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Climate activists rallied at the Capitol on Tuesday to call on Governor Hochul to deny a request for a State Air Facility Permit for the Iroquois Pipeline Company’s expansion by compression proposal. The expansion would require doubling the size of polluting fracked gas compressor stations in nearby Athens and Dover as well as two more in Connecticut. We hear from Kim Fraczek of SANE Energy Project; Mary Finneran of Greene County, Charlie Quimby of Concerned Citizens of Dover, Cari Gardner, who lives near the Athens Compressor Station and member of New York Progressive Action Network, and Emily Skyel of Food and Water Watch. By Mark Dunlea for Hudson Mohawk Magazine.

Xenia Rubinos - A Full Spectrum of Sound + Light

Taína Asili speaks with music maker Xenia Rubinos, who uses her powerful voice to create beats and melodies from scratch. Xenia’s sound grows from a wide range of influences from Caribbean rhythms and beat music to minimalism and indie rock all delivered with a soulful punk aura. With her most recent album Una Rosa and accompanying videos, she continues to push musical and creative boundaries even further.

Listen to the full episode at RhythmofRebellion.com or wherever podcasts are streamed.

More info about me at Taína Asili at TainaAsili.com

More info about Xenia Rubinos at Xeniarubinos.com

Musician and Hudson Mohawk Magazine producer, Lavender, runs a website called musicfortheworld.rocks. The latest project at the site seeks to raise money to address the problem of climate change. Moses Nagel spoke to Lavender to find out how.

SUNY retired professor Judith Barlow cites a recent New Yorker article, "The End of the Humanities" and why the humanities are so important. She shares classroom readings and responses that demonstrate the impact of seeing the world through others' eyes. This conversation was stimulated by a recent Jewish Feminist Brunch group meeting (which has been meeting in the Albany area for over 30 years.) Produced by Marsha Lazarus

Today, on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine,

We begin with a report on a rally at the State Capitol on Tuesday to protest Governor Hochul’s effort to undercut the state’s climate law

Then, for our peace bucket, we discuss the problems with using depleted uranium weapons in Ukraine.

Later on, we hear about the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

After that, we hear a report from Monday’s rally at the capitol to raise the minimum wage to $21.25 and then index it to inflation by 2026.

Finally, we hear about the importance of humanities and Seeing the World Through Other’s Eyes

Isabella LaForte attended the Help for Turkey Fundraising and Memorial Event in response to the recent earthquake that took place in both Turkey and Syria. The University at Albany hosted this event with music from the Guilderland High School orchestra.

Last Friday, Governor Hochul set off a political firestorm when she suddenly announced that she wanted to rollback the emission reduction goals in the new climate law. After a firestorm of protest from climate advocates, scientists, and lawmakers, she said on Wednesday that she won’t push for the changes in the upcoming state budget since she wants to focus on passing her cap-and-trade carbon pricing proposal. However, she indicated that she may revisit her efforts to gut the law post-budget. On Tuesday, climate activists blockaded her office at the State Capitol to protest her proposals. We hear from Wallace Mazon of NY Communities for Change, Vanesa Agduelo of the Westchester Alliance for Sustainable Solutions, Laura Beckman the Sunrise Movement, Amber Ruther, and John Pope and Laura Shindell of Food and Water Watch. By Mark Dunlea for Hudson Mohawk Magazine

On Sunday, March 11, 2023, Hudson Mohawk Magazine Roaming Labor Correspondent Willie Terry held a RoundTable Zoom Discussion entitled, The Struggle Continues The Impact of Women on the Civil Rights Movement. The discussion focused on four civil rights icons: Ella Baker, Fannie Lou Hamer, Septima P. Clark, and Rosa Parks. Three civil rights activists, Leon Vandyke, Carlo Dulffar, and Angel Martinez, joined Willie in this discussion in this six-part segment.

The United Kingdom recently announced that it was sending armor-piercing rounds with depleted uranium to Ukraine. The US developed this weapon during the Cold War to use against Russian tanks. Alice Slater of the Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space first wrote about the dangers of depleted uranium weapons back in 1996. She discusses the environmental risks as well as the increased threat of nuclear war with Mark Dunlea of the Hudson Mohawk Magazine.

Dan Egan, the Board chair of the Capital Region Chapter of American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP), spoke with Hudson Mohawk Magazine's Aileen Javier. The AFSP mission is to save lives and bring hope for those affected by suicide providing prevention programs, educating the public about risk factors and warning signs, raising funds for suicide research and programs, and reaching out to those individuals who have lost someone to suicide.

Dan talks about different suicide prevention programs like the Talks Saves Lives and the upcoming local campus walks. To register for the walk at RPI on 4/15/23 please visit AFSP.org/RPI

Interview by: Aileen Javier