NATURE 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 to build your own. About the NATURE Lab: North Troy Art, Technology, and Urban Research in Ecology (NATURE) Lab is a volunteer-led urban ecology education […]
It'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 to Brenda Ann Kenneally and her team), arts activities, music by Derrick Horton & The Jay Street Band plus Men of Faith (MOF), free food […]
Experience 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 Sanctuary for the Holiday Celebration! Collard City Growers is a volunteer-run food justice project where we connect arts and culture to growing a wealth of annuals […]
Join 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! North Troy Art, Technology, and Urban Research in Ecology (NATURE) Lab is a volunteer-led urban ecology education initiative. Artist/scientist teams work to empower the community with […]
Join us on Sunday February 17th from 11-2 for an informative interaction with our favorite friends, the trees!! This pruning workshop officially kicks off the 2019 growing season, woohoo! Our food forest spans one city block and contains trees of all shapes, sizes and functions. We will have a workshop and demonstration at freedom square […]
Join an informal discussion with Voices for Creative Non-Violence founder Kathy Kelly, members of the local peace and justice community, and WOOC Hudson Mohawk Magazine radio producers, to develop strategies for expanding the media presence of the Capital Region’s peace and justice community. Co-Sponsored by Women Against War.
The activist singer-songwriter celebrates her birthday and the release of a new album, Resiliencia!, with a full slate of special guests and her awesome band! And we're celebrating resilience too! Join us for the launch of our Spring '19 season and the kick-off of our Sanctuary Sustainer campaign. Resiliencia! is a wide-ranging anthology of stories […]
Join us for a three-part DIY Workshop series on CRISP-CAS9, a genome editing system. Explore the possibilities modern science offers artists, with an internationally-renownedpioneer of biological arts. Prior to the workshop will be an introductory lecture from 5:30-6:30. de Menezes will reflect on the possibilities and strategies of identity and nature, and how they interconnect […]
Join us for an exploration of how modern science can be incorporated into the artistry field with the help of an internationally-renowned pioneer of biological arts. In her talk Nature, Marta de Menezes will reflect on the possibilities and strategies of identity and nature, and how they interconnect and entangle. The lecture will include an […]
In L.A. Kauffman's new book, How to Read a Protest: The Art of Organizing and Resistance, the mobilizing coordinator of the 2003-2004 Iraq War protests explains what makes today's grassroots resistance different from past movements in America. When millions of people took to the streets for the 2017 Women’s Marches, there was an unmistakable air […]
Learn how to grow materials compatible to the earth, and reduce the amount of plastic, with this overview of the development of mycelium materials. Followed by a “grow-it-yourself” workshop. Ecovative Design LLC is a biomaterials company headquartered in Green Island, New York that provides sustainable alternatives to plastics and polystyrene foams for packaging, building materials […]
In memory of youth victims of violence, a screening of “Charm City” with cinematographer Andre Lambertson, followed by an informational discussion and candlelight vigil which will be held in memory of local youth victims. Please join us for an informational discussion about unreported crime and under-served youth victims for youth community conducted by various speakers. […]
Join us as we dig up root stock, transplant saplings, and make new trees with some old school genetic engineering. NATURE Lab is the Sanctuary’s resident ecological education program. NATURE Lab promotes sustainability, and urban research in ecology using art, technology and science. Programming is open to novices and experts alike. We are currently in […]
Join us for a panel on science activism and advocacy in the Capital Region with public officials, scientists, and activists focusing on how we, as concerned citizens, can get involved most effectively. The event, which replaces this year's March for Science, is produced by CapSci. This informal panel will be followed by a Q&A with […]
From his fearless journey reporting on the war front to his scaling of glaciers to share stories on climate change, share the struggles, strategies, and personal process of this path-breaking reporting! Be the Media! workshops teach multimedia skills to community members to develop urgently needed independent local voices. Our goal is to empower the public through […]
Join us for a book talk with Dahr Jamail and a great evening of conversation! After nearly a decade as a war reporter, the acclaimed journalist returns to America to renew his passion for mountaineering, only to find that the slopes he had once climbed have been irrevocably changed by climate disruption. More about The […]
In an informal conversation about the creative process, Astra Taylor will share personal strategies as a filmmaker, writer, and political organizer to activate a people’s platform for organizing through diverse media formats. Be the Media! workshops teach multimedia skills to community members to develop urgently needed independent local voices. Our goal is to empower the public […]
What is Democracy is an idiosyncratic, philosophical take on the evolution of democracy through the ages, from its philosophical origins in Greece, through its capitalist growth in Italy, to the modern world. Featuring a diverse cast—including celebrated theorists, trauma surgeons, activists, factory workers, asylum seekers, and former prime ministers—this urgent film connects the past and […]
Prepare garden beds that have been resting all winter, readying for this year’s plantings. Learn to turn one plant into many by the simple practice of root division! Collard City Growers is a volunteer-run food justice project where we connect arts and culture to growing a wealth of annuals and perennials including vegetables, medicinal herbs, […]
Join Ellen Rocco, manager of North Country Public Radio, to learn the secrets of recording a great interview, from research to writing questions to post-production. She will also share her experiences and insights on First Amendment and journalism best practices. Born and raised and schooled in Manhattan, Ellen Rocco moved to the North Country farm […]
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