Virtual Meetings and Events in the Week Ahead
Here's what's happening in Hudson in the first week of August.
- On Monday, August 3, the Tourism Board meets at 5:00 p.m. The link to join the meeting is now available on the City of Hudson website. Scroll down to the calendar.
- On Tuesday, August 4, the Social Justice Leadership Academy at Kite's Nest will lead a march to advocate for extending the eviction moratorium in New York State, canceling rent for the remainder of the pandemic, regulating short term rentals, and housing the homeless. The march starts from the entrance to Promenade Hill at 4:00 p.m. Click here for more information.
- Also on Tuesday, August 4, the Conservation Advisory Council meets at 6:00 p.m. The information needed to access the meeting is not yet available.
- On Wednesday, August 5, the Common Council Youth, Education, Seniors and Recreation Committee meets at 5:30 p.m. The link to join the meeting should be published prior to the meeting on the City of Hudson website. Scroll down to the calendar.
- At 6:45 p.m. on Wednesday, August 5, the Housing and Transportation Committee holds its monthly meeting. Topics of discussion may include the proposed short term rental legislation and the PILOT (payment in lieu of taxes) sought for the building proposed for 75 North Seventh Street. The link to join the meeting should be published prior to the meeting on the City of Hudson website. Scroll down to the calendar.
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I'm sorry (actually I'm not): Does anyone besides me find the "Hudson is our Home, Not Your Business" offensive? It's says unwelcoming, unfriendly and aggressive. Is that the image we want to portray for our city? Especially NOW?! I understand the group's desire to have the eviction moratorium extended, but I think this is totally the wrong message. Bad idea!
ReplyDelete"You will be assimilated. Resistance is futile."
DeleteFrom the same grammatically-challenged folks who brought us "defund the police."
DeleteIt's disappointing that some people continue These are more complex issues, that involve diverse groups of people in every aspect, and deserve more nuanced context.
DeleteSomehow half my comment disappeared above. The full comment was" It's disappointing that some people continue to frame this, and similar issues as right/wrong, us versus them, rather than as the complex and nuanced issues that they are. It's too simple and divisive this way, and doesn't serve the community in finding solutions to issues that work for all, or at least attempt to....
DeleteNo doubt, Ms. Byrne, but communication is, by definition, a 2-way street. Without a common language any hope at education leading to understanding, or at least tolerance, is almost nil. If the authors of these ideas want them to be accorded the respect they arguably deserve, they should be communicated clearly. If, in fact, they are being so communicated, then it seems FunkyHudson's analysis is spot-on: it is unwelcoming, unfriendly and aggressive. I'd add naive and self-defeating to that list.
DeleteKITES NEST interpretation of reality, is as far out as a lighthouse. Social Justice, Pinko left propaganda. Go and get a real job.
ReplyDeleteWho approved that horrible, hateful slogan?!
ReplyDeleteHudson was founded by Quakers and Nanucketers who believed in hard work, self-reliance, and faith in God. Work and business were not dirty words.
ReplyDeleteAll were happy to work to live. What a difference world it is now.
This is a youth organized and led protest. Ridiculing and demeaning young organizers is something for you to reflect on. Why are you not supporting and uplifting the voices of Hudson's youth? How are you being complicit in these violent structures that our cities youth leaders are calling out? What benefits are you garnering from our current societal organization? What intergenerational equity have you seen that these youth leaders have not?
ReplyDeleteHudson is on occupied Mohican land, land that was occupied and cared for long before the "Quakers and Nanucketers" you speak of. "Go and get a real job" just fuels the same hyper-oppressive productivity obsessed tactics inherent in capitalism. Just because your parents/guardians/bosses/teachers told you this doesn't make it true. Just because you believed and supported this ideology your whole life doesn't make it true. Individual economics are not more important than community well being-- don't get it mixed up.
P.S. The ability to put your blinders up is a privilege. Open your mind to what the youth is speaking to!
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gossipgirlofrivertown
No one is ridiculing youth. We're ridiculing their grammar. Why are you not supporting the youth by teaching them how to effectively communicate? Talk about blinders and privilege!
DeleteSo looking forward to the John K. Friedman Center for Youth Grammar Education!
DeleteP.S. The real problem isn't grammar...
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gossipgirlofrivertown
Its not the most poetic slogan, but I think that nowadays, thats rather the point: to be blunt and colloquial. Im not seeing the egregious grammar mistake. Should it be “Hudson is our home; its not your business?” Has there ever been a semicolon utilized in youth organized social justice slogans? (If so, bravo! Talk about privileged communication!) PS - not hearing/reading any critique on “Back the Blue” from an optics OR aesthetics point of view. Strange.
DeleteI don’t think it’s “grammar” so much as a very awkwardly worded slogan. To me, this slogan essentially says “We were born in Hudson and you only moved here, and we hate you so much”. Correct me if I’m wrong. Maybe there are some people with experience in advertising who will disagree? If the goal is unity, that slogan is very divisive and aggressive.
DeleteYes. It’s pretty clear that you all are anti productivity and not willing to pay your own way. Or work.
DeleteJust live off others. Much easier. Ever
Sounds pretty boring also.
And on top of it. You are angry.
More like people who just couldn’t make it anywhere.