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OLLU Social Justice Reading Series: A reading by Matthew Salesses
Salesses is the author of the novel “The Hundred-Year Flood,” an Amazon Bestseller, Best Book of September, and Kindle First pick; an “Adoptive Families” Best Book of 2015; a “Millions” Most Anticipated of 2015; a “Thought Catalog” Essential Contemporary Book by an Asian American Writer; and a Best Book of the season at “Buzzfeed,” “Refinery29,” and “Gawker,” among others. His previous books and chapbooks include “I’m Not Saying, I’m Just Saying” (Civil Coping Mechanisms), “Different Racisms: On Stereotypes, the Individual,…
Find out more »Non-Partisan Campaign Worker Training
Block-walking? Canvassing? Phone banking? We will train you. Rita Elizondo, the former executive director of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute and National Association of Latino Elected Officials will conduct the training. MAYORAL CAMPAIGNS WILL RECRUIT ON SITE AFTER OUR EVENT.
Find out more »6th Annual Walk Against Genocide
We will commemorate the life of Elie Wiesel (1928-2016) Wiesel was an American Jewish writer, professor, political activist, Nobel Laureate and Holocaust survivor. He was the author of 57 books, including Night, a work based on his experiences as a prisoner in the Auschwitz and Buchenwald concentration camps. We will also hear from Haroun Rashid about life as a Rohingya Muslim in Burma (Myanmar) and his experiences as a refugee in the US. Come hear speakers, listen to music, participate…
Find out more »In the City for Good!
Leaders from among San Antonio's faith community as well as faith-based organizations and agencies coming together to explore, discern and co-create what it means to take initiative as a community of faith for the good of all in Our City. Doors open at 8 am for a prompt start at 9 am. RSVP by March 30, 2017. Light refreshments provided. Plenty of free parking. Register now! Seating limited to 400. San Antonio artwork provided by local artist, Christopher Moroney. In…
Find out more »Two timely short films: The Nature of Cities & GIMME GREEN
What value do we place on green spaces? “The Nature of Cities explores both the nature in our own backyards – Austin and San Diego and the possibilities in projects of cities of the future – Malmo, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Freiburg, Amsterdam and Paris. The film features Sustainable Communities professor Timothy Beatley as he tours these places with City Planners, Landscape Architects, Ecologists and Residents. Commentary by Richard Louv (Last Child in the Woods) and Dr. Stephen Kellert (Biophilic Design) provide…
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