Hudson Mohawk Magazine

We thought we saw the last snow of the season, but Hugh Johnson retired meteorologist tells us that we can expect snow on Monday night. Also, what was that weather pattern that created flooding and landslides in South Africa? Blaise Bryant and Brea Barthel find out more.

Today, on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine,

We begin with a report from Mark Dunlea on a group biking from New York City to Albany to demand that New York pass the “Climate Can’t Wait” package of legislation needed to meet the state’s commitment to addressing climate issues.

Then, Aileen Javier brings us an update on the status of Angela Kaufman after new owners of the Lakeview Mobile Home Park in Saratoga served her with an eviction notice because of her activism in trying to oppose closure of the park.

Later on, Sina Basila Hickey interviews Luke Grandis about the need to decriminalize psilocybin.

After that, we continue the topic of Tuesday’s Mushroom Symposium with an interview Corinne Carey had with Assemblymember Linda Rosenthal, a speaker at Tuesday’s event, about two bills she has introduced to decriminalize the use of psychedelics such as psilocybin.

And we end with our weekly live chat with retired meteorologist Hugh Johnson, this time about severe flooding in Italy and, as always, a weather forecast for the week ahead.

Luke Grandis of VOCAL-NY, Next Distro, and the Capital District Harm Reduction Roundtable spoke with Hudson Mohawk Magazine's Sina Basila Hickey about the drug war, how we use the term "drug," the stigma of pharma vs plant medicine, and decriminalization of psilocybin as health care.

Ending the Prohibition of the Mind: A Mushroom Symposium takes place on April 19 from 7pm - 9pm. Sign up for this virtual event here: https://www.mediasanctuary.org/event/mushroom/

The CC image by G. Petri, P. Expert, F. Turkheimer, R. Carhart-Harris, D. Nutt, P. J. Hellyer and F. Vaccarino showing the communication between brain networks in people given psilocybin: a circle with colorful circles on the perimeter that are connected with many colorful lines throughout.

A bill that would decriminalize psilocybin, the naturally occurring substance found in "magic mushrooms" is pending in the state legislature. Hudson Mohawk Magazine correspondent Corinne Carey spoke with the bill's sponsor, Assemblymember Linda Rosenthal, about her bill, why she introduced it, what it would do, and what opposition it might face. Rosenthal is a panelist for New York State's first public gathering to discuss the legalization of psilocybin hosted by the Sanctuary for Independent Media, Ending the Prohibition of the Mind: A Mushroom Symposium, on April 19, 2022.

Back in 2021, when Mr. Giovanone purchased Lakeview Mobile Home Park, residents feared that his plans to expand the neighboring boat storage would put their homes at risk and displace them. Angela Kaufman, a resident of Lakeview Mobile Home Park who has been outspoken about changes in the park, has been served with an eviction letter from the park's owner. Now she faces an eviction process which she feels is the landlord's way to avoid the legal stipend for displaced residents when the park closes. If people are driven out early, the landlord is not responsible to help with the process.

Hudson Mohawk Magazine's Aileen Javier has been following this story. She spoke with Angela about the current situation which includes one family in the park that lost their roof of their mobile home.

For more information about this mobile park please visit their FB page at @SaveLakeviewMobileHomePark

To help build the Earth Day Rally at the state Capitol, bicyclists are riding from NYC to Albany as part of the effort to demand that New York State pass the Climate Can’t Wait package, which is crucial to meet the climate commitments NY made in 2019. Veekas Ashoka, Alex Graves, Andrew Wells, Alexa Jakob - all members of Sunrise Movement NYC - discuss why they are participating. For Mark Dunlea for Hudson Mohawk Magazine.

Pammy Jackson is the Founder and Executive Director of the Psychedelic Sisterhood, a community-based womxn-led organization dedicated to creating a sacred space for womxn and gender non-conforming persons to rediscover their relationship to the cosmos and the divine feminine through psychedelics. Pammy talked to HMM about her experience with psilocybin. She is one of the panelist of our event on 4/19 Ending the Prohibition of the Mind: A Mushroom Symposium.

Interview by: Aileen Javier

Today, on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine,

We begin with Mark Dunlea reporting about this past hearing on the draft for the NYS climate action plan.

Then, Dijour Carter shares his life experience of being a person with autism with Dulcinia Diggs.

Later on, EP introduces us to the new Executive Director of The Pride Center of the Capital Region, Nathaniel Gray.

After that, Brea Barthel reports on an upcoming workshop at Shaker Heritage Society on saving seeds from native plants.

Finally, we hear from Pammy Jackson of the Psychedelic Sisterhood, one of the speakers at our upcoming A Mushroom Symposium event on Tuesday.

The Albany hearing on the draft NYS Climate Action Plan was held on April 14. We hear comments from Rev. John Paalberg of the NYS Council of Churches; Con Edison; Bob Cohen of Citizen Action; Zach Dufresne of the New York Solar Energy Industries Association; and climate scientist Dr. James Hansen. By Mark Dunlea for Hudson Mohawk Magazine.

The Pride Center of the Capital Region got a new executive director. His name is Nathaniel Gray. Elizabeth Press interviewed him about the importance of pride centers, what the pride center is up to, and his effort to resolve past conflicts with the community.

You can meet Nathaniel Gray and get to know The Pride Center of the Capital Region at their BBQ on April 24th.