Hudson Mohawk Magazine

Today, on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine,

We begin with information about a rally to be held in Troy on Friday October 15th to protest the way immigrants are treated by U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement, known as ICE.

Then, we’ll hear an excerpt from a September 13th conference on voting rights sponsored by the U.S. Congressional Black Caucus Foundation.

After that, in the latest installment of Election Watch 2021, we’ll hear from Rensselaer County Judge Jill Kehn about the role of a family court judge, and her views on how race and class affect those coming before her in the courtroom.

After that, we have a look at “Whitewashed: the Racism Project,” a locally produced film about racial experiences that will be presented in Albany’s Madison Theater.

And in our final segment, we’ll hear from singer, songwriter, and storyteller Kenyatta Emmanuel about his journey from prison to Carnegie Hall, and challenges along the way.

The film “Whitewashed: the Racism Project” is premiering at Albany’s Madison Theater on October 15th. Collecia Smith spoke with Danielle Colin and Aaron Moore who are not only actors in this film and the original play, but they and the other actors also helped to write the content which gives this film an accurate representation of the experiences of Black people.

Learn more here: https://www.facebook.com/events/546901219861277

Singer Songwriter and Musician Kenyatta Emmanuel talks about his music as storytelling and his journeys from Prison to Carnegie Hall and with all the influences along the way bringing soul to the Met. His musical message explore the beauty of life, love, and the human condition, He is now an Artist in Residence at the Initiative for a Just Society at Columbia University.

Kenyatta Emmanuel is appearing at Collar City Mushrooms, in conjunction with Bliss Arts, on October 16th along with poet Jose Perez celebrating the opening of John Zoccoli's Art Exhibition.

The Latin American, Caribbean and US Latino and Latina Studies program at the University at Albany has many students working on interesting and important research projects to improve the understanding of people who make up a large part of our population. Moses Nagel spoke to Andrea Miranda about her research on the the history of Panama and her experience as an international student.

The area sanctuary movement is holding a rally to protest ICE’s mistreatment of immigrants at the Rensselaer County Jail in South Troy this Friday, October 15th. The march starts at 2:30 PM at the “Point” (intersection of 3rd and 4th St.) We hear from Elvia Garcia and Dalila Yeend of the Columbia County Sanctuary Movement. With Mark Dunlea for Sanctuary Radio (HMM).

On September 13, 2021, the Hudson Mohawk Magazine Network Roaming Labor Correspondent Willie Terry attended a virtual workshop on "Winning the Fight for Voting Rights. The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation sponsored the seminar. In this segment of Labor Talk, you will hear the recorded workshop's speakers, Senator Raphael Warnock, Stacy Abrams, and Jalen Rose. Angela Rye chaired the session.

Scott Kellogg, is the Educational Director of the Radix Ecological Sustainability Center, an urban environmental education non-profit in Albany, New York. Radix’s pedagogy applies questions of equity, access, race, and class to the post-industrial urban ecosystem, seeking to create reciprocal and mutualistic relationships between urban youth and the soils, water, air, non-human life, and waste cycles of the city.

Scott will present his work on the last day of the Ruderal Ecologies 2 conference which takes place October 22-24. Visit MediaSanctuary.org for more info and to register for the virtual event.

Today, on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine,

We begin with part 1 of an interview by Mark Dunlea with Troy DSA about its electoral efforts.

Then, we talk Eyad Alkurabi a member of the local Palestinian Rights Committee about an event this Sunday

Later on, for Election Watch, Corrine Carey spoke with Anne Coonrad, who is running for the position of Family Court Judge in Rensselaer County

After that, Sina talks to WhiteFeather Hunter who is a multiple award-winning Canadian artist and scholar and our upcoming Ruderal Ecologies 2 conference

Finally, Playwright Chisa Hutchinson speaks about her play Dead & Breathing which will be playing at Albany's Capital Repertory Theatre starting October 14.

Jonathan Kuttab is a co-founder of the Palestinian human rights group Al-Haq and co-founder of Nonviolence International. As a well-known international human rights attorney, Jonathan was the head of the Legal Committee negotiating the Cairo Agreement of 1994 between Israel and the PLO. He will speak at St. Andrews Episcopal Church, 10 N. Main Ave, Albany on Sunday Oct 17 at 2 PM.

To get a preview of this Sunday's event we are joined by Eyad Alkurabi. Alkurabi is a local activist who credits his "political awakening" to the signing of the original Patriot Act. He is Palestinian, Syrian, American, Pansexual Queer, and a UAlbany graduate.

WhiteFeather Hunter is a multiple award-winning Canadian artist and scholar working in a research, craft and performance-based transdisciplinary practice. She specializes in biomaterials research, used predominantly to develop new critical discourse.

WhiteFeather will present her work on the last day of the Ruderal Ecologies 2 conference which takes place October 22-24. Visit MediaSanctuary.org for more info and to register for the virtual event.