Hudson Mohawk Magazine

On Friday, August 5, 2022, the Hudson Mohawk Magazine Roaming Labor Correspondent Willie Terry covered a noontime rally supporting "Capital Roots Workers and their fight to unionize." The rally occurred at the Urban Grow Center at 594 River Street in Troy. The Service Employees International Union and local Capital Roots United sponsored the rally. In this part two Labor segment, you will hear the audio recording from the rally of various speakers on why they are protesting against management and a hostile work environment at Capital Roots.

The Climate Change Superfund Act would require fossil fuel companies in NY to pay a fee based on their individual percentage share of total greenhouse gas emissions released into the atmosphere, and will generate $30 billion in ten years. Anne Rabe of NYPIRG provides an update on the organizing effort, including the upcoming Make Polluters Pay Climate Crisis Caravan Tour. With Mark Dunlea for Hudson Mohawk Magazine.

On Friday, August 5, 2022, the Hudson Mohawk Magazine Roaming Labor Correspondent Willie Terry covered a noontime rally supporting "Capital Roots Workers and their fight to unionize." The rally occurred at the Urban Grow Center at 594 River Street in Troy. The Service Employees International Union and local Capital Roots United sponsored the rally. In this part one Labor segment, you will hear the audio recording from the rally of various speakers on why they are protesting against management and a hostile work environment at Capital Roots.

The federal Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has given the Cohoes Housing Authority the green light to sell the Saratoga Sites housing complex next to the Norlite hazardous waste incinerator to the city, in order to relocate its residents and demolish it. This is one of the first such actions by HUD in the country. Joe Ritchie of Lights Out Norlite provides an update. With Mark Dunlea for Hudson Mohawk Magazine.

Math Specialist Lisa Danello Chase integrates simple math into the every day at home and works with math challenged individuals at schools. She rejects the label that there are people who are not good at math and encourages using different methods to get an answer and making math fun (like bringing math into the kitchen). Lisa talks to Sina Basila Hickey about the three steps in math recovery and what she'd like to see implemented into more math classrooms.

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Today, on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine:

We begin with an overview of the fight to reduce overtime hours for farmworkers.

Then, for our peace bucket, we review the conflict between Israel and Palestine.

Later on, we bring excerpts from the "What Is Black August?" virtual talk from the folks from All of Us.

After that, Sandra Deer-Standup talks about a community supported land-back effort in Schoharie County and the celebration taking place this weekend.

Finally, we hear about Arthur’s Point Farm in Ghent, New York, which supports ecological agriculture and land restoration.

It is Black August and many still don’t know what that means or recognize the name George Jackson. All Of Us held a conversation about the history of Black August, and this is just ten minutes of the almost hour and a half long recording.

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Find the entire recording here: https://www.facebook.com/UntitledAndFree/videos/776877350128579?link_id=0&can_id=530cb7464e3ccb7bca4cb8a4717db406&source=email-black-august-this-history&email_referrer=email_1628625&email_subject=black-august-the-history

After her son survived six bullets, Mama Love founded Mother to Son: Mothers, Talk to Your Sons About Gun Violence. On Saturday, August 13, 2-6 pm, Mother to Son is hosting a Summer Jam at the Troy Boys and Girls Club. Mama Love describes all the festivities at this occasion for family fun and tells producer Cathy Silber about her mission to involve mothers in the 518 and around the world to stop their sons from shooting each other.

A community supported land-back effort is taking place on a strawberry farm in Schoharie County. Sandra Owén:nakon Deer-Standup, a Kanien’kehá:ka (Mohawk) from Kahnawa:ke (By The Rapids), is spearheading the reeducation effort that will be a part of this effort. Sandra is a long time land defender and educator, and she spoke with Sina Basila Hickey about the connection to this land and environment, the importance of agency over one's own education, and what to expect in the upcoming celebration.

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A wage board at the state Department of Labor is expected to meet next month to accept a report recommending the overtime threshold be lowered from 60 to 40 hours a week, especially after the state budget included a tax credit to help farmers pay for the increase. Yet Governor Hochul has yet to state her support while the Republican candidate for Governor, Lee Zeldin, opposes. Rev. Richard Witt of Rural Migrant Ministry discusses this decades long struggle with Mark Dunlea of Hudson Mohawk Magazine.