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Hudson Mohawk Magazine is a local volunteer-produced news hour that provides sanctuary for the discussion of a wide range of topics, scaling from the global to the hyper-local. The show is broadcasted from The Sanctuary for Independent Media on WOOC 105.3 FM. Thanks to listeners like you, the Sanctuary is able to use art and participatory action to promote social and environmental justice and freedom of creative expression.
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Today, on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine,First, producer Mark Dunlea headed to the Watervliet arsenal to a Palestinian-rights rally…to protest the sale of weapons and ammunition to the Israeli gov’t.Then, we’ll hear from producer Benno Greene at the 9/2nd Labor day celebration in Clifton Park…and various union representatives celebrating that day.Later…
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Comedian Bri Morrison sat down with Marsha Lazarus and Caelan McPherson to talk about The Spelling Bee show at Stack in Troy, where she gets her inspiration for her comedy and her other shows coming up, Lark Tavern Comedy Presents Nikki MacCallun & Matt Vita. and The 2024 Capital Region's Funniest Comic contest starting on September 25th.…
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Thom Francis introduces us to Mary Kathryn Jablonski who was the featured reader at the Poets Speak Loud open mic at McGeary's on November 25, 2019.Visual artist/poet Mary Kathryn Jablonski has been a contributor at Numero Cinq magazine and is author of the poetry chapbook “To the Husband I Have Not Yet Met” (A.P.D. Press, 2008) and the 2019 book o…
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(radio version) On Saturday, Sept. 14 more than 100 people attended a Palestinian rights protest against weapons manufacturers at the Watervliet Arsenal. As recently as 2017, Watervliet Arsenal was the designated manufacturer for Elbit’s $103 Million direct contract with the IDF for mortar weapons systems. Groups have submitted a FOI request for cu…
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Albany/Troy Black Film Club is a film club that host’s viewings, showcasing media made by BIPOC people through movie nights and tv show viewings once a month at Kickback Studios. One of those screenings is coming up! Albany/Troy Black Film Club co-hosts Wisdom and Brian speak with Lennox Apudo and Sina Basila Hickey for Hudson Mohawk Magazine.…
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Jennifer Kiehle of NYSNA and Aaron Major of UUP talk about their unions, the future of the labor movement, and the meaning of Labor Day. Benno Greene spoke with them at the Michael L. Burns Labor Day Celebration in Clifton Park on September 2nd held by CDALF, the Labor Day Parade Committee, and the Solidarity Committee. The event was a coming toget…
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Today, on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine:First, Mark Dunlea speaks with Bob Cohen of Citizen Action about the groups efforts to stop the proposed National Grid’s upstate rate hike and an upcoming hearing on the issue.Then, Andrea Cunliffe talks with Patty O’Brien from the League of Women Voters on the process of registering to vote. After that, Retired…
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Climate groups have intervened in National Grid's upstate rate hike request to prevent billions of dollars from being invested in expanding fossil fuel infrastructure and to keep utility bills affordable. There will be an in person public hearing by the PSC (Public Service Commission) for the case on Tuesday, Sept. 17 at 6 PM at the Albany Public L…
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On Saturday, Sept. 14 more than 100 people attended a Palestinian rights protest against weapons manufacturers at the Watervliet Arsenal. As recently as 2017, Watervliet Arsenal was the designated manufacturer for Elbit’s $103 Million direct contract with the IDF for mortar weapons systems. Groups have submitted a FOI request for current contracts …
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Today, on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine:First, Mark Dunlea sits down with Blair Horner of NYPIRG to discuss the latest development on the Climate Superfund Act.Then, we hear about the journey of an eco-artist and her canoe along the Mohawk and Hudson Rivers to the NY State Capitol. Later on, Skidmore Professor Ruth McAdams talks to Skidmore students a…
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In a refurbished canoe covered in messages from river community residents of concerns, hopes, ideas, and facts about their watershed, eco-artist and environmental activist Anna Davidson will be traveling on the Mohawk and Hudson River, carrying the canoe to the NY State Capitol where it will be displayed. She spoke with Sina Basila Hickey about her…
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While the state's Climate Superfund Act is still awaiting a decision by Governor Hochul as to whether or not to sign in, Cong. Nadler has introduced an even more robust version of the federal level. Blair Horner of NYPIRG discusses why large greenhouse gas emitters should pay to fix the damages they have caused rather than taxpayers. With more Mark…
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An activity backpack full of a variety of information and equipment relating to the collection of macro-invertebrates was brought to the Sanctuary by the Children's Museum Saratoga. The goal of this project is to encourage children and their parents to take a closer look at the world around us. By doing so, they will notice trends in what they obse…
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On the ballot this November is The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), to guarantee equality of rights under the law for all persons regardless of sex. To get more awareness around the amendment, Alyssa Talanker organized "A Night of Women" on September 21, 6-9 pm at the Lark Street Tavern in Albany. She spoke with Sina Basila Hickey about this event.…
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Today, on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine,First, we report on the 40th Anniversary of Jazz on the Lake, the jazz festival coming to Lake George this weekend. Then, Willie Terry speaks with Debora Y. Brown, President of Albany NAACP, and Beverly Ivey, Chair of the Civic Engagement Committee of Albany NAACP, at the recent Capital District Labor Day Event.…
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From 4 concerts to three days of full-day sets, Jazz on the Lake has grown exponentially over its 40 years. To set an idea of who is performing and why this festival and its location are so special, producer Sina Basila Hickey speaks with Lake George Arts Project Executive Director Tanya Tobias.Learn more: https://lakegeorgearts.org/lake-george-jaz…
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On Monday, September 2, 2024, Hudson Mohawk Magazine Roaming Labor Correspondent Willie Terry attended the Capital District Michael L. Burns Labor Day Celebration at 275 Grooms Road in Clifton Park, New York. The Labor Day Celebration was an event where they honored and appreciated the dedication and contribution of workers everywhere. In this part…
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On Monday, September 2, 2024, Hudson Mohawk Magazine Roaming Labor Correspondent Willie Terry attended the Capital District Michael L. Burns Labor Day Celebration at 275 Grooms Road in Clifton Park, New York. The Labor Day Celebration was an event where they honored and appreciated the dedication and contribution of workers everywhere. In this part…
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Today is the 7th anniversary of when the Hudson Mohawk Magazine first went on the air. In today’s show, First, we hear about why Palestinian rights groups will be protesting at the Watervliet arsenal on Saturday, September 14.Then, we get an overview of this upcoming weekend’s Kateri Peace conference.Later on, Rosemary Armao talks to two Democrats …
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Roaming Labor Correspondent Willie Terry shares his memories of his growing up in the south during Jim Crow. He talks about those first thoughts that something was not right, which ultimately became the seeds to his decades-long fight for change.Produced by Marsha LazarusPart 3 of a 3-part seriesBy Hudson Mohawk Magazine
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On Monday, September 2, 2024, Hudson Mohawk Magazine Roaming Labor Correspondent Willie Terry attended the Capital District Michael L. Burns Labor Day Celebration at 275 Grooms Road in Clifton Park, New York. The Labor Day Celebration was an event where they honored and appreciated the dedication and contribution of workers everywhere. In this part…
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Today, on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine,First, Mark Dunlea reports on the meeting held by the NYS Energy Planning Board to update the state master energy plan.Then, to mark 7 years of this program, we listen back to Aaron Pedinotti’s interview with Steve Pierce about the importance of community radio on our first ever episode of Hudson Mohawk Magazine…
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The 26th annual Kateri Peace Conference is taking place this weekend (Sept. 13 - 14) in Fonda New York. Over the years the Conference has worked to confront the waste and destruction of militarism and war, the suffering and injustice wrought by systemic racism; the devastation and desolation our embrace of unbridled materialism has wreaked on the p…
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Thom Francis introduces us to Brooke Kolcow & Bob Sharkey shared their work at the Poets Speak Loud open mic at McGeary's on November 27, 2017.----------Poets Speak Loud was a monthly poetry open mic that began in January 2005 at The Lark Tavern in Albany. The series was held on the last Monday of each month to carry on a tradition that was started…
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On Saturday Sept. 14 at 2 PM, Palestinian rights groups will hold a protest against weapons manufacturers at the Watervliet Arsenal. Israel's attacks on Gaza and the occupied West Bank over the past 300 days have resulted in a confirmed death toll of at least 40,000 people. The United States has supplied Israel with funding and weapons. As recently…
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On September 9, the NYS Energy Planning Board held a meeting in Albany to kick off an update to the state energy master plan, which by law must be "informed" by the climate scoping document adopted by the Climate Action Council. With the Energy Planning Board totally dominated by the Governor, climate groups worry that Hochul will back away from th…
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Today, on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine,We start off with producer Mark Dunlea reporting on a press conference by activists speaking outside Governor Hochul’s “energy summit” to oppose the use of nuclear energy.Then, producer Andrea Cunliffe and Liz Klus of the League of Women Voters about the value, need, responsibility and importance of every vote.A…
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"Chose to Vote" Voter registration expert Patty O'Brian from the League of Women Voters is in conversation with Hudson Mohawk Magazines Andrea Cunliffe. Explained are the different avenues to register, the information needs and what to expect. The time to register is now, National Voter Registration Day is September 17 and registration runs through…
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The upcoming election is important and here, "Choose to Vote" is a series of non partisan segments. In this first of a series, Liz Klus of the League of Women Voters and the Leadership Coordinator for National Registration Day, is with Andrea Cunliffe producer at Hudson Mohawk Magazine, they discuss the value, need, responsibility and importance of…
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Governor Hochul on September 5 convened an energy summit in Syracuse to supposedly get the state back on track to meeting its climate goals. However, much of the summit focused on the idea on building new nuclear power plants, which sparked a letter of protest from more than 150 groups. At a press conference held outside the summit, we hear from La…
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Today, on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine:First, Mark Dunlea brings us coverage from Gov. Hochul’s energy summit in Syracuse on September 5th.Then, Willie Terry interviews Michael Fitzsimmons, Nurse and Contract Team Representative for the Albany NYS Nurses Association, at the Capital District Labor Day Celebration. Later on, students from Skidmore Coll…
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While Governor Hochul opened up her energy summit in Syracuse on September 5 with a strong statement in support of the need for climate action, much of the focus on the event was her promotion of new nuclear power. We start off by hearing from Tim Judson of the Nuclear Information and Resource Services about why nuclear is not a climate solution. W…
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Today, on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine:First, Brea Barthel reports on how RISSE is assisting people adjust to language and culture in their new home in the Capital Region.Then, Willie Terry shares reports from the Capital District Area Labor Federation Labor Day event, speaking with Joe Campbell, an Iron Workers Union Local 12. Later on, Blaise Bryan…
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Opalka Gallery, Collar Works Gallery, and Artist/Mother Podcast present the fourth iteration of the "Painting at Night" exhibition. The exhibition was founded as part of the Artist/Mother Podcast Community’s ongoing work to bring exposure to and provide opportunities for artists who are also caregivers. Hudson Mohawk Magazine's Andrea Cunliffe walk…
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Rosemary Armao is a journalist with international reporting experience who now teaches journalism at the University at Albany. As school goes back into session, Mark Dunlea and Sina Basila Hickey talked to Rosemary Armao about translating the importance of politics to students and young voters.Armao on the Brink…
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Hear about how the Albany-based organization RISSE helps people coming to the Capital Region from 90 different countries, speaking a variety of 50+ first languages, adjust to language and culture in their new home. Daniel Butterworth, Executive Director of the Refugee and Immigrant Support Services of Emmaus, describes the many programs for adults …
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On Monday, September 2, 2024, Hudson Mohawk Magazine Roaming Labor Correspondent Willie Terry attended the Capital District Michael L. Burns Labor Day Celebration at 275 Grooms Road in Clifton Park, New York. The Labor Day Celebration was an event where they honored and appreciated the dedication and contribution of workers everywhere. In this part…
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Today, on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine:First, Mark Dunlea reports on why climate groups are concerned about Governor Hochul’s energy summit in Syracuse on September 5.Then, for our Peace Bucket, we hear about the upcoming Kateri Peace conference.Later on, Emma Willard student, Tiffany Ki, speaks about her capstone project which is developing accessib…
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Ukraine has a rich culture of food, music, dancing, and crafts. All of this will be celebrated at the Ukrainian Fest at the Polish Community Center in Albany on Saturday September 14, from 12pm-10pm. The Ukrainian Congress Committee of America (UCCA) is organizing this event with all proceeds benefiting humanitarian aid in Ukraine. Organizer Dr. An…
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