ArtRage Gallery is hosting a panel discussion on Oct. 21st to explore Micron’s environmental and economic impacts on Syracuse & CNY.

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The discussion will focus on Micron’s effects on our wetlands and waterways, as well as the employment and economic concerns raised.

The event will be held on Wednesday, October 21st from 6:00 to 7:30 pm at the ArtRage Gallery; doors open at 5:40 pm. ArtRage Gallery is located at 505 Hawley Ave. Admission is free, and drinks and appetizers will be served.

Drawing on similar themes, the exhibit currently on display at ArtRage is Katie Mulligan’s No Man Land: Reimagining the Myths of Cicero Swamp. More information about the exhibit and the artist is available on the ArtRage website.

WAER Senior Resident and Syracuse University Professor in Residence Chris Bolt will moderate the panel.

Featured Panelists:

Catherine Landis

Catherine recently finished her doctorate at SUNY ESF. Her dissertation focused on the historical ecology of the Onondaga Lake watershed, including a broad look at Indigenous subsistence patterns. A major Superfund site, Onondaga Lake is also sacred to the Haudenosaunee as the place where the Peacemaker came to unite the warring nations and facilitate enduring peace through the Great Law. Dr. Landis also earned a Master’s degree at ESF, where she studied riparian plant establishment along an urban stream. She currently supports the Center’s efforts to strengthen NYS DEC’s capacity to engage Indigenous communities and incorporate biocultural resources and restoration into land planning.

Dick Kornbluth

Dick Kornbluth is the Urban Jobs Task Force board chair, a nonprofit organization committed to establishing & promoting CBAs and other strategies that ensure local employment, training, contracting, and housing outcomes.

Bonita Siegel
Bonita Siegel is president of Neighbors for a Better Micron, a grassroots organization of residents across Central New York coming together to ensure our future neighbor, Micron, prioritizes the community.

Don Hughes
Donald J. Hughes, Ph.D., teaches chemistry at Le Moyne College in Syracuse and has over 20 years of experience in environmental investigations, remediation, public education, and scientific writing. He has degrees in chemical and environmental engineering and holds a Ph.D. in chemistry from the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry. Don has worked on projects related to contaminated sediments, wastewater treatment, and hazardous waste sites, including the many facets of the pollution of Onondaga Lake and its watershed. He produced Fact Sheets for citizens and planners, and presented key findings to policymakers. He has volunteered with the Atlantic Chapter of the Sierra Club since 2007, working on New York State energy policy, air and water pollution, and climate issues. He is currently focused on the environmental impacts of the Micron semiconductor facility to be constructed in Clay, NY.