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SUMMARY:Adopt a Jar\, Exhibition by Nicole Chochrek
DESCRIPTION:Adopt a Jar invites the community to borrow an empty jar displayed on the wall and to fill it will collective plastics content. This is the work of artist Nicole Chochrek whose work asks the viewer to consider the impact of plastic pollution through visual artworks and interactive projects\, such as Broken Plastics. These jars can be adopted by signing out a jar with one of the Sanctuary staff either during a public event or by appointment. Join Nicole for an opening exhibition and artist talk on November 20 from 6-7pm\, right before the Problem with Plastics book talk by Judith Enck. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNicole Chochrek utilizes visual and performative frameworks to explore contemporary issues and environmental disparities. Her work focuses on the accessibility and digestibility of information\, deep listening\, shared responsibilities\, and the construction of new ways of being together. As an interdisciplinary artist\, Nicole’s work transverses themes such as air quality\, land use\, waste\, and the navigations of a neurodivergent mind. Her process examines our ideas of “correctness” and holds space for possibility.
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LOCATION:The Sanctuary\, 3361 6th Ave\, Troy\, 12180\, United States
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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 “Source to Estuary: What the Water Remembers\,” a short documentary 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 two other short films connected to local ecology and water: The Nature of Nature: Biodiversity in the Hudson Valley\, a 2025 film featuring local organizations like the Hudson Taconic Land Trust and Outdoor Promise\, and We are Water\, a film by Talking Rivers\, an organization that helps humans listen to the voice of rivers and honor the Rights of Nature. 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.This event is co-sponsored by iEar Presents! and Solar Sal Boats. \n\n\n\n\nClick Here to Register\n\n\n\n\nThis annual celebration of Water Justice Lab (WJL) celebrates another season of water testing and education around environmental justice. Media Lab (ML) fellows documented the 6 week summer Source to Estuary program\, producing a film which will be presented at this celebration event.  \n\n\n\nThrough 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. \n\n\n\nPanelists\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJim Bonesteel is the Executive Director of Hudson Taconic Lands\, which is focused on conservation through community in Rensselaer County. Jim started as a volunteer and now leads a team of 11 and growing\, working with them to think big and outside the box to bring the organization’s mission to life. Jim lives with his wife Jill in Stephentown. His three grown children grew up playing in the woods of the Rensselaer Plateau. A seasoned outdoor adventurer\, he loves hiking\, backpacking\, and canoeing with his family. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMaria Florencia Pérez is New York Program Lead and Education Coordinator at the Environmental Law Center. She is a lawyer focused on sustainability and environmental policies. She has collaborated with government agencies\, international organizations\, and private entities on initiatives involving public procurement\, sustainable supply chains\, and biodiversity conservation in Latin America. She holds a Master’s in Public Administration in Environmental Science and Policy from Columbia University\, a Master’s in Environmental Policy\, Law\, and Management from Universidad Austral\, and a Law degree from the University of Buenos Aires. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTamara Jolly is the Community Initiatives Manager for the Adirondack Diversity Initiative\, where she brings together her expertise in biology\, ecology\, teaching\, and DEI to foster more inclusive and resilient communities across the Adirondacks. She is a passionate advocate for making nature accessible and inclusive for everyone\, broadening access and fostering a sense of belonging in nature for marginalized communities. While on sabbatical from teaching high school science in Baltimore City\, MD\, Tamara attended SUNY Environmental Science & Forestry’s Ranger School\, where she fell in love with the Adirondacks and was honored to graduate as valedictorian. When she is not working\, you will find her outdoors birding\, soaking up the arts\, or adventuring with her husband and daughter. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLee Willbanks is a co-founder and board president of Talking Rivers\, a not-for-profit advocating for the rights of St. Lawrence River / Kaniatarowanénhne\, its tributaries\, their watersheds & the human & other-than-human beings who inhabit them. An environmental lawyer with a Masters in Public Administration Lee served as counsel and chief of staff to a New York State Senator whose district included the eastern shore of Lake Ontario and most of the Upper St. Lawrence River. Subsequently\, as the Upper St. Lawrence Riverkeeper\, he\, with others\, advocated for a more environmentally appropriate flow regime for Lake Ontario and the River. Lee also serves as Co-chair of the Steering Committee for the St. Lawrence River Institute’s River Strategy and as an external advisory committee member to the Institute’s Great River Rapport. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCling Malaco (moderator) is Water Justice Lab’s 2026 Youth Mentor and a Ph.D. student in Science and Technology Studies at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Cling specializes in global health policy\, governance\, and sociogerontechnology. As a Fulbright scholar\, she studied communications and public health at the State University of New York at Albany and is a global health practitioner with experience in both national and international development organizations. Growing up in the Philippines\, surrounded by nature\, she cultivated a lasting interest in how humans\, technologies\, environments\, and nonliving organisms are interconnected in shaping health and well-being. She brings this interdisciplinary perspective to WJL\, working with young people and the community to envision healthier and more equitable futures. \n\n\n\n\n\nFilms\n\n\n\n\n\nSource to Estuary: What the Water Remembers is a short documentary produced by the 2026 Media Lab team. It explores local water ecology through the lens of The Sanctuary’s Water Justice Lab Program.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProduced by Talking Rivers\, We are Water: Rights\, Roles and Responsibilities shows how we\, humans\, can honor our responsibilities towards the waters that sustain us. At Talking Rivers\, they do this by protecting the rights of rivers and all their relations. The video features the voices of the community organizer Blake Lavia\, the artist Iakonikonriiosta\, the environmental lawyer Lee Willbanks\, the educator Cathy Shrady and the Potsdam NY town representative Lynn Hall. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAn ode to the remarkable variety of life in the Hudson Valley\, The Nature of Nature: Biodiversity in the Hudson Valley celebrates the living fabric of the region’s unique landscape. From high elevation forests to the globally rare freshwater tidal marshes along the Hudson estuary\, the 30-minute documentary film captures the beautiful\, the complex\, the familiar\, and the unknown…guided by the plants\, animals\, and people that call the Hudson Valley home. \n\n\n\nThe Nature of Nature was directed by Laura deNey of Flicker Filmworks and produced by Laura Heady of the Hudson River Estuary Program\, with funding by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation through the New York State Environmental Protection Fund in partnership with NEIWPCC. The film is an official selection in the 2026 London Nature Films Annual Festival and a nominee in the 2026 New York State Emmy Awards. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPartners and Sponsors\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRiverkeeper protects and restores the Hudson River from source to sea and safeguards drinking water supplies\, through advocacy rooted in community partnerships\, science and law. 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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: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. Ahead of the book talk\, join artist Nicole Chochrek for a 6:30 artist talk about Adopt A Jar\, showcasing our plastic consumption in a participatory project. The exhibition opening will take place from 6-7pm with beverages and light snacks.  \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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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261205T140000
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DTSTAMP:20260916T194809Z
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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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SUMMARY:Repair Cafe
DESCRIPTION:Resist consumerism and waste by repairing your household items with the assistance of volunteers.
URL:https://www.mediasanctuary.org/event/repair-cafe/
LOCATION:The Sanctuary\, 3361 6th Ave\, Troy\, 12180\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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