Community leaders continue conversations on race and culture WHAT: Continuing a community dialog that began in May to tackle intolerance and work towards unity, District 8 Councilman Ron Nirenberg and State Sen. José Menéndez will convene a Cultural Conversations event at the UTSA Institute of Texan Cultures. Last year, San Antonio was rocked by a wave of hate crimes that targeted the Jewish community through vandalism. The attacks, which took place in several communities on San Antonio’s northwest side, alarmed…

This event is part of a series to inform ourselves about the connections between the Doctrine of Discovery, Colonization and Gentrification in the struggle for Civil Rights, Human Rights and the Rights of Mother Earth. This session will focus on uplifting the Rights of Mother Earth and the protection of Water. Vecinos de Mission Trails in partnership with the Carrizo/Comecrudo Tribe of Texas will host this session. The lines of defense/frontlines are closer than you think. A lightning flash info…

Join the Climate Colectiva Project for an afternoon of interactive activities that help us explore the connections between food and climate change. We will start with a round table discussion on what food access looks like currently in San Antonio and what we envision it as a community facing rapidly changing climate, water privatization and other local environmental factors. Following our discussion we will have demonstrations on gardening, cooking, healthy drink options and how to make nixtamal (the treated corn…