Joe Barna and Sketches of Influence
Joe Barna and his group Sketches Of Influence in performance one night only! This event is a homecoming of sorts as Barna grew up in North Troy and graduated from […]
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NATURE Lab Presents: TEDxManhattan- Changing the Way We Eat
The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United StatesIn the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video […]
NATURE Lab Presents: Civic Engagement and the Management of Water Resources- From the Nile to the Hudson
The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United StatesA workshop about civic engagement and water resource management in partnership with The Nile Project and groups along the Hudson River, exploring how we can help our Nile and Hudson […]
The Nile Project
The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United StatesArtists from 11 countries along the Nile River collaborate to create music celebrating the region’s instruments, languages and traditions to inspire and empower an international network of active change-makers for […]
NATURE Lab and Collard City Growers Workshop with Rebekah Rice: Pruning
The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United StatesOur fruit and nut trees will need some attention every spring. We'll take a careful look at them, do any necessary pruning, and prepare nearby soil for planting. We'll have […]
The Crusades of Cesar Chavez with Author Miriam Pawel
The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United StatesPulitzer-Prizer winning journalist Miriam Pawel will speak about her book, The Crusades of Cesar Chavez. Cesar Chavez founded a labor union, launched a movement, and inspired a generation. He rose […]
Tal National
The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United StatesGreat guitars, lightning-fast rhythms and a rotating cast of vocalists from the capital city of Niger, West Africa’s largest nation. By the time Tal National reached international acclaim with 2013’s […]
“House Keys, Not Handcuffs” with Activist Cheri Honkala
The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United StatesExtraordinary activist, organizer, vice presidential candidate and “homeless hero,” Cheri Honkala, will lead a passionate discussion at The Sanctuary for Independent Media in Troy, NY about the human right to […]
NATURE Lab and Collard City Growers Workshop with Rick Lynn: Grafting
The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United StatesLearn and practice several different ways of making grafts, then have fun adding varieties of apples to one of our trees. If you know of a tree with apples you […]
Videofreex: The Art of Guerrilla Television With Andrew Ingall, Parry Teasdale, Carol Vontobel, Bart Friedman, and DeeDee Halleck
The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United StatesOne of the pioneer production groups when consumer video was first introduced in the late 1960s, the Videofreex produced several thousand videotapes and multimedia events--training hundreds of video makers in […]
Hands-on Crowd Funding Workshop with Yes Man Mike Bonanno
The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United StatesIn the workshop, we will be generating the content for and carrying out a fundraising campaign for our new radio station. We will cover basic best practices for running such […]
Noura Mint Seymali
The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United StatesNoura Mint Seymali in concert featuring: Noura Mint Seymali, vocals / ardine; Jeiche Ould Chighaly, guitar; Ousmane Touré, bass; Matthew Tinari, drums. Seyamil is breaking ground. The “Diva of Mauritania” […]
Be The Media! Workshop with LPFM activist Pete Tridish: Theory and Practice of Community Radio
The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United StatesJoin pirate radio legend Pete Tridish for an in-depth strategy session on community radio. Revolution, technology, reform, media... What does the low power FM struggle tell us about social change […]
“Low Power to the People” with Author Christina Dunbar-Hester and PLFM activist Pete Tridish
The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United StatesIn 1998, pirate radio enthusiast “Petri Dish” was one of the founders of Prometheus, emerging from the clandestine studios of Radio Mutiny (West Philadelphia Pirate Radio) after enduring a Federal […]
Be The Media! Workshop: Altered Visions with the Seeing with Photography Collective
The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United StatesThe Seeing with Photography Collective, whose work is featured this season in the Underground Gallery, is a group of photographers based in New York City who are visually impaired, sighted […]
Daniel Kelly Trio and the Seeing with Photography Collective Underground Gallery Opening
The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United StatesAward-winning composer and pianist Daniel Kelly transforms the stories of everyday people into dramatic and compelling music that blends jazz, classical and folk music into a signature sound. His music […]
NATURE Lab Workshop: Down and Dirty- A Celebration of Soil! with “Symphony of the Soil” with Filmmaker Deborah Koons Garcia
The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United StatesIt’s the UN’s “International Year of Soils” and we’re having a party to educate, inspire, and celebrate- featuring workshops on bio-remediation, composting, soil testing and lot reclaimers, plus environmental documentary, […]
Be the Media! Workshop with Daborah Koons Garcia: Environmental Documentary Making
The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United StatesFood for Thought and Symphony of the Soil director Deborah Koons Garcia will cover an overview of environmental documentary production, from concept development to production to post-production to strategies for […]
Chris Hedges Talk: “Wages of Rebellion”
Chris Hedges, the Pulitzer Prize-winner, explores the moral imperative of revolt in his most recent book Wages of Rebellion: The Moral Imperative of Revolt (Nation Books) which was published on […]
Fundraiser Dinner for WOOC 105.3 FM with Chris Hedges
The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United StatesWe are pleased to welcome journalist, author, and war correspondent Chris Hedges back to The Sanctuary for Independent Media. Heis the guest of honor at a special fundraising dinner for […]
