Hudson Mohawk Magazine

The NYS Legislature has passed the Childhood Poverty Reduction Act to reduce it by 50% in the state in the next decade. Kate Breslin of the Schuyler Center for Analysis and Advocacy discusses what the bill seeks to do with Mark Dunlea of the Hudson Mohawk Radio Networl.

Juneteenth is the celebration of Freedom of enslaved persons of color in the United States. On June 19th 2021, Albany will be celebrating this history with an event that includes vendors, a reflection pool, a libations ceremony, a movie night, and more.

Hudson Mohawk Magazine's Sina Basila Hickey spoke with Travon T. Jackson, Executive Director of the African American Cultural Center of the Capital Region, to learn more.

The free Juneteenth celebration is taking place on Saturday June 19 on South Pearl Street from 12-5pm. For more information visit www.theaacccr.org

Black Lives Matter organizer and revolutionary activist Mohamed Abdi of Burlington, VT was interviewed by Brendan Maslauskas Dunn during a rally held in Utica in support of the Spring Revolution in Burma. Abdi took a deep dive into the politics of race, activism, and revolutionary struggle in Vermont. Abdi is a co-founder of The Black Perspective, which formed out of the BLM rebellion.

On June 15, 2021, Hudson Mohawk Magazine Roaming Labor Correspondent Willie Terry attended a picket by the Albany Medical Center Nurses at the Albany Latham Internal Medicine and Pediatrics Clinic at 1019 New Loudon Road. In this labor talk segment, you will hear his interview with Jennifer Bejo, a veteran nurse working in Albany Medical Center ICU, about their fight to get a contract.

Today, on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine,

We begin by speaking with Arielle Swirnoff of NY Renews about NY State lawmakers failure to pass any major climate legislation

Then, Moses Nagel speaks with Zachary Simpson for a overview of who is running in the Common Council races throughout the city of Albany

Later on, Deborah Garrett and Jerry Ford join us to tell us about this upcoming weekend’s Juneteenth event

After that, we hear excerpts from last Friday’s rally opposing voter repression that took place outside the Rensselaer County Offices

Finally, Aneesa Hussain talks to us about being a woman in STEM and founding the Capital Region's chapter of Girls Who Code

At 1:00 Friday the 11th of June, a rally opposing voter suppression was taking place outside the Rensselaer County Board of Elections offices. HMM Correspondent Andrea Cunliffe was there recording speeches and comments by concerned residents. Excerpts here are from: Deacon Jerry Ford, Tasheca Medina, Gwen Wright, D. Colin Charlestin, Steven Figueroa, Peter Grimm, Nora McDowell, Melissa Bromley, Emily Menn and Phil Markham. Early voting has started in Troy.

While the protest was happening, the Board of Elections announced their own offices as a fourth early voting site.

You can visit https://www.rensco.com/departments/board-of-elections/ to learn more about how and where to vote early in Rensselaer County.

Today, on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine,

We begin by speaking with Corinne Carey about the NY Medical Aid in Dying Act, what it is about and why it failed to pass

Then, we introduce a new weekly segment, the Plastic Bucket! This week we hear about the fight in Louisiana against Formosa Plastics from building the largest plastic manufacturing plant

Later on, we listen in on a South End Community Collaborative discussion about the Times Union series on Albany's history of redlining

After that, we have part 3 of our interview with Utica resident and Burmese revolutionary activist, Zaw Naing Win

And we end with an interview with Christoph Paul, the lead singer/songwriter and bassist of the local band, Dionysus Effect

Aneesa Hussain founded the Capital Region's chapter of Girls Who Code in 2019 in hopes to inspire young girls to get into coding and technology. Hudson Mohawk Magazine's Sally Becker spoke with Hussain about her organization and being a woman in STEM.

You can learn more about Aneesa Hussain and Girls Who Code here: https://www.aneeeeesa.com/girlswhocode-club-info

The Democratic Primaries for the Albany Common Council are on June 22 with early voting already underway. 5 wards will have new members this year as the incumbents step down. Moses Nagel spoke with Zachary Simpson for a overview of who is running in the races throughout the city.

Utica resident and Burmese revolutionary activist Zaw Naing Win sat down with Hudson Mohawk Magazine correspondent Brendan Maslauskas Dunn to discuss a mass rally in Utica organized in solidarity with the ongoing revolution in Burma. Zaw Naing Win also speaks about his activity during the 8888 Uprising or People Power Uprising in Burma in 1988, the current military coup and political crisis in his home country, and the ongoing Spring Revolution that erupted . This is the full interview.