Syracuse Peace Council

The Syracuse Peace Council (SPC), founded in 1936, is an antiwar/social justice organization. We are community-based, autonomous, and funded by the contributions of our supporters.

7 protests

February 5, 2018, 7:00 pm

Syracuse, NY

Film: The Occupation of the American Mind

Israel's ongoing military occupation of Palestinian territory and repeated invasions of the Gaza strip have triggered a fierce backlash against Israeli policies virtually everywhere in the world -- except the United States. 

The...

January 21, 2018, 3:00 pm

Syracuse, NY

SPC Membership & Visioning Meeting

Calling all SPC members, and folks interested in being involved - Join us as we highlight SPC’s successes, engage in a collaborative World Café dialogue on organizing around today’s most pressing issues of peace and social justice, and shape a...

January 18, 2018, 7:00 pm

Syracuse, NY

Exploring the Intimate Link Between War & Racism

Martin Luther King, Jr. tried to teach us that a racist war "there" (e.g. Viet Nam) is directly linked to the war against people of color here. System-wide violence in US communities is the twin of US aggressive wars abroad. MLK taught that the...

December 11, 2017, 12:00 pm

Syracuse, NY

CNY Phone Bank to Oppose #TaxScam

Volunteers needed on Monday! We have a phone system for calling Congressman Katko's constituents so that we can ask them to call his office in opposition to the tax scam!

May 15, 2017, 6:00 pm

Syracuse, NY

Insist on a Real Town Hall

We will gather outside the faux Town Hall Meeting Rep. Katko has scheduled with CNY Central TV. People are encouraged to try to attend the Town Hall and those who can't get in will protest outside. We will celebrate democracy and continue our...

May 12, 2017, 4:00 pm

Syracuse, NY

Rally! Invest in Our Communities! No Increase for War

Donald Trump wants to increase the pentagon budget by $54 billion dollars. This will come at the expense of the EPA, State Department, foreign aid, domestic infrastructure, social programs, and more! 

Over half of US federal...

April 20, 2017, 7:00 pm

Syracuse, NY

Unite! Resist Trump's Global Agenda & Protect Our Communities

Phyllis Bennis will be coming to Syracuse on April 20th to talk about the global effects of Trump's budget and foreign policy, as well as the movement to resist increased militarism.

Bennis is an expert on U.S./Middle East foreign...