Hudson Mohawk Magazine

Today, on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine, we bring you a special Labor Day episode and will be highlighting previously aired labor segments. We begin with Yvonne Moore and Mat Callahan, musicians who looked at the history of struggle in song to create a songbook. Then, we have a TripleE’s segment from back in February with Denise Berkley, Statewide Executive Vice President for CSEA. Later on, we look back at the May Day Zoom Teach In and hear from Jaribu Hill, Executive Director of the Mississippi Workers Center for Human Rights. After that, we hear part of Virtual Moral Monday press conference that was a call for voting rights and economic justice in America. Finally, we end with a current interview on labor in the Capital Region. He speak with Kaleb Winters who was recently elected as the Vice-President of the Troy Area Labor Council.

Today, on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine,

We begin with a look at what’s at stake in the Troy elections in November, when 38 candidates from five different parties will run for five different offices.

Then, we have a report on local student activism, and look at the September 24th international day of student strikes.

Later on, we look behind the scenes of our program with frequent co-host and producer Caelan McPherson. Hear why he’s involved with this program, and what it means to him.

After that, the producer of the film on Mohawk Indians called “Pioneer Days: Fire in the Valley” tells us about the project. The film will be playing at Troy Public Library on September 8th.

Finally, get a sneak preview of the upcoming season for Friends of Chamber Music.

Caelan McPherson is a familiar voice on Hudson Mohawk Magazine; he has been hosting the program since last year. In addition to hosting, Caelan also creates radio segments, and he spoke with HMM's Sina Basila Hickey about what he's learned, the subjects that interest him, and where he wants to go from here.

Listen to Caelan's most memorable segment here: https://www.mediasanctuary.org/stories/2021/end-the-ethnic-cleansing-of-palestine/

Friends of Chamber Music Troy NY announce their new concert season and the start of their interactive discussion "Performance in Context" with the current season's musicians, The Escher String Quartet. Jennifer Laursen talks with HMM's correspondent Andrea Cunliffe about Chamber Music its history and its future in an experimental technological journey.

The "Performance in Context" interactive discussion begins with the Escher String Quartet on Sept 9th and their concert performance Sept 12 at SUNY Albany's spacious Page Hall auditorium. See www.friendsofchambermusic.org for details

Bike inventory has not been able to keep up with the increase in demand for outdoor activities during the pandemic. COVID has shut down factories and slowed down trade routes, but Troy Bike Rescue has a different model that relies on recycled bike parts and repairing existing bikes. With us today is Troy Bike Rescue member Issac Silberman-Gorn.

Troy Bike Rescue is located at 51 3rd Street (downtown) and 3280 6th Avenue (uptown) Troy, NY http://troybikerescue.info

Today, on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine,

We by learning about the campaign to get the NY Times to stop accepting and promoting ads from the fossil fuel industry

After that, we hear about important community issues from the "Mother Talk to Your Son" event

Then, do you know who you’ll be voting for in the November 2 general election? We have a segment to help answer some of your questions

Later on, Uptown Summer Youth, Na-Tai Tillman interviews Branda Miller, our arts & education coordinator

And we end with Troy Bike Rescue who will join us to talk about their new downtown Troy location

Anna Kathawala, a Columbia County resident during the summer, is the co-director of Fridays for the Future NYC! She discusses the international day of student strikes coming up on Friday September 24, including how young people feel about the threat of climate change and the need for national and world elected officials to act a lot faster. With Mark Dunlea for Hudson Mohawk Radio Network

Genevieve Gunther of End Climate Science discusses their new campaign - adsnotfittoprint.com - to get the NY Times to stop accepting and promoting ads from the fossil fuel industry. The NY Times stopped taking ads from the tobacco industry back in 1999. With Mark Dunlea for Hudson Mohawk Radio Network.

HMM correspondent Garrett McCarey speaks with Greg Hitchcock, producer and director of the film "Pioneer Days: Fire in the Valley", a film about the Mohawk Indians, which will be shown at the Troy Public Library on Wednesday, September 8th at 6pm.

To learn more about the film "Pioneer Days: Fire in the Valley" go to greghitchcockdocumentaryfilms.com

Troy Public Library thetroylibrary.org

National Alliance on Mental Illness go to NAMI.org

Today, on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine,

We begin with Kaleb Winters discussing his new position as Vice-President of the Troy Area Labor Council

Then, for our peace bucket, Mark talked with Mabel Leon of Grannies for Peace about the resumption of the monthly peace vigils at the State Capitol.

Later on, we’re joined by Corrine Carey to discuss her upcoming series interviewing candidates in Rensselaer County in this November’s elections.

After that, we talk with someone who re-enacts local battles from the War for Independence

Finally, we follow one of the Uptown Summer youth into the Collard City Growers garden