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HMM 12-26-23 Comedy Special 2023 by Hudson Mohawk Magazine

As part of Hudson Mohawk Magazine's special segments for the holidays, we have an overview of peace issues covered in 2023: the Ukraine war; Gaza; and nuclear disarmament. We air a peace segment each Wednesday. We start with several competing voices in response to a local presentation by Medea Benjamin, co-founder of Code Pink, about Ukraine, followed by Maureen Aumand explaining why Women Against War supports a ceasefire. Of the many peace segments we have aired on Israel and Gaza, we start with comments in support of a ceasefire made at a Dec. 4 meeting of the Albany Common Council. Next, we hear from journalist Chris Hedges before his Dec. 6 talk on Gaza at the media sanctuary. We finish with Joseph Gerson of the Campaign for Peace, Disarmament, and Common Security talking about nuclear weapons. With Mark Dunlea for Hudson Mohawk Magazine.

Today we bring you a Hudson Mohawk Magazine special on Kwanzaa, with segments by our Roaming Labor Correspondent, Willie Terry. Kwanzaa takes place from December 26- January 1 and is an African American and pan-African holiday which celebrates family, community, and culture. You can learn more at Official Kwanzaa Website .org

On tonight’s Kwanzaa special

We begin with Willie Terry’s interview with Professor Tamu Chambers about the history of the Kwanzaa celebration;

Then, Willie Terry gives us a closer look at some of the seven principles of Kwanzaa.

You can find more work by Willie Terry and the full stories on Kwanzaa on our website, MediaSanctuary.org

Today's episode of Hudson Mohawk Magazine is a holiday special created by Will Kempe's Players and an updated recording of "A Christmas Carol."

Will Kempe’s Players is a regional theater cooperative from Troy, NY that produces a wide range of theatrical performance utilizing the methods used by William Shakespeare and his contemporaries. Their aim is to create quality experiences by promoting an inclusive creative environment and making Shakespeare’s works engaging and accessible to modern audiences while retaining historical authenticity. WillKempesPlayers.com

Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s last Christmas Sermon focused on peace and nonviolence. "Massey Lecture #5" (also known as "Peace on Earth" or "a Christmas Sermon on Peace") aired on December 24th, 1967

The sermon is followed by readings of seasonal poetry.

This special was created by volunteer Garrett McCarey

This is Hudson Mohawk Magazine End of the Year Holiday Special, a Review of Climate in 2023 from segments we have broadcast. For our climate special, we have parts of six segments from this year. After a summary of the state of the climate, Mark Dunlea and Sina Basila Hickey review the recent COP28 climate meeting. After Justin Wood of the NY Lawyers for the Public Interest discusses NY Renews 2024 Climate, Jobs, and Justice Package, we hear from Michael Klare about how environmental issues have often led to civilization collapse throughout human history and the present existential challenge. We the hear from some of the participants at the 75,000 climate march in NYC in September before the UN special session on climate. This is followed by some of the participants on April 28 calling for the state teacher pension fund to divest from fossil fuels. We end with a discussion with Raya Salter about Governor Hochul’s proposed cap and trade program for greenhouse gas emissions. Produced by Mark Dunlea (This is the full version)

This is Hudson Mohawk Magazine End of the Year Holiday Special, a Review of Climate in 2023 from segments we have broadcast. For our climate special, we have parts of six segments from this year. After a summary of the state of the climate, Mark Dunlea and Sina Basila Hickey review the recent COP28 climate meeting. After Justin Wood of the NY Lawyers for the Public Interest discusses NY Renews 2024 Climate, Jobs, and Justice Package, we hear from Michael Klare about how environmental issues have often led to civilization collapse throughout human history and the present existential challenge. We the hear from some of the participants at the 75,000 climate march in NYC in September before the UN special session on climate. This is followed by some of the participants on April 28 calling for the state teacher pension fund to divest from fossil fuels. We end with a discussion with Raya Salter about Governor Hochul’s proposed cap and trade program for greenhouse gas emissions. Produced by Mark Dunlea (This is the radio version)

Thom Francis introduces us to poet and United States Army Veteran, W.D. Clarke.

W.D Clarke is a local poet residing between Saratoga Springs, NY, and New Brunswick, Canada. His most recent book of poems is titled “Still More Tales.” His poems are rhyming mini-stories running the gambit from serious to humorous and sometimes macabre, in a style reminiscent of Rudyard Kipling and Robert Service.

Clarke was the featured poet at the Third Thursday Poetry Night at the Social Justice Center on April 19, 2018.

The Rhythm of Rebellion is a podcast hosted by singer and artivist Taína Asili featuring interviews with leading social change performing artists across genres, exploring the strategies they are using in their art to bring justice and healing to their communities and our world. Moses Nagel, who has edited season 2 and 3 of the podcast hosts a look back at some of the best interviews of the year and talks with Taina about making the podcast together and in collaboration with Hudson Mohawk Magazine.

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Danny Killion of Weathered Wood in Troy creates beautiful objects with collected materials from the Hudson and Mohawk Rivers. Killion spoke with Marshall Hildreth and Sina Basila Hickey about the process of collecting, his relationship with the rivers, and having a business in Troy. Learn more at https://www.weatheredwoodtroy.com/