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“Don’t F***  With Me I Have 51 Brothers and Sisters” and “Ousmane”

Part of the African Film FestivalIn, the documentary Don't F***  With Me I Have 51 Brothers and Sisters (2004)South African filmmaker Dumisani Phakathi's presents an epic journey to find his 51 siblings; it is as much the story of South Africa in search of its origins as it is his.  In Ousmane (2006) Dyana Gaye's […]

“A Child’s Love Story  / Un Amour D’enfant” and “Toi Waguih”

Part of the African Film Festival, A Child’s Love Story / Un Amour D’enfant (2004) Filmmaker Be Diogaye Beye's investigation of innocent love between children set against the background of a traditional class stem in Senegal. The short Toi Waguih (2005) by Namir Abdel Messeeh tells the story of his father's 1959 arrest and imprisonment when […]

New York State Strategy Session for the Future of Community Media & Media Justice

As part of the all day event interAct Troy! (an all day skill share and community celebration), the Alliance for Community Media NYS Chapter, NY Media Alliance, and saveaccess.org invite you to New York State Strategy Session for the Future of Community Media & Media Justice featuring Betty Yu (Manhattan Neighborhood Network), Dee Dee Halleck […]

“The Night of Truth” and “My Lost Home”

Part of the African Film Festival, The Night of Truth (2004) is a drama from Burkina Faso by director Fanta Regina Nacro that mirrors the political strife and genocide in contemporary sub-Saharan Africa.  The short My Lost Home (2002) by Kamal El-Mahouti explores the complexly intertwined history of France and Morocco.  Co-sponsored by iEAR Presents!

The Michael Bisio Quartet

Jazz and new music improvisation features Michael Bisio, bass, with Avram Fefer and Stephen Gauci, winds, and Jay Rosen, drums.  

“Daughter of Keltoum” and “Whole: A Trinity of Being”

Part of the African Film Festival, in Daughter of Keltoum (2001) Algerian director Mehdi Charef immerses the viewer in a world virtually untouched by contemporary society. Whole: A Trinity of Being (2005), three experimental shorts by South African filmmaker Shelley Barry, deal with sexuality, visibility, and voice from the perspective of a wheelchair user who […]

Democracy School, June 1-3, 2007

Learning to reframe single issue work to confront corporate control; on a powerful unified front: people’s constitutional rights. June 1st - 3rd, 2007.

Deep Listening Convergence

Forty five musicians are coming together at the LifeBridge Sanctuary in High Falls NY after a five month virtual residency online to perform three New York State concerts: June 8 in Troy at the Sanctuary for Independent Media, June 9 at Time Space Ltd. in Hudson and June 10 at the LifeBridge Sanctuary in High […]

Be The Media! Workshop with Victoria Kereszi, Andrew Lynn, Branda Miller, Olivia Robinson: See TV, Be TV- Video Production for Youth

This four-hour workshop is designed for young people to make their own media, and will change the way they watch TV forever! Participants will gain behind-the-scenes experience creating media messages using video cameras, microphones, and collective creativity. Participants will break into groups and work together to brainstorm ideas, storyboard the shots, and shoot short videos […]

“Subliminal History of New York State: Troy”

Jesse Pearlman Karlsberg and Carrie Dashow lead a locally-themes group made video installation and participatory singing event featuring stories and shape note songs about the city to culminate a week-long exploration of Troy — forming a chapter of the Subliminal History of New York State.

Author Joel Kovel

Scholar and activist Joel Kovel talks about his new book, Overcoming Zionism: Creating A Single Democratic State in Israel/Palestine (2007).

Nawal

Putumayo recording artist, singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Nawal and her band weave a rich dialog of cultures, a reflection of the diverse character of life in her native Comoros Islands. 

Either/Orchestra: The Collected Unconscious

The 10-piece jazz ensemble known as the "best little big band in America" makes a return appearance to the Capital Region in a free show to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Prospect Park!

Free Jazz from the Sanctuary presents From Between Trio

From Between Trio is a collaboration of musicians from three continents: Tatsuya Nakatani, percussionist from Japan and now living in the US; Michel Doneda, saxophonist from France; and Jack Wright, Saxophonist from the US. The trio has evolved through their touring efforts and their search for new musical experience. This is a story of each […]

Talk by Journalist Laura Flanders

The longtime journalist, author and radio producer will speak about the challenge and necessity of creating for-the-people media in this era of corporate consolidation. Her most recent book is Blue Grit: Making Improbable, Impossible and Inspirational Change in America (The Penguin Press, 2007). Currently the host of RadioNation on AirAmerica, Flanders founded the Women's Desk […]

Lost Film Fest with Scott Belbin

A laugh-riot performance with equal emphasis on both "laugh" and "riot." The Lost Film Fest focuses on pranks vs. corporations and government institutions. You'll love the punk rock urgency of the Lost Film Fest and its celebration of media archaeology and illegal art. A traveling multimedia spectacle incorporating live performance and video, it's a truly […]

Author Reese Erlich

Will the United States and Iran Find Themselves at War? In The Iran Agenda: The Real Story of U.S. Policy and the Middle East Crisis (Poli Point Press, 2007), author and journalist Reese Erlich shows how the U.S. government is planning to subvert the Iranian government and lie about it to the American people. He […]

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