Events

Be The Media! Workshop with Electronic Disturbance Theater 2.0: 

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

"Gestures in the 'Border Horror' of US Immigration Policy” Join Ricardo Dominguez and Amy Sara Carroll of the collective Electronic Disturbance Theater 2.0 as they discuss a brief history of the collective’s previous work in relation to borders; the relationship between NAFTA, US Prevention through Deterrence philosophy, the binational War on Drugs, and the emergence […]

People’s Health Sanctuary Seed Swap & Open House

NATURE Lab 3319 6th Ave, Troy, NY, United States

Where: NATURE Lab 2nd floor, 3319 6th Avenue Join the People's Health Sanctuary and Collard City Growers at NATURE Lab for a seed swap and open house to start building towards spring awakening and growth. Learn seed keeping methods from local gardeners, acquire seeds to grow, and bring your own seeds and stories to show […]

Pruning and Grafting for Tree Lovers

Freedom Square 35 5th Ave, Troy, NY, United States

Join the tree lovers 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. We'll finish with a […]

Be The Media! Workshop: Participatory Design in Journalistic Process

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

With Directors Zara Katz and Lisa Riordan Seville, and Documentary Participant Kristal Bush Join us in this workshop to learn about the art of co-creation from the film team of A Woman on the Outside, discussing how the directors centered Kristal's voice and the active collaboration between the film team and participants in the documentary […]

Plant Swap & Season Opener at Collard City Growers

Collard City Growers 3337 6th Avenue, Troy, New York, United States

what: an opportunity to share plant abundance! how: bring your extra seedlings / saplings and trade with someone else for something new – perennials, annuals, house plants, anything goes! You don't have to bring plants to take plants. why: a nice excuse to hang out in the garden with other families, neighbors, and local plant […]

Hudson Mohawk Magazine Radio Open House

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

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. At 2pm, join us for a workshop […]

Healing Herbal Balms at Collard City Growers with Flying Deer Nature Center

Collard City Growers 3337 6th Avenue, Troy, New York, United States

When: Garden Open Hours, 3:30-5:30 Friday May 26th (balm-making from 4:00-5:00), Where: 3337 6th Avenue Join us for our regular family-oriented garden hours with a special guest! Emma Parrish Post of Flying Deer Nature Center will lead us in a balm-making activity from herbs growing in the garden. We'll get hands on with some fresh […]

Lead in the Soil? A Community Investigation

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

We are investigating lead in North Central Troy, NY! Come to this public meeting to learn how YOU can be a citizen scientist, using easy DIY kits to test soil for lead contamination. At this hands-on, participatory event, you will: This special event is a joint project of NATURE Lab and the Our Soil team […]

Youth Radio Workshop, Pt.1

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

When young people get behind the mic, we are offered fresh perspectives on the world around us. In this workshop, youth will be guided on creating radio content from idea conception, question development, and recording strategies in part one to editing of recording, header and footer narration, and preparation for broadcast in part two. Participants […]

Youth Radio Workshop, Pt.2

When young people get behind the mic, we are given fresh perspectives on stories. In this workshop, youth will work with an adult to develop a story idea, create questions, record and edit an interview which will be aired on Hudson Mohawk Magazine. Youth Sanctuary and Hudson Mohawk Magazine are coming together to offer this […]

DE-FENCE Part 1: Medicine in the Margins

NATURE Lab 3319 6th Ave, Troy, NY, United States

Join us at NATURE Lab for a multi-sensory drawing and plant-sensing workshop with artist Margaretha Haughwout. We will discover medicinal plants growing in the marginal spaces and edge conditions of the neighborhood, discuss neighborhood environmental health conditions, explore practices connected to territorial defense, and sketch medicinal plants that have historically been used for the immune […]

Event Series Corn Workshops

Corn Workshops: Fermentation Fridays

online

Let’s ferment food and ideas in preparation for StoryHarvest 2023. Join Amy Halloran and Ellie Markovitch in making corn kvass or “Aluá de Milho,” a fermented drink. This virtual workshop is part of the corn workshop series. We invite you to a series of remote and in person workshops to study and explore corn, one […]

Event Series Corn Workshops

Corn Workshops: Fermentation Fridays

online

Let’s ferment food and ideas in preparation for StoryHarvest 2023. Travel with Amy Halloran and Ellie Markovitch through many different dishes, from corn pones to puddings. This virtual workshop is part of the corn workshop series. We invite you to a series of remote and in person workshops to study and explore corn, one of […]

Collard City Growers Jam-Jam!

People's Health Sanctuary 3319 6th Avenue, 2nd Fl, Troy, New York, United States

Location: NATURE Lab, 3319 6th Avenue, 2nd floor The Collard City Growers team has been harvesting and freezing fruit and berries all summer! We've got currants, mulberries, service berries, gooseberries, raspberries, and grapes, and now we're ready to make jam. Join us at the People's Health Sanctuary in the second floor of NATURE Lab to […]

Event Series Corn Workshops

Corn Workshops: Community Cooking with Corn

Bring your corn stories, your corn recipes and your thoughts about corn! Join Amy Halloran, Azuré Keahi, and Ellie Markovitch as they cook as a community and make a variety of cornbreads for our annual StoryHarvest later that afternoon. This workshop will take place in person in the kitchen at People's Health Sanctuary, which is […]

Therapeutic Play with Photography Workshop & Exhibition Opening

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

The local, newly established Artsy Fartsy Photo Collective is hosting a workshop where photography and transparent images give space for therapeutic play. Using an overhead projector and transparencies, participants will focus on collaborative image creation. Participants will explore co-creation, boundaries of ownership, and experimental collaging.

Who’s On Your Face?

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

Using activities centered on photography, photographer and birth doula Jayana LaFountaine will facilitate conversations around where we come from, and how skills and trauma are passed down in addition to facial features.  Jayana LaFountaine is an Afro-Latina portrait photographer and birth Doula based in Troy, New York. Her work focuses on vulnerability and the preservation of […]

Mohican Medicine for the Winter Months

People's Health Sanctuary 3319 6th Avenue, 2nd Fl, Troy, New York, United States

Misty Cook, M. S. of the Stockbridge-Munsee Community, works with plant medicines. Misty continues to pass on traditional knowledge by teaching, giving presentations, and through her book Medicine Generations. During this event, we will learn from Misty about history of the Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohicans Medicines and how her people preserved them. Misty will focus on the Medicines […]

$10

Field Recording Workshop

What does North Troy sound like to you? Join artist and musician Lisa Schonberg in a workshop about field recording, and contribute to a soundwalk exhibit! Participants will go out into the neighborhood surrounding the Sanctuary with microphones to record the cityscape. Participants' recordings will later become part of a soundscape composition. Those recordings will […]

Pruning and Grafting for Tree Lovers!

Freedom Square 35 5th Ave, Troy, NY, United States

CANCELLED!! Join the tree lovers of the More Trees Arborist Collective for a workshop in the urban forest at Freedom Square! Learn to identify common opportunist species of urban trees, discuss the different techniques and objectives of pruning, when to remove trees, when to plant trees, and help the crew manage the Sanctuary’s fledgling reforestation […]

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