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BIRTH, a play by Karen Brody
BIRTH, a play by Karen Brody, was first performed in 2006 as part of a global activist theater movement known as BOLD. BIRTH reveals the lives of low-risk women in labor as they confront coercion in hospitals and discover strategies for obtaining a powerful birth experience. The stories of eight women have inspired audiences all over the world to start demanding a childbirth model of care that is compassionate and woman-centered! Proceeds from the play benefit San Antonio Birth Doulas…
Find out more »Stand Against Gentrification, Colonization and Genocide at the Mission San José
(abajo en español) Let the City know we do not approve of their bad decisions and exploitative tactics to further the gentrification of our neighborhoods. This Saturday's celebration serves to wrongfully celebrate and continue to exploit the Mission system that was part of the history of genocide and the colonization of indigenous peoples. CELEBRATING COLONIZATION ALSO SERVES THE CITY'S ONGOING EFFORTS TO UTILIZE WATER, THE LIFE BLOOD OF MOTHER EARTH, AS AN ANCHOR/PAWN FOR FURTHER DESTRUCTION OF MOTHER EARTH AND…
Find out more »Sacred Moments Repentance, Pilgrimage, and Sacrifice in Judaism and Islam
Join us at the Dialogue Institute of the Southwest as Rabbi Abraham will explore with his Muslim counterparts about some of the major themes in both Judaism and Islam. On the heals of the High Holidays in Judaism and Eid in Islam, we will discuss the similarities and differences between the two religions. This program is FREE. For more information, please contact Mindi Stern at 210-479-0307.
Find out more »Azar Nafisi, ‘Reading Lolita in Tehran’ Author @UIW
Azar Nafisi, the acclaimed Iranian writer and professor of English literature at John Hopkins University who once wrote, “I left Iran, but Iran did not leave me,” is coming to San Antonio to speak, sign books, and read from her latest published work, “The Republic of Imagination.” The event will serve as the kickoff to the 4th annual San Antonio Book Festival to be held next April, and will take place at the McCombs Center Rosenberg Sky Room of the University…
Find out more »Alamo Area Coalition Against Trafficking: Healthcare Response to Human Trafficking
Featured Speakers: Former Senator Leticia Van de Putte, Kirsta Melton, OAG, Shelley Botello, MSTH, Laurie Charles, CHofSA, and more…. October 20, 2015 8:30am to 4:30pm The Alamo Area Coalition Against Trafficking proudly presents a one day workshop targeting a wide range of healthcare providers with the goal of providing critical information on the identification, assessment, and diagnosis of trafficking victims. In addition, general information will be given on legal issues and available community resources. Healthcare providers are often the first to encounter trafficking victims. In becoming familiar with the signs…
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