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International Day for Peace @StMaryU
The International Day for Peace, a.k.a World Peace Day, is a day that is recognized across the world each Sept. 21. The General Assembly of the United Nations declares this, “as a day devoted to strengthening the ideals of peace, both within and among all nations and peoples.” While the international theme for 2016, as set by the General Assembly, is “The Sustainable Development Goals: Building Blocks for Peace,” it is my recommendation, based on recent events, that we spend…
Find out more »Willie Velasquez: Your Vote is Your Voice
Willie Velasquez: Your Vote is Your Voice, a Documentary film by Hector Galan, will be shown at the Guadalupe Theater on September 21 at 7:30pm. RSVP Willie Velasquez launched a grassroots movement that forever changed the Nation’s political landscape. Through his nonpartisan Southwest Voter Registration and Education Project (SVREP), from his homebase of San Antonio, Velasquez launched over a thousand voter registration drives in 200 cities, creating a movement that has continued to grow in power each year. Using interviews…
Find out more »Platica on Willie Velasquez and Voter Rights Activism with Barbara Renaud Gonzalez
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Find out more »Three Mystics Walk Into a Tavern
The Once and Future Meeting of Rumi, Meister Eckhart, and Moses de León in Medieval Venice For peace in the world, we need to seek peace within ourselves. Authors James C. Harrington, a human rights lawyer in Austin, TX, and the founder and director emeritus of the Texas Civil Rights Project and Sidney G. Hall III, a United Methodist minister, will share their new book. Three great mystics meet for an imaginary night-long conversation which can invite individuals today to…
Find out more »Nuestra Voces: Teatro Audaz Stage Readings
Nuestra Voces: Our Voices Teatro Audaz - Staged Readings Thursday, September 22 - THE PANZA MONOLOGUES Written, Compiled, and Collected by Virginia Grise & Irma Mayorga Directed By: Alison Vasquez The Panza Monologues boldly places the panza front and center as a symbol that reveals the lurking truths about women’s thoughts, lives, loves, abuses, and lived conditions. Power to the Panza! Location: San Antonio College, McCreless Theatre - 1819 N Main Ave, San Antonio, TX 78212 Friday, September 23 -…
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