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“Acceptable bigotry? Understanding Islamophobia and Its Impact on Youth.”
“Acceptable bigotry? Understanding Islamophobia and Its Impact on Youth.” Dr. Muhammad Khalifa (U. of Minnesota). UTSA main Campus, MB 0.106. (MB, or Main building,” is located between the John Peace Library and Baurle Road Parking Lot 2, on the east side of the campus. Islamophobia is rampant and is one of the most uncontested forms of bigotry in the U.S. today. Because anti-Islamic bigotry and discourse is so prevalent, even widely promoted by U.S. presidential candidates, this has created a…
Find out more »Lecture: Mexican-American stories of Trauma, Violence and Unequal Education in South Texas
Thursday April 21, 12:00 pm, “What Happens to You When You Don’t Tell the Truth?” Enrique Aleman (UTSA Dept. of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies), will present Mexican-American histories of violence, trauma, and unequal education. UTSA Downtown Campus MNT 3.240. (MNT, or Monterey Building, is located at the corner of S. Frio St. and Buena Vista St., west of the other Downtown Campus buildings.)
Find out more »San Antonio & the Legislature: The Issues in the Interim
The Texas Tribune is pleased to present a series of events focusing on the issues at play in the run-up to the 85th Legislature — and what they mean for one of the state’s largest and fastest-growing cities and its surrounding communities. Join us in person or on our livestream for the first installment of this series: a conversation about school finance and school choice, immigration, health care, spending and taxes, and other consequential matters with state Reps. Diego Bernal,…
Find out more »Lecture: Jonathan Shay, “Moral Injury”
Jonathan Shay, “Moral Injury.” Dr. Shay, author of Achilles in Vietnam, will discuss moral injury as a more effective way of understanding post-traumatic stress disorder. Dr. Shay is a former psychiatrist for the Department of Veterans' Affairs and recipient of the MacArthur Genius Grant. He is currently an independent scholar writing and lecturing on the complex approaches needed to understand the psychological impact of war. Sponsored by the University of the Incarnate Word College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences.…
Find out more »COPS/Metro Alliance: 40+ Years of Organizing in Texas
Leaders of COPS/Metro Alliance, together with other Network of Texas Organizations, will honor 40+ Years of Organizing in Texas with an assembly of 1,000 leaders on Saturday, April 30, 2016, 3 PM – 4:30 PM, at the Thomas Edison High School Auditorium, 701 Santa Monica Street, San Antonio, TX 78212. COPS/Metro Alliance leaders and local and statewide dignitaries will be present to commemorate the legacy of the organization and the accomplishment of their leaders. During the past four decades, COPS/Metro leaders have directed more than $1 Billion into improving…
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