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Milk Not Jails performs at the book launch for "Maroon the Implacable" by political prisoner Russell Maroon Shoatz on March 22, 2013 at The Sanctuary for Independent Media in Troy NY. It was the opening night of a convergence called "Changing the Climate: (r)Evolution for social and environmental justice" organized by Ecosocialist Horizons. During the prison construction boom of the 1980s and 1990s, many economically depressed, rural towns hoped that prisons would jump start their local economies. New York’s prison population has tripled since 1980 and a disproportionate number of those incarcerated are black and Latino folks from just a few New York City neighborhoods. Milk Not Jails is an economic alternative to the prison industry. They are a dairy marketing and distribution co-operative and they are a political campaign building an alliance for a sustainable and just regional economy. Milk Not Jails is building a regional economy that depends on bringing city residents local, healthy food, not locking them up. milknotjails.wordpress.com ecosocialisthorizons.com mediasanctuary.org

Civil rights activist Colia Clark speaking at the book launch for "Maroon the Implacable" by political prisoner Russell Maroon Shoatz on March 22, 2013 at The Sanctuary for Independent Media in Troy NY. It was the opening night of a convergence called "Changing the Climate: (r)Evolution for social and environmental justice" organized by Ecosocialist Horizons. Colia Clark is a long time activist and educator, and a veteran of the civil rights movement. Her work has included activism in the fields of women's rights and workers' rights, as well as activism and advocacy for homeless people and youth. She worked with the Cynthia McKinney for President campaign with "Power to the People." Clark is a chair of Grandmothers for the Release of Mumia Abu Jamal. During the Civil Rights era, Colia Clark was a Special Assistant to Medgar W. Evers, field Secretary for the NAACP. Clark later joined the Mississippi Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) doing voter registration work. Ms. Clark has recently been active in humanitarian relief efforts for Haiti. She believes that the rebuilding of Haiti starts with the removal of occupying troops from the UN and the US. ecosocialisthorizons.com mediasanctuary.org

The Troy Central Little League is a great success story in a neighborhood that sorely needs them. This short video, produced by Youth Media Sanctuary at The Sanctuary for Independent Media in North Troy, gets behind the scenes to tell that story! A “Be The Media!” workshop with the Troy Central Little League under the direction of media artist/educators Andrew Lynn and Branda Miller, with editor Tom Crenshaw and interviewer Nijear Howard. Funded in part by the New York State Council on the Arts. Music: Wayne Henderson "Take Me Out To The Ballgame" www.eteamz.com/northcentral www.mediasanctuary.org

Summer 2012.... Making fruit parfaits from homemade yogurt with Ellie Markovitch in the Collard City Growers garden on 6th Avenue in Troy NY!!! More info: www.mediasanctuary.org/kitchen

Originally from Buenos Aires, Sofia Rei challenges the stereotypes of South American music by infusing it with elements of jazz, improvisation and electronic sounds. Sofia Rei sets herself apart with a bold new vision in the global music scene, with a band including some of the most exciting young talent from North and South America. Eric Kurimski-guitar Jorge Roeder-bass Franco Pinna-drums Recorded live at The Sanctuary for Independent Media in Troy, NY on November 9, 2012. www.mediasanctuary.org www.sofiamusic.com

Originally from Buenos Aires, Sofia Rei challenges the stereotypes of South American music by infusing it with elements of jazz, improvisation and electronic sounds. Sofia Rei sets herself apart with a bold new vision in the global music scene, with a band including some of the most exciting young talent from North and South America. Eric Kurimski-guitar Jorge Roeder-bass Franco Pinna-drums Recorded live at The Sanctuary for Independent Media in Troy, NY on November 9, 2012. www.mediasanctuary.org www.sofiamusic.com

Originally from Buenos Aires, Sofia Rei challenges the stereotypes of South American music by infusing it with elements of jazz, improvisation and electronic sounds. Sofia Rei sets herself apart with a bold new vision in the global music scene, with a band including some of the most exciting young talent from North and South America. Eric Kurimski-guitar Jorge Roeder-bass Franco Pinna-drums Recorded live at The Sanctuary for Independent Media in Troy, NY on November 9, 2012. www.mediasanctuary.org www.sofiamusic.com

Renowned Spanish media artist Muntadas visited The Sanctuary for Independent Media in Troy NY on November 2, 2012 for a screening of "Political Advertisement," a look at the past, present and future of television advertising in U.S. presidential elections. This discussion with the audience was moderated by Galen Joseph-Hunter and Mary Anne Staniszewski. www.mediasanctuary.org

On October 20, 2012 the awesome Bread & Puppet Theater from Vermont and Korea's Sonagi Project visited the neighborhood of The Sanctuary for Independent Media in North Troy, NY. This parade was part of a day-long festival of food, performance and community called StoryHarvest 2012. This video was shot entirely with a GoPro (http://gopro.com)-- special thanks for their support in realizing our dreams! www.mediasanctuary.org

Salon.com editor-at-large and MSNBC political analyst Joan Walsh suggests in her book about America since the upheavals of the ’60s and ’70s that as the U.S. become a truly multiracial country, the notion of e pluribus unum–out of many, one–is going to matter more to all of us. "What's the Matter with White People?" explains how an "us vs. them" attitude has arisen in the minds of many Americans (on both sides of the political spectrum), and how that racial inequality and strife has divided our nation. Recorded live at The Sanctuary for Independent Media in Troy NY on November 3,2012. www.mediasanctuary.org