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For an end-of-year special, Mark Dunlea pulled together five of our weekly peace segments from Hudson Mohawk Magazine.

The first three focus on Ukraine, beginning with an interview with Joe Gerson, president of the Campaign for Peace, Disarmament and Common Security.

Then, we talked with Code Pink Co-Founder Medea Benjamin shortly after a missile in the Ukrainian war ended up killing several people in Poland, prompting fears of an increased intervention by NATO to respond to an attack on a member country.

Next, Mark Dunlea discussed the divisions in the peace movement over Ukraine with Sally Becker.

After that we turn to other peace issues and their relationship to other justice movements. We first hear from Pat Hynes, former Director of the Traprock Peace and Justice Center about why peace activists and others are joining the Poor People’s Campaign.

Finally, we hear about the National Priorities Project about the ever-growing size of the US American military budget and what that means for other key issues.

Produced by Mark Dunlea for Hudson Mohawk Magazine.

Chris Hedges returned to The Sanctuary for Independent Media in Troy NY on October 21, 2022 to speak on the subject of his latest book, titled “The Greatest Evil is War” (Seven Stories Press). This unflinching indictment of the horror and obscenity of war draws from experience and interviews for a book that looks at the hidden costs of war, what it does to individuals, families, communities, and nations.

In memory of Meghan Marohn

1980-2022

www.mediasanctuary.org

www.chrislhedges.com

This is a replay of the Hudson Mohawk Magazine 12-24-19 special produced by Willie Terry on the theme of Kwanzaa

Today on Hudson Mohawk Magazine we have a holiday special and will be playing Will Kempe’s Players’s A Christmas Carol.

Will Kempe’s Players is a regional theater cooperative from Troy, NY that produces a wide range of theatrical performance utilizing the methods used by William Shakespeare and his contemporaries. Their aim is to create quality experiences by promoting an inclusive creative environment and making Shakespeare’s works engaging and accessible to modern audiences while retaining historical authenticity. WillKempesPlayers.com

Looking for a fun or beautiful book for young readers? Carol Roberts, Young People's Services Librarian at Troy Public Library, suggests (and reads excerpts from)four new books: "Odder" (Applegate, 2022) written in verse from the perspective of an otter and a shark; a graphic novel "The Aquanaut: A Story" (Santat, 2022); "The Science Spell Book: Magical Experiments for Kids (Florance, 2022) which explains concepts like pH tests and gravity through activities; and "Snow Horse: A First Night Story" (MacLachlan, 2022) by an award-winning author and award-winning illustrator. For details, visit thetroylibrary.org. For info on libraries through New York State, visit www.nysl.nysed.gov/libdev/libs/#Find.

Looking for something to read? Get suggestions for books about Indigenous Peoples, and a children's book about hearing snow. Laurie Dreyer, manager of the Lansingburgh branch of the Troy Public Library, shares info on eight books: "Ten Ways to Hear Snow" (Camper, 2020); "An Indigenous People's History of the United States" (Dunbar-Ortiz, 2014); "Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" (Alexie, 2007); "The Fire-Keeper's Daughter" (murder mystery by Boulley, 2021); "Where the Dead Sit Talking" (Hobson, 2018); "Night of the Living Rez" (Talty, 2022); "Tread of Angels" (fantasy novel by Roanhorse, 2022); and "We Had a Little Real Estate Problem: The Unheralded Story of Native Americans in Comedy" (Nesterhoff, 2021). Produced by Brea Barthel for Hudson Mohawk Magazine.

Today, on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine we bring you an end-of-year special. In this episode we will highlight Meghan Marohn– a Hudson Mohawk Magazine producer, poet, teacher, activist, and so much more. Meghan died this year, and we would like to celebrate her life and work at the Sanctuary by replaying some of her stories.

We begin by hearing from Meghan Marohn about her Troy Poem Project.

Then, she is interviewed about her work with local climate activist group Extinction Rebellion.

Later on we focus on Meghan as a Hudson Mohawk Magazine producer, beginning with an episode from her series with Dr David Borton, “Equality Under the Law: Practical Physics.”

After that, she turns to education and speaks with a local teacher who attended the Capital Region Institute for Human Rights.

And we end with one of Meghan’s poet interviews, in this interview she spoke with Avery Stempel.

For an end-of-year special, Mark Dunlea pulled together five of our weekly peace segments from Hudson Mohawk Magazine.

The first three focus on Ukraine, beginning with an interview with Joe Gerson, president of the Campaign for Peace, Disarmament and Common Security.

Then, we talked with Code Pink Co-Founder Medea Benjamin shortly after a missile in the Ukrainian war ended up killing several people in Poland, prompting fears of an increased intervention by NATO to respond to an attack on a member country.

Next, Mark Dunlea discussed the divisions in the peace movement over Ukraine with Sally Becker.

After that we turn to other peace issues and their relationship to other justice movements. We first hear from Pat Hynes, former Director of the Traprock Peace and Justice Center about why peace activists and others are joining the Poor People’s Campaign.

Finally, we hear about the National Priorities Project about the ever-growing size of the US American military budget and what that means for other key issues.

Produced by Mark Dunlea for Hudson Mohawk Magazine.

Learn and be inspired by 7 Capital Region folks who talk about their work with Marsha Lazarus. They speak with excitement and clarity about what they're doing and why their work matters.

Produced by Marsha Lazarus

Today on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine we are bringing you the Talking with Poets Holiday Special, highlighting five very interesting creators.

We are kicking things off with poet, artist, educator, and slam host Elizabeth Gordon who talks about the writing process, editing her work to fit the audience, and the community she is building with a new event series in Troy.

Then, we chat with Avery Stempel about walking in nature, getting inspiration for his writing, and starting up Collar City Mushroom, an urban mushroom farm in Lansingburgh.

Later on, we sit down with retired teacher and open mic host Nancy Klepsch to discuss how poetry can be a tool for social change and how she has incorporated it into her life.

After that, Hudson Valley Writers Guild VP Mary Panza lets us know what inspires her poetry, her first time taking the stage at the legendary QE2 open mics hosted by Tom Nattell in the late-80s, and how motherhood has shaped her writing.

And finally, we catch up with the great D. Colin and we talk about her poem “Up Ahead We’ll See,” her Haitian heritage, and how she represents her cultural identity in her art whether it is on paper, on canvas, or on stage.