Events

People’s Health Sanctuary Potluck

NATURE Lab 3319 6th Ave, Troy, NY, United States

We welcome community members, healers, caregivers, healthcare workers and all interested in health to join us for a community meal to connect and learn about ways you can get involved. […]

Medicine Garden: Earth Burial

NATURE Lab 3319 6th Ave, Troy, NY, United States

This will be the first event in a series related to the establishment and growth of a Medicine Garden in the NATURE Lab yard at the Sanctuary. Lead by artist […]

Freedom Fest 2023

Freedom Square 35 5th Ave, Troy, NY, United States

Freedom Fest is back! Join us for an outdoor concert and summer celebration featuring artists of the Capital Region who have been inspired by the 50 year history of hip […]

Free

DE-FENCE Part 1: Medicine in the Margins

NATURE Lab 3319 6th Ave, Troy, NY, United States

Join us at NATURE Lab for a multi-sensory drawing and plant-sensing workshop with artist Margaretha Haughwout. We will discover medicinal plants growing in the marginal spaces and edge conditions of […]

Campus-Wide Open House, Fall 2023

Curious about our organization?Want to get involved?Drop-in and check out our programs! Throughout our campus, The Sanctuary for Independent Media will have various ways to engage with our organization and […]

Collard City Growers Jam-Jam!

People's Health Sanctuary 3319 6th Avenue, 2nd Fl, Troy, New York, United States

Location: NATURE Lab, 3319 6th Avenue, 2nd floor The Collard City Growers team has been harvesting and freezing fruit and berries all summer! We've got currants, mulberries, service berries, gooseberries, […]

StoryHarvest with Stockbridge-Munsee Musician Bill Miller

Freedom Square 35 5th Ave, Troy, NY, United States

Join us for StoryHarvest–– a festival to celebrate the harvest with music, food, and community! Corn will be a source of food, games, crafts, and jokes in this family-friendly celebration […]

Free

Garden Walk, Seed Saving, and Seed Rematriation

Collard City Growers 3337 6th Avenue, Troy, New York, United States

Join us at Collard City Growers during our regular garden hours for a garden walk and seed saving activity with Lucille Burr Grignon. Rain Location: People's Health Sanctuary in NATURE […]

Welcoming “Ilopango, the Volcano that Left:” Community Celebration

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

Join us to honor the passing of Ilopango, the Volcano that Left and celebrate creative place-making along the Mahicannituck (Hudson River)! This community gathering is for all people who love the Sanctuary, who love […]

Mohican Medicine for the Winter Months

People's Health Sanctuary 3319 6th Avenue, 2nd Fl, Troy, New York, United States

Misty Cook, M. S. of the Stockbridge-Munsee Community, works with plant medicines. Misty continues to pass on traditional knowledge by teaching, giving presentations, and through her book Medicine Generations. During this event, […]

$10

“Israelism” Film Screening

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

In the spirit of cross-cultural learning and understanding, the Albany Chapter of Jewish Voice for Peace alongside our co-sponsors, are excited to host an in person screening of Israelism followed by a […]

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