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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

At 6 PM on Friday, September 12 there will be a potluck supper and gallery opening for the new show in the Underground Gallery at The Sanctuary for Independent Media featuring an exhibition organized by the Iraqi Children's Art Exchange called, "Don’t Forget Us: Iraqi Children 2001 – 2008 (Sanctions, War, Occupation and Exile)” running through December 14, 2008. The show is open to the public free of charge an hour before, during, and an hour after events and workshops at The Sanctuary for Independent Media.

Claudia Lefko, director of the Iraqi Children's Art Exchange and show curator, will be present.

More than twenty years ago, convinced that the 1980s experiment with free-market economics was a financial and social disaster and that much writing on economics was dry and dated, Doug Henwood founded the critically-acclaimed Left Business Observer.

Invited here as part of the Capital Region Social Forum, he’ll be addressing the current crisis of neoliberalism.

Read Henwood's review of Naomi Klein's The Shock Doctrine.

Our press release:

A renowned artist and filmmaker whose work spans both the art and independent film worlds, Matt McCormick is touring New York State with a program featuring brand-spanking-new videos such as "The Problem With Machines That Communicate" and "Light Tiger Eye," music videos for The Shins and Sleater-Kinney, and random and miscellaneous tidbits and surprises.

Singer-songwriter Morley is a breath of fresh air In the current climate of political and social crisis. Her voice as a singer and as a lyricist is rich with honesty, vulnerability, introspection and compassion, simultaneously gentle and urgent–a force that compels even the most cynical or apathetic to listen and be moved. Her newest recording, Seen, has just been released by Wrasse.

Check out Morley on MySpace

Buy advance tickets for the show

A stunning portrait of a battle with manic-depressive (bipolar) disorder that puts a human face on an illness that affects millions of American families. As this dramatic story unfolds, it also becomes a unique tale about friendship and the ethical responsibilities of a documentary filmmaker.

The intent was to make a film about successfully living with, and managing, a mental illness—but when the Hollywood ending proves too elusive, the filmmaker and the subject are forced to ask themselves, "When do you turn off the camera?"

Filmmaker Ben Selkow will be on hand to introduce this film and lead a discussion afterwards.

Watch the trailer for A Summer in the Cage.

Author, anti-war activist, prisoner of conscience and chairman of the board of Iraq Veterans Against the War, Camilo Mejia will speak about his experiences and his book "Road from Ar Ramadi: The Private Rebellion of Staff Sergeant Mejía" at The Sanctuary for Independent Media on Tuesday, October 28, 2008 at 7 PM. Admission is by donation ($10 suggested, $5 student/low income). The Sanctuary for Independent Media is located at 3361 6th Avenue in north Troy (at 101st Street). Call (518) 272-2390, email info@MediaSanctuary.org, or visit www.MediaSanctuary.org for directions and more information.

From its inception, Human Rights Watch’s International Film Festival has embodied the power of film to make a difference. Courageous and committed filmmakers produce impressive documentary and feature films, which stimulate passionate conversations about human rights and inspire new generations of human rights activists. Through the universal language of film, we connect the experiences of survivors and activists with our own experiences—a critical step in influencing public opinion and policy makers.

Part of iEAR presents!, co-sponsored by the Arts Department at Rensselaer.

On Saturday November 8 at 7 PM, The Sanctuary for Independent Media hosts a multi-media presentation of "The Narcotic Farm"--featuring the creators of a new book and documentary film about the U.S. Narcotic Farm in Lexington, KY.

The U.S. Narcotic Farm just outside Lexington, KY, was a legendary meeting place for America’s drug addicts. This performance interweaves verbal, visual, and musical memories of a place that was a crossroads for drug addicts from 1935-1975.

Authors Nancy Campbell and JP Olsen will read and screen portions of their works on this historic place, mixed with live jazz performed by Elizabeth Woodbury Kasius (piano), Linda Brown (bass), and Jonathan Greene (woodwinds).

From its inception, Human Rights Watch’s International Film Festival has embodied the power of film to make a difference. Courageous and committed filmmakers produce impressive documentary and feature films, which stimulate passionate conversations about human rights and inspire new generations of human rights activists. Through the universal language of film, we connect the experiences of survivors and activists with our own experiences—a critical step in influencing public opinion and policy makers.

Part of iEAR presents!, co-sponsored by the Arts Department at Rensselaer.