Volunteer Organizer/Coordinator
Part-time, 4-8 PM weekdays, $15/hour
About Us
Most people know us as The Sanctuary for Independent Media in North Troy, NY; the official non-profit 501(c)3 is incorporated as Media Alliance. Our mission is to use art and participatory action to promote social and environmental justice and freedom of creative expression.
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Published 4:12 pm EDT, Wednesday, October 24, 2018
Vusi Mahlasela
His website details all the national celebrations Vusi Mahlasela has been a part of in post-apartheid South Africa, including performing at Nelson Mandela’s 1994 inauguration and during the 2010 World Cup tournament. He also opened for the Dave Matthews Band in …
LADAMA
The U.S. government is not too much associated these days with border-erasing, multinational cultural projects. Which perhaps makes Ladama’s existence even more compelling. According to their website bio, the group’s core members met in 2014 “while touring Los Angeles, Arizona, and New …
posted Sep 23, 2018
The Royale opens at The Rep this week. / photo: Douglas C. Liebig
Here are a few things to keep in mind, look forward to, or keep busy with this week, from the weather (autumn), to hauntings, to the stage, to science, to …
Delgres
VISUAL ARTS
In her new exhibit, “Slow Grow,” artist Jenny Kemp employs intricate parallel lines that slowly shift in intensity and hue. Kemp strives to reveal time and illumination through her gradations, imparting feelings of life and growth to those who …
REAL ESTATE 8:00 A.M.
Newburgh, Catskill, and Troy, once downtrodden, are hoping recent revitalization doesn’t get out of hand.
An 1880s Victorian mansion in Newburgh’s historic district. …
Delgres
Their record label describes Delgres as “the missing link of the blues,” and an interesting link they are. The trio is fronted by singer/guitarist Pascal Danae, who before starting Delgres had already made a musical career that included working with the likes of Peter …
September 18th, 2018, 10:00 am by Greg
Chris Pasin will celebrate the music of Ornette Coleman at the Sanctuary for Independent Media.
Photograph by Rudy Lu
The Sanctuary for Independent Media in Troy has announced it fall season of …
The 2018 Uptown Summer program has now drawn to a close. The theme for our fifth week was agency. This week was the final push to perfect our radio projects before they are broadcast on WOOC FM.
Between all the audio editing, we still found time to go outside …
Nicolena and Donovan: Justice for Dahmeek
Nicolena Russell and Donovan Wooten spoke with attorney Mark Mishler at the Justice for Dahmeek rally at the Troy Courthouse and shared their own thoughts on racist police violence. Recordings from the rally were also edited into radio clips by Uptown Summer mentor Patrick Quinn.
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Angelo Domingo, Uptown Summer youth employee, looked into the pervasive issue of negligent landlords in Troy. He went above and beyond the expectations of the program, producing not just one story, but a four-part radio series highlighting the issue!
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Jazz Sanctuary is a wonderful celebration of all that is creative, dedicated to …
Published: 02/07/2018
Publication: The Alt
Eleven-year-old Traevon “Trae” Vautrin is a very busy intern. In the downstairs studio of The Sanctuary for Independent Media in Troy, he darts from the printer to the couch to the computer. He’s meant to be on the …
The outpouring of support from this community helped us raise $32,584—we can now help build two new progressive radio stations for the Capital Region.
The Hudson Mohawk Radio Network is now live, test broadcasting on WOOA 106.9 FM Albany and WOOS 98.9 FM Schenectady. The FCC construction permits will …
A new low-power radio station run by advocates for environmental and progressive causes will be taking to the airwaves in Albany in January.
The broadcast tower for WOOA-FM went up last week atop the roof of the Social Justice Center on Central Avenue in Albany, said Mark Dunlea, chairman of the not-for-profit Green Education and Legal Fund, which holds the station’s federal broadcast license.
Date published: 06/14/2016
Publication: Pacifica Network
Posted on 14 June, 2016
Envisioning the content and format of a local station is the heart of community radio’s excitement. For …
