Hudson Mohawk Magazine

Comedian Mike Bredice came onto Hudson Mohawk Magazine to talk about working the door at the FunnyBone and how, after watching the comedy process night after night, it led him to do comedy on stage. He also talked about what it takes to do a comedy roast, and the risk that comes when roasting your boss. Mike spoke with Caelan McPherson and Sina Basila Hickey.

Anne Diggory doesn't paint nouns, instead she paints feelings, energies, and juxtapositions. Diggory's work is currently showing at the Spring Street Gallery in Saratoga Springs, curated by Belinda Colón. Diggory also says that the thumbnails of her paintings fail to convey their size and details, but you can see her work until February 10, 2024 with upcoming talks. Learn more at www.Diggory.com

Talks:

"From Inspiration to Expression," Friday Dec. 15 , 7-8 pm

Closing Reception and Gallery Talk, Sunday, Jan. 28, 2-4 pm

"Plein Air in the Adirondacks and Southern France"

Retired National Weather Service meteorologist Hugh Johnson looks back at the weather of 2023 with correspondent Sina Basila Hickey. Hugh talks about what 2023 will be remembered for (maybe those smoky air days?), breaks down the year by month, and gives his predictions about when the world will hit that dreaded 1.5C mark.

Today, on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine:

We begin with Moses Nagel’s outtakes from Miko Peled’s talk at the Bethlehem library on December 5 which pro-Israeli protesters attempted to shut down.

Then, we hear from Mark Dunlea about his book "Putting Out the Planetary Fire" and how the market fails to offer adequate climate 101 resources.

After that, retired National Weather Service meteorologist Hugh Johnson reviews 2023 in weather.

Finally, Meg Kelly interviewed John Garver of Union College about the damage that road salt has on the environment.

A newly formed Texan company is attempting to evade New York's fracking ban with a scheme to drill thousands of wells, frack with carbon dioxide, and construct a dozen gas-burning power plants. The company, Southern Tier Solutions, wants to use carbon dioxide from burning fossil fuels to extract even more fossil fuels. It's a dangerous example of why carbon capture and sequestration – known as CCS – is a false solution to climate change. Eric Weltman of Food and Water Watch provides an update to Mark Dunlea for Hudson Mohawk Magazine. FWW is sponsoring a virtual meeting this Thursday Dec. 14 at 6 PM. Register at https://www.mobilize.us/fww/event/593946/

Finding a lack of resources for people needing climate 101 reference materials, Mark Dunlea set out to create a book that fills that gap. "Putting Out the Planetary Fire" is a free online resource as well as a printed book that can be pulled from the shelf whenever a climate question arises. Mark spoke with correspondent Sina Basila Hickey about some important climate points in the book, youth activism, and if the government is taking the action is needs to be.

View "Putting Out the Planetary Fire: An Introduction to Climate Change and Advocacy" here: http://gelfny.org/putting-out-the-planetary-fire/introduction/

December 5th, the Bethlehem Neighbors for Peace, Palestinian Rights Committee, Troy Area Labor Council, and Women Against War hosted Miko Peled at the Bethlehem library. Peled is the son of an Israeli General who served in the 1967 war and the grandson of a signer of the Israeli Declaration of Independence. He himself was a special forces Red Beret soldier in the Israeli military until he became disenchanted with the direction he saw his country taking and became a peace and human-rights activist. Many pro-Israeli activists tried to have the talk shut-down and attempted to disrupt the talk itself. This excerpt of the talk begins with Peled being asked by moderator David Banks to explain what people mean when they say that Israel’s treatments of Palestinians qualifies as apartheid.

Moses Nagel edited this recap

On this special episode of Hudson Mohawk Magazine we play excerpts of the recording from Amy Goodman of Democracy Now!’s visit to the Sanctuary on Saturday, April 22. On the second night of the weekend celebration “Rooted in Independent Media, Growing Toward a Just Future!”, Amy Goodman spoke about her work in independent media, her history with the Sanctuary, and welcomed Steve Pierce to join her on stage to talk about his incredible contribution to independent media and the history of The Sanctuary for Independent Media.

Today, on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine,

We begin with Mark Dunlea speaking with David Bond with an update from COP28 climate summit,

Then, Willie Terry hosts The Struggle Continues part 7,

Later on, Alexis Goldsmith talks with Samira Sangare, co-founder of Saratoga BLM about an upcoming rally,march, and vigil for Palestine happening Friday.

After that, Mark Dunlea chats with Richard Horan of Capital District Border Watch,

Finally, We have this week's episode of Rhythm Rebellion. This week Taina Asili speaks with Echo-American Musician Meklit about how she uses her creative talents to impact the world

Prof. David Bond of Bennington College provides an update from the COP28 climate summit which he recently returned from. Just Transition, Loss and Damages, and a phaseout of fossil fuels were major topics. By Mark Dunlea for Hudson Mohawk Magazine.