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P.E.A.C.E. Is Our Birthright
Make prayer, not war! Peace gives birth to and nurtures our common-unity, our community. During this one-day experiential learning, participants will explore peacemaking and organizing through the five simple words: Pray, Educate, Act, Connect, Enthuse (P.E.A.C.E). We will learn to integrate what is already within us and will gain fluency in how we can bring more peace into our families, communities, and world. Rosalyn Falcon Collier is co-founder of the San Antonio peaceCENTER (1995) and founder and member of the…
Find out more »**IN AUSTIN** Alt Girl Cinema: A Strike and An Uprising (in Texas) Preview
A Strike and an Uprising (in Texas) is an experimental documentary based on the telling of two events: the 1938 San Antonio pecan shellers’ strike led by Emma Tenayuca (pictured) and the 1987 organizing campaign of black workers at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches. Tied strongly to contemporary events, it ends with the coming down of the Jefferson Davis statue at UT. This community film screening begins at sunset around 7:30 p.m. Feel free to come early at…
Find out more »Stolen Education Film Screening & Discussion
Stolen Education documents the untold story of Mexican-American school children in 1950’s Driscoll, Texas who experienced racial discrimination in the public school system and testified in a federal court case to end the discriminatory practice. Executive producer and co-writer Dr. Enrique Alemán will field questions after the film screening. Refreshments provided. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvkrmeGE58E?rel=0&w=560&h=315]
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