Alliance of Communities Transforming Syracuse

 The ACTS Justice Task Force Meeting is cancelled January 17th, 2012. Please attend our next scheduled meeting on February 21st, 2012!

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Congratulations...
to our beloved sister in ACTS, Sheryl Aiello has received the lifetime achievement award from Interfaith Works for her service to Community Wide Dialogue to End Racism in our local school districts. It will be announced at the 6th Annual Racial Justice Awards to be held on January 31, 2012, in conjunction with the Syracuse Stage production of Caroline, Or Change. 

ACTS Annual Meeting!

January 26th
4pm-9:00pm
UUMC Basement ~ 1085 E. Genesee St.

Directions ~ http://www.acts-cny.com/directions.php 

  Congratulations to ACTS and the ACTS Justice Task Force!

CHAIRS reports will no longer be provided to the public!
 
ACTS received news late on December 22, that the Sheriff's Office sent out a press release effective immediately with the following statement:
 
"Onondaga County Sheriff Kevin E. Walsh announces that effective immediately the
Onondaga County Sheriff's Office will no longer provide arrest history background checks as a result of a lawsuit."

 This tremendous success is a result of several years of hard work and determination to see people's rights respected and to see our community stand by the fundamental right of innocent until proven guilty. Recently, a lawsuit filed by Legal Services of Central New York with assistance from the ACTS Justice Task Force and the Center for Community Alternatives was the final action taken to achieve this victory.
Please watch for more information in the local news and disseminate news of this victory widely!
ACTS 3 NEW ISSUES...

ACTS issues assembly was a sucess! Over 100 people from many ACTS organizations joined together with great excitement to cast their vote for ACTS 3 new issues. Eight issues in total were presented to the group by community experts and the decision was a hard one. Each expert did an excellent job shedding light on the severity and the detriment of the issues.When the final votes were tallied,the three issues chosen were:

Public Education

Food Access

Criminal Justice

If you are passionate about one of these issues and recognize the need for change, then come claim your seat at the table! Join with other members of the ACTS community for the Task Force Meeting!

Task Force Meeting times are as follows:

Public Education: 2/6/12 @ 7:00pm @ Grace Episcopal Church

Justice: 2/21/12 @ 5:30pm @ TBD

Food Access: 2/15/12 @ 7:30pm @ ACTS Office

SAVE THE DATE

ACTS Spring Banquet on April 19th

Celebrating 10 years of diversity

ACTions & Events 

  • ACTS  would like to thank everyone that participated in the ACTS Open House on January 11th from 4pm to 7:30pm.  It was a great turn-out and we were happy to reconnect with old friends. 
  •  At the open house, we were honored to be able to remember our friend Sheryl Aielllo. We at ACTS are grateful to the family for providing the photos that allowed us to celebrate her life and legacy.  
  • Become apart of an ACTS Task Force by attending the Task Force meetings and work for change in the area of: Criminal Justice, Food Access, or Public Education.
  • ACTS will be hosting it's Annual meeting on January, 26th 2012 from 4:00pm-9:00pm. We would like to invite two representatives from each Member Organization to vote on New Board Members and Officers. It's a great opportunity to meet new people and a pasta dinner will be provided!