Sustainable Finger Lakes

05/28/2026

An update on one of our Fall 2025 Neighborhood Mini-Grant awardees!

Claire Mullen, a volunteer with Loaves & Fishes, worked with staff to assemble and distribute first aid kits. Located in St. John’s Church, Loaves & Fishes provides free meals and advocacy to those in need.

Claire hopes to continue this kind of work in the future to continue building health equity through community action.

Have a community project in mind? Apply for a Neighborhood Mini-Grant or learn how to support by visiting: https://sustainablefingerlakes.org/neighborhood-mini-grant-program/

Read the full article here: https://sustainablefingerlakes.org/2026/05/28/neighborhood-mini-grant-update-distributing/

05/28/2026

2 opportunities to help lobby for the data center moratorium:

Albany, NY: Lobby for the Data Center Moratorium Bill May 28:

https://www.mobilize.us/fww/event/957157/

You can also make phone calls on Friday! DSA Tech Action and Food & Water Watch will make it very easy for you! Sign up for May 29 phone banking:

https://actionnetwork.org/events/phonebank-data-center-moratorium-now-3?source=direct_link&

Join us in Albany on May 28 to lobby in support of a moratorium on data centers in New York. In true lobbying fashion, we'll be walking the corridors of the Capitol, visiting offices and talking with legislators and their staff. The explosion of data centers is one of the biggest affordability and e...

05/26/2026

Do you want to eliminate plastic waste associated with soaps and other cleaning products? Clear Future proves that affordable, sustainable cleaning products are more accessible than you realize.   In 2024, Caleb Thomas noticed how everyday cleaning products contribute to environmental degradation ...

05/18/2026

Emilee is giving a talk about reuse and waste on Monday as part of Friends of the Chemung River Watershed's "River Talk" series!

Monday, May 18 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Pirozzolo Park in Elmira, NY. It looks like the weather is going to be AMAZING *knocks on wood*

We're going to discuss how we can move away from a system built around single-use, how we can reduce our impact on the environment, and free ourselves from marketing and throwaway culture. Let's do it!

It is FREE!! Please RSVP here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/river-talk-with-speaker-emilee-lindner-tickets-1989327627485?aff=oddtdtcreator&fbclid=IwY2xjawRxWalleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFtVFRxeU1RZkI4c1ZiY3Zyc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHsVKk8XKu9u6vlr0qHP9XZhmNVWvooAP0J-_EAt-9gVOUESRFQClBudHKawP_aem_C1rRcjIAWQ2akXb_bYxq8g

05/17/2026

Many public officials who secretly approved data center projects are paying quite the political cost now.

05/17/2026

Gallup poll shows what we already knew - Americans do not like data centers and it is a bipartisan response!

Seven in 10 Americans oppose the construction of an AI data center in their local area, including 48% strongly opposed.

05/17/2026

Saw this last night at Cinemapolis in Ithaca. A really well done film of the heroic, brilliant, and brave Amy Goodman of Democracy Now!! Go see it!

05/15/2026

We are excited to highlight Betsy Keokosky’s incredible community contributions! Learn about Project Abundance by visiting tinyurl.com/projectabundanceithaca

05/15/2026

05/14/2026

Steal This Story, Please opens this Friday 5/15 at Cinemapolis!

Undeterred by armed soldiers, smooth-talking politicians, and riot police, journalist Amy Goodman has reported some of the most consequential stories of our time. Steal This Story, Please! is a gripping portrait of the trailblazer whose unwavering commitment to truth-telling spans three decades of turbulent history.

From the frontlines of global conflicts to the organized chaos of her daily news show Democracy Now!, Goodman broadcasts stories and voices routinely silenced by commercial media.

Oscar-nominated filmmakers Carl Deal and Tia Lessin (Trouble the Water, The Janes) take us behind the scenes with the warm, wisecracking granddaughter of an Orthodox rabbi - raised in a tradition of asking hard questions - as she navigates a news landscape reshaped by technology, corporate consolidation, and political assaults on truth itself. Urgent, provocative and unexpectedly funny, Steal This Story, Please! is both a call to action and a celebration of resistance, posing the question: what happens to democracy when the press surrenders to power?

See you at the movies!

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