Events

Uptown Summer 2016

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

Now in our 6th year of collaboration with Rensselaer County Summer Youth Employment, Uptown Summer begins. Uptown Summer is a 5-week program that gives voice to North Troy’s teens. Our […]

Español en el Jardín

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

Love gardening? Want to speak more Spanish? Join The Sanctuary for Independent Media this summer for Spanish in the Garden days at Collard City Growers, which features gardening games and activities […]

Español en el Jardín

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

Love gardening? Want to speak more Spanish? Join The Sanctuary for Independent Media this summer for Spanish in the Garden days at Collard City Growers, which features gardening games and activities […]

Mamadou Kelly in Freedom Square

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

Mamadou Kelly hails from Goundam and Niafunke, in the heartland of Mali’s Niger River Delta. Born in 1969, Kelly first picked up the guitar at age 8 and has now […]

Back to School Anti-Violence Celebration

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

The Sanctuary provides free backpacks for local children along with live music.

6th Annual StoryHarvest: A Celebration of Art and Food from Seed to Table

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

The Sanctuary for Independent Media’s 6th annual outdoor fall event, cultivating community through arts activities, free food, stories and music. This year the event, held in Freedom Square, will feature […]

Frank Lacy and 10^32K

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

10^32K. The Planck temperature; the temperature at which matter ceases to exist, and conventional physics breaks down. According to Nova, at this point, “strange things, unknown things, begin to happen […]

Bill Ayers and Bernardine Dohr: “Demand the Impossible”

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

Join longtime activist/educators Bill Ayers and Bernardine Dohrn in an engaged conversation. In an era defined by mass incarceration, endless war, economic crisis, catastrophic environmental destruction, and a political system […]

Collard City Growers Tour, Think Tank, and Community Potluck

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

Tour Collard City Growers, Troy's first permaculture food forest project, and witness this cultivated abundance. The tour will be followed by a discussion regarding the future of the project. Join […]

Reclamation Clinic: No Place Like Home

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

Financing, selecting and purchasing a home requires hard work and personal commitment, especially a vacant building that requires extensive improvements. This workshop will help people determine whether a building in […]

Jane Bunnett and Maqueque

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

Multiple Juno Award winner, Jane Bunnett has turned her bands and recordings into showcases for the finest musical talent from Canada, the U.S, and Cuba. Her exploration of Afro-Cuban melodies […]

Trio da Kali

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

Trio Da Kali is a group of outstanding musicians from the Mande culture of southern Mali who come from a long line of distinguished griots (hereditary musicians). The group features […]

There Goes the Neighborhood Film Fest

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

A community event to view compelling films around the theme of urban struggles and hopes, culminating in a celebration of youth media makers from across the Capital Region: Youth FX […]

Medea Benjamin

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

A passionate advocate for social justice for over 40 years, Medea Benjamin, whose new book is Kingdom of the Unjust: Behind the U.S.-Saudi Connections, co-founded the women-led peace group CODEPINK […]

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