Hudson Mohawk Magazine

Shortly before school was let out for the summer, Youth Sanctuary headed to Doyle Middle School in Troy. Students were given microphones to speak about issues that are important to them. This group we’ll hear now talked about the lack of support for LGBTQ+ students in the education system and their experiences with bullying.

Roaming Labor Correspondent Willie Terry attended the rally for the unionizing campaign of the Amazon Schodack facility in Albany's Townsend Park on July 17, 2022 and brings us this report.

The workers at the Schodack Amazon facility have been organizing for a union since May; after a successful rally in Albany on July 17, the card signing continues apace, despite interference from management. Heather Goodall, lead organizer of the campaign, shares the latest with HMM Producer Cathy Silber.

Today, on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine:

We begin with hearing from Marc Thurston, a volunteer from Zero Waste Capital District about the Plastic Free July Event.

Then Joe Lombardo, coordinator of the United National Antiwar Coalition, talks to Mark Dunlea about the NATO Summit in Madrid.

Later on, Roaming Labor Correspondent Willie Terry gives us insight into the community gathering in support of Joseph's House and shelter workers to form a union.

After that, we learn about the event and film screening of "Babylon: Journey of Refugees" taking place on July 23.

Finally, we have a live interview with Will Pedigo who will tell us about the Hoosick Street Bridge Block Party taking place this Saturday.

A Neighborhood Block Party will be taking place under the Hoosick Street Bridge this Saturday June 23, a celebration of food and culture to the Capital Region community. To learn more, correspondent Sally Becker spoke with Will Pedigo, Chief Content and Engagement Officer at WMHT.

As listeners may know, over a thousand people have already died of the heat in Europe, and people across the U.S, are suffering through heat and drought. Here in the Capital Region we are also headed into a heated week. Hugh Johnson continued his conversations about heat waves with Blaise Bryant and Brea Barthel.

Image is public domain showing the formation of a heat wave : a high-pressure circulation in the atmosphere acts like a dome or cap, trapping heat at the surface.

Alexis Goldsmith of Beyond Plastics joined us to talk about an action taking place on the weekend for Plastic Free July to bring attention to the excessive use of single-use plastics. The Plastic Free July event will be on Saturday, July 23 at 10:30 am at the Market 32 located at 40 Delaware Avenue, Albany, part of a national day of action.

On Sunday, July 17, 2022, Hudson Mohawk Magazine Roaming Labor Correspondent Willie Terry attended a "Community Gathering in Support of Joseph's House And Shelter Workers to form a Union. The event took place at the Hangar on the Hudson in Troy. In this Labor segment by Willie, you will hear support comments from Congressman Paul Tonko, Service Employees International Union(SEIU) Organizer Sean Collins, and Civil Service Employees Association(CSEA) Local President in Rensselaer County, Marnie Rounds.

"Babylon: Journey of Refugees," a filmed stage performance by the Sandglass Theater Company in Vermont, tells the intertwining stories of 5 different refugee journeys, told through the art of beautiful stage puppetry, and all based on true stories that were shared by resettled individuals and families through the Vermont USCRI. This film will be shown as part of the Refugee Support & Justice Event at Opalka Gallery on Saturday, July 23rd.

Gemma Halfi, Associate Director of Equity and Inclusion at Emma Willard, and Ali Schaeffing, Director of Service Learning and Community Engagement at Russell Sage College, spoke with Sina Basila Hickey about this event and local organizing around refugee issues.

You can find details on the event on facebook as Capital District Refugee Community Day

Nature Night Out combines nature with food trucks and music for an evening that welcomes everyone. Beth MacCallum, Outreach & Volunteer Coordinator at the Albany Pine Bush Preserve, spoke with Hudson Mohawk Magazine's Sina Basila Hickey about how Nature Night Out got started and what it provides for the community.

There are two more Fridays in this event series: July 22nd and August 12th from 4pm-7:30pm at the Albany Pine Bush Discovery Center

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