Hudson Mohawk Magazine

Today, on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine:

We begin with Mark Dunlea speaking with Albany County Legislator Dustin Reidy about his proposed gun legislation bill.

Then, Roaming Labor Correspondent Willie Terry headed to the West Capital Park to hear from speakers at the March On Our Lives to end gun violence.

Later on, we get introduced to Ellie Irons, our new NATURE Lab community science educator and lab manager.

After that, we speak with Leena Al-Arian, Executive Director of Coalition for Civil Freedoms, one of the co-sponsors of the film screening of “Witness,” the documentary screening this Friday at the Sanctuary.

Finally, we get some insight into the high school experience with Jacob Boston.

Jacob Boston, Hudson Mohawk Magazine producer and intern, is graduating this week. More than half of his Troy High School career was shaped by COVID-19. He spoke with Caelan McPherson about that experience and interning with the Sanctuary.

NATURE Lab has a new addition to help with programming and lab management. Let’s introduce you to Ellie Irons. She talks about working on the living, learning, laboratory at the Sanctuary and more specifically about Water Justice Lab and Collard City Growers.

Ahead of the June 17, 2022 event -- workshop, film screening, and panel discussion around “Witness,” a documentary film about the Aref-Hossain “sting” case in Albany from 2003-2004 -- Sina Basila Hickey spoke with Leena Al-Arian, Executive Director of Coalition for Civil Freedoms (CCF), one of the co-sponsors of the event. They spoke about the work of CCF, the role of the media in the "war on terror," and reshifting the narrative.

https://www.civilfreedoms.org/

As the Russian invasion of Ukraine drags on with the death toll mounting, what should the American peace movement be doing and calling for? Larry Wittner, professor emeritus in history at SUNYA, talks with Mark Dunea for the peace segment on Hudson Mohawk Magazine.

On Saturday, June 11, 2022, the Hudson Mohawk Magazine Network Roaming Labor Correspondent Willie Terry attended one of the Nationwide "March For Our Lives" to end gun violence. The Capital District march started at Albany, West Capital Park, led by various labor and community groups. In this labor segment, Willie spoke to New York State United Teachers Executive Director Melinda Person and Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan about their views on the march and gun violence.

Among the few climate measures passed this year by the NYS legislature was the Utility Thermal Energy Network and Jobs Act. This would allow utilities to provide the piping and distribution needed for district geothermal energy projects. Bill Nowak of the NY Geothermal Energy Organization talks with Mark Dunlea of the Hudson Mohawk Magazine.

Albany County Legislator Dustin Reidy has proposed a county law to require a warning sign to be displayed at all firearms dealers indicating the increased risk of violence that is associated with firearms as well as contact information for the Albany County Mobile Crisis Team and the National Suicide Hotline. Reidy discusses his proposal with Mark Dunlea of the Hudson Mohawk Magazine.

Today, on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine:

We begin with Mark Dunlea’s conversation with Upper Hudson Green Party Chair Kaleb Winters about political corruption and election fraud in Troy and Rensselaer County, in the wake of Troy Councilwoman Kimberly Ashe-McPherson’s recent guilty plea to federal ballot fraud charges and resignation from the council.

Then, our regular plastics correspondent Alexis Goldsmith joins us in the studio to recap the legislative session and tell us what’s coming up.

Later on, Elizabeth Press talks with Caroline Nagy about the failed Good Cause Eviction bill and the protests supporting it.

After that, attorney Kathy Manley, who helped defend Aref and Hossain after their 2004 arrest, speaks with Mark Dunlea in anticipation of Friday’s screening of “Witness,” a documentary film about the case.

Finally, Blaise Bryant brings us this week’s climate update with Meteorologist Hugh Johnson.

New York Psilocybin Action Committee just held its 2nd meeting at Collard City Mushrooms in Troy. To talk about what this committee is working on and how it came to be, Sina interviewed Avery Stemple and Corinne Carey.

https://www.instagram.com/nypsilocybinactioncommittee/