This spring, we explore energy in all its forms—natural, electrical, and collective—revealing how power gains meaning through shared flow. When power is imbalanced, it calls us to act.
Join us to participate in the change our world needs now.
Gathering Stories: Black Experiences in the Adirondacks
Join us for a hybrid session to learn about the importance of the Black archive and how you can contribute to the collection for The Black Experience in the Adirondacks,[...]
Seed Swap at Healing Day
Join Collard City Growers for our annual seed swap to start building towards spring awakening and growth. Bring seeds to share if you have them, or just come to take[...]
Frederick Douglass and the Power of the Black Archives
A community reading of “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July” and collecting for the Black Experience in the Adirondacks Join us in creating Black history archives in[...]
“Run, Hide, Fight” a Youth Storytelling Workshop
Join us for a free storytelling workshop at the Sanctuary, using a short PBS documentary Run, Hide, Fight: Growing up Under the Gun to prompt conversations around storytelling and humanity[...]
Pruning & Grafting for Tree Lovers! 2026
Join the tree lovers of the More Trees Arborist Collective for a workshop in the urban forest at Freedom Square! Learn to identify common opportunist species of urban trees, discuss the different[...]
“Here Comes the Sun” Book Talk with Bill McKibben
Acclaimed environmentalist Bill McKibben will be at the Sanctuary to share his hope for our future in Here Comes the Sun, a call to harness the power of the sun[...]
Seeds of Power: Films by Indigenous Women
Join us for a screening of two short documentary films made by Indigenous filmmakers, Katsitsionni Fox and Michelle Schenandoah. The screening will be followed by a panel discussion about the[...]
“River of Grass” Film Screening & Panel
Join us for a film screening of River of Grass, a documentary film which is described as "An ode to the Florida Everglades, told through the prescient writings of Marjory[...]
Community Brunch
Join us for a Community Brunch, an opportunity to sit together over food to celebrate each other. This event is for regular contributors and attenders of Sanctuary events as well[...]
The Gift of Seed
Growing Gardens & Cultures of Care Beyond Consumption Join Fruition Seeds at the Sanctuary for Independent Media for a special seed gifting and exchange event. Receive an abundance of seeds[...]
West African Rock: Natu Camara in Concert
Join us for an energetic live music experience with Natu Camara who blends West African rock and soul into her music. Guinean singer and songwriter Natu Camara connects with her[...]
Plant Swap 2026
Join us for our annual Plant Swap at the Collard City Growers garden! This is a free event for the community to get together and exchange plants for the spring[...]
Be The Dance Party! feat. Rev. Billy & Stop Shopping Choir
Join us at the Sanctuary for our second annual Be The Dance Party!, an event which emphasized spaces for joy and celebration as acts of resistance. This event is part[...]
