Hudson Mohawk Magazine

Mark Emanation, Executive Director of the Capital District Area Labor Federation, was the guest of Congressmember Paul Tonko at President Biden's State of the Union address to Congress on February 7. He discusses the experience with Mark Dunlea for Hudson Mohawk Magazine.

At the February 6 meeting, the Albany Common Council held a public hearing on new rules proposed to require more affordable housing units in large developments in Albany. Canyon Ryan the executive director of the United Tenants of Albany spoke to the council on his group’s work on the issue.

The Council later passed the new requirements in a unanimous vote.

On Monday, February 06, 2023, Hudson Mohawk Roaming Labor Correspondent Willie Terry spoke to Brother X, a regular commentator on Black Community history and issues in the Albany area. The topic of discussion was the killing of Tyre Nichols by the Memphis Police. In this part two labor segment, Brother X gives his thoughts on the killing of Tyre Nichols.

On Monday, February 06, 2023, Hudson Mohawk Roaming Labor Correspondent Willie Terry spoke to Brother X, a regular commentator on Black Community history and issues in the Albany area. The topic of discussion was the killing of Tyre Nichols by the Memphis Police. In this part one labor segment, Willie discussed who Brother X is.

Today, on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine,

We begin with a double peace segment. I talk to Lynne Jackson about a recent trip to Kurdistan to visit Yassin Aref, who spent 15 years in prison due to a FBI sting targeting muslims.

Later on, we hear from Alycia Bacon about her former internship with the Media Sanctuary,

After that, we speak with Fehu Farmstand, a new worker’s co-op providing locally grown and foraged plants used by witches and anyone who uses the power of plants to improve lives

Finally, we finish with another Dear World segment from Lavender

Fehu Farmstand is a women and non-binary owned cooperative providing magical plants, educational materials, and classes for witches & spiritual individuals. This Friday they are offering a candle making workshop. Sina Basila Hickey spoke with Laura Welch and Kiani Conoly-Wilson about this worker's co-op and the ideas behind it.

More information at linktr.ee/fehufarm

Alÿcia Bacon joins Lavender to talk about her time as an intern at The Sanctuary for Independent Media.

In the third episode of Dear World, Lavender shares more responses from the public of what they want from the world, in addition to sharing an answer of her own.

Comprehensive history and the teaching of Black history is under attack in some areas of the United States. Renee Powell of the Troy NAACP spoke with Sina Basila Hickey about honoring the contributions of Black people in past and present.

A delegation of Capital District peace activists recently traveled to Kurdistan to visit Yassin Aref, the local Iman who spent 15 years in federal prison due to the FBI entrapment on him and a local pizza store owner. Lynne Jackson of the Coalition for Civil Freedoms discusses the trip with Mark Dunlea for Hudson Mohawk Magazine. This is part 2, which starts with a question as to how Yassin Aref is doing.