Hudson Mohawk Magazine

The People’s Campaign for Parole Justice will host a Survivors' Parole Justice Town Hall on Tuesday, April 27, 2021 at 6pm. WOOC producer Elizabeth Press spoke to Petal Miranda and Luz Marquez Benbow about why parole reform is needed from a survivors point of view.

To attend the town hall on April 27th, you can register at bit.ly/survivors-town-hall and get more information at rappcampaign.com

James Rath, City Planner for Troy, NY, discusses with McKenna Conners the important contributions city planning can make towards achieving a sustainable future and his hopes for the future in anticipation of the Sustainable Futures Conference. The Sustainable Futures Conference will occur on April 27th through April 30th and cover a wide variety of informative and enlightening topics.

For more information on the Sustainable Futures Conference: https://www.sustainablefuturesconference.com/

Today, on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine,

We begin with Albany and state police forcefully dismantling the tent occupation protest outside of the city's South Station.

Then, on Reclaiming History, Lovonia speaks with Dr. Edda L. Fields-Black, author of the upcoming book, Combee: Harriet Tubman, the Combahee River Raid, and Black Freedom during the Civil War

Later on, Labor Correspondent Willie Terry brings us coverage of Rev. Dr. William Barber’s announcement of the Poor People’s Campaign’s planned Mass Poor People's and Low Wage Workers' Assembly and Moral March on Washington.

After that, Spencer Keable speaks with Susan Danziger, founder and CEO of Eutopia Holdings, about her upcoming presentation on solidarity economies at the Sustainable Futures Conference

And to close out the show, we’ll bring you part 2 of my interview with Terri Hall and Micah of the Good Work Institute in Kingston, NY, about the importance of good work in a just transition.

Raw audio. 50 people showed up at the PAUSE et al Earth Day climate rally at Congressmember Paul Tonko's office, calling for him to oppose new fossil fuels and support a climate emergency declaration. Many speakers urged that he amend his CLEAN Futures bill to stop promotion of False solutions starting with garbage incineration. Save the Pine Bush, FWW (with an appearance by chant leader Eric Weltman from Brooklyn), and Upper Hudson Green Party.

After news broke about Albany and state police forcefully dismantling the tent occupation protest outside of the city's South Station yesterday, APD Chief Eric Hawkins did a press conference defending his department's move on Facebook. Simultaneously, spokespeople for the protesters outlined what was happening and the issues at play. Jamaica Miles and others both reported from the site, and spoke to the protesters who stayed on into the night to make their points as police continued to force them back. HMM checked in with Caroline Nagy of the New York Civil Liberties Union about what this all means from a wider perspective.

On Day 4 of the Sustainable Futures Conference, Susan Danziger will be speaking on “Solidarity Economies: Experiments in Local Resource Redistribution for Climate Justice." Her session will cover her work with new models of resource distribution, from universal basic income (UBI) pilots to mutual aid and local currencies, as ways to combat the climate crisis while helping create more equitable communities.

Susan Danziger, founder/CEO of Eutopia Holdings, is an entrepreneur, investor, and board member based in the Hudson Valley. She co-founded The Spark of Hudson, a community learning center that launched HudsonUP, the first, small city universal basic income (UBI) pilot in the U.S. Susan also co-founded Wally Farms, a “farm of the future” and innovation hub for growing climate solutions. Named a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, Susan serves on the board of the Humanity Forward Foundation.

For more information on the Sustainable Futures Conference, visit: www.sustainablefuturesconference.com

Just in time to honor the true spirit of Earth Day, the North Troy Environmental Justice Film Festival presents a slate of grassroots media projects with the lofty goal of changing the world.

From April 21 through May 5, a series of online screenings, presentations and workshops will highlight the struggles of “ordinary” people from Cohoes, NY to Arica, Chile who are confronting corporate polluters and seizing control of their own destinies.

Organized by The Sanctuary for Independent Media, the North Troy Environmental Justice Film Festival honors the epic struggle against multinational capitalism by working people with everything to lose and nothing to gain but what they already have: health, home and happiness.

Today, on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine,

We begin with our correspondent Corinne Carey talking with Richard Rifkin about an upcoming People’s Hearing on New York State Redistricting to be sponsored by the League of Women Voters of New York State on Thursday, April 29th.

Then, Willie Terry, our roaming labor correspondent, reports on an April 19th announcement by the Poor People’s Campaign of a national Moral March on Washington. Hear Reverend William Barber explain the plans for that event.

Later on, we will hear from correspondent Paul Smart with an update on the ongoing encampment at the Albany Police South Station.

After that, we have a recap of the opening event for The North Troy Environmental Film Festival.

Finally, Guy Schaffer talks with Terri Hall and Micah of the Good Work Institute in Kingston about their session in the upcoming Sustainable Futures conference on April 27th to 30th.

April 22, 2021, Albany police were backed up by state troopers as they took down a tent encampment in front of South Station on Arch Street. Bulldozers were brought in, an undetermined number of protesters were arrested and taken into the barracks. Barriers were pushed back by dozens of police in full riot gear. The situation in South Albany was again tense as we went on air this evening.

By Paul Smart

Troy Prep Media Club member Treasure Ervin interviews Tasheca Medina about her activist journey and her work with Equality for Troy, including their recent vaccine pop ups. For more information on Equality for Troy, follow them on Facebook: