HMM 11 – 18 – 2020

Hello Capital Region! This is the Hudson Mohawk Magazine, broadcasting from the Sanctuary for Independent Media in Troy, NY.

Today, we start off with the Albany Clean Air Coalition discussing Thursday’s night hearing on weakening the Coeyman’s Clean Air Law.

Then,we talk to Martha Hennessy about her upcoming prison sentence for protesting nuclear weapons as part of the Kings Bay Plowshare 7.

After that, HMM’s Corinne Carey discuss Troy’s proposed “Pay as You Throw” waste program with City Councilmember Anasha Cummings, ahead of Thursday’s public hearing

After that,Catherine Rafferty speaks to Tisha Graham and Esther Patterson about BirthNet, a Capital Region birth justice organization.

Finally, we hear from a school principal in Arbor Hill about the challenges of teaching remotely during COVID.

But first, headline news.