From Deborah Martin's review in the Express-News: The heart of "American Pride," which is running this weekend and next at the Overtime Theater, is a raw, deeply personal account of Air Force veteran Jules Vaquera's experiences in Iraq. Vaquera, who conceived the loosely-structured piece and directed it with Jason "Shaggy" Gossard, tells about how those experiences left her disillusioned and unable to take pride in having served her country. She is still working through it all 10 years after returning…
Find out more »Please join me and faith leaders from around the city as we build on our existing efforts to create a network of community-based groups that will help tackle several issues in the community including increasing our literacy rates. Working together with a sense of moral responsibility we will connect all San Antonians to opportunity. If you plan to attend, it is important that you RSVP by June 24th. Should you have any questions please call 210.207.5866. We look forward to…
Find out more »The San Antonio Feminist Film Festival invites you to a public screening of this powerful documentary. We will get to know nine unforgettable girls who confront tremendous challenges and overcome nearly impossible odds to pursue their dreams of education and the impact is has on their communities. We will have a community talk back panel of local leaders and activists in the field of education. All proceeds will benefit the Martinez St. Women's Center. Tickets are $10 in advance and…
Find out more »In this illustrated lecture, Dr. Davíd Carrasco will honor the life and work of the Mexican American liberation theologian Virgilio Elizondo by placing his radical vision of cultural, racial and ethnic mixtures/cruces de caminos in dialogue with other influential thinkers. On the one hand Carrasco will show Elizondo's critique of 'clash' theorists such as Samuel T. Huntington and Robert Kaplan. On the other hand we will see how Elizondo's thought and work interfaces with scholar/activists such as the medical anthropologist Arthur Kleinman,…
Find out more »"Confinement (In)Justice: A Dichotomy aims to call attention to the unparalleled rate of incarceration in the United States. The population in the U.S. is 323 million people. Although this represents only 4.4% of the worlds population, the U.S. incarcerates 22% of the world's inmates. At 716 per 100,000 of the national population, the U.S. has the highest incarceration rate in the world. In comparison, Cuba is the second highest, with a rate of 510 per 100,000." "My passion for this…
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