BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//The Sanctuary For Independent Media - ECPv6.17.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.mediasanctuary.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for The Sanctuary For Independent Media REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20060402T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20061029T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20070311T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20071104T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20080309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20081102T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20071029T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20071029T210000 DTSTAMP:20220330T163446Z CREATED:20071010T143200Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220330T163446Z UID:10000871-1193684400-1193691600@www.mediasanctuary.org SUMMARY:Nosferatu with the Devil Music Ensemble DESCRIPTION:The Devil Music Ensemble performs their original score live to Nosferatu\, A Symphony of Horror (F.W. Murnau\, 1922)\, the classic black and white vampire movie. Devil Music Ensemble\, formed in Boston in 1999\, is comprised of Brendon Wood on guitars\, lap steel\, and synthesizer\, and Tim Nylander on drums\, percussion\, and synthesizer. URL:https://www.mediasanctuary.org/event/nosferatu-with-the-devil-music-ensemble/ LOCATION:The Sanctuary\, 3361 6th Ave\, Troy\, 12180\, United States CATEGORIES:Performance,Screening END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20071026T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20071026T210000 DTSTAMP:20230109T030423Z CREATED:20071026T143700Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230109T030423Z UID:10000974-1193425200-1193432400@www.mediasanctuary.org SUMMARY:"Hands of God" with Filmmaker Joe Cultrera DESCRIPTION:How does filmmaker Joe Cultrera’s film Hands of God (2006)\, about Catholic clergy abuse\, not descend into depression? It helps when the victim doesn’t act like one but uses his own intellect and humor to fight back. Unlike any other look at this topic\, Hand of God is a poetic and provocative tale of one survivor and his family beyond the headlines. statistics and ecclesiastical spin. Cultrera grounds the story of his brother Paul in the details of their Sicilian-American Catholic upbringing. From baptism to abuse\, silence to dialogue\, resignation to action\, the film follows one person’s internal and external journey from potential priest to a scathing critic. Hand of God is a frankly told tale of betrayal. In balancing faith against disappointment\, the subjects survive it all with their humor intact. URL:https://www.mediasanctuary.org/event/hands-of-god-with-filmmaker-joe-cultrera/ LOCATION:The Sanctuary\, 3361 6th Ave\, Troy\, 12180\, United States CATEGORIES:Screening,Speaker END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20071022T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20071022T210000 DTSTAMP:20230309T031310Z CREATED:20071022T144400Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230309T031310Z UID:10000973-1193079600-1193086800@www.mediasanctuary.org SUMMARY:Free Jazz from the Sanctuary Presents Michael Vlatkovich Quartet DESCRIPTION:Michael Vlatkovich Quartet features Christopher Garcia\, percussion; Jonathan Glove\, electric cello; David Mott\, baritone saxophone; Michael Vlatkovich\, trombone. Trombonist\, composer\, and arranger Michael Vlatkovich is one of the leading talents among Los Angeles improvisational players. Located on the West Coast since 1973\, he is an emotionally charged performer who has performed extensively in the United States\, Canada\, and Europe. According to Jazz Review\, “Vlatkovich is the finest trombonist improvising today… While this music isn’t exactly ‘out there’ it is far from the ‘mainstream’. In the end\, it doesn’t matter as this music shines in or outside of any context.” His improvisationally free music expresses raw power and beauty in a minimally structured format.  \n\n\n\nIn addition to leading his own diverse imaginative ensembles\, Vlatkovich has performed with a wide array of singers and instrumentalists including Peggy Lee\, Brian Setzer\, Bryan Adams\, Bobby Bradford\, Gerry Hemingway\, Rob Blakeslee\, Rich Halley\, among many others.  The trombonist has also performed on soundtracks for a variety of television and film projects including The Mask\, Jingle All The Way\, and the critically acclaimed John Cassavette’s film The Tempest. \n\n\n\nOne of the 13-part “Free Jazz from the Sanctuary” series recorded live at The Sanctuary for Independent Media – a unique celebration of freedom through creative expression. Co-produced by NY Media Alliance and the Arts Department at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute with support from the New York State Council on the Arts and the New York State Music Fund\, established by the New York State Attorney General at Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors. URL:https://www.mediasanctuary.org/event/michael-vlatkovich-quartet/ LOCATION:The Sanctuary\, 3361 6th Ave\, Troy\, 12180\, United States CATEGORIES:Jazz Music,Performance END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20071020T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20071020T210000 DTSTAMP:20220330T162316Z CREATED:20071020T145400Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220330T162316Z UID:10000962-1192906800-1192914000@www.mediasanctuary.org SUMMARY:Journalists Dahr Jamail DESCRIPTION:Dahr Jamail is an independent journalist who has covered the Middle East for more than four years.  He has reported extensively from inside Iraq for eight months and has also reported from Syria\, Turkey\, Lebanon\, and Jordan. Jamail has filed indispensable reports from Iraq that have made him this generation’s chronicler of the unfolding disaster there. In Beyond the Green Zone: Dispatches from an Unembedded Journalist in Occupied Iraq (Haymarket Books\, 2007). Jamail brings us inside the Iraq we never see\, presenting never-before-published details of the first two years of the occupation. \n\n\n\nNow\, as popular sentiment has turned against an occupation that has all but unraveled entirely\, demand for independent reports has grown. Jamail’s consistent visits to occupied Iraq and courageous record of reportage from Iraq\, Lebanon\, and Syria make him an invaluable voice of dissent\, bringing us inside Iraq inside the Iraq and Middle East we never see. Jamail writes for the Inter Press Service\, The Asia Times\, and many other outlets. His reports have been published in The Nation\, The Sunday Herald\, The Guardian\, Foreign Policy in Focus\, and The Independent\, among other publications. On radio as well as television\, Jamail has reported for Democracy Now!\, and numerous other stations around the globe. Jamail is also a special correspondent for “Flashpoints” (KPFK Radio/Pacifica). He lives in California. \n\n\n\nCo-sponsored by Women Against War. Bethlehem Neighbors for Peace and the Chatham Peace Initiative. URL:https://www.mediasanctuary.org/event/journalists-dahr-jamail/ LOCATION:The Sanctuary\, 3361 6th Ave\, Troy\, 12180\, United States CATEGORIES:Panel Discussion,Speaker END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20071017T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20071017T210000 DTSTAMP:20220330T162031Z CREATED:20071017T150000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220330T162031Z UID:10000961-1192647600-1192654800@www.mediasanctuary.org SUMMARY:Army of None DESCRIPTION:With the Army of None Project\, David Solnit aims to counter military recruitment\, end war\, and build a better world. He is traveling across the United States to share his knowledge and experience with the counter-recruitment movement\, one of the fastest-growing\, most strategic forms of community organizing. \n\n\n\nThe military recruitment complex insinuates itself into the daily lives of children and youth in ways of which most people are not aware. Millions of dollars are poured into advanced marketing strategies; recruiters walk freely into classrooms with false promises of a way out of poverty. \n\n\n\nThe Army of None Project argues that childhood should be free of military influence and the constant pressure to enlist. This is not just a way to protect our most valuable national resource– children; it is an effective way to take local action to provide equal opportunity and youth leadership training for those who bear the burden of fighting in Iraq and beyond. \n\n\n\nCo-sponsored by Women Against War and Bethlehem Neighbors for Peace. URL:https://www.mediasanctuary.org/event/army-of-none/ LOCATION:The Sanctuary\, 3361 6th Ave\, Troy\, 12180\, United States CATEGORIES:Fundraiser,Speaker END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20071015T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20071015T210000 DTSTAMP:20220330T160440Z CREATED:20071015T150700Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220330T160440Z UID:10000874-1192474800-1192482000@www.mediasanctuary.org SUMMARY:"Mission Accomplished"\, 10/15 - 11/14/07 DESCRIPTION:A response to President Bush’s statement made early in the Iraq War\, Christine Heller’s installation\, Mission Accomplished is layered with the grey Muslim figures tangled in wire and fencing. Limp and skeletal\, the figures are shells\, souls\, and shrouds. Their life is gone. They have faded from existence\, faded from our consciousness\, a reminder of lost identity and lost life. These figures represent American soldiers. Iraqi citizens\, prisoners at Guantanamo\, or those tortured at Abu Ghraib. \n\n\n\nSince 2005\, Christine Heller’s installations have focused on the devastating physical and emotional turmoil of the Iraq War including America Comes Home\, about the ravaged lives of American Soldiers\, In Our Name\, about Iraqi children in the war\, and Mission Accomplished\, about the continuing struggle in Iraq. URL:https://www.mediasanctuary.org/event/mission-accomplished-10-15-11-14-07/ LOCATION:The Sanctuary\, 3361 6th Ave\, Troy\, 12180\, United States CATEGORIES:Gallery Show END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20071012T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20071012T220000 DTSTAMP:20230125T183620Z CREATED:20071012T152300Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230125T183620Z UID:10000873-1192219200-1192226400@www.mediasanctuary.org SUMMARY:Haale DESCRIPTION:Haale\, vocals\, guitarMatt Kilmer\, percussionChris Hoffman\, cello \n\n\n\nHaale evokes both the spiritual and traditional culture of her parents’ homeland of Iran and the energy of psychedelic rock and roll from the sounds of New York City\, where she was born. Her music and her message are formed by the powerful combination of these influences\, invoking both a swaying trance and a rock sensibility she describes as “psychedelic Sufi trance rock.” \n\n\n\nHaale never strays far from the cultural and mystical influences of her Persian roots\, but she’s no throwback to the New Age movement. Haale’s music is a new kind of global rock\, and while some try to find the neat stylistic pigeonhole for her\, the best response is to go along with her\, wherever that may lead. \n\n\n\nCo-sponsored by Women Against War. URL:https://www.mediasanctuary.org/event/haale/ LOCATION:The Sanctuary\, 3361 6th Ave\, Troy\, 12180\, United States CATEGORIES:Performance,Rock Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20071011T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20071011T200000 DTSTAMP:20220330T161457Z CREATED:20071011T153100Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220330T161457Z UID:10000872-1192125600-1192132800@www.mediasanctuary.org SUMMARY:Author Reese Erlich DESCRIPTION:Will the United States and Iran Find Themselves at War? In The Iran Agenda: The Real Story of U.S. Policy and the Middle East Crisis (Poli Point Press\, 2007)\, author and journalist Reese Erlich shows how the U.S. government is planning to subvert the Iranian government and lie about it to the American people. He traces the troubled history between the two countries that has led to the current showdown over nuclear technology and he reports from Iran and northern Iraq to uncover details of how the U.S. has funded ethnic minorities to carry out guerrilla raids and terrorist bombings inside Iran. Potluck at 6 pm and talk at 7 pm. \n\n\n\nIn his previous book\, the best-selling Target Iraq: What the News Media Didn’t Tell You (co-authored with Norman Solomon\, 2003)\, Erlich presciently exposes the harsh realities and consequences of the run-up to the Iraq War and the media’s failure to present the full spectrum of the facts to the public. \n\n\n\nReese Erlich has been a working journalist for 40 years– starting as a staff writer and research editor for Ramparts\, an investigative reporting magazine published in San Francisco from 1963 to 1975. Today he works as a freelance reporter\, regularly filing print and broadcast stories for the Canadian and Australian Broadcasting Corporations\, Radio Deutsche Welle and National Public Radio. His articles appear in the San Francisco Chronicle\, St. Petersburg Times and the Dallas Morning News. His television documentaries have aired on PBS stations nationwide. \n\n\n\nProduced by the Iran Working Group of Upper Hudson Peace Action and co-sponsored by Women Against War and Bethlehem Neighbors for Peace. URL:https://www.mediasanctuary.org/event/author-reese-erlich/ CATEGORIES:Panel Discussion,Speaker END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20070424T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20070424T210000 DTSTAMP:20220726T152908Z CREATED:20070424T145200Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220726T152908Z UID:10000938-1177441200-1177448400@www.mediasanctuary.org SUMMARY:Scott Ritter: The Crisis in the U.S.-Iran Relations DESCRIPTION:William Scott Ritter\, Jr. is most noted for being a critic of United States foreign policy in the Middle East following his experiences as a United Nations weapons inspector in Iraq. Prior to the U.S. invasion in March 2003\, Rutter repeatedly stated that Iraq possessed no weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) and was widely condemned for it. Now much of his criticism of U.S. policy has been vindicated. His new book\, Target Iran: The Truth About the White House’s Plans for Regime Change (2006)\, examines the Bush administration’s regime-change policy and the potential of Iran to threaten U.S. national security interests. “The most important thing to know about Scott Ritter the man\, is that he was right\,” Seymour Hersh states. “He told us again and again in 2002 and early 2003\, as President George Bush and Prime Minister Tony Blair prepared for war in Iraq\, that there were no weapons.” \n\n\n\nPresented by the Iran Working Group of Upper Hudson Peace Action. Co-sponsor: Women Against War\, the Social Justice Center\, Troy Peace Action\, Schenectady Neighbors for Peace\, Saratoga Peace Alliance\, Pine Hill Neighbors for Peace\, and Veterans for Peace. URL:https://www.mediasanctuary.org/event/scott-ritter-the-crisis-in-the-u-s-iran-relations/ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR