“Virtual Jihadi” artist returns to Capital Region with new book. Wafaa Bilal braves fear of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Troy censorship to speak again! Iraqi-American digital artist Bilal’s new book Shoot an Iraqi: Life, Art and Resistance Under the Gun tells the story of the Domestic Tension project that placed him 24/7 on the receiving […]
Robert Hillary King became a member of the Black Panther Party while in prison for a crime he did not commit, where he remained in solitary confinement for 29 years as one of the Angola 3. He wrote From the Bottom of the Heap: The Autobiography of Black Panther: Robert Hillary King (2008) after the […]
Wake up and smell the global economy with acclaimed filmmaker Su Friedrich as she takes you from Guatemala to South Carolina to New York City to see how her morning cup of coffee has passed through the hands, and lives of countless people. With few words, From the Ground Up shows how an ordinary cup […]
Celebrate bike month with "Two Wheels Good," an evening of short bicycle-themed movies curated by Andrew Lynn and members of the Troy Bike Rescue collective to make you laugh, cry, think, and-most importantly - get out and ride! Featuring Shooting Stars (Jee Udell); Ski Boys (Benny Zenga); DIY Emancipation 101 (Lynn Robinson); B.C. Clettes vs. […]
Bernadine Dohrn and Bill Ayers, the former Weatherman-turned-professor (at the University of Illinois in Chicago), was best known for his lifelong commitment to social justice before being drawn into a Republican smear campaign directed at presidential candidate Barack Obama. Race Course Against White Supremacy, the new book he wrote with wife Bernardine Dohrn (noted Northwestern law […]
This show is the first of a regular series called “Live From Lock One,” documenting some of the most creative local artists on the live music scene. Each of the performances will be recorded with a studio audience and streamed live. “Live From Lock One” takes its name from the Federal Dam in Troy, a […]
The Sanctuary for Independent Media and Bethlehem Neighbors for Peace welcome filmmaker Joe Stillman and Iraq Veterans Against the War co-founder Jimmy Massey for a screening of the new documentary, From Mills River to Babylon and Back... The Jimmy Massey Story. This film chronicles the life of former Staff Sergeant Jimmy Massey and examines the […]
The Sanctuary kicks off its Fall 2009 season with a permaculture project opening with tea party, a great new film, and three live bands! Beginning at 6 PM, a Kombucha tea party will celebrate the opening of our new outdoor Vertical Mushroom Garden, a permaculture exhibit designed by Sara Worden and installed with help from […]
The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008) is a new Academy Award-nominated drama by Uli Edel which shows how founders of the Red Army Faction graduated from rhetorical debates to revolutionary violence, as terrorism rocked the fragile 1970's German democracy. The radicalized children of the Nazi generation led by Andreas Baader (Moritz Bleibtreu), Ulrike Meinhof (Martina Gedeck) […]
"Video Archiving 101: How to Save and Access Your Video Collection" for organizations and individuals. So you made your media and got it out there; now what? This workshop will help you safeguard that treasured masterpiece for generations to come. Learn what formats work and which don't for archiving your media projects. MORE ABOUT NAN […]
The Yes Men Fix the World is a screwball true story about two gonzo political activists who, armed with nothing but thrift-store suits, pose as top executives of giant corporations, lie their way into big business conferences, and pull off the world’s most outrageous pranks, parodying their corporate targets in ever more extreme ways. From […]
Share in a collective celebration of the history of grassroots communication with this quilt-making workshop, to be held October 17th and 18th 2009. Bring your community media t-shirts, and we will add them to our quilt. Whether you are an experienced quilter and/or sewer, or someone whose always wanted to participate, join us! The final quilt […]
Workers' Republic (2009) is a story of the courage, resolve, creativity, and solidarity of the workers at Republic Windows and Doors in Chicago, who stood up for their rights after being thrown out of work three weeks before Christmas 2008. Co-sponsored by Bethlehem Neighbors for Peace and the Troy Area Labor Council. Workers’ Republic(Filmmaker: Andrew […]
In Orgasmic Birth (2009) director Debra Pascali-Bonaro shares what she calls the "best-kept secret" as we witness women in the ecstatic release of childbirth, challenging educating cultural myths by inviting viewers to see the emotional, spiritual, and physical heights attainable through birth. A panel discussion with follow the screening, organized by Birthnet. More about BirthNet […]
This two-part workshop with facilitator Devorah Hill, is aimed at organizations and citizens from the regional community, to get their stories heard! Let us help you turn photos and narration into a video to promote your group and the work you do. Use digital storytelling as a tool for community engagement and empowerment by exploring […]
Join us in this creative event for reproductive rights! The evening will include an excerpted reading from the newly published and acclaimed book Front Lines: Book of Plays, a discussion with editor Alexis Greene, as well as a creativity workshop around reproductive rights issues led by Words of Choice creator Cindy Cooper. The New Press […]
Ten years after the Battle of Seattle and the explosion of global grassroots citizen journalism, known as Indymedia, the legacy reverberates in villages, cities, and countrysides around the world. Join us for a retrospective screening of seminal Indymedia films, including, This is What Democracy Looks Like, Indymedia Showcase, Fourth World War, A Tribute to Brad […]
Psychedelic Sufi Trance rock returns to the Sanctuary! To conclude the 10th Anniversary Indymedia Film Festival, the Persian-American poet/singer/songwriter will perform at 9 pm. Drawing on Persian mystical and American folk traditions, Haale weaves engaging lyrics and trance-inducing melodies in a rare solo acoustic set. She will sing new songs as well as songs from […]
Internationally acclaimed documentary photographer Nina Berman discusses her exhibit Evidence and Fantasy: Militarism in American Life, and poet David Smith-Ferri and veterans, including members of Albany Veterans for Peace, read poems exploring their personal experiences with the realities of war. In conversation with Kathy Helly, Berman will also discuss work from her series Purple Hearts, […]
Three-time Nobel Peace Prize nominee Kathy Kelly's eyewitness accounts offer a message of hope through creative non-violence. Built around tangible community responses to the casualties of war, this multi-media event networks members of the local peace, justice, Iraqi refugee, veteran, artist communities, and aid agencies and the many volunteers who work with them. During the […]
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