Call For Film/Video Submissions

interAct Troy is collecting a library of films and videos made by regional producers to be housed at the Sanctuary for Independent Media for a community viewing archive. We are asking film and video makers to donate vhs or dvd copies of their own work for this special celebration of local people, media and culture. Materials WILL NOT be RETURNED but will be kept in the Sanctuary for Independent Media's media library for continued access after the event.

Please send your work by May 1st (to be listed in the program) or bring work to the event on May 12 (for unlisted donations).
Please include: Title, Name, Running Time, Year of completion, Description, Contact Info, etc with your DVD or VHS to:

Dara Greenwald/interAct Troy
RPI
Arts Department
West Hall, Room 107
110 8th Street
Troy, NY 12180



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Check out Troy Bike Rescue founder Andrew Lynn's bike tour! Bring your bike, and join us that day for a great ride through the sites of North Central Troy, including stops at the Cremotorium and Snowman's Ice Cream! www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/27289

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10:00 am - 12 noon
- Making Local Connections: North Troy and Beyond
An interactive conversation between community groups (including North Central Communities That Care, Capital District Local First, and the Hudson Mohawk Community Renewable Energy Project/CORE). This session will include resource mapping, identifying challenges, consider alternative infrastructure, and create an action plan to sustain connections.

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12:30-1:30
518 Positive Reinforcement!


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1:30-1:30 in The Sanctuary:
Excerpts from
An Original Play by Cindy L. Parrish
and the Mountain Road School Players

Directed by Meg Agnew Music by Mark Kelso
Rhythms by Ryan Tiven

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3:00-5:00 in The Sanctuary:

The Alliance for Community Media NYS Chapter, NY Media Alliance, and saveaccess.org
Invites You to a.....

New York State Strategy Session for the Future of Community Media & Media Justice

Who? Residents, Community Access TV Centers, Organizations and Activists interested in advancing just media policy, media justice and public interest goals

with:
Betty Yu (Manhattan Neighborhood Network), Dee Dee Halleck (PPTV/Deep Dish TV), George Stoney ("Father of Community TV"), Michael Eisenmenger (SaveAccess.org), and Steve Pierce (NY Media Alliance).

What? As you may know, there is pending New York statewide franchise legislation that could negatively impact our local communities, Community Access TV and our public interest media. At the end of the 2006, as legislation stalled in Washington, phone companies started to pass statewide video franchises that would undermine Public, Educational and Governmental (PEG) Access TV and "economically redline" low-income and rural communities. In more than twenty states, statewide franchise legislation have been adopted or proposed, having the same negative impact on PEG Access TV. Then early this year, in another devastating blow to PEG Access, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) took a favorable position to the telephone companies, supporting the elimination of local franchises and local control of PEG Access.

New York State, like many other states, is facing a fast-tracked video franchise bill that could eliminate or weaken local municipal control of the "public rights of way"and PEG Access TV. Unlike other states where franchise legislation is being written almost entirely by the telephone companies to suit their own interests, the NY 'Omnibus Telecommunications Act' (A3980-B) has a broadband initiative that is being supported by the Communications Workers of America (CWA) and several other public interest groups. The bill is long way from it's final form and could change radically once cable and telephone companies become more involved.

We must come together to ensure that this legislation protects our interests as local residents, PEG Access producers and community media activists to ensure the future of our communities' media tools!

A preliminary strategy session will take place
Friday, May 11th from 2-6pm at The Sanctuary.

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Below is the confirmed full day's schedule so far, more TBA:
10:00 am - 12 noon
Concurrent Sessions
- Making Local Connections: North Troy and Beyond
An interactive conversation between community groups (including North Central Communities That Care, Capital District Local First, and the Hudson Mohawk Community Renewable Energy Project/CORE). This session will include resource mapping, identifying challenges, consider alternative infrastructure, and create an action plan to sustain connections.

-Kids Activity: Making Media and Media Props with Dee Dee Halleck

- Crocheting, Writing to Prisoners with the Prison Action Network, Songwriting

-Vegan Cooking Session 1 with the Honest Weight Food Co-op (this is limited to 7 participants on a 1st come, 1st serve basis)

-Outdoor Activity (weather permitting): Planting a Wish Garden, Bike Tour with Andrew Lynn (Bring your bike to participate!)

12 Noon
Break for Lunch – please bring your own bag lunch

12:30
518 Positive Reinforcement will perform their youth based positive hip-hop original dance and music. (This is a kid friendly activity.)

1:30 – 3:00
Concurrent Sessions

-Magic Planet Students from Mountain Road School in New Lebanon will be performing excerpts of their play, dedicated to environmental education. (This is a kid friendly activity.)

-Road Maintenance with Troy Bike Rescue

-IWW, a graphic history

-Vegan Cooking Session 2 with the Honest Weight Food Co-op (this is limited to 7 participants on a 1st come, 1st serve basis)

-How to shoot a Paper Tiger TV Show with Dee Dee Halleck and George Stoney

-Outdoor Activity (weather permitting): Planting continued, Bike Tour with Lauren

3:00 – 5:00
Concurrent Sessions

-Media Reform Assembly
An all state assembly to insure that the airwaves belong to the people.
with Betty Yu (Manhattan Neighborhood Network), Dee Dee Halleck (PPTV/Deep Dish TV), George Stoney ("Father of Community TV"), Michael Eisenmenger (SaveAccess.org), and Steve Pierce (NY Media Alliance)

-Making props for a media reform action

-Kids Cooking Session with the Honest Weight Food Co-op (this is limited to 7 participants on a 1st come, 1st serve basis)

-Shape Note Singing with Carrie Dashow and Jesse Pearlman Karlsberg

5:00 -6:00
Art Auction! (main stage)
*begins with "Ramp It Up" Fundraiser Opening Ceremony (front of Sanctuary)

6:00- 7:00
Potluck Bar-B-Q (bring grill items or food to share)

7:00 – 12:00 Music, Videos, and Dancing with:
C. Ryder Cooley
graystar myspace.com/graystaralbany
Back From Japan
skfl
THE JESSE STILES 3000+++

For schedule updates check hm.indymedia.org/newswire/display/13046/index.php

The Sanctuary For Independent Media is a community media arts center located in an historic former church at 3361 6th Avenue in Troy, NY. For directions visit: www.thesanctuaryforindependentmedia.org/directions

CONTACT: Ryan Jenkins, 774-261-0273, jenkir (at) rpi.edu or Dara Greenwald, 773-459-3308, greend2 (at) rpi.edu, Organizers