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LadyFest Artist Spotlight #7: DJ Goldee Dust

Posted on November 21, 2014

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 […]

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LadyFest–the Artist Behind the Curtain–Sean,aka bell’s roar

Posted on November 21, 2014

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 […]

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Lady Fest Artist Spotlight #1: GARMIN

Posted on November 19, 2014

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 […]

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Everything Lady Fest!

Posted on November 19, 2014

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 […]

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Spotlight on Jessica Pino

Posted on April 25, 2014

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 local feminists each month. We hope that this will help give you more opportunities to connect, collaborate and leverage your resources. Do you want to be next, or […]

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Towards Eliminating the Wedge Part 2: Continuing the Conversation on Prison Justice and Gender-based Violence

Posted on March 19, 2014

Join in the conversation. We began this dialogue on November 21st, 2013. This is part 2, but don’t hesitate to join in! RSVP on Facebook Download, print or share the flyer There is a conflict between the mainstream movement to eliminate gender-based violence and the movement to end mass incarceration. But here are some basic […]

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Capital Area Against Mass Incarceration

Posted on February 18, 2014

Tuesday, March 11th, 2014 at 6:30pm The Campaign for Alternatives to Isolated Confinement: Solitary Confinement in New York and the Statewide Movement to Challenge It at the Social Justice Center 33 Central Avenue, Albany, NY Capital Area Against Mass Incarceration (CAAMI) would like to invite you to join them for a presentation provided by The […]

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Sing Your Heart Out for the Love of HOO!

Posted on February 5, 2014

Sing Your Heart Out for the Love of HOO! a karaoke fundraiser Thursday, February 20th, 8pm at McGeary’s Come join Holding Our Own for a fun night of pub grub & shameless singing! Not only will you get to show off your inner Celine Dion, you’ll also have a chance to indulge in one-of-a-kind drink […]

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