Hudson Mohawk Magazine

Today, on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine:

We begin with part 2 of Mark Dunlea's coverage of the Capital District Solidarity Committee Labor Day Picnic.

Then, for our peace bucket, we talk with John Amidon about the Sept. 17 Kateri Peace Conference.

After that, we have a live segment about the Sept. 8 Troy City Council resolution on Clean Slate criminal justice reform.

Later on, Hudson Mohawk Magazine is celebrating 5 years and we asked Steve Pierce about those early days.

Finally, Sept. 7 is the birthday of school teacher, poet, and long-time HMM producer Meghan Marohn, whose death was recently confirmed. We end today’s show with a collective remembrance of Meghan.

As our audience probably knows by now, one of our producers Meghan Marohn was reported missing from Lee, Massachusetts on March 29, 2022, This past weekend her body was found. Since today Meg would have turned 43, we decided to collect some memories from her people near and far. Hudson Mohawk Magazine producer Elizabeth Press put together this piece.

Created in partnership with Black Theatre Troupe of Upstate NY, African American Cultural Center of the Capital Region, Troy Foundry Theatre, and Albany Center Gallery, the Pearl Side Community Arts Festival runs September 8-12, 2022 at the Capital Repertory Theater in Albany. Hudson Mohawk Magazine Producer Cathy Silber spoke with Proctors Collaborative Marketing Executive Kelly Auricchio about the festival's multidisciplinary cultural arts offerings, including theater, visual arts, African drumming, a slam contest, story hours, open mics, and more. For a complete schedule of events, see https://capitalrep.org/pearl-side/

Voices for Peace is the title of the 24th annual Kateri peace conference that will be held in Fonda on September on Saturday Sept. 17. Organizer John Amidon discusses the event, which will include a special remembrance of peace activist Father Daniel Berrigan at his grave. With Mark Dunlea for Hudson Mohawk Magazine.

The theme of this year's annual Solidarity Committee of the Capital District Annual Labor Day Picnic was Organize at Work. In part 2, we hear from workers at Joseph House, Capital Roots, and Skidmore College as they accepted their organizing award. We hear first from Doug Bullock of Solidarity who introduces union organizer Sean Collins of SEIU who made the presentations.

Today, on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine:

We begin with Mark Dunlea’s recap of the Solidarity Committee of the Capital District’s Annual Labor Day Picnic whose theme this year was Organize at Work.

Then, Cathy Silber brings us a story on problem gambling and recovery.

Later on, ahead of Wednesday evening’s event, we preview Mabel Leon’s presentation on Cuban art and culture.

After that, Wiawaka, a retreat for women, has a history connecting it to garment workers in Troy and Marsha Lazarus brings us that story.

Finally, Cathy Silber brings us the scoop on the Pearl Side community arts festival taking place in Albany on Thursday through Monday.

Wiawaka was created by and for women in 1903. It is the oldest and longest continuously operating retreat for women in America. Learn about its history, connection to women garment workers in Troy, NY, and all that it offers to women today!

Interview with Wiawaka Executive Director Doreen Kelly by Marsha Lazarus.

The theme of this year's annual Solidarity Committee of the Capital District Annual Labor Day Picnic was Organize at Work. In part one, Doug Bullock introduces long-time activist Mark Mishler, who is organizing a union among state legislative employees. We then here from Judith Enck of Beyond Plastics who was recognized as the Environmental Activist of the Year. By Mark Dunlea for Hudson Mohawk Magazine

Today, on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine we look back at our labor stories from this year in honor of Labor Day:

We begin with coverage of a rally at which Willie Terry talks with a variety of individuals involved in the labor movement in the Capital Region.

Then, what were the staff of Capital Roots saying right after their unionizing efforts were recognized by management? Elizabeth Press brings us that story.

Later on, Mark Dunlea talks with Rev. Richard Witt of Rural Migrant Ministry about the decades long struggle to lower the overtime threshold from 60 to 40 hours a week.

After that, Heather Goodall, union organizer at Amazon Schodack, talks to Cathy Silber about their efforts to unionize.

Finally, Willie Terry talks labor with two individuals at a Organizers on Organizing event.

Quintocracy, a wind quartet, tells us about their upcoming event at Troy Music Hall called Creative Pairings: Crepes and Classical a la Francaise. Hudson Mohawk Magazine's Arts and Culture correspondent Andrea Cunliffe speaks with ‘Quintocracy’ members, flutist Melanie Chirignan, and oboist Kelly Lockwood. The wind quintet Quintocracy performs classical repertoire from the Baroque to the present, as well as pop and jazz tunes. This wind quintet is based in the Capital Region of Upstate New York and firmly believes in the idea that music is for all.

The Troy Music Hall courtyard performance is on September 11th 2022