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  • Second Annual StoryHarvest A Celebration of Art and Food from Seed to Table at Freedom Square with Sonagi Project and Bread & Puppet Theater

    The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

    Just as farmers reap the harvest, providing sustenance for all, it is time to celebrate all our harvests--the results of seeds sown through art, education, agriculture, tolerance, and everything we do to build strong, healthy communities. Cultivate community, art and the harvest bounty with StoryHarvest, conceived by multimedia storyteller Ellie Markovitch! The performance by Sonagi […]

  • Bread and Puppet Institute for Subversive Papier Mache Presents “Circus of Possibilitarians” 

    The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

    The Circus of the Possibilitarians is a satirical horse and butterfly circus, addressing pertinent national and international issues in a clownish fashion, including rotten ideas, a wild dancing horse and some mellow lions, a solemn salute to the world’s casualties and much more! The Dire Circumstance Jubilation Ensemble provides a little bit of brass and a lot of […]

  • Sonagi Project 

    The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

    Sonagi Project is a Korean percussion ensemble that draws from traditional sources to create new, dynamic Korean music. Founded in 2006 by current artistic director Chang Jae Hyo, the group performs on traditional Korean percussion instruments, with a special focus on the janggu, the horizontal double-headed drum that has been integral to many genres of […]

  • “Political Advertisements” with Media Artist Antoni Muntadas

    The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

    This fascinating anthology, Political Advertisement IV: 1952-2012, has been updated to include advertisements from the 2008 presidential campaign, and documents the selling of the American presidency since the 1950s. This stream of political advertisements, presented without commentary, features many rare spots, including several never before seen. Material was both compiled and edited by Muntadas and […]

  • “What’s the Matter with White People? Finding Our Way in the Next America,” with Journalist Joan Walsh

    The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

    Joan Walsh’s What's the Matter with White People? explains how an "us vs. them" attitude has arisen in the minds of many Americans (on both sides of the political spectrum), and how that racial inequality and strife has divided our nation. On the eve of the crucial 2012 election, the Salon.com editor-at-large and MSNBC political […]

  • Sofia Rei

    The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

    Originally from Buenos Aires, Sofia Rei is grounded in traditional South American rhythms and merges jazz harmonies, electronic sounds and rich improvisations. Her ensemble produces a range of textures as diverse as the cultural roots of its members, an international cast that includes some of the most exciting young talent from North and South America.

  • Be The Media! Workshop with Jim De Séve: Field Production Daze Session #2

    The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

    Join the Youth Media Sanctuary production team as they head into the field to shoot footage for three short documentaries based in the North Central Troy neighborhood. These workshops are fast-paced, hands-on experiences geared for youth ages 13-18. Participants will learn the art of conducting and shooting interviews, collecting b-roll footage, and capturing quality sound, […]

  • Blood On The Tracks with Author S. Brian Willson

    The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

    Vietnam war veteran and famed anti-war activist S. Brian Willson, who lost his legs while blocking a munitions train in 1987, will give a talk and book signing on Veterans Day at The Sanctuary for Independent Media. Willson’s appearance is part of a national tour he is conducting on two prosthetic legs and a three-wheeled […]

  • Be The Media! Workshop with Rich Mavrogeanes: Wrangling Online Media

    The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

    Join streaming media pioneer Rich Mavrogeanes (founder of VBrick and Discover Video), for an overview of the past, present and future of online video and how you can source content from mobile devices for live delivery anywhere in the world!

  • “United in Anger” with Filmmaker Jim Hubbard

    The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

    Before there was Occupy Wall Street or the Arab Spring, there was ACT UP: the AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power.  Twenty five years ago, Jim Hubbard began his documentary about the incredible grassroots fight against AIDS and the U.S. government. United in Anger (2012) tells the story of a small group of men and women […]

  • Live from Lock One: “Positive Media, Positive Music” with S.K.A.T.E.

    The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

    A family evening exploring positive representations in media through local hip hop music, dance, live graffiti and laser lights, with S.K.A.T.E. (Stop Killing All The Entertainment) and special guests. A benefit for Youth Media Sanctuary.

  • Be The Media! Workshop with Jim De Séve: Field Production Daze, Session #3

    Join the Youth Media Sanctuary production team as they head into the field to shoot footage for three short documentaries based in the North Central Troy neighborhood. These workshops are fast-paced, hands-on experiences geared for youth ages 13-18. Participants will learn the art of conducting and shooting interviews, collecting b-roll footage, and capturing quality sound, […]

  • Annual Holiday Party and Be The Media! Workshop with Brenda Ann Kenneally: The Art of Studio Portraiture

    Free photos for families in the North Troy area! Assist internationally-known photojournalist Brenda Ann Kenneally as she creates free studio portraits for families in in North Troy in this “Hands-on Studio Portraiture” workshop. Kenneally's deep connections with Upstate Girls, and families in the North Troy community, will form the basis of this workshop; the representations you help […]

  • Changing the Climate: (r)Evolution for Social and Environmental Justice

    The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

    For three days at The Sanctuary for Independent Media a diverse and multigenerational group of activists, educators, and artists will come together to discuss, plan and act around the most difficult and important questions of our times: How can we connect the local to the global? How can diverse movements and organizations work together toward […]

  • Russell Maroon Shoatz Book Launch, Featuring Colia Clark, Theresa Shoatz, and Milk Not Jails

    The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

    Author Russell Maroon Shoatz and breaking out of the prison industrial complex: a book launch event for Maroon the Implacable. The evening features presentations by Colia Clark, Theresa Shoatz, and Milk Not Jails, plus a welcome to the Sanctuary by Pastor Willy of Missing Link Street Ministry. Russell Maroon Shoatz is a political prisoner who has […]

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    Be The Media! Workshop with Dee Dee Halleck: Freedom to Connect

    The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

    What is the structure of the vast World Wide Web? Who owns the wires? Who controls access? As education, creativity and science become more dependent on this technology, it is crucial that people globally participate in the protection and development of open infrastructure and a democratic base for Internet governance. To explore infrastructure and governance, and […]

  • The Sanctuary Soul Session with Craig Harris, Seth Tobocman and Sara Littlecrow-Russell: Weaving the Circle of Culture for Planetary Transformation!

    The evening will feature performances by Benjamin Barson and the Economic Liberation Quartet; spoken word comic art with Seth Tobocman; the poetry of Susan Deer Cloud. Tobocman will present a spoken word and multimedia event with live music, featuring Andy Laties (sax) and Eric Blitz (drums). Susan Deer Cloud, who is a mixed lineage Catskill Indian of Mohawk/Blackfoot and […]

  • Be The Media! Workshop with Jim de Séve: “Kids and Guns: Digital Stories”

    The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

    With violence topping the news and lawmakers weighing various control measures, the role of guns in our society is a hot topic of debate.  This workshop will focus on the North Central Troy community with digital storytelling techniques to explore issues of growing up with guns and violence.  Co-sponsored by Missing Link Street Ministry.

  • Be The Media! and Kitchen Sanctuary Workshop with Ellie Markovitch: “The Story of Beans”

    Digital storytelling meets DIY cooking as we learn and document how to use a pressure cooker to cook dry beans from scratch and on a budget. Please join food artist and multimedia storyteller Ellie Markovitch for a food and digital storytelling workshop. While the beans cook, create media, share, connect!  We will learn to use a […]

  • Oliver Mtukudzi and the Black Spirits

    The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

    Zimbabwe’s pride, most successful artist and national treasure, Oliver Mtukudzi is gifted with a deep and gusty voice plus a talent for writing songs that reflect on the daily life and struggles of his people. His distinctive sound also has made him one of the most popular Afropop artists in the Western World. ‘Tuku’ as […]