Medea Benjamin, "one of America's most committed -- and most effective fighters for human rights" and Ann Wright, retired US Army colonel and former US diplomat known for resigning from the State Department in opposition to the Iraq war, speak on: US FOREIGN POLICY IN A TRUMP ADMINISTRATION Friday, Jan 27, 2017 6:30 pm - reception & book-signing "Kingdom of the Unjust: Behind the U.S.-Saudi Connection," by Medea Benjamin; "Dissent: Voices of Conscience," by Col. Ann Wright 7:00 pm -…
Find out more »The conference is free but pre-registration is required: register here. CEUs are not available. The keynote speaker is Christena Cleveland, a social psychologist, public theologian, author and professor. She is the first Associate Professor of the Practice of Reconciliation at Duke University’s Divinity School and the author of Disunity in Christ: Uncovering the Hidden Forces that Keep Us Apart. AGENDA (tentative) 8:00-9:00 Registration / Visit Community Partner Tables Holly Auditorium Foyer 9:00-9:15 Welcome / Opening Remarks Holly Auditorium 9:15-10:30…
Find out more »Now is our time to speak out and stand up! Over the last week, fear and anxiety have overcome our friends, our families, and our colleagues on San Antonio’s campuses. We’ve watched executive actions order border walls, attempt deportation of our classmates, and restrict our freedoms. State officials threatened to remove a sheriff elected by the people for standing up for immigrant rights and write laws to discriminate against our LGBTQ friends. Enough is enough, San Antonio. Millennials are the…
Find out more »Join Southwest Workers Union & The Movement Gallery in solidarity with Two Rivers Camp and Water Protectors from all four directions. On Wednesday Feb 1, 2017 the gallery will host a direct action training and sign/banner making session. We'll start with an update from Two Rivers Camp and the impact of the Trans Pecos Pipeline and ways you can get involved. This will be followed by a Digital Resistance 101 online skillshare hosted by Iris Rodriguez of Xica Media. Afterwards…
Find out more »It is the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence speech (April 4, 1967 at Riverside Church in New York.) . Dr. King felt compelled to break silence and speak of the united triplets of racism, militarism and extreme materialism fueling the Vietnam war and ruining US democracy, a panel will consider the relevance of the speech for today. The panel discussion will be at 7 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 1, in the…
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