BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//The Sanctuary For Independent Media - ECPv6.17.5//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:The Sanctuary For Independent Media X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://archive.mediasanctuary.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for The Sanctuary For Independent Media REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20090308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20091101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20100314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20101107T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20110313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20111106T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20100313T070000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20100313T220000 DTSTAMP:20230705T191519Z CREATED:20100313T212000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230705T191519Z UID:10001267-1268463600-1268517600@archive.mediasanctuary.org SUMMARY:"The Age Of Stupid" Screening DESCRIPTION:In Fanny Armstrong’s (McLible\, 2005) The Age of Stupid (2009)\, Oscar-nominated Pete Postlethwaite stars as a man living alone in the devastated world of 2055\, looking at old footage and asking: why didn’t we stop climate change when we had the chance?  \n\n\n\nIn advance of the screening Honest Weight Food will sponsor a reception where there will be information tables from local organizations. \n\n\n\nScreening co-sponsored by The Community Renewable Energy (CoRE) Project\, Capital District Local First\, and Honest Weight Food Co-op. \n\n\n\nThe Climate Crisis Film That Focuses on the Big\, Moral\, Human Stuff\n\n\n\nIn the year 2055 – now a ravaged\, war-torn\, flooded world – an unnamed archivist\, played by Oscar-nominated actor Pete Postlethwaite\, is entrusted with the safekeeping of humanity’s surviving store of art and knowledge. Alone in his offshore repository\, he reviews archive footage from back “when we could have saved ourselves\,” trying to discern where it all went wrong. Amid news reports of the gathering effects of climate change and global civilization teetering towards destruction\, he alights on the stories of seven individuals whose lives in the early years of the 21st century seem to illustrate aspects of the impending catastrophe. These stories take the form of interweaving documentary segments that report on the lives of real people in the present\, and switch the film’s narrative from fiction to fact. \n\n\n\nMore on the film\n\n\n\nThe 2009 film by award winning British director\, Franny Armstrong\, is a drama-documentary-animation hybrid shot in seven countries over a period of three years. The original plan – begun in 2002 – was to borrow the narrative structure of Steven Soderbergh’s movie\, Traffic\, and make a documentary about climate change by following the stories of seven characters However\, after seeing the finished documentary\, Armstrong decided to add a dramatic component to awaken her audience to the impending global crisis.  \n\n\n\nArmstrong Biography\n\n\n\nBorn in 1972\, British documentary film director Franny Armstrong became obsessed with the issue of climate change in high school. Working through her own company\, Spanner Films\, her first documentary\, McLibel\, told the inside story of the infamous McDonald’s trial. Filmed with no commission\, no budget\, and a voluntary crew\, the film took years to both make and screen. It was recently chosen for the prestigious British Film Institute series “Ten Documentaries That Changed the World.” \n\n\n\nNext came the 2002 documentary Drowned Out\, which followed an Indian family who chose to stay with their home and drown rather than make way for the Narmada Dam. After being sold to Television worldwide\, it went on to be nominated for Best Documentary at the 2004 British Independent Film Awards\, and was released theatrically in the U.S. in 2006. Another documentary on climate change\, Baked Alaska\, was never completed.  \n\n\n\n10:10\n\n\n\nAn offshoot of The Age of Stupid project\, 10:10 is a UK-wide campaign encouraging everyone in Britain to reduce their carbon emissions by at least 10 percent during 2010. While the documentary is aimed at raising awareness of climate change as a pending global humanitarian crisis\, 10:10 is presented as a strategy for people to take positive action in the face of such an urgent and daunting problem. \n\n\n\nCrowd-Funding and Distribution\n\n\n\nAlmost as interesting as the film itself is the way it was made and funded. The film was “crowd-funded”\, with the £450\,000 budget being raised by selling shares to 223 individuals and groups\, who donated between £500 and £35\,000. This manner of funding the film gave it the best chance of reaching a mainstream audience while allowing the Armstrong and her crew to retain complete editorial control. \n\n\n\nIn May 2009\, The Age of Stupid team launched their Indie Screenings model\, a new form of film distribution which allows anyone\, anywhere to buy a license to hold a screening of the film – with the price set according to the screeners means. The model immediately proved extremely popular\, with 682 screenings booked in the first four months. URL:https://archive.mediasanctuary.org/event/the-age-of-stupid-screening/ LOCATION:The Sanctuary\, 3361 6th Ave\, Troy\, 12180\, United States CATEGORIES:Screening END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20100314T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20100314T170000 DTSTAMP:20230705T191727Z CREATED:20100314T181600Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230705T191727Z UID:10001266-1268568000-1268586000@archive.mediasanctuary.org SUMMARY:Be The Media! Workshop with Dave Rice: Media Management In a Digital Universe DESCRIPTION:Master the art of archiving – and muscle your data into place for order\, access and ease – with digital archivist and preservation consultant David Rice. “Media Management in a Digital Universe” is an afternoon designed to help you master the art of archiving and muscle your data into place for order\, access and ease. Dave Rice consults on a wide range of preservation topics while focusing on open source applications\, digital formats\, asset and metadata. There are four broad areas he will be covering in his workshop: Cataloging and Metadata; Don’t Be Scammed by DAMS; The Archivist’s Guide to Video Digitization; The Archivist’s Guide to Audio Digitization. \n\n\n\nCataloging & Metadata \n\n\n\nTired of ambiguous buzzwords?  Lost in a maze of machine-readable machinations? Disambiguate the out-of-control vocabulary of cataloging and metadata for audiovisual materials.  There are many cataloging options out there.  Learn what you need to consider for choosing the best path for you and your collection.  Topics include: What kind of software is right for me?  What kind of schema is right for me?  How much metadata is enough?  What is metadata?  How can I capitalize on my metadata to help manage my collection?  Cataloging is an art\, not a law.  Don’t let it define you! \n\n\n\nDon’t Be Scammed by DAMS \n\n\n\nArchives (perhaps even yours!) are full of examples where the promises of new technology fell short of their realities.  As we move further into the age of digital preservation\, Digital Asset Management Systems hold great promise and importance\, but not always great follow through.  DAMS are large investments and are generally developed for production – not archives – or for documents and still images – not audio and moving images.  Learn how to research DAMS – what to look for\, what questions to ask\, how to develop functional requirements before talking to software vendors – that will help you make the right decision. \n\n\n\nThe Archivist’s Guide to Video Digitization \n\n\n\nThe realities of reformatting and migration require that archivists now at least understand how video digitization works and how to talk about it\, if not how to do it themselves.  From equipment to processes to the alphanumeric soup of standards\, there is a whole new mindset and language to learn.  Whether you’re sending your video to vendors or building a digitization station of your own\, the better you understand digitization the better your preservation needs will be met.  Learn how to select equipment\, digitization workflows\, quality assurance\, recommended outputs\, asset management\, preservation standards\, and everything else you need to .mov your collection into the future. \n\n\n\nThe Archivist’s Guide to Audio Digitization \n\n\n\nThe realities of reformatting and migration require that archivists now at least understand how audio digitization works and how to talk about it\, if not how to do it themselves.  From equipment to processes to the alphanumeric soup of standards\, there is a whole new mindset and language to learn.  Whether you’re sending your audio to vendors or building a digitization station of your own\, the better you understand digitization the better your preservation needs will be met.  Learn how to select equipment\, digitization workflows\, quality assurance\, recommended outputs\, asset management\, preservation standards\, and everything else you need to .wav goodbye to confusion. \n\n\n\n“Digital formats and materials are inherently fragile and any strategy that can help you access and preserve them for future use is essential.  Media management is a basic necessity for anyone working in a digital environment\,” says Jeanne M. Keefe\, who took last season’s digital archiving workshop.  Keefe is Media & Digital Assets Librarian for the Architecture Library at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. \n\n\n\nDate of workshop changed from March 7th to March 14\, 2010. URL:https://archive.mediasanctuary.org/event/be-the-media-workshop-with-dave-rice-media-management-in-a-digital-universe/ LOCATION:The Sanctuary\, 3361 6th Ave\, Troy\, 12180\, United States CATEGORIES:Workshop END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20100319T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20100319T210000 DTSTAMP:20220217T190311Z CREATED:20220217T190310Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220217T190311Z UID:10001265-1269025200-1269032400@archive.mediasanctuary.org SUMMARY:Warrior Woman of Peace: Mama Charlotte Hill O'Neal DESCRIPTION:Four decades after leaving this country for exile in Tanzania\, Mama Charlotte Hill O’Neal returns to share the inspirational story of how she and her husband’s past as Black Panthers affects their work among the urban and village youth of East Africa and America. She will be screening an excerpt from A Panther in Africa\, the award winning PBS documentary about the life\, work and inspiration of Charlotte’s husband\, former Kansas City Black Panther leader and founder of UAACC (United African Alliance Community Center)\, Pete O’Neal\, and a clip from Spirit of Resistance–the story of the UAACC’s work with Prometheus radio to build an independent radio station. In addition she will share hip hop videos created by youth at the UAACC\, as well as perform poetry from her book Warrior Woman of Peace. URL:https://archive.mediasanctuary.org/event/warrior-woman-of-peace-mama-charlotte-hill-oneal/ LOCATION:The Sanctuary\, 3361 6th Ave\, Troy\, 12180\, United States CATEGORIES:Screening,Speaker END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20100324T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20100324T210000 DTSTAMP:20220503T171207Z CREATED:20100324T175300Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220503T171207Z UID:10000910-1269457200-1269464400@archive.mediasanctuary.org SUMMARY:Bassekou Kouyate and Ngoni Ba DESCRIPTION:From the Palace to the People: A Global Griot Saves a West African Tradition with Rock ‘n’ Roll Revelations and Blues Muses! Bassekou Kouyate is a virtuoso picker and musical visionary from Mali who blurs the lines between West African and American roots music. His work with banjo maverick Bela Fleck just won a Grammy award and his new release is I Speak Fula\, on Sub Pop Records. \n\n\n\nThis tour is presented in collaboration with World Music Institute and is funded in part by the National Endowment for the Arts. \n\n\n\n“To all the rock ‘n’ rollers of the USA\, I’m coming!”–Bassekou Kouyate URL:https://archive.mediasanctuary.org/event/bassekou-kouyate-and-ngoni-ba/ LOCATION:The Sanctuary\, 3361 6th Ave\, Troy\, 12180\, United States CATEGORIES:African Music,Performance END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20100327T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20100327T220000 DTSTAMP:20220415T211615Z CREATED:20100327T174000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220415T211615Z UID:10000911-1269720000-1269727200@archive.mediasanctuary.org SUMMARY:Taína Asili y La Banda Rebelde with DJ Trumastr DESCRIPTION:In celebration of their debut album War Cry\, Taína Asili y La Banda Rebelde will play a soulful infusion of Afro-Caribbean\, reggae\, rock\, hip hop and flamenco\, with local and international guest dancers\, singers\, and percussionists. They will be celebrating this grand accomplishment with a BIG CD release party\, and it will also be Taína’s birthday! \n\n\n\nThe evening will start with an opening reception at 8 pm featuring music by DJ Trumastr of Beatchot Productions\, with wine\, beer and snacks as well as CD’s and t-shirts available for sale. \n\n\n\nThe following performance by Taína Asili y La Banda Rebelde will feature Victorio Reyes (Emcee\, Broadcast Live); Ayana D (Soul Vocalist); Los Gringos (Brazilian Samba Percussion); Charlotte Oniel (Vocalist from Tanzania); Leah Young (African Dancer); Lisa Martinez (Flamenco Dancer); Marcus Anderson (Live Art); and more to be announced. URL:https://archive.mediasanctuary.org/event/taina-asili-y-la-banda-rebelde-with-dj-trumastr/ LOCATION:The Sanctuary\, 3361 6th Ave\, Troy\, 12180\, United States CATEGORIES:Community Event,Performance END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20100401T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20100430T235959 DTSTAMP:20220313T184724Z CREATED:20220217T174743Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220313T184724Z UID:10001531-1270080000-1272671999@archive.mediasanctuary.org SUMMARY:Exhibition Opening: "Freedom Through Collective Improvisation: iEAR Presents! Free Jazz from the Sanctuary" DESCRIPTION:Freedom Through Collective Improvisation: iEAR Presents! Free Jazz from the Sanctuary is a new gallery show at The Arts Center of the Capital Region\, 265 River Street in downtown Troy\, New York. The exhibition celebrates a 13-part series of jazz performance videos and photographs featuring some of the world’s most talented improvisers performing a wide spectrum of music in the genre broadly known as free jazz. These uncompromising and inventive musicians create new languages and expressive forms\, with an aesthetic and conceptual edge that challenges listeners to look at the world anew. It features locally-produced videos and still photos of internationally-known musicians\, and runs from April 1 through April 30\, 2010.  \n\n\n\nThere will be an opening reception with light refreshments at 6 PM on April 1st including a performance by Mathew Shipp Trio\, and a closing reception during Troy Night Out on April 30th. \n\n\n\nThe exhibition is supported by the Department of the Arts and the School of Humanities\, Arts and Social Sciences at RPI. This exhibition is funded in part with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts Electronic Media and Film Program. URL:https://archive.mediasanctuary.org/event/freedom-through-collective-improvisation-iear-presents-free-jazz-from-the-sanctuary/ LOCATION:The Sanctuary\, 3361 6th Ave\, Troy\, 12180\, United States CATEGORIES:Gallery Show,Performance END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20100401T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20100401T210000 DTSTAMP:20230705T150938Z CREATED:20220217T175729Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230705T150938Z UID:10001532-1270144800-1270155600@archive.mediasanctuary.org SUMMARY:Matthew Shipp Trio DESCRIPTION:The celebrated NYC-based Matthew Shipp Trio (featuring Matthew Shipp\, piano; Michael Bisio\, bass; Whit Dickey\, drums) will perform live at the opening of a new gallery show at The Arts Center of the Capital Region\, 265 River Street in downtown Troy NY.  The exhibition\, which features locally-produced videos and still photos of internationally-known musicians\, is called “Freedom Through Collective Improvisation: iEAR Presents! Free Jazz from the Sanctuary” and runs from April 1 through April 30.  The Matthew Shipp Trio will perform at an opening reception with light refreshments at 6 PM on April 1st\, and there will be a closing reception during Troy Night Out on April 30th. \n\n\n\nBios\n\n\n\nAfter moving to New York City in the mid-1980s\, pianist Matthew Shipp quickly became one of the leading lights on the jazz scene.  He was a sideman in the David S. Ware Quartet and also for Roscoe Mitchell’s Note Factory before making the decision to concentrate on his own music.  He has recorded many albums but his most enduring relationships have been with two labels\, Hatology and Thirsty Ear.  In his collection of recordings he has generated a body of work that is visionary\, far reaching\, multi-faceted and widely-acclaimed. \n\n\n\nTroy native Michael Bisio invariably astounds audiences with the beauty of his tone and the intensity of his very personal musical language on the bass.  His recorded output has consistently met with critical praise; as a recording artist he appears on more than 50 cds. \n\n\n\nWhit Dickey is a uniquely gifted drummer whose work with David S. Ware and Matthew Shipp is legendary.  In addition to numerous recordings as a leader\, he has also worked with Rob Brown\, Joe Morris and numerous other jazz luminaries. \n\n\n\nAbout the Exhibition: “Freedom Through Collective Improvisation: iEAR Presents! Free Jazz from the Sanctuary”\n\n\n\nFreedom Through Collective Improvisation: iEAR Presents! Free Jazz from the Sanctuary celebrates a 13-part series of jazz performance videos and photographs featuring some of the world’s most talented improvisers performing a wide spectrum of music in the genre broadly known as free jazz.  These uncompromising and inventive musicians create new languages and expressive forms\, with an aesthetic and conceptual edge that challenges listeners to look at the world anew. \n\n\n\nLike freedom itself\, free jazz as a term defies definition. The name most likely comes from Ornette Coleman’s 1961 album “Free Jazz: A Collective Improvisation.” This music celebrates the individual voice and collective action—and\, like anyone exploring the limits of freedom\, the musicians who play it sometimes find themselves on the edge of what is commercially\, culturally and politically acceptable. But they endure… and their quest continues! \n\n\n\nThe featured musicians in these videos and photographs are: \n\n\n\n• The Thirteenth Assembly (Taylor Ho Bynum\, Tomas Fujiwara\, Mary Halvorson\, Jessica Pavone)• Ethnic Heritage Ensemble (Kahil El’Zabar\, Ernest Dawkins\, Corey Wilkes)• Fay Victor Ensemble (Ken Filiano\, Anders Nilsson\, Michael TA Thompson\, Fay Victor)• From Between Trio (Michel Doneda\, Tatsuya Nakatani\, Jack Wright)• Michael Vlatkovich Quartet (Christopher Garcia\, Jonathan Golove\, David Mott\, Michael Vlatkovich)• Sax Soup Poetry and Voice (Joe Giardullo\, Pierre Joris\, Nicole Peyrafitte)• Trio Tarana (Sam Bardfeld\, Ravish Momin\, Brian Prunka)• The Ras Ensemble (Clif Jackson\, Dave Miller\, Ras Moshe\, Tor Yochai Snyder)• William Hooker• Empty Cage Quartet (Ivan Johnson\, Paul Kikuchi\, Jason Mears\, Kris Tiner)• Weasel Walter Trio (Peter Evans\, Mary Halvorson\, Weasel Walter)• Splatto Festival Chorus (Dave Barrett\, Michael Bisio\, Ed Mann\, Todd Reynolds)• Amiri Baraka and Rob Brown \n\n\n\nThis exhibition contains video and photographs that aspire to capture not only the music\, but the spirit behind the “Free Jazz from the Sanctuary” series. The concerts were recorded live between 2007-2009 at The Sanctuary for Independent Media\, a historic former church in North Troy. \n\n\n\nThe video and sound recordings were the work of a collective of artists working at The Sanctuary for Independent Media. \n\n\n\nAndrzej (Andre) Pilarczyk\, who has documented over two decades of musical events throughout the Capital Region\, photographed all but one of the “Free Jazz from the Sanctuary” concerts. “I am out there in front of the stage with a camera because of my passion for the music and the musicians\,” Andrzej explains. “Since I’m not a musician\, this is the way I emotionally and psychologically connect with the music and the performance.” \n\n\n\nJon Flanders\, a member and former president of International Association of Machinists Local 1145 and a member of the Troy Area Labor Council AFL-CIO\, is also an avid photographer.  He shot one of the “Free Jazz from the Sanctuary” concerts. \n\n\n\nThe “Free Jazz from the Sanctuary” series is a co-production of the Department of the Arts at Rensselaer and NY Media Alliance. \n\n\n\nThe Department of the Arts at Rensselaer is the first integrated electronic arts program within a research university in the U.S.  iEAR Presents! is a series of public performances\, exhibitions\, screenings\, and lectures dealing with innovative aesthetic\, cultural\, and technical explorations of experimental media and electronic arts. www.Arts.RPI.edu \n\n\n\nNY Media Alliance\, a 30 year-old non-profit advocate for the media arts\, operates The Sanctuary for Independent Media.  It’s a place where politically engaged interdisciplinary artists experiment with aesthetic form and challenging content.  In this sanctuary\, the overarching goal is to shed light on media arts’ vital role in the process of building a democratic society. www.MediaSanctuary.org \n\n\n\n“Free Jazz from the Sanctuary” was made possible in part with support from the New York State Council on the Arts Presenting Program and the NYS Music Fund\, established by the New York State Attorney General at Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors when investigations into the practice of “payola” or “pay for play” by major recording and broadcasting companies were resolved. These settlements stipulated that funds paid by the music businesses should benefit the residents of New York State through music education and appreciation programs. \n\n\n\nThis exhibition is supported by the Department of the Arts and the School of Humanities\, Arts and Social Sciences at Rensselaer.  This exhibition is funded in part with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts Electronic Media and Film Program. URL:https://archive.mediasanctuary.org/event/matthew-shipp-trio/ CATEGORIES:Gallery Show,Jazz Music,Performance END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20100407T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20100407T210000 DTSTAMP:20220313T184810Z CREATED:20220216T175529Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220313T184810Z UID:10001528-1270666800-1270674000@archive.mediasanctuary.org SUMMARY:"Sleep Dealer" with Filmmaker Alex Rivera DESCRIPTION:Sleep Dealer (2009) by filmmaker Alex Rivera is a dystopian fable of globalization disguised as a sci-fi adventure. Set on the US-Mexico border\, Rivera’s highly stylized\, emotional and surreal narrative follows a migrant worker in the near future. \n\n\n\nCo-sponsored by the Department of the Arts at RPI\, part of the iEAR Presents! series. URL:https://archive.mediasanctuary.org/event/sleep-dealer-with-filmmaker-alex-rivera/ LOCATION:The Sanctuary\, 3361 6th Ave\, Troy\, 12180\, United States CATEGORIES:Screening,Speaker END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20100411T060000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20100411T210000 DTSTAMP:20220216T174643Z CREATED:20220216T174642Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220216T174643Z UID:10001527-1270965600-1271019600@archive.mediasanctuary.org SUMMARY:"A Chat With Glendora" with Filmmaker Victoria Kereszi DESCRIPTION:A Chat with Glendora (2010\, 58 minutes\, digital video) is Victoria Kereszi’s portrait of Glendora Folsom Buell\, a physicist\, philosopher\, and self-made television personality who continues to create weekly public access television programs at age 81. In this feature documentary\, Glendora describes the early days of local broadcast and cable TV\, and its connection to her search for God\, justice\, and happiness. As she prepares for her death and plans her funeral throughout the course of the film she attempts to preserve the legacy of community television and the everyday local voices that she has captured in her six-decade career. The film seeks to uncover the unique power in Glendora’s self-representation and solidifies the importance to preserve all of our stories and to write our collective histories. The screening will be preceded by a vegan potluck and a screening of the short Bernice Perry: Queen of Sinatraland (2008\, 20 minutes\, digital video). URL:https://archive.mediasanctuary.org/event/a-chat-with-glendora-with-filmmaker-victoria-kereszi/ LOCATION:The Sanctuary\, 3361 6th Ave\, Troy\, 12180\, United States CATEGORIES:Screening,Speaker END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20100416T070000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20100416T070000 DTSTAMP:20220313T184836Z CREATED:20220216T170324Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220313T184836Z UID:10001526-1271401200-1271401200@archive.mediasanctuary.org SUMMARY:Independent Journalist Jeremy Scahill DESCRIPTION:Jeremy Scahill is an investigative journalist and author whose work focuses on global issues\, most notably the use of private military companies. He is the author of the best-selling book  Blackwater: The Rise of the World’s Most Powerful Mercenary Army\, winner of a George Polk Book Award. Scahill also serves as a correspondent for the U.S. radio and TV program Democracy Now! He is also a Puffin Foundation Writing Fellow at The Nation Institute and a frequent contributor to The Nation. URL:https://archive.mediasanctuary.org/event/independent-journalist-jeremy-scahill/ LOCATION:The Sanctuary\, 3361 6th Ave\, Troy\, 12180\, United States CATEGORIES:Speaker END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20100418T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20100418T170000 DTSTAMP:20220313T184916Z CREATED:20220216T165549Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220313T184916Z UID:10001525-1271592000-1271610000@archive.mediasanctuary.org SUMMARY:Be The Media! Workshop with Jim de Sève: The Camera As Interface to the World DESCRIPTION:Train your eye to think like a camera in this intensive hands-on workshop for beginners to pros with award winning filmmaker Jim de Sève. Explore the discipline of seeing through exercises geared to expand your observational and critical visual skills. Improve your visual/creative acuity through observational shooting techniques\, light and movement walks\, and exercises in framing\, perspective\, color and tone. URL:https://archive.mediasanctuary.org/event/be-the-media-workshop-with-jim-de-seve-the-camera-as-interface-to-the-world/ LOCATION:The Sanctuary\, 3361 6th Ave\, Troy\, 12180\, United States CATEGORIES:Workshop ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://archive.mediasanctuary.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/media-workshop.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20100424T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20100424T220000 DTSTAMP:20220216T165120Z CREATED:20220216T165119Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220216T165120Z UID:10001524-1272103200-1272146400@archive.mediasanctuary.org SUMMARY:Bike!Bike! Northeast DESCRIPTION:Bicycle organizers from not-so-far off lands will converge on our post-industrial town for a meeting of the minds on all things bicycle culture.  Discussions\, skill shares\, and bicycle fun will ensue. The events will take place over the weekend: April 23 and April 24\, 2010. Coordinated by Troy Bike Rescue and The Sanctuary for Independent Media. URL:https://archive.mediasanctuary.org/event/bikebike-northeast/ LOCATION:The Sanctuary\, 3361 6th Ave\, Troy\, 12180\, United States CATEGORIES:Community Event,Workshop END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20100424T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20100424T223000 DTSTAMP:20220313T184957Z CREATED:20220216T164358Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220313T184957Z UID:10001523-1272135600-1272148200@archive.mediasanctuary.org SUMMARY:"Veer" Screening and Bike!Bike! Northeast Party DESCRIPTION:Veer explores America’s fast-growing bicycling culture by profiling five people whose lives are inextricably tied to bicycling and the bike-centric social groups they belong to. The film follows these characters over the course of a year\, offering a behind-the-scenes look at their personal struggles and triumphs. Veer examines what it means to be part of a community\, and how social movements are formed. \n\n\n\nAt 9 pm there will be a party for the Bike!Bike! North East\, featuring musical performances by Blister Pack (Worcester\, MA) and BEWARE! The Other Head of Science. \n\n\n\nDuring the day there will be a gathering of Bike!Bike! Northeast\, bicycle motivators from all throughout the Northeast. URL:https://archive.mediasanctuary.org/event/veer-screening-and-bikebike-northeast-party/ LOCATION:The Sanctuary\, 3361 6th Ave\, Troy\, 12180\, United States CATEGORIES:Performance,Screening END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20100429T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20100429T210000 DTSTAMP:20220415T195025Z CREATED:20220216T162734Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220415T195025Z UID:10001522-1272562200-1272574800@archive.mediasanctuary.org SUMMARY:"My Suicide\," with Director David Lee Miller DESCRIPTION:My Suicide (2009) by director David Lee Miller\, is a dark romantic comedy that speaks candidly about the reality of contemporary teenage life and the effects of suicide in every town in America. \n\n\n\nThe evening starts at 5:30 with a potluck and a meet and greet with the filmmakers\, and the presentation of Daddyless\, an installation by Chelsea and Victoria Kereszi. \n\n\n\nEvent is co-sponsored by CONTACT Lifeline of the Family and Children’s Service of the Capital Region and United Way (a crisis hotline that services people who are depressed\, lonely\, despairing\, or suicidal (1-800-234-9473): and The Trevor Project (a 24/7 suicide and crisis prevention helpline for gay and questioning youth: 1-800-488-7386 ). URL:https://archive.mediasanctuary.org/event/my-suicide-with-director-david-lee-miller/ LOCATION:The Sanctuary\, 3361 6th Ave\, Troy\, 12180\, United States CATEGORIES:Gallery Show,Screening,Speaker END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20100508T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20100508T220000 DTSTAMP:20220725T151120Z CREATED:20100508T150200Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220725T151120Z UID:10000914-1273348800-1273356000@archive.mediasanctuary.org SUMMARY:World War 3 Illustrated Comic Book Collective's 30th Anniversary Gala Celebration DESCRIPTION:Celebrate 30 years of World War 3 Illustrated collective\, creators of America’s longest-running political comic book. The event will feature cutting-edge art with multimedia presentations\, puppetry\, performance\, live music and members of the World War 3 Illustrated collective. \n\n\n\nAlmost every vertical space at The Sanctuary for Independent Media is covered with art by the World War 3 Illustrated collective\, a massive 30th anniversary gallery show on loan through June 2010 from the library of the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee. Following their Saturday night performance and presentations\, on Sunday\, May 9 the World War 3 Illustrated artists will be conducting a workshop called “Visual Journalism: Comics and Graphic Novels.”   \n\n\n\nCo-sponsored by Women Agains War. URL:https://archive.mediasanctuary.org/event/world-war-3-illustrated-comic-book-collectives-30th-anniversary-gala-celebration/ LOCATION:The Sanctuary\, 3361 6th Ave\, Troy\, 12180\, United States CATEGORIES:Gallery Show,Performance,Screening END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20100509T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20100509T170000 DTSTAMP:20220811T011628Z CREATED:20100509T170000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220811T011628Z UID:10000915-1273410000-1273424400@archive.mediasanctuary.org SUMMARY:Be The Media Workshop: Visual Journalism- Comics and Graphic Novels DESCRIPTION:An arts activism intensive with members of the World War 3 Illustrated\, including a discussion on zines and comics\, and a hands-on collaborative workshop on zines and comics\, and a hands-on collaborative workshop to make a digital mini-comic. \n\n\n\nFrom 1-3 PM: Small Press and DIY Publishing and Promotion of Activist Comics and Zines; panel discussion with World War 3 Artists/Editors. \n\n\n\nFrom 3-5 PM: Comics and Graphic Novels as citizen journalism (Hands On Workshop).  URL:https://archive.mediasanctuary.org/event/be-the-media-workshop-visual-journalism-comics-and-graphic-novels/ LOCATION:The Sanctuary\, 3361 6th Ave\, Troy\, 12180\, United States CATEGORIES:Workshop END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20100515T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20100515T220000 DTSTAMP:20220313T185305Z CREATED:20220215T214032Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220313T185305Z UID:10001521-1273950000-1273960800@archive.mediasanctuary.org SUMMARY:"Addicted To Plastic" Screening and Information Session DESCRIPTION:In Ian Connacher’s Addicted To Plastic (2008)\, no ecosystem or segment of human activity has escaped the shrink-wrapped grasp of plastic.  This film probes what happens to all the plastic in water bottles\, packaging\, and hundreds of other everyday uses. \n\n\n\nPlease join us for a reception and information-sharing session at 7pm. Representatives from local plastic-alternative groups Ecovative Design\, Ecolibrium\, and Sonrise Diaper Service will be sharing information and demonstrating plastic-reduction strategies\, at tables in the Sanctuary. The film will begin at 8pm\, and will be followed by a group discussion on plastic reduction and reuse facilitated by Steve Davis. \n\n\n\nCo-sponsored by the Honest Weight Food Co-op and the Capital District Community Gardens. URL:https://archive.mediasanctuary.org/event/addicted-to-plastic-screening-and-information-session/ LOCATION:The Sanctuary\, 3361 6th Ave\, Troy\, 12180\, United States CATEGORIES:Community Event,Panel Discussion,Screening END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20100605T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20100605T170000 DTSTAMP:20220313T185349Z CREATED:20100605T203000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220313T185349Z UID:10000917-1275739200-1275757200@archive.mediasanctuary.org SUMMARY:Be The Media! Workshop with NY Youth Shout Out: Media Live Studio Production DESCRIPTION:The Youth Media Shout-Out Workshop is a media-making event for teenagers. Make a PSA in a day about issues important to you\, then screen it and shout out in this live-studio production workshop! Participants break into small groups to produce public service announcements (PSAs) with diverse responses to a teen-related theme. Members of each group share crew roles in a live studio production featuring PSA premieres and youth media makers’ discussion. \n\n\n\nFollowing the workshop\, a community potluck will honor the youth media makers\, followed by the NY Youth Shout Out Media Festival. This workshop and evening festival screening features youth media groups from our local area and surrounding regions\, including the following organizations: Youth Media Sanctuary with Missing Link Street Ministries and Upstate Girls\, Troy; Youth FX\, Albany; Y-MAP\, Time and Space Limited\, Hudson; Green Guerrillas\, Ithaca; Tech Valley High School\, Rensselaer; Access LPCTV\, Ludlow\, Vermont; Niskayuna High School\, Niskayuna;. Children’s Media Project\, Poughkeepsie. URL:https://archive.mediasanctuary.org/event/be-the-media-workshop-with-ny-youth-shout-out-media-live-studio-production/ LOCATION:The Sanctuary\, 3361 6th Ave\, Troy\, 12180\, United States CATEGORIES:Workshop END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20100605T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20100605T200000 DTSTAMP:20220313T185426Z CREATED:20220215T211558Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220313T185426Z UID:10001520-1275760800-1275768000@archive.mediasanctuary.org SUMMARY:NY Youth Shout Out Media Showcase DESCRIPTION:Community media centers throughout NY State are empowering young people to take back the media. Media offers a megaphone to the hearts and minds of young people. Come see the best of their work! Join us for a “meet the youth media makers” potluck. \n\n\n\nThis youth media festival features the voices of youth active in organizations\, including: Youth Media Sanctuary with Missing Link Street Ministries and Upstate Girls\, Troy; Youth FX\, Albany; Y-MAP\, Time and Space Limited\, Hudson; Green Guerrillas\, Ithaca; Tech Valley High School\, Rensselaer; Access LPCTV\, Ludlow\, Vermont; Buffalo Youth Media Institute\, Squeaky Wheel\, Buffalo; Niskayuna High School\, Niskayuna;. Children’s Media Project\, Poughkeepsie. \n\n\n\nCo-sponsored by NY Media Alliance Youth Media Sanctuary\, Youth FX and Grand Street Community Arts Center. URL:https://archive.mediasanctuary.org/event/ny-youth-shout-out-media-showcase/ LOCATION:The Sanctuary\, 3361 6th Ave\, Troy\, 12180\, United States CATEGORIES:Screening END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20100611T070000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20100611T210000 DTSTAMP:20220418T202612Z CREATED:20100611T195900Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220418T202612Z UID:10000918-1276239600-1276290000@archive.mediasanctuary.org SUMMARY:Live From Lock One: Thomasina Winslow and Mother Judge DESCRIPTION:A series featuring some of the most creative artists of the local live music scene.  Each performance is recorded with a studio audience and streamed live. This season we’ll be focusing on some of the region’s great blues talents\, including Thomasina Winslow and Mother Judge\, hosted by JV & The Cutters. URL:https://archive.mediasanctuary.org/event/live-from-lock-one-thomasina-winslow-and-mother-judge/ LOCATION:The Sanctuary\, 3361 6th Ave\, Troy\, 12180\, United States END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR