Featuring Andrew J. Tabler of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy The Martin J. Gross Fellow in the Program on Arab Politics at the Washington Institute, Mr. Tabler focuses on Syria and U.S. policy in the Levant. He has achieved unparalleled long-term access to Bashar al-Assad’s Syria. During fourteen years of residence in the Middle East, Mr. Tabler served as co-founder and editor-in-chief of Syria Today, Syria’s first private-sector English-language magazine; as a consultant on U.S.-Syria relations for the…

ChildSafe’s Cardboard Kids campaign is getting an early start this year to allow more citizens to be part of the community-wide program designed to heighten awareness about child abuse and neglect. Cardboard Kids are memorable 2-foot high cardboard kid cutouts that individuals, civic groups, schools and businesses PICK-UP, DECORATE and DISPLAY on April 7. They will be distributed free to the public in at the following San Antonio area malls, March 18 – 20: Fridays 1 pm – 6 pm;…

Interfaith Academy, a Faith Base Dialogue Education Program, is a collaborative initiative that will be created by Synagogue, Church, Mosque, Sikh Temple, Buddhist Temple, Hindu Temple, other worship places and the Dialogue Institute to foster interfaith understanding/friendship among the society that we live in. The Interfaith Academy is a truly interfaith dialogue effort, paving the road for the participants, Jews, Christians, Hindus, Sikhs, Baha’is, Muslims, Buddhists and others to be able to enter real engagement and peace-making through learning about…