This spring, we explore energy in all its forms—natural, electrical, and collective—revealing how power gains meaning through shared flow. When power is imbalanced, it calls us to act.
Join us to participate in the change our world needs now.
Gathering Stories: Black Experiences in the Adirondacks
Join us for a hybrid session to learn about the importance of the Black archive and how you can contribute to the collection for The Black Experience in the Adirondacks,[...]
Frederick Douglass and the Power of the Black Archives
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[...]
“Run, Hide, Fight” a Youth Storytelling Workshop
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[...]
Pruning & Grafting for Tree Lovers! 2026
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[...]
“Here Comes the Sun” Book Talk with Bill McKibben
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[...]
Be the Media! Workshop: Ethical Media from an Indigenous Perspective
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[...]
Be the Media! Workshop: Community Collaboration and Reciprocity
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[...]
Community Brunch
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
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
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[...]
“1946: The Mistranslation That Shifted Culture” Film Screening
Join us for a film screening of “1946: The Mistranslation That Shifted Culture” in collaboration with Collar City Pride and New Breath Spirituality Center. This feature documentary film follows the[...]
