Best wishes for the New Year from OCL! Thank you to all of our members and contributors for your help over the past year! Your support makes possible the work of the Onondaga Citizens League and helps keep our community moving forward. If you haven’t joined yet, or would like to make an additional tax-deductible... Read more »
The 2014 CNY Political Leadership Institute – Navigating the Political Process – starts in February! Every year, many political races in Central New York go uncontested. This means voters hear almost no dialogue on important issues. Every political party is in need of qualified candidates and campaign workers for those races. Our community needs candidates... Read more »
Jai Subedi, recently elected OCL Board member, was featured in a recent segment of WRVO public radio’s series on refugee populations in upstate New York. Jai, a refugee from Bhutan living in Nepal, came to Syracuse five years ago and has become a U.S. citizen. A leader in the Bhutanese community who works for one... Read more »
“We’ve Got Issues!” The Onondaga Citizens League has this message stamped on brochures, mugs, and our website. It is a funny and on-target slogan, succinctly highlighting the role that OCL plays as a thought leader in the community. We have long been known for our willingness to look at complex and/or thorny issues in a... Read more »
The Literacy Coalition of Onondaga County, a partner in OCL’s current study on early childhood, announced the First Annual Stories of the Season family gathering on Friday, November 29th in the Clinton Exchange, during the annual City of Syracuse annual Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony. For more information http://onliteracy.org/index.cfm
