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SUMMARY:FOIL Workshop for Information Transparency
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a workshop where you will be guided through the process of submitting a FOIL (Freedom of Information Law) request. This Law provides the public with a “right to know” by providing access to governmental records. Join the civic journalists of Hudson Mohawk Magazine in support of more information transparency.  \n\n\n\n\nClick Here to Register\n\n\n\n\nThe New York State government website states: The Freedom of Information Law (“FOIL”)\, Article 6 (Sections 84-90) of the NYS Public Officers Law\, provides the public right to access to records maintained by government agencies with certain exceptions.“Record” means any information kept\, held\, filed\, produced or reproduced by\, with\, or for this agency\, in any physical form whatsoever including\, but not limited to\, reports\, statements\, examinations\, memoranda\, opinions\, folders\, files\, books\, manuals\, pamphlets\, forms\, papers\, designs\, drawings\, maps\, photos\, letters\, microfilms\, computer tapes or disks\, rules\, regulations or codes.If you would like YOUR records from this agency\, you may not have to file a FOIL request. Find out more.
URL:https://www.mediasanctuary.org/event/foil-wksp/
LOCATION:The Sanctuary\, 3361 6th Ave\, Troy\, 12180\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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SUMMARY:Water Justice Lab Open House
DESCRIPTION:This event is part of our Water Justice and Media Lab End of Season Celebration. \n\n\n\nJoin Riverkeeper and NATURE Lab along with our community science volunteers\, fellows\, family and friends to celebrate the seventh season of Water Justice Lab. Youth fellows will be on hand to share different aspects of Water Justice Lab\, from microplastics research to macroinvertebrate life in local streams\, as well as demonstrations of our water testing process. The open house will be followed by a community meal celebrating the many volunteers who make the project possible before we move to the Sanctuary main space for a 7pm screening of short films on local environmental themes\, including the youth-produced media lab video about local water ecologies! \n\n\n\n\nClick Here to Register\n\n\n\n\nSchedule:\n\n\n\n\n4:30 pm: Water Justice Lab open house (1st floor of NATURE Lab)\n\n\n\n6:00 pm: Community meal and volunteer appreciation (2nd floor of NATURE Lab)\n\n\n\n7:00 pm: Films screened at Sanctuary main space. Register for the screening here.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWater Justice Lab (WJL) is a collaborative program between Riverkeeper and NATURE Lab. Through our water quality monitoring program and related programming\, WJL educates communities about water justice\, aides in developing the advocacy capacity of North-Central Troy\, and strengthens a network of environmental justice advocates focused on water issues within the Hudson River (Mahicannituck) Watershed. This event celebrates the work of our high school youth fellows and community science volunteers. This year Water Justice Lab youth fellows were joined by a youth media team\, made possible thanks to a successful spring ‘26 fundraiser. Media Lab (ML) fellows documented the 6 week summer Source to Estuary program\, producing a film which will be presented at the evening portion of the celebration event.
URL:https://www.mediasanctuary.org/event/water-justice-lab-open-house/
LOCATION:NATURE Lab\, 3319 6th Ave\, Troy\, New York\, 12180\, United States
CATEGORIES:Open House
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SUMMARY:Water Justice and Media Lab End of Season Celebration
DESCRIPTION:Our end-of-season Water Justice Lab celebration will feature films on local ecology and environmental issues\, including the premier of a short video created by Media Lab fellows. Water Justice Lab (WJL) is a collaborative program between Riverkeeper and NATURE Lab. This year youth fellows were joined by a youth media team\, made possible by a successful spring ‘26 fundraiser. Alongside this youth-produced film we’ll share other short films on local ecology and environmental issues\, including The Nature of Nature: Biodiversity in the Hudson Valley\, a 2025 film featuring local organizations like the Hudson Taconic Land Trust and Outdoor Promise. The films will be followed by a panel discussion with local environmental advocates and researchers. This event will be preceded by an open house at NATURE Lab.  \n\n\n\n\nClick Here to Register
URL:https://www.mediasanctuary.org/event/wjl-ml-finale-2026/
LOCATION:The Sanctuary\, 3361 6th Ave\, Troy\, 12180\, United States
CATEGORIES:Panel Discussion,Screening
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SUMMARY:Fall Herbal Workshop Series: Digestive Bitters
DESCRIPTION:Facilitated by Rebecca Hein \n\n\n\nJoin us for a hands-on class exploring Digestive Bitters\, the classic herbal remedy that supports gut health.  \n\n\n\n\nClick here to register\n\n\n\n\nLimited spots available. Registration with a $10 refundable deposit is required to hold your place. Donations recommended on a sliding scale of $0 – 30; no one will be turned away for lack of funds. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn this hands-on workshop\, we’ll taste and experience a variety of bitter and aromatic herbs\, while learning how these plants support digestion and a myriad of other health benefits. We will make a bitters tincture together for PHS and you will learn to craft your own at home. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRebecca Hein is a community herbalist and urban farmer. Founder and owner of Underground Alchemy\, she has been making herbal remedies grown on what were vacant lots in Albany’s South End since 2011. Her work is driven by a desire to connect people and plants\, support community health and empowerment\, and position herbalism in the struggle for accessible healthcare. \n\n\n\n\n\nThis series is facilitated by herbalists affiliated with the People’s Health Sanctuary Community Apothecary who are volunteering their time and sharing information for educational purposes. None of the remedies shared in these workshops are intended to diagnose or treat any disease.  \n\n\n\nThe workshop series is held on the second floor of the NATURE Lab building\, which is currently only accessible by a flight of stairs. If stairs will present a barrier to attending the workshop please get in touch in case we can accommodate your participation in another way.
URL:https://www.mediasanctuary.org/event/fall-herbal-workshop-series-bitters-with-rebecca-hein/
LOCATION:People’s Health Sanctuary\, 3319 6th Avenue\, 2nd Fl\, Troy\, New York\, 12180\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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SUMMARY:Judith Enck on Plastics and Creating Legislation
DESCRIPTION:“The Problem with Plastic” Book Talk + How a Bill Becomes a Law\n\n\n\nJoin us for a book talk and conversation around plastics and how to push legislation with environmental policy expert Judith Enck. After presenting on her book The Problem with Plastic: How We Can Save Ourselves and Our Planet Before It’s Too Late\, which investigates plastic innovation which has created devastating environmental and public health impacts\, Enck will be joined by Shaunty M of Golden Leaf Books to talk about how to make a bill into law. Enck’s organization Beyond Plastics works on a slew of legislation to reduce the plastic in our environment\, while Shaunty has experience pushing electric vehicle legislation. \n\n\n\n\nClick Here to Register\n\n\n\n\nGolden Leaf Books will supply books for sale.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhat if we said that the line between societal advancement and environmental degradation is as thin as a layer of plastic wrap? Once a marvel of modern science\, plastic has become so inextricably woven into our lives that imagining a world without can seem impossible. Over the last 75 years\, plastic has cradled our planet in a synthetic embrace. \n\n\n\n“The Problem with Plastic” critically examines the paradox of this material\, first celebrated for its innovations and now recognized for its devastating environmental and public health impacts. This compelling narrative reveals how plastic pollution contributes to poisoned oceans\, polluted air\, a warming planet\, and overwhelming waste\, particularly affecting marginalized communities\, which bear the brunt of petrochemical pollution. The book highlights the pervasive presence of microplastics in the environment and the human body\, challenging the belief that recycling can solve the crisis. \n\n\n\nIn addition to uncovering environmental racism and debunking industry claims\, “The Problem with Plastic” emphasizes the urgent need for action against plastic’s toxic legacy\, and offers readers practical\, actionable solutions\, including a “household waste audit\,” which empowers readers to track and reduce their own plastic consumption. \n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Judith Enck\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn\, 2009\, Judith Enck was appointed Regional Administrator of Region 2 of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) by President Barack Obama.. She was the longest serving EPA Region 2 Regional Administrator. \n\n\n\nMs. Enck is a Faculty member at Bennington College\, where she teaches classes on plastic pollution. She is founder of Beyond Plastics\, an initiative that works on plastic pollution .
URL:https://www.mediasanctuary.org/event/judith-enck-on-plastics/
LOCATION:The Sanctuary\, 3361 6th Ave\, Troy\, 12180\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speaker
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SUMMARY:Annual North-Central Troy Interfaith Holiday Justice and Peace Celebration 2026
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our annual North-Central Troy Interfaith Holiday Justice and Peace Celebration\, an event for the whole family! This FREE event celebrates our neighborhood\, bringing us together over food\, music\, activities\, and messages of justice and peace. \n\n\n\nThe event will end at Freedom Square where we will light candles around the evergreen tree\, sharing messages of justice\, peace\, and love. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJOIN US FOR:  \n\n\n\n\nGroup portraits (Jayana Espinoza)\n\n\n\nMusic (Men of Faith & karaoke)\n\n\n\nCommunity apothecary (People’s Health Sanctuary)\n\n\n\nHot cocoa station\n\n\n\nArts & crafts\n\n\n\nFood & warm drinks\n\n\n\nCandle lighting\, singing\, and wishes for justice & peace at Freedom Square around the holiday tree
URL:https://www.mediasanctuary.org/event/holiday-justice-and-peace-celebration-2026/
LOCATION:The Sanctuary\, 3361 6th Ave\, Troy\, 12180\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Event
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