Climate was a Drag at Schenectady Earth Day Rally

At the Climate Earth Day rally at Schenectady City Hall, several hundred heard speakers call for faster climate action, including a performance by a local drag queen and local musicians. Mark Dunlea of Hudson Mohawk Magazine talked to Pete Looker, active with various green groups; Michael Richardson of Green Faith and Third Act, Andy Ramnauth a Schenectady High School Student, Katie Chao of Progressive Schenectady, Dr. Amaury Tañón-Santos, head of Schenectady Community Ministries; and Mary Finneran a retired teacher help to organize the rally to call for NYSUT to push to divest their pension funds from fossil fuels.