Join ACR Health Sunday, June 7, for the 23rd Annual AIDS Walk/Run, sponsored by Empower Federal Credit Union, at Beaver Lake Nature Center in Baldwinsville. The AIDS Walk/Run benefits ACR Health and features a 5K fundraising walk and a 10K timed run, with free food, drinks and fundraising incentives. Participants are encouraged to fundraise a minimum of $25. Those raising more, receive great incentives. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. The AIDS Walk/Run starts at 10 a.m. – rain or shine. For more information about the AIDS Walk/Run visit www.AIDSwalkCNY.com or call AIDS Walk/Run Headquarters at 1.800.475.2430.

The 7th Annual Miss Central New York Scholarship Pageant will be held at 5 p.m. June 7 at the Palace Theatre, located at 2384 James St. For tickets call, (315) 446-1166.

Matt Leighninger, executive director of the Deliberative Democracy Consortium, will speak at the Onondaga Citizens League's annual meeting on June 10. The Deliberative Democracy Consortium is an alliance of the major organizations and leading scholars in the field of democracy and public engagement. The Consortium represents more than 50 foundations, nonprofits and universities collaborating to advance democratic practices. Leighninger is one of the leading experts in the field of deliberative democracy, a new wave of efforts to engage citizens in policy discussion and decision-making traditionally left to elected officials and experts. Leighninger’s keynote address, “The Next Form of Democracy: Public Participation for the 21st Century,” will include examples of how other communities are using deliberative democracy and the potential for the movement to transform how citizens engage in democracy in the U.S. The June 10 annual meeting luncheon will be held at Drumlins at noon and is open to the community. Individual tickets are $35 for OCL members and $45 for non-members. Reservations can be made by calling (315) 443-4846 or emailing ocl@syr.edu. For more information, visit www.onondagacitizensleague.org.

Green Bag Lunch: Transportation Planning in CNY will be held from noon to 1:30 p.m. June 12 at the Syracuse Center of Excellence in Room 203. Confirmed Panelists to date include: Samuel Gordon, director of Planning & Zoning for the Town of DeWitt, and Peter Sarver, The Alliance of Communities Transforming Syracuse (ACTS) & Moving People Transportation Coalition. This Event is Free. Seating is limited, and registration is required. Attendees are welcome to bring their Green Bag Lunch. To register, visit here.

Green Bag Lunch - Transportation Planning in CNY will hold a meeting from noon to 1:30 p.m. June 12 at the Syracuse Center of Excellence in Room 203. Confirmed Panelists include: Samuel Gordon, director of Planning & Zoning for the Town of DeWitt; Peter Sarver, The Alliance of Communities Transforming Syracuse (ACTS) & Moving People Transportation Coalition, and Meghan B. Vitale, Syracuse Metropolitan Transportation Council. This event is free. Seating is limited. Registration Required. Attendees are welcome to bring their green bag lunch.

The Onondaga Citizen League will hold its next meeting of the OCL study, How CNY Moves, from noon to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 17, in the SUNY Oswego Metro Center at 100 South Salina Street (the Atrium office building on Clinton Square) in Room 129. Coffee, tea, water and sweets will be provided. Feel free to bring a brown bag lunch. The group will review the work of Maxwell School students, who are working on their MPA Capstone project exploring some best practices and model programs in transportation systems. The group will also explore some of the latest trends in land use and transportation planning in other communities. In addition, Megan Costa, assistant director of Onondaga County Planning, will talk about how planning works at different levels of local government, and discuss land use, demographics, and transportation and mobility considerations in planning. RSVP to ocl@syr.edu if you plan to attend.