Hudson Mohawk Magazine

Today, on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine,

We begin by hearing from Columbia County Sanctuary Movement about the Excluded No More legislation.

Then, Brea Barthel brings us information on a Young Adult Re-Entry Program to learn occupational skills.

Later on, we remember our producer Meghan Marohn with another compilation of recordings from our community.

After that, roaming labor correspondent Willie Terry brings us a recording from the HVCC President Dr. Roger A. Ramsammy on the the controversy around his tenure

Finally, we have Hugh Johnson for a Weekly Weather update

Today we continue to honor the life of Meghan Marohn on The Hudson Mohawk Magazine with this tribute. It starts with Meghan Marohn talking about her Troy Poetry Project.

OUT: There will be a celebration of Meghan's life at the Sanctuary for Independent Media on Friday, October 21, 4:30-6:00pm,

On Friday Oct. 14, faith and climate groups protested in Albany about the ongoing financing of fossil fuel projects by TD Bank and other financial institutions. More than 100 people gathered across from the bank in East Capitol Park. We hear from a number of faith speakers talk about the moral need to respond to climate change. We hear from lead organizer Michael Richardson of Rivers & Mountains GreenFaith Circle, Barbara Spink of CRICC, Revs. Dr. Leonisa Ardizzone, Jeff Courter, and John Paarlberg; and moderator John Seakwood. With Mark Dunlea for Hudson Mohawk Magazine.

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos and Attorney General Letitia James filled a lawsuit against the Norlite hazardous waste incinerator and aggregate facility. Seggos and James are trying to force the company to stop polluting the air with contaminants from its Cohoes facility. Andrea Cunliffe talked with Dave Publow of Lights Out Norlite to get the story.

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Today, on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine,

We begin Breaking News from Dave Publow of Lights Out Norlite. He will be joining us to talk about the recent news with the Attorneys General ….

Then, Mark Dunlea brings us a story on the Clear Air Action suing Moreau over the Saratoga Sewage Sludge Biochar Plant

Later on, Brea Bartel brings us to the Lansingburgh Library for October Book Picks

After that, it’s Refugee Awareness Week at Russell Sage College, and Sina Basila Hickey got some insight into the programming

Finally, Andrea Cunliffe spoke with Mihai Marcia, a cellist with Salon Séance, the group performing at the Sanctuary in November

The Women’s Institute at Russell Sage College is holding Refugee Awareness Week from October 17-21, 2022. The Institute’s visiting affiliate scholar Diya Abdo will be a part of refugee-awareness programming throughout the academic year.

Shelly Calabrese, Executive Director of the Women's Institute at Russell Sage College, and Dr. Diya Abdo, professor, author, and founder of the Every Campus A Refuge (ECAR) initiative, spoke with Hudson Mohawk Magazine's Sina Basila Hickey.

More info:

https://www.sage.edu/about/community-resources/womens-institute/

On Tuesday, October 4, 2022, the Hudson Mohawk Magazine Roaming Labor Correspondent Willie Terry attended a special meeting of HVCC President Dr. Roger A. Ramsammy, speaking to the college community about his work and vision for the school in light of the recent controversy surrounding his tenure. In this part, two of two community segments, you will hear words from Dr. Ramsammy, raw and uncut.

The Clean Air Action Network has filed suit against the Town of Moreau planning board for violating the State Environmental Quality Review Act in greenlighting the Saratoga Biochar Solutions factory. The group claims that Plant would threaten public health and safety, worsen local air pollution, and release carcinogenic “forever” chemicals. Tracy Frisch talks about why her group is suing with Mark Dunlea for Hudson Mohawk Magazine.

On Tuesday, October 4, 2022, the Hudson Mohawk Magazine Roaming Labor Correspondent Willie Terry attended a special meeting of HVCC President Dr. Roger A. Ramsammy, speaking to the college community about his work and vision for the school in light of the controversy around his tenure. In this part, one of two community segments, you will hear words from Dr. Ramsammy, raw and uncut.

Mihai Marica, a cellist with Salon Séance, spoke with Hudson Mohawk Magazine correspondent Andrea Cunliffe about the interdisciplinary collaboration that Salon Séance will perform at the Sanctuary based on Olivier Messiane’s "Quartet for the End of Time.” The performance, Salon Séance: “The End of Time,” will take place on Nov. 19, at 7pm and channels the human connection though music and the ritual of séance.