As a substitute for Richard Wolff’s canceled presentation, radical media maker Franklin López will be appearing instead with a program of new work! Franklin López is an anarchist filmmaker from […]
Join in an afternoon of creative production, networking youth media makers and newbies from across the state to discuss issues shout out by youth. Youth media makers will break into […]
Join us for our Second Annual NY Youth Shout Out! Media Festival. Come witness a cavalcade of creativity featuring youth media makers across New York State, providing a window on […]
The Northeast Animal Liberation Festival begins with a vegan potluck BBQ. It will be followed by a panel discussion which will include animal liberation activists Peter Young, Jenny Brown of […]
Narrative journalist Adrian Nicole LeBlanc will respond to questions by photo journalist Brenda Ann Kenneally about her current Sanctuary exhibit, Scrappin’ Upstate. LeBlanc will explore the issues addressed in Scrappin’ Upstate, […]
This hands-on lab is specifically designed to improve your shooting skills. The key areas covered include: going off automatic, motion and stability, covering the action, and engaging the emotive potential […]
In the powerful 2010 documentary Not Just a Game: Power Politics & American Sports (based on Zirin's best-selling book, The People's History of Sports in the United States), author and […]
We’ve got new neighbors!!!! Welcome!! Troy Bike Rescue is moving to North Troy. What began as a pile of old bikes and a series of parking lot workshops has evolved […]
Our ongoing series of live recordings of local musicians performing before a studio audience continues with Todd Nelson’s TN3 featuring drummer Manual Quintana, electric guitarist Todd Nelson, and fretless bass […]
A coalition of local community groups is launching Freedom Square–just up the block from the Sanctuary–with free outdoor live music. We call the collaboration between The Sanctuary for Independent Media, […]
Welcome the "Peace Pilgrimage for a Nuclear Free Future" as the walkers pass through Troy on their journey from Boston to Albany. They will walk a total of 300 miles, […]
Seabrook 1977 chronicles the dramatic events which made world headlines and sparked the creation of a grassroots antinuclear power movement across the United States. Scenes of the nonviolent demonstration and […]
A weekend workshop on The Transition Movement, which is comprised of vibrant, grassroots community initiatives that seek to build community resilience in the face of such challenges as peak oil, […]
Media Nodes was born of award-winning photographer Sean Hemmerle’s desire to document the news media in the midst of an historic transformation. “People throw around this word all the time, […]
Our Fall 2011 season opens with music from Mail, the hotbed of new African music, featuring: Sidi Touré, guitar and vocals; Jambla Maiga, kuntigui; Domu Maiga, kurbu. Touré made his […]
October 2011 marks the 10th anniversary of the Patriot Act. In the days following 9/11, fear and shock dominated the public and domestic security issues rose to the top of […]
A digital storytelling workshop led by artist/chef Ellie Markovitch. Free community workshop for neighborhood youth on basic documentary skills and the art of storytelling. From seed to table, come document […]
Brazilian-American artist Ellie Markovitch creates a harvest celebration and community potluck. Cultivate community through cooking and eating, sharing stories, making music, and watching films. Bring your seeds, spoons, and stories! […]
The award-winning feature-length documentary Ciclovida: Lifecycle pedals alongside a group of small farmers from Brazil who bicycle more than 6,000 miles across the South American continent. They use the year […]
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