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#DontBlockMyInternet Rally
Join us for a Day of Action on Feb. 19th! Rally with us at AT&T with signs, banners, and our voices to tell them that their dollars cannot silence us! Moment of action during rally: We will call and tweet our Reps. who do NOT yet support an open internet! 10 #OpenInternet Facts: - Net Neutrality means Big Cable companies cannot control what you see online. - Net neutrality means Big Cable companies cannot control what you send online. -…
Find out more »Selma Fiftieth Anniversary Symposium: “From Selma to Ferguson: What Have We Learned?” @1stUU
Next month marks the fiftieth anniversary of the civil rights demonstrations for voting rights that took place in Selma, Alabama in 1965. Televised police attacks on non-violent, African American marchers challenged the nation’s conscience. In response, thousands of people, black and white, young and old, streamed into Selma from all over the nation to join the struggle. All participants knew they were risking their lives but believed they were doing so in the name of justice. Ultimately, the Selma campaign…
Find out more »Sikhs: Legacy of the Punjab @ Institute of Texan Cultures
February 21 through October 18 2015 The Institute of Texan Cultures will host the traveling exhibit, "Sikhs: Legacy of the Punjab," developed by the Smithsonian Institution and sponsored by the Sikh Heritage Foundation. Sikhs, a unique culture and religion, originate in the Punjab region of India, straddling the India-Pakistan border. Male Sikhs are easily recognized by their turbans and untrimmed beards. The community and its leaders have been working with the museum to continue educating about their culture, which has…
Find out more »Children of Giant : World Film Premiere
Children of Giant Hector Galan, USA, 90 min, 2015 In 1955, Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson, James Dean and a massive crew descended on the Texas town of Marfa to begin production on Giant. Now, 60 years later, Children of Giant explores the film's still timely examination of racial prejudice. Explore the making of the American film classic Giant and its powerful examination of Anglo/Mexican-American relations. Narrated by Henry Cisneros. Director in attendance. WORLD PREMIERE Reception to follow. Friday, February 21,…
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