“Venezuela Rising” screening with Filmmaker Jennifer Wager
As 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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The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States
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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 […]
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Doug Henwood and the Crisis of Neoliberalism
The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United StatesMore than twenty years ago, convinced that the 1980s experiment with free-market economics was a financial and social disaster and that much writing on economics was dry and dated, Doug […]
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Be The Media! Workshop with Andrew Lynn and Special Guests: Digital Media Labs
The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United StatesDigital Media Labs (DML) are all ages (14+) monthly workshops introduced by popular demand. Whether you are working on a documentary, making a music video, or learning to blog and […]
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“Disaster and Resistance: Comics and Landscapes for the 21st Century”
The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United StatesA live multimedia presentation of the work in Seth Tobacman’s new book Disaster and Resistance: Comics and Landscapes for the 21st Century (2008), just published by AK Press. The presentation/performance […]
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Be The Media! Workshop with Devorah Hill and Jennifer Wager: Neighborhood Voices- Digital Storytelling
The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United StatesThis is an all ages (14+) workshop which combines spoken word, photography, and simple video editing to create powerful and personal narratives. Everyone has a story to tell. With the […]
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“A Jihad for Love” with Filmmaker Parvez Sharma
The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United StatesMuslim gay filmmaker Parvez Sharma has gone where the silence is loudest with a daring feature documentary, A Jihad for Love (2007). Exploring the complex global intersections between Islam and […]
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“A Summer in the Cage” with Filmmaker Ben Selkow
The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United StatesA Summer in the Cage (2007) is a stunning portrait of a battle with manic-depressive (bipolar) disorder that puts a human face on an illness that affects millions of American […]
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Morley
The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United StatesSinger-songwriter Morley is a breath of fresh air in the current climate of political and social crisis. Her voice as a singer and as a lyricist is rich with honesty, […]
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Be The Media! Workshop with Andrew Lynn and Special Guests: Digital Media Labs
The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United StatesDigital Media Labs (DML) are all ages (14+) monthly workshops introduced by popular demand. Whether you are working on a documentary, making a music video, or learning to blog and […]
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Camilo Mejia: The Private Rebellion of a Staff Sergeant
The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United StatesAfter serving in the Army for nearly nine years, Camilo Mejia was the first known Iraq veteran to refuse to fight when he applied for discharge from the army as […]
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Filmmaker Matt McCormick
The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United StatesA renowned artist and filmmaker whose success spans both the art and independent film worlds, Matt is touring New York State with classic works like The Problem with Machines that […]
