Upcoming Speakers
Past Speakers
04/25/2021 - 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
View a special Northern Hemisphere sneak preview of the documentary Arica, then join us for a panel discussion with directors, Lars Edman and William Johansson Kalén, plus local "Our Soil" [...]
02/27/2021 - 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Exploring the minds of youth in the Black History that they are part of and continue to create. Learn from the voices and vision of our younger generations, as they [...]
02/09/2021 - 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
This event is over, but you can see the video here and the chat window here! Lafarge/Holcim wants to burn millions of tires every year at their Ravena cement plant [...]
02/05/2021 - 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
We are individually and collectively being bombarded with grief and traumatic losses. The repetitive losses and cumulative grief in conjunction with the social restrictions associated with COVID19 have stretched social [...]
01/18/2021 - 11:00 am - 1:30 pm
The theme of 2021's twenty-second Capital District MLK Holiday Labor and Community Celebration was "Rise Up! The Struggle Continues..." The virtual event is over now, but you can watch the [...]
12/12/2020 - 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
This event is over but you can find video documentation here. On Day 2 of the Water Justice Confluence, meet Water Justice Lab’s environmental mentor Sachem HawkStorm, hereditary sachem (chief) [...]
12/11/2020 - 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
This event is over but you can find video documentation here! Water Justice Lab in North Troy, NY hosts “confluence” virtual gatherings with youth environmental justice advocates throughout communities in [...]
11/10/2020 - 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
REGISTER FOR THIS EVENT AND GET THE ZOOM INFORMATION BY CLICKING HERE. The "Norlite Bill" (Senate bill 7880B / Assembly bill 9952B) would permanently ban Norlite LLC from burning AFFF, [...]
10/16/2020 - 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Chris Hedges will present a new talk examining the cultural and social forces that have given rise to extremism in the United States. He will explore the myriad of factors [...]
09/30/2020 - 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Join us and the League of Women Voters of Rensselaer County at the free online Candidate Forum for the position of New York State Assembly District 107 Legislator. Click here [...]
07/23/2020 - 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Click here to register for the free virtual Town Hall Meeting: https://tinyurl.com/HUM072320 This time, our panelists will include Jane Williams from the National Sierra Club Clean Air Team; Sean Mahar, [...]
06/22/2020 - 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Join Cohoes Mayor William T. Keeler, longtime Saratoga Sites apartment resident Joe Ritchie, Dr. David Carpenter of the Albany School of Public Health, Dr. David Bond from Bennington College, and [...]
06/16/2020 - 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
The backstory on some of the most creative, game-changing organizing of our time… from workers’ struggles to Occupy Wall Street, from the Battle of Seattle to Extinction Rebellion.
05/05/2020 - 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Join us for Health Autonomy Clinic focused on harm reduction solidarity in the age of COVID-19. We will view the opiate epidemic as a crisis within a crisis, and examine [...]
03/03/2020 - 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
What can we all do to avert catastrophe and avoid extinction?
01/20/2020 - 11:00 am - 3:00 pm
Join us for a celebration of Martin Luther King's birthday! In honor of Dr. King, "The Radical King: Where Do We Go from Here?" program will promote participatory grassroots discussion [...]
11/18/2019 - 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Join journalist Chet Hardin for a discussion of his pioneering role in the investigation of NXIVM as a reporter for the Capital Region weekly Metroland. He is the only journalist [...]
05/04/2019 - 7:00 pm
Musicians Richie Stearns and Rosie Newton join Jesse Jarnow, author of "Wasn't That a Time: The Weavers, the Blacklist, and the Battle for the American Soul," in a celebration of [...]
05/04/2019 - 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Mike Burke is a long time producer with the international daily news program, Democracy Now!, with years of experience in all aspects of news production. Join Mike as he shares [...]
04/24/2019 - 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
In an informal conversation about creative process, Taylor will share personal strategies as a filmmaker, writer, and political organizer to activate a people's platform for organizing through diverse media formats. [...]