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SUMMARY:Repair Cafe
DESCRIPTION:Resist consumerism and waste by repairing your household items with the assistance of volunteers. \n\n\n\n\nClick Here to Register\n\n\n\n\nSatellite locations offered:  \n\n\n\nPHS Open Apothecary & Elderberry Syrup-Making\n\n\n\n…more info coming soon
URL:https://www.mediasanctuary.org/event/repair-cafe/
LOCATION:The Sanctuary\, 3361 6th Ave\, Troy\, 12180\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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SUMMARY:Fall Herbal Workshop Series: Open Apothecary & Elderberry Syrup-Making
DESCRIPTION:1 – 4 pm Open Apothecary  \n\n\n\n2 – 3 pm Elderberry Syrup Making workshop (registration required) \n\n\n\nThe community apothecary at the People’s Health Sanctuary will be open for browsing from 1-4 pm\, with an elderberry syrup-making workshop from 2-3 pm. This is event is happening in tandem with a Repair Cafe at the Sanctuary’s main space. This event is part of the large event Repair Cafe. \n\n\n\n\nClick Here to Register\n\n\n\n\nLimited spots available for Elderberry Syrup Making. Registration with a $10 refundable deposit is required to hold your place. Donations recommended on a sliding scale of $0 – 30; no one will be turned away for lack of funds. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nStop in to explore how plants contribute to the body’s healing and browse the Community Apothecary library\, teas\, and tinctures. At 2 pm bioregional herbalist Tara will lead a group in creating a community batch of core immunity strengthening Elderberry syrup using locally grown elderberries. The group will discuss the many healing gifts and teachings Elder offers us\, and each participant will take home their own little bottle of delicious deep purple Elderberry syrup. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTara (she/they) is a bioregional folk herbalist\, medicinal herb grower\, remedy maker\, and catalyst. Tara brings people and plant kin together to deepen our connections to each other and the ecosystems we share. She is committed to cultivating a strengthened sense of place and well-being through collective actions and encourages all of us to regularly engage with plants that grow in our bioregion while guiding the co-creation of herbal remedies through hands-on workshops.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis series is facilitated by herbalists affiliated with the People’s Health Sanctuary Community Apothecary who are volunteering their time and sharing information for educational purposes. None of the remedies shared in these workshops are intended to diagnose or treat any disease.  \n\n\n\nThe workshop series is held on the second floor of the NATURE Lab building\, which is currently only accessible by a flight of stairs. If stairs will present a barrier to attending the workshop please get in touch in case we can accommodate your participation in another way.
URL:https://www.mediasanctuary.org/event/elderberry-syrup-making/
LOCATION:People’s Health Sanctuary\, 3319 6th Avenue\, 2nd Fl\, Troy\, New York\, 12180\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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SUMMARY:FOIL Workshop for Information Transparency
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a workshop where you will be guided through the process of submitting a FOIL (Freedom of Information Law) request. This Law provides the public with a “right to know” by providing access to governmental records. Join the civic journalists of Hudson Mohawk Magazine in support of more information transparency.  \n\n\n\n\nClick Here to Register\n\n\n\n\nThe New York State government website states: The Freedom of Information Law (“FOIL”)\, Article 6 (Sections 84-90) of the NYS Public Officers Law\, provides the public right to access to records maintained by government agencies with certain exceptions.“Record” means any information kept\, held\, filed\, produced or reproduced by\, with\, or for this agency\, in any physical form whatsoever including\, but not limited to\, reports\, statements\, examinations\, memoranda\, opinions\, folders\, files\, books\, manuals\, pamphlets\, forms\, papers\, designs\, drawings\, maps\, photos\, letters\, microfilms\, computer tapes or disks\, rules\, regulations or codes.If you would like YOUR records from this agency\, you may not have to file a FOIL request. Find out more.
URL:https://www.mediasanctuary.org/event/foil-wksp/
LOCATION:The Sanctuary\, 3361 6th Ave\, Troy\, 12180\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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SUMMARY:Fall Herbal Workshop Series: Digestive Bitters
DESCRIPTION:Facilitated by Rebecca Hein \n\n\n\nJoin us for a hands-on class exploring Digestive Bitters\, the classic herbal remedy that supports gut health.  \n\n\n\n\nClick here to register\n\n\n\n\nLimited spots available. Registration with a $10 refundable deposit is required to hold your place. Donations recommended on a sliding scale of $0 – 30; no one will be turned away for lack of funds. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn this hands-on workshop\, we’ll taste and experience a variety of bitter and aromatic herbs\, while learning how these plants support digestion and a myriad of other health benefits. We will make a bitters tincture together for PHS and you will learn to craft your own at home. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRebecca Hein is a community herbalist and urban farmer. Founder and owner of Underground Alchemy\, she has been making herbal remedies grown on what were vacant lots in Albany’s South End since 2011. Her work is driven by a desire to connect people and plants\, support community health and empowerment\, and position herbalism in the struggle for accessible healthcare. \n\n\n\n\n\nThis series is facilitated by herbalists affiliated with the People’s Health Sanctuary Community Apothecary who are volunteering their time and sharing information for educational purposes. None of the remedies shared in these workshops are intended to diagnose or treat any disease.  \n\n\n\nThe workshop series is held on the second floor of the NATURE Lab building\, which is currently only accessible by a flight of stairs. If stairs will present a barrier to attending the workshop please get in touch in case we can accommodate your participation in another way.
URL:https://www.mediasanctuary.org/event/fall-herbal-workshop-series-bitters-with-rebecca-hein/
LOCATION:People’s Health Sanctuary\, 3319 6th Avenue\, 2nd Fl\, Troy\, New York\, 12180\, United States
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