Winston Gaskin Walk for Wellness

Upper Onondaga Park 655 Onondaga Ave. , Syracuse, NY, United States

The 2015 Winston Gaskin Walk for Wellness and Stroke Prevention will be held Saturday, Sept. 26, at Upper Onondaga Park in Syracuse. The walk is scheduled for 9 to 11 a.m., with registration from 8:30 to 9 a.m., at the park, bounded by Roberts Avenue, Crossett Street and Onondaga Avenue. There is a $10 event registration fee for adults that includes a walk T-shirt. All funds raised at the event benefit health and wellness programs provided by 100 Black Men of Syracuse, Inc. For more information, call the group’s office at (315) 443-8749 or visit 100blackmensyr.org.

$10

Bone Marrow Drive

Syracuse University Quad University Place , Syracuse, NY, United States

Scoop Jardine will join The William G. Pomeroy Foundation and Marrow Nation at a bone marrow drive in honor of 2-year-old patient Baby King. The drive will be held Saturday, Sept. 26, on the Quad at the Carrier Dome from 10 a.m. to noon before the SU vs. LSU football game.

Banned Books Week

Beauchamp Branch Library 2111 S. Salina St., Syracuse , NY, United States

Join Beauchamp Branch Library for a Community Read-out of banned books written by and about African-Americans, this year commemorating the 50th anniversary of The Autobiography of Malcolm X. The 4th Annual Black & Banned Books Week event is free and open to all who cherish the freedom to read. Sign-up at the library today or call (315) 435-3395.

Free

Rapid Transit Community Forum

Onondaga Free Library 4840 W. Seneca Turnpike, Syracuse, NY, United States

Bus Rabid Transit will be explored at a Community Forum set for 5:30 p.m. Tuesday Sept. 29, at the Onondaga Free Library, 4840 W. Seneca Turnpike. This session will be the 11th in a series hosted by the Moving People Transportation Coalition. These discussions are based on critical concerns about the future of transportation in our community. The featured speaker for the evening will be an official from the Capital District Transportation Authority.

Free

Preschool Play & Learn

Beauchamp Branch Library 2111 S. Salina St., Syracuse , NY, United States

Children can celebrate their favorite characters and authors with books, songs, rhymes and fun activities.

Free

Syracuse Food Justice Symposium

All Saints Church Spiritual Renewal Center 1342 Lancaster Ave., Syracuse, NY, United States

A broad coalition of grassroots organizations, not-for-profit agencies, community gardeners, university partners and other interested stakeholders have organized the first Syracuse Food Justice Symposium, to be held Oct. 2-3, 2015 at the All Saints Church Spiritual Renewal Center, 1342 Lancaster Ave.

No Pressing Rewind Reception

Nancy Cantor Warehouse 350 W. Fayette St., Syracuse, NY, United States

The Link Gallery at the Warehouse will present Syracuse University’s PAL Project collaboration with Southwest Community Center with a public Reception from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 2, at the Nancy Cantor Warehouse, 350 W. Fayette St. The project, No Pressing Rewind, is free and open to the public.

Free

Syracuse Food Justice Symposium

All Saints Church Spiritual Renewal Center 1342 Lancaster Ave., Syracuse, NY, United States

A broad coalition of grassroots organizations, not-for-profit agencies, community gardeners, university partners and other interested stakeholders have organized the first Syracuse Food Justice Symposium, to be held Oct. 2-3, 2015 at the All Saints Church Spiritual Renewal Center, 1342 Lancaster Ave.

South Side TNT Meeting

South Side Innovation Center 2610 S. Salina St., Syracuse, NY, United States

Tomorrow's Neighbors Today Area 3 South Side Meeting will be held from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Monday, Oct.5, at the South Side Innovation Center, 2610 S. Salina St. Ken Towsley of City code enforcement and someone from the Syracuse Police Department that handles Quality of Life issues will be present to listen to Code Enforcement and Quality of Life issues. Coordinator John Sexton will forward on any specific South Side concerns prior to the meeting. If you have concerns, email Sexton at southsidetnt@yahoo.com.

Workshop “The Calling of Delight: Gangs, Service and Kinship”

The Bishop Harrison Community Center at All Saints Parish 1342 Lancaster Ave., Syracuse, NY, United States

Father Greg Boyle, an American Jesuit priest and the founder and director of Homeboy Industries and author of "Tattoos on the Heart," will visit Syracuse and present during the workshop "The Calling of Delight: Gangs, Service and Kinship." This is not the work of helping, but of finding kinship and “our common calling to delight in one another,” the point of Christian service. The workshop will also feature members from the Trauma Response Team. The morning panel will include Larry Williams (moderator), Tim Jennings Bey, Arnett Haygood-El and others who have struggled with life within the gang culture. A second workshop will follow, "The Methodology: Love, Community and Tenderness." At this workshop, Boyle will share that, in working with marginalized populations, love is the answer, community is the context and tenderness binds us to one another. For more information and to register, call (315) 472-9934 ext 4.

Free