Cedric Watson and Bijou Creole at the Sanctuary for Independent Media, 4/19/13
By GREG HAYMES
TROY – On Friday evening before the storm front rolled in, it was a warm, humid evening – kind of like springtime in Louisiana. And it was the perfect meteorological setting for the swamp-soaked sounds that Cedric Watson and his band Bijou Creole were churning out at the Sanctuary for Independent Media.
Jon Flanders
The Sanctuary for Independent Media protesting outside on the evening of Wafaa Bilal's opening
by Julia Halperin
Published: February 4, 2013
Sanctuary for Independent Media announces spring events
Troy events combine the arts and advocacy
By Nana K. Adjei-Brenyah
Published 2:07 pm, Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Art and advocacy will meet this spring at the Sanctuary for Independent Media, which has just released its spring schedule.
To kick off the season, the Sanctuary will host a three-day convergence called "Changing the Climate: (r)Evolution for Social and Environmental Justice," beginning March 22.
How the Andy Warhol Foundation Turned the Tables on a Repressive City Government
Jon Flanders
The Sanctuary for Independent Media protesting outside on the evening of Wafaa Bilal's opening
by Julia Halperin
Published: February 4, 2013
Garden, church, activist group work to make Troy block a destination point
By Kenneth C. Crowe II
TROY — The North Central block of Sixth Avenue between Glen and 101st streets is becoming an oasis in one of the city's poorest and overlooked neighborhoods.
This isn't a sudden blossoming, but a slowly evolving effort by The Sanctuary for Independent Media and other groups.
Whether it's the Collard City Growers community garden at midblock, the Missing Link AME Zion Church at the corner of 101st Street where North Central and South Lansingburgh meet or the Sanctuary itself, momentum is building to move the neighborhood ahead. Also involved is Troy Bike Rescue in the block to the south.
Sgt. Dunbar and the Hobo Banned, "a passionate collection of brass centric gypsy folk rock featuring a community of spirited voices and an array of instruments that sound like weathered antiques given new life,” performs in the ongoing Live From Lock One series to benefit the Youth Media Sanctuary program.
Learn more about Sgt. Dunbar and the Hobo Banned at their website!
http://sgtdunbar.com/
Cultivate community through cooking and eating, sharing stories, making music, and watching films. Bring your seeds, spoons, and stories!
StoryHarvest
Saturday, October 15, 2011, 4-7pm
at Collard City Growers: 3337 6th Avenue, between Glen Avenue and 101st Street, Troy, NY; and The Sanctuary for Independent Media: 3361 6th Avenue, Troy, NY
free and open to the public
Contact Ellie Markovitch for more information: elmark20@yahoo.com
Check out Times Union article:
Brazilian-American artist Ellie Markovitch designs a harvest celebration culminating in a community potluck.
Our "Be the Media" workshop series provides local artists, producers, and citizen journalists with opportunities to acquire and improve the skills necessary for successful and powerful independent media-making. We offer an interdisciplinary approach to diverse media arts practices with new technologies, with core focus on creative practice and artistry.
October 4 Digital Preservation
with Nan Ruben
October 17-18 "Community Media" Quilts Project
It's not all electronic! Share in a collective celebration of the history of community media with this quilt-making workshop. Bring your community media t-shirts that you cherish, but no longer wear, 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 will be auctioned in the Spring '10 season as part of our upcoming 5th Anniversary Celebration...
October 25 1-5pm Community Digital Storytelling
This two-part workshop is aimed at organizations and citizens from the regional community, to get their stories heard!
Get ready for the Fall 2009 production season at The Sanctuary for Independent Media!
Featuring a wide-ranging schedule of activist writers and poets, photographers and filmmakers, multi-media artists and musicians, join diverse communities networking through creative action! Share in the fun with Mike Bonanno of the Yes Men!, get inspired with Kathy Kelly and Voices for Creative Nonviolence, and join in the critical discourse...
Send us your address; we'll mail our upcoming Fall 2009 season brochure! You can also sign up (above right) for email updates by joining our announcement list!
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