On Saturday, August 9, 2025, Create A Space NOW held its 2nd Annual Capital Region "Activated Artist Fest" at the Proctors Theatre in downtown Schenectady, NY. The Fest was a powerful convergence of community, art, and activism, where dance, visual art, theatre, film, and spoken words became tools for social change. In this part one of two labor segment, HMM Roaming labor Correspondent Willie Terry, interviewed Andre Robles, Dancer, Educator & Choreographer about his thought on AAF and his Harlem Renaissance workshop he was conducting at the Fest.