http://www.acts-cny.org Alliance of Communities Transforming Syracuse Wed, 14 Jul 2010 01:44:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en On Election Day, a reminder that it's all about a better world By The Post-Standard Editorial Board November 03, 2009 [caption id="attachment_608" align="aligncenter" width="432" caption="MAYORAL CANDIDATES (from left) Otis Jennings, Steve Kimatian and Stephanie Miner attend a debate Oct. 29 at the Everson Museum."][/caption]   "If you haven't got anything nice to say about ... http://www.acts-cny.org/on-election-day-a-reminder-that-its-all-about-a-better-world Onondaga County arrest database reveals too much and too little Post-Standard [caption id="attachment_605" align="aligncenter" width="240" caption="LISA PARLATO, who opposes the use of arrest reports by prospective employers and land´lords, attends a county legislative committee meeting on the issue Tuesday."][/caption] Since the early 1980s, local law enforcers have had a useful tool at their ... http://www.acts-cny.org/onondaga-county-arrest-database-reveals-too-much-and-too-little One family's story: Bambi Rodriguez of Liverpool, says her husband, who is not a U.S. citizen, will return to Honduras Syracuse Post-Standard   By Bambi Rodriguez I was born and raised in Syracuse. My mother suffered from addiction and left my siblings and me in my father's care; my father followed suit and left us, ... http://www.acts-cny.org/one-familys-story-freddy-and-bambi-rodriguez SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Dozens of people gathered for a prayer vigil in downtown Syracuse in hopes of raising awareness for immigration reform. See video. The Alliance of Communities Transforming Syracuse sponsored the vigil. Their message -- to call on Senator Charles Schumer to support comprehensive immigration reform legislation. Many members of the Alliance ... http://www.acts-cny.org/vigil-held-for-immigration-reform The ACTS Civil Rights for Immigrants Team just held a successful rally yesterday Feb. 2 in front of Sen. Chuck Schumer's office in Syracuse. The CRI Team hand delivered during the rally to Sen. Schumer's regional director Julie Miner a letter calling for compassionate and ... http://www.acts-cny.org/civil-rights-for-immigrants-successful-rally By Lyndra Vassar February 02, 2010, 3:00PM Syracuse Post Standard A community activist group called on U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer to give immigrant families equal rights and protection under the federal laws. [caption id="attachment_575" align="aligncenter" width="432" caption="(Protesters today hold a vigil calling for immigration reform outside the federal building in Syracuse. It was organized ... http://www.acts-cny.org/group-calls-for-equal-rights-for-immigrant-families-at-downtown-syracuse-vigil By Tim Knauss / The Post-Standard December 09, 2009, 6:00AM [caption id="attachment_513" align="aligncenter" width="432" caption="(David Lassman / The Post-Standard) Retired State Trooper Lisa Parlato attends a meeting of the Onondaga County Legislature's Public Safety Committee Tuesday. She was initially denied a job as a volunteer mentor in Syracuse schools because the county ... http://www.acts-cny.org/critics-say-10-background-checks-sold-by-onondaga-county-sheriff-are-unreliable-overpriced Over the past two years, there has been a dramatic increase in the presence and activity of federal agents of the Department of Homeland Security in Central New York-raiding workplaces and detaining people while they shop, pick up their kids, go to church, and do laundry. As a result, many in ... http://www.acts-cny.org/acts-civil-rights-for-immigrants-action-team-report Post-Standard: Organizer hopes meeting brings grocery store to Syracuse's South Side ACTS hosts Syracuse mayoral candidates Weatherization Politics On final Sunday of campaign, Syracuse mayoral candidates go to church, knock on doors, thank volunteers Onondaga County Executive Joanie Mahoney agrees to look into sale of arrest records to landlords On Election Day, a reminder that it's ... http://www.acts-cny.org/press-coverage-of-the-2009-acts-public-action-meeting Economic Development & Jobs Task Force WINSCommunity Benefits Agreement The ACTS Economic Development & Jobs Task Force won yesterday (June 10, 2009) a Community Benefits Agreement (CBA) for the billion-dollar rehabilitation of Syracuse schools. The Syracuse School Board unanimously passed a CBA that will provide training opportunities for Syracuse School students, and ... http://www.acts-cny.org/economic-development-jobs-task-force-wins-community-benefits-agreement