Events

Indymedia 10th Anniversary Film Festival: Where Do We Go from Here?

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

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 […]

Haale: Psychedelic Sufi Trance Rock

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

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 […]

Kathy Kelly: Community Response to the Casualties of War

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

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 […]

The River Runs Both Ways: Reconsidering Dutch Exploration

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

The evening will present a scintillating exploration of colonization, imperialism and historical revisionism as the 400-year anniversary celebration of Henry Hudson’s exploration winds down!  First, a special screening of Mother […]

“Captured” Documentary Screening

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

Captured is a documentary by Dan Levin. Since 1979 Clayton Patterson has dedicated his life to documenting the final era of raw creativity and lawlessness in New York City’s Lower […]

Be The Media! Workshop: Using the Web for Video Distribution

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

Your videos can be used to build and strengthen communities; learn how to take your finished work and strategically distribute it on the Internet! We will post videos from Community […]

Reverend Billy and The Church of Life After Shopping

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

The rumors are true. Join us on Friday night, December 18, for a Shopocalyptic Revival. The Rev, the choir and members of the Not Buying It band promises our old church […]

“Day Night Day Night” with Filmmaker Julia Loktev

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

Filmmaker Julia Loktev presents her feature film, Day Night Day Night (2006), the story of a 19-year old preparing to become a suicide bomber in TImes Square. She speaks with a […]

“The Age Of Stupid” Screening

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

In Fanny Armstrong's (McLible, 2005) The Age of Stupid (2009), Oscar-nominated Pete Postlethwaite stars as a man living alone in the devastated world of 2055, looking at old footage and […]

Warrior Woman of Peace: Mama Charlotte Hill O’Neal

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

Four decades after leaving this country for exile in Tanzania, Mama Charlotte Hill O'Neal returns to share the inspirational story of how she and her husband's past as Black Panthers […]

Bassekou Kouyate and Ngoni Ba

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

From the Palace to the People: A Global Griot Saves a West African Tradition with Rock ‘n’ Roll Revelations and Blues Muses! Bassekou Kouyate is a virtuoso picker and musical […]

Taína Asili y La Banda Rebelde with DJ Trumastr

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

In celebration of their debut album War Cry, Taína Asili y La Banda Rebelde will play a soulful infusion of Afro-Caribbean, reggae, rock, hip hop and flamenco, with local and […]

Matthew Shipp Trio

The celebrated NYC-based Matthew Shipp Trio (featuring Matthew Shipp, piano; Michael Bisio, bass; Whit Dickey, drums) will perform live at the opening of a new gallery show at The Arts […]

“Sleep Dealer” with Filmmaker Alex Rivera

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

Sleep Dealer (2009) by filmmaker Alex Rivera is a dystopian fable of globalization disguised as a sci-fi adventure. Set on the US-Mexico border, Rivera's highly stylized, emotional and surreal narrative […]

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