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Why accessibility matters in business and how everyone can benefit when individuals with disabilities are included in the plan instead of as an afterthought was the topic of this panel discussion at Overit in Albany, NY.

To learn more about Willowbrook State School:

https://ncd.gov/newsroom/05042015

For the full Overit panel discussion on YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/2s643hb7

Alisha Washington reported on this for the Hudson Mohawk Magazine.

As the world's leading financial center, NY law governs the majority of the developing world debt contracts. Third world debts have grown unsustainably large as COVID, climate change, and the war in Ukraine have worsened these nation's financial conditions. Eric LeCompte of Jubilee USA Network explains how the NY Taxpayer and International Debt Crises Protection Act would help remedy this problem. With Mark Dunlea for Hudson Mohawk Magazine.

On April 27, three Rensselaer County officials turned themselves into the FBI on charges of voter fraud. These arrests are part of an ongoing investigation that has already seen guilty pleas from a former troy city council memeber and a sitting election commissioner. Moses Nagel has a report.

Today, on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine:

We begin with a report from Moses Nagel on the May 2nd meeting of Saratoga City Council, and the ongoing tensions between Black Lives Matter activists and the city’s Public Safety Commissioner.

Then, our Roaming Labor Correspondent Willie Terry brings us part 1 of his look at the Public Employees Federation’s April 29th community health and wellness fair.

Later on, Sina introduces us to “Nikon Nick” at The Photo Center in Troy.

After that comes Brea Barthel's recent talk with the co-founders of Up-Stitch, an amazing nonprofit “crafting thrift shop” in Albany.

Finally, Andrea Cunliffe brings us a sneak preview of “Release: Incarceration and Re-Entry,” an upcoming theatrical performance by Creative Action Unlimited.

Photographer Robert Cooper took Hudson Mohawk Magazine correspondent Sina Basila Hickey to The Photography Center of the Capital District. This three-story building is piled high with photographic artifacts like cameras, photo books, and photo materials as well as clocks and sculptures. They spoke with owner "Nikon Nick" and went upstairs to get lost in the library. http://www.photocentertroy.org/

Michael Kennedy, producer, director, and creator of Creative Action Unlimited, talks with Hudson Mohawk Magazine's Andrea Cunliffe about the opening of the new production "RELEASE: Incarceration and Re-Entry," an original multimedia production about incarceration and re-entry from the perspectives of recently incarcerated individuals and those who love them. Michael Kennedy uses theater to bring awareness of social justice issues to the Capital Region and beyond.

'RELEASE' is playing at the Meader Little Theatre, at Russell Sage College in Troy. Performances are Fridays and Saturdays, May 5, 6, 12 and 13 at 7:30pm
 with additional 2:00pm matinees on May 6 and 13.

Saratoga Springs City council meetings have been the site of protest and tensions for the last few months as local Black Lives Matter activists have clashed with Public Safety Commissioner Jim Montagnino over the city's implementation of a 50 point plan to address racism and recent arrests of speakers at the public meetings. Moses Nagel reports on the May 2 meeting.

Hear about a new program to help low-income folks build wealth and support new businesses. Linda MacFarlane, executive director of the Community Loan Fund of the Capital Region, explains how the commercial building at 153 S. Pearl St. in Albany's South End is being developed as a "Community Investment Trust" to be collaboratively owned by local low-income investors. She also describes the many services offered by the Loan Fund throughout 11 regional counties to help low-income, BIPOC, and other folks create and run a small business. Those include training, technical assistance, workshops, online resources, and -- of course -- loans.

For more details, visit mycommunityloanfund.org.

Produced by Brea Barthel for Hudson Mohawk Magazine.

On Saturday, April 29, 2023, Hudson Mohawk Magazine Roaming Labor Correspondent Willie Terry attended the Public Employees Federation (PEF) "Wellness and Community Fair held at the Washington Avenue Armory in Albany. In this part two labor segment, Willie continues discussing with Wayne Spence, President of the NYS Public Employees Federation, about the event and other union issues.

On Saturday, April 29, 2023, Hudson Mohawk Magazine Roaming Labor Correspondent Willie Terry attended the Public Employees Federation (PEF) "Health and Wellness Fair" held at the Washington Avenue Armory in Albany. In this part one labor segment, Willie spoke to Wayne Spence, President of the NYS Public Employees Federation, about the event and other union issues.