Hudson Mohawk Magazine

On Thursday, March 16, 2023, Hudson Mohawk Magazine Roaming Labor Correspondent Willie Terry was at the New York State Empire State Plaza, where the NYS AFL-CIO delivered a 'Minimum Wage Petition Signatures,' to Labor Chair, Senator Jessica Ramos. The petition supported her bills A2204A/S1978A to raise and index the minimum wage to inflation in workers' income. In this labor segment, Willie interviews AFL-CIO representatives Liz Sutton, Darcy Wells, and NYS Senator Jessica Ramos about the bills.

Actor Michael Lake spoke with Hudson Mohawk Magazine's Andrea Cunliffe about what's going on in theater in the Capital Region, reviving theater after the COVID shutdown, and what he's working on next.

Today, on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine:

We begin with our second day of coverage from the “Tell Banks to Stop Financing Fossil Fuels” rally in Albany by Mark Dunlea.

Then, we’ll have Part 2 of Willie Terry’s reports from the Somos Conference workshop “African Slavery's Influence on the Latino Culture.”

Later on, Garrett McCarey brings us into the woods at Pine Hollow Arboretum.

After that, Actor Michael Lake talks with us about theatre in the Capital Region.

Finally, Taína Asili talks with L.I.T.A., a multi-instrumentalist and songwriter from Ecuador.

March 21st was a national day of action against the role of banks funding fossil fuels. Groups in Albany protested outside of Chase, Wells Fargo, and Bank of America, three of the four largest offenders. In part 2 of our coverage. We hear from John Seakwood; Dr. Sohaib Chekima of the Island Center of the Capital District; Savananna Jiang of Youth Promise and Guilderland High Schools; County Legislator and SHARE co-chair Mert Simpson; and Kriti Sharma and other members of the RPI Sunrise Movement. Then, on March 23, we heard from Dancing Leaf with Extinction Rebellion speaking at their protest against banks funding fossil fuels as well as some like Bank of America funding the development of Cop City in Atlanta

Taína Asili speaks with L.I.T.A., a multi-instrumentalist and songwriter born in Ecuador, raised in Upstate, New York, and currently residing in Los Angeles. Her name is an acronym for Love Is The Answer, and with love as her guiding force she offers emotion-filled vocal performances and an unparalleled genre-fluid sound inspired by her life experiences, hardships, and struggles. After a hemorrhagic stroke nearly ended her life, LITA dropped her captivating and emotionally raw album “Only Peace Exists Now.” The album, released in 2022, is the result of the solace she found in music during her long road to recovery.

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

More info about me Taína Asili at TainaAsili.com

More info about L.I.T.A. at Litamusic.com

Lavender asked attendees of "David Carpenter: Science for the People" event about what they want from the world for "Dear World."

Today, on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine:

We begin with Mark Dunlea’s coverage of Stop Dirty Banks Climate Rally in Albany.

Then, Willie Terry presents a recording from the “African Slavery's Influence on the Latino Culture” workshop at this year’s Somos Conference.

Later on, with President Biden recently honoring the 58th anniversary of Bloody Sunday in Selma, Ala., we bring you a Triple Es from the archives in which H Bosh Jr spoke with Selma Mayor James Perkins.

After that, in anticipation of the increase of spontaneous bunny purchases and adoptions that occur annually around Easter, correspondent Matilda Rinker-Tennant interviewed domestic rabbit rescuer Meg Brown about rabbit care tips.

Finally, we hear another episode of Lavender’s Dear World series, this time from attendees of last weekend’s event, “David Carpenter: Science for the People.”

"Ostara is a pagan holiday celebrating the first day of spring, when the light and dark are equal, and the land is finally waking up after winter!" -Fehu Farmstand.

Laura Welsh and Kiani Conoly-Wilson spoke with HMM's Sina Basila Hickey about the pagan, witch-y, and Indigenous philosophies that guide their farming practices.

You can follow their work at https://www.instagram.com/fehu_farmstand/

Rabbits may be associated with Easter due to their symbolism of fertility and new life, but you may want to think things through before becoming a rabbit owner for the Easter season. Meg Brown is a domestic rabbit rescuer and spoke with HMM correspondent Matilda Rinker-Tennant about bunny care and an upcoming workshop called Bunny Ed: Caring for Domestic Rabbits.

For more information on the workshop, visit https://mohawkhumane.org/seminar-series

Joshua Frank is the author of "Atomic Days: The Untold Story of the Most Toxic Place in America" about the Hanford Nuclear Reservation in Washington state which once was home to the United States’s largest plutonium production site. He will be speaking this Saturday at 7 PM at the Sanctuary for Independent Media. More information: https://www.mediasanctuary.org/event/atomic-days/