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  • A Big Gay Market

    A Big Gay Market is a designated intentional and affirmative space for LGBTQI+ individuals and their allies, especially for those in our community that have intersecting marginalized identities, to join […]

  • Volunteer Orientation Day

    Looking for a meaningful way to stay involved with the Sanctuary at your own pace? Join us every third Wednesday from 5–7PM for our monthly volunteer day. RSVP by sending […]

  • To Bind Anew: Creative tools for grief, memory, and mending

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    In this workshop, participants will gently explore memories through creative practices as a way to navigate grief and loss with the guidance of Sarah Blesener and Jenny Stratton, both artists […]

  • an old map of Troy from 1881 is black and white in the background with an image of Frederick Douglass in the front with tinting in green, red, and yellow

    Frederick Douglass and the Power of the Black Archives

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    The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

    A community reading of “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July” and collecting for the Black Experience in the Adirondacks Join us in creating Black history archives in […]

  • the text "Run, Hide, Fight" is written over a picture of a bullet hole in a pane of glass

    “Run, Hide, Fight” a Youth Storytelling Workshop

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    Join us for a free storytelling workshop at the Sanctuary, using a short PBS documentary Run, Hide, Fight: Growing up Under the Gun to prompt conversations around storytelling and humanity […]

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  • Grower Workshop

    Pruning & Grafting for Tree Lovers! 2026

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    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 at Freedom Square! Learn to identify common opportunist species of urban trees, discuss the different […]

  • an image of solar panels and the sun with "Bill McKibben" written in the background

    “Here Comes the Sun” Book Talk with Bill McKibben

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    The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

    Acclaimed environmentalist Bill McKibben will be at the Sanctuary to share his hope for our future in Here Comes the Sun, a call to harness the power of the sun […]

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    Be the Media! Workshop: Ethical Media from an Indigenous Perspective

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    The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

    Join Indigenous filmmakers Katsitsionni Fox and Michelle Schenandoah for a Be The Media! workshop focused on their process and telling the stories from the inside. With a history of dominant […]

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    Be the Media! Workshop: Community Collaboration and Reciprocity

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    The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

    Join Sasha Wortzel, director and producer of River of Grass, for a hybrid Be The Media! workshop. Wortzel will reference the work For those of us who live at the […]

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    Community Brunch

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    The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

    Join us for a Community Brunch, an opportunity to sit together over food to celebrate each other. This event is for regular contributors and attenders of Sanctuary events as well […]

  • Everybody Has a Story To Tell Radio Workshop

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    The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

    Join us at the Sanctuary for a session of recording community stories in audio form. Our radio program Hudson Mohawk Magazine (HMM) is a volunteer created news program which platforms […]

  • Plant Swap 2026

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

    Join us for our annual Plant Swap at the Collard City Growers garden! This is a free event for the community to get together and exchange plants for the spring […]

  • At the right is an illustration of an ear with green stars over acupressure points. At the left is the text Ear Seed Training with the PHS floweer logo. The background is a purple texture

    Ear Seed Training

    with Albany Community Acupuncture Learn how to treat yourself and your community with simple, effective 5NP for: pain management, digestive balance, stress relief, addiction recovery, sleep support, and more. $0-$40 […]

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    Community Brunch in Freedom Square

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

    Join us at a long table at Freedom Square for free food in good company. Sharing food and getting to know your neighbors is such an important way to build […]

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    Be The Media! workshop with Edward George

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    as part of EMPAC’s TOPOS Festival Join us to learn directly from Edward George, who has harnessed the power of media to examine and deconstruct the Black experience in its […]