Hudson Mohawk Magazine

Extinction Rebellion of the Capital District occupied the offices of TD Bank in Albany on Friday to protest their role in financing the continued use of fossil fuels. GreenFaith and dozens of other faith and climate groups organized a demonstration at the bank several weeks ago as part of a nationwide campaign to get banks and other financial institutions to say no to fossil fuels. 5 people were arrested, including three we hear from: Elliot Adams, Linda LeTendre, and Dancing Leaf. We also hear from Pete Looker and Matt Oill. By Mark Dunlea for Hudson Mohawk Magazine.

Quality Assurance workers in Albany for video game maker Activision Blizzard have filed for union recognition. They are the second group of workers from the prominent game developer to file for recognition with CWA, the Communications Workers of America. Moses Nagel spoke to a couple of the organizers.

Today, on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine:

We begin with my report from "The Court New York Deserves" Rally.

Then for our Labor Bucket, we hear more from Bernie Sanders’ speech at this year’s Labor Notes Conference.

Later on, we pass by the Troy Central Little League for their annual turkey giveaway.

After that, Carolyn Tennant speaks with FLOCKart founder Susan Thomas about a Sleepy Hollow themed event at Woodland Hill Montessori.

Finally, Jennifer Laursen of Friends of Chamber Music joins us to talk about the Salon Séance performance “The End of Time” taking place at the Sanctuary on Saturday November 19.

On June 17-19, 2022, Labor Notes held a significant conference of grassroots labor activists in Chicago. Labor Notes is a non-profit organization and network for rank-and-file union members and grassroots labor activists. Hudson Mohawk Magazine Network Roaming Labor Correspondent Willie Terry covered the conference virtually. In this labor segment, he shares audio excerpts of the presentation given by Bernie Sanders, United States Senator. This part is two of two labor segments.

Today, on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine:

We begin with an overview of last week’s elections with Blair Horner of NYPIRG.

Then, Mark Dunlea talks with Medea Benjamin about the latest on Ukraine, starting with a missile that killed 2 in Poland.

Later on, Professor DeCoster talks about intersectionality and microaggressions in the medical field with Eunice Jeong.

After that, we get a preview of "Possible Worlds," an immersive dance performance taking place on Friday in Troy.

Finally, correspondent Lavender brings us another vox pop segment speaking with people at retail stores.

What is something that you wish everyone would consider/do more? How do you wish people would treat you differently? In the “Dear World” vox pop series, Lavender attempts to get answers to these questions, asking people from various walks of life to tell us what they need from the world. This is the 2nd compilation of street interviews as part of the series.

The war in Ukraine took a disturbing turn on Tuesday after a Russian made missile allegedly landed in Poland causing several deaths. Poland is part of NATO, which requires its members, including the US, to defend it. President Biden, meeting with the other G20 countries in Bali, has been urging others to take stronger actions against Russia. Medea Benjamin, co-founder of Code Pink, provides an overview of the war and the need for peace negotiations. With Mark Dunlea for Hudson Mohawk Magazine.

"The Court New York Deserves" rally and press conference with All Of Us, Center for Community Alternatives, Poor People's Campaign, VOCAL and others to demand a new Chief Judge who will protect the rights of New Yorkers, and our democracy. The Chief Judge is the head of both the Court of Appeals—New York’s highest court—and the entire state court system.

Andrea Cunliffe reports for the Hudson Mohawk Magazine with excerpts from that event

The Commission on Judicial Nomination is currently reviewing applications and interviewing selected candidates for or the appointed position and It will release a shortlist of seven candidates by November 25.

Through the use of sound, video and AI in a 360 immersive projection-and-sound environment, "Possible Worlds" uses technology to deconstruct identity and gaze. This immersive dance performance will be performed this Friday, November 18th, 2022 @ 3 pm at CRAIVE LAB (Center for Cognition, Communication & Culture). HMM's Sina Basila Hickey spoke with Mercedes Searer, Direction, Choreography and Performance; Bibiana Med, Video Installation and Film; and Lara de Bruijn, Costume and Fabric Design to find out more.

Not in the studio: Michael Kammers, Musical Composition, Sound Engineer; and david allen, Ai Development.

Possible Worlds is fiscally sponsored by NYFA and made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature, City Artist Corps, CRAIVE LAB Center for Cognition, Communication & Culture and Samuel Vincent.

Ricardo Dominguez and Amy Sara Carroll, of the collective Electronic Disturbance Theater 2.0, reflect on their evening at The Sanctuary for Independent Media where they gave a Be The Media! workshop and spoke about their work. They spoke with Sina Basila Hickey about their workshop, art as activism, and finish with a poem.

See documentation from the event: https://www.mediasanctuary.org/event/be-the-media-workshop-with-electronic-disturbance-theater-2-0/