UnDrone Upstate Walk Itinerary

See the Calendar for additional details of events at the locations below. The walk will be mostly following Rt. 31 across upstate New York. See the map below with the stops an tentative routes identified..

If you would like to join the walkers on one or more days, it is best if you arrive at the starting point before 9 am. You can spend the night with them or arrive early in the morning. If you need to reach the walkers during the day while they are out on the road, call Russell Brown at {716) 570-5200.

  1. Tuesday, October 6, Syracuse
    • Kabul to Syracuse to Niagara Falls: A Walk to Ground the Drones and End the Wars
    • 7:00 pm at All Saints Church, 1340 Lancaster Avenue, Syracuse NY
    • Flyer
  2. Wednesday, October 7, Hancock - Marcellus {18.1 Miles)
      Hancock to Federal Bldg (5.5 Miles)
      • Hancock Air Base: Begin Walking
      • Syracuse Federal Building: Rally, Lunch
      • 12:30 pm - Press Conference
    • Syracuse Federal Building to Marcellus (12.6 Miles)
      • Step off at 1:00 pm, sharp :)
      • Hospitality: St. John's Episcopal Church
      • 15 Orange Street, Marcellus, NY 14108
  3. Thursday, October 8: Marcellus - Auburn (11.8 Miles)
    • Hospitality: Unitarian Universalist Society of Auburn
    • 607 N. Seward Street, Auburn, NY 13021
  4. Friday, October 9, Auburn - Clyde (23 Miles)
    • Hospitality: Christ Community Church
    • 25 West Genesee Street, Clyde, NY 14433
    • Dinner Provided
  5. Saturday, October 10: Clyde - Lyons (7.3 Miles)
    • Hospitality: Grace Episcopal Church
    • 7 Phelps Street, Lyons, NY 14489
  6. Sunday, October 11, Lyons - Palmyra
    • Staying at: Wayne County Fairgrounds
    • 250 W Jackson St, Palmyra, NY 14522
  7. Monday, October 12, Palmyra
    • REST!
    • Press contacts welcome!          Press Release
    • Staying at: Wayne County Fairgrounds
    • 250 W Jackson St, Palmyra, NY 14522
  8. Tuesday, October 13: Palmyra - Pittsford (15.5 Miles)
    • Pesentation at: Nazareth College
    • 4245 East Ave, Rochester, NY 14618
    • Drones, Black Lives Matter, the European Refugee Crisis: What do They Have in Common?
      • A Panel Discussion With: Yaqub Shabaaz, Harry Murray, Russell Brown
      • 7:00 pm- The Forum at the Shultz Center, Nazareth College
      • Flyer
  9. Wednesday, October 14: Nazareth - Flying Squirrel Rochester (6.6 Miles)
    • Hospitality: The Flying Squirrel Community Center
    • 285 Clarissa St, Rochester, NY 14608
    • 6:00 pm, Dinner and conversation with the Walkers
    • Presentation: 7:00 pm, The Flying Squirrel Community Center
      • Film: "Good Kill", The Drone Pilot as reluctant executioner
      • Discussion with Walkers
    • Flyer
  10. Thursday, October 15: Rochester - Brockport (19.3 Miles)
    • Hospitality: St. Luke's Episcopal Church
    • Events: SUNY Brockport -
    • 350 New Campus Dr, Brockport, NY 14420
    • Afternoon Event: Fly Kites not Drones
    • Evening Presentation:
      • Film:"Unmanned, America's Drone Program" and Discussion
    • Flyer
  11. Friday, October 16: Brockport - Albion (13.8 Miles)
    • Hospitality: Pullman Memorial Universalist Church
    • 10 East Park Street, Albion, NY 14411
    • Dinner and Program
  12. Saturday, October 17: Albion - Medina (10.4 Miles)
    • Hospitality: St. John's Episcopal Church
    • 200 E Center St, Medina, NY 14103
  13. Sunday, October 18: Medina - Lockport (16.5 Miles)
    • Hospitality: YWCA, 32 Cottage St, Lockport, NY 14094
  14. Monday, October 19: Lockport - NCCC (10.1 Miles)
    • Niagara County Community College
    • 3111 Saunders Settlement Rd, Sanborn, NY 14132
    • Hospitality: TBD
  15. Tuesday, October 20: NCCC-Niagara Falls (6.4 Miles)
    • 3:30 pm - Undrone Upstate Rally at Niagara Falls Air Base, Main Gate
      • Lockport Rd., Niagara Falls
      • Music; speakers including Medea Benjamin of CodePink; street theater
      • Signs are welcome
    • Dinner at Kim's International Cafe ($5 stir-fry)
    • 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm: Medea Benjamin, renowned activist co-founder and co-chair of CodePink
      • will speak on Working for Peace in the Age of Weaponized Drones
      • at Hallwalls, 341 Delaware Ave, Buffalo, NY 14202.
    • Hospitality: Buffalo Folks
    • Flyer
  16. Wednesday, October 21: Buffalo
    • Global Days of Listening Call with Afghan Peace Volunteers re- #Enough!
    • Flyer