Name: “The Baader Meinhof Complex” Screening
Start: 2009-10-02T19:00:00-04:00
End: 2009-10-02T21:00:00-04:00
Location: The Sanctuary

December 2008
“Crime Against Humanity” with Poet and Activist Michael Anthony Reyes Benavides

December 19, 2008 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm EST

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

A play by poet and activist Michael Anthony Reyes Benavides and former Puerto Rican Political Prisoner Luis Rosa, directed by Michael Anthony Reyes Benavides. Imagine 27 years of your life […]
February 2009
Free Jazz at the Sanctuary presents Percussionist William Hooker with Oscar Micheaux’s “The Symbol of the Unconquered”

February 14, 2009 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm EST

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

Percussionist William Hooker, the genre-bending Free Jazz legend, will improvise a sound track to pioneering African-American filmmaker Oscar Micheaux’s 1920 silent film classic, The Symbol of the Unconquered, originally advertised […]
Free Jazz from the Sanctuary Presents “Somebody Blew Up America” with Amiri Baraka & Rob Brown

February 21, 2009 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm EST

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

The poet icon and political activist Amiri Baraka (1934-2014) will perform with Rob Brown, one of the New York City downtown music scene’s most in-demand saxophonists, in a reading of […]
Free Jazz at the Sanctuary Presents The Splatto Festival Chorus

February 28, 2009 @ 8:00 am EST

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

The Splatto Festival Chorus is a rare assembly that brings together Todd Reynolds (Bang on a Can, Yo Yo Ma, and Meredith Mond) on violins/laptop; Ed Mann (Zappa) on percussion/electronics; […]
March 2009
“Little Caughnawaga: To Brooklyn and Back” with Filmmaker Reaghan Tarbell

March 14, 2009 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm EDT

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

The Kahnawake Mohawk ironworkers who helped to build the famed bridges and skyscrapers of New York City lived with their families in 10 square blocks in Brooklyn - a neighborhood […]
A Best of “Fence”: The First Nine Years

March 18, 2009 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm EDT

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

Readings from Capital Region writers Chase Twichell, Sam Truitt, Christian Peet, Laura Didyk, and others in celebration of Fence magazine’s brand new anthology of poetry, creative nonfiction, short fiction and […]
Opening in the Underground Gallery: “Upstate Girls – What Became of Collar City”

March 21, 2009 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm EDT

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

The photographs are on display in the Underground Gallery at The Sanctuary for Independent Media, available for viewing an hour before, during and an hour after events and by arrangement. […]
Reception for Exhibit of Iraqi Refugee Children’s Murals at Albany Public Library

March 23, 2009 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm EDT

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

Reception for Exhibit of Iraqi Refugee Children’s Murals at Albany Public Library. The murals painted by Iraqi children and teenagers are currently on exhibit on the second floor through March 27. […]
Iraqi/American Youth Mural Workshop: “How Will They Know Us? Building a Culture of Peace”

March 28, 2009 - March 29, 2009

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

A two-day art workshop will bring together a group of local Iraqi and American youth to collaborate on a mural painting project. These youth share visions of a peaceful, just […]
April 2009
“Upstate Girls,” A Conversation

April 2, 2009 @ 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm EDT

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

Teenage girls from throughout the Capital Region share stories about the challenges in their lives, gathering with representatives of the institutions with which they are entwined - including the legal, […]
“Shoot an Iraqi: Life, Art and Resistance Under the Gun” with Artist Wafaa Bilal

April 3, 2009 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm EDT

“Virtual Jihadi” artist returns to Capital Region with new book. Wafaa Bilal braves fear of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Troy censorship to speak again! Iraqi-American digital artist Bilal’s new book […]
The Autobiography of a Black Panther with Robert Hillary King

April 10, 2009 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm EDT

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

Robert Hillary King became a member of the Black Panther Party while in prison for a crime he did not commit, where he remained in solitary confinement for 29 years […]
“From the Ground Up” with Filmmaker Su Friedrich

April 24, 2009 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm EDT

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

Wake up and smell the global economy with acclaimed filmmaker Su Friedrich as she takes you from Guatemala to South Carolina to New York City to see how her morning […]
May 2009
“Two Wheels Good” Bike Movie Screening

May 8, 2009 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm EDT

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

Celebrate bike month with "Two Wheels Good," an evening of short bicycle-themed movies curated by Andrew Lynn and members of the Troy Bike Rescue collective to make you laugh, cry, […]
“Race Course Against White Supremacy,” with Authors Bill Ayers and Bernadine Dohrn

May 9, 2009 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm EDT

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

Bernadine Dohrn and Bill Ayers, the former Weatherman-turned-professor (at the University of Illinois in Chicago), was best known for his lifelong commitment to social justice before being drawn into a […]
Live from Lock One with Taína Asili y la Bande Rebelde, plus The Ameros

May 23, 2009 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm EDT

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

This show is the first of a regular series called “Live From Lock One,” documenting some of the most creative local artists on the live music scene. Each of the […]
June 2009
“From Mills River to Babylon and Back” with Filmmaker Joe Stillman and IVAW co-founder Jimmy Massey

June 6, 2009 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm EDT

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

The Sanctuary for Independent Media and Bethlehem Neighbors for Peace welcome filmmaker Joe Stillman and Iraq Veterans Against the War co-founder Jimmy Massey for a screening of the new documentary, […]
September 2009
Underground Gallery Exhibition by Nina Berman: “Evidence and Fantasy – Militarism in American Life”

September 26, 2009 - December 12, 2009

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

Nina Berman is an award-winning documentary photographer based in New York City, widely publicized and exhibited, with a primary interest in the American political and social landscape. Her work examines […]
Kombucha Tea Party, Screening of “Where Are You Go,” and Live Music

September 26, 2009 @ 6:00 pm - 11:00 pm EDT

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

The Sanctuary kicks off its Fall 2009 season with a permaculture project opening with tea party, a great new film, and three live bands! Beginning at 6 PM, a Kombucha […]
October 2009
“The Baader Meinhof Complex” Screening

October 2, 2009 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm EDT

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008) is a new Academy Award-nominated drama by Uli Edel which shows how founders of the Red Army Faction graduated from rhetorical debates to revolutionary violence, […]

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December 2008

“Crime Against Humanity” with Poet and Activist Michael Anthony Reyes Benavides

February 2009

Free Jazz at the Sanctuary presents Percussionist William Hooker with Oscar Micheaux’s “The Symbol of the Unconquered”

Free Jazz from the Sanctuary Presents “Somebody Blew Up America” with Amiri Baraka & Rob Brown

Free Jazz at the Sanctuary Presents The Splatto Festival Chorus

March 2009

“Little Caughnawaga: To Brooklyn and Back” with Filmmaker Reaghan Tarbell

A Best of “Fence”: The First Nine Years

Opening in the Underground Gallery: “Upstate Girls – What Became of Collar City”

Reception for Exhibit of Iraqi Refugee Children’s Murals at Albany Public Library

Iraqi/American Youth Mural Workshop: “How Will They Know Us? Building a Culture of Peace”

April 2009

“Upstate Girls,” A Conversation

“Shoot an Iraqi: Life, Art and Resistance Under the Gun” with Artist Wafaa Bilal

The Autobiography of a Black Panther with Robert Hillary King

“From the Ground Up” with Filmmaker Su Friedrich

May 2009

“Two Wheels Good” Bike Movie Screening

“Race Course Against White Supremacy,” with Authors Bill Ayers and Bernadine Dohrn

Live from Lock One with Taína Asili y la Bande Rebelde, plus The Ameros

June 2009

“From Mills River to Babylon and Back” with Filmmaker Joe Stillman and IVAW co-founder Jimmy Massey

September 2009

Underground Gallery Exhibition by Nina Berman: “Evidence and Fantasy – Militarism in American Life”

Kombucha Tea Party, Screening of “Where Are You Go,” and Live Music

October 2009

“The Baader Meinhof Complex” Screening

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