Be the Media! Workshops

This event is over but you can find video documentation here. On Day 2 of the Water Justice Confluence, meet Water Justice Lab’s environmental mentor Sachem HawkStorm, hereditary sachem (chief) [...]

Register for this event here! A workshop focuses on learning the journey of Messiah Rhodes and being inspired to tell their own stories!  From traditional documentary to visions of the [...]

Join us for a workshop with filmmaker Gavin Guerra before the virtual "Let the People Decide" discussion/ strategy session at 7 pm! 

Join us for a Be the Media Radio Workshop with Renée Feltz!

Join the Health Autonomy Network to find out about local mutual aid networks making masks,  and learn how to make your own. This zoom workshop is led by Eileen J. [...]

Register for the event here! Explore strategies which blur the lines between documentary and fiction, from script writing to media activism to studio production to post-production. Alex Rivera is an [...]

Register for the event here! Join journalist Chet Hardin for a workshop on the techniques of investigative journalism. Hardin is known for his groundbreaking coverage of NXIVM for the Capital [...]

Register for the event here! Held before the film screening at 7pm for Hail Satan?, learn tips and tricks for editing with appropriated footage from the award-winning nonfiction filmmaker, Penny [...]

Mike Burke is a long time producer with the international daily news program, Democracy Now!, with years of experience in all aspects of news production. Join Mike as he shares [...]

Join Ellen Rocco, manager of North Country Public Radio, to learn the secrets of recording a great interview, from research to writing questions to post-production. She will also share her [...]

In an informal conversation about creative process, Taylor will share personal strategies as a filmmaker, writer, and political organizer to activate a people's platform for organizing through diverse media formats.  [...]

From his fearless journey reporting on the war front to his scaling of glaciers to share stories on climate change, share the struggles, strategies, and personal process of this path-breaking [...]

Join an informal discussion with Voices for Creative Non-Violence founder Kathy Kelly, members of the local peace and justice community, and WOOC Hudson Mohawk Magazine radio producers, to develop strategies [...]

Join us for a screening and discussion of  the riveting documentary Crime + Punishment, a film chronicling the struggles of a group of black and Latino whistleblower cops and the young minorities [...]

Please register for this workshop as well as any others you'd like to participate in by clicking here. The digital revolution has us awash in a sea of media; award-winning [...]

  Please register for this workshop as well as any others you'd like to participate in by clicking here. The art of creating powerful radio, podcast and video productions requires [...]

Help us produce an hour a day of local news and public affairs content for the Capital Region. there are many ways to get involved (regardless of your interests, skill [...]

An introduction to modern digital cartography. Map your neighborhood! Own your data, untether from Google Maps and reconnect with your block. Share your map with friends using mesh networks! Meeting [...]

Audacity is a free digital audio editor and recording application that runs on almost any Mac or PC. Learn how to use it to make radio! Audio editing is an invaluable [...]

The key to quality audio production is getting a good recording in the first place. Learn useful recording techniques and discover how you can produce radio segments for the Sanctuary's [...]