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Dysplacia: Portraits by Daniela Riojas
Created in response to the discriminatory passing of the Senate Bill 1070/SB1080, "Dysplacia" is a deviation from the medical term "dysplasia," which refers to an abnormality in development and generally consists of an expansion of immature cells, with a corresponding decrease in the number and location of mature cells. During a 6-month period in 2011, Daniela Riojas, along with project partner Efrain Torres, set out to document the undocumented - interviewing and photographing immigrants who live in San Antonio. Many…
Find out more »Corita Kent and the Language of Pop: Special Exhibit @ SAMA
THIS EVENT WAS CLOSED EARLY BECAUSE OF HAIL DAMAGE TO THE MUSEUM. Artist. Educator. Roman-Catholic Nun. Corita Kent’s (American, 1918–1986) groundbreaking work as a pop artist combined faith, activism, and teaching with messages of acceptance and hope. "I am not brave enough to not pay my income tax and risk going to jail. But I can say rather freely what I want to say with my art," said Kent of her cry for peace during the Vietnam Era. While Kent's…
Find out more »World Love for Dolphins Day Protest
Sea Shepherd Conservation Society is calling on volunteers, supporters and concerned individuals around the world to join with Sea Shepherd Cove Guardians as they show their love for dolphins and call for an end to the captive dolphin trade that funds the slaughter of cetaceans in Taiji’s infamous cove. On Saturday, February 13, Sea Shepherd will teach the world about the link between captivity and the cove and encourage local businesses to stop supporting the hunt with peaceful World Love…
Find out more »Early Voting in the Primary Election
Early Voting Hours Tuesday, Feb. 16 through Friday, 19 Feb. 2016….......…8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 20, 201................................8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 21, 2016.…...............................12 p.m. to 6 p.m. Monday, Feb. 22 through Friday, Feb. 26, 2016 ........8 a.m. to 8 p.m. During Early Voting, registered voters in Bexar County can vote at any polling place. On election day, March 1, you can only vote in your precinct. There's an interactive map at NOWCastSA. More information about the…
Find out more »Stewardship in Science: A Dialogue on Faith and Bioethics @ StMarysU
Stewardship in Science: A Dialogue on Faith and Bioethics Feb. 16-17, 2016 In Laudato Si, the 2015 encyclical on “Care for Our Common Home,” Pope Francis offers us the following as both encouragement and a call to action: “I urgently appeal, then, for a new dialogue about how we are shaping the future of our planet. We need a conversation which includes everyone, since the environmental challenge we are undergoing, and its human roots, concern and affect us all.” Additionally, in…
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