Hudson Mohawk Magazine

Today, on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine:

Roaming Labor Correspondent Willie Terry kicks off the show with excerpts from remarks at Planned Parenthood’s Rally for Abortion Rights on May 3.

Then, Katherine Bruno, Chief Experience Officer of Upper Hudson Planned Parenthood, joins us live to talk about the Supreme Court’s threat to abortion rights and the nation wide rallies on Saturday to preserve reproductive freedom.

Later, our reporting on abortion access continues in a live conversation with Judy Waterman, who desperately tried but failed to get an abortion in 1972, mere months before the landmark Roe v. Wade decision.

After that, Brea Barthel alerts us to a fantastic plant sale at the Landis Arboretum this weekend.

Finally, for our weekly segment checking in with community groups, we’re joined live by Bob Blackmon, president of the Justice Center of Rensselaer County.

This Saturday, the nation will take to the streets to protest for abortion rights after Politico obtained a leaked draft that the Supreme Court has voted to strike down Roe v Wade, the 1973 decision that found that access to abortion is a constitutional right. Joining us to talk about this is Katherine S. Bruno, Chief Experience Officer at Upper Hudson Planned Parenthood.

Info on the rally: BanOff.org

Info on PP: UHPP.org

On May 3, 2022, the Hudson Mohawk Magazine Network Roaming Labor Correspondent Willie Terry attended the "Rally For Abortion Rights" at West Capitol Park in Albany. Planned Parenthood sponsored the event. In this labor segment, Willie recorded highlights of Carl E Heastie, Speaker of the NYS Assembly, and Luz Cookie Benbow, Troy4BlackLives.

With a few weeks left to the state legislative session, health care advocates are hoping that this will finally be the year that the single-payer NY Health program will pass. Assemblymember Richard Gottfried, the long-time champion of the issue, is retiring this year after 52 years. He talks about the bill with Mark Dunlea of Hudson Mohawk Magazine.

Eager to get in the garden? Find lots of plants, trees, shrubs, and advice at the Landis Arboretum plant, book, and bake sale on May 13, 14, and 15. Amy Howansky talks with Hudson Mohawk Magazine producer Brea Barthel about the arboretum's many attractions and the event's many offerings. The arboretum, about 45 minutes west of Albany, is worth the trip for those who have a car and an interest in nature. For details, see https://landisarboretum.org/.

Learn about the importance of what is now called the Hudson River as part of native homelands, and the opposition of indigenous peoples and environmentalists to "development" (destruction) at 1011 Second Ave. in Troy. Sandra Deer-Standup, a member of the Mohawk Nation, talks about the Iroquois creation story and more with Hudson Mohawk Magazine producer Brea Barthel. For details see www.friendsofthemahicantuck.org or https://clim.center/save1011.

Today, on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine:

We begin with a report on a rally at the State Capitol to require new buildings to be all electric.

Then, for our peace bucket, we hear about a June national rally for the Poor People’s Campaign.

Later on, we hear from a variety of people about a study on the impact of immigration enforcement on children.

After that, we have a segment on a local Ukrainian woman preparing for a demonstration with flags in DC this weekend.

Finally, we head with another library report from Brea Barthel.

Lawmakers and climate change advocates rallied at the Capitol on Tuesday to support the all Electric Buildings Act. We hear from the main legislative sponsors: Senator Kavanaugh and Assemblymember Gallagher and others, including Liz Moran of Earth Justice and Albany county legislator Sam Fein. By Mark Dunlea for Hudson Mohawk Magazine.

On April 28, 2022, Hudson Mohawk Magazine Roaming Labor Correspondent Willie Terry covered a story at the Arbor Hill/West Hill Public Library in Albany on "The Brothers: The Forgotten Struggle For Civil Rights in Albany." In this labor segment, Willie interviews Persell McDowell, one of the Brothers, and Brian Keough, a Researcher at the University at Albany Library-Archives who co-sponsored the event.

A recent study has explored the dynamics of enforcement that shape children’s lives over time. The research, published in the Journal of Marriage and Family, used in-depth interviews with young adults who were minors in the mid-2000s to draw conclusions and then policy implications. This study at UAlbany, was conducted in an unusual way- incorporating the work of undergraduate students along with professors and graduate students. Moses Nagel spoke to some of the researchers.