Hudson Mohawk Magazine

Artist/Mother Podcast and Collar Works Gallery present "Painting At Night," an exhibition juried this year by artist, mother, and grandmother Judith Braun. Hudson Mohawk Magazine correspondent Andrea Cunliffe walks through the gallery with Judith and talks of the work of artists who are also mothers and the work presented in this varied exhibition of animation, textiles, sculptures, collages, paintings and more. The Gallery is open Friday, Saturday and Sunday. You can meet Judith and the artists at the gallery reception on June 25th, 5-7 pm. http://collarworks.org/

The Democrats have challenged all the independent petitions for Governor after ramming through changes to the law to make it largely impossible for independent third parties to get on the ballot for statewide office. Howie Hawkins, the Green Party nominee for Governor, discusses the Democrats' ongoing efforts to suppress electoral challenges in New York. With Mark Dunlea for Hudson Mohawk Magazine.

Attorney Kathy Manley helped defend Yassin Aref and Mohammed Hossain after their 2004 arrest in the notorious FBI Pizza loan sting which targeted Muslims post-9/11. She talks with Mark Dunea of Hudson Mohawk Magazine about the case ahead of the June 17th showing of the film Witness at the Sanctuary for Independent Media.

With the school year quickly coming to end, many parents are looking for ways to keep their young ones' minds and bodies busy for the summer. The Capital Region sleep away camp Wa Wa Segowea is preparing to kick off their 2022 summer season with an open house on its grounds in the Berkshire mountains on Saturday June 11th at 2pm. Producer Jody Cowan spoke with Camp Director Lily Mercogliano-Easton about what campers can expect from this summer's program. https://campwawa.org/

Today, on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine:

We begin with a story on the failure of state lawmakers to approve the Equality Constitutional Amendment.

Then, we talk with Lynne Jackson about the June 17th screening at the Sanctuary of “Witness,” a documentary about the Aref-Hossain terrorism case.

Later on, we have book recommendations from Lansingburgh Public library.

After that, we hear from a vendor and attendee from last Sunday’s Veg Out in Troy.

And we finish with an interview on Friday's Flaggsss Day in Troy.

On Wednesday, June 08, 2022, Hudson Mohawk Magazine Roaming Labor Correspondent Willie Terry met with current President Ibrahím Pedriñán and former President Bill Richie of the Albany County Central Federation of Labor in front of the Starbucks Latham Store. They celebrated the Victory of Latham and Stuyvesant Plaza workers who voted to form a union. In this labor segment, Willie spoke to them about the importance of the union vote. Part 1.

VEG OUT is the Capital Region's first and only all-vegan food festival, and Hudson Mohawk Magazine correspondent Dulcinia Diggs attended the event for the second year. She spoke with attendees of the event including vendors, Eating with Aliens, and Steven Taylor, a pescatarian from Illinois.

To learn more about this event and Capital Roots as an organization, visit https:/captialroots.org

The Equality Amendment to the New York State constitution would prohibit discrimination based on a person's race, ethnicity, national origin, disability, and sex (including a basis on pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression). Yet even with the Democrats having a supermajority in both Houses, lawmakers failed to act. Melanie Trimbe of the NYCLU discusses the issue with Mark Dunlea for Hudson Mohawk Magazine.

Flagsss Day is a celebration of visibility, expression, and multiplicities and will take place in Troy on June 10th. Angela Beallor and Hana Van Der Kolk visited the studio to talk about the Flag vs Flagsss Day and what to expect on Friday.

Lynne Jackson of the Muslim Solidarity Committee and Project Salam organized support for Yassin Aref and Mohammed Hossain in the notorious FBI Albany pizza sting targeting Muslims as terrorists. She will be one of the panelists speaking after the film screening of "Witness," a documentary film about the case, at the Sanctuary on Friday, June 17th. With Mark Dunlea for Hudson Mohawk Magazine.

For more info on the film screening: https://www.mediasanctuary.org/event/witness-a-documentary/