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SUMMARY:Be The Media! Workshop with Sonia Kennebeck: Safeguarding Sources- Encryption and Trauma Protection
DESCRIPTION:This workshop offers a general overview exploring the ethics and challenges of investigating and documenting high-stakes\, dangerous\, and traumatic situations and events. Sonya will share strategies for preparing for a high-risk project\, including assessing the risk of a project. From Standing Rock to Ferguson\, filmmakers and journalists work in increasingly dangerous conditions. Many documentarians may not know their legal rights or may not have the skills or tools to protect themselves or their crew and subjects. Explore source protection to cover more than just encrypting data\, and how to protect those who endanger themselves to investigate injustice.  \n\n\n\nThis session is designed to familiarize documentary makers with their legal rights and ethical obligations and to introduce strategies for protecting their subjects and crews. The workshop will cover how to protect sources and data and how to keep crew and subjects safe during and after filming. Topics to be discussed will include physical\, legal\, and emotional/psychological protection. It will also cover best practices for shooting and sharing sensitive or dangerous information\, and practical strategies and tools for data encryption and security. \n\n\n\nSponsored by WMHT Public Media and iEAR Presents!
URL:https://archive.mediasanctuary.org/event/be-the-media-workshop-with-sonia-kenneback-safeguarding-sources-encryption-and-trauma-protection/
LOCATION:The Sanctuary\, 3361 6th Ave\, Troy\, 12180\, United States
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SUMMARY:"National Bird" with Filmmaker Sonia Kennebeck and Panel
DESCRIPTION:National Bird follows the story of whistleblowers who\, despite possible consequences\, are determined to break the silence around one of the most controversial issues of our time: the “secret” U.S. drone war. The film will be followed by a talk back with the filmmaker and local and regional activists.  \n\n\n\nThis Indie Lens Pop-Up event is co-sponsored by WMHT Public Media and iEAR Presents! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout National Bird\n\n\n\nNational Bird follows the dramatic journey of three whistleblowers who are determined to break the silence around one of the most controversial current affairs issues of our time: the secret U.S. drone war. At the center of the film are three U.S. military veterans. Plagued by guilt over participating in the killing of faceless people in foreign countries\, they decide to speak out publicly\, despite the possible consequences. \n\n\n\nTheir stories take dramatic turns\, leading one of the protagonists to Afghanistan where she learns about a horrendous incident. But her journey also gives hope for peace and redemption. National Bird gives rare insight into the U.S. drone program through the eyes of veterans and survivors\, connecting their stories as never seen before in a documentary. Its images haunt the audience and bring a faraway issue close to home. \n\n\n\nDirector’s Statement\n\n\n\nt was Ramadan and we were still six hours away from sunset when we could have our first sip of water. That day\, it was over one hundred degrees and no one except a little boy in front of me had anything to drink. But in this very moment\, thirst didn’t cross my mind. My thoughts and my vision had honed in on the two people in front of me: a father and his son\, both dressed in light blue traditional Afghan garb. With a calm voice the man quietly recounted the most disturbing experience of his life. His son\, not a year over ten\, was cuddled up close\, tenderly holding his father’s hand. \n\n\n\nOver the three days we filmed the family\, the boy was never more than a few steps away from his beloved father. The Taliban had attacked the Afghan parliament with a car bomb\, only blocks away from us. Maybe he was still feeling the impact from the loud blast that shook all of us up the previous day. But something tugged at me\, suggesting otherwise. \n\n\n\nWe were sitting in a shady waiting room with turquoise walls at a hospital in Kabul\, where this man shared with me that he was studying to become a doctor when a bomb from a U.S. airstrike tore off his leg and shattered his dreams. I didn’t understand his soft-spoken Dari\, but two years into my research on drones\, his story was all too familiar. \n\n\n\nMilitary leaders have long aspired to wage war through unmanned weapons systems that kill enemies without putting their own troops in harm’s way. Over a decade ago\, this vision turned into reality\, but much of it was skillfully hidden from the public. As an investigative journalist\, I am drawn to secrets. So when I started this project in 2013\, I was curious to understand more about the U.S. drone program that had grown so exponentially under the Obama administration and by many accounts had become the President’s weapon of choice in the global war on terror. As a firm believer in the First Amendment and government transparency\, I struggled with the secrecy and lack of public discourse around such an extensive killing program. \n\n\n\nNational Bird is an investigative political documentary that explores the complex issue of drone warfare from a human perspective. Through this film\, I hope to enliven the public debate not just by enriching the existing discourse with a balanced portrait of the U.S. drone program\, but more importantly by illuminating the impact this program has on the people – veterans and survivors – the human side of this war. Like previous advancements in military technology\, combat drones have transformed warfare\, outpacing the ability of legal and moral frameworks to adapt and address these developments. A broad\, immersive\, and thoroughly public discourse is critical to understanding the social cost of drone warfare. \n\n\n\nFrom the day I met my first source in rural Pennsylvania to that moment in Kabul where I sat on a wooden bench opposite a maimed man and his son\, this project has grown far beyond my expectations. The protagonists have given me intimate access to their stories and lives to educate the public about a weapons program with global implications. I greatly respect their courage and thoughtfulness\, but most of all their humanity. \n\n\n\n—Sonia Kennebeck \n\n\n\nMORE ABOUT FILMMAKER SONIA KENNEBECK and REGIONAL PEACE AND JUSTICE ACTIVISTS\n\n\n\nSonia Kennebeck\, Director & Producerskennebeck@tenforwardfilms.comPGP Public Key and Fingerprint:943B 70F5 F8CC F5FE ECE1 868E ED14 5059 276C 8B8E \n\n\n\nSonia Kennebeck is an independent documentary filmmaker and investigative journalist with more than 15 years of directing and producing experience. She has directed eight television documentaries and more than 50 investigative reports. Most recently\, she completed her first feature-length documentary\, National Bird\, a film about the U.S. drone war which was executive produced by Wim Wenders and Errol Morris and premiered in the prestigious Specials Section of the Berlin Film Festival 2016 and was also selected for Tribeca\, Sheffield and IDFA\, among many other festivals. National Bird will open in theaters in the U.S. and Europe in November and will be broadcast on PBS in spring 2017. Filmmaker Magazine selected Sonia Kennebeck as one of the 25 New Faces of Independent Film 2016. Sonia Kennebeck received a Master’s degree in International Affairs from American University in Washington\, D.C. She was born in Malacca\, Malaysia and lives in New York. \n\n\n\nRev. Chris J. Antal \n\n\n\nRev. Antal is Minister of the Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Rock Tavern\, a founding member of Veteran’s For Peace Hudson Valley Chapter 177\, and a member of the Unitarian Universalist Peace Ministry Network Leadership Team. \n\n\n\nChaplain Antal served five years as a military chaplain\, first with the New York National Guard (2011-2013) and later in the U.S. Army Reserve (2014-2016) with one tour on active duty in Afghanistan (2012-2013)\, which came to an abrupt end when Brigadier General Scottie D. Carpenter officially reprimanded him for posting a “politically inflammatory” sermon\, “A Veteran’s Day Confession for America” on the Church of the Larger Fellowship website\, where he was identified as a U.S. Army chaplain and a photo of him in uniform had been posted. Antal resigned his commission on April 12\, 2016 in a letter to President Obama\, an act of protest against U.S. policies regarding killer drones\, nuclear weapons\, and preventive war. His stand of faith and conscience was reported in Army Times\, Military.com\, ABC News and Rev. Antal was invited to speak on The World\, The Takeaway\, and Democracy Now. \n\n\n\nRev. Antal will talk about how some U.S. religious leaders are responding to the moral hazards of drone warfare through interfaith coalition-building\, education\, and legislative advocacy. Check out Rev. Antal’s blog Rock Tavern Unitarian Universalists: A Welcoming and Peace Advocte Congregation in the Hudson Valley. \n\n\n\nKathy Manley \n\n\n\nNow a solo practitioner\, Kathy was at Kindlon Shanks & Associates from 1997-2016. Kathy’s main emphasis is criminal defense and constitutional rights. She concentrates on appeals\, and has written many winning briefs before the NYS Court of Appeals\, the Appellate Division\, Third Department and other courts. In 2014 she won the case of People v. Diack\, which struck down county and local sex offender residence restrictions throughout New York State. \n\n\n\nKathy works with many civil rights groups\, including Project SALAM\, the Muslim Solidarity Committee\, National Lawyers Guild\, and the National Coalition to Protect Civil Freedoms\, where she serves as the Chair of the Legal Committee. She is also the Vice President of the Albany chapter of the New York Civil Liberties Union. \n\n\n\nKathy has received many awards for her work\, including the Carol S. Knox Award from the NYCLU Capitol Region Chapter in 2015; the Peacemaker award from Upper Hudson Peace Action in 2015; the Service of Justice Award from the NYS Defenders Association in 2013\, the Ed Bloch Voices that Challenge Award from the NYS Interfaith Alliance in 2009\, and the Justice and Peace Award from the Solidarity Committee of the Capital District in 2008. \n\n\n\nJohn Amidon \n\n\n\nJohn Amidon is an antiwar peace activist residing in Albany\, NY. His activism takes shape in many different formats. A quick search of John Amidon and the Times Union will reveal that he is an accomplished writer\, a concerned citizen and an active civil resister. He is the current President of Veterans For Peace\, Albany Chapter\, a long time attender of Albany Friends Meeting and a member and past president of the Interfaith Alliance of NYS. \n\n\n\nHis sense of justice and moral convictions compels him to take strong stands against drone warfare and nuclear weapons amongst other concerns. In 2016 he was arrested at both the Nevada National Test Site and this past December\, at Hancock Air Field\, in DeWitt\, NY\, dressed as St. Joseph\, part of a living Nativity protest against drones. He has worked diligently to challenge Islamophobia with a 2016 voter registration drive at Capital District Mosques. He firmly believes in Love/God and his activism is spiritually based. He is the founder and co-facilitator of the Kateri Tekakwatha Interfaith Peace Conference held in Fonda\, NY. He has visited 25 countries in his travels and encourages everyone to explore the world for “learning befriends the traveler”. His youtube website pazamidon documents many of the protests he has participated in and his skillful use of videography and photography. His 4 years of active duty in the USMC\, 65-69\, taught him that war is a savage and murderous lie. He is a great admirer and student of the Bhagavad Gita and the Mahabharata and has taught Hindu Heritage classes. Finally and last but not least\, he is a grower of dahlias and like so many\, he yearns for spring to plant a summer garden.
URL:https://archive.mediasanctuary.org/event/national-bird-with-filmmaker-sonia-kenneback-and-panel/
LOCATION:The Sanctuary\, 3361 6th Ave\, Troy\, 12180\, United States
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SUMMARY:The Nile Project: Introduced by Hudson River Warriors
DESCRIPTION:Musical performance introduced by local Hudson River water warriors\, including Maureen Cunningham and others.  \n\n\n\n“The Nile Project is more than a band\,” exclaims Kenyan percussionist/vocalist and Nile Project musician Kasiva Mutua. “This is something completely new. The way we combine collaboration and education is revolutionary—not only here at home in the Nile River but everywhere we’ve been.” \n\n\n\nOne of the tightest cross­-cultural collaborations in musical history\, the Nile Project brings together artists from the 11 Nile countries\, representing over 450 million people\, to compose new songs that combine the rich diversity of one of the oldest places on Earth. Kindred harps and resonant lyres from the river’s sources in East Africa and Ethiopia to its deltas in Sudan and Egypt have reunited to learn new musical modes while buzzing timbres and ingenious polyrhythms support vocals in more than ten languages. \n\n\n\nAbout The Nile Project\n\n\n\nOn the surface\, the Nile Project blends traditional musical idioms into one seamless Nile sound. But look a little further and you’ll begin to see an ensemble of musicians modeling contemporary organizational concepts such as systems thinking\, network theory\, and participatory leadership. The Nile Project is pioneering a new approach to transform transboundary water conflicts by using music to ignite cross­-cultural empathy and spark environmental curiosity. And its collaborative model offers a blueprint for new ways in which Nile citizens can organize themselves to strengthen the sustainability of their river. \n\n\n\nTo craft this music\, Egyptian and Ethiopian artists have mastered each other’s modal systems. A Burundian bassist has become the foundation within head-spinning Ugandan rhythms. Instruments that parted ways millennia before are reunited and pushed into new tunings. Old love songs and lullabies have crossed geographical and linguistic barriers to forge unexpected tunes and improbable friendships. \n\n\n\nCreating together\, with the role of lead and soloist rotating among the ensemble members\, the Nile Project Collective has crafted emotionally stirring\, musically complex pieces that weave together over the course of a concert into one long and shifting composition. This work serves as a rallying point to draw more and more people from more and more places into a meaningful conversation\, where love and art intertwine with politics\, history\, ecology\, and commerce. \n\n\n\nYet it all starts with sound\, and with listening. “I feel like I am just beginning to be aware of what we are facing in the Nile Basin. It is difficult. We need to listen to each other\,” explains Egyptian vocalist Saleeb Fawzy. “Listening is the basis for understanding.” \n\n\n\nThe Hudson River Water Warriors\n\n\n\nScott Kellogg is the Educational Director at the Radix Ecological Sustainability Center\, an urban environmental educational center in the South End of Albany\, NY (www.radixcenter.org ). Radix is a one-acre farm that demonstrates aquaponics\, microlivestock\, solar bioshelters\, composting\, mushroom production\, rainwater collection and runs a youth centered CSA and farmer’s market program. He has a Masters in Environmental Science and Policy from Johns Hopkins University and is an appointed member of Albany’s Sustainability Advisory Committee and the chair of its urban agriculture subcommittee. He is presently a Ph.D. candidate in Science and Technology Studies at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and is in the midst of writing his dissertation. \n\n\n\nChris Bowser coordinates education programs for the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Hudson River Estuary Program and National Estuarine Research Reserve\, in partnership with Cornell University’s Water Resource Institute. His mission is to get everyone to the river through student-centered fieldwork\, public programs\, teacher training\, and community-science initiatives. http://www.dec.ny.gov/lands/5102.html \n\n\n\nHis experiences include serving as a Peace Corps volunteer in the Sahara Desert\, educating students aboard the Sloop Clearwater\, and teaching environmental science at Marist and Bard Colleges. \n\n\n\nMaureen Cunningham has served as the Executive Director of the Hudson River Watershed Alliance since 2013\, where she works to support a network of grassroots watershed groups and communities protecting water resources in throughout the Hudson Valley. Prior to joining the Alliance\, Maureen focused on international conservation and community development. She worked with Rare in Washington\, DC\, where she managed their social marketing\, public use planning and community-based ecotourism programs in various countries\, first as Director of their World Heritage Partnership and later as Director of Rare Radio. Maureen’s academic training includes a Master of Environmental Management with a focus on community-based natural resource policy and management from the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies and a Bachelor of Arts in International Studies from The American University School of International Service\, and she speaks Spanish and French. A native of Upstate New York\, Maureen now lives with her husband and two sons in Delmar in Albany County. After so many years working internationally\, she is now happy to be involved in local projects both at the Hudson River Watershed Alliance and also as a volunteer on the Board of Directors of the Friends of Five Rivers\, the Town of Bethlehem Conservation Easement Review Board as well as with various PTA and youth activities in Delmar. \n\n\n\nManna Jo Greene\, Clearwater’s Environmental Action Director since 2000\, was formerly the Recycling Coordinator/Educator for the Ulster County Resource Recovery Agency for more than 10 years and a registered Critical Care Nurse for 22 years. She holds an AAS in Nursing\, a BA in biology (pre-med) from SUNY/New Paltz\, and completed course work toward a Masters in Environmental Sciences at Bard College. A lifelong environmental professional and community activist\, Manna avidly supports collaborative land use planning and problem-solving. Working to promote sustainable agriculture and green building and landscaping practices\, she teaches communities how to integrate environmental preservation\, economic prosperity (based on the quality of life indicators)\, and social equity using effective communication. Manna also serves as Ulster County Legislator from District 19\, Towns of Rosendale and Marbletown.
URL:https://archive.mediasanctuary.org/event/the-nile-project-introduced-by-hudson-river-warriors/
LOCATION:The Sanctuary\, 3361 6th Ave\, Troy\, 12180\, United States
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