Events

African Film Festival Presents Mamadou Diabate Ensemble

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

As part of the African Film Festival, we present a live performance by Grammy-nominated kora master Mamadou Diabate from the West African country of Mali with his ensemble as part […]

Free Jazz at the Sanctuary presents Fay Victor Ensemble

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

The Fay Victor Ensemble uses vocal jazz tradition as a basis for improvising in the sense of Ornette Coleman/late Coltrane and beyond, held in check by a healthy earthy soulfulness […]

Madeleine Kunin Speaks on “Pearls, Politics, and Power”

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

The former three-term Vermont Governor asks: What will it take for women to assume their rightful places in the corridors of political power? What difference do women make? What is […]

Free Jazz at the Sanctuary Presents Trio Tarana Performance

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

Utilizing Indian rhythms as the foundation for a new creative musical experience, this group finds that ground where fiery solos, sonic explorations and exciting group interactions occur with the creation […]

Be The Media! Workshop With Jennifer Wager: Digital Storytelling

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

Everyone has a story to tell! The goal of the workshop is to design and produce a 3-5 minute digital story. Students craft and record first-person narratives, collect still images […]

Termite TV Collective Talk and Screening

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

Termite TV is a video collective with members based in Philadelphia, Baltimore and Buffalo. Founded in 1992 with a mission to create experimental and activist work to challenge the status […]

“Venezuela Rising” screening with Filmmaker Jennifer Wager

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

As seen through the eyes of grandmother and community organizer Gladys Bolivar, the documentary Venezuela Rising follows her and her compatriots five days before it is to be decided by […]

“The Lost Generation” with Filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

Internationally-celebrated filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy will speak at a screening of her new film The Lost Generation at The Sanctuary for Independent Media on Friday, June 6, 2008 at 7 PM. […]

“Energy Reality Check: A CoRE Project Special Event”

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

So the cost of a gallon of gas has reached $4.00. Yet our nation is consuming imported oil and natural gas at a steadily increasing rate. Meanwhile, we may now […]

Doug Blackmon on “Slavery by Another Name”

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

Filled with archival photographs, Doug Blackmon’s Slavery by Another Name is the true account of the re-enslavement of African Americans from the end of the Civil War until World War […]

“Body of War” with Filmmaker Dee Dee Halleck

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

Tomas Young, 25 years old, was paralyzed by a bullet to his spine after serving in Iraq for less than a week. Body of War (2007) follows Tomas as he […]

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