African Film Festival Presents Mamadou Diabate Ensemble
As part of the African Film Festival, we present a live performance by Grammy-nominated kora master Mamadou Diabate from the West African country of Mali with his ensemble as part […]
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African Film Festival featuring “Juju Factory,” plus “Menged”
The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United StatesAs part of the African Film Festival, we present a screening of Balfua Bakupu-Kanyinda’s film Juju Factory (2007). Kongo Congo lives in Brussels, in the Matange district on which he […]
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African Film Festival Featuring “Les Saignantes,” Plus “Meokgo and the Stick Fighter”
The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United StatesJean-Pierre Bekolo’s Les Saignantes (2005) is a superbly photographed, stylishly edited, and tastefully scored film about two young femmes fatales who set out to rid a futuristic country of its […]
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Free Jazz at the Sanctuary presents Fay Victor Ensemble
The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United StatesThe Fay Victor Ensemble uses vocal jazz tradition as a basis for improvising in the sense of Ornette Coleman/late Coltrane and beyond, held in check by a healthy earthy soulfulness […]
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Be The Media! Workshop with Andrew Lynn: Blogs, Vlogs, and Other Web 2.0 Adventures Workshop, Part One
The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United StatesIn this hands-on workshop, participants will learn about an array of free resources available for getting media out to the world. Discussion and demonstrations include techniques for compression, syndication, promotion, […]
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Madeleine Kunin Speaks on “Pearls, Politics, and Power”
The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United StatesThe former three-term Vermont Governor asks: What will it take for women to assume their rightful places in the corridors of political power? What difference do women make? What is […]
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Be The Media! Workshop with Andrew Lynn: Blogs, Vlogs, and Other Web 2.0 Adventures, Part Two
The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United StatesPart two of Andrew Lynn’s workshop. In this hands-on workshop, participants will learn about an array of free resources available for getting media out to the world. Discussion and demonstrations […]
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Free Jazz at the Sanctuary Presents Trio Tarana Performance
The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United StatesUtilizing Indian rhythms as the foundation for a new creative musical experience, this group finds that ground where fiery solos, sonic explorations and exciting group interactions occur with the creation […]
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Be The Media! Workshop With Jennifer Wager: Digital Storytelling
The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United StatesEveryone has a story to tell! The goal of the workshop is to design and produce a 3-5 minute digital story. Students craft and record first-person narratives, collect still images […]
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Termite TV Collective Talk and Screening
The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United StatesTermite TV is a video collective with members based in Philadelphia, Baltimore and Buffalo. Founded in 1992 with a mission to create experimental and activist work to challenge the status […]
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“Venezuela Rising” screening with Filmmaker Jennifer Wager
The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United StatesAs seen through the eyes of grandmother and community organizer Gladys Bolivar, the documentary Venezuela Rising follows her and her compatriots five days before it is to be decided by […]
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Be The Media! Workshop With Jennifer Wager and Devorah Hill: Digital Storytelling
The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United StatesEveryone has a story to tell! The goal of the workshop is to design and produce a 3-5 minute digital story. Students craft and record first-person narratives, collect still images […]
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“The Lost Generation” with Filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United StatesInternationally-celebrated filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy will speak at a screening of her new film The Lost Generation at The Sanctuary for Independent Media on Friday, June 6, 2008 at 7 PM. […]
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“Energy Reality Check: A CoRE Project Special Event”
The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United StatesSo the cost of a gallon of gas has reached $4.00. Yet our nation is consuming imported oil and natural gas at a steadily increasing rate. Meanwhile, we may now […]
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Doug Blackmon on “Slavery by Another Name”
The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United StatesFilled with archival photographs, Doug Blackmon’s Slavery by Another Name is the true account of the re-enslavement of African Americans from the end of the Civil War until World War […]
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Opening for the Underground Gallery: “Don’t Forget Us- Iraqi Children 2001- 2008 (Sanctions, War, Occupation and Exile)”, 9/12/08-12/14/08
The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United StatesThe Underground Gallery at the Sanctuary for Independent Media features an exhibition organized by curator Claudia Lefko and the Iraqi Children’s Art Exchange called Don’t Forget Us: Iraqi Children 2001-2008 […]
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“Body of War” with Filmmaker Dee Dee Halleck
The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United StatesTomas Young, 25 years old, was paralyzed by a bullet to his spine after serving in Iraq for less than a week. Body of War (2007) follows Tomas as he […]
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Chris Carlson and “Nowtopia”: Practical Rebellion & A New Politics of Work
The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United StatesHow do the Open Source software movement, bicycle subculture, guerilla gardening, and the Burning Man Festival fit together? Nowtopia (2008) author and Critical Mass co-founder Chris Carlsson connects these dots […]
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Chiwoniso
The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United StatesOne of the most existing talents in African music today, Chiwoniso performs entrancing and uplifting songs with ancient soul and modern spirit. Backed by the mesmerizing interlocking melodies of the […]
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Free Jazz from the Sanctuary presents Empty Cage Quartet and Weasel Walter Trio
The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United StatesOne of the most powerful and original jazz groups to emerge from the West Coast, Empty Cage explores imaginative new ways to integrate a diverse mix of musical influences ranging […]
