Hudson Mohawk Magazine

The Guilderland School District, like many districts, began the 2022-23 school year with a teacher shortage. Hudson Mohawk Magazine's Sina Basila Hickey spoke with the Superintendent of Guilderland Schools, Dr. Marie Wiles to ask how the district is coping, the effect on students and teachers, and where the issue stems from.

Lee McPeters, a coder, teacher, and mentor from Albany Can Code, joins Dulcinia Diggs of Hudson Mohawk Magazine to discuss the importance of teaching others how to code, early coding mistakes, teaching children a new way of learning with code, and more.

To learn more about Lee McPeters and Albany Can Code visit: https://albanycancode.org/for-students/

CC image: HTML and Javascript code with highlighted scripts and functions. Script on a computer with source code – screen of a software developer. Photographed by Martin Vorel

Glenn Miller Orchestra, the highly renowned big band which was formed in 1956, is coming to The Egg on October 24th. To get us excited about this upcoming concert, H Bosh Jr was joined by music director Erik Stabnau.

http://www.theegg.org/event/the-glen-miller-orchestra

Today, on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine:

We begin with “Ain’t I A Woman” which calls for New York State to end the 24 hour shift for home care workers.

Then, we have Willie Terry‘s coverage of the domestic violence community block party by Unity House.

Later on, Dulcinia Diggs talks to Lee McPeters to understand the depth of coding.

After that, Sina Basila Hickey speaks with the Guilderland School District Superintendent about the district's teacher shortage.

Finally, we will hear from Glenn Miller Orchestra, of the big band genre, which is coming to The Egg next week.

On Saturday, October 8, 2022, the Hudson Mohawk Magazine Roaming Labor Correspondent Willie Terry attended Unity House's "Domestic Violence Community Block Party" in Downtown Troy. Willie spoke to Sarah McGaughnea, Non-Residential Service Director on Domestic Violence at Unity House, about the importance of the event.

Today, on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine:

We begin with Rev. Ibrahím Pedriñán, of the Albany County Central Federation of Labor, discussing the union vote on Amazon ALB1 in Schodack.

Then, for our peace bucket, we hear about an upcoming week of actions to "End All US Wars."

Then we get an update on Our Children’s Trust lawsuit about climate change.

Later on, we hear book suggestions for October from the Troy Public Library.

We finish with a report of the Arm-of-the-Sea Theater puppet show that took place last Saturday at Freedom Square in Troy.

Jeffrey Deskovic is an internationally recognized wrongful conviction expert, advocate, and attorney. The Founder of The Jeffrey Deskovic Foundation for Justice, which has freed 11 wrongfully convicted people and helped pass 3 laws. He also sits on the Global Advisory Council of Restorative Justice International, and is an advisory board member of the national coalition It Could Happen To You, which has passed 6 laws being active in their NY, Pennsylvania, and California chapters. He spoke with H Bosh Jr about his work and upcoming events.

Leigh Strimbeck has devoted to performing through acting, directing, teaching, and writing. She joined Andrea Cunliffe on Hudson Mohawk Magazine to give listeners a better look at theater in the region, especially on what barriers are that keep people from experiencing theater. More information on Leigh's work at http://leighstrimbeck.com

Home care workers and members of the Ain't I a Woman?! Campaign rallied at the NYS Department of Labor in NYC to demand that the candidates for Governor pledge to end the violence against immigrant women and end the 24-hour shifts for such workers. Besides safety concerns, the workers are often only paid for 13 hours. Jihye Song talks about the campaign with Mark Dunlea for Hudson Mohawk Magazine.

Arm-of-the-Sea Theater came to Freedom Square in North Troy to perform "DIRT: the Secret Life of Soil." Hudson Mohawk Magazine's Andrea Cunliffe was there to talk to the cast and crew including Patrick Waden, Trey Daiels, Eli Winograd, and Maclain Maier.

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