indymedia
"Sanctuary mixes genres, but not message"
By Bob Goepfert
The Sanctuary for Independent Media has a curious name that makes the organization sound a bit spiritual and at the same time a bit rebellious.
That is appropriate as the not-for-profit is located in an old church at 3361 Sixth Ave. in Troy.
Too, the films, performances in the field of music and dance, poetry readings and exhibits of visual artists presented at the Sanctuary are usually outside the mainstream and tend to have political points of view.
The Sanctuary defines itself as "a telecommunication production facility dedicated to community media arts." To support this aspect of its mission, they offers facilities and classes that help people understand the techniques of cutting edge media technology.
Indymedia Film Festival: Where Do We Go from Here?
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, Fourth World War, A Tribute to Brad Will and plenty of others.
The film festival will go all day and include a potluck dinner, followed by music by Persian-American musician Haale.
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Schedule for Saturday, November 7th.
"Free speech rally at Troy City Hall"
"Media center closed for code violations"
Submedia & Lost Film Fest: Guerilla Media Screening
On Wednesday December 3, , we welcome video/web artist and all-around culture jammer Frank Lopez of Submedia.TV (coming to us from Vancouver, BC)! His work includes the post- Katrina music video "George Bush Don't Like Black People" (downloaded over one million times and counting) and the vlog "It's the End of the World as We Know It and I Feel Fine" (which highlighted the Wafaa Bilal incident last spring). He'll be presenting "Ground Noise & Static," a powerful documentary filmed in the midst of the protests at last summer's 2008 political conventions.
7PM Show - followed by a Q&A discussion
Admission by donation ($10 suggested)
PLUS.....BYOB Bye Bye Bush afterparty with best of the Anti-Bush Era Videos
wear some anti-bush clothing
About Ground Noise & Static
In November, one or the other of the corporate candidates will
win, and then, as always, it will be what the people do, not the
politicians, that counts.
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