NATURE Lab Workshop: Mealworms, Pillbugs, Critters, Oh My!
Learn about the value of bugs in farming and their potential as “microlivestock.” We promise they don't bite! Includes experiments for kids. Open to all ages. About the NATURE Lab: […]
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The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States
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NATURE Lab Workshop with Leila Nadir and Cary Adams: Feral Fermentation
The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United StatesThis class shares ancient practices of fermentation, followed by the reaction of edible bio-art that will take two weeks for microbes to cook for you. Open-Source education contra the neoliberal […]
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Vusi Mahlasela and His Band
The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United StatesThe Sanctuary for Independent Media welcomes acclaimed South African artist Vusi Mahlasela back to the Capital Region with his full band for a concert at The Egg in Albany to benefit […]
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NATURE Lab, Collard City Growers and the Next Epoch Seed Library Workshop: Seedy Social
The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United StatesJoin our fall seed swap and social to learn seed keeping methods, acquire seeds and bring your own. Learn seed keeping methods from local gardeners, acquire seeds to grow, bring […]
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Leah Penniman, Farming While Black: Book Release
The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United StatesJoin us as we celebrate the release of Leah Penniman’s new book, Farming While Black. The Black Kreyol farmer/peyizan, author, and food justice activist from Soul Fire Farm in Grafton, NY […]
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Chris Hedges: “America: The Farewell Tour”
The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United StatesThe Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and bestselling author shows an America that should shame us: a land of rampant and deadly drug addiction, of escape into gambling, sadism and pornography, of […]
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NATURE Lab Workshop with Natalie Dubois Calero: Wearing Bacteria
The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United StatesTake a peek into the tiny world around us! Ever wonder what’s lurking on and around you? Learn about what microorganisms live on your skin and in the air. We […]
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Ornettiquette
The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United StatesTrumpeter Chris Pasin performs music inspired by free jazz icons in a CD release party with Harvey Sorgen, Michael Bisio, Adam Siegel, and Creative Music Studio founders Karl Berger and […]
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NATURE Lab: Lawn Lab, Preserving Plants
The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United StatesLearn some basic plant ID skills and an archival method for storing dried, pressed plants to add to the NATURE Lab herbarium. Open to all ages. About the NATURE Lab: […]
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Be The Media! Workshop with Stephen Maing: Storytelling at the Margins
The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United StatesThe digital revolution has us awash in a sea of media; award-winning filmmaker Stephen Maing addresses the challenge of documenting underrepresented individuals and communities. The focus of this informal conversation […]
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“Crime and Punishment” with Filmmaker Stephen Maing, Manuel Gomez (Private Investigator) plus George Weddington (Justice for Dahmeek)
The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United StatesStephen Maing's film Crime and Punishment chronicles the struggles of a group of black and Latino whistleblower cops and the young minorities they are pressured to arrest and summons in […]
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NATURE Lab Workshop with Maya Sanders: Plastic Sucks
The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United StatesLearn why plastic is bad for the environment and our health. We will discuss and brainstorm ways to reduce plastic in our everyday lives. Includes fun eco-friendly craft! Maya Sanders […]
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NATURE Lab Workshop with Heather Dewey-Hagborg: Who Do You Think You Are- DNA Ancestry and Biosurveillance
The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United StatesHow much can you learn about a stranger from a stray cigarette butt? Our DNA can reveal stories about us—including our ancestry, disease risks, physical characteristics, and predispositions. These stories […]
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Author Ronald Kitchen Presents “My Midnight Years”
The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United StatesMy Midnight Years: Surviving Jon Burge’s Police Torture Ring and Death Row tells the story of Ronald Kitchen's 21 years in prison–including more than a decade on death row–and, finally, […]
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NATURE Lab Workshop with Nathalie Dubois Calero: Tabletop Composting
The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United StatesLife is a cycle, let's experience it by eating over decomposing food! Learn what can be composted and how to compost it. We will show you how to use bokashi […]
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Ras Moshe
The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United StatesA multimedia performance of “Peace Be With You: Letters from Rap” with the Music Now! Unit. Theodore Burnett III performs music based on letters written by his father during deployment […]
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NATURE Lab Workshop with Dylan Rees: Using Fish Poo to Feed a Family
The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United StatesNATURE Lab educator Dylan Rees will lead a workshop on Fish Poo. Aquaponics uses fish poo to grow plants. See a small tabletop system, learn how it works, and how […]
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7th Annual North Troy Justice and Peace Holiday Celebration
The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United StatesIt's the most wonderful time of the year! Join us at the Sanctuary for the seventh annual North Central Holiday Justice and Peace Celebration. We’ll have free portraits (special appreciation […]
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NATURE Lab and Collard City Growers Workshop: Fruit and Berry Propagation
The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United StatesExperience the magic of sticks to propagate fruiting shrubs: grow our food forest with elderberries, blackberries, raspberries, grapes and cuttings you bring to experiment with! Afterward, join us inside the […]
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NATURE Lab: Futurology
The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United StatesJoin us for a potluck social to reflect on our great fall and to postulate the bright future to come. We will display all we have worked on and more! […]
