Hudson Mohawk Magazine

On the Hudson Mohawk Magazine we have been covering organizing efforts around New York State. Capital Roots workers last week announced that they too want a Union. Elizabeth Press spoke to Cody Bloomfield who is the volunteer coordinator for Capital Roots and involved in the SEIU organizing efforts.

The form to email CEO Amy Klein that Cody mentioned in the interview can be found at https://act.seiu.org/a/capital_roots

Pollinator Week, from June 20 to 26, is an annual celebration in support of pollinator health and a time to raise awareness about what we can do to protect them. Grace Nichols, a long-time environmental activist in the Capital District, talks with Mark Dunlea of Hudson Mohawk Magazine.

For Nichol's website: https://www.pressherald.com/2022/06/20/maine-voices-gardens-cant-grow-without-bees-and-other-bugs/

Today, on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine we depart from our regular program to bring you a Juneteenth special. The segments in today’s episodes are all produced by our Roaming Labor Correspondent Willie Terry and were originally broadcast in 2019.

We begin with a question: What is Juneteenth?

Then, Willie Terry takes us to the 2019 Juneteenth Celebration of the Capital Region in Central Park in Schenectady and speaks with vendors. In today’s program Willie Terry interviews:

Rachel Conn, Executive Director of the Hamilton Hill Art Center, the Center co-sponsored the event.

Kareem Ture, poet and author of books: “Mahogany Scriptures” and “Chocolate Clouds.”

Beverly Bar-de-quez, President of the Rapp Road Historical District about the History of the Rapp Road African-American Community in Albany.

And Jacqueline Kane, author of “A Real Whole Lot: A WWII Soldier’s Love Letters to His Wife.”

The Co-Creation Initiative links Skidmore College with partners in its local and regional communities, through collective, creative engagement with the challenges of our time and the stories of our place. Angela Beallor talks about the Co-Creation Initiative and her own art work with Sina Basila Hickey of Hudson Mohawk Magazine.

https://www.skidmore.edu/mdocs/cocreation-initiative/about.php

Today, on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine:

We begin with the Underground Railroad Education Center which will be hosting a Juneteenth Freedom Day Celebration.

Then, Roaming Labor Correspondent Willie Terry brings us part 3 of a conversation at the Starbucks in Latham and the importance of the union vote.

Later on, we hear from the writer and producer of the feature film "Sunshine Circle."

After that, we talk to Angela Beallor about the MDOCS Programs at Skidmore.

Finally, catch up with Jody Cowan to hear a review of the year at Troy Prep’s Media Club.

At the Juneteenth 2022 screening of the feature film Sunshine Circle, clinical psychologist Dr. Sonja Ann Miller discusses issues of trauma and resilience with Marcia Reeves, writer and producer of the film, which tells her own story. Here, Dr. Miller talks with Hudson Mohawk Magazine producer Cathy Silber about trauma and resilience in the context of Juneteenth.

For an interview with writer/producer Marcia Reeves and co-organizer of the event, Penny Holmes, Director of Ark., Inc. in Troy: https://soundcloud.com/mediasanctuary/juneteenth-and-trauma-troy-screening-of-sunshine-circle?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing.

Sunshine Circle screening: June 18, 10:00 a.m., Hudson Valley Community College. For more information:

https://events.hvcc.edu/event/sunshine-circle--film-showing-and-discussion/.

Jeanne Finley of Muslim Solidarity Committee and Project SALAM talks about the Aref-Hossain case, which is the subject of the documentary “Witness” and showing on Friday, June 17 at the Sanctuary.

At 5pm is the Be The Media! workshop on “The Struggle to Tell Your Story” and at 7pm is the film screening followed by a panel discussion with the director Masood Haque, activist Lynne Jackson, attorney Kathy Manley, and journalist Larry Rulison.

Info and registration at https://www.mediasanctuary.org/event/witness-a-documentary/

Today, on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine:

We begin with Mark Dunlea’s conversation with Joe Paparone of the NYS Labor-Religion Coalition about the Poor People’s Campaign DC rally on Saturday.

Then, Roaming Labor Correspondent Willie Terry brings us the second part of his conversation with labor leaders Ibrahim Pedriñán and Bill Richie about the recent union organizing victory at the Stuyvesant Plaza Starbucks.

Later on, Jeanne Finley of Muslim Solidarity Committee and Project SALAM talks about the Aref-Hossain case, the subject of the documentary “Witness,” which will be showing on Friday, June 17 at the Sanctuary.

After that, Shades of Cocoa co-founder Debra Garrett and some special guests join us to showcase their Juneteenth pageant on Friday, June 17.

Finally, Cathy Silber talks with Penny Holmes, Director of Troy’s Ark, Inc. and the writer and producer of the film "Sunshine Circle," Marcia Reeves, about the film and its Juneteenth screening on Saturday morning June 18 at Hudson Valley Community College.

To celebrate Juneteenth, Shades of Cocoa is holding a pageant on Friday, June 17, from 6 to 9 pm at the Troy Oakwood Community Center. Shades of Cocoa’s girls have been working all year for their first Juneteenth Pageant. Co-founder and friend of the show Debra Garrett joins us along with pageant participant Promise and board members Autumn and Deborah to tell us all about it.

Juneteenth is a time of community celebration whose origins lie in historical atrocities that have burdened African Americans over generations with a legacy of trauma. Sunshine Circle, a 2021 feature film, explores childhood trauma and adult healing, through writer and producer Marcia Reeves's own story. On Saturday, June 18, 10:00 am-2:00 pm, Hudson Valley Community College in Troy hosts a screening of the film, followed by lunch and then a discussion between Reeves and HVCC Psychology Professor Dr. Sonja Ann Miller. In this segment HMM producer Cathy Silber talks with Marcia Reeves and Penny Holmes, Director of Troy's Ark, Inc., who arranged the screening especially for Juneteenth.

This event is hosted by the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at Hudson Valley Community College and co-sponsored in partnership with The Ark, Inc. and CEO of Troy.

For more information, see https://events.hvcc.edu/event/sunshine-circle--film-showing-and-discussion/