Hudson Mohawk Magazine

José Cruz, president of Jazz/Latino, Inc., has been bringing Latin Jazz to the Capital Region as a performer, producer, and event sponsor. He spoke with Sina Basila Hickey and H Bosh Jr about the upcoming performance Bill O'Connell Quartet, the global influence of Latin Jazz, and his own participation in music.

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Lukee Forbes spoke with Hudson Mohawk Magazine correspondent Dulcinia Diggs about his involvement with the Clean Slate Act, why it is important to get Troy involved, and the difference it would make in New York. The Clean Slate Act is a bill that focuses on lifting the barriers for those formerly and currently incarcerated.

Leigh Strimbeck tells us about intimacy choreography, a recent addition to many theater spaces. She connects it to the #MeToo movement, safety and communication on set, and power balance. LeighStrimbeck.com

Today, on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine:

We begin with NAMI talking about suicide awareness as well as their upcoming conference which includes the event Off The Mask about taking off mental health stigma.

Then, Lukee Forbes talks about the upcoming Troy For Clean Slate Town Hall and what the Clean Slate Act is.

Later on, we hear about how marriage risks disability support from the perspective of a local resident.

After that, theatre director Jay Stull talks about the upcoming music event from Salon Séance: "The End of Time."

Finally, Leigh Strimbeck tells us about intimacy choreography, a recent addition to many theater spaces.

H Bosh Jr speaks with the Capital Districts very own Charles Kimble Jr, currently located in New Mexico. They spoke about teaching generational wealth, retirement strategies, and investing in stocks.

Today, on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine:

We begin with a report on the Bond Act, Mark Dunlea interviews Jessica Ottney Mahar.

Then, Willie Terry takes us to the "Fossil Fuel Investments by TD Bank" that he attended and reported on.

Later on, Charles Kimble, retired US Army veteran, joins us for a Triple Es segment.

After that, H Bosh Jr honors Breast Cancer Awareness Month with an interview with a survivor.

Finally, José Cruz will join us to talk about how he brings Latin Jazz to the Capital Region.

The ALB1 Amazon warehouse in Schodack, NY did not get enough votes in last week’s election to unionize. To reflect on the effort to unionize, we invited Heather Goodall back onto the show. She spoke with Sina Basila Hickey.

“Telling The Truth” will take place on Friday, October 28, 2022 at the NYState Writers Institute. The two panels are “Truth in Media” at 5:30 p.m. and “Politics and Disinformation” at 7pm.

This year’s conversations will address attacks on truth, free speech, a free press, and the First Amendment, as well as propaganda, misinformation, hacks, deep fakes, conspiracy theories, and other ongoing threats to our democracy that crystallized in the Jan. 6 insurrection.

Paul Grondahl, the director of the New York State Writers Institute, spoke with correspondent Sina Basila Hickey.

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Shirey Archie was profiled in a recent story in the Times Union for his Stand Against Racism campaign for the past eight years, as a silent, relentless witness for racial justice. The 74-year-old Vietnam War veteran and former state worker stands alongside Madison Avenue, Lark Street, Delaware Avenue and other busy thoroughfares holding a 3-foot-by-4-foot handmade sign that reads: “Stand Against Racism.”

Link to the article: https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Grondahl-He-held-a-sign-to-fight-racism-He-got-17516436.php?IPID=Times-Union-HP-CP-spotlight#photo-23057228

He spoke with correspondents Sally Becker and Mark Dunlea.

Today, on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine:

We begin with a live interview with Archie about his call to stand against racism (with a sign on a street corner).

Then, for our peace bucket, we hear about this week’s UN vote on the US blockade of Cuba.

Later on, we hear reflections on the recent unsuccessful effort to organize a union at the Amazon warehouse in Schodack.

After that, Sina talks to Isidora from Science For Change about citizen science.

Finally, Paul Grondahl talks about the upcoming “Telling The Truth” event at the NYS Writers Institute.