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The young minds of Troy Prep High School's Media Club present this Interview of Interest for Hudson Mohawk Magazine. Abri is interested in books and the unlikeable characters in books like Catcher in the Rye. Joining her is 10th grade English teacher Ms. Faye, to talk about the value of a given character's likability.

All year members of Media Club have worked to break down the messaging in the media they engage with and have learned the skills to create their own content. The 2021-2022 program has been led by teaching artist Jody Cowan for the Sanctuary for Independent Media

The Climate Change Superfund Act would utilize existing polluter-pay models to make fossil fuel companies pay $30 billion over 10 years to help pay for the climate damage they helped cause. At the press conference to hear about the bill, we hear from sponsor Senator Liz Kruger as well as Blair Horner from NYPIRG. By Mark Dunlea for Hudson Mohawk Magazine.

Troy hosted its first Foraged Food Festival from March 23-30, and Hudson Mohawk Magazine correspondent Corinne Carey joined a group of foragers at Capital Roots' 8th Street Community Garden on Thursday, March 26. Sean Rowe, local forager, led a group through the garden to identify edible wild plants. Foraged brought together foragers and local restaurants to feature foods that grow wild throughout Troy in creative and inspired dishes. The festival runs through Monday, March 30 with another foraging expedition and celebration at Soul Fire Farm. To learn more, listeners can visit foragednewyork.org.

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Will 1011 2nd Avenue be rezoned so that a developer can build high-rise apartments in the last forest in Troy? Hudson Mohawk Magazine's Elizabeth Press brings us this piece from the public hearing on the zoning change.

The City Council will vote on June 2.

In this week's check-in with a local community group, Shirley Buel, co-president of the League of Women Voters of Rensselaer County talks with HMM producer Cathy Silber about the League's electoral and legislative projects. For more information, see www.lwvrc.org.

Today, on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine:

We begin with Mark Dunlea’s report on the May 26 meeting of the New York Climate Council.

Then, Roaming Labor Correspondent Willie Terry brings us excerpts from the panel discussion following a recent screening of the film Inheritance, about the history of labor in this country.

Later on, Brea Barthel talks with the founder and director of the Mooncatcher Project, Ellie Van Wellsheim, about how menstrual products can keep girls in school.

After that, Dulcinia Diggs interviews fitness coach Gary Ware about a recent bootcamp he held at the Boys and Girls Club on Delaware Avenue in Albany.

Finally, Shirley Buel, co-president of the League of Women Voters of Rensselaer County, joins us to talk about the League and its work.

The NYS Climate Action Council met on May 26 to review the progress to develop a scoping plan to implement the state's climate law enacted 3 years ago. We hear an update on the recent hearings, as well as comments from several of the council's members: Prof. Paul Shepson of Stony Brook, Donna L. DeCarolis of National Fuel Gas Distribution Corp, Bob Howarth of Cornell, and Anne Reynolds of ACENY. With Mark Dunlea for Hudson Mohawk Magazine.

On Tuesday, May 10, 2022, the Hudson Mohawk Magazine Network Roaming Labor Correspondent Willie Terry attended the forum on "The Inheritance," a one-hour film on the dynamic history of the U.S. labor movement. In this part one labor segment, Willie recorded the panel discussion on the movie with panelists Shana Davis, Zach Stever, and Paul Cole with moderator Rev. Ibrahim Pedrinan. The Capital District Area Labor Federation and Albany County Central Federation of Labor co-sponsored the event.

Coach G (Gary Ware) is a fitness instructor who came to Albany, NY all the way from Atlanta, Georgia. Gary Ware hosted a fitness bootcamp on 5/22/22 at the local Boys & Girls Club on Delaware Avenue in Albany.

In this interview Coach discusses the importance of physical and mental health and shares why grapefruit is good for you with Hudson Mohawk Magazine's Dulcinia Diggs.

To learn more about this program visit coach G on instagram @gmajor_fit.

Today, on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine:

We begin with an interview with Alÿcia Bacon of Mothers out Front about supporting Indigenous rights in the state climate master plan.

Then, we hear from poet Dan Wilcox of Veterans for Peace about why they march in the Albany Memorial Day Parade.

Later on, Willie Terry interviews Martin Luther King III after the speech about "Strengthening the Bonds of Racial Justice" at Siena College.

After that, Renee Powell, local president of the NAACP, discusses their May 26 virtual forum on hate crimes.

We finish with a segment on the importance of foster care in Troy.