Hudson Mohawk Magazine

Today on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine we bring you a holiday special all about Water Justice Lab! This youth-focused water testing program and community science initiative is a collaboration with Riverkeeper, a non-profit environmental organization dedicated to the protection of the Hudson River and its tributaries.

The recently concluded COP27 climate gathering in Egypt for the first time agreed to the concept that the industrialized countries should pay for "loss and damages" to developing nations in the Global South, but the details and actual funding remained to be determined. World leaders once again failed to agree to the emission cuts needed to prevent excessive global warming. Frank Sheridan of the Global Greens was in Egypt and provides an overview of the event. With Mark Dunlea for Hudson Mohawk Magazine.

"Open Space for All" is a report to address the lack of diversity in open spaces and public parks. This plan lays out a vision for addressing accessibility, representation, and structural issues that keep demographics such as Black, Brown, and LGBTQ+ folks from visiting these spaces. Kathy Moser, Chief Conservation Officer at Open Space Institute, spoke with Sina Basila Hickey about these findings.

Read the report on the Open Space Institute website: https://www.openspaceinstitute.org/research/openspacesforall

In this special presentation of Hudson Mohawk Magazine, Blaise Bryant brings us a two-part conversation about accessible voting for people with disabilities.

First Cliff Perez from the Independent Living Center of the Hudson Valley in Troy discusses the history behind the Help America Vote Act, his experiences as a disabled voter, and what he sees for the future.

Then we hear from Keith Gurgui with the Resource Center for Accessible Living in Kingston who shares his voting experiences and his perspectives on the future of accessible voting.

Every year Troy Central Little League gives away free turkeys to the neighborhood. Hudson Mohawk Magazine's Sina Basila Hickey headed over to soak up the joy that this event provides the community. The first voice you’ll hear after Sina is Uncle Mac.

FLOCKart founder Susan Thomas and artist-in-residence Blair Lambert spoke with Carolyn Tennant about a Sleepy Hollow themed event coming to Woodland Hill Montessori. This family-friendly evening will include various period related activities (making butter, pressing apples, live folk music), a lantern walk, bonfires and more, and will take place on Friday Nov 18 from 6 - 7:30 pm.

Troy Farmers Market returned indoors, in the Atrium, on November 5, 2022. Hudson Mohawk Magazine's Sina Basila Hickey went to see how vendors were feeling about the transition. She first spoke with Market Manager Steve

Historian Heather Bruegl recently gave the talk “Decolonizing Thanksgiving: learning the truth and crashing the myth.” Bruegl gives a lot of talks on Indigenous history in the Hudson Valley and beyond. Sina Basila Hickey spoke with Bruegl about policy and land and its connection to Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women #MMIW.

www.HeatherBruegl.com

Hajar Hussaini’s poems in “Disbound” scrutinize the social, political, and historical traces inherited from one’s language. She spoke with Sina Basila Hickey about her work. Hussaini will be launching her book “ Disbound” at Salon Salvage on Saturday, November 26th.

For more information on "Disbound": https://uipress.uiowa.edu/books/disbound

For more information on Salon Salvage: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100083568829542

Today, on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine:

We begin with Moses Nagel’s report on the unionization efforts of quality assurance workers at Blizzard.

Then, Mark Dunlea reports on the arrests made at Extinction Rebellion occupation vs Fossil Fuel Financing rally at a TD Bank.

Later on, historian Heather Bruegl talks about Indigenous history and policy with land and its connection to Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women.

After that, Marsha Lazarus talks about food with Jermaine Wright.

Finally, poet Hajar Hussaini talks with Sina Basila Hickey about her new book “Disbound.”