HMM_12-19-2025

Today, on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine:

First, Moses Nagel brings us coverage from an upcoming speakout and vigil for unhoused people in Albany being sponsored by the National Union of the Homeless and the Poor People’s Campaign. Then, Sina Basila Hickey brings us coverage from a rally organized by No Kings Collective Albany and Capital Region Sanctuary Coalition to stop ICE’s detainment of immigrant labor workers at Home Depot parking lots.

Later on, Mark Dunlea brings us coverage from a recent press conference where the Schenectady Food Council discussed their legislative priorities for the year.

After that, Sina Basila Hickey talks to Jack Magai of More Trees Arborist Collective about the Sanctuary’s recent loss of one of our spruce trees.

Finally, we celebrate Hanukkah with an interview with singer/songwriter and Klezmer musician Adah Hetko about what it means to be Jewish in America.