Explore strategies that blur the lines between documentary and fiction, from script writing to media activism to studio production to post-production. Alex Rivera is an award-winning filmmaker whose work explores […]
Join director Alex Rivera for a screening of “The Infiltrators,” along with community organizers. The Infiltrators, director by Alex Rivera and Christina Ibarras, is a film about a rag-tag group […]
The quintet Pilgrim, founded by Zurich-based tenor saxophonist Christoph Irniger, has over the years become one of the most exciting ensembles in young European jazz. They present their fourth recording, […]
What happens when we preserve plants based on utility or agricultural use alone? What if the plants we value are not the ones that will survive the shifting ecology caused […]
Let Nikki Rogers guide us in yoga practice dedicated to healing arts and mindfulness. Nikki has devoted the past decade of her professional life to promoting the health, and wellbeing […]
It's the most wonderful time of the year! Join us at The Sanctuary for the eighth annual North Central Troy Justice and Peace Holiday Celebration. We’ll have free food, portraits, […]
As part of the Sanctuary for Independent Media’s growing Nature LAB, JJ Luceno and Dr. Frank Coughlin are working to establish a central space in Troy to share health skills, […]
This Martin Luther King Labor Celebration, begun in 1999 by the Solidarity Committee of the Capital District, will be held in Troy for the first time. A short segment will […]
PLEASE NOTE: Roger was unable to get permission to enter the U.S. so he's Skyping in! What can we all do to avert catastrophe and avoid extinction? Roger Hallam has […]
Air pollution is one of the more pervasive and invisible environmental health hazards of cities and has been in the public consciousness for several decades. The World Health Organization estimates […]
Join Kitchen Sanctuary resident Intaba Liff-Anderson as she shares culinary tips on creating delicious dishes from ingredients found in food pantries. A combo of demo and hands on, we will […]
Kira O’Reilly and Marta de Menezes share their research methodologies in this public keynote of FEMeeting, a gathering to disseminate art and science projects carried out by women, followed by […]
Join us for an evening with radioactivist Norm Stockwell, publisher of The Progressive. Previously, for over 20 years, he served as WORT Community Radio’s Operations Coordinator in Madison, Wisconsin. He […]
In Documentary Across Platforms, noted scholar of film and experimental mediaPatricia R. Zimmermann offers a glimpse into the ever-evolving constellation of practices known as "documentary" and the way in which […]
On Nothing But Love, her soulful and timeless song-cycle of folk, pop, world, blues, reggae, and jazz-tinged originals, singer-songwriter Jana Herzen (who happens also to head up the Multi-GRAMMY®- winning […]
Whether you're on a traditional farm or working on a city lot, raising chickens comes with the same basic requirements. Join us for an afternoon building a safe coop for […]
Jude Abu Zaineh (MFA, University of Windsor) is a Palestinian-Canadian multidisciplinary artist and cultural worker. Her practice relies on the use of art, food, and technology to investigate meanings of […]
We are in the midst of a “tsunami of social life” that is unprecedented in modern life. The age-old ideas we had barely begun to formulate around community health and […]
Discriminating jazz and world music listeners alike will love Boston’s festive eight piece dance band featuring the Latin Bugalu style pioneered by Puerto Rican musicians in 1960's New York City. […]
Join the arborists of the More Trees Collective for a workshop in the urban forest. Learn to identify common opportunist species of urban trees, discuss different techniques and objectives of […]
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