Hudson Mohawk Magazine

The Rensselaer Environmental Coalition and Capital Region Mothers Out Front organized a press conference on Tuesday, August 8, in conjunction with two hearings by the state DEC on the pending permit renewal of the controversial Dunn Landfill in the City of Rensselaer. It is the largest construction and demolition debris landfill in the state. Residents and local governments for several years have been calling for the landfill to be shut down due to its closeness to a public school, noxious odors, and noise and other impacts from a hundred or so large trucks rolling down neighborhood streets daily. In part one of our coverage, we hear first from Alycia Bacon of Mothers Out Front; Rensselaer County Legislator Nina Nichols of Troy; Bob Blackman of the Justice Center; and, East Green Bush Town Supervisor Jack Conway.

Today, on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine,

First, last Saturday The Proud Boys held a ‘pop-up’ demonstration in Saratoga Springs. Lex Figuereo from Saratoga Black Lives Matter spoke with HMM reporter Moses Nagel.

Then, Peter Kalmus is a climate scientist and author of “Being the Change: Live Well and Spark a Climate Revolution.” He spoke with Mark Dunlea about why we should cease the use of fossil fuel.

Later on, crickets, bees, grasshoppers and ants create a symphony of tones. Learn about artist Lisa Schonberg’s work with insects and sound.

After that, we hear recordings taken at the Schenectady Kids Art Fair in June about engaging with visitors about radio, what was taking place, and the importance of the arts

Finally, in this week’s Talking with Poets, we hear the second part of Thom Francis’s interview with Billy Stanley.

Artist Lisa Schonberg is presenting a sound installation series throughout August called "The Insects are Present" that engages with insects and their sound to compose music compositions, and visitors get to participate too. The installation begins this Friday. Learn more and register at: https://www.mediasanctuary.org/series/the-insects-are-present/

On Saturday in Downtown Saratoga Springs, The Proud Boys held a ‘pop-up’ demonstration. Around 20 or so members of the notorious white nationalist group stood with masks and various flags on Broadway in Saratoga and loudly played the song, ‘Try That in a Small Town’, by Jason Aldean. The song has been criticized recently for promoting a hateful message. Lex Figuereo from Saratoga Black Lives Matter spoke with HMM reporter Moses Nagel. He was not present for the event, but shared his thoughts about what brought the group there and what the reaction was from city officials.

Last week, I talked to Billy Stanley about starting to write when he was young growing up in Louisiana, and living in an art gallery with pet pigs as an adult.

This week we continue our conversation and discuss family encouraging his art and writing and other influences that kept him going, poetry as a tool for social change, and what he is creative currently working on.

We conclude with another poem that Billy read when he was the featured poet at Poets Speak Loud on March 27, 2006 ,at the Lark Tavern.

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In the ongoing tenant struggle at the former Bleecker Terrace apartments in West Hil of Albany, many residents of the 240-unit Capitol Crossing have received non-renewal letters giving them 90 days to move out. The new owners have been raising rents beyond the ability of many of the lower income tenants to pay. Terri Tarrulo and Robert Diggs talks with Mark Dunlea of the Hudson Mohawk Magazine.

Lavender spoke with Nancy Benz, the Executive Director of Literacy Volunteers of Rensselaer County (LVORC), about the organization and the volunteers that are needed to keep it going.

The Sanctuary for Independent Media attended the Schenectady Kids Art Festival in June to engage with visitors about radio, what was taking place, and the importance of the arts. For more on the festival, visit https://kidsartsfestivalschenectady.com.

The Sanctuary for Independent Media attended the Schenectady Kids Art Festival to engage with visitors about radio, what was taking place, and the importance of the arts.