual (and first-ever) {Virtual} Duck Race to End Racism. Throughout the month of June you are invited to participate through youth activities, home projects, online voting, virtual entertainment, community and youth raffles and more. The event culminates in a live video event on June 27 .
The Syracuse Area Domestic & Sexual Violence Coalition's Elder Justice Committee will present the The 23rd Annual Elder Abuse Conference with virtual sessions held June 15-June 26. The virtual conference will culminate with a facilitated dialogue on June 30. There is no registration fee. For more information, contact Lori DiCaprio-Lee by phone at (315) 425-0818 or email at ldicapriolee@verahouse.org
Attention Book Lovers. This is your chance to meet with other book lovers to share your thoughts about the books you’re currently reading or listening to. Amanda from Betts Branch and Joanne from Soule Branch will keep the discussion rolling with thought-provoking questions about your latest read. Registration is required. Visit bit.ly/BookDiscussionJune24 to sign up. Participants will be sent a link to join a Zoom meeting.
Onondaga County Public Libraries has partnered with Syracuse Shakespeare In The Park (SSITP) to virtually stage "Shakespeare Unstaged!" Enjoy a sampling of scenes, monologues and sonnets performed by the talented volunteers of SSITP on Facebook Live. Visit facebook.com/OnondagaCountyPublicLibraries on Thursdays at 2 p.m. to tune in.
In this program, Leah Hill from CNY Young Naturalists will introduce you to cave geology and cave ecosystems. Participants will learn about caving as a hobby and a science, and will go on a virtual tour of a cave system located somewhere in North America. During this tour, features of the cave will be pointed out and explained. If you are interested in attending, register by visiting bit.ly/NatureTalkJune25. Participants will be sent a Zoom meeting link.
Onondaga Historical Association's Downtown Syracuse location is a lot bigger than what you may have seen. So much of its downtown building is collections and storage. Tour the exhibits, offices, collections and special storage with OHA's Curator of History Bob Searing virtually at 1:30 p.m. every Friday. Searing will go live to take you through different parts of the museum while telling the stories and history of our county.
Onondaga Historical Association's Downtown Syracuse location is a lot bigger than what you may have seen. So much of its downtown building is collections and storage. Tour the exhibits, offices, collections and special storage with OHA's Curator of History Bob Searing virtually at 1:30 p.m. every Friday. Searing will go live to take you through different parts of the museum while telling the stories and history of our county.
This summer The Stand's annual Photo Walk will be held as a citywide photo contest. The community won’t gather in person due to the pandemic, but photographers can still document the city during this unique moment in time. The contest is open for the entire month of July. Images will be accepted on a rolling basis until July 31. Participants may enter up to two photos in each of the five categories and a panel of local judges will pick top winners – plus there will be prizes.
Contest Categories Include:
• #CuseSummer2020 — A shot that best captures this new normal — new now — for the city of Syracuse.
• #CuseCOVIDchildhood — A shot showing our city’s youth — from coping with our current crisis to enjoying childhood innocence.
• #CuseSocialDistancing — A shot displaying creative ways the city and its residents continue on safely.
• #CuseMinorityImpact — Studies show this virus impacts Blacks and minorities disproportionately, how can this reality be visualized?
• #CuseBLM — Nationwide racism is being called out. How is Syracuse pushing for progress?
Photographers are encouraged to share images throughout the month on social media by tagging @MySouthSide and posting their favorite shots with each contest category hashtag. Final images will be shared with the community online, featured in The Stand’s September print issue and exhibited downtown, projected onto the Everson Museum of Art, thanks to a partnership with the Urban Video Project (UVP).
To enter and be considered for prizes, photographers must follow recommended health guidelines, submit photos taken only in the city of Syracuse during the month of July and enter images online using The Stand’s entry form.
Vegan CNY Community Food Share provides healthy, vegan food to people who need it. Typically available is an assortment of homemade and packaged food like hot soup, bread, along with fruit, coffee and clothing and other items.
While the mission of the program is to share with the most vulnerable, it is not all about “charity.” Food Share is an opportunity to be in solidarity with those who are most often overlooked, who fall through the cracks in our system. The group provides food; in return, they get the opportunity to know their neighbors better, to hear music, engage in conversation and share stories.
Attendees asked to walk to honor victims of violence and to show outrage for gun violence in the community.
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