The analogy of the adult brain as a computer is wrong. The adult brain is made of living cells that can change their connections and numbers based on experience, a process called "neural plasticity.” Surprisingly, all cells within an individual do not have the same genetic code. The same mechanisms that drive differences between species can change the DNA in each cell within an individual, leading to genomic diversity. Dr. Gage's work concentrates on the adult central nervous system and…

In the Hutto and Dilly for-profit detention facilities women are on a HUNGER STRIKE: we are with them. We walk a mile for the dignity of these women, mothers and children seeking refuge, for the children whose parents are being deported. Governor Gregg Abbott heartlessly spearheaded a law suit blocking relief. DROP THE LAW SUIT AGAINST THE EXPANDED DACA AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF DAPA. Questions: Irasema Cavazos, SWU Organizer 956-245-2657 Alicia Perez, SWU Organizer 210-663-1520 Araceli Herrera, Domesticas Unidas Organizer…

Join us for a screening of the powerful documentary, Stolen Education. Hear the stories of students who were segregated by race and punished for being Mexican American. Learn about how eight students who testified against injustice. This is the untold story of how they changed education in Texas. A Q&A with documentary creator, Dr. Enrique Aleman, will follow the screening of the film. In 1956, Lupe was the first child to step onto the witness stand, raise her right hand,…