Another world is possible…
Holding Our Own stands with the young women of color from UAlbany who reported an assault on a bus on January 30th, and who are now being prosecuted for false reporting and assault. It is our unwavering position in all instances of gender-based violence, sexual assault, and racist violence to support those who are systematically […]
Fewer than 5% of those incarcerated in the prisons of New York State are women. Therefore, our movement for justice in the criminal justice system should devote less than 5% of its time, energy, and resources to issues of incarceration and women — right? Wrong. But it often seems like that’s what we do. Here […]
The seventh in a series of Artist Spotlights brought to you by Lady Fest Upstate! For details on Lady Fest Upstate go to their Facebook Page For the Schedule of Events Get Tickets! ARTIST SPOTLIGHT #7: DJ GOLDEE DUST Andrea has always been fascinated with creating soundtracks and setting a mood for any environment. She […]
The tenth in a series of Artist Spotlights brought to you by Lady Fest Upstate! For details on Lady Fest Upstate go to their Facebook Page For the Schedule of Events Get Tickets! Ladyfest Upstate is brought to us by the visionary artist, Sean Desiree. When Sean is not organizing radical cultural events, she is […]
The first in a series of Artist Spotlights brought to you by Lady Fest Upstate! For details on Lady Fest Upstate go to their Facebook Page For the Schedule of Events Get Tickets! ARTIST SPOTLIGHT #1: GARMIN right here. be here now. is an installation that exists somewhere between performance and social practice. The project […]
Get Tickets to LadyFest Upstate Festival! Saturday-Sunday, November 22 1pm-1am At the Low Beat 335 Central Avenue, Albany NY Upstate LadyFest On Facebook LadyFest Upstate is a 1 day music and arts festival featuring women-identified, trans and gender nonconforming artists. This is its 2nd year in Albany and it’s not to be missed! It’s all […]
Victorio Reyes is a poet and Executive Director of the The Social Justice Center of Albany. Three years ago, I decided to return to school to pursue an MFA in creative writing. As a poet, who came from the spoken word and Hip Hop schools, I was surprised by how many corners of the literary […]
In an effort to give Holding Our Own’s network members an opportunity to get to know each other just a little better, we will be spotlighting a couple of our members each month. We hope that this will help provide you with more opportunities to connect, collaborate and leverage your resources. Do you want to be next, […]
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The cornerstone to any good diet is fresh ingredients to make delicious and nutritious meals, and the important thing is to get them from a trusted source where you can not only get more bang for your buck, but also answers to any questions you my have. When it comes to being vegan, many people […]