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SUMMARY:Community Acupuncture Clinic
DESCRIPTION:with Gina Mauro\, L.Ac of Albany Community Acupuncture (ACA)\n\n\n\nAlbany Community Acupuncture (ACA) is proud to offer a weekly clinic at People’s Health Sanctuary\, rooted in the belief that healthcare is a community responsibility—not a privilege. \n\n\n\nWhen: Wednesdays\, 10:00am–2:00pm (beginning January 21\, 2026)Where: NATURE Lab – 3319 6th Ave\, Troy NYCost: Sliding scale $10–$40Access: Walk-ins welcome or register here. \n\n\n\nCommunity acupuncture is a people-powered healthcare model designed to remove financial and structural barriers to healing. Treatments take place in a shared space\, allowing care to be offered affordably while fostering connection\, dignity\, and collective rest. Each person receives individualized acupuncture within a calm\, supportive community setting. \n\n\n\nThis clinic exists to support those impacted by stress\, trauma\, burnout\, chronic pain\, illness\, and systemic inequity—especially people who are uninsured\, underinsured\, or historically excluded from wellness spaces. Acupuncture has been shown to help regulate the nervous system\, ease pain\, support emotional resilience\, improve sleep\, and reduce craving and addiction\, promote overall well-being. \n\n\n\nGina Mauro\, L.Ac. is a licensed acupuncturist committed to healthcare as a form of activism and collective liberation. Her work challenges profit-driven wellness models by offering acupuncture that is accessible\, community-centered\, and rooted in dignity rather than extraction. \n\n\n\nLearn more about Albany Community Acupuncture at albanycommunityacupuncture.org.
URL:https://archive.mediasanctuary.org/event/community-acupuncture-clinic/2026-03-18/
LOCATION:People’s Health Sanctuary\, 3319 6th Avenue\, 2nd Fl\, Troy\, New York\, 12180\, United States
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SUMMARY:Spring Herbal Series: Cultivating an Herbal First Aid Garden
DESCRIPTION:Taught by Heidi Woolever\n\n\n\nIn this all levels workshop local gardener and herbalist Heidi Woolever will discuss cultivating\, connecting with\, and utilizing a variety of first aid plants in your garden. We will be covering calendula\, echinacea\, yarrow\, chamomile\, comfrey\, tulsi\, and catnip\, and oregano.* Learn all about growing your own apothecary! \n\n\n\nThis workshop is part of the Community Apothecary’s Spring Herbal series at the People’s Health Sanctuary. This season we are focusing on HERBAL FIRST AID\, with workshops including Salve-making\, Cultivating an herbal first aid garden\, and Creating an herbal first aid kit. \n\n\n\n*Discussion on foraging for first aid plants is outside the scope of this workshop. Limited spots available. Registration with a $10 refundable deposit is required to hold your place. Donations recommended on a sliding scale of $0 – 30; no one will be turned away for lack of funds \n\n\n\n\nRegister\n\n\n\n\nAccess: The workshop series is held on the second floor of the NATURE Lab building\, which is currently only accessible by a flight of stairs. If stairs will present a barrier to attending the workshop please get in touch (info@mediasanctuary.org) in case we can accommodate your participation in another way. \n\n\n\nAbout the facilitator\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHeidi Woolever is a high school agriculture teacher\, retired farmer and longtime student of herbalism. Raised mostly on Onondagan land (Syracuse)\, she currently resides on Mohican land (Troy) where she deeply values being part of a vibrant community.  \n\n\n\n\n\nThis series is facilitated by herbalists affiliated with the People’s Health Sanctuary Community Apothecary who are volunteering their time and sharing information for educational purposes. None of the remedies shared in these workshops are intended to diagnose or treat any disease. 
URL:https://archive.mediasanctuary.org/event/spring-herbal-series-herbal-first-aid-garden/
LOCATION:People’s Health Sanctuary\, 3319 6th Avenue\, 2nd Fl\, Troy\, New York\, 12180\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260306T160000
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SUMMARY:PHS Healing Day
DESCRIPTION:This winter and spring\, the People’s Health Sanctuary will continue hosting Healing Days at the Sanctuary main space and other venues in the region. A variety of healing modalities will be on offer\, ranging from community acupuncture and energy work to herbal remedies from the Community Apothecary. You’ll also find a nourishing one pot meal\, and a place to connect. All offerings will be donation based/sliding scale\, so pay whatever you can— and bring a friend! PHS will continue to donate 50% of all Healing Day donations to the Capital Region Sanctuary Coalition (CRSC).  \n\n\n\nSanctuary Main Space: Feb 20th\, March 6th\, and April 17th.
URL:https://archive.mediasanctuary.org/event/phs-healing-day-4/
LOCATION:The Sanctuary\, 3361 6th Ave\, Troy\, 12180\, United States
CATEGORIES:open hours
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SUMMARY:Community Radio Day
DESCRIPTION:Community Radio Days are opportunities for folks to gather around the importance of community radio. Every month a different Hudson Mohawk Magazine producer leads a discussion or exercise\, and anyone is welcome to join. Topics range from how to create grassroots radio\, pursuing a story\, creating a community\, and amplifying lesser heard voices. If you are interested in becoming a volunteer producer or if you just want to be a part of community around the importance of civic journalism\, join us! \n\n\n\nHMM Community Radio Days take place on the first Monday of each month (unless it’s a holiday)\, and we serve some light food and beverages. If you are interested in joining the discussion but are remote\, please email HMM@mediasanctuary.org in advance for a zoom link. \n\n\n\nTimeline:4:00-4:30pm: arrive\, meet our producers\, get some food\, settle in4:30-5:30pm: group discussion around radio (this takes place in our basement in the colder months. If stairs are an accessibility barrier\, please be in touch so we can prepare our accessible level)5:30-6:00pm: wind down\, radio prep6:00pm: HMM goes live on air! Listen to WOOC-LP 105.3FM or streaming at MediaSanctuary.org \n\n\n\n\nHMM interest form
URL:https://archive.mediasanctuary.org/event/community-radio-day/2026-03-02/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260228T140000
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SUMMARY:Frederick Douglass and the Power of the Black Archives
DESCRIPTION:A community reading of “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July” and collecting for the Black Experience in the Adirondacks\n\n\n\nJoin us in creating Black history archives in a community reading\, discussion\, and collection. Together we will collectively read Frederick Douglass’ What to the Slave is the Fourth of July before a conversation on storytelling and the importance of recorded Black history\, featuring speakers from the Underground Railroad Education Center and the Adirondack Experience museum. You will also have the opportunity to contribute memorabilia to the soon-to-be permanent exhibition The Black Experience in the Adirondacks at the Adirondack Experience museum. There will be a hybrid event on February 18 to give insight into the collection in Gathering Stories: Black Experiences in the Adirondacks. \n\n\n\n\n\nFrederick Douglass’ legacy demonstrates the importance of archives. Using speeches\, photography\, and print media\, this man who was born into slavery became one of the most important figures in Black history. Douglass gave speaking tours\, was the most photographed man in America during the 19th century\, and wrote books and published The North Star press. We know so much about him and his experience because of his archive\, and participants will leave a legacy of their own with archive opportunities during this event.  \n\n\n\nAttendees will collectively read Frederick Douglass’ abolitionist speech “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July” (which will be recorded and archived in audio and video form followed by a panel discussion which will include the Underground Railroad Education Center as well as Charles Clark III\, the Project Curator for the exhibition The Black Experience in the Adirondacks. The community will then have the opportunity to contribute memorability connected to the Black experience in the Adirondacks to an upcoming exhibition. \n\n\n\n\n\nA portrait of Frederick Douglass created in 1879\n\n\n\n\n\nFeaturing: \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLacey Wilson\, Teen Museum Studies Program Manager of Underground Railroad Education CenterLacey was born in Washington DC and has spent 10 years in public history\, leading tours\, managing sites\, and engaging with oral histories and local communities. Today\, she plans and implements a museum studies program for teenagers at the Underground Railroad Education Center in addition to sitting on the advocacy and nominations committees with the National Council of Public History. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPaul & Mary Liz Stewart\, Co-Founders of Underground Railroad Education Center (UREC)UREC is a non-profit organization which grew out of a research project on the Underground Railroad in the Capital Region by Paul and Mary Liz Stewart. Their work uncovered the voices and stories of people written out of this history. Together\, these voices provide a different accounting of Underground Railroad activism and change the American narrative. \n\n\n\n\n\nSince its incorporation in 2003\, Underground Railroad Education Center has created a strong program of education and research that celebrates and preserves the story of the Underground Railroad in Albany and the Capital Region and its relationship with us today. URHPCR has identified the key primary and secondary figures and their activities\, and has developed a general outline of the local history of the movement. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCharles Clark III\, curator of The Black Experience in the Adirondacks  Charles employs a Pan-Africanist methodology\, enriched by material cultural approach\, to transform exhibition making in museums. His work addresses ethno cultural erasure and brings to light marginalized narratives within art history. His approach not only enhances the representation of diverse voices but also redefines the role of museums as spaces for critical dialogue and cultural exploration. \n\n\n\n\n\nIn 2027\, the Adirondack Experience\, the Museum on Blue Mountain Lake\, will open The Black Experience in the Adirondacks\, a new permanent\, interactive exhibition. This exhibition will comprehensively explore the history of Black people in the region\, from their important and well-documented role in the settlement and development of the Adirondacks to current efforts ensuring an inclusive community and enriching the region’s recreational opportunities.
URL:https://archive.mediasanctuary.org/event/frederick-douglass-and-archives/
LOCATION:The Sanctuary\, 3361 6th Ave\, Troy\, 12180\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260220T160000
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SUMMARY:PHS Healing Day
DESCRIPTION:This winter and spring\, the People’s Health Sanctuary will continue hosting Healing Days at the Sanctuary main space and other venues in the region. A variety of healing modalities will be on offer\, ranging from community acupuncture and energy work to herbal remedies from the Community Apothecary. You’ll also find a nourishing one pot meal\, and a place to connect. All offerings will be donation based/sliding scale\, so pay whatever you can— and bring a friend! PHS will continue to donate 50% of all Healing Day donations to the Capital Region Sanctuary Coalition (CRSC). The February 20th Healing Day will also include a Seed Swap with Collard City Growers and Soul Fire Farm. \n\n\n\nSanctuary Main Space: Feb 20th\, March 6th\, and April 17th.
URL:https://archive.mediasanctuary.org/event/phs-healing-day-3/
LOCATION:The Sanctuary\, 3361 6th Ave\, Troy\, 12180\, United States
CATEGORIES:open hours
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SUMMARY:Seed Swap at Healing Day
DESCRIPTION:Join Collard City Growers for our annual seed swap to start building towards spring awakening and growth. Bring seeds to share if you have them\, or just come to take some home! This year’s seed swap will take place alongside the People’s Health Sanctuary monthly Healing Day at the Sanctuary main space\, and will feature a table by Soul Fire Farm\, who will bring seeds and knowledge to share! \n\n\n\nHave you ever saved seeds from your garden to plant again? Maybe you’ve purchased seeds in the past\, but didn’t use them all\, and are ready to pass them on? Just curious about seeds? Join us! There’s no need to bring seeds or have any knowledge of seed-keeping to attend–you can also join for company\, conversation\, and learning! We’ll have food to enjoy together\, a kiddo corner\, and various healing modalities available by donation thanks to the People’s Health Sanctuary. We’re also excited to host a table by Soul Fire Farm\, whose seed saving program you can read about below! \n\n\n\nSeed Keeping at Soul Fire Farm\n\n\n\n“At Soul Fire Farm\, we grow dozens of native crops alongside culturally significant crops from African\, Indigenous\, and Palestinian lineages. Joining a global movement of land workers and Indigenous peoples working to defend seed sovereignty against an increasingly monopolized and homogenized seed industry\, we save 8-10 seed varieties annually for distribution through the Truelove Seeds and Ujamaa Seeds catalogues. Grounded in an understanding of seeds as inextricably linked with their heritages and histories\, we engage with seedkeeping not only as ecological preservation\, but also cultural and political work. Join Soul Fire farmers Danielle and Winter to learn more about our 2026 programs and how you can save seeds at home.” \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDanielle Peláez\, (they/she || elle/ella)\, Farm Education Manager at Soul Fire Farm is a queer farmer\, educator\, and land tender. A lover of plantitas\, fungi\, human and non-human beings\, Danielle dreams of serving her community through facilitating (re)connection to the soil\, drawing on her roots in the western highlands of Guatemala. As the Farm Education Manager\, Dani co-creates and co-leads earth-based educational offerings.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWinter Exley (he/they)\, Farm Assistant at Soul Fire Farm\, was born with a passionate love for the world and the peoples in it\, so tending to the earth was instinctive. He grew up on his grandmother’s land where they woke when the roosters called and spent the days picking crabapples\, collecting water from the spring\, and exploring the woods. Winter continues to deepen his love for the trees and relationship with the woods as he tends land at Soul Fire.
URL:https://archive.mediasanctuary.org/event/seed-swap-2026/
LOCATION:The Sanctuary\, 3361 6th Ave\, Troy\, 12180\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Event
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SUMMARY:Gathering Stories: Black Experiences in the Adirondacks
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a hybrid session to learn about the importance of the Black archive and how you can contribute to the collection for The Black Experience in the Adirondacks\, a 2027 new permanent\, interactive exhibition at the Adirondack Experience\, the Museum on Blue Mountain Lake. Curator Charles Clark III will be at the Sanctuary to present about how your objects help to tell the full story of Black life in the Adirondacks. Join us in person or over zoom\, link will be set out with registration.  \n\n\n\nIn preparation for a landmark exhibition opening in 2027 on The Black Experience in the Adirondacks\, the Adirondack Experience is hosting collecting events around New York State\, including at The Sanctuary for Independent Media on February 18 & 28. The hybrid event on February 18th will be an opportunity to learn about the collection from curator Charles Clark III as well as a drop-off event for folks with physical contributions. February 28th is the event Frederick Douglass and the Power of the Black Archive: A Community Reading of “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July” and Collecting Black Experiences in the Adirondacks.  \n\n\n\nYour objects tell the full story of Black life in the Adirondacks. The Black Experience in the Adirondacks is seeking a wide range of materials\, including photographs\, souvenirs\, letters\, postcards\, recipes\, clothing\, and video clips from the Adirondacks. Any object or memory that holds a piece of the story is a vital piece of this history. Help your story be told by being a part of this upcoming exhibit! \n\n\n\nCan’t make it but have something to contribute? Fill out this online form.  \n\n\n\n\n\nCommemorative Metal:Roland Brown Sr. received the Congressional Gold Medal for his service in WW II. On June 25\, 2011\, Dr. Roland M. Brown\, Jr. donated his father’s medal to the Adirondack Experience.\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Closet: In 1957\, a 17 year old Fulton Fryar was the first African-American to sing at the Seagle Music Colony. Today\, the Adirondack Experience exhibits his segregated housing as a historical reminder of racial inequality in the Adirondacks during the 50s.\n\n\n\n\n\nLake George Study: This landscape painting by Takeyce Walter is an example of a style of painting called en plein air. Takeyce’s work is currently on display in the Artists & Inspiration in the Wild exhibit\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCharles Clark III\, curator of The Black Experience in the Adirondacks  Charles employs a Pan-Africanist methodology\, enriched by material cultural approach\, to transform exhibition making in museums. His work addresses ethno cultural erasure and brings to light marginalized narratives within art history. His approach not only enhances the representation of diverse voices but also redefines the role of museums as spaces for critical dialogue and cultural exploration. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHudson Mohawk Magazine · ADK Bx\n\n\n\n\n\nhttp://localhost:8080/hudson-mohawk-magazine-episodes/2026/hmm_02-16-2026-special-adk-bx/
URL:https://archive.mediasanctuary.org/event/black-experiences-in-the-adirondacks/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260116T091500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260116T144500
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SUMMARY:Individual Acupuncture
DESCRIPTION:PHS is excited to begin hosting individual acupuncture again! Acupuncture is offered by Xavier Coughlin\, a NYS certified physician-acupuncturist. He was trained in Integrative Structural Acupuncture\, which is a form of Japanese Acupuncture. \n\n\n\n\nLearn more and register here\n\n\n\n\nIndividual acupuncture is great for folks with complicated symptoms\, chronic issues\, and structural imbalances. These can include back pain\, chronic headaches\, fatigue\, gynecological issues\, chronic disease\, among many others. \n\n\n\nSessions will last 75 mins and occur in our private consult room. It is located at the PHS space\, at 3319 6th Ave Troy\, NY on the 2nd floor. The building has blue siding with a green door. \n\n\n\nI will palpate multiple spots on your head\, chest\, abdomen\, arms and legs. This palpation allows us to find appropriate acupuncture points. Extremely thin needles will be placed throughout your body to allow healing to occur. People feel incredibly relaxed and usually fall asleep! \n\n\n\nAcupuncture is a subtle healing energy and best works with 3-4 visits over the space of one to two months. \n\n\n\nPlease wear comfy clothes that can easily be pulled above your elbows and knees. If you often get cold\, please bring a blanket. And drink plenty of water. \n\n\n\nWe are asking for sliding scale donations to make these sessions sustainable. If you are able to donate\, please consider donating between $40-100 per session. These go to cover costs\, provide a stipend for the acupuncture team\, and contribute to the space. If you are able to donate more\, it will help cover costs for someone else or go to support the space! If you are unable to donate\, please come for healing regardless\, no one will be turned away. You can send money via venmo to @ HAC NE (please put CAP in comments)\, Paypal at fxcoughlin@gmail.com\, or cash at the session. \n\n\n\nPlease only register if you are sure you can make it\, holding spots doesn’t allow others to sign up. 
URL:https://archive.mediasanctuary.org/event/individual-acupuncture-3/
LOCATION:People’s Health Sanctuary\, 3319 6th Avenue\, 2nd Fl\, Troy\, New York\, 12180\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260111T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260111T170000
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SUMMARY:To Bind Anew: Creative tools for grief\, memory\, and mending
DESCRIPTION:In this workshop\, participants will gently explore memories through creative practices as a way to navigate grief and loss with the guidance of Sarah Blesener and Jenny Stratton\, both artists and educators. To bind anew: this is an act of love.  \n\n\n\nLimited spots available. Registration with a $10 refundable deposit is required to hold your place. Donations recommended on a sliding scale of $0 – 30; no one will be turned away for lack of funds.* \n\n\n\n*Deposit refunds/cancellations: If you are unable to attend and notify us at least 48 hours before the event begins\, we will offer your spot to someone on the waiting list and refund your deposit. Notify irons@mediasanctuary to cancel. If you attend the event\, we will offer your $10 deposit back in cash on the day of the event. If the workshop is cancelled\, we will refund your deposit or offer you the opportunity to attend a rescheduled event. \n\n\n\nThis workshop is for anyone navigating grief and loss—whether personally\, or as a caregiver or services provider supporting others. Together\, we’ll gently explore personal and shared memories through creative practices such as storytelling\, collage\, poetry\, and working with meaningful objects: photographs\, heirlooms\, flowers\, and more. \n\n\n\nAs we step into the new year\, we’ll co-create a space to reflect\, mourn\, and honor what we carry. Participants will be invited to contribute to a collective archive of our experience\, holding both what has been lost and what still remains. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNote to participants: Please come prepared with around 3 to 6 printed image reproductions of archival photographs or images meaningful to you to work with. All colors\, shapes\, and sizes are welcome. These may include images of loved ones you are grieving\, family albums\, vacation photos\, or visuals from communal archives or media. Please do not bring originals. \n\n\n\nWe recommend printing your photographs at a nearby drugstore such as Walgreens\, CVS\, etc-orders can be placed online or instore. (prints are typically under 1.00 each for a 4×6)  \n\n\n\nWe also encourage you to bring additional archival materials such as letters\, journals\, notes\, memorabilia\, or scraps—anything that holds meaning for you. Provided materials include paint\, tape\, scissors\, pens\, and extra paper. Feel free to bring your own art supplies if you prefer to use them. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSarah Blesener\n\n\n\nSarah Blesener is an educator\, socially engaged artist\, and visual researcher interested in the complexity of human relationships and their visual representations. \n\n\n\n\n\nJenny Stratton\n\n\n\nJenny Stratton is an interdisciplinary artist\, visual researcher and educator. She engages with photography\, art\, and storytelling as emergent processes for co-creation\, restorative narratives\, and acts of care. Jenny’s creative work and research are rooted in relationships—with ourselves and each other\, with inner/outer landscapes and ecologies. She is also a full-spectrum doula care provider.
URL:https://archive.mediasanctuary.org/event/to-bind-anew-grief/
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260109T091500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260109T144500
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SUMMARY:Individual Acupuncture
DESCRIPTION:PHS is excited to begin hosting individual acupuncture again! Acupuncture is offered by Xavier Coughlin\, a NYS certified physician-acupuncturist. He was trained in Integrative Structural Acupuncture\, which is a form of Japanese Acupuncture. \n\n\n\n\nLearn more and register here\n\n\n\n\nIndividual acupuncture is great for folks with complicated symptoms\, chronic issues\, and structural imbalances. These can include back pain\, chronic headaches\, fatigue\, gynecological issues\, chronic disease\, among many others. \n\n\n\nSessions will last 75 mins and occur in our private consult room. It is located at the PHS space\, at 3319 6th Ave Troy\, NY on the 2nd floor. The building has blue siding with a green door. \n\n\n\nI will palpate multiple spots on your head\, chest\, abdomen\, arms and legs. This palpation allows us to find appropriate acupuncture points. Extremely thin needles will be placed throughout your body to allow healing to occur. People feel incredibly relaxed and usually fall asleep! \n\n\n\nAcupuncture is a subtle healing energy and best works with 3-4 visits over the space of one to two months. \n\n\n\nPlease wear comfy clothes that can easily be pulled above your elbows and knees. If you often get cold\, please bring a blanket. And drink plenty of water. \n\n\n\nWe are asking for sliding scale donations to make these sessions sustainable. If you are able to donate\, please consider donating between $40-100 per session. These go to cover costs\, provide a stipend for the acupuncture team\, and contribute to the space. If you are able to donate more\, it will help cover costs for someone else or go to support the space! If you are unable to donate\, please come for healing regardless\, no one will be turned away. You can send money via venmo to @ HAC NE (please put CAP in comments)\, Paypal at fxcoughlin@gmail.com\, or cash at the session. \n\n\n\nPlease only register if you are sure you can make it\, holding spots doesn’t allow others to sign up. 
URL:https://archive.mediasanctuary.org/event/individual-acupuncture-2/
LOCATION:People’s Health Sanctuary\, 3319 6th Avenue\, 2nd Fl\, Troy\, New York\, 12180\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260108T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260108T193000
DTSTAMP:20260106T174714Z
CREATED:20260105T184208Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260106T174714Z
UID:10002356-1767893400-1767900600@archive.mediasanctuary.org
SUMMARY:Mask Jewelry Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Air Justice Lab presents Mask Jewelry Workshop with The Crafty Queer\, Alister (Alister/They)! Whether you’re an avid mask wearer or are interested in masking again\, join us for this off-campus workshop at Context Collective to bejewel your mask. Masking in public spaces helps make them more accessible and safer for everyone! Make a statement piece with your personal protection equipment (PPE)!! Mask up\, glam on\, and stay safe! \n\n\n\n*This is a mask required and COVID test encouraged event. Testing twice before hand makes this workshop significantly more accessible to those who are immunocompromised and/or disabled or at higher risk of both. If needed\, please arrange time to pick up a mask and/or two COVID tests prior to event provided at no cost to you! Thanks for helping to keep one another safe! \n\n\n\nTo register\, set up pick up times for mask/COVID test or more questions\, please email alivija@mediasanctuary.org. \n\n\n\nThis workshop is a collaboration with The Crafty Queer and will take place off campus at Context Collective at 95 4th St\, Troy\, NY 12180.
URL:https://archive.mediasanctuary.org/event/air-justice-lab-mask-jewelry-workshop-with-the-crafty-queer-context-collective/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260102T091500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260102T144500
DTSTAMP:20251219T182811Z
CREATED:20251219T175621Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251219T182811Z
UID:10002353-1767345300-1767365100@archive.mediasanctuary.org
SUMMARY:Individual Acupuncture
DESCRIPTION:PHS is excited to begin hosting individual acupuncture again! Acupuncture is offered by Xavier Coughlin\, a NYS certified physician-acupuncturist. He was trained in Integrative Structural Acupuncture\, which is a form of Japanese Acupuncture. \n\n\n\n\nLearn more and register here\n\n\n\n\nIndividual acupuncture is great for folks with complicated symptoms\, chronic issues\, and structural imbalances. These can include back pain\, chronic headaches\, fatigue\, gynecological issues\, chronic disease\, among many others. \n\n\n\nSessions will last 75 mins and occur in our private consult room. It is located at the PHS space\, at 3319 6th Ave Troy\, NY on the 2nd floor. The building has blue siding with a green door. \n\n\n\nI will palpate multiple spots on your head\, chest\, abdomen\, arms and legs. This palpation allows us to find appropriate acupuncture points. Extremely thin needles will be placed throughout your body to allow healing to occur. People feel incredibly relaxed and usually fall asleep! \n\n\n\nAcupuncture is a subtle healing energy and best works with 3-4 visits over the space of one to two months. \n\n\n\nPlease wear comfy clothes that can easily be pulled above your elbows and knees. If you often get cold\, please bring a blanket. And drink plenty of water. \n\n\n\nWe are asking for sliding scale donations to make these sessions sustainable. If you are able to donate\, please consider donating between $40-100 per session. These go to cover costs\, provide a stipend for the acupuncture team\, and contribute to the space. If you are able to donate more\, it will help cover costs for someone else or go to support the space! If you are unable to donate\, please come for healing regardless\, no one will be turned away. You can send money via venmo to @ HAC NE (please put CAP in comments)\, Paypal at fxcoughlin@gmail.com\, or cash at the session. \n\n\n\nPlease only register if you are sure you can make it\, holding spots doesn’t allow others to sign up. 
URL:https://archive.mediasanctuary.org/event/individual-acupuncture/
LOCATION:People’s Health Sanctuary\, 3319 6th Avenue\, 2nd Fl\, Troy\, New York\, 12180\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251206T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251206T170000
DTSTAMP:20251204T173422Z
CREATED:20250815T185100Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251204T173422Z
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SUMMARY:Annual North-Central Troy Interfaith Holiday Justice and Peace Celebration 2025
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our annual North-Central Troy Interfaith Holiday Justice and Peace Celebration\, an event for the whole family! This FREE event celebrates our neighborhood\, bringing us together over food\, music\, activities\, and messages of justice and peace. \n\n\n\nThe event will end at Freedom Square where we will light candles around the evergreen tree\, sharing messages of justice\, peace\, and love. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJOIN US FOR:  \n\n\n\n\nGroup portraits (Jayana Espinoza)\n\n\n\nMusic (Men of Faith & karaoke)\n\n\n\nDrag story corner (Noelle Diamond)\n\n\n\nBook giveaway (RED Bookshelf)\n\n\n\nFace painting (Sobia Chaidhry)\n\n\n\nCookie decorating (O’Malley’s Oven)\n\n\n\nStrands of regeneration (Azuré Keahi)\n\n\n\nCommunity apothecary (People’s Health Sanctuary)\n\n\n\nHot cocoa station\n\n\n\nArts & crafts\n\n\n\nFood & warm drinks\n\n\n\nCandle lighting\, singing\, and wishes for justice & peace at Freedom Square around the holiday tree
URL:https://archive.mediasanctuary.org/event/holiday-2025/
LOCATION:The Sanctuary\, 3361 6th Ave\, Troy\, 12180\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251202T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251202T200000
DTSTAMP:20251124T200418Z
CREATED:20251120T192959Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251124T200418Z
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SUMMARY:Air Justice Lab: Mask Jewelry Workshop with The Crafty Queer @ Context Collective
DESCRIPTION:Air Justice Lab presents Mask Jewelry Workshop with The Crafty Queer! Whether you’re an avid mask wearer or are interested in masking again\, join us for this off campus workshop to bejewel your mask. Masking in public spaces helps make them more accessible and safer for everyone! Make a statement piece with your personal protection equipment (PPE)!! Mask up\, glam on\, and stay safe!  \n\n\n\n*This is a mask and COVID test required event. Testing twice before hand makes this workshop significantly more accessible to those who are immunocompromised and/or disabled or at higher risk of both. If needed\, please arrange time to pick up a mask and/or two COVID tests prior to event provided at no cost to you! Thanks for helping to keep one another safe!  \n\n\n\nTo register\, set up pick up times for mask/COVID test or more questions\, please email alivija@mediasanctuary.org. \n\n\n\nThis workshop is a collaboration with The Crafty Queer and will take place off campus at Context Collective at 95 4th St\, Troy\, NY 12180.
URL:https://archive.mediasanctuary.org/event/ajl-mask-jewelry-making/
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251201T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251201T200000
DTSTAMP:20250213T212642Z
CREATED:20241231T164909Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250213T212642Z
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SUMMARY:HMM Community Radio Day
DESCRIPTION:Community Radio Days are opportunities for folks to gather around the importance of community radio. Every month a different Hudson Mohawk Magazine producer leads a discussion or exercise\, and anyone is welcome to join. Topics range from how to create grassroots radio\, pursuing a story\, creating a community\, and amplifying lesser heard voices. If you are interested in becoming a volunteer producer or if you just want to be a part of community around the importance of civic journalism\, join us!  \n\n\n\nHMM Community Radio Days take place on the first Monday of each month (unless it’s a holiday)\, and we serve some light food and beverages. If you are interested in joining the discussion but are remote\, please email HMM@mediasanctuary.org in advance.  \n\n\n\nTimeline:4:00-4:30pm: arrive\, meet our producers\, get some food\, settle in4:30-6:00pm: group discussion (this takes place in our basement in the colder months. If stairs are an accessibility barrier\, please be in touch so we can prepare our accessible level)6:00-7:00pm: sit in on a live airing of HMM7:07-8:00pm: sit in on our weekly production meeting
URL:https://archive.mediasanctuary.org/event/hmm-community-radio-day-2025/2025-12-01/
LOCATION:The Sanctuary\, 3361 6th Ave\, Troy\, 12180\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251121T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251121T190000
DTSTAMP:20251020T185929Z
CREATED:20251020T185927Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251020T185929Z
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SUMMARY:PHS Healing Day
DESCRIPTION:For the remainder of the year\, People’s Health Sanctuary will host monthly Healing Days at the Sanctuary main space\, offering community acupuncture\, herbal remedies from the Community Apothecary\, a nourishing one pot meal\, and a place to connect. All offerings will be donation based/sliding scale\, so pay whatever you can— and bring a friend! PHS will be continually donating 50% of all donations to CRSC. The November 21 Healing Day will also include the Strands of Regeneration workshop White Pine Therapy. \n\n\n\nMonthly\, 4-7 pm; dates include 10/17\, 11/21\, and 12/19.
URL:https://archive.mediasanctuary.org/event/phs-healing-day-2/
LOCATION:The Sanctuary\, 3361 6th Ave\, Troy\, 12180\, United States
CATEGORIES:open hours
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251121T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251121T190000
DTSTAMP:20251021T135317Z
CREATED:20251020T185432Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251021T135317Z
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SUMMARY:White Pine Therapy
DESCRIPTION:Lead by Raei Bridges and Azuré Keahi\n\n\n\nJoin Raei Bridges and Azuré Keahi for an exploration of white pine. Participants will learn to make small containers out of white pine bark while learning about other medicinal aspects of this Vitamin C-rich tree. This event will run alongside The People’s Health Sanctuary November Healing Day at the Sanctuary’s main space.  \n\n\n\n\nRegister\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhite Pine Therapy is one part of a workshop series called Strands of Regeneration. Started by artists Ellie Irons and Azuré Keahi\, Strands of Regeneration is an eco-socially engaged project rooted in participatory art and creative practice centered on reciprocity\, building connections between humans\, the land and more-than-human life. Hosted on the Sanctuary’s inner city Eco Art Trail\, these workshops offer an opportunity to learn from local artists and makers whose creative practices are intertwined with care for land. Together\, we will weave plant fibers and other strands into art and objects from natural materials as an act of care and reverence for earth\, celebrating how this cycle of care supports our movements. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFacilitator Bio:  \n\n\n\nRaei Bridges (they/them) is the founder of Black&Wild\, an organization dedicated to creating transformative experiences in nature. At the helm\, Raei orchestrates mindful wilderness trips and ancestral skills campouts specifically tailored for Black\, Indigenous\, & People of Color in the Northeast. Their work at Black&Wild is intended to support folks of the global majority to rekindle their wild animal self\, take more time to play\, and find their own personal pathway to attunement with the natural world. Raei’s work de-centers heady intelligence and seeks to uplift intuitive ways of knowing and being in kinship with the natural world. Black&Wild creates space to rest\, recenter\, and remember our wildness.  \n\n\n\n\n\nStrands of Regeneration is supported by the Arts Center of the Capital Region’s Arts Thrive Grow grant program. Arts Thrive and Grow has been funded by New York State\, Kathy Hochul\, Governor. We thank Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins for her extraordinary commitment and leadership\, and our elected officials who represent our grantmaking region: Senators Jake Ashby and Neil D. Breslin; Assemblymembers Scott H. Bendett\, Patricia Fahy\, John T. McDonald III\, Angelo Santabarbara\, Phil Steck\, and Mary Beth Walsh.
URL:https://archive.mediasanctuary.org/event/white-pine-therapy/
LOCATION:The Sanctuary\, 3361 6th Ave\, Troy\, 12180\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251119T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251119T190000
DTSTAMP:20251009T173833Z
CREATED:20251009T173831Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251009T173833Z
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SUMMARY:Volunteer Orientation Day
DESCRIPTION:Looking for a meaningful way to stay involved with the Sanctuary at your own pace? Join us every third Wednesday from 5–7PM for our monthly volunteer day. RSVP by sending an email to Alivija@mediasanctuary.org \n\n\n\nWe’ll start with light refreshments and a tour (plus a little campus clean up) and get an in-depth introduction to a volunteer role that interests you – whether it’s helping in the garden\, setting up events\, cleaning shared spaces\, or spreading the word about our work! \n\n\n\nEach month has a different role focus\, so come find what fits you best! No experience needed – just bring your curiosity and commitment to building a stronger community together. Meet at the main space 3361 6th Ave. \n\n\n\nNovember’s Volunteer Orientation will be around being a Sanctuary Social Butterfly! Come help us make signs of varying types– materials will be supplied. Being a part of our events has the perk of attending events for free. \n\n\n\nVolunteer Role Training Descriptions:\n\n\n\nSanctuary Scene Setter (event set up/breakdown): Help set up for concerts\, film screenings\, workshops\, and other events by placing tables\, chairs\, beverages/food or getting behind the camera to help document the event! Frequency: One day/ Occasional  \n\n\n\nSanctuary Sweeper (cleaning): Help us keep our spaces clean and safe by cleaning indoor spaces and/or doing a street sweep!Frequency: Drop in style\, Occasional  \n\n\n\nSanctuary Social Butterfly (outreach): Help share our message\, increase visibility of our work for more connections\, funding\, and attendance at our events Frequency: drop in\, prescheduled leading up to events \n\n\n\nCollard City Growers Garden: help tend to our garden by watering\, weeding\, and harvesting for and with our neighbors!Frequency: Occasional\, weekly
URL:https://archive.mediasanctuary.org/event/volunteer-orientation-day-4/
CATEGORIES:Open House
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251116T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251116T160000
DTSTAMP:20251028T155754Z
CREATED:20251028T155752Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251028T155754Z
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SUMMARY:A Big Gay Market
DESCRIPTION:A Big Gay Market is a designated intentional and affirmative space for LGBTQI+ individuals and their allies\, especially for those in our community that have intersecting marginalized identities\, to join together in queer and trans joy for a cause! This market features 30 vendors and participatory LIVE community quilt making provided by our beneficiary\, Project Linus.  \n\n\n\nThis is an INDOOR market which will have a mask-only hour and free KN-95 masks available for all attendees\, from 11AM – 12PM.This market’s beneficiary is Project Linus’s Albany & Rensselaer Counties Chapter. Their mission is to provide love\, a sense of security\, warmth\, and comfort to children who are seriously ill\, traumatized\, or otherwise in need through the gifts of new handmade blankets and afghans\, lovingly created by volunteer “blanketeers.” \n\n\n\nSee Facebook event
URL:https://archive.mediasanctuary.org/event/a-big-gay-market/
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