Hudson Mohawk Magazine

Hudson Valley Climate Solutions Week, from September 17 to 25, is an effort to focus attention on the climate emergency we are all facing with a series of events throughout the region. Melissa Everett, Executive Director of Sustainable Hudson Valley, discusses the events with Mark Dunlea of Hudson Mohawk Magazine. https://www.hvclimatesolutionsweek.org/

Screenprint Biennial 2022 organizer and printmaker Nathan Meltz speaks with Hudson Mohawk Magazine producer Andrea Cunliffe about this current exhibition at Opalka Gallery which showcases artists who employ adventurous, relevant, and passionate takes on the screenprinting medium.

Simultaneously taking place is Graphic Liberation!, an interactive exhibition and workshop created by Josh MacPhee.

Opening reception is Friday, Sept. 16, 5:30pm, with outdoor Pop-Up Beer Garden! Come early for exhibition tour with curator Nathan Meltz at 5:30pm

Hudson Mohawk Magazine launched on September 11, 2017 with the conscious goal of creating a community radio platform to nurture diverse voices in the Capital Region in response to increasing assaults on our civil liberties. Sina Basila Hickey asked Steve Pierce, co-founder of the Sanctuary for Independent Media about the evolution of this program on its 5th year anniversary.

This photo is from the very first HMM show on 9-11-17

Today, on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine:

We begin with a Suicide Awareness and Prevention Month interview with NAMI Capital Region NY President Mary Beth Honsinger.

Then, Roaming Labor Correspondent Willie Terry brings us a Labor Day interview with Rev. Ibrahim Pedrinan, President of the Albany County Central Federation of Labor.

Later on, Andrea Cunliffe talks with Margaret Hall of the Capital Repertory Theater about the new plays happening at the Pearl Side Community Arts Festival in Albany this weekend.

After that, Brea Barthel brings us an interview with Shae, a Troy high school senior and one of the artists contributing to the community mural project at Pearl Side.

Finally, Rev. Joseph Paparone joins Cathy Silber to talk about Moral Monday: Memorial and Call to Action, taking place in Albany on Monday.

Pearl Side Community Art Festival in Albany with Project Coordinator Margaret Hall of Capital Rep and Hudson Mohawk Magazines' Andrea Cunliffe. Three local theatre companies present new work at Capital Rep, Black Theatre Company of Upstate New York, Troy Foundry Theatre and Capital Rep on Friday and Sunday during the 5 day celebration of local art . Three short plays have been commissioned for, presented by, and for the community about community.

All events are free and open to the public, beginning September 8th through to the 12th of September. Theatre performances are Friday the 9th at 7:30 and Sunday the 11th at 3:00 at Capital Rep.

www.capitalrep.org

NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) Capital Region NY President Mary Beth Honsinger joins HMM Producer Cathy Silber to talk about suicide prevention and offer suggestions and resources for those contemplating suicide or concerned that a loved one may be. 988 is the new mental health crisis line (replacing 911); 741741 is a text line for that.

More resources can be found at

https://www.naminys.org/nys/annual-events/suicide-prevention-awareness/

NAMI NYS Suicide Awareness and Prevention Toolkit: https://namicapitalregionny.org/september-is-suicide-prevention-awareness-month/

Hear Shae, a Troy High School senior, talk about her work as an artist, the process of outlining a mural's design, and her goals to be a globally known muralist. You'll have a chance to paint with her on Saturday, September 10th, as part of the community mural project at the Pearl Side Community Arts Festival. The festival is co-sponsored by Capital Repertory Theater, Albany Center Gallery, and many others. For more details see https://capitalrep.org/pearl-side/. Produced by Brea Barthel for Hudson Mohawk Magazine.

The Labor-Religion Coalition of New York State and the New York State Poor People's Campaign are convening Moral Monday: Memorial and Call to Action, on Monday September 12, 12 -2 pm, at the West Capitol Park in Albany. Speaking with HMM Producer Cathy Silber, Rev. Joseph Paparone describes the event in the context of an ongoing, broad-based movement against policy violence that inflicts preventable harms upon the poor and dispossessed.

For more information:

Poor People's Campaign: https://www.poorpeoplescampaign.org/about/

New York State Poor People's Campaign: nysppc.org

Labor-Religion Coalition of New York State: https://www.laborreligion.org/

On Monday, September 5, 2022, the Hudson Mohawk Magazine Roaming Labor Correspondent Willie Terry attended the Solidarity Labor Day Picnic and Celebration at Cook Park in Colonie. The Labor Day theme was "Organize a Union at Work." Willie interviewed three labor leaders in the capital region about Labor Day 2022. In this part one labor segment, he spoke to Rev. Ibrahim Pedrinan, President of the Albany County Central Federation of Labor and American Postal Union Workers - Local 390.

A conviction record can wreak wide and lasting damage upon people who have served out their sentence and rejoined society, permanently barring many from basic opportunities like stable jobs, trade licenses and safe housing. The Clean Slate Act, which passed the NY Senate last session but fell short in the Assembly, would change that. Lukee Forbes, Civil Rights Coordinator for the Hudson Catskill Housing Coalition, joins Hudson Mohawk Magazine co-hosts Sally Becker and Mark Dunlea to preview the Clean Slate Resolution being introduced at the Troy City Council meeting on September 8, 2022, with a request for a vote at the next meeting.

The council meeting starts at 7:00 pm with a public forum; people turning out to support the resolution will gather at 6:00 pm, at City Hall, 433 River Street. The meeting will be hybrid in-person and online (Troy City Council YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/troycitycouncil).

For more information,

Clean Slate

https://www.cleanslateny.org/; https://www.cleanslateny.org/take-action

Hudson Catskill Housing Coalition

https://www.hudsoncatskillhousing.org/

Hudson Catskill Housing Coalition Instagram

https://instagram.com/hudsoncatskillhousing?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=