BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//The Sanctuary For Independent Media - ECPv6.17.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.mediasanctuary.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for The Sanctuary For Independent Media REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20200308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20201101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20210314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20211107T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20220313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20221106T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20230312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20231105T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210117T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210401T070000 DTSTAMP:20210712T162307Z CREATED:20210418T230040Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210712T162307Z UID:10001198-1610884800-1617260400@www.mediasanctuary.org SUMMARY:Memorial Altar: “Emerging from Darkness” DESCRIPTION:An installation to honor personal\, community\, national and global loss\n\n\n\nWe welcome you to visit Freedom Square\, at the corner of 101st St. (where 6th Ave. turns into 5th Ave.) in socially distanced and masked groups of 10 or less\, any time(s) between 1/17-1/20\, to add the names of your beloved dead and/or leave offerings on the Altar in their honor. Please come with your hearts open\, make sure to wear your mask and let’s love each other via this community Altar space. This too is a form of resistance and protest!! \n\n\n\nCheck out this latest television story! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAs we continue working to create the more just and equitable world we know is possible\, we recognize the deep need to grieve collectively.  Join us  as we transform Freedom Square to create a community space to express grief\, loss\, generosity and resilience. This participatory installation began in conjunction with our MLK day event “Rise Up: The Struggle Continues…”  and the Nationwide Covid Memorial (1/19/21 at 5:30 pm) for those who have died of Covid\, and is being continued because of popular demand. Community participants continue to visit the altar\, leave messages\, honor loved ones\, and share gifts of food (wrapped for safety) and clothing. \n\n\n\nThe installation includes an Altar for our Ancestors Known and Unknown and for all those who have died longing for justice and freedom.  Stop by to Say their Names\, Share their/your Stories\, Honor your Ancestors/Beloved Dead. Remember to visit in socially distanced and masked groups of 10 or less\,  to add the names of your beloved dead and/or leave offerings on the Altar in their honor.* \n\n\n\n*Altars are sacred spaces formed with intention. A few ideas of what to place on an Altar include: \n\n\n\n      Prayers & wishes      Natural materials (rocks\, leaves\, flowers\, water\, dirt from your motherland)      Pictures (copies are suggested to minimize loss of original precious mementos)      Art\, poetry\, songs\, letters (consider weather-proofing or bring messages and names to write on our flags)      Some BIPOC cultures offer food/ fruits/bread/liquor/tobacco\n\n\n\n(Please individually wrap offerings for safety. Recognizing the reality/impact of addiction\, please leave only small amounts of alcohol.) \n\n\n\nWe would deeply appreciate support of this community altar! \n\n\n\nContact us if you’d like to volunteer or contribute in any way. \n\n\n\nPlease recognize that as you come in and out the area of Freedom Square\, know that many of our neighbors have and continue to experience over-policing and gun violence and might even feel a sense of shame or dissonance from such a visible community holding space. We ask that each of you respect the right of our neighbors to stop and stare\, to ask questions and engage or simply walk by. Regardless\, this is a vibrant and beautiful community\, so please come with your hearts open\, make sure to wear your mask and let us love on each other via this community altar space. This too is a form of resistance and protest! In the honoring is the healing. \n\n\n\n*For many of us\, these times have been challenging\, reminding us of loved ones who are absent and reinforcing experiences of social and economic marginality amidst a culture of consumption.  This was particularly true in 2020\, a year of unbearable loss amplified by COVID\, the state sanctioned killings of Black bodies globally\, the climate crisis and most recently\, insurrection in our Capitol. Let us make space and honor our right to grieve collectively. \n\n\n\nAltar for the Ancestors\, original creation by Nancy Weber. \n\n\n\nCo-created by the People’s Health Sanctuary program of NATURE Lab\, Media Sanctuary. \n\n\n\nCo-sponsored by Urban Grief\, Troy 4 Black Lives\, Coalition of Black Trade Unionists Capital District\, NAACP\, North Central Little League\, Team H.E.R.O.\, Troy Bike Rescue and NATURE Lab’s People’s Health Sanctuary. \n\n\n\nCheck out this tv story\, 2/22/21https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/capital-region/news/2021/02/21/freedom-square-installation-bringing-community-together URL:https://www.mediasanctuary.org/event/memorial-altar-emerging-from-darkness/ LOCATION:Freedom Square\, 35 5th Ave\, Troy\, NY\, 12180\, United States CATEGORIES:Community Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.mediasanctuary.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Screen-Shot-2021-01-14-at-23.45.04.png GEO:42.754030225802;-73.681172076926 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Freedom Square 35 5th Ave Troy NY 12180 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=35 5th Ave:geo:-73.681172076926,42.754030225802 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210430T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210430T170000 DTSTAMP:20210712T170242Z CREATED:20210430T220436Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210712T170242Z UID:10001218-1619769600-1619802000@www.mediasanctuary.org SUMMARY:Community Forum to Address Capital Region Health System Merger DESCRIPTION:This event is over but\, thanks to the magic of Sanctuary TV\, you can watch the video here.  \n\n\n\n\nhttps://youtu.be/paY_1lDwdu4\n\n\n\n\nThe Zoom chat window is here. \n\n\n\nIn October 2020\, the Albany Times Union reported a planned merger between Ellis Medicine in Schenectady and St. Peter’s Health Partners. Mergers between Catholic Health Systems and secular hospitals have raised concern in communities across the country and they have for many years as evidenced by this 1995 article in the New York Times about Leonard and St. Mary’s Hospitals in Troy. \n\n\n\nAccording to the national group MergerWatch\, Catholic hospitals follow a set of ethical guidelines that prohibit the provision of certain kinds of patient care\, most often\, reproductive\, LGBTQ+-inclusive\, and end-of-life care. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nConcerns about the financial stability of Ellis Medicine and its importance to the community reportedly drive the need for a partnership between two of the largest health systems in the region\, a solution that is the result of years of planning. \n\n\n\nBut religious restrictions and forces of healthcare economics threaten to have a disparate impact on residents who already face barriers in our healthcare system. A knowledgeable panel will discuss\, answer questions\, and hear comments from the community about: \n\n\n\n• How religious restrictions will affect (and how religious biases may affect) equitable access to healthcare services• Possible solutions to eliminating gaps in services through other local healthcare providers• Potential community benefits resulting from the partnership.• History of SPHS’s aggressive medical bill collection• Process required for partnership approval by the NYS Department of Health• The importance of memorializing the community’s priorities in the application for certificate of need\, including an effective enforcement mechanism• Opportunities for advocacy and continuing dialogue \n\n\n\nSpeakers:\n\n\n\nMichelle Ostrelich is a Schenectady County Legislator and Chair of the Legislature’s Health & Human Services Committee. \n\n\n\nLois Uttley\, MPP\, is Women’s Health Program Director for Community Catalyst\, a national consumer health advocacy organization. She has worked for more than 20 years to protect access \n\n\n\nto comprehensive reproductive health services\, LGBTQ-inclusive care and end-of-life options when community hospitals propose to merge with nearby Catholic hospitals.  She has published research about the growth of large Catholic health systems and\, as Founder/Director of the MergerWatch Project\, advised community coalitions in 38 states\, including several in NYS. Now based in Manhattan\, Lois serves on the steering committee of the statewide Health Care for All New York coalition and coordinators the work of Community Voices for Health System Accountability. Formerly a Capital District resident\, she served as Vice President of Family Planning Advocates of NYS\, Director of Public Affairs for the NYS Department of Health and an award-winning reporter and editor covering New York State government for the Albany Times Union. \n\n\n\nArthur Butler is the executive director of the Schenectady County Human Rights Commission. Butler helped found the Capital District African American Coalition on AIDS\, serving as their executive director for 17 years. He also worked for Hunger Solutions New York and as the national project coordinator of the Framework for Dialogue – USA. \n\n\n\nNikita Hardy\, MPA\, is the Affirmative Action Manager for Schenectady County She is a well-respected\, highly recommended political strategist and community engager with over 14 years of progressive experience\, including having held dynamic roles within legislative\, state and local government. She recently has taken on several endeavors to further causes impacting marginalized communities.  Most notably her passion for birth justice and breastfeeding advocacy led her to organize the Capital Region Black Breastfeeding Empowerment Network\, as well as her committed research on Maternal Mortality of Black Women in America. She is an advocate\, an educator\, a public speaker\, full-spectrum Doula and policy enthusiast. \n\n\n\nDr. Debbie Stulberg is a long-time colleague in the work trying to protect reproductive health care from Catholic health restrictions. She was a family medicine resident at West Suburban Hospital in Illinois when it was taken over by the Catholic Resurrection Health System. Since then\, she has become one of the nation’s leading researchers on the impact of religious restrictions on patients and doctors. \n\n\n\nGlenn Northern leads and implements Catholics for Choice US activities\, including advocacy\, outreach\, policymaker education\, legislative analysis and collegial relationships. He directs CFC’s Catholics in Public Life project\, a nonpartisan public education initiative that helps Catholic policy makers in the US clearly articulate prochoice positions grounded in progressive Catholicism and sound public policy. He oversees CFC’s strategic relationships with pro-choice Catholics\, policymakers\, reproductive health providers\, religious and secular activists and collegial organizations to inform and influence debates on sexual and reproductive health and rights\, social justice and religious liberty. Before joining CFC\, Mr. Northern led constituency building and advocacy efforts at Planned Parenthood Federation of America and the Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice. He holds a degree in political science and women’s studies from Williams College in Williamstown\, Massachusetts. \n\n\n\nThis People’s Health Sanctuary event is sponsored by The Schenectady Coalition for Healthcare Access. The Schenectady Coalition for Healthcare Access was formed to educate the administrations and the public about the risks of losses to our community from Ellis’ partnership with SPHP. In addition to education\, members of the Coalition seek to advocate equitable access to evidence-based\, inclusive\, and comprehensive patient-centered care\, including comprehensive reproductive care\, infertility care\, LGBTQ+-inclusive care\, gender affirming care and end-of-life care within our local community. www.schdy.org \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCommunity partners include:Local Care Midwifery\, PLLCNew York Civil Liberties UnionRosemarie Pérez Jaquith\, Niskayuna Town Board MemberProClergy.comProgressive Schenectady URL:https://www.mediasanctuary.org/event/community-forum-to-address-capital-region-health-system-merger/ LOCATION:The Sanctuary\, 3361 6th Ave\, Troy\, 12180\, United States CATEGORIES:Community Event,Panel Discussion ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.mediasanctuary.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/merger_monitor-Internal-640x303-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210502T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210502T203000 DTSTAMP:20230213T195207Z CREATED:20210428T221835Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230213T195207Z UID:10001213-1619982000-1619987400@www.mediasanctuary.org SUMMARY:Community Investment\, Not Community Police DESCRIPTION:This event is past – but you can watch the town hall on YouTube or below! \n\n\n\n\nhttps://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Hu9Iec89vTc\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDid you know the City of Troy is voting next Thursday to expand the police force by six additional officers?\n\n\n\nJoin a coalition of groups from Troy in a Town Hall on Sunday\, May 2\, 2021 as we discuss recent actions by the City of Troy around policing. This gathering is being convened at the last minute as the City Council Finance Committee pushes forward to hire an additional SIX police officers to the Troy Police Department. The proposal passed in this Committee with a 5-2 vote and the full City Council vote will take place on Thursday\, May 6\, 2021. \n\n\n\nCo-sponsored by Troy Coalition of Black Leaders\, NAACP Troy Branch\, YWCA of the Greater Capital Region\, The Justice Center of Rensselaer County\, Equality for Troy\, and the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists. \n\n\n\n\nRegister\n\n\n\n\nSpeakers\n\n\n\n\nJerry Ford (Troy Coalition of Black Leaders)\n\n\n\nRenee Powell (NAACP Troy Branch)\n\n\n\nWillie Terry  (Coalition of Black Trade Unionists)\n\n\n\nDiamond Owens (Community Youth)\n\n\n\nStarletta Smith (Police Reform & Reinvention Collaborative)\n\n\n\nTasheca Medina (Equality for Troy)\n\n\n\nJessica Ashley (The Justice Center for Rensselaer County)\n\n\n\nDeanna Ultimo Swenson (North Central resident)\n\n\n\n\nBackground\n\n\n\nRecently\, the City of Troy\, like most municipalities across the State of New York\, held a series of discussions on the topic of policing. Governor Cuomo’s Executive Order 203\, issued in June of 2020\, required municipalities with police forces to examine the policies and procedures of their police department and make recommendations for future changes to address police violence\, biased policing\, and systemic racism. The measure stated its intention was to provide transparency and build trust\, urging localities to hold listening sessions and meetings with community members. \n\n\n\nMayor Madden did not announce the creation or intentions of the Police Reform & Reinvention Collaborative until the end of January 2021. There were nine highly controlled meetings held in February with very little open community participation—the city made little effort to inform residents about the meeting or how to get involved. \n\n\n\nOnce the report was drafted\, in early March\, Black leaders throughout the city expressed their dismay and loss of trust in the city about this process. This included all four Black PRRC committee members (Starletta Smith\, Executive Director\, YWCA of the Greater Capital Region\, Inc. and Renée Powell\, President of the NAACP\, Troy\, NY Branch\, Pastor Justin Relf of Rhema Revealed Ministries\, and Stacey Howard of Troy’s Police Objective Review Board). They released a statement decrying the report and saying that they felt “tokenized throughout this process.” \n\n\n\nSo why this\, why now? \n\n\n\nAs critiques of policing grow across the country and calls for reallocating funds to expand or create new entities to respond to mental health calls\, domestic disputes\, traffic stops\, and more\, Troy is swiftly pushing forward to increase the police budget and add more police to the force. Again\, with very little time for dialogue and discussion with community members and community leaders. \n\n\n\nWhile the City of Troy\, Mayor Madden\, and the Troy City Council avoid input from community members\, we are making space for dialogue and discussion. We know that with more investment in social services and community support\, communities can better look out for each other and construct the means through which to survive and thrive.In what ways can we call for structural investment to address the history of deliberate marginalization and segregation? How can we invest in our under-funded\, under-served\, structurally marginalized Black and brown communities? \n\n\n\nWhile Mayor Patrick Madden told the Times Union\, “People want police officers out in the neighborhood. They want police officers to know them. They want to know their police officers.” Given the lack of space for open dialogue and discussion\, we don’t know who the Mayor is referring to. \n\n\n\nWe are convening to address the lack of dialogue\, alternatives to policing\, alternatives to more police and a bigger police budget as an answer\, and calls to invest in our neighborhoods and communities! \n\n\n\nJoin us. Listen. Share your thoughts. \n\n\n\n\nWhat should Troy be investing in?\n\n\n\nWhy increase an already large police budget?\n\n\n\nThe problems of policing in Troy.\n\n\n\nWhat are alternatives to hiring “community” police officers?\n\n\n\nLocal leaders will discuss their opinions and visions for Troy\n\n\n\nWhat are strategies for moving forward?\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nYou can listen to Renée Powell and Starletta Smith share more about their experience on the City of Troy’s Police Reform & Reinvention Collaborative committee with Hudson Mohawk Magazine producer\, Elizabeth Press: \n\n\n\n\nhttps://soundcloud.com/mediasanctuary/troy-prrc-members-dismayed-with-prrc-report URL:https://www.mediasanctuary.org/event/community-investment-not-community-police/ LOCATION:https://www.mediasanctuary.org/event/community-investment-not-community-police/ CATEGORIES:Community Event,Panel Discussion ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.mediasanctuary.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/TroyPoliceDepartment-CopBlock.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210505T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210505T235959 DTSTAMP:20230213T195116Z CREATED:20210417T184155Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230213T195116Z UID:10001193-1620172800-1620259199@www.mediasanctuary.org SUMMARY:Witness to the Future: 25th Anniversary Screening DESCRIPTION:Witness to the Future still\n\n\n\nTwenty-five years after its release\, Witness to the Future’s focus on so-called “ordinary” citizens turned environmental activists has more relevance than ever before! Here’s an interview with producer Branda Miller on the WOOC Hudson Mohawk Magazine as part of the build-up to this event. \n\n\n\nIt’s time to watch this video again! \n\n\n\n\nhttps://vimeo.com/537986521\n\n\n\n\nThen\, watch the Q&A with WTTF filmmaker Branda Miller and co-producer Robin Oppenheimer speaking with interviewer Corinne Carey of WOOC 105.3 FM’s Hudson Mohawk Magazine before this 25th anniversary screening. \n\n\n\n\nhttps://youtu.be/bKfawOa-BxM\n\n\n\n\nBranda Miller’s “Witness to the Future” is an experimental documentary video project about individuals who have been transformed from so called “ordinary” citizens into activists who struggle for environmental and social change. \n\n\n\n“Witness to the Future” seeks connections that unite people of all cultures\, communities\, races\, and economic classes as they struggle for environmental and social change. Represented are people from three regions of the U.S.: the “downwinders” of Hanford\, WA\, including Native Americans; “whistleblowers” and white-collar workers from the nuclear reservation; rural African American\, poor\, and working-class communities in “Cancer Alley\,” LA; and Latino and Hmong farmworkers and mothers in the San Joaquin Valley\, CA. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReviews of “Witness to the Future“ \n\n\n\nThe Economist \n\n\n\n\n“Environmentalist may be leery of some modern technologies\, such as genetic engineering and nuclear power. Yet one new technology promises to make their movement much more powerful. This CD-ROM demonstrates how recent advances in computing and the internet can be used for dramatic political effect. The enemies of the greens – the firms and governments that greens accuse of neglecting nature – aught to watch out.” \n\n\n\n\nMacWorld \n\n\n\n\n“If you seek thought-provoking material for an environmentally inclined friend\, look no further.“ \n\n\n\n\nI.D. Magazine \n\n\n\n\n“It will change the way you think about [Image] consumerism and the industrial infrastructure that supports it.“ \n\n\n\n\nWorldFest International Film and Video Festival \n\n\n\nGold Award – Interactive Educational / Adult CategorySilver Award – Ecology / Environment / Conservation Category \n\n\n\nDr. Nicholas J. Smith-Sebasto \n\n\n\n\n“When I experienced Witness to the Future\, I was left literally NUMB. My initial impression was one of complete shock. Branda has created something that appears to be truly revolutionary. Those interested in the Environmental must be made aware of her production and more important\, must be trained in how to use it.” (National Association of Environmental Educators) \n\n\n\n\nPacifica Network & Democracy Now!Segment about “Witness to the Future\,” December 29\, 1997 \n\n\n\nAbout the Filmmaker \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBranda Miller is a media artist and educator\, dedicated to art\, ecology and community interdisciplinary arts. She is the Arts and Education Coordinator at The Sanctuary for Independent Media\, where she has developed numerous media literacy/community arts/youth media and creative place-making projects. She is a Professor of Media Arts at Rensselaer\, teaching courses in documentary\, art\, community and technology\, and independent art production.  Miller is an Emmy award-winning editor who worked in the media industry of L.A. and N.Y.C.\, and whose media art works have been screened\, exhibited and broadcast nationally and internationally. Branda Miller has three decades of experience in participatory design and praxis\, and a history of transdisciplinary collaborations created to stimulate cultural animation\, build community\, and create dialogue around freedom of expression and environmental justice. \n\n\n\nAbout the Producer\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRobin Oppenheimer is a Seattle-based internationally recognized media arts historian\, curator\, educator\, and scholar who has worked in the field since 1980. She was Executive Director of media arts centers in Atlanta (IMAGE Film/Video 1984-89) and Seattle (911 Media Arts 1989-95). Earning a PhD in Interactive Arts and Technology at Simon Fraser University in 2011\, she was a Lecturer at the University of Washington Bothell (2008-2015) and adjunct faculty at Cornish College of the Arts (2014-16). Recent projects include working as a media arts historian/writer for Google’s Artist and Machine Intelligence group in Seattle https://ami.withgoogle.com/ . Her areas of research include media arts histories\, with an emphasis on 1960s collaborative art & technology projects (light shows\, E.A.T.)\, participatory media\, and media activism. URL:https://www.mediasanctuary.org/event/witness-to-the-future-25th-anniversary-screening/ LOCATION:https://www.mediasanctuary.org/event/witness-to-the-future-25th-anniversary-screening/ CATEGORIES:Community Event,Screening ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.mediasanctuary.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/miller_witness_xl.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210522T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210522T130000 DTSTAMP:20230213T194853Z CREATED:20210427T130848Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230213T194853Z UID:10001212-1621681200-1621688400@www.mediasanctuary.org SUMMARY:CCG Plant Swap Party! DESCRIPTION:Join us (socially distanced\, of course!) to actively learn about garden propagation and division! The fruits of our labor will fill the beds of Collard City Growers and swap plants with attendees! \n\n\n\n\nThis is an event for the community and gardeners to get together and exchange seedlings for the season. Stop by to pick up some seedlings that you might want for your garden\, drop off any extra flats that you don’t have room for\, or just come on over to hangout and say hi 🙂 Azure and Christian are generously providing Shiso\, Bronze Fennel\, Absinth\, Wormwood\, Wild Strawberries\, Anise Hyssop\, Bee Balm\, Garlic Chives\, Elderberry\, Lovage\, Rhubarb\, Willow cuttings\, Borage\, Irises\, Day Lilies\, and lots more. And remember\, all plants that you give and take are FREE! \n\n\n\n\nPhoto by Felicity Jones\n\n\n\n\nWe hope everyone will enjoy the plants we have to offer and are excited to see what others have to share. Please be sure to still wear a face mask and follow safe social distancing. Looking forward to seeing you there! \n\n\n\nAnd if you haven’t listened to it already\, check out an interview with Christian Grigoraskos and Azure Keahi talking about the history of Collard City Growers\, the purpose of the space\, and advertising the Plant Swap. \n\n\n\n\n\nhttps://soundcloud.com/mediasanctuary/collard-city-growers-plant-swap URL:https://www.mediasanctuary.org/event/ccg-plant-swap-party/ LOCATION:Collard City Growers\, 3337 6th Avenue\, Troy\, New York\, 12180\, United States CATEGORIES:Community Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.mediasanctuary.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/icon-strawberry-2-web.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210528T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210528T190000 DTSTAMP:20230213T194759Z CREATED:20210525T155334Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230213T194759Z UID:10001012-1622221200-1622228400@www.mediasanctuary.org SUMMARY:Blitz of the L-Lot: Permaculture in North Central! DESCRIPTION:Join us! \n\n\n\nWe have a semi annual Blitz of the L lot\, which is at the South End of the alley on Glen Street and is one of CCG Garden Mentor Christian Grigoraskos’ favorite places on the Sanctuary campus. With a bit of care each year\, we have been ushering this once abandoned space into a beautiful and productive Food Forest\, a very unique sort that is largely been dictated by what is already there and has come in naturally. Includes Plant Identification! Please bring gloves if you have them! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nA message from Christian: \n\n\n\nMay you live in Wild times\, with Wild Spaces. \n\n\n\nEcology capitalizes on disturbance (dissed-urbance) and when humans intervene with guided observance a paradise is born…so join us for our biannual Blitz of a patch of land We call the L lot because of its L shape and because of the deep Love we have for all our Botanical allies that inhabit it.  Each growing season we give just a little bit more support to the plants we want to see grow while utilizing the surrounding biomass of support species that grow rampant in our climate offering their bodies to the cycle of soil life.  \n\n\n\n\nIn this workshop we will cover many permaculture principles and practices such as:\n\n\n\n\nPaying attention\n\n\n\nPlant identification\n\n\n\nSuccession planning\n\n\n\nChop and drop mulching \n\n\n\nPollarding and other radical pruning methods\n\n\n\nPicking up trash\n\n\n\nStaring at bees coming and going from their entrance\n\n\n\nImagining the possibilities based on our observations URL:https://www.mediasanctuary.org/event/blitz-of-the-l-lot-permaculture-in-north-central/ LOCATION:Collard City Growers\, 3337 6th Avenue\, Troy\, New York\, 12180\, United States CATEGORIES:Community Event,Workshop ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.mediasanctuary.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/mhp_logo_collard-city-growers.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211011T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211011T180000 DTSTAMP:20230213T193038Z CREATED:20210929T133058Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230213T193038Z UID:10001026-1633964400-1633975200@www.mediasanctuary.org SUMMARY:Garlic Planting Party DESCRIPTION:Collard City Growers will be hosting a Garlic Planting Party to honor Indigenous People’s Day and prepare for next year’s growing season. The garlic planted is generously donated by Dara Silbermann of 2nd Street Farm and from our own Branda Miller’s Garden. \n\n\n\nWe will also be fundraising for Collard City Growers by selling some jellies and jams made from various fruits of the garden. We sincerely appreciate any small monitory donation to help us purchase necessary items to keep the garden healthy and productive in coming years. \n\n\n\nPick up for your own: \n\n\n\n\nHomemade grape jellies  \n\n\n\nDried herbs \n\n\n\nPotted plants \n\n\n\nFresh veggies from the garden\n\n\n\n\nStop in for planting\, stay to enjoy the fruits of our fall labor. This in person event will take place at the Collar City Grower Garden at 3337 6th Ave in North Troy 12181 URL:https://www.mediasanctuary.org/event/garlic-planting-party/ LOCATION:The Sanctuary\, 3361 6th Ave\, Troy\, 12180\, United States CATEGORIES:Community Event,Fundraiser ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.mediasanctuary.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/SBH_CCG_garlicplanting_2021Oct11_6364s.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211029T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211029T170000 DTSTAMP:20241203T171357Z CREATED:20210910T164025Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241203T171357Z UID:10001022-1635519600-1635526800@www.mediasanctuary.org SUMMARY:Tony Cokes in Conversation DESCRIPTION:Please join us for an online presentation with American artist Tony Cokes. \n\n\n\nThrough a rigorous analysis of images and language\, Tony Cokes dissects the often-obscured power dynamics at work in the cultural and political representation of histories of Blackness\, class\, and the war on terror. \n\n\n\nThis event is a collaboration between EMPAC and the iEAR Presents series with support from RPI’s ARTS department and School of Humanities\, Arts and Social Science\, and from the New York State Council for the Arts/ NYSCA\, with The Sanctuary for Independent Media as Community Co-sponsor. \n\n\n\nThe talk will be followed by a Q&A with the artist. \n\n\n\nHear the Hudson Mohawk Magazine interview with Tony Cokes \n\n\n \nMediaSanctuary · Tony Cokes Contradicts Cultural Associations with Sound\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTony Cokes’ distinctive artworks and installations center on videos that foreground textual statements\, often overlaid onto colorful monochromatic backgrounds with pop\, punk\, and electronic music soundtracks. Quoting language from across the political spectrum—from philosophical statements to news\, art criticism\, advertising\, and song lyrics—Cokes mixes linguistic\, visual\, and sonic oppositions in a pared back approach that refuses the easy desire for a spectacular image. Shot through with wry humor and the aesthetics and upbeat music of popular culture\, the videos project unstable meanings that deconstruct how we receive and read images. \n\n\n\nTony Cokes makes video\, installation\, print\, sound\, and other works that reframe appropriated texts to reflect upon capitalism\, subjectivity\, knowledge\, and pleasure. Cokes deploys sound as a crucial\, intertextual element\, complicating minimal visuals. He has shown works internationally at venues including Tate Modern\, and CCA Goldsmiths\, London; Centre Georges Pompidou\, Paris; Museum of Modern Art\, and Whitney Museum\, New York; ZKM\, Karlsruhe; REDCAT\, and Hammer Museum\, Los Angeles; Museu d’Art Contemporani de Barcelona; Schinkel Pavillion\, Berlin; ICA\, Philadelphia; Stedelijk Museum\, Amsterdam; MMK Frankfurt; and La Cinémathèque Française. Cokes has screened works in festivals including the Berlin Biennale X; RuhrTriennale 2019\, Essen; Rotterdam International Film Festival; Rencontres Internationales Paris/Berlin/Madrid; and the Oberhausen Short Film Festival.  He is a Professor in the Department of Modern Culture and Media at Brown University\, Providence\,RI. His work is represented by Greene Naftali\, New York\, Hannah Hoffman\, Los Angeles\, and Electronic Arts Intermix (EAI)\, New York. \n\n\n\n\n\nFunding has been provided by the Electronic Film and Media area of the New York Council on the Arts. \n\n\n\nEMPAC \n\n\n\nhttps://empac.rpi.edu/ URL:https://www.mediasanctuary.org/event/tony-cokes-in-conversation-2/ LOCATION:The Sanctuary\, 3361 6th Ave\, Troy\, 12180\, United States CATEGORIES:Community Event,Speaker ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.mediasanctuary.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/MJ_but-also-of-the-seductions_-1536x1099-1-1024x733-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211112T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211112T220000 DTSTAMP:20230213T191325Z CREATED:20211110T214649Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230213T191325Z UID:10001222-1636743600-1636754400@www.mediasanctuary.org SUMMARY:"Not Going Quietly" w/ filmmaker Nicholas Bruckman and panel discussion DESCRIPTION:Join us for a virtual film screening of “Not Going Quietly” with filmmaker Nicholas Bruckman\, followed by a panel discussion. \n\n\n\nThe event begins with a quick introduction by filmmaker Nicholas Bruckman\, then we will screen Not Going Quietly. Following the film\, a personal message by Ady Barkan and brief Q&A with Nicholas will lead into a discussion led by People’s Health Sanctuary moderators Aileen Javier and Corinne Carey with panelists: Tracey Corder\, ACRE (Action Center on Race and the Economy); Ursula Rozum\, Campaign for NY Health; Julia Solow\, Hand in Hand (The Network of Domestic Employers); Scott Desnoyers\, health care activist. \n\n\n\n\nCLICK HERE FOR VIDEO DOCUMENTATION\n\n\n\n\n\nOn December 18\, 2017\, approximately 70 protesters against the GOP Tax Bill were arrested while staging a ‘die-in’ in the rotunda of the Rayburn House office building. One of the arrestees was health care activist Ady Barkan\, who is living with ALS. Barkan said the GOP tax bill’s cuts to Medicaid will put his and 13 million other American’s life at risk. (Photo by Michael Nigro)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nA rising star in progressive politics and a new father\, 32-year-old Ady Barkan’s life is upended when he is diagnosed with ALS. But after a confrontation with powerful Senator Jeff Flake on an airplane goes viral\, catapulting him to national fame\, Ady and a motley crew of activists ignite a once-in-a-generation political movement called “Be a Hero.” Together\, they barnstorm across the country and empower people to confront their elected officials with emotional\, personal stories to demand healthcare justice\, and Ady holds groundbreaking interviews with Joe Biden\, Kamala Harris\, Bernie Sanders\, and Elizabeth Warren.  Through his journey\, Ady discovers that collective action and speaking truth to power offers hope for his family and millions of others. \n\n\n\nView Democracy Now! clip of “Not Going Quietly”: Paralyzed with ALS\, Ady Barkan Continues Fighting for Medicare for All \n\n\n\nThis event is a collaboration between the iEAR Presents series with support from RPI’s ARTS department and School of Humanities\, Arts and Social Science\, and from the New York State Council for the Arts/ NYSCA\, with The Sanctuary for Independent Media and People’s Health Sanctuary. \n\n\n\n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89Gt4iHvdtA\n\n\n\n\nhttps://www.notgoingquietlyfilm.com \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNicholas Bruckman produced the feature film VALLEY OF SAINTS\, which won the Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival and was nominated for an Independent Spirit award. The film was released on Netflix and was a New York Times Critics Pick. \n\n\n\nHe previously directed the feature documentary LA AMERICANA\, which won the best documentary prize at the NY and LA Latino Film Festivals. The film broadcast worldwide on networks including PBS\, National Geographic\, and Al Jazeera. \n\n\n\nNicholas Bruckman is the director of NOT GOING QUIETLY\, his latest film about 32-year-old Ady Barkan’s life. \n\n\n\nNicholas’ work has received support from foundations including the Fledgling Fund\, Cinereach\, NYSCA\, NYFA\, and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. He is the founder and CEO of People’s Television\, a New York and D.C.-based branded & original content company. \n\n\n\n\n\nPANEL \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTracey Corder\, Campaign Director – Policing and Incarceration\, ACRE (Action Center on Race and the Economy) \n\n\n\nTracey is a Deputy Campaign Director for ACRE ‘s Policing work. She comes to this work after serving as a social worker\, electoral campaign organizer and political strategist. \n\n\n\nHer most recent position as Director of Federal Action and Racial Justice at Center for Popular Democracy worked to advance direct action as a tactic to advocate for progressive legislation on housing\, immigration\, voting rights\, climate and policing. \n\n\n\nTracey serves on the Advisory Board of Be A Hero\, the Steering Committee of Black Womxn For and is a trainer for the Birddog Nation. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nUrsula Rozum\, Co-Director\, Campaign for NY Health \n\n\n\nUrsula Rozum\, a Syracuse native\, is an organizer building people power to win healthcare for all with Campaign for New York Health. In 2012\, she was the Green party candidate for Congress. She likes bicycles and growing vegetables.Busy-bee organizer in Syracuse\, NY. \n\n\n\nThe pandemic is exposing the weaknesses of the current healthcare system and why we must create a system that guarantees care for everybody. The New York Health Act (A5248a/S3577a) will provide comprehensive\, universal health coverage — including long-term care — for every resident of New York.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nScott Desnoyer\, healthcare activist \n\n\n\nScott Desnoyers says his son died because of $20 and Amy Sterling Casil was charged $50\,000 after her baby died – they are among many Americans sharing their stories about the health system. \n\n\n\nDaniel was 29 when he died. He killed himself after failing to get his medication refilled because he missed a $20 premium he was not aware of. \n\n\n\n“I promised his siblings and him at the funeral in front of everyone that I was going to make our lawmakers look me in the eye and see the consequences of their decisions\,” shares his father\, Scott Desnoyers. a loving father who lost his son and became a Medicare-for-All activist. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJulia Solow\, Lead NY Caring Majority Organizer at Hand-in-Hand: The Network of Domestic Employers \n\n\n\nJulia’s passion for organizing comes from a long legacy of organizing in her family\, personal experiences of struggle and amazing mentors along her journey. She first got involved in movement work when social work professors in college introduced her to immigrant rights leaders fighting for the DREAM Act in 2010. Since then\, Julia has been organizing in solidarity with working class people of color-led movements and power organizations on efforts to address gentrification\, living wages for farm workers and drivers licenses for undocumented immigrants in New York State\, among others. Prior to her work at Hand-In-Hand\, she has had the privilege of working at AFL-CIO National Headquarters in DC\, Community Voices Heard in New York and as an Americorps VISTA in Cleveland\, Ohio. Julia has a Masters in Social Work from CUNY Hunter College. She is bilingual in English and Spanish \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAileen Javier\, co-moderator \n\n\n\nAileen Javier is a Community Health Worker/ Outreach Educator/Family Advocate. She is passionate about fomenting community health by supporting and empowering people to successfully navigate the local social and health care system. She worked as a Community Outreach / Family Advocate in Massachusetts. At the Sanctuary Aileen collaborates in the NATURE Lab’s newest initiative: Health Autonomy Clinic and she is working on radio production for WOOC 105.3 FM publishing pieces on local health resources. Aside from the radio production\, she helps plan and organize events and distribute flyers\, she is ready to help in any way that she can. In the near future she will do community outreach for the HAC. \n\n\n\nShe enjoys dancing\, buying from local businesses and farms\, meditation\, yoga\, hiking and living a healthy lifestyle. She loves talking and meeting new people. She is part of the People Power at the Sanctuary because she believes in the Sanctuary’s Mission “We use art and participatory action to promote social and environmental justice and freedom of creative expression.” \n\n\n\n – From Aileen: The Sanctuary For Independent Media is My Tribe and my Second Family. I am honored to be part of such a Great  Organization! I Love You Guys! See what Aileen has done with the Sanctuary \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCorinne Carey\, co-moderator \n\n\n\nCorinne Carey is a political & public affairs strategist taking on bold public health initiatives backed by sound evidence & human rights. Carey is the campaign director of Compassion & Choices New York. Compassion & Choices improves care\, expands options and empowers everyone to chart their end-of-life journey. \n\n\n\nCompassion & Choices’ award-winning video features the groundbreaking filmmaker Hammer urging New York lawmakers to pass the Medical Aid in Dying Act. “My cancer is incurable … I will reach a very debilitated state\,” she says in the video\, in which she notes that she suffered through more than 100 chemo treatments for ovarian cancer over 12 years before entering hospice in late 2018. “I would so much like to be able to manage my own death by choosing the time and the person I’d like to have with me so that I can die in comfort and with compassion and not in pain and morphine-drugged.” Hammer died on March 16\, 2019\, at age 79 in her Manhattan home without access to this gently dying option. In February\, Oscars in Memoriam honored her for her legacy as an experimental filmmaker. Watch the entire award-winning video of Barbara Hammer urging New York lawmakers to pass the Medical Aid in Dying Act. \n\n\n\nCorinne Carey is a radio producer with Hudson Mohawk Magazine on WOOC 105.3 FM.  \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nCO-SPONSORS \n\n\n\nBe A Hero Fund \n\n\n\nBe A Hero takes on the impossible fights. Big money. Special interests. Powerful politicians. We’ve taken them all on– and won. \n\n\n\nThe Be A Hero team is led by Ady and co-Executive Director Jamila Headley. Together with a group of committed organizers\, Ady and Jamila are fighting for a more just health care system in the United States. \n\n\n\nFour months after the birth of his son Carl\, Ady Barkan was diagnosed with ALS. Confronting his own mortality\, Ady decided to spend his remaining time fighting to transform America’s health care system so that it guarantees all of us the care and dignity we deserve and lifting up stories of incredible heroism in the face of injustice. \n\n\n\nJamila is an impact-focused leader and an accomplished advocate for healthcare\, racial\, and disability justice. She thrives at the intersections of strategy and implementation\, building organizations and movements at the global and local levels\, and caring for the individuals in them. \n\n\n\nThe COVID-19 pandemic has laid bare the brokenness of our healthcare system\, and the time is ripe for transformational change. But in order to win\, we must build a powerful movement and we can’t do it without you. Join our fight today! \n\n\n\nNY Health: Healthcare for Every New Yorker \n\n\n\nThe New York Health Act [A.6058/S.5474] will provide comprehensive health care for every New Yorker. You and your healthcare provider of choice will work to keep you healthy—New York Health pays the bill. You will never have to fear going without coverage again—especially in the middle of a deadly pandemic.  \n\n\n\nOver the last year\, tens of thousands of New Yorkers died\, lost income\, fell behind on rent\, and struggled to pay medical bills. Meanwhile\, private health insurance corporations made record profits. The COVID-19 pandemic puts everyone at risk\, but Black\, brown\, and low-income New Yorkers carry the greatest burden of exposure\, with disproportionately more serving as essential workers and disproportionately fewer having access to healthcare. \n\n\n\nWe need a legislative agenda of compassionate care to heal from this pandemic. That’s why we partnered with allies in the housing justice and decarceration movements to release the Compassionate New York Agenda. This is a road map to saving lives and billions of dollars by providing guaranteed healthcare\, stopping unjust evictions\, and reducing the number of people behind bars and harmed by the criminal and immigration systems. We reject the austerity agenda\, and call for a movement based on compassion and care to drive the legislative agenda in New York. \n\n\n\nJoin us in building the movement to win universal\, guaranteed healthcare — and more. Check out ways to get involved in passing the New York Health Act! URL:https://www.mediasanctuary.org/event/not-going-quietly/ LOCATION:The Sanctuary\, 3361 6th Ave\, Troy\, 12180\, United States CATEGORIES:Community Event,Panel Discussion,Screening,Speaker ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.mediasanctuary.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/NotGoingQuietly.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211218T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211218T170000 DTSTAMP:20211223T155011Z CREATED:20211213T174705Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211223T155011Z UID:10001296-1639843200-1639846800@www.mediasanctuary.org SUMMARY:Light Coming Out of Darkness: Holiday Interfaith Justice and Peace Circle at Freedom Square DESCRIPTION:View the gallery of photos from this event\n\n\n\n\nJoin us on Saturday in a circle of light. Together we will light candles and look to the future. Bring your wishes for light\, justice and peace\, as we reflect on current times and come together with sacred intention\, embracing all religions and beliefs. \n\n\n\nThis community event is organized with co-sponsors Team H.E.R.O.\, Troy Central Little League\, NATURE Lab and People’s Health Sanctuary… \n\n\n\nFeel free to bring decorations for our community tree and altar\, messages and memories. \n\n\n\nAll are welcome! Please wear a mask \n\n\n\nCheck out a past Holiday Interfaith Justice and Peace Community Celebration at Freedom Square with the following video: \n\n\n\n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4B-bjr7-RqA\n\n\n\n\n\nH Bosh Jr.\, Uncle Mac & Jerry Ford Share Holiday Memories with the Sanctuary URL:https://www.mediasanctuary.org/event/tree-lighting-light-coming-out-of-darkness/ LOCATION:Freedom Square\, 35 5th Ave\, Troy\, NY\, 12180\, United States CATEGORIES:Community Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.mediasanctuary.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Screenshot_2019-12-13-North-Central-Troy-Justice-and-Peace-Holiday-Celebration-The-Sanctuary-for-Independent-Media.png GEO:42.754030225802;-73.681172076926 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Freedom Square 35 5th Ave Troy NY 12180 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=35 5th Ave:geo:-73.681172076926,42.754030225802 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220117T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220117T163000 DTSTAMP:20230213T190712Z CREATED:20210824T160053Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230213T190712Z UID:10001019-1642428000-1642437000@www.mediasanctuary.org SUMMARY:MLK Celebration 2022: "Labor and Community United for Social Justice" DESCRIPTION:We invite you to join the virtual Martin L. King Celebration “Labor and Community United for Social Justice.” Over the past years\, dynamic MLK programs have been led\, in person at the Sanctuary and virtually\, by community organizers and organizations! This trend with the focus of organizing labor and community united in Troy will continue in 2022! \n\n\n\n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXZgMItm2lM&feature=youtu.be\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOrganizations leading and participating in this event include: NAACP Troy Branch\, Team HERO\, Troy Coalition of Black Leaders\, Coalition of Black Trade Unions\, United Ordained Church-North Central\, Coalition of Labor Union Women\, Equality for Troy\, Troy Sanctuary Campaign\, NYCLU\, Troy DSA\, Solidarity Committee of the Capital District\, Collectiveffort\, Troy Area Labor Council\, 5th Avenue AME Zion\, Civil Service Employees Association\, New York State Public Employees Federation\, Capital Region Labor Council for Latin American Advancement\, Shades of Cocoa\, One Troy\, Justice Center of Rensselaer County\, Capital Region Poor People’s Campaign\, and People’s Health Sanctuary. \n\n\n\nFeaturing:  \n\n\n\n\nTroy Community/ Labor Organization speakers\n\n\n\nRoundtable discussion: Candidates of Color\, Rensselaer County\, 2021\n\n\n\nArchival videos and live poetry\n\n\n\nCalls to Action! \n\n\n\n\n\n“Life’s most persistent and urgent question is\, ‘What are you doing for others?’” \n– MLK Jr.\, 1957\n\n\n\nEvent MC: Deacon Jerry Ford (Team HERO; Vice President\, NAACP Troy Branch) \n\n\n\nMultiple speakers representing diverse community organizations in Troy will respond to MLK’s Call for Alliances for Inter-sectional Justice\, around the key issues: Racial Justice and Civil Rights\, Labor Justice and Community Organizing\, Health Justice/Environmental Justice/Economic Justice and The Next Generation. \n\n\n\nSpeakers include:  \n\n\n\n\nTerry Melvin (Coalition of Black Trade Unionists)\n\n\n\nWillie Terry (Coalition of Black Trade Unionists)\n\n\n\nRenée Powell (NAACP Troy Branch #2182-B)\n\n\n\nReverend Hunter (5th Avenue AME Zion Church)\n\n\n\nRev. Charles Burkes (United Ordained Church)\n\n\n\nAdam Pelletier (Troy Area Labor Council)\n\n\n\nDebra Garrett (Shades of Cocoa)\n\n\n\nAileen Javier (People’s Health Sanctuary at The Sanctuary for Independent Media)\n\n\n\nJess Bennett (Friends of the Mohicantuck)\n\n\n\nDan Lyles (Collectiveffort)\n\n\n\nDavid Banks (Troy DSA)\n\n\n\nNoreen Mckee (Justice Center of Rensselaer County)\n\n\n\nSiobhan Burke (Troy Sanctuary Campaign)\n\n\n\n\nRoundtable featuring Candidates of Color who ran for public office in Troy in 2021: \n\n\n\n\nGwen Wright (Candidate for Rensselaer County Executive)\n\n\n\nD. Colin (Candidate for City Council – District 1)\n\n\n\nSteven Figueroa (Candidate for City Council – District 2)\n\n\n\nKiani Conley Wilson (Candidate for City Council – District 5)\n\n\n\nMarketa Edwards (Candidate for City Council – District 6)\n\n\n\nShawntell Mills-Sanchez (Candidate for Rensselaer County Legislature\, District 4)\n\ndiscussion moderated by Daquetta Jones\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPoetry by:  \n\n\n\n\nD. Colin\n\n\n\nIan Macks\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpecial thanks to event organizers Renée Powell\, Adam Pelletier and Willie Terry!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKEYNOTE SPEAKER:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReverend Terrance Melvin \n\n\n\nRev. Terrence L. Melvin holds the second highest office in the New York State labor movement – Secretary-Treasurer of the 2.5 million members\, New York State AFL-CIO. In May 2012\, at the 41st International Convention of the CBTU\, Mr. Melvin was elected unanimously as the organization’s new president\, succeeding William (Bill) Lucy\, who had held the position since he co-founded CBTU in 1972. Mr. Melvin has focused on developing lasting ties between labor\, religious organizations and community partners.  In December 2008\, he spearheaded the development of the NYS AFL-CIO Community Outreach Department which he oversees the day to day operations.Amongst his various Labor and community roles\, Mr. Melvin is a man of devout faith and spiritual belief. He is an ordained Baptist Minister.  He serves as Associate Minister and Assistant to the Pastor at Second Baptist Church\, Lackawanna\, New York. \n\n\n\n\n\nEVENT MC:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDeacon Jerry Ford \n\n\n\nDeacon Jerry Ford\, a husband\, father and leader; has seen his share of trauma and adversity. He lost his mother and father at a young age. He was raised by a loving aunt\, but found himself in the streets looking for the love he never received from his parents and eventually ended up in prison. After his 3rd prison stint\, he saw himself on a path toward life in prison or death. Finding strength in faith\,  Deacon Ford was able to make a 180 degree turn and now his story of resilience and hope is impacting communities across the nation. He currently serves as the Vice President of the NAACP Troy Branch. He also started a nonprofit organization named Team H.E.R.O about 10 years ago. H.E.R.O. standing for Helping Everyone Recognize Opportunities which focuses on youth mentoring\, character and leadership development and linking families to resources. He has been recognized both locally and nationally for his service to the community\, most notably winning  the Maytag Dependable Leader Award. This award is only given to 11 individuals across the nation.  \n\n\n\nListen to Hudson Mohawk Magazine’s interview with Deacon Jerry Ford: \n\n\n\nMediaSanctuary · Jerry Ford talking about Troy NY MLK2022 Commemeration\n\n\n\n\n\nMORE INFO ABOUT PRESENTERS: (in progress)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDaquetta Jones  \n\n\n\nDaquetta Jones is the former Deputy Commissioner for Administration with the New York State Department of Civil Service and Executive Director of the YWCA of the Greater Capital District. Throughout her life’s work she has proven herself to be a change agent and activist for Black Liberation\, Human Rights\, Womxn’s Rights\, and Racial Justice and Equality. Daquetta has earned and received numerous accolades and honors including: Albany Business Review’s Women Who Mean Business Award\, was named as one of the 40 Under 40\, the Center for Women in Government and Civil Society Change Maker Award\, and many others. Daqetta will be moderating the roundtable discussion featuring Candidates of Color who ran for public office in Troy and Rensselaer County in 2021. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGwen Wright \n\n\n\nGwen Wright has spent most of her career in public service. She recently retired as the executive director of the New York State Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence (OPDV)\, a position she held for years. She was with the agency for over 27 years. Prior to joining OPDV\, Ms. Wright was the executive director of the New York State Coalition Against Domestic Violence a statewide non-profit domestic violence advocacy organization. \n\n\n\nMs. Wright has served on many non-profit boards of directors throughout her career. Currently\, she is on the board of directors of Upper Hudson Planned Parenthood and the Center for Women and Government in Civil Society. She is past president of both In Our Own Voices and the Pride Center of the Capital Region. She is the mother of three adult children and has four wonderful grandchildren. She has been a resident of Schodack since 2001. \n\n\n\nListen to Hudson Mohawk Magazine’s interview with Gwen Wright: \n\n\n\nMediaSanctuary · MLK Celebration 2022: Candidate Gwen Wright\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMarketa Edwards \n\n\n\nMarketa Edwards is a community activist that wants to give a voice to the voiceless. She is the Executive Director of the Community Rising Project. The Community Rising Project is dedicated to the advancement of Boys and Men of Color who have been directly impacted by trauma and their involvement in the criminal justice system. Marketa is a Mother\, Grandmother\, and community organizer who ran for City Council in Troy in 2021.arketa Edwards \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nShawntell Mills-Sanchez \n\n\n\nShawntell came to the Capital Region in 1994 to attend the University of Albany. Upon graduation\, Shawntell remained in the Capital Region where she has worked in the human services sector for over 20 years. She started her career at Albany County Department for Children\, Youth and Families. She moved on to continue her focus on child welfare policy & practice in a non-profit organization. Like many working women with expertise in her field\, Shawntell pursued career advancement and experienced challenges along the way. She obtained a master’s degree in education and started her own small business by combining her knowledge of information technology and child welfare programs. She now provides her expertise & services to the NYS Office of Children and Family Services as a consultant. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nD. Colin \n\n\n\nOriginally from Bridgeport\, CT\, D. Colin is a poet\, actor\, and visual artist living in Troy\, NY. As a multidisciplinary artist\, she aims to inspire\, empower and educate through poetry\, paint and performance and is passionate about cultivating space for stories\, healing and community. She is the author of Dreaming in Kreyol and Said the Swing to the Hoop. She is also a Cave Canem\, VONA and New York State Writers Institute fellow with degrees in English and Africana Studies. D. Colin is a board member of The Sanctuary for Independent Media. \n\n\n\nListen to Hudson Mohawk Magazine’s interview with D. Colin: \n\n\n\nMediaSanctuary · MLK Celebration 2022: Artist D. Colin\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIan Macks\, poet \n\n\n\nIan Macks is a 28-year old poet from Troy\, New York. His long-awaited debut full-length collection\, Identity Crisis\, is due to be announced this spring on recto y verso editions\, inc. His poetry has recently been chosen for publication in Hypersaturation Magazine and BigCityLit literary journal. You can get at him and read his work on Instagram @imacks22 \n\n\n\nListen to Hudson Mohawk Magazine’s interview with Ian Macks: \n\n\n\nMediaSanctuary · MLK Celebration 2022: Poet Ian Macks\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRenee Powell\, President of the NAACP Troy Branch \n\n\n\nRenee is president of the NAACP Troy Branch since 2019.  The 21st century goal of the NAACP is to build Black political power to end structural racism to put end to race-based discrimination. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAdam Pelletier\, MLK 22 Celebration Organizer \n\n\n\nAdam Pelletier is the President of the Troy Area Labor Council (AFL-CIO)\, which represents approximately 10\,000 working people in Troy and Rensselaer County. He has been involved in labor union and social issue advocacy and organizing in the Capital District for the last 10 years. He has been known to upset people in positions of power. Adam is a graduate of Clarkson University and veteran with prior active service in the United States Marine. He is also a member of the Troy Democratic Socialists of America and the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) Local 3343.  \n\n\n\nListen to Hudson Mohawk Magazine’s interview with Adam Pelletier: \n\n\n\nMediaSanctuary · Interview With Adam Pellitier MLK2022 B\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWillie Terry\, Coalition of Black Trade Unions\, Troy Area Labor Council\, MLK 22 Celebration Organizer \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nListen to Hudson Mohawk Magazine’s interview with Willie Terry: \n\n\n\nMediaSanctuary · Willie Terry Wants More Education Around MLK’s Legacy and Labor\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nRev. Charles Burkes\, United Ordained Church-North Central \n\n\n\nRev. Burkes is currently the Pastor of United Ordained Church-North Central Troy. He is the former Director for the Albany County Veterans Services Bureau where he was responsible for serving veterans in the 17 cities and towns in Albany County. His duties included assisting veterans\, their spouses\, and their dependents navigate the process while seeking eligibility for VA benefits and returning to civilian life. In 2014\, Rev. Burkes was also nominated and confirmed to the Citizen’s Policy and Complaint Review Council. Rev. Burkers is a graduate of the Sage Colleges and is a Vietnam era Veteran who served in the United States Marine Corps from 1974-1978. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReverend Hunter\, 5th Avenue AME Zion \n\n\n\nRev. Xavier Hunter is the pastor of the Fifth Avenue A.M.E. Zion Church in Troy\, NY. Finishing his first year here in the Troy Community he has hit the ground running in leading the church and becoming a part of the Troy and Capital area community. Pastor Hunter is a native of Buffalo\, NY  and has become a unique orator who is able to convey the truth of God’s word clearly\, compellingly and in a way that makes the word come alive to his congregation. An out of the box thinker\, teacher\, and preacher\, who believes in out of the box worship and praise! Combining his business experience and leadership with God’s direction\, his ministry has grown and most importantly helped grow the kingdom of God. Rev. Hunter is currently finishing his Master’s of Divinity at Northeastern Seminary in Rochester\, NY. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAileen Javier\, People’s Health Sanctuary \n\n\n\nAileen Javier is a Community Health Worker/ Outreach Educator/Family Advocate. She is passionate about fomenting community health by supporting and empowering people to successfully navigate the local social and health care system.Previously\, Aileen has worked as a Community Outreach / Family Advocate in Massachusetts. She is part of the People Power at the Sanctuary because she believes in the Sanctuary’s Mission: “We use art and participatory action to promote social and environmental justice and freedom of creative expression.” \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDavid Banks\, Troy DSA \n\n\n\nDavid A. Banks is the chair of Troy DSA’s defund police working group and a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Geography and Planning department at University at Albany\, SUNY where he is the director of the Globalization Studies program. He is also a proud delegate to the Troy Area Labor Council\, and the Officer for Contingents of the Albany chapter of United University Professions (UUP). \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDebra Garrett\, Community Organizer \n\n\n\nDebra Garrett holds an A.A.S. in Medical Administration and B.S. in Health Science  She currently works at the NYS Comptroller’s office and at TRIP as a community capacity builder.  Ms. Garrett has also held positions with CEO and St. Peter’s Partners in the past.  She currently serves on boards for the Troy Drug Free Coalition\, the Ark After School and the Oakwood Community Center.  Ms. Garrett volunteers in many local organizations throughout Troy including School 2 and Troy Prep.  She previously served on the Troy City Council for District 2 and loved helping the community.  Ms. Garrett founded\, Shades of Cocoa\, a group empowering black and brown young girls.  She also created the Parent Speak Advocate organization to support parents with school policy.  Ms. Garrett resides in Troy with her husband\, LT\, and their four children who all attend Troy Prep. \n\n\n\nHear Hudson Mohawk Magazine’s interview with Shades of Cocoa \n\n\n\nMediaSanctuary · Shades of Cocoa\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDan Lyles\, Collectiveffort \n\n\n\nDr. Dan Lyles is the VP of Operations and Research at Collectiveffort is has been a faculty member at Rensselaer Polytechnic institute for 5 years. He is a Sociologist of Scientific Knowledge and Institutions and received his degree from Rensselaer Polytechnic in 2016. At RPI\, he focuses on raising engineering students awareness of the unique opportunities they have to use engineering knowledge and skills to change the world for the better. At Collectiveffort\, he focuses on cooperative governance\, project management and using the immense power of shared resources to develop community resources and assets. He is pursuing his introductory Professional Project Management certificate in 2022. In his spare time\, he likes to organize community organizations and foundations.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNoreen McKee\, Board Member\, League of Women Voters and the Justice Center of Rensselaer County \n\n\n\nAs a board member of the League of Women Voters and the Justice Center of Rensselaer County\, Noreen McKee has fought successfully to bring early voting into the heart of downtown Troy to provide equitable access to early voting for minorities and low income voters. She is also on the board of directors of Unity House and a member of its advocacy committee\, which is “dedicated to giving voice to the voiceless by shining the spotlight on the injustices suffered by the poor and the racial inequality that fuels poverty. \n\n\n\nListen to Hudson Mohawk Magazine’s interview with Noreen McKee: \n\n\n\nMediaSanctuary · Is Democracy Dying in Rensselaer County? with Noreen McKee\n\n\n\n\n\nMore interviews by Hudson Mohawk Magazine: \n\n\n\nMediaSanctuary · “The Strategy Comes Out of Struggle” Says Leon Van Dyke of The Brothers\n\n\n\nMediaSanctuary · PEF Union and MLK Civil Rights talk with Wayne Spence\n\n\n\nMediaSanctuary · Labor Organizing Around MLK Day\n\n\n\nMORE INFO ABOUT CO-SPONSORING ORGANIZATIONS (in progress)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNAACP Troy Branch #2182-B \n\n\n\nThe National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is a civil rights organization in the United States\, formed in 1909 as an interracial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans by a group including W. E. B. Du Bois\, Mary White Ovington\, Moorfield Storey and Ida B. Wells. \n\n\n\nThe NAACP’s mission in the 21st century is “to ensure the political\, educational\, social\, and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate race-based discrimination”. National NAACP initiatives include political lobbying\, publicity efforts and litigation strategies developed by its legal team.  The group enlarged its mission in the late 20th century by considering issues such as police misconduct\, the status of black foreign refugees and questions of economic development. Its name\, retained in accordance with tradition\, uses the once common term colored people\, referring to those with some African ancestry. Contact: TroyNYNAACP@gmail.com. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nYou can view our MLK Holiday Labor and Community Celebration from 2021 below: \n\n\n\n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCmiBi__ehw URL:https://www.mediasanctuary.org/event/mlk-2022/ LOCATION:The Sanctuary\, 3361 6th Ave\, Troy\, 12180\, United States CATEGORIES:Community Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.mediasanctuary.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/MLK22-v2-sq-plain-01.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220310T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220310T203000 DTSTAMP:20230213T185426Z CREATED:20220216T210412Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230213T185426Z UID:10001529-1646938800-1646944200@www.mediasanctuary.org SUMMARY:Direct Air Capture: False Climate Solution? DESCRIPTION:Join us for a virtual town hall and learn about Direct Air Capture. \n\n\n\n\nREGISTER\n\n\n\n\nThis virtual event will begin with an overview of the Carbon Dioxide Removal Leadership Act (A8597/S8171)\, now pending in the NYS Assembly and Senate. Presentations by our speakers\, June Sekera (policy scholar)\, Visiting Scholar at the New School University\, New York\, and a Senior Research Fellow at Boston University’s Global Development Policy Center; and  Jim Walsh Policy Director for Food & Water Watch and Food & Water Action\, will be followed by a Q&A. We’ll then end with a Call to Action! \n\n\n\nActivists charge that the Carbon Dioxide Removal Leadership Act (A8597/S8171)\, now pending in the NYS Assembly and Senate\, would generously subsidize the Direct Air Capture technology that they characterize as a false “greenwashing” solution. Comments from environmental experts opposing this bill: \n\n\n\n\n“Let’s be clear that any government support for carbon capture or direct air capture is a FOSSIL FUEL SUBSIDY.“ \n-Stanford University professor Mark Jacobson\, PhD\n\n\n\nCarbon Engineering pilot plant in Squamish\, B.C. featuring Direct Air Capture technology that captures carbon dioxide (CO2) directly from the atmosphere. \nCC image by Stephen Hui\, Pembina Institute\n\n\n\nDIRECT AIR CAPTURE (DAC) is a costly mechanical-chemical method of carbon capture and storage that critics charge is unproven\, dangerous and energy-intensive. They say DAC would likely require a massive build-out of pipelines to transport CO2 and that it is an unwise public investment that diverts resources and attention from real solutions. \n\n\n\nSpeakers\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJune Sekera is a Visiting Scholar at the New School University\, New York\, and a Senior Research Fellow at Boston University’s Global Development Policy Center. Her review article\, “Assessing Carbon Capture: Public Policy\, Science and Societal Need” was published in Biophysical Economics and Sustainability (October 2020).   \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFood and Water Watch Policy Director\, Jim Walsh oversees campaigns to ban fracking\, end water privatization\, and push back on fossil fuel industry-backed false solutions to the climate crisis. Jim works with Food & Water Watch’s policy experts and national allies to develop and implement campaigns to mobilize the public and educate decision makers on strategies that support the development of a better food system\, a safe and livable climate and support safe and clean public water for all. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe moderator for the event is Barbara Heinzen\, PhD\, Clean Air Coalition of Greater Ravena Coeymans \n\n\n\n\n\nCo-Sponsors\n\n\n\nThank you to our co-sponsors: Clean Air Coalition of Greater Ravena Coeymans\, Clean Air Action Network of Glens Falls\, Beyond Plastics\, People of Albany United for Safe Energy\, Food & Water Watch\, Green Education and Legal Fund\, and NATURE Lab and People’s Health Sanctuary with The Sanctuary for Independent Media. URL:https://www.mediasanctuary.org/event/direct-air-capture/ LOCATION:The Sanctuary\, 3361 6th Ave\, Troy\, 12180\, United States CATEGORIES:Community Event,Panel Discussion ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.mediasanctuary.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/StephenHui_PembinaInstitute.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220402T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220402T140000 DTSTAMP:20230213T183938Z CREATED:20220223T170208Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230213T183938Z UID:10001290-1648900800-1648908000@www.mediasanctuary.org SUMMARY:CCG Tree Day: Pruning Workshop with More Trees Arborists DESCRIPTION:Join the arborists of the More Trees Arborist Collective for a workshop in the urban forest. Learn to identify common opportunist species of urban trees\, discuss different techniques and objectives of pruning\, when to remove trees\, when to plant trees and help the crew manage the Sanctuary’s fledgling reforestation projects.  \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nMeet at Freedom Square \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHudson Mohawk Magazine interviewed Christian Grigoraskos\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMore Tree Arborists \n\n\n\nMore Trees Arborist Collective is a worker-owned cooperative of ISA-Certified Arborists and support crew who work to provide environmentally conscious tree care for residential\, municipal\, and commercial clients throughout the Hudson Mohawk Region. We identify\, assess\, and mitigate tree risk while encouraging the preservation and planting. URL:https://www.mediasanctuary.org/event/ccg-tree-day-pruning-workshop-with-more-trees-arborists/ LOCATION:The Sanctuary\, 3361 6th Ave\, Troy\, 12180\, United States CATEGORIES:Community Event,Workshop ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.mediasanctuary.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/grower-workshop.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220507T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220507T140000 DTSTAMP:20240126T135703Z CREATED:20220223T170421Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240126T135703Z UID:10001291-1651924800-1651932000@www.mediasanctuary.org SUMMARY:Plant & Tree Swap DESCRIPTION:Join us for a plant & tree swap at Collard City Growers garden\, 3337 6th Ave. in North Central Troy! \n\n\n\nwhat: an opportunity to share plant abundance!  \n\n\n\nhow: bring your extra seedlings / saplings and trade with someone else for something new – perennials\, annuals\, house plants\, anything goes! \n\n\n\nwhy: a nice excuse to hang out in the garden with other families\, meet some new plants and people\, and celebrate Andrew Lynn’s birthday! \n\n\n\nThis is an event for the community and gardeners to get together and exchange seedlings for the season. Stop by to pick up some seedlings that you might want for your garden\, drop off any extra flats that you don’t have room for\, or just come on over to hangout and say hi 🙂 \n\n\n\nAnd remember\, all plants that you give and take are FREE! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn a nutshell – we’d love to see you whether you have plants or not\, so come say hi! Wear a mask and practice social distancing whenever possible. If it rains\, we can gather in the hoop house.As always\, there’s lots of work to do\, so if you’re in the mood for garden chores – we got you covered! me ke hau ʻoli\,azure’ – christian – ember – thasos\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIf you want to brush up on the vibe of this project – you can listen to us kūkākūkā on WOOC last year.  \n\n\n\n\nhttps://soundcloud.com/mediasanctuary/collard-city-growers-plant-swap URL:https://www.mediasanctuary.org/event/plant-tree-swap/ LOCATION:The Sanctuary\, 3361 6th Ave\, Troy\, 12180\, United States CATEGORIES:Community Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.mediasanctuary.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/PlantSwap-01.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220911T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220911T180000 DTSTAMP:20240910T203916Z CREATED:20220627T223907Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240910T203916Z UID:10001613-1662912000-1662919200@www.mediasanctuary.org SUMMARY:5th Anniversary of Hudson Mohawk Magazine on Sanctuary Radio DESCRIPTION:Join us in a community gathering to commemorate 5 years of Hudson Mohawk Magazine\, our locally-produced radio news hour\, which launched on September 11\, 2017 with the conscious goal of creating a community radio platform to nurture diverse voices in the Capital Region in response to increasing assaults on our civil liberties. This program is the product of many volunteer hours\, so let’s unite to honor all who have invested ideas\, skills\, time\, creativity\, and heart into Hudson Mohawk Magazine with light snacks and refreshments\, radio activities\, and community. \n\n\n\nBaccus Pizza\, O’Malley’s Oven\, Rareform Brewery will be providing some snacks and beverages. \n\n\n\n***Please note that for everyone’s safety\, we are following Covid protocols that include requirements that all attendees show proof of vaccination or a recent test for entry\, and wear a mask. We will notify ticket holders if the protocols change. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn this time of escalating threats to our freedoms and the collapse of corporate journalism\, meet our producers and recognize the essential role they play as independent grassroots journalists in a democratic society! We commemorate this anniversary not with flag waving and homogenized messages\, but by celebrating the people-power and tools dedicated to creating independent media as the essence of freedom. \n\n\n\nSeptember 11\, 2017 was the day HMM launched. Volunteer journalists joined together\, dedicated to tell the stories that corporate media leaves untold. This date was chosen for its legacy of assaults on civil liberties and commemorates the September 11\, 1973 military coup in Chile\, which ended civilian rule in the government of Salvador Allende and transformed a beacon of democracy into a dictatorship\, and the trauma of September 11\, 2001 and the aftermath of restricted freedoms in the name of security. \n\n\n\nListen: 5 Years of HMM with Steve Pierce\n\n\n\nListen: The First Full Episode of HMM\n\n\n\nWe will also be memorializing our producer Meghan Marohn with an altar in collaboration with Nancy Weber. Listen here for a collection of memories and stories about Meghan by people impacted by her\, produced by EP. URL:https://www.mediasanctuary.org/event/5th-anniversary-of-hmm/ LOCATION:The Sanctuary\, 3361 6th Ave\, Troy\, 12180\, United States CATEGORIES:Community Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.mediasanctuary.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/IMG_1885-1024x683-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221210T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221210T170000 DTSTAMP:20241108T152846Z CREATED:20221108T154850Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241108T152846Z UID:10001637-1670686200-1670691600@www.mediasanctuary.org SUMMARY:Holiday Interfaith Justice and Peace Circle at Freedom Square DESCRIPTION:Join us in a celebration of light and community. Around an evergreen tree\, we will light candles\, tie the names of loved ones on branches\, and share our light to set intentions for love\, justice and peace. Before the tree lighting there will be warm beverages\, snacks\, arts and crafts\, and a radio-making station. Bring your wishes for light\, justice and peace\, as we reflect on current times and come together with sacred intention\, embracing all religions and beliefs. \n\n\n\nCo-sponsors: Troy MLK Labor & Community Network\, Troy Central Little League\, People’s Health Sanctuary\, Hudson Mohawk Magazine\, SNUG\, The Fish Market Project\, Mothers Out Front\, Troy Bike Rescue\,…. and more to come! \n\n\n\nDocumentation of the Event\n\n\n\nPhotos by Robert Cooper: \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLearn more about our Holiday Interfaith Justice and Peace history\n\n\n\n\n\nLocal and diverse communities of friends and networks have been gathering at the Sanctuary for over a decade. Because of the pandemic\, we are not able to have our full community celebration inside… but please join us to continue our tradition of joining together to celebrate the light within each of us and our collective powers! \n\n\n\nCheck out this video of our fifth annual North Central Holiday Justice & Peace Celebration\, which culminated in this interfaith gathering at Freedom Square on Dec. 30\, 2016. Share the light in joy and resistance! \n\n\n\n\n\nAileen Javier\, Board President\, The Sanctuary for Independent Media\, sharing her amazing light during the 2021 Holiday Interfaith Justice and Peace Circle at Freedom Square. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nhttps://youtu.be/4B-bjr7-RqA\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nHow you can participate\n\n\n\nPlease bring your wish for light in the new year. Also\, there’s lots of ways you can support this community event\, including: \n\n\n\n\nVolunteer to run a small art or activity table\n\n\n\nBring toys and gifts for children\n\n\n\nBake Holiday Cookies\n\n\n\nBring decorations for the interfaith tree and Freedom Square\n\n\n\nReach out to your friends and networks to spread the word\n\n\n\nSign up for our set up or clean up crews\n\n\n\nOther ideas? Let us know my emailing info@mediasanctuary.org. Thank you! URL:https://www.mediasanctuary.org/event/freedom-square-holiday-peace-and-justice-celebration/ LOCATION:Freedom Square\, 35 5th Ave\, Troy\, NY\, 12180\, United States CATEGORIES:Community Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.mediasanctuary.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Untitled-design-6.png GEO:42.754030225802;-73.681172076926 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Freedom Square 35 5th Ave Troy NY 12180 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=35 5th Ave:geo:-73.681172076926,42.754030225802 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230225T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230225T190000 DTSTAMP:20230417T160746Z CREATED:20230214T223753Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230417T160746Z UID:10001642-1677340800-1677351600@www.mediasanctuary.org SUMMARY:Troy Black History Celebration 2023 DESCRIPTION:Join us for an in-person celebration of Black History Month with an exhibition\, music\, spoken word\, and community. Troy NAACP\, Team HERO\, Coalition for Black Trade Union\, and The Sanctuary for Independent Media have partnered together in Troy to honor our Black history and its living legacy. The exhibition is curated by Malik Muhammad\, music by King Malachi\, spoken word by Diamond Owens\, and Shania Jackson\, and beats by DJ Hollyw8d. \n\n\n\nMasks are encouraged and will be available at this event. If you are feeling unwell or have any symptoms of illness please stay home and rest. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFeaturing:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBrother Malik Muhammad is the curator of The Sankofa Project\, a traveling visual museum which showcases photos and text of the history of Black people. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMusic performance by King Malachi. Website. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBeats by DJ Hollyw8d. Website. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpoken word by Shania Jackson. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpoken word by Diamond Owens. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpoken word by Justin Irby. \n\n\n\n\n\nCo-Organizers:\n\n\n\nNAACP Troy Branch #2182-B: The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People’s (NAACP) mission in the 21st century is “to ensure the political\, educational\, social\, and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate race-based discrimination.” Contact: TroyNYNAACP@gmail.com or on facebook. \n\n\n\nTeam HERO: H.E.R.O. standing for Helping Everyone Recognize Opportunities which focuses on youth mentoring\, character and leadership development and linking families to resources. https://www.facebook.com/TeamHero101 \n\n\n\nCoalition for Black Trade Union: CBTU is not a black separatist or civil rights organization. It is the fiercely independent voice of black workers within the trade union movement\, challenging organized labor to be more relevant to the needs and aspirations of Black and poor workers. https://cbtu.org/about.html \n\n\n\n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwwG-h1EF1A URL:https://www.mediasanctuary.org/event/troy-black-history-celebration-2023/ LOCATION:The Sanctuary\, 3361 6th Ave\, Troy\, 12180\, United States CATEGORIES:Community Event,Gallery Show,Performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.mediasanctuary.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Troy-Black-History-Month-Celebration1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230319T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230319T170000 DTSTAMP:20230327T134502Z CREATED:20230222T170831Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230327T134502Z UID:10001648-1679234400-1679245200@www.mediasanctuary.org SUMMARY:David Carpenter: "Science for the People" DESCRIPTION:Join us for a celebration of SUNY Albany Professor David Carpenter’s long career as an environmental advocate! We’ll be gathering with Dr. Carpenter along with some of his graduate students and colleagues\, as well as representatives of some of the many grassroots organizations who have worked with David over his decades-long career. Dr. Carpenter will speak\, along with former EPA Region 2 administrator Judith Enck and other local luminaries. We’ll hear an update on the ongoing legal case surrounding Monsanto’s pollution of the St. Regis Mohawk Reservation\, and other local environmental struggles. But mostly we’re gathering to acknowledge a true hero of the environmental justice movement! \n\n\n\n\nhttps://vimeo.com/811411818\n\n\n\n\nThe celebration will close with a free community meal of soup and cake. This is a zero waste event–bring your own reusable plate\, utensils\, cup and napkin! \n\n\n\nCo-sponsored by NATURE Lab\, United University Professions- Albany Chapter\, Beyond Plastics\, Clean Air Coalition of Greater Ravena-Coeymans\, Rensselaer Environmental Coalition\, PAUSE\, Green Education & Legal Fund\, UNCAGED\, Environmental Advocates NY\, Riverkeeper\, NYPIRG\, Lights Out Norlite\, Healthy Schools Network\, Community Advocates for a Sustainable Environment\, Stop NY Fracked Gas Pipeline\, Zero Waste Capital District\, Housatonic River Initiative\, Inc\, and Housatonic Environmental Action League\, Inc. \n\n\n\nDownload the flyer here. \n\n\n\nMasks are encouraged and will be available at this event. If you are feeling unwell or have any symptoms of illness please stay home and rest. \n\n\n\n\n\nJudith Enck and Dr. David Carpenter at Dunn Landfill\n\n\n\n\n\nDavid Carpenter is a public health physician whose current position is Director of the Institute for Health and the Environment at the University at Albany\, as well as Professor of Environmental Health Sciences within the School of Public Health at the University at Albany.  After receiving his MD degree from Harvard Medical School he chose a career of research and public health.  After research positions at the National Institute of Mental Health and the Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute\, he came to Albany in 1980 as the Director of the Wadsworth Center for Laboratories and Research of the New York State Department of Health\, the third largest public health laboratory in the US after NIH and CDC.  In an effort to build ties to an academic program\, he initiated efforts to create a partnership between the New York State Department of Health and the University at Albany\, resulting in the creation of the School of Public Health in 1985.  He was then appointed as the founding Dean of the School of Public Health\, a position he held until 1998 when he became the Director of the Institute of Health and the Environment.  In 2011 the Institute for Health and the Environment was declared a Collaborating Centre of the World Health Organization in Environmental Health.  While his early research was study of animal and cellular models of brain function\, his more recent studies have focused on environmental causes of human disease.  He has more than 485 peer-reviewed publications. \n\n\n\n\n\nPhotos from the event\n\n\n\nBy Robert Cooper \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nphotograph by Caroline Tennant URL:https://www.mediasanctuary.org/event/david-carpenter-science-for-the-people/ LOCATION:The Sanctuary\, 3361 6th Ave\, Troy\, 12180\, United States CATEGORIES:Community Event,Speaker ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.mediasanctuary.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/David-Carpenter-16-9.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230427T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230427T210000 DTSTAMP:20230410T180916Z CREATED:20230330T171952Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230410T180916Z UID:10001655-1682622000-1682629200@www.mediasanctuary.org SUMMARY:Death Cafe DESCRIPTION:Where: 2nd floor of the NATURE Lab building\, 3319 6th Avenue. \n\n\n\nJoin us for for a Death Cafe\, an evening of discussions about death and how to make the most of life under the context that there is an end. The discussions will take place as a group and in breakout discussions at People’s Health Sanctuary in NATURE Lab. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAt a Death Cafe people\, often strangers\, gather to eat cake\, drink tea and discuss death. Our objective is ‘to increase awareness of death with a view to helping people make the most of their (finite) lives’. A Death Cafe is a group directed discussion of death with no agenda\, objectives or themes. It is a discussion group rather than a grief support or counseling session. \n\n\n\nDeath Cafes are always offered:– On a not-for-profit basis– In an accessible\, respectful and confidential space– With no intention of leading people to any conclusion\, product or course of action– Alongside refreshing drinks and nourishing food – and cake!  \n\n\n\nFor more info on Death Café\, check out: https://deathcafe.com.Credit to Jon Underwood with founding Death Café based on the work of Bernard Crettaz. \n\n\n\nThis event is co-sponsored by People’s Health Sanctuary at NATURE Lab and organized by Veronica Maroulis. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVeronica Maroulis is a student at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute who is pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering and a master’s in Business Analytics. After being introduced to the work of The Order of the Good Death and content by Caitlin Doughty via YouTube\, she has been fascinated by death and the macabre. Veronica is an advocate for alternative death care and death justice and wants to encourage thoughtful conversations about death to destigmatize the taboo topic. Death is an inevitability of life and Veronica wants to give people the resources so that they receive the death care they want and deserve. URL:https://www.mediasanctuary.org/event/death-cafe/ LOCATION:NY CATEGORIES:Community Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.mediasanctuary.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/death_tea-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230513T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230513T150000 DTSTAMP:20230512T181226Z CREATED:20230228T201814Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230512T181226Z UID:10001652-1683982800-1683990000@www.mediasanctuary.org SUMMARY:Hudson Mohawk Magazine Radio Open House DESCRIPTION:For all the radio lovers and radio curious\, join us for an open house where you will have a chance to engage with Hudson Mohawk Magazine producers\, engage with our content in an interactive way\, and come into the radio studio to get your own story out there. \n\n\n\nAt 2pm\, join us for a workshop about how to make a Hudson Mohawk Magazine radio story. This is also a time for visitors to contribute ideas that they would like to hear on the radio. \n\n\n\nHudson Mohawk Magazine is volunteer-produced\, local news\, and public affairs show is broadcast live on WOOC 105.3 FM Monday through Friday from 6-7 p.m.\, and repeated at 7 a.m. and 9 a.m. the following weekday. \n\n\n\nCelebrate grassroots media\, suggest stories we should cover from the local community\, and get your own voice on the radio. Learn more about our radio program here. \n\n\n\n\nRegister URL:https://www.mediasanctuary.org/event/hmm-open-house/ LOCATION:The Sanctuary\, 3361 6th Ave\, Troy\, 12180\, United States CATEGORIES:Community Event,Workshop ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.mediasanctuary.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/dec-ade-Radio.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR