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 […]
Hudson Mohawk Magazine (HMM) is radio for the community, by community volunteers. If you are curious about the radio and have questions, if you're interested in getting involved, or if […]
Kahstoserakwathe Paulette Moore, co-owner of The Aunties Dandelion media organization, transformed her work in mainstream media to her present focus on revitalizing communities through stories of land, language, and relationships. […]
Join Petra Kuppers on a literal journey, as we will walk the Sanctuary Eco-Art Trail and engage in a number of easy 7-minute improvised dances together. Our dances might develop […]
Connect to the land, its’ histories, & its’ futures with Petra Kuppers for a dream performance & workshop that utilizes movement meditation. Following an improvised Wheelchair Procession along Sanctuary Eco-Art Trail and […]
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 […]
Join us for a conversation around the book Black Matrilineage, Photography, and Representation, edited by Lesly Deschler Canossi and Zoraida Lopez-Diago, the duo that makes up Women Picturing Revolution. They […]
Join us for an evening of honoring motherhood & disability with filmmakers Nöelle Gentile, Michael Mejia, & Victoria Kereszi, and storyteller Bethany Van Delft. The short film Between Us and feature […]
Join us to honor the passing of Ilopango, the Volcano that Left and celebrate creative place-making along the Mahicannituck (Hudson River)! This community gathering is for all people who love the Sanctuary, who love […]
The Sanctuary is honored to welcome the sounds of The Halluci Nation to Troy, NY! The Halluci Nation is a Canadian electronic music group who blend instrumental hip hop, reggae, […]
Learn from "Confessions of a Good Samaritan" Director Penny Lane's decision to position herself as director, film subject, and kidney donor! After the workshop, stick around for a screening of […]
Director Penny Lane returns to the Sanctuary to screen her latest film Confessions of a Good Samaritan about her own experience deciding to become a “Good Samaritan” by giving one […]
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 […]
Best-selling author, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, and former foreign correspondent for The New York Times, Chris Hedges addresses the Middle East crisis with a talk titled, "The Genocide in Gaza." *This […]
The Sanctuary for Independent Media invites you and your loved ones to join us for our annual North-Central Troy Interfaith Holiday Peace and Justice Celebration! On December 9th, from 2PM […]
with Nina Isabelle & Brian McCorkle, 5 objects, piano, and percussion Join us for an evening of sound works by Lisa Schonberg, and Nina Isabelle with Brian McCorkle. Lisa Schonberg will be […]
Our Campus Open House is an opportunity to drop by the Sanctuary to get to know our many initiatives and programs! This is a great opportunity for potential interns, volunteers, […]
In the spirit of cross-cultural learning and understanding, the Albany Chapter of Jewish Voice for Peace alongside our co-sponsors, are excited to host an in person screening of Israelism followed by a […]
PHS is offering the first People's Health Community Acupuncture as part of our Healing Days. Community acupuncture is a grassroots model to increase access to acupuncture. It is done in a group […]
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, […]
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