Hudson Mohawk Magazine

"Much Ado About Nothing" is coming to Congress Park. Saratoga Shakespeare Company wants to make Shakespeare available to more people in the way that his works were meant to be experienced: in performance! Steven Greenblatt, president of board of trustees of the company spoke with Andrea Cunliffe and Jacob Boston about making this work accessible and available.

The performances are July 20 – 23, 2022, 6:00 P.M. each night (weather permitting)

https://saratogashakespeare.org/

Today, on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine:

We begin with Willie Terry’s interview with Joseph’s House union organizer Jon Conlan after the Organizers on Organizing event.

Then, we talk to Saratoga Shakespeare Company about their upcoming performanceS.

Later on, Lovonia Mallory heads to Schenectady to talk with youth involved in the upcoming March for Jesus.

After that, Andrea Cunliffe talks with Paul Smart about his book With Different Eyes.

Finally, get familiar with Mugwort and Queen Ann’s Lace in the Collard City Growers garden.

"With Different Eyes" is Paul Smart's newly published memoir about the pandemic's early moths with over two dozen paintings by a filmmaker friend, Richard Kroehling. This book was created for the WoodstockTimes daily blog and was designed and printed in Mexico, where he now lives. He spoke with HMM's Andrea Cunliffe about how this carries the reflection of the events of an extraordinary time.

Heather Goodall, the union organizer at the Schodack Amazon facility, joined Cathy Silber and Sina Basila Hickey to review workers’ grievances and preview their rally at Albany’s Townsend Park and the Social Justice Center on Sunday, July 17 at 11 am.

Darrell Cook talks about the importance of life insurance with H Bosh.

Mr. Cook feels it is his obligation to teach people financial solutions and discusses why it is important to invest in and learn about financial security and talks about entrepreneurial opportunities.

This is Part 2 of a 2 part segment on The Triple E's: Education, Empowerment, Entrepreneurship.

Darrell Cook talks about the importance of life insurance with H Bosh.

Mr. Cook feels it is his obligation to teach people financial solutions.

Darrel discusses the importance of investing in life insurance, financial security and talks about entrepreneurial opportunities.

This is Part 1 of a 2 part segment on The Triple E's: Education, Empowerment, Entrepreneurship.

Today, on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine:

We begin with Professor Emilly Obuya talking to the Water Justice Lab about environmental justice.

Then, Roaming Labor Correspondent Willie Terry brings us interviews with panelists from the recent “Organizers on Organizing” forum at the James Connolly Social Club in Troy, Araceli Herrera and Heather Goodall, worker-organizers at Starbucks in East Greenbush and Amazon in Schodack, respectively.

Later on, Geoff Brault, Executive Director of the Downtown Troy Business Improvement District, joins us to talk all things River Festival, which happens Sunday.

After that, Anna Kathawala talks with Tistrya Houghtling about Columbia County’s first ever Climate Carnival on Saturday.

Finally, Heather Goodall, the union organizer at the Schodack Amazon facility, will join us to review workers’ grievances and preview their rally in Albany’s Washington Park on Sunday.

Geoff Brault, Executive Director of the Downtown Troy Business Improvement District joined us to talk about this weekend's River Festival.

Troy River Festival is a thoughtfully curated celebration of art, music, handmade crafts, and culture that appeals to all ages.

July 17 from 11am-5pm

More info at: https://www.downtowntroy.org/riverfestival

Water Justice Lab educates diverse communities about water justice and how to make a difference, develops the advocacy capacity of the North Troy area, and strengthens a network of environmental justice advocates focused on water issues in the Hudson River Watershed. To deepen the Water Justice Fellows’ understanding of the issues they are investigating, Associate Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Russel Sage College Emilly Obuya, Ph.D. was invited to give a talk about the meaning of environmental justice.

The Columbia County Climate Carnival aims to take the "not fun" conversation around climate change and make it engaging through celebration, education and motivation. Hudson Mohawk Magazine producer Anna Kathawala spoke with organizer Tistrya Houghtling about the upcoming July 16 event! Tistrya spoke about the activities taking place and what action she hopes the carnival will inspire. For more information about the carnival, visit their website: ClimateCarnival.org