Thursday, June 4,Bethlehem Public Library, Are AI Data Centers Coming to the Capital Region Soon? Why are AI Data centers popping up all over the US? Do we need these AI Data Centers? What are the energy and water requirements and how will those demands effect our community? What can we do to stop the building of AI data centers in our community? We will have Oliver Holmes Jr. PE, talk about the current proposed plan for a data center in the City of Albany, on the border of the Town of Bethlehem now being referred to as “Kenwood Tech Center”. He will also give a brief talk about what AI Data Centers are, where there are being built, and give some of the reasons we don’t want them in our community. (Oliver has worked on energy conservation, climate change and sustainability issues for 40 years.) We will also have local community organizer, Isaac Silberman-Gorn, join us to talk about the local situation. ( Isaac is a community organizer specializing in political analysis and grassroots mobilizing who has worked to oppose fracking and in support of a clean energy future for New York for about 15 years.) Video recorded by Charles Ehly.
Tuesday, March 10, 2026, Bethlehem Public Library, Columbia County Sanctuary Movement talk with us about ICE in our local communities, and what we can do to advocate for the people being targeted. The Columbia County Sanctuary Movement has been working for years to protect immigrants, both documented and undocumented, from unjust targeting. They have protected local people from detention and wrongful deportation. Discussion follows the presentation.Video recorded by Charles Ehly
Presentation by Melinda Lawson and Kenneth Aslakson titled, The Lost Cause of “The Lost Cause”: Unpacking the Controversy Surrounding Confederate Monument Removal. BNP Forum at the Bethlehem Public Library, recorded on February 1, 2018. Video recorded by Charles Ehly
Two nationally recognized doctors explain the amazing tax savings possible with Single Payer/Medicare for All Healthcare. Presenting – Andrew D. Coates, MD, Nationally recognized expert & Past President of Physicians for a National Health Program and George Jolly, MD, whose financial analysis of the Town of Bethlehem, Bethlehem Schools and Albany County taxes show how much could be saved if Medicare for All is implemented. Hosted by Bethlehem Morning Voice Huddle. This event was co-sponsored by: Physicians for a National Health Plan, Capital District Alliance for Universal Healthcare and the League of Women Voters. Bethlehem Neighbors for Peace Forum recorded on February 8, 2018 at the Bethlehem Public Library. Video recorded by Charles Ehly
A panel discussion on gun violence in America with two students from the Bethlehem Central High School. This was a discussions with students and adults about the gun violence in schools issue. A peace activist also presented a perspective on the connection between wars abroad and violence at home. Bethlehem Neighbors for Peace Forum recorded on April 5, 2018 at the Bethlehem Public Library. Video recorded by Charles Ehly
Veterans for Peace member Tarak Kauff presentation on the movement to close the US military bases on Okinawa. Tarak Kauff has just returned from Okinawa and he discused the recent protests that Veterans for Peace have been involved in, to support the efforts of the Japanese people to shut down existing military bases, and stop the US from building additional military bases in Japan. Bethlehem Neighbors for Peace Forum recorded on June 7, 2018 at the Bethlehem Public Library. Video recorded by Charles Ehly