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SUMMARY:Doug Blackmon on "Slavery by Another Name"
DESCRIPTION:Filled 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 II.   \n\n\n\nCo-sponsored by Christ Church United Methodist in Troy. \n\n\n\nContrary to public understanding\, emancipation did not end slavery for hundreds of thousands of people in the southern U.S.   African Americans were arrested for minor offenses\, often for no offense at all\, and sentenced to hard labor in coal mines\, lumber camps\, farms\, and mills across the South.  Most were never released from deplorable working and living conditions.  This system\, which Blackmon calls Neo-Slavery\, did not end until the coming of World War II.  \n\n\n\nThe book is a sad story of a dark period in American history\, but it is a history that we all should know.  Doug has been a journalist for more than 20 years. He was editor of the Daily Record in Little Rock\, Arkansas\, and a reporter with the Atlanta Journal-Constitution before joining the Wall Street Journal in 1995. As a young journalist\, he covered the fall of the Berlin Wall and later the civil war in Yugoslavia. His work has been nominated four times for the Pulitzer Prize. He has written extensively about race in America\, religion\, the economy\, and numerous other social issues. In fact\, he has been writing and speaking about race since he was in the seventh grade in the Mississippi Delta. Douglas Blackmon lives in Atlanta with his wife\, Michelle\, and their children\, Michael and Colette.
URL:https://www.mediasanctuary.org/event/doug-blackmon-on-slavery-by-another-name/
LOCATION:The Sanctuary\, 3361 6th Ave\, Troy\, 12180\, United States
CATEGORIES:Panel Discussion
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SUMMARY:Opening for the Underground Gallery: "Don't Forget Us- Iraqi Children 2001- 2008 (Sanctions\, War\, Occupation and Exile)"\, 9/12/08-12/14/08
DESCRIPTION:The 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 (Sanctions\, War\, Occupation and Exile) on view from September 12 through December 14. The show is open to the public free of charge an hour before\, during\, and an hour after events and workshops at the Sanctuary for Independent Media. There will be an art opening and potluck at 6pm on Friday\, September 12 with Claudia Lefko\, director of the Iraqi Children’s Art Exchange. The Iraqi Children’s Art Exchange invites Iraqi and American youth to participate in art-inspired projects. Transcending the barriers of language\, culture\, and politics\, these projects create important learning opportunities\, help foster communication between countries at war\, and promote peace and non-violence. The Iraqi Children’s Art Exchange is based in Northampton\, Massachusetts. Opening includes a community potluck. \n\n\n\nCo-sponsored by Women Against War\, Bethlehem Neighbors for Peace and the United States Committee for Refugees and Immigrants Albany Field Office.
URL:https://www.mediasanctuary.org/event/opening-for-the-underground-gallery-dont-forget-us-iraqi-children-2001-2008-sanctions-war-occupation-and-exile-9-12-08-12-14-08/
LOCATION:The Sanctuary\, 3361 6th Ave\, Troy\, 12180\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Gallery Show
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SUMMARY:"Body of War" with Filmmaker Dee Dee Halleck
DESCRIPTION:Tomas 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 comes to terms with his disability and finds his own unique and passionate voice against the war. This documentary was produced and directed by Phil Donahue and Ellen Spiro. Legendary community media activist Dee Dee Halleck\, who played a major role in bringing this story to film\, will speak about the film. Iraq War vet Tyler Boudreau will sign copies of his new book Packing Inferno: The Unmaking of a Marine. \n\n\n\nCo-sponsored by the Independent Living Center of the Hudson Valley\, Women Against War and Bethlehem Neighbors for Peace.
URL:https://www.mediasanctuary.org/event/body-of-war-with-filmmaker-dee-dee-halleck/
LOCATION:The Sanctuary\, 3361 6th Ave\, Troy\, 12180\, United States
CATEGORIES:Panel Discussion,Screening
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SUMMARY:Chris Carlson and "Nowtopia": Practical Rebellion & A New Politics of Work
DESCRIPTION:How 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 as he profiles the social networks that are cooperating outside of economic regulation and laying the foundation for a genuine movement of liberation from market life. The event will feature an installation by the Rhizome Collective. Valet bike parking available. \n\n\n\nCo-sponsored by Troy Bike Rescue and the New York Bicycling Coalition.
URL:https://www.mediasanctuary.org/event/chris-carlson-and-nowtopia-practical-rebellion-a-new-politics-of-work/
LOCATION:The Sanctuary\, 3361 6th Ave\, Troy\, 12180\, United States
CATEGORIES:Panel Discussion,Performance
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SUMMARY:Chiwoniso
DESCRIPTION:One 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 mbira and the deep grooves of an all-star lineup featuring some of Zimbabwe and South Africa’s top musicians\, Chiwoniso’s voice resounds with defiant strength and profound tenderness. Her new recording\, Rebel Woman (2008)\, has just been released by Cumbancha. \n\n\n\nLocal presentation of Chiwoniso is made possible by volunteer labor\, small financial contributions from hundreds of patrons of The Sanctuary For Independent Media and support from the New York State Council on the Arts. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n“I am like a mirror\,” declares Zimbabwe’s popular music star Chiwoniso Maraire. “I basically sing about what I see happening in the world. If someone comes up to me in the street to ask for money I’ll sing about that. If people are jumping borders because their economic situation is too difficult\, I’ll sing about that. If the police are beating people up and intimidating them\, I’ll sing about that.” \n\n\n\nIn recent months\, Zimbabwe’s political and economic turmoil has thrust the turbulent African nation into international headlines. Based in the capital city of Harare\, Chiwoniso lives in the eye of the storm\, observing firsthand as her beloved homeland struggles to overcome the enduring legacies of colonialism\, war\, social inequality and political oppression. A devoted advocate of free speech\, human rights and social justice\, Chiwoniso’s music gives voice to the voiceless and speaks to the problems and joys of the world around her. \n\n\n\nOn “Rebel Woman\,” Chiwoniso’s first internationally released album in over ten years\, her soulful and deeply personal songs offer messages of hope\, inspiration and resistance\, and serve notice that this gifted singer and songwriter merits recognition as one of Africa’s greatest young talents. \n\n\n\nWhile Zimbabwe’s ancient musical traditions serve as the foundation of Chiwoniso’s music\, she is the child of a globalized world and her songs reflect her diverse\, multicultural influences. Her late father\, Dumisani Maraire was a respected scholar and musician\, who moved the family to the United States in the 1970s while pursuing a degree in Ethnomusicology at the University of Washington in Seattle. \n\n\n\nChiwoniso was born in Olympia\, Washington in 1976\, and although she spent the first seven years of her life away from Zimbabwe\, the music of her family’s homeland was a constant presence. \n\n\n\n“I was born into a very musical family\, both my parents were musicians\,” Chiwoniso points out. “My father was an amazing mbira player\, my mother was a beautiful singer\, so I was surrounded by this music from the day I was conceived\, really\, because they used to teach classes in the house as well. But at the same time they loved to listen to other people\, so I grew up exposed to James Brown\, Michael Jackson\, Roberta Flack\, Aretha Franklin\, The Rolling Stones\, Bach\, Mozart\, you name it\, it was being played.” In this dynamic home environment Chiwoniso was playing mbira by the age of four. \n\n\n\nHer first studio recording was at the age of nine with her parents\, an album called ‘Tichazomuwona’ (We Shall See You)\, dedicated to her late uncle\, Dr. Nkosana Aurthur Maraire. By the age of 11 Chiwoniso was performing with her father and siblings\, Tawona and Ziyanai\, in their family mbira group “Mhuri yaMaraire’ (The Maraire Family). She was also a musician in her father’s explosive marimba group ‘Minanzi III’ (Musical Sounds 3). \n\n\n\nWhile Chiwoniso’s musical influences range from soul and R&B to reggae and rock\, the entrancing sounds of the mbira serve as a central underpinning for the songs on “Rebel Woman.” Originating in the ancient Shona civilization of southern Africa\, the mbira is a musical instrument made of metal tines attached to a wooden board. The player plucks the tines with their thumbs to create captivating interlocking melodies\, which have accompanied ceremonies and celebrations for countless generations. While variations of the mbira exist across Africa\, it is an essential element of Zimbabwean music tradition and has a deep historical\, cultural and spiritual symbolism. \n\n\n\nIn 1990\, Chiwoniso’s family made their second move back to Zimbabwe\, and she quickly became a popular figure in the local music scene thanks to her role as lead vocalist for A Peace of Ebony\, the country’s first hip-hop band. Along with the group’s founders\, Herbert Schwamborne and Tony Chihota\, and fellow members George Phiri and Tendai Viki\, A Peace of Ebony created a new sound mixing rap and Zimbabwean ethnic-influenced melodies. This was when Chiwoniso and Keith Farquharson first met. In 1997\, she released her first solo album\, Ancient Voices\, which was warmly received and even earned her the prestigious Radio France International “Best New Artist” award. While she was developing her solo career\, Chiwoniso also toured and recorded with the powerful Zimbabwean group Andy Brown and The Storm. \n\n\n\nIn 1996 and 1999 Chiwoniso gave birth to her daughters Chengeto and Chiedza. Her decision to focus on raising her children saw her choose to step out of the active international scene for some years. Instead she did recordings for world-awareness groups including CARE\, UNDP\, The Nobel Peace and worked with other artists who were striking out in new directions musically. The groups included Women’s Voice\, brought together by Malika Makouff-Rasmussen\, and The Collaboration\, a band that drew together some of the leading Zimbabwean artists\, including Adam Chisvo\, Busi Ncube\, Charlie Summerfield\, William Hillman\, Roger Mbambo and Peter Mashasha. \n\n\n\nWith her feet back on the ground and revitalized creative energy\, Chiwoniso has spent the last three years working with producer Keith Farquharson on “Rebel Woman.” Recorded in Zimbabwe\, South Africa\, England and Vermont (where Cumbancha and its partner company Charles Eller Studios are based)\, the album features some of Southern Africa’s most respected musicians and an intriguing collection of guests. Louis Mhlanga\, who has also recorded with Nigeria’s King Sunny Ade\, South African icon Hugh Masekela and others provides the albums tasty guitar licks. Zimbabwean Drummer Sam Mataure\, a veteran of Oliver Mtukudzi’s band\, lays down his trademark rock solid rhythms\, while saxophonist/flautist Steve Dyer guides a crack horn section. Meanwhile\, members of Cumbancha’s extended family\, such as Idan Raichel Project percussionist Rony Irwyn\, Belizean producer/guitarist Ivan Duran and keyboardist Charles Eller lent their services for cameo appearances. \n\n\n\nThe result is an appealing collection of songs that range from the soothing\, unadorned mbira and voices of “Pamuromo” to the rousing\, celebratory dance beats of “Gomo.” The album opens with the raw electric guitar riffs of “Vanorapa”\, a song about the healing power of the elders whose lyrical theme is matched by its deep groove. Chiwoniso believes firmly in the power of traditional Shona spirituality and the ability of the elders to heal people even after they have died and entered the realm of the spirits. “Sometimes a person can die because there may be issues in their life when they were alive that weren’t taken care of and that’s when you have spirits roaming that need to be healed\,” she points out. Chiwoniso wrote the song based on one her late father used to perform with Mananzi III\, adding to its emotional depth. \n\n\n\nOn “Matsotsi” (The Land of Thieves)\, Chiwoniso sings of the economic struggles of the workingman. Many people leave their families to find work\, and they are only able to return home to visit their loved ones every month or so. In today’s tough economic times\, it’s harder for people to even earn enough money to make the trip back home. “How do I go home if I don’t have money?” Chiwoniso implores. The mood shifts on “Gomo”\, an upbeat tribute to the mountain regions where Chiwoniso’s family originated. “We play with hosho (a type of shaker)\, we play with drums\, we play with mbira. We are the children of the mountains\,” she shouts out\, encouraging you to enter the trance-like state of a traditional Zimbabwean ceremony. \n\n\n\nBecause of her American upbringing\, Chiwoniso is equally comfortable writing and singing in English\, which she demonstrates to full effect on the South African flavored “Listen to the Breeze”. The lyrics\, which tell of a wise elder who imparts words of wisdom\, came to her in a dream during a recording session in England. On “Only One World\,” Chiwoniso expresses her devotion to her children and how important it is for parents to make decisions that take future generations into account. “The children have got to be protected. If wemake selfish decisions as adults\, those are our decisions\, but the children are affected by everything we do.” Chiwoniso has long been an advocate for children’s rights\, and has been involved with an organization called MUSTLE Africa that helps teach literacy to the homeless\, orphans and other underprivileged children. \n\n\n\nThe album’s title track\, “Rebel Woman\,” takes inspiration from a poem about the role of women in Zimbabwe’s war for independence. “The song is about the physical conditions of fighting\, and the price people pay\,” she explains\, but it is also a tribute to strong women who suffer because they do not follow the restrictions society tries to place on them. “The truth is that when you’re a strong woman you might lose our husband\, your home\, because the way the systems are structured you’re not allowed to be strong as a women\, unless you follow the rules. This is a song about changing those rules.” \n\n\n\nThe song serves as a moving epilogue to a masterful album and confirms that Chiwoniso will continue to speak out on issues important to her\, regardless of the consequences. Recognizing that artists play a special role in society\, she believes they must not be afraid to speak out against injustice. “We have a responsibility. We are not bankers\, we are not doctors\, we are not nurses. We have another part that we play in society that must be done. So\, regardless of whatever world system is going to come in and say: ‘Cut what you are saying\,’ going to send riot cops in to your shows\, going to come and arrest you and say ‘We are going to try and put you in jail…’–it doesn’t matter. We have a responsibility.” \n\n\n\nCumbancha is a new record label founded by Jacob Edgar\, an Ethnomusicologist and music producer who for the past eight years has been the head of music research and product development at famed independent record label Putumayo World Music. It has been Edgar’s job to travel the world in search of exceptional artists and songs for Putumayo’s critically acclaimed and commercially successful compilations of music from all over the globe. Over the years\, Edgar kept coming across artists he felt deserved wider recognition and assistance in bringing their music to the world stage\, and he decided to form Cumbancha to address that need. \n\n\n\n“I believe exposure to music from different parts of the world can help open a doorway to other cultures\,” insists Edgar. “Listening to music is an excellent way to make a connection with people who are very different from yourself\, and it can create a common ground that overcomes some of the barriers that separate people of different walks of life.” \n\n\n\n“My experience at Putumayo has taught me that world music is much more popular than is generally recognized. People from all generations and backgrounds are looking for music with roots in cultural traditions\, even if that music isn’t as visible as it should be in the mainstream media.” \n\n\n\nEdgar is a global explorer with an insatiable curiosity for the diverse ways in which people express themselves through music. His research trips in search of music for Putumayo’s compilations have taken him to Cuba\, Brazil\, Turkey\, India and dozens of other countries\, not to mention hundreds of the world’s greatest international music festivals\, showcases and performance venues in search of exceptional musical talents. \n\n\n\nEdgar has helped produce compilation CDs that have sold a total of over ten million units worldwide. Always scouring the planet for new sounds\, he possibly listens to more world music CDs than anyone else in the USA and\, possibly\, the world. “My basic role at Putumayo has been to travel the world and dig up as much music as I could\, then review it to uncover those truly great artists and songs that rise above\, and that would appeal to both fans of world music and neophytes who are just interested in hearing something they like. I often tell people\, ‘I suffer so you don’t have to!’ What I mean is I have to listen to a lot of pretty banal stuff to find those musical diamonds\, but as a result I’ve gotten to know some pretty special artists and musical movements.” \n\n\n\nThe main motivation for Cumbancha sprung from Edgar’s desire to work more closely with some of the most extraordinary artists he has gotten to know over the years. “We used to say at Putumayo that doing compilations was like dating\, and signing artists was like getting married\,” says Edgar. “After years of flirting with some of my favorite artists\, it’s nice to finally make some commitments and settle down!” \n\n\n\nShortly after notifying Putumayo last fall of his intentions to leave the label strike out on his own\, Edgar’s former employer offered to become an investor in his new project and service his releases through Putumayo’s network of worldwide distribution. The relationship allows Edgar to continue to assist Putumayo in the development of their popular compilations\, while giving Cumbancha releases a powerful presence in over 60 countries around the world. Edgar also continues to assist Putumayo in the development of their popular compilations. \n\n\n\n“Many of the artists who will appear on Cumbancha have been on a Putumayo compilation over the years\,” notes Edgar\, “so in some ways this new label offers an opportunity for people who have become intrigued by artists on Putumayo’s collections to explore their work further.” At the same time\, Cumbancha will present many artists whose work falls outside of the aesthetic boundaries of a Putumayo compilation\, but whose work is particularly compelling or innovative. \n\n\n\nCumbancha’s first release in the United States\, Canada and Latin America was the album ¡Ay Caramba! by the UK-based band Ska Cubano\, whose appealing fusion of Jamaican ska with Cuban mambo\, salsa and son has earned them wide praise and accolades across Europe. Yet\, even though the group has played at some of Europe’s most prestigious festivals and concert halls\, won numerous “Best of” awards from dozens of magazines\, and even caused a stodgy audience of tuxedo-clad diplomats to bounce in their seats at last year’s Nobel Peace Prize Award ceremony\, Ska Cubano remained largely unknown among the broader public outside of Europe. Since their album was released in the United States they embarked on a hugely successful US and Canada tour\, playing in hi-profile venues such as Central Park SummerStage\, Montreal International Jazz Festival\, San Francisco’s Stern Grove and Grand Performances in Los Angeles among others. Praised by both the media and the public\, Ska Cubano’s album hit number 5 on the Billboard World Music Charts and number 1 on the College Music Journal’s World Music radio chart\, marking an auspicious beginning for the new Cumbancha label. \n\n\n\nThe first worldwide release by Cumbancha is the Israeli cross-cultural collaborative\, The Idan Raichel Project\, whose appealing fusion of Ethiopian folk music with Middle Eastern flavors have made them one of the most unexpected success stories in Israeli music today. While recent headlines are dominated by news of conflict and war in the Middle East\, this Israeli musical collaborative has achieved success by looking beyond intercultural differences and celebrating the value of diversity. With its blend of traditional Ethiopian folk music\, Arabic poetry\, Yemenite chants\, Biblical psalms and Caribbean rhythms\, The Idan Raichel Project has already taken Israel by storm with multiple number one hits and triple platinum sales. \n\n\n\nWhile the ensemble regularly fills large concert halls at home\, the upcoming international release of the recordings of The Idan Raichel Project on the Cumbancha record label promises to introduce the work of this inspirational collective to a wide global audience. “The Idan Raichel Project are already superstars in Israel and Israeli and Ethiopian communities worldwide\,” says Edgar\, “They have performed in some of the most prestigious venues in Europe\, the United States and Latin America\, yet almost exclusively to Israeli audiences. Cumbancha’s goal is to expose them to a wider public who will also enjoy this unique artist.” The Idan Raichel Project will be embarking on an ambitious worldwide touring schedule in an effort to introduce their music to a new public. \n\n\n\nThe headquarters for Cumbancha is an 1830’s farmhouse in the small town of Charlotte\, Vermont. Also home to one of New England’s most prestigious recording studios\, Charles Eller Studios (www.charlesellerstudios.com)\, the complex in Vermont will allow for a unique artist retreat where musicians from around the world can come together to record in a picturesque and tranquil setting free from outside distractions. While many of the records released on Cumbancha will be recorded on location in the countries where the music is from\, others will be recorded in this special setting. Most of the post-production work will be completed in Vermont\, in the shadows of the verdant Green Mountains. “I spend so much time traveling around the world\,” says Edgar\, “it’s nice to work in a place where I can focus and be surrounded by the region’s tremendous natural beauty.” \n\n\n\n“One of the things I enjoy most about the work I do at Putumayo\,” says Edgar\, “was knowing that thousands of people are exposed to music from cultures they might not otherwise get to learn about\, and in a small but not inconsequential way that helps pave the way towards greater appreciation and respect for diversity.” Cumbancha gives Edgar a chance to take that experience one step further. \n\n\n\n“Cumbancha” is a Cuban word of West African derivation that refers to an impromptu party or musical jam session. Many classic Latin songs refer to the “cumbanchero\,” a person who knows how to party and have a good time. For those who are familiar with the word\, “cumbancha” implies an opportunity to get together with family and friends to dance\, sing and celebrate life. “I like the creole nature of the word\,” says Edgar\, “that it is a blend of African and Spanish. Much of the greatest music in the world reflects this interaction between cultures and the ways in which people can gain inspiration for new expressions from people of different backgrounds.” \n\n\n\nLocal presentation of Chiwoniso is made possible by volunteer labor\, small financial contributions from hundreds of patrons of The Sanctuary For Independent Media and support from the New York State Council on the Arts. \n\n\n\nThe Sanctuary for Independent Media is a community media arts center located in an historic former church in Troy\, NY. The venue is an intimate and acoustically excellent space which seats about 150. The Sanctuary hosts screening\, production and performance facilities\, training in media production and a meeting space for artists\, activists and independent media makers of all kinds.
URL:https://www.mediasanctuary.org/event/chiwoniso/
LOCATION:The Sanctuary\, 3361 6th Ave\, Troy\, 12180\, United States
CATEGORIES:African Music,Performance
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SUMMARY:Free Jazz from the Sanctuary presents Empty Cage Quartet and Weasel Walter Trio
DESCRIPTION:One 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 from shuffle swing to free jazz blowouts\, minimalist percussion loops to complex modernist gestures\, robotic grooves\, odd-meter marches\, heavy rock\, and nearly everything in between.  \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nLocal presentation of the Empty Cage Quartet and the Weasel Walter Trio is co-sponsored by the Arts Department at RPI and Albany Sonic Arts Collective\, made possible by volunteer labor\, small financial contributions from hundreds of patrons of The Sanctuary For Independent Media and support from the New York State Music Fund. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Empty Cage Quartet has consistently been praised as one of the most powerful and original new jazz groups to emerge from the American West Coast. For nearly six years the group has explored imaginative new ways to integrate a diverse mix of musical influences ranging from shuffle swing to free jazz blowouts\, minimalist percussion loops to complex modernist gestures\, robotic grooves\, odd-meter marches\, heavy rock\, and nearly everything in between. Performances of this music involve an elaborate system of on-stage cues to navigate the flow of improvisation in\, around\, and out of modular compositional structures designed to cycle\, overlap\, combine and recombine. The result is a continually evolving\, multidimensional approach to jazz and new music performance\, improvisational acuity\, and compositional craft that Amazing Sounds Magazine has likened to an “urban folk music of the future.” \n\n\n\nThe Empty Cage Quartet has toured extensively in the Western United States and in Canada and Europe\, and they have received support from the American Composers Forum\, the International Society for Improvised Music (ISIM)\, and Chamber Music America’s French-American Jazz Exchange. To date they have released six CD recordings that have been featured on jazz radio stations around the world and reviewed favorably in publications including Signal to Noise\, The Wire\, All About Jazz\, Cadence Magazine\, Jazz Hot\, Paris Transatlantic Magazine\, LA Weekly\, Tucson Weekly\, and Stride Magazine. Stratostrophic\, their most recent album\, is out now on the Clean Feed label\, and in September they will make their New York City debut with a concert at the Living Theatre co-sponsored by Clean Feed Festival III and the Sixth Annual Festival of New Trumpet Music. \n\n\n\nInstrumentationJason Mears – alto saxophone\, clarinet\, flutesKris Tiner – trumpet\, flugelhornIvan Johnson – double bassPaul Kikuchi – drums\, percussion\, electronics \n\n\n\nA drummer whose current material straddles the many lines between punk\, free jazz\, no wave\, improv\, and much more\, Weasel Walter will be playing with Mary Halvorson on guitar and Peter Evans on trumpet. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWeasel Walter (born Christopher Todd Walter in Rockford\, Illinois) is a composer and instrumentalist who founded the band The Flying Luttenbachers in Chicago in 1991 with late jazz cult figure Hal Russell. Over the years\, the band has included noted Chicago musicians such as Ken Vandermark\, Jeb Bishop\, Fred Lonberg-Holm\, Dylan Posa\, while creating an uncompromising and mercurial body of abstract music drawing equally from no wave\, death metal\, free jazz\, gamelan\, noise music\, hardcore punk and modern classical. Walter relocated to the San Francisco Bay Area in 2003\, where he formed the latest of many Luttenbachers lineups\, remaining on percussion with the addition of bassist Mike Green (Burmese)\, and virtuoso guitarist Ed Rodriguez (ex-Colossamite\, Gorge Trio). Singular guitar phenomenon Mick Barr (Octis\, Orthrelm) joined the group in 2005. The Flying Luttenbachers ceased to operate in late 2007. In addition to leading various free jazz ensembles under his own name\, currently he is a member of XBXRX and Burmese. \n\n\n\nBefore relocating to the West Coast\, Walter was a major contributor to the Chicago no-wave/noise/improvised music underground during the ’90s and early 2000s. During this period\, he performed as a founding member of bands such as The Flying Luttenbachers\, Miss High Heel (with Jim O’Rourke and Azita of The Scissor Girls)\, Lake of Dracula (with Marlon Magas and Heather M. of the Scissor Girls)\, To Live and Shave in L.A. 2\, and Hatewave (replacing founder Nandor Nevai) among others. Walter has collaborated with artists like Marlon Magas and Jim O’Rourke\, Tom Smith in To Live and Shave in L.A.\, Henry Kaiser\, Damon Smith\, Vinny Golia\, Joe Morris\, Frank Gratkowski\, William Winant and Ken Vandermark as well as many influential underground rock bands including Bobby Conn\, U.S. Maple\, Cock E.S.P.\, Curse of the Birthmark\, the Scissor Girls\, Erase Errata\, The Chicago Sound\, Harry Pussy\, Quintron\, Sharon Cheslow\, and Cheer-Accident\, in addition to producing albums by the Coachwhips\, Burmese\, Total Shutdown\, Arab on Radar and Glenn Branca. \n\n\n\nMary Halvorson is a guitarist\, composer and improviser living in Brooklyn. She grew up in Boston and studied jazz at Wesleyan University and the New School. Since 2000 she has been performing regularly in New York with various groups and has toured Europe and the U.S. with the Anthony Braxton Quintet (Live at the Royal Festival Hall\, Leo Records) and Trevor Dunn’s Trio-Convulsant (Sister Phantom Owl Fish\, Ipecac Recordings). She has also performed alongside Joe Morris\, Nels Cline\, John Tchicai\, Elliott Sharp\, Andrea Parkins\, Marc Ribot\, Tony Malaby\, Oscar Noriega and Jason Moran. Current projects which Mary composes for and performs with include a chamber-music duo with violist Jessica Pavone (On and Off\, Skirl Records\, 2007); The Mary Halvorson Trio with John Hebert and Ches Smith; and the avant-rock band People (Misbegotten Man\, I & Ear Records\, 2007). She also performs regularly in ensembles led by Taylor Ho Bynum\, Ted Reichman\, Tatsuya Nakatani\, Jason Cady\, Matthew Welch\, Brian Chase and Curtis Hasselbring. \n\n\n\nPeter Evans is an American trumpet player based in New York\, who specializes in improvisation and avant-garde music. Evans has been a member of the New York City musical community since 2003\, when he moved to the city after graduating from The Oberlin Conservatory of Music. Peter currently works in a wide variety of areas\, including solo performance\, chamber orchestras\, performance art\, free improvised settings\, electro-acoustic music and composition. In addition\, he performs regularly as part of the Festival of New Trumpet Music\, which is held annually in New York City.
URL:https://www.mediasanctuary.org/event/empty-cage-quartet-and-weasel-walter-trio/
LOCATION:The Sanctuary\, 3361 6th Ave\, Troy\, 12180\, United States
CATEGORIES:Jazz Music,Performance,Rock Music
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SUMMARY:Doug Henwood and the Crisis of Neoliberalism
DESCRIPTION:More 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 Henwood founded the critically-acclaimed Left Business Observer. Invited here as part of the Capital Region Social Forum\, he will address the current crisis of neoliberalism.  \n\n\n\nAfter the New Economy by Doug Henwood book cover.\n\n\n\nOur press release:\n\n\n\nDoug Henwood’s lecture serves as the capstone event for the Third Capital Region Social Forum\, a series of lectures\, films\, and events taking place across the region between September 19 and October 3. Taking its cue from the World Social Forum\, whose motto “Another World Is Possible” has become a touchstone for the global peace and justice movement\, the Capital Region Social Forum brings together activists\, organizers\, academics\, and members of the Capital District community to learn\, discuss\, and critique—and imagine alternatives to—neoliberal economic and social policies that have contributed to the vast inequality\, growing militarism\, ecological crisis worldwide. \n\n\n\nThis year’s forum\, “Cracks in the Edifice: Neoliberalism in Crisis\,” also includes lectures by Lori Wallach of Global Trade Watch and Steve Early\, a labor journalist and organizer. It coincides with the launch of the Globalization Studies Major at UAlbany on September 25. Past Forums have examined issues as varied as human rights\, U.S. militarism\, environmental crises\, labor organizing in Mexican maquiladoras\, universal health care\, food sovereignty\, and more. \n\n\n\nDoug Henwood Biography:\n\n\n\nDoug Henwood\, editor and publisher of Left Business Observer\, received his B.A. in English from Yale University in 1975. Henwood did graduate work in English at the University of Virginia\, concentrating on British and American poetry and critical theory. In the course of studying the theory and history of the U.S. political economy\, Henwood became more deeply interested in economic matters and less so in literary ones. After five years of contemplation\, convinced that the 1980s experiment with free-market economics was a financial and social disaster and that much “left” writing on economics was usually dry and dated\, Henwood decided that there was room for a newsletter addressing both these deficiencies. He founded Left Business Observer in September 1986. Almost from the first issue\, the newsletter was a critical success. \n\n\n\nLBO covers economics and politics in the broadest sense. Recent and persisting obsessions include the meaning of Bushism; income distribution and poverty in the U.S. and elsewhere in the First World; the globalization of finance and production; the worldwide attack on pensions; the 1990s boom and its gloomy aftermath; the economics of energy. Every issue includes a report on the world’s financial markets and central banks. \n\n\n\nBesides editing LBO\, Henwood is a contributing editor of The Nation\, and hosts a radio weekly program on WBAI (New York). His book “Wall Street” was published by Verso in June 1997 and is now available for free download. His social atlas of the U.S. (in the Pluto atlas series)\, The State of the USA\, was published by Simon & Schuster in the fall of 1994. His latest effort\, After the New Economy\, was published in late 2003 by The New Press. He is now in the early stages of a book on the current American ruling class.
URL:https://www.mediasanctuary.org/event/doug-henwood-and-the-crisis-of-neoliberalism/
LOCATION:The Sanctuary\, 3361 6th Ave\, Troy\, 12180\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speaker
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SUMMARY:Be The Media! Workshop with Andrew Lynn and Special Guests: Digital Media Labs
DESCRIPTION:Digital 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 post video to the Internet\, these sessions will benefit you. Bring your own digital media projects and ideas\, or just commune and share skills with other makers. DML will focus on media production\, web publishing (html & blogging)\, digital imaging\, and video editing. Each session will highlight certain skills\, but will not be limited by any specific assignments or software applications. Participants will have access to Sanctuary computers and camcorders during lab hours.
URL:https://www.mediasanctuary.org/event/be-the-media-workshop-with-andrew-lynn-and-special-guests-digital-media-labs/
LOCATION:The Sanctuary\, 3361 6th Ave\, Troy\, 12180\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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