Syracuse Center for Peace and Social Justice

Space Available
for Organizations in the Center!
Due to the unfortunate closure of the AFSC office, about 900 sq. ft of office space will be available at the Center shortly after the new year.

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A major opportunity to win some Grant Money between March 15th and 30th!

Our online donation processor, Razoo.com, a non-profit organization whose mission is to bring Non-Profits and givers together, has its own March Tournament pitting 64 chosen charities to compete in 4 regions to reach it's Final Four round-a campaign they call "March Goodness." This year The Center, one of Syracuse's own, has been chosen as one of 16 charities in the East Region to compete to reach Razoo's Final Four round, which will award a grant of $10,000 to the winner!

We are thrilled and honored that we have been chosen to compete in Razoo's "March Goodness" Tournament. For donations to help us win, they need to be made online (follow the "Donate Now" button), and must be made between March 15th and 30th.

In round one, it is the number of donations determine the regional winners that move on to the Final Four--but only one per person counts, so tell everyone you know! We will announce on this page (in case you don't hear us scream it from the rooftops) that we are in the Final Four if we win the first round for our region.

The Center started a mere 4 years ago with a simple idea--TO BRING TOGETHER UNDER ONE ROOF AS MANY OF THE GROUPS IN SYRACUSE, NY, THAT SHARED THE PEACE AND SOCIAL JUSTICE AGENDA-it has become a thriving building filled with organizations collaborating for a more just society. Imagine . . . no more phone tag, waiting for email replies, or setting up and driving to meetings--just smooth, efficient organizing!

Not only that, but we are on the verge of paying off the mortgage on the building we acquired less than 3 years ago. Over $309,000 has been raised toward the $500,000 budget they realistically need to fully realize their vision of a modern, green facility, fully accessible to the handicapped, creating economies of scale for its resident organizations as well as collaborative work among them.

The Center's most immediate goal is accessibility. The building needs to be made fully accessible--even some of the resident organizations hold their public meetings in outside rented spaces until they can accomplish this. This is a matter of social justice, not a mere convenience for the few who need it, and the Center is committed to make it happen.