PROTESTING PUPPETS IN TROY

THE BREAD AND PUPPET THEATER VISITED THE SANCTUARY FOR INDEPENDENT MEDIA IN TROY ON WEDNESDAY


They are protesting the burning of tires and sludge at the International Paper Company in Ticonderoga.




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From an article in the Albany Times Union:
An independent wave: Artist groups are challenging the mainstream media
By DANIELLE FURFARO, Staff writer
TROY -- Visit the Sanctuary for Independent Media on almost any evening and you are bound to encounter something out of the ordinary. It could be anything from the Beehive Design Collective showing how to dismantle monoculture to an Australian-born Buddhist nun discussing her work with prison inmates to a presentation of Deep Dish TV's "Shocking and Awful: A Grassroots Response to War in Iraq."

While those who make partnerships with the Sanctuary have their own causes, their methods of reaching their goals are the same: They have delved into the possibilities of multimedia and are taking the reins to show off their work and in some cases, spread a message.

Since it opened last year, the Sanctuary has become a command post for an emerging community of artists, writers and educators finding its voice in independent media projects...

"World media is headed toward more and more corporate consolidation, and there are fewer people deciding what gets seen and heard," said Steve Pierce, who founded the Sanctuary with his partner Branda Miller. "As we depend on media to express ourselves, people have to organize themselves."...Pierce, Miller and High are professors at RPI, a wellspring for innovation in technology and culture. For years, economic development planners have tried to stop the brain drain of the region's university graduates. Participants in the local indie media scene say they have found the way to do just that.

When "talking about a healthy Tech Valley," said Miller, "it is important that we look at more than just the corporate models and look at the work of the citizenry."