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Poets for Peace
Our very own Robert Okaji will be reading from his new chapbook, From Every Moment A Second (Finishing Line Press, 2017)! I'm sure he'll bring copies for sale for those of you who didn't pre-order. If you did pre-order, remember to bring your copy for a signature! San Antonio's iconic poet, Don Mathis will delight and amuse and Martha K. Grant, Pushcart prize nominee and author of A Curse on the Fairest Joys (Aldrich Press, 2015), may be bringing us…
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Blessing of the Peacemakers
Since 2006, the peaceCENTER has celebrated The Blessing of the Peacemakers, a joyous hour-long interfaith ceremony featuring music, prayer, new inclusive and innovative rituals and inspirational speakers. It is the first event marking the beginning of the 64-day Season for Nonviolence and honors all of the peacemakers in the city. During the Blessing of the Peacemakers the peaceCENTER appoints the San Antonio Peace Laureate: a local voice of wisdom and experience to speak for peace and justice in San Antonio.This…
Find out more »UTSA Civic Engagement Summit
The Center for Civic Engagement at the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) has been nationally recognized for its dynamic and noteworthy community outreach efforts in San Antonio and its impact on the global community through teaching and research, public service, volunteerism, civic partnerships and economic development. To create an open forum for the community to share ideas and perspectives on civic engagement, the Center is hosting the 3rd Annual Civic Engagement Summit on Thursday, February 8, 2018. The…
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****RESCHEDULED**** Cultural Conversations: From Community Trauma and Division to Hope and Action
Free, but register in advance on Eventbrite. From political divisions that divide families to mass shootings that devastate our sense of peace, what traumas and divisions hold us back from creating more connected, kinder communities? And how do we move forward in the wake of events that shatter our hope and connection? Join Mayor Ron Nirenberg and Sen. José Menéndez in exploring the topic during our fourth iteration of Cultural Conversations, a dialogue event intended to promote tolerance, celebrate diversity…
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Working with the Neurobiological Legacy of Trauma with Janina Fisher, Ph.D
Neuroscience research has established why it is that trauma results in a fragmented narrative along with a ‘living legacy’ of enduring effects. We now know that the survival responses that preserve life and integrity under threat do not diminish once safety is obtained. Meant to warn us of impending danger, these easily re-activated survival responses continue to re-evoke the events of long ago. The evolution of new neurobiologically-informed treatments offers new, hopeful answers to the aftermath of trauma and neglect:…
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