Schenectady Today -- In and Around the Capital Region
Filmed January 3, 2012 (Show #705)

Photographs by Dick Paterek -- Website by Gregg Millett

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• Jenny Rotten, Sweet Deebacle, kd Bang, Ms Ameriwreckya and Liv Dangerously --Members of the Albany Allstars Roller Derby Team.  We will hear about the sport of roller derby from some very talented women.  Their upcoming Winter Wonder Slam will be on Jan 7 at the Washington Ave. Armory in Albany starting at 7 pm.  A portion of the proceeds will be donated to the Capital District women’s Employment and Resource Center.
• Website: www.AlbanyAllstars.com

• Joan Fuess from the Circle Theatre Players & Sand Lake Center for the Artswill tell us about the Charles Nalle Lecture and Slideshow that will be presented by Scott Christianson on January 13.  Scott Christianson is the author of "Freeing Charles: The Struggle to Free a Slave on the Eve of the Civil War". The CTP will also be presenting “The Legacy of Human Property” on Jan 27-29.  This play recounts Charles Nalle's son's visit to Troy in the 1930s to learn about his father and his place in history. Flashbacks depict Charles' journey in life as well as we hear about the legal and social environment both in the South and North.
• ·        Website: www.SLCA-ctp.org

• Mary & Doug Lyall (Co-founders) – Center for HOPE (The Surviving Parents Coalition Team Hope).The Lyalls are the parents of Suzanne Lyall who has been missing since 1998. They will discuss the Children’s Safety Instructor Training Program and the radKIDS program.  For more information on radKIDS and scholarship applications call (518) 884-8761 or visit:
• Website: www.hope4themissing.org 

• Angelicia Morris, Rev. Eloise Fraizer & Brian Wright from the Sch’dy Human Rights Commissionwill discuss the Annual Martin Luther King Celebration, which will be held on Sunday, Jan 15 in Sch’dy.  The keynote speaker will be Dr. Allen Ballard a professor from SUNY-A.  The event starts at 2 pm at Veterans Park.
• ·        Website: www.SchenectadyCounty.com

• John Griffin II (Director & Founder) of Uini Research will discuss a groundbreaking study that could help advance the paranormal field.  He has been working closely with the cognitive Science Research team. John will briefly discuss some of the great services provided by the Uini Research team. John comments: “After this interview, you will never look at the paranormal field the same again!” He can be reached at 518-337-7647
• Website: www.UiniResearch.com