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Melanie Trimble of the Capital District chapter of the NYCLU discusses the ongoing effort to provide a more central site in the City of Troy for early voting in Rensselaer County. She also discusses the status of the proposed merger of Ellis Hospital in Schenectady with a Catholic hospital and how that will impact reproductive services. With Mark Dunlea for Hudson Mohawk Radio Network.

Today, on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine,

We begin by speaking about Executive Order 203 and the continued push for police reform in New York State with T. Andrew Brown

Then, we speak with local activists for some context on the ongoing crisis in Jerusalem and how people in the Capital District are responding

Later on, we continue the roundtable series “The Struggle Continues” that is focusing on "Policing the Black Community: Help of Social Control" in this month’s discussion

After that, Azuré Keahi shares the importance of urban farming and Soul Fire Farm’s efforts towards greater food justice and food security

Finally, we head over to the Posenkill in Troy where the DEC has been conducting some eel sampling

To monitor the eel numbers and to get the community engaged with the health of the waterways, the DEC casts out special nets every spring which are designed to catch "nothing bigger than a pencil." Hudson Mohawk Magazine correspondent Sina Basila Hickey observed an early May eel sampling led by Sarah Mount, Science Educator with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.

Special thanks to Garrett McCarey, a volunteer at The Sanctuary's Nature Lab

Violence in Israel and occupied Palestine is in the news again this week. This time the focus is on the Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah where Arab residents have been facing eviction and protests have escalated and been met with violent suppression by Israeli Defense forces. Each day the violence and death toll is rising.

Moses Nagel spoke with local activists for some context on the ongoing crisis and how people in the Capital District are responding.

T. Andrew Brown president-elect of the New York State Bar Association and Co-Chair of their Task Force on Racial Injustice and Police Reform talks about Executive Order 203 and the continued push for police reform in New York State with Hudson Mohawk Magazine producer Elizabeth Press.

Today, on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine,

We begin with a piece by Mark Dunlea interviewing Jamie Crouse of Reimagine Troy regarding the new hirings in the Troy City Council and other updates.

Then, we will hear from our roaming labor correspondent Willie Terry with the first episode of his roundtable discussion on policing in the Black community.

Later on, we will hear from Cary Dresher who is running for District 5 Troy City Council.

After that, we continue speaking with Lyla June who compares Euro-American knowledge systems to Indigenous knowledge systems

Finally, we will hear about one of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute student athlete’s perspective on spring sports during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

In this episode of College Perspectives, Frank DiTommaso interviews Elizabeth Brady. Elizabeth is a fifth year MBA student, and second year captain of the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s Woman’s Lacrosse Team. They talk about how the Woman's Lacrosse team feels about RPI's administration and how they dealt with the allowance of Spring Sports due to the pandemic outbreak.

Food is inherently linked to the human experience, whether it is through the impacts food can have on our health, meals shared between family and friends, or unique and diverse culinary techniques crafted by cultures from around the world. Sadly, many are deprived of foods that are healthy or have great variability due to what are known as food deserts or food apartheid. Urban farming and food justice initiatives such as Soul Fire Farm are currently working in the Capital region to remedy the harm done by unfair and unhealthy food systems. In this Podcast, Azuré Keahi of Soul Fire farms discusses with McKenna Conners the importance of urban farming and Soul Fire Farm’s efforts towards greater food justice and food security.

Image source: https://www.soulfirefarm.org/azure-keahi/

Today, on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine,

We begin with a story about opponents of the Norlite incinerator in Cohoes planting sunflowers this weekend

Then, we talk with Maureen Aumand for our weekly peace segment about a webinar on May 17 for the Global Day of Action on Military Spending

Then we have a segment from Justin Romero about his first time observing Ramadan with his Muslim girlfriend.

Later on, we have the third part of an interview about Indigenous Voices with Lyla June about 'food,' agricultural practices, and land stewardship.

Finally, we hear from Ashley Charleston is a returning member of ‘Girls Inc’ and the author of ‘Ny'asia's Beautiful Discovery’

HMM's Justin Romero observed Ramadan for the first time this year in solidarity with his girlfriend, SaraZayn Akari. They exchange their experiences of fasting and SaraZayn, a Palestinian, talks about her account of the current events developing in Palestine.

Image: "-Ramadan-" by Vít Hassan is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0