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SUMMARY:Be The Media! workshop with Edward George
DESCRIPTION:as part of EMPAC’s TOPOS Festival\n\n\n\nJoin us to learn directly from Edward George\, who has harnessed the power of media to examine and deconstruct the Black experience in its myriad forms from his early work as an independent media activist and a founding member of UK’s Black Audio Film Collective\, to his multi-part radio broadcast The Strangeness of Dub\, to his own performance practice in electronic music groups such as Hallucinator. \n\n\n\n*This event is included in the TOPOS Festival Pass \n\n\n\nEdward George will discuss the trajectory of his work\, the reasons he has used different modes of media for certain projects\, and how the subjects that he explores breathe life into social histories and make complex theory accessible to wider audiences. The workshop precedes George’s screening of Black Atlas\, an experimental reimagining of archival materials which ultimately reveals how art is a tactical tool that can be used to dismantle systems of power.This event is a collaboration with EMPAC & iEar Presents! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEdward George- writer\, broadcaster\, and founder of Black Audio Film Collective (1982-1998)\, the multimedia duo Flow Motion (1996-present)\, and the electronic music group Hallucinator (1998-present). Geo rge wrote and presented the ground-breaking science fiction documentary Last Angel of History (1996)\, and he hosts Sound of Music (Threads Radio)\, Kuduro – Electronic Music of Angola (Counterflows). George’s series The Strangeness of Dub (Morley Radio) dives into reggae\, dub\, versions and versioning\, drawing on critical theory\, social history\, and a deep\, wide cross-genre musical selection. \n\n\n\n\n\n7pm: “Black Atlas” Screening with Edward George & Fred Moten
URL:https://www.mediasanctuary.org/event/be-the-media-edward-george/
LOCATION:New York
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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SUMMARY:“Black Atlas” Screening with Edward George & Fred Moten
DESCRIPTION:as part of EMPAC’s TOPOS Festival\n\n\n\nJoin Black Audio Film Collective founding member Edward George for a screening of Black Atlas which explores the “Image of the Black” archive—a collection of over 30\,000 images documenting representations of people of African descent from antiquity through the civil rights era. After the screening\, George will be joined in conversation with Fred Moten\, a Black Culture Studies professor at NYU Tisch. This event is a collaboration with EMPAC & iEar Presents! \n\n\n\n*This event is included in the TOPOS Festival Pass \n\n\n\n\n\nCommissioned by The Warburg Institute in London\, filmmaker\, writer\, broadcaster\, and musician Edward George’s Black Atlas explores the “Image of the Black” archive—a collection of over 30\,000 images documenting representations of people of African descent from antiquity through the civil rights era. The American premiere of Black Atlas is presented in partnership with The Sanctuary for Independent Media (Troy\, NY) and RPI Arts Department’s iEAR Presents! Drawing from the archive\, George creates a new film that reanimates historical imagery through narration\, sound\, and montage. Accompanied by an evocative score by Seymour Wright and Crystabel Efemena Riley\, Black Atlas unfolds as a meditation on time\, place\, and presence— considering art as a medium of transcendence\, a technology of power\, and an affirmation of a humanist\, anti-racist project. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n5pm: Be The Media! workshop with Edward George\n\n\n\nGuest Bios:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEdward George- writer\, broadcaster\, and founder of Black Audio Film Collective (1982-1998)\, the multimedia duo Flow Motion (1996-present)\, and the electronic music group Hallucinator (1998-present). George wrote and presented the ground-breaking science fiction documentary Last Angel of History (1996)\, and he hosts Sound of Music (Threads Radio)\, Kuduro – Electronic Music of Angola (Counterflows). George’s series The Strangeness of Dub (Morley Radio) dives into reggae\, dub\, versions and versioning\, drawing on critical theory\, social history\, and a deep\, wide cross-genre musical selection. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFred Moten is a professor in the Departments of Performance Studies and Comparative Literature at New York University\, where he teaches courses in black studies\, poetics\, and critical theory. He works with lots of social and aesthetic study groups including Stefano Harney & Fred Moten\, the Black Arts Movement School Modality\, Le Mardi Gras Listening Collective\, the Center for Convivial Research and Autonomy\, Moved by the Motion\, the Institute of Physical Sociality and the Harris/Moten Quartet. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nWe are committed to lowering the barriers to access for events at The Sanctuary for Independent Media. \n\n\n\nFor people who are hard of hearing or deaf\, blind or low-vision\, or whose physical limitations can interfere with a satisfying experience\, let us know as soon as possible\, and we will do our best to accommodate your needs.
URL:https://www.mediasanctuary.org/event/black-atlas/
LOCATION:New York
CATEGORIES:Screening
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SUMMARY:StoryHarvest with Arm-of-the-Sea Theater
DESCRIPTION:Join us for StoryHarvest\, our annual food justice celebration featuring activities\, games\, music\, and food– all FREE! This year we are excited to bring Arm-of-the-Sea Theater back to Freedom Square with their performance ESTUARY TALES: The Life & Times of the Hudson River. \n\n\n\nRain location is indoors at the Sanctuary main hall at 3361 6th Ave. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nESTUARY TALES: The Life & Times of the Hudson River will begin at 3pm. This performance spectacle fuses live music\, movement and large-scale puppetry in a deep dive into the checkered history of “America’s River”. Giant sturgeon\, eels and river otters ply the stage\, alongside steamboats\, fishermen\, immigrants\, and citizen scientists. With whimsy and ingenuity\, the show reveals the Hudson River’s complex inner life and chronicles the long struggle to clean up the river.Designed to engage ages 5 to 95\, this production is 1 hour in length and presented by a six-member cast. \n\n\n\nFeaturing:\n\n\n\nArm-of-the-Sea is an arts ensemble that fuses visual storytelling with live music in large-scale works of mask and puppet theater. Founded in 1982 by Marlena Marallo and Patrick Wadden\, the company’s hybrid performance style channels the evocative power of the arts as a force for joy\, insight\, and community uplift. Their low-tech devices of theatrical enchantment illuminate relations between humans and the life-support networks of this blue-ocean planet. See trailer of the show below or learn more here. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFree Food: a variety of food will be offered\, including Markeeta’s famous BBQ chicken\, Jonathan’s mac n’ cheese\, fruit\, drinks\, and more!  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMacroinvertebrate Station: visitors can get up close with macroinvertibrates with Water Justice Lab mentor Douglas Reed.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCrafts & Activities: arts and activity stations for all ages will be at different stations.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nResources: community organizations will be providing activities and information.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFeaturing
URL:https://www.mediasanctuary.org/event/storyharvest-2026/
LOCATION:Freedom Square\, 35 5th Ave\, Troy\, NY\, 12180\, United States
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SUMMARY:Be The Media! Workshop: the Process Behind Choreographing Grief
DESCRIPTION:Get a look behind the performance WAKE\, a celebratory ritual for grief that centers queer\, Filipino life and processes both personal and community loss through a combination of sound\, dance\, and video projection. This workshop is a collaboration with EMPAC with support from iEar Presents! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin composer Micaela Tobin\, choreographer Jay Carlon\, and their team to learn how they draw on personal experience and shared culture to generate interdisciplinary media in performance. Their collaborative project\, WAKE\, is a celebratory ritual for grief that centers queer\, Filipino life and processes both personal and community loss through a combination of sound\, dance\, and video projection. Tobin uses electronics to dissect her vocals\, creating dense sonic worlds that blur opera\, drone\, and noise; Carlon’s visual language stages bodily movement and video projection to mediate between performers\, audience\, and memory. Joining together\, screen video material from the work\, and lead attendees through aspects of their process. \n\n\n\nJust after the hour-long workshop\, hang out with the artists over a bite to eat. The following day\, September 24\, 7PM\, visit EMPAC to experience a live excerpt of the work in progress.  \n\n\n\nThis screening of WAKE footage is presented in partnership with iEAR Presents\, with support from RPI’s Department of Arts and the School of Humanities\, Arts\, and Social Sciences. iEAR Presents and EMPAC programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
URL:https://www.mediasanctuary.org/event/btm-choreographing-grief/
LOCATION:New York
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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SUMMARY:Know Your Rights: CPS in NY State
DESCRIPTION:Know Your Rights in the case that Child Protective Services (CPS) is at our door. Community Rising Project presents a peer-led parent defense training\, a guide for parents and caregivers to be prepared in the case of a visit from CPS.  \n\n\n\nPlease email thecommunityrisingproject@gmail.com if you plan to join
URL:https://www.mediasanctuary.org/event/kyr-cps-in-ny-state/
LOCATION:The Sanctuary\, 3361 6th Ave\, Troy\, 12180\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260927T120000
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SUMMARY:Broken Plastics Open Studio & Mosaic Making
DESCRIPTION:Learn about microplastics pollution and create a mosaic tile from community-gathered plastic waste with artist Nicole Chochrek and Water Justice Lab.  \n\n\n\n\nClick Here to Register\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVisit the pop-up outdoor studio of Broken Plastics artist Nicole Chrochrek for some hands-on art-making and education about plastic pollution. For more than a year\, NATURE Lab has hosted one of Nicole’s microplastics recycling bins. This fall Nicole and Water Justice Lab are hosting a series of pop-up workshops so community members can use the collected plastic pieces to make mosaic tiles to be exhibited at Context Collective gallery and The Sanctuary main space gallery in October and November 2026.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNicole Chochrek utilizes visual and performative frameworks to explore contemporary issues and environmental disparities. Her work focuses on the accessibility and digestibility of information\, deep listening\, shared responsibilities\, and the construction of new ways of being together. As an interdisciplinary artist\, Nicole’s work transverses themes such as air quality\, land use\, waste\, and the navigations of a neurodivergent mind. Her process examines our ideas of “correctness” and holds space for possibility.
URL:https://www.mediasanctuary.org/event/mosaic-making/
LOCATION:NATURE Lab\, 3319 6th Ave\, Troy\, New York\, 12180\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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SUMMARY:Mulchamania!
DESCRIPTION:Learn about the benefits of mulching and composting as we ready the garden for winter. Facilitated by arborist Christian Grigoraskos\, this event will take place during our weekly CCG open garden hours. \n\n\n\n\nClick Here to Register\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMaintaining a blanket of organic matter to keep the micro-life in your soil happy is paramount to a successful garden with plants that thrive. Participants will have the chance to turn a compost pile and take home a starter of biologically active living soil for their home garden. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFacilitator bio: \n\n\n\nChristian Grigoraskos has been a Sanctuary volunteer since the early days of Collard City Growers circa 2014. He is a land steward\, father\, and arborist in the temperate jungle of North Troy.
URL:https://www.mediasanctuary.org/event/mulchamania/
LOCATION:Collard City Growers\, 3337 6th Avenue\, Troy\, New York\, 12180\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261009T190000
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SUMMARY:Egyptian Spiritual Jazz with Abu Zeyn
DESCRIPTION:Bass\, clarinet\, and vocal loops weave rhythmic tapestries of original Sufi and Ancient Egyptian spiritual compositions. A portion of proceeds will benefit Palestine and Sudan. \n\n\n\n\nClick Here to Register\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbu Zeyn أبو زين creates rhythmic tapestries by weaving live guitar\, clarinet and vocal loops with soulful improvisation.  He is a child of the Nile River and the Arabian Desert. His ears were raised on the sounds of braying donkeys\, the call to prayer and tuktuk soundsystems.  \n\n\n\nIn his first show at the Sanctuary\, Abu Zeyn will be sharing original hymns inspired by both Sufi and Ancient Egyptian spiritual modalities.  Musically\, these compositions draw from the wells of Classical Arabic Music and Jazz\, both of which are heavily improvisatory.  These compositions are part of a new and evolving body of music that he has performed in NYC and the lower Hudson Valley. This is his first time playing the full set for his local community and likely one of his last performances of the year before he begins the process of recording.
URL:https://www.mediasanctuary.org/event/abu-zeyn/
LOCATION:The Sanctuary\, 3361 6th Ave\, Troy\, 12180\, United States
CATEGORIES:African Music,Performance
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261014T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261014T180000
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SUMMARY:Resisting Monocultures: Unlawning and Seed Saving
DESCRIPTION:Prepare the way for spring biodiversity by unearthing lawn and collecting seeds with Lawn Lab. This workshop will take place during the weekly CCG open garden hours.  \n\n\n\n\nClick Here to Register\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSince early 2020\, the lawn south of Collard City Growers garden has gradually evolved into a hybrid lawn-meadow ecosystem as part of the Next Epoch Seed Library’s project “The Lawn (Re)Disturbance Laboratory\,” aka “Lawn Lab.” Each year a little more lawn is pulled up to make way for tough\, locally-adapted wildflowers and native grasses that can survive and thrive in this challenging urban habitat. Join artist Ellie Irons in the satisfying task of unearthing low-diversity lawn grasses and spreading meadow seeds. Participants will also meet and learn about some of the meadow plants living at Lawn Lab\, and help create a seed mix to keep and share locally.  \n\n\n\nWear comfortable work clothes and bring gloves and hand tools if you have them. Tools / gloves will also be available on site.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHudson Mohawk Magazine · Resisting Monocultures: Unlawning and Seed Saving\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEllie Irons is an artist\, educator\, and parent based in current-day Troy\, New York\, where the Mahicannituck and Mohawk Rivers converge. She received an MFA from Hunter College and Phd from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute focused on ecosocial art. She is currently the Co-Director of NATURE Lab at the Sanctuary for Independent Media.
URL:https://www.mediasanctuary.org/event/resisting-monocultures/
LOCATION:Collard City Growers\, 3337 6th Avenue\, Troy\, New York\, 12180\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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SUMMARY:Be The Media! workshop: documentary film making with pre-existing media
DESCRIPTION:WTO/99 is an immersive archival documentary that depicts the four-day clash between the then-emerging World Trade Organization (WTO) and the 40\,000+ people who took to the streets of Seattle in 1999 to protest the WTO Conference and the WTO’s impact on human rights\, labor\, and the future effects of continued globalization. Join filmmaker Alex Megaro in an intimate workshop to discuss using archival footage in the creation of this documentary film. This workshop will be hybrid\, and registrants will be sent a zoom link 24h before the workshop.  \n\n\n\nWorkshop attendees will be fed a communal meal ahead of the film screening of WTO/99 at 7pm.  \n\n\n\n\nClick Here to Register\n\n\n\n\nRegister for the 7pm “WTO/99” Film Screening on the Battle of Seattle\n\n\n\nAbout Alex Megaro\n\n\n\nAlex Megaro is a filmmaker who produced/edited WTO/99\, winner of the IDA Award for Best Editing\, and Driftwood\, winner of the Slamdance Grand Jury Prize for Narrative Feature. He directed the multi-award winning documentary short Krush the Wrestler\, produced/edited two seasons of the VICE documentary series Source Material\, and produced the Sheffield Doc Fest and AFI Docs official selection 8:08 How We Respond. \n\n\n\nHudson Mohawk Magazine · WTO/99 Depicts the Historic Battle of Seattle Through Archival Media
URL:https://www.mediasanctuary.org/event/btm-pre-existing-media/
LOCATION:The Sanctuary\, 3361 6th Ave\, Troy\, 12180\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261016T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261016T210000
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SUMMARY:"WTO/99" Film Screening on the Battle of Seattle
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a screening of the documentary film about the Battle of Seattle\, where 40\,000 activists hit the streets of Seattle\, WA to block a major World Trade Organization conference\, an event seen by many as setting the tone for mass mobilization movements at the start of the century. WTO/99 will be screened and followed by a Q&A with the film’s editor and producer Alex Megaro. \n\n\n\n\nClick Here to Register\n\n\n\n\nRegister for the 5pm Be The Media! workshop: documentary film making with pre-existing media\n\n\n\nWTO/99 is an immersive archival documentary that depicts the four-day clash between the then-emerging World Trade Organization (WTO) and the 40\,000+ people who took to the streets of Seattle in 1999 to protest the WTO Conference and the WTO’s impact on human rights\, labor\, and the future effects of continued globalization. https://www.wto99doc.com/ \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Alex Magaro\n\n\n\nAlex Megaro is a filmmaker who produced/edited WTO/99\, winner of the IDA Award for Best Editing\, and Driftwood\, winner of the Slamdance Grand Jury Prize for Narrative Feature. He directed the multi-award winning documentary short Krush the Wrestler\, produced/edited two seasons of the VICE documentary series Source Material\, and produced the Sheffield Doc Fest and AFI Docs official selection 8:08 How We Respond. \n\n\n\nHudson Mohawk Magazine · WTO/99 Depicts the Historic Battle of Seattle Through Archival Media
URL:https://www.mediasanctuary.org/event/wto-99-film/
LOCATION:The Sanctuary\, 3361 6th Ave\, Troy\, 12180\, United States
CATEGORIES:Screening
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SUMMARY:Fall Herbal Workshop Series: Garlic Planting & Fire Cider-Making
DESCRIPTION:5 pm: Garlic-planting at CCG with Ellie Irons  \n\n\n\n6 pm: Fire Cider at PHS with Heidi Woolever (registration required) \n\n\n\nGet your hands earthy planting next season’s garlic crop at Collard City Growers\, then move to People’s Health Sanctuary to put this year’s garlic crop to work as we make a big batch of the health tonic fire cider. \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*Deposit refunds/cancellations: If you are unable to attend and notify us at least 48 hours before the event begins\, we will offer your spot to someone on the waiting list and refund your deposit. Notify irons@mediasanctuary to cancel. If you attend the event\, we will offer your $10 deposit back in cash on the day of the event. If the workshop is cancelled\, we will refund your deposit or offer you the opportunity to attend a rescheduled event. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nStarting at Collard City Growers\, we’ll learn about the life cycle of garlic and some helpful practices for growing it locally\, as we tuck next year’s crop into the ground. At 6 pm we’ll transition to PHS to brew up a community batch of health promoting fire cider. Full of stimulating spicy pungent aromatic ingredients\, including garlic\, fire cider warms the body\, boosts the immune system\, supports the respiratory system and aids digestion. This traditional folk remedy that has been used and shared for generations by herbalists to ward off sickness and promote health. \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/garlic-and-fire-cider/
LOCATION:Collard City Growers\, 3337 6th Avenue\, Troy\, New York\, 12180\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261030T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261030T220000
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SUMMARY:ResisDANCE Fundraiser: Rebel and Revel in Community
DESCRIPTION:Resistance takes many forms\, and sometimes it looks like gathering together\, making a little trouble\, and dancing! Join us for a Halloween dance party fundraiser celebrating the people\, creativity\, and community that make our work for social and environmental justice possible. Come in costume\, bring your friends\, and spend the night dancing\, connecting\, and building community — because joy is one of our most important Tools for Resistance. \n\n\n\n\nClick Here to Register\n\n\n\n\nYour support helps the Sanctuary continue creating spaces where art\, science\, media\, and community come together to imagine and build a more just future.
URL:https://www.mediasanctuary.org/event/resisdance/
LOCATION:The Sanctuary\, 3361 6th Ave\, Troy\, 12180\, United States
CATEGORIES:Fundraiser
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261108T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261108T160000
DTSTAMP:20260916T022654Z
CREATED:20260827T150520Z
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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261108T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261108T160000
DTSTAMP:20261001T175148Z
CREATED:20260829T181620Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261001T175148Z
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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261112T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261112T210000
DTSTAMP:20261001T164144Z
CREATED:20260827T150323Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261001T164144Z
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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261114T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261114T190000
DTSTAMP:20261003T005034Z
CREATED:20260929T151209Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261003T005034Z
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SUMMARY:Water Justice Lab Open House
DESCRIPTION:This event is part of our Water Justice and Media Lab End of Season Celebration. \n\n\n\nJoin Riverkeeper and NATURE Lab along with our community science volunteers\, fellows\, family and friends to celebrate the seventh season of Water Justice Lab. Youth fellows will be on hand to share different aspects of Water Justice Lab\, from microplastics research to macroinvertebrate life in local streams\, as well as demonstrations of our water testing process. The open house will be followed by a community meal celebrating the many volunteers who make the project possible before we move to the Sanctuary main space for a 7pm screening of short films on local environmental themes\, including the youth-produced media lab video about local water ecologies! \n\n\n\n\nClick Here to Register\n\n\n\n\nSchedule:\n\n\n\n\n4:30 pm: Water Justice Lab open house (1st floor of NATURE Lab)\n\n\n\n6:00 pm: Community meal and volunteer appreciation (2nd floor of NATURE Lab)\n\n\n\n7:00 pm: Films screened at Sanctuary main space. Register for the screening here.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWater Justice Lab (WJL) is a collaborative program between Riverkeeper and NATURE Lab. Through our water quality monitoring program and related programming\, WJL educates communities about water justice\, aides in developing the advocacy capacity of North-Central Troy\, and strengthens a network of environmental justice advocates focused on water issues within the Hudson River (Mahicannituck) Watershed. This event celebrates the work of our high school youth fellows and community science volunteers. This year Water Justice Lab youth fellows were joined by a youth media team\, made possible thanks to a successful spring ‘26 fundraiser. Media Lab (ML) fellows documented the 6 week summer Source to Estuary program\, producing a film which will be presented at the evening portion of the celebration event.
URL:https://www.mediasanctuary.org/event/water-justice-lab-open-house/
LOCATION:NATURE Lab\, 3319 6th Ave\, Troy\, New York\, 12180\, United States
CATEGORIES:Open House
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261114T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261114T210000
DTSTAMP:20261003T005236Z
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SUMMARY:Water Justice and Media Lab End of Season Celebration
DESCRIPTION:Our end-of-season Water Justice Lab celebration will feature films on local ecology and environmental issues\, including the premier of a short video created by Media Lab fellows. Water Justice Lab (WJL) is a collaborative program between Riverkeeper and NATURE Lab. This year youth fellows were joined by a youth media team\, made possible by a successful spring ‘26 fundraiser. Alongside this youth-produced film we’ll share other short films on local ecology and environmental issues\, including The Nature of Nature: Biodiversity in the Hudson Valley\, a 2025 film featuring local organizations like the Hudson Taconic Land Trust and Outdoor Promise. The films will be followed by a panel discussion with local environmental advocates and researchers. This event will be preceded by an open house at NATURE Lab.  \n\n\n\n\nClick Here to Register
URL:https://www.mediasanctuary.org/event/wjl-ml-finale-2026/
LOCATION:The Sanctuary\, 3361 6th Ave\, Troy\, 12180\, United States
CATEGORIES:Panel Discussion,Screening
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261117T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261117T190000
DTSTAMP:20261001T174503Z
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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
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261120T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261120T210000
DTSTAMP:20261006T231620Z
CREATED:20260813T184149Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261006T231620Z
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SUMMARY:Judith Enck on Plastics and Creating Legislation
DESCRIPTION:“The Problem with Plastic” Book Talk + How a Bill Becomes a Law\n\n\n\nJoin us for a book talk and conversation around plastics and how to push legislation with environmental policy expert Judith Enck. After presenting on her book The Problem with Plastic: How We Can Save Ourselves and Our Planet Before It’s Too Late\, which investigates plastic innovation which has created devastating environmental and public health impacts\, Enck will be joined by Shaunty M of Golden Leaf Books to talk about how to make a bill into law. Enck’s organization Beyond Plastics works on a slew of legislation to reduce the plastic in our environment\, while Shaunty has experience pushing electric vehicle legislation. \n\n\n\n\nClick Here to Register\n\n\n\n\nGolden Leaf Books will supply books for sale.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhat if we said that the line between societal advancement and environmental degradation is as thin as a layer of plastic wrap? Once a marvel of modern science\, plastic has become so inextricably woven into our lives that imagining a world without can seem impossible. Over the last 75 years\, plastic has cradled our planet in a synthetic embrace. \n\n\n\n“The Problem with Plastic” critically examines the paradox of this material\, first celebrated for its innovations and now recognized for its devastating environmental and public health impacts. This compelling narrative reveals how plastic pollution contributes to poisoned oceans\, polluted air\, a warming planet\, and overwhelming waste\, particularly affecting marginalized communities\, which bear the brunt of petrochemical pollution. The book highlights the pervasive presence of microplastics in the environment and the human body\, challenging the belief that recycling can solve the crisis. \n\n\n\nIn addition to uncovering environmental racism and debunking industry claims\, “The Problem with Plastic” emphasizes the urgent need for action against plastic’s toxic legacy\, and offers readers practical\, actionable solutions\, including a “household waste audit\,” which empowers readers to track and reduce their own plastic consumption. \n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Judith Enck\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn\, 2009\, Judith Enck was appointed Regional Administrator of Region 2 of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) by President Barack Obama.. She was the longest serving EPA Region 2 Regional Administrator. \n\n\n\nMs. Enck is a Faculty member at Bennington College\, where she teaches classes on plastic pollution. She is founder of Beyond Plastics\, an initiative that works on plastic pollution .
URL:https://www.mediasanctuary.org/event/judith-enck-on-plastics/
LOCATION:The Sanctuary\, 3361 6th Ave\, Troy\, 12180\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speaker
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