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This excerpt from the 6/24/22 Albany NY protest against the overturning of Roe v. Wade features Jamaica Miles, BLM activist, showing the impact of the decision on people of color and the need for action across issues. Produced by Brea Barthel, who regrets the poor sound quality due to wind.

How do performance artists respond to political issues, advocate for social justice, and acknowledge discouraging news? How important is art in the effectiveness of social movements? Sina Basila Hickey reached out to Reverend Billy, a frequenter at the Sanctuary with his Stop Shopping Choir, to talk about his experience in performance art and its advocacy power.

Amy Lin, an architecture student at RPI, interviewed with Professor Christianna Bennett. They discussed the field of landscape architecture, the re-zoning and development plans of 1011 2nd Ave in Troy, and what designers can do to help better our world. This is part of a larger series on architecture by Amy Lin.

Voices for Peace is a documentary and theatrical film about anti-war activism produced by Creative Action Unlimited. After playing for a few weeks at the Madison Theatre in Albany, it is available online from July 5 to July 18. In addition to focusing on several nationally-known peace activists, it includes interviews with local activists Maureen Aumand, John Amidon, Pat Beetle, Mabel Leon and Joe Lombardo. Maureen talks about the film with Mark Dunlea of Hudson Mohawk Magazine. (https://vimeo.com/ondemand/voicesforpeace)

Mary Beth Honsinger, President of NAMI Capital Region NY, explains to Cathy Silber the organization's mission and programs to bring hope and healing to both those struggling with mental illness as well as their loved ones. Everyone is invited to come have fun and learn more and at the July 16 picnic at Synder's Lake. For more information, https://namicapitalregionny.org/.

Today, on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine:

First Liz Moran of EarthJustice talks with Mark Dunlea about the denied air permit renewal for the Greenridge Generation cryptocurrency mining facility.

Then, Reverend Billy talks about his political activism work with the Stop Shopping Choir and Earth Church.

After that we get a wrap up of local arts events in the monthly Creative Economy segment with Moses Nagel and Corey Aldrich.

Finally, Cathy Silber is joined by Mary Beth Honsinger, president of NAMI Capital Region.

In our July episode of the Creative Economy Journal, Moses Nagel and Corey Aldrich, Executive Director at ACE! (Upstate Alliance for the Creative Economy) are back on the street, highlighting and amplifying the interesting and unique voices participating in the creative economy of New York State Capital Region from the month of June 2022.

June 10, 2022 : Transformations: the art of John Van Alstine | Directors Circle Preview Event at the HYDE Collection in Glens Falls

John Van Alstine has been described as an abstract artist with a keen sense of composition, who evokes narratives from inanimate objects, and a sculptor who finds balance and energy in the moment. Van Alstine works at the nexus of natural forces and the man made, at the intersection between wild nature and technology. Interviews include John, Guest Curator Caroline M. Welsh and the Hyde Collections Education & Engagement Curator Katelyn Foley.

WEB: hydecollection.org

June 3, 2022 : Lasting Impression Exhibition | Pine Hills Public Library in Albany

Art professors often have dual roles: making art and turning students into artists. Eleven regional printmaking professors were asked to exhibit and to, in turn, invite a current or former student to exhibit alongside them. “Lasting Impression” reveals both the range of print work being made in our region and the lasting impressions students and faculty make on each other. Ten regional colleges are represented in the exhibition: Bard College, Bennington College, Dutchess Community College, Middlebury College, Rensselaer Polytechnic University, Skidmore College, SUNY Oneonta, University at Albany, University of Hartford, and Union College.

WEB: opalka.sage.edu/partnerships

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3 Questions with Freelance Television Sound Engineer and Creative Economy Journal Host Moses Nagel. Moses has a rich career in the field of television, radio and podcasts and shares little bit about what it's like to be an in demand sound based creative.

The city of Albany’s “good-cause” eviction law, the first of its kind in the state, was struck down by a state Supreme Court judge last week. Landlords successfully argued that the city was violating state law that guided tenant and landlord relationships. Canyon Ryan of United Tenants of Albany discusses the next steps at both the city and state level. With Mark Dunlea of Hudson Mohawk Magazine.

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has denied the air permit renewal for the Greenridge Generation cryptocurrency mining facility on Seneca Lake. DEC found that the facility didn’t meet the statewide greenhouse gas emission limits under the new climate law (CLCPA). Liz Moran of EarthJustice discussed the decision as well as the status of the bill passed by state lawmakers calling for a 2-year moratorium on new POW crypto mining operations with Mark Dunlea of Hudson Mohawk Magazine.

Chris Hedges returned to The Sanctuary for Independent Media on June 27, 2021 to deliver a talk called “American Sadism.” We are presenting it here as a July 4th special on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine.