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This is our archive of old calendar entries, maintained here to preserve a public record of our work. The current peaceCENTER calendar is at http://www.salsa.net/peace/calendar.html

APRIL, 2005:

  • April 1: SAN ANTONIO PEACE CONCERT. Friday, April 1, 5:30 pm. $5 donation and a donation of canned goods for the SAMM Shelter. Featuring music and poetry of 16 South Texas performers/groups who contributed to the eclectic "Increase the Peace" CD. Proceeds of the concert and CD sales benefit the Season for Nonviolence. At First Unitarian Universalist Church, 7150 IH-10 West. For more information, call 210.344.4695.

  • April 9: Week of the young child and child abuse prevention awareness. Entertainment, food and activities. Free. 9:00:00 AM at San Pedro Springs Park, 1315 San Pedro. For more information, kidsday@saaeyc.org.

    MARCH, 2005:

  • March 1: Starting Tuesday evening February 8 2005 for eight weeks: The peaceCENTER is offering Colman McCarthy's 8-week "Class of Nonviolence" 7-9 p.m. at Cafe Revolucion, 527 El Paso. The class uses classic essays in peace and justice literature to teach peacemaking. This course can change your life and you can change the world. To learn more or download the class materials, visit www.salsa.net/peace/conv/index.html. Free. The fourth session: Martin Luther King, Jr., facilitated by Susan Ives.

    March 4-6: Save the Heart of Texas! A Regional Summit on the Edwards Aquifer and the Hill Country. Carver Community Cultural Center, 226 N. Hackberry, San Antonio TX. On Saturday, March 5 Hill Country conservation and business leaders, experts and government officials will review and debate current land development and water use trends, planned public expenditures of billions of dollars in roads, water, and other infrastructure, and the potential for harm to the Edwards Aquifer, our Central Texas economy, and our rural Hill Country heritage. Together panelists and attendees will examine the myths and explore the alternatives. Activities on Friday March 4 and Sunday March 6 will be dedicated to empowering residents to save the Hill Country and protect the Edwards Aquifer Ecosystem. Friday, March 4: Building Our community! 2:00 - 5:00 Skill Building Workshops; 7:00 Reception with a Special Tour of the Witte Museum's Water Works Exhibit. Saturday, March 5: Save the Heart of Texas! Panel Discussions, Key Note Speakers. Sunday, March 6: Taking Action! 9:00 - 1:00 Strategic Planning and Workshops for Taking Action Locally and at the 2005 Texas Legislature! Picnic at the Springs (IN AUSTIN) afterwards! Tuesday, March 8: Make Your Voice Heard! Alliance for Clean Texas, Statewide Lobby Day! (IN AUSTIN) For More Information Contact GEAA at 210-320-6294 or PO Box 15618, SA TX 78212 or email: watersummit@aquiferguardians.org. Register on-line at www.aquiferalliance.org.

    March 6: Real 'Moral' Values And Politics, Sunday, 2:00-3:30 pm. Panel presentation and discussion by Bexar County Green Party about principles of nonviolence, peace, social justice and ecological wisdom. At the Picante Grill, 3810 Broadway. For more information, call Kat Swift at 210.215.1723.

  • March 5: International Women's Day March, from Elmendorf Park to Plaza Guadalupe. For more information call Fuerza Unida, Call 210-927-2294.
  • March 8: Starting Tuesday evening February 8 2005 for eight weeks: The peaceCENTER is offering Colman McCarthy's 8-week "Class of Nonviolence" 7-9 p.m. at Cafe Revolucion, 527 El Paso. The class uses classic essays in peace and justice literature to teach peacemaking. This course can change your life and you can change the world. To learn more or download the class materials, visit www.salsa.net/peace/conv/index.html. Free. The fifth session: violence against women, facilitated by Cathy Ahrens and Leti Guerra.

  • March 11-13: Alternative To Violence Project Workshop. Friday, March 11 at 7:00 pm through Sunday, March 13 at 6:00 pm. $45 pre-registration, $55 at the door. Experiential learning environment about nonviolent living through affirmation, resepect for all, community building, cooperation and trust. Maximum 20 participants, 15 year of age or older. At the Friends Meeting of San Antonio, 7052 N. Vandiver. For more information call Janet Southwood, 210.828.1513.

  • March 11-14, 2005: Third annual Ecumenical Advocacy Days for Global Peace with Justice "Make All Things New" March 11-14, 2005, Washington, DC. www.AdvocacyDays.org Focus areas and issues will include Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East, the United States, Eco-justice, and Jubilee and economic justice.

  • March 12: Power of Nonviolence. Non-violence at an individual level could lead to a cultural change in society there by bringing harmony in the world. Presentation by Gayatri Pariwar of San Antonio, March 12, 4-6pm. Location to be announced. Free. For more information, call 210.493.8616.

    March 14: War And Conscience. Monday. 7:00-9:00 pm at the San Antonio Mennonite Church, 1443 S. St. Mary's. Panel presentation on conscientious objection to military service and taxation, and preparing to file to support a claim of conscientious objection. For more information contact Val Liveoak, 210.532.8762.

    March 15-17: St. Mary's University President's Peace Commission Spring Program. The theme is Sexual Dialogue. Sex and gender color our daily interactions with others. Healthy dialogue about sex and sexual issues helps one understand how another views the world we share. Understanding how another views the world is crucial to creating peace on this planet. Since everyone has an opinion on sex, this topic demands conversation. For a complete schedule, visit http://www.stmarytx.edu/ppc/content/2005-03.html.

  • March 16: Starting Tuesday evening February 8 2005 for eight weeks: The peaceCENTER is offering Colman McCarthy's 8-week "Class of Nonviolence" 7-9 p.m. at Cafe Revolucion, 527 El Paso. The class uses classic essays in peace and justice literature to teach peacemaking. This course can change your life and you can change the world. To learn more or download the class materials, visit www.salsa.net/peace/conv/index.html. Free. The sixth session: nonviolent action, facilitated by Susan Ives and Judy Martinez.

  • March 16: The Express-News and Women in Communications will hold a media workshop for nonprofits at Chapman Auditorium, Trinity University. Free. To register, call 210-250-3600.

  • March 18: Roger Jahnke, OMD, a physician of Traditional Chinese Medicine will present "Into the Heart of Qi--Tai Chi Qigong As a Gateway to Healing & Personal Transformation" - from 6:30 to 8:00 pm at the peaceCENTER, 1443 S. St. Mary's, San Antonio,Texas 78210 - Free and open to the public. For more information about Dr. Jahnke, visit his Web site at http://www.feeltheqi.com/. The peaceCENTER's phone # is (210) 224-HOPE.

  • March 22: Talk by Cynthia Cooper, WorldCom Whistleblower and Former Auditor, "Lessons Learned from WorldCom." WorldCom whistle blower and Time magazine 2002 Person of the Year, Cooper revealed unethical accounting practices used by WorldCom to inflate the company's profits, leading to the downfall of its CEO and other high-ranking officers. Tuesday, 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm at the St. Mary's University Center Conference Room A. Free and open to the public. For more information, contact Candace Kuebker, ckuebker@stmarytx.edu (210) 431-4376.

  • March 22: Starting Tuesday evening February 8 2005 for eight weeks: The peaceCENTER is offering Colman McCarthy's 8-week "Class of Nonviolence" 7-9 p.m. at Cafe Revolucion, 527 El Paso. The class uses classic essays in peace and justice literature to teach peacemaking. This course can change your life and you can change the world. To learn more or download the class materials, visit www.salsa.net/peace/conv/index.html. Free. The seventh session: war, facilitated by Susan Ives, Narjis Pierre and Judy Martinez.

  • March 26: Cesar E. Chavez March. Assemble at 10 a.m. at Avenida Guadalupe, 1321 El Paso on the Westside. The march to the Alamo starts at noon. For details call Jaime Martines at 210-226-2301 or email IUEORG@aol.com.

  • March 29: Starting Tuesday evening February 8 2005 for eight weeks: The peaceCENTER is offering Colman McCarthy's 8-week "Class of Nonviolence" 7-9 p.m. at Cafe Revolucion, 527 El Paso. The class uses classic essays in peace and justice literature to teach peacemaking. This course can change your life and you can change the world. To learn more or download the class materials, visit www.salsa.net/peace/conv/index.html. Free. The eighth and final session: violence against animals, facilitated by Leti Guerra.

  • March 30: 7 to 9 pm. St. Phillips College, 1801 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, Heritage Room. "Hope for the Rebuilding of Communities after Genocide" a presentation by Burundian Adrien Niyongabo, a staff member of Friends Peace Teams' African Great Lakes Initiative. Adrien has been leading work in to promote nonviolence training of genocide suspects and the village courts that are adjudicating their cases in Rwanda, and an innovative model for interethnic, peer-to-peer work in healing from the trauma of genocidal violence in Burundi. For more Information, contact Val Liveoak, 210-532-8762.

    FEBRUARY, 2005:

    February 1: 3rd planning meeting for the International Women's Day March, to be held in March. NOON at Fuerza Unida, 710 New Laredo Highway. Call 210-927-2294 for more information.

  • February 1: Jeremy Rifkin, founder and president of The Foundation on Economic Trends in Washington, D.C., will present a lecture titled "The European Dream: A New Vision for a Globalizing Society," to open the 2005 Lin Great Speakers Series. The theme for this year's series is the State of Knowledge in a Post-Modern World. Rifkin is the author of 17 books on the impact of scientific and technological changes on the economy, the workforce, society and the environment. His 1995 bestseller, "The End of Work," is widely credited with helping shape the current global debate on technology displacement, corporate downsizing and the future of jobs. WHEN: 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 1. WHERE: Conference Room A (second floor), University Center, St. Mary's University campus. Visitors parking will be available in Lot V, Camino Santa Maria entrance. COST: Free and open to the general public. For information, call (210) 436-3327.

  • February 2: On Wednesday evening from 6 to 8, Centro Cultural Aztlan will host the annual “Segundo de Febrero,” celebrating the signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo 1848. This reception will mark the opening of a commemorative exhibit titled “The Birth of the American of Mexican Descent.” The center is located at 803 Castroville Road in Las Palmas Mall. [210-432-1896]

  • February 4: Nzqshbandi Sufi Shaykh to visit San Antonio...EVERYONE is invited! Shaykh Abdul Haqq is an American representative of the Naqshbandi Sufi Order. Read more on his biography here: http://www.naqshbandi.org/frmabout.htm. Friday at the PeaceCenter, 1443 S. St. Mary's, San Antonio, 78210 6:00 pm: Dinner & gathering at the PeaceCenter RSVP by February 2nd TO: narjas@aol.com / or call (210)367-2042 7:30 pm: * Spiritual Discourse by Shaykh Abdul Haqq * followed by Dhikr-circle (remembrance/meditation circle) After the Dhkr-rememberance circle we will enjoy tea and social time.

  • February 4-5: IN DALLAS: Voices For Peace: The First Annual Every Church a Peace Church (ECAPC) Conference in Texas. At the Cathedral of Hope, 5910 Cedar Springs Road, Dallas, TX 75235. Members of all faith communities are invited to attend the event's various activities and performances. Information about each may be found on line at: www.cathedralofhope.com, www.ecapc.org, or www.peacemennonite.org. The conference will include guest speakers, workshops, choirs and soloists, resource booths, and interdenominational prayer services. Speakers include: Dr. Glen H. Stassen , author of Just Peacemaking: Transforming Initiatives for Justice and Peace, (1992) 10 Practices to Abolish War (1998), Capital Punishment: A Reader (1998), and Kingdom Ethics: Following Jesus in Contemporary Context (2002); Damu Smith is founder and co-chair of Black Voices for Peace Karen Horst Cobb, a writer and artist in Santa Fe, NM. Suggested registration is $20 for Saturday and $30 for both Friday and Saturday. Scholarships are available upon request. There will be an additional $ 5.00 cost for lunch, if you register in advance, and wish to eat at the Cathedral of Hope. For more detailed information call ll Dan Peeler at (214) 351-1901.

    February 5: San Antonio march in connection with the National Season for Nonviolence and in commemoration of the 75th anniversary of Gandhi's Salt March. The March will begin at 10:00 A.M. at the downtown SAMM shelter. (910 W. Commerce St.) it will end at the Arneson River Theater. It is approximately a 45 minute walk. An inspirational program will begin at the Arneson River Theater at 11:15 A.m. and Arun Gandhi will speak at 12:00 Noon. The activities at the Arneson Theater will include performances by musicians, poets, and other speakers. Cooperating Organizations will be available at the site as well. Join us in "being the change we wish to see in the world." For more info contact: Rev. Linda Martella-Whitsett, Unity Church of San Antonio Phone: 210-824-7351 e-mail: revlindamw@sbcglobal.net.

  • February 5: The Alamo Forest Partnership will host the 2nd annual Arbor Day celebration at the Sonny Melendrez Community Center, 5919 W. Commerce, on Saturday from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. Free trees will be given to everyone who takes a short course on how to plant and maintain a tree. [353-2792]

    February 5: Chisholm '72: Unbought and Unbossed. Documentary film screening, 7 pm at the Esperanza Center, 922 San Pedro. Call 210-228-0201 for more information. Presented by Esperanza and P.O.V. series of PBS, www.pbs.org/pov/pov2005/Chisholm/. NY Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm was the first woman to run for president.

  • February 6: A Peace Pole will be dedicated at the First Unitarian Universalist Church, 7150 IH 10 West. Sunday, February 6 at 1:00 pm. For more information contact 210.344-4695.

  • February 6: On Sunday afternoon from 3 to 5, Ventana Gallery will open "Infinitas Gracias," a show featuring votive paintings about love, as well as other pieces. This show will run through March 1st. The gallery is located at 8407 Broadway. [210-826-7227]

  • February 7: Dances of Universal Peace at 7 pm at the Center for Spirituality and the Arts on the campus of the University of the Incarnate Word. For more information, call Covita Moroney at 210.494.3674.

  • February 8: Starting Tuesday evening February 8 2005 for eight weeks: The peaceCENTER will be offering Colman McCarthy's 8-week "Class of Nonviolence" 7-9 p.m. at Cafe Revolucion, 527 El Paso. The class uses classic essays in peace and justice literature to teach peacemaking. This course can change your life and you can change the world. To learn more or download the class materials, visit www.salsa.net/peace/conv/index.html. Free. The first session: Introduction to Nonviolence, facilitated by Rosalyn Collier.

    February 8: "Women's Rights and Multiculturalism in Israel" by Dr. Daphna Sharfman, Chair of Political Science, Western Galilee College, Israel, and widely respected scholar in human rights. Will speak Tuesday at 7:30 p.m., Library Auditorium, University of the Incarnate Word. Free and open to the public. This educational opportunity is through the partnership of Western Galilee College, the San Antonio Jewish Federation, Women's Global Connection (www.WomensGlobalConnection.org), and the University of the Incarnate Word. For more information, contact Sister Martha Ann Kirk, Th.D. University of the Incarnate Word, 210-829-3854.

  • February 10: Please make plans to join Gemini Ink for their spring 2005 Autograph Series, featuring the Pulitzer Prize-winning African-American poet Yusef Komunyakaa, at the Charline McCombs Empire Theatre on Thursday, February 10, 2005. For more information, contact Gemini Ink, 513 S. Presa, 210.734.9673 www.geminiink.org.

  • February 11-13: * * * * VOLUNTEERS FOR EYES WIDE OPEN EXHIBITION * * * * Volunteers are needed to assist the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) with the EYES WIDE OPEN exhibition, which will be at St. Mary's University on February 11, 12, and 13. This exhibition, sponsored by the AFSC, Friends Meeting of San Antonio, and St. Mary's University highlights the human costs of war by displaying a pair of combat boots for each U.S. military life lost in the war as well as pairs of shoes representing Iraqi civilian deaths. The exhibition will provide a reflective space to consider commemorating each life lost and the futility the Iraq War. Come work with other peace-minded volunteers. Call Janet and Ken Southwood at 210-828-1513 or email Bill Wilkinson at bdwilkinson@earthlink.net to help out: February 11, 12, and 13 at St. Mary's University 1. Set-up shift =7:00 AM - 10:00 AM (note: some heavy lifting, bending, and stooping) 2. Outdoor gallery shifts = 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM (Sign-up for 4-hour work shifts. Shifts are 10-2 and 2-6. For those not able to volunteer, these are the hours the exhibit will be open) 3. Take down shift = 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM (note: some heavy lifting, bending, and stooping)

  • February 11-12 IN AUSTIN "American Churches and the Palestinians" at Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary, sponsored by Friends of Sabeel - North America and the Interfaith Community for Palestinian Rights. Theme: "…to loose the chains of injustice..." Isaiah 58:6. Focus is the work of churches for a just peace in Israel and Palestine. Keynote speakers: the Rev. Naim Ateek, Sabeel Ecumenical Liberation Theology Center, Jerusalem (http://www.sabeel.org/); and the Rev. Donald Wagner, Center for Middle East Studies at North Park University, Chicago. For info: web http://www.fosna.org/ or phone - 512-708-8293. Fee: $40.00, plus $10.00 for Friday dinner; student rate, $20.00.

  • February 13: Forum On Nonviolence, Four Sundays, starting February 13, 9:30 am. A Discussion on ways we are moving towards peace in San Antonio. At the First Unitarian Universalist Church, 150 IH 10 West. For more information contact 210.344-4695.

  • February 13: Bhagavat Geeta and non-violence: From Gandhiji's point of view. Presentation by Dr. B.S. Kasinath, M.D., February 13, 2-3pm at the India Community Center, 9114 Summer Wind, San Antonio. Free. For more information, contact 210.493.3486.

  • February 15: Starting Tuesday evening February 8 2005 for eight weeks: The peaceCENTER is offering Colman McCarthy's 8-week "Class of Nonviolence" 7-9 p.m. at Cafe Revolucion, 527 El Paso. The class uses classic essays in peace and justice literature to teach peacemaking. This course can change your life and you can change the world. To learn more or download the class materials, visit www.salsa.net/peace/conv/index.html. Free. The second session: Gandhi, facilitated by Ann Helmke.

  • <February 16: An evening with Maya Angelou, Trinity University, Laurie Auditorium. This is part of an "Exploring African-American Relationships" event. Advanced preferred seating tickets available for $75. For more information call 210-533-7473 or email theimagemakergroup@sbcglobal.net.

  • Starting February 17: THE I OF THE STORM, A five week class beginning on Thursday, February 17, 7:00 to 8:30 pm. Creating harmony and managing conflict as it arises in personal and professional life. Based on the book by Unity's director of Peacemaking Services, Rev. Gary Simmons. At the Unity Church of San Antonio, 1723 Lawndale. For more information, call 210.824.7351.

  • February 22: Starting Tuesday evening February 8 2005 for eight weeks: The peaceCENTER is offering Colman McCarthy's 8-week "Class of Nonviolence" 7-9 p.m. at Cafe Revolucion, 527 El Paso. The class uses classic essays in peace and justice literature to teach peacemaking. This course can change your life and you can change the world. To learn more or download the class materials, visit www.salsa.net/peace/conv/index.html. Free. The third session: Dorothy Day, facilitated by Susan Ives.

    JANUARY, 2005:

  • January 30-April 4: Season for Nonviolence. Sixty-Four Days commemorating the Assassination of Mohandas Gandhi and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Many events are being planned in San Antonio. To be part of the planning committee, contact Rev. Linda Martella-Whitsett at Unity Church of San Antonio: 210-824-7351; e-mail: lindamw@satx.net.

  • January 8: Walden Coffeehouse Presents Jonathan Byrd, Saturday, $10 per person. At the First Unitarian Universalist Church (7150 IH-10 West) on the access road on the southeast corner of the intersection of IH10 and Loop 410. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Concert begins at 7:30 p.m. Coffee and dessert will be served at intermission. The peaceCENTER will receive 25% of the proceeds of this month's concert. For more information visit their web site www.waldencoffeehouse.org

  • January 10: You are invited to attend the next planning meeting for A Season for Nonviolence in San Antonio. We are meeting Monday evening, 7:00 to 8:30 at the Unity Church, 1723 Lawndale (take Broadway three blocks south of Loop 410 and turn right onto Lawndale.)

  • Through February 6: The San Pedro Playhouse presents Valley Song, a lyrical play that portrays two generations of South Africans struggling to make their way in the aftermath of Apartheid. Performances are in the Cellar Theater through February 6th. 210-733-7258.

  • January 12: The Trinity University Alumni Association will begin its annual Food for Thought luncheon lecture series with a look at America's role in one of the most volatile areas in the world. David Lesch, professor of history at Trinity and an expert on the Middle East, will discuss "Where is the U.S. Going in the Middle East?" as the first presentation in the series. The luncheon program will be held at noon on Wednesday, Jan. 12, in the Coates Center Fiesta Room. Tickets for the luncheon are $14. Reservations should be made three days in advance by calling the alumni relations office at (210) 999-8404.

  • January 13 and 16: Learn about the guts of the Edwards Aquifer at the next Bexar Audubon Society meeting, Thursday, Jan. 13, at 6:30 p.m., at our new Trinity University meeting place. Then join us three days later for a field trip to see some key aquifer features. "The Edwards Aquifer: A hydrogeological and biological primer" will be given by San Antonio's local but world-renowned expert on caves and limestone aquifers, Dr. George Veni. The 45-minute presentation will outline how the aquifer works and describe its unique fauna. The meeting will be in the Cowles Life Sciences Bldg., Rm. 149, at Trinity University. This is just uphill from Laurie Auditorium and itsconvenient parking. The meeting is free to the public. Then, Sunday, Jan. 16, join Dr. Veni at noon for the field trip. Meet at the parking lot of the Incarnate Word University natatorium. We will visit San Antonio Spring, Brackenridge Park, Cibolo Creek, and Cave Without A Name. To reserve the field trip, call 210-824-1235 or e-mail pasztor@ix.netcom.com. For important details, visit www.bexaraudubon.org/calendar.html. Bexar Audubon Society is a chapter of National Audubon Society. For more, call Harry Noyes at Tel (210) 490-3124 or e-mail vp@bexaraudubon.org.

  • January 15: Clean Money San Antonio (CMSA) is a local, not-for-profit organization whose goal purpose is to enact Public Financing of City Council and Mayoral Campaigns in San Antonio, Texas. We dare to dream of a San Antonio where candidates without connections to the good 'ol boy network and developer money can compete for election on a level playing field with a fair chance of getting elected! We will be meeting Saturday, January 15, 2pm at the peaceCENTER, 1443 S St Mary's St - upstairs, inside the Mennonite Church on the northwest corner of Carolina & St Mary's. We intend to focus on preparations for a community education presentation and coordinating with candidates who agree to our "Seal of Approval" requirements. We will be holding previously elected candidates to their commitment as well. www.cleanmoneysa.org 210 215-1723 kat@cleanmoneysa.org.

  • January 15 IN AUSTIN: - Citywide planning "How Can We Help End The War in Iraq in Austin?" 10 am - 2 pm , Central Christian Church (11th and Guadalupe). Will be the speaker during the brown bag lunch. For more information, http://www.texansforpeace.org/CalendarSpecialEvents.htm.

    For a full calendar of MLK Commemorative events: http://www.sanantonio.gov/mlk/MLK2005.pdf

  • January 16: MLK Interfaith Service, 3 pm at Trinity Baptist Church, 319 E. Mulberry. The Rev. Claude Black will be the guest preacher. For more information call 210-733-6201.

  • January 16: MLK Prayer Vigil, hosted by the P.E.A.C.E. Initiative, 6:30-7:00 pm at the East Side Boys and Girls Club, 3503 MLK Drive.

  • January 17: The 2005 Martin Luther King, Jr. March and Commemorative Program, Monday, January 17, begins at 10 a.m. at the Eastside Boys & Girls Club, 3503 MLK Drive. The march ends at Pittman-Sullivan Park, 1101 Iowa. Commemorative Program begins at the park at 11:45 a.m. No registration or sign-up required for groups or individuals. Just come out and support the legacy of Dr. King! The Season for Nonviolence will have an information booth at the end of the march.

  • January 18: Open forum on Alamo Community College District bond proposals sponsored by Palo Alto college student government association day before early voting begins for February 5 accd bond election 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. in the Palo Alto college student center cafeteria, 1400 West Villaret Invited speakers: ACCD Chancellor, Trustees, College Presidents, Bond Committee Representative Open Forum: Attendees will be allowed to ask speakers questions.

  • January 19: Trinity University will honor the late Martin Luther King Jr. with a discussion by three civil rights activists who can provide a historical context of race relations and share their personal experiences with the movement. The panel discussion will take place at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 19, in Laurie Auditorium on the Trinity campus. It is free and open to the public. The three speakers are Minnijean Brown-Trickey, one of the first nine African American students to cross the threshold of Little Rock Central High to achieve integration; Diane Nash, co-founder of the Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC;) and the Rev. Claude Black, a senior statesman, historian, and long-time pastor (now retired) of Mount Zion Baptist Church in San Antonio. The moderator will be Arturo Madrid, the Murchison Distinguished Professor of Humanities in the modern languages and literature department at Trinity. For more information Contact: Susie P. Gonzalez Susie.Gonzalez@Trinity.edu

  • January 29: The only San Antonio screening of the world premiere of INDIGO, the movie based on Doreen Virtue's best-selling book, The Care and Feeding of Indigo Children, and produced by the co-founders of the Spiritual Cinema Circle, Stephen Simon ("Somewhere in Time" and "What Dreams May Come"), Neale Donald Walsch (Conversations with God) and James Twyman. 7:00 sold out and 3:00 at JumpStart Theater, 108 Blue Star, in the Blue Star Arts Complex at the corner of South Alamo and Probandt. Tickets are $12, and may be purchased in advance online at www.celebrationcircle.org or by contacting one of the sponsoring organizations:Celebration Circle (210-533-6767); Unity Church of San Antonio (210-824-7351); Center of Spiritual Enrichment (210-256-0930). Proceeds benefit the San Antonio Season for Nonviolence.

    January 29: IN AUSTIN. Governor Ryan from Illinois will speak in Austin on January 29, at a TCADP (Texas Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty) fundraiser. For more information http://www.tcadp.org/conference2005.html

  • January 30: Benefit Concert for Afghan Women - organized by OLLU alumna Linda Gomez Richter, this concert, featuring a variety of artists, will benefit women teachers in Afghanistan. 3 p.m., Thiry Auditorium, Our Lady of the Lake University. For more information call (210) 431-4026.

  • January 30: Blessing of the Peacemakers at the peaceCENTER, 5:30 pm, potluck dinner to follow. This is the kickoff event for the Season of Nonviolence, January 30-April 4, 2005.

    DECEMBER, 2004:

  • December 1: Sr. Helen Prejean will be speaking about her personal experiences working with death row inmates on Wednesday, Dec. 1, at Travis Park United Methodist Church, 230 East Travis, at 7:00 pm. At 4:00 that afternoon, there will be a press conference at the church. Dec. 1 is a notable day because Frances Newton will most likely be executed that evening in Huntsville about 30 minutes before Sr. Helen's address. Ms. Newton will be the first African-American female to be executed in Texas since the resumption of the death penalty over 20 years ago. For more information, visit www.prejean.org or call the church at 210-226-8341 or e-mail lecture@travispark.org.

  • December 1: San Antonio Campaign Finance Reform Summit, hosted by Campaigns for People December 1, 6:00 p.m. at The University of Texas San Antonio Downtown Campus Buena Vista Building, Room 1.338. Join fellow reform-minded Texans for a community summit. Speakers and panelists will talk about the nearly unlimited amount of money used to finance our State's elections, key reforms to clean up Texas politics, and why that matters for San Antonio. Hear about our plans to rally 10,000 Texans in support of campaign finance reform in the 2005 legislature and how you can become involved in the grassroots efforts in the San Antonio area. Panelists include: Dr Richard Gambitta Chair, Department of Political Science and Geography; Director of the Institute for Law and Public Affairs; Carlos Guerra San Antonio Express News; Gus Cardenas State President, AARP; Carl Wiglesworth San Antonio Lightning; Craig McDonald Executive Director, Texans for Public Justice; Fred Lewis Director, Campaigns for People; John Courage Citizens for Ethical Government; Smart Money San Antonio Enrique Valdivia Manager, San Antonio Office of Texas Rural Legal Aid; Director, the Esperanza Environmental Justice Project. Please RSVP to mharris12@austin.rr.com so we'll know how many participants to expect. Questions and Information: Melanie Harris - 512-663-1111 or Campaigns for People - 512-472-1007.

  • December 3-5: The 7th Radical Encuentro Camp is scheduled for on Dec. 3-5 in Houston, TX. The Bush/Kerry election is over, but global struggles for justice and peace continue. Twice a year, members of diverse communities in Tejas come together at Radical Encuentro Camps to share skills and build a better world. This fall's camp will be held in Houston and will focus on post-election strategy and moving from resistance to revolutionary consciousness. The 7th Annual Radical Encuentro Camp is scheduled for on Dec. 3, 4, 5 in Houston. The camp will be held at Multicultural Education and Counseling for the Arts - or MECA. The camp is a weekend of training by and for grassroots activists seeking to learn and sharpen skills necessary to improve our movements and move from resistance to revolutionary consciousness and actions. Workshops will include topics for the novice and the experienced. Topics and skillshares in the workshops and trainings will include making "activist media work", "creative strategic organizing", public art, non-violent direct action, the bio-diesel movement, anti-oppression, self-defense for women and others. Cost is $15 for the weekend but absolutely no one will be turned away due to inability to pay. Vegan food provided with the assistance of Food Not Bombs. Check updates on: http://www.radicalencuentro.org contact: RadicalEncuentro@riseup.net or call 832-725-6220 or 512.236.9518.

  • December 7: The World Affairs Council of San Antonio Distinguished Speaker Series presents Dr. Hussein Hassouna, Ambassador of the League of Arab States, 11:30:00 AM at Crowne Plaza Riverwalk, Texas Ballroom. For more information (including the cost of this event) call 210-308-9494.

  • December 10: Alamo Labor Properties, Inc. and St. Mary's University 21st Century Leadership Center invite you to the first in a series of Brown Bag Seminars. This seminar will provide you the opportunity to experience personal growth and leadership development. "The Path: Developing Your Personal Mission Statement for Work and Life" by Laurie Beth Jones (author of Jesus, CEO). Please remember that seating is limited and the deadline to register is December 6, 2004. Call 223-1736 to RSVP or e-mail: gerif@sbcglobal.net. There is a $10 fee associated with this training to cover the cost of materials, however, no one will be turned away.
  • December 11: Noche de la Paz, 7-9 pm at the peaceCENTER. The night and its stories may lull-us-bye, but they can also awaken us to dreams and visions of a new day of peace. A night of storytellers, song, books, peace history, fun, giveaways, and fundraising! Listen to extraordinary peace stories as told by two amazing San Antonio storytellers..."A Story of a Peacemaker: St. Francis" as told by storyteller, Jose de Leon, and more stories told by peaceCENTER Board Member Mobi Warren. Lull and hum to the traditional Celtic, bluegrass and folk music of Sally's Garden. Play peaceLOTERIA and win great prizes while learning peace history (Loteria cards $5). Enjoy peacePOPCORN while awakening to a good night story! Suggested donation $5. Doors open at 6:30 pm so that you may browse & shop at our used book sale.

  • December 16: San Antonio Public Meeting and Permit for Proposed New Coal Plant Dec. 16, 2004 at 7 PM East Central High School - in the cafeteria, 7173 FM 1628 San Antonio, TX 78263. San Antonio's City Public Service (CPS) plans to build a new 750 MW coal-burning power plant. Cleaner, more affordable options exist, and CPS should pursue energy efficiency and renewable energy in order to protect our health and our economy. Key pieces of the permit for the proposed coal plant are online at http://www.seedcoalition.org/spotlight_on_san_antonio.htm. For more information call Smart Growth: Chris Brown at (210) 822-3500 or Marianne Kestenbaum at 210-534-8801 or visit www.smartgrowthsa.org.

    NOVEMBER, 2004:

  • November 1: A SILENT ELECTION EVE VIGIL will be held at Main Plaza/ Plaza de las Islas (in front of San Fernando Cathedral) from 6 PM to 7 PM. Please invite friends, come bearing candles only (no political posters) We will hold the sacred silence for one hour and close with the chant: "Peace Be Still, Peace Be Still, The Storm's Raging, Peace Be Still" Join us for this world wide silent vigil for peace and justice on the eve of an historic election. Hosted by the peaceCENTER, 210-224-HOPE.

  • November 1-4: The Sikh Research Institute, in collaboration with Trinity University's Students Creating Awareness of the Sikh Faith, is hosting a series of events to commemorate the carnage and atrocities of November 1984. The theme of the weeklong education campaign is Remember 1984. For more information about any of these events please contact Rupinder Kaur, 210-582-3371, rupinder.kaur@sikhri.org. November 1: Candlelight Vigil and Interfaith Prayer - Lest We Forget. 6-7pm at Parker Chapel, Trinity University. The Interreligious Council of San Antonio will lead a candlelight vigil and prayer service dedicated to the memory of human rights victims throughout the world. November 2: Display and Video: Carnage of 1984. 10 am-2pm at the Coates University Center, Trinity University. A 13-minute video, The Widows Colony featuring the women victims of the 1984 pogroms will be shown, literature will be available and a facilitated discussion will be held. November 3: Presentation and Lecture - the November 1983 Pogroms and 20 years of Impunity. 7-9pm at the Northup 040 Lecture Hall, Trinity University. Jaskaran Kaur is the author of Twenty Years of Impunity and Reduced to Ashes. He is the director of Ensaaf, an organization dedicated to enforcing human rights and fighting impunity. The evening will commence with a 20-minute presentation on the events and aftermath of 1984 and conclude with a reception. November4: Feature film and panel discussion - Amu. 7-9pm in the Science Lecture Hall, Trinity University. Amu is a narrative of a girl who lost her family in the anti-sikh pogroms of India in 1984. This survivors story takes on an historical, reflective journey of personal discovery. The screening will be followed by a panel discussion featuring professors from Trinity and members of the South Asian community.

  • November 2: Election Day.

  • November 3: Peace market buena gente organizing meeting at 7pm at the Esperanza Peace and Justice Center. Bring friends! For 15 years, the Esperanza Peace and Justice Center has celebrated pueblo, corazón, and arte through its annual Mercado de Paz/Peace Market. Each year, our Mercado de Paz counters the climate of frenzied consumerism that blankets the Friday and Saturday after Thanksgiving by gathering together a wealth of artisans who offer unique, handmade gifts and artesanía centered around themes of peace, social justice, cultural diversity, and ecological concerns. Over 3,000 visitors make their way to the Esperanza to enjoy the family-centered environment of the market. This year will mark the Peace Markets 15th anniversary. And, wed very much like your help to make the Peace Market a super fantastico event. Call 210-228-0201 for more information.

  • November 3: Trans-Texas Corridor Public Meeting. Hosted by the Texas Department of Public Transportation, 1.877.TRANS-TX or www.transtx.com. 5:00 - 8:00 pm at 1021 San Pedro Ave. (VIA Metro Center Community Room). Public meeting to discuss the proposed Oklahoma-Mexico / Gulf Coast element of the Trans-Texas Corridor. By attending the meeting you have the opportunity to: learn more about the corridor & the study, ask questions & provide input to project planners, review preliminary alternatives, and register your comments.

  • November 4: You are invited to join us on Thursday evening, November 4, 2004 at 7:00 PM at the Sam Riklin Auditorium, Frio Street Building (FS 1.406) at the Downtown UTSA Campus for a reception and kick-off of the Offender Reentry National Media Outreach Campaign hosted by KLRN, our local PBS affiliate, and the UTSA College of Public Policy. This national and local campaign will address the fact that more people are leaving prisons across the country to return to their families and communities than at any other time in our history. Nationally, over 600,000 individuals will be released from state and federal prisons both this year and next, a fourfold increase over the past two decades. Many will have difficulty managing the most basic ingredients for successful reintegration--reconnecting with jobs, housing, their families, and accessing needed substance abuse and health care treatment. How will our communities respond? Are there public safety concerns? What responsibilites do we as citizens, as public officials, as member of faith communities, have in this regard? All of these questions, issues and more will be addressed in a six part series of video screenings and panel discussions involving local and national experts to be held in 2005. Please contact the UTSA Department of Criminal Justice at 210-458-2535 with questions and/or refer to the KLRN Offender Reentry website at www.klrn.org/reentry.

  • November 7: San Antonio Potter's Guild Empty Bowls, 11 am-2 pm at the Southwest School of Art and Craft, 300 Augusta St. Guests purchase a bowl crafted by local artisans and receive a serving of soup and bread donated by local restaurants and caterers. There will also be a silent auction of items donated by regional artists. The cost is $15. All proceeds benefit SAMMinistries' programs to aid the homeless. First come, first served. For more information, visit www.sanantoniopottersguild.com.

  • November 7: The public is invited to a free music and panel presentation entitled "Kristallnacht: A Discussion," from 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 7, at University Presbyterian Church, 300 Bushnell at Shook adjacent to Trinity University. The discussion is timed to precede a commemorative performance by the San Antonio Mastersingers led by Dr. John Silantien, which will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 9 at 7:30 p.m. at the Weinberg Jewish Campus, 12500 NW Military Highway (Campus of the Jewish Community Center). For ticket information to the Tuesday program, contact the Jewish Federation at 302-6974 or 302-6807. At the event on Sunday, Nov. 7, Maxine Cohen, Director of the Holocaust Memorial of San Antonio, will present the background of Kristallnacht followed by a talk by Holocaust survivor Emine Simon. John Silantien will discuss music to be performed on Nov. 9 and lead excerpts. Kristallnacht is known as the Night of Broken Glass because on the nights of Nov. 9 and 10, 1938, people, under government sponsorship, rampaged throughout Germany, Austria, and Sudetenland, destroying businesses and synagogues. Hundreds were killed and injured and more than 30,000 Jews were deported to concentration camps such as Dachau, Sachsenhausen and Buchenwald.

  • November 7-12: All week St. Mary's University will be hosting International Understanding through Literature, honoring the Centennial Celebration of Chilean Poet Pablo Neruda. For a complete schedule of events go to http://www.stmarytx.edu/news/pdf/ie_week.pdf or call St. Mary's Office of International Education Programs at 210-431-4308.

    November 11: Interfaith Thanksgiving Worship Service. An International Education Week event giving thanks through various faith traditions. Co-Sponsored by: President's Peace Commission, International Education Programs, and University Ministry Thursday, November 11, 2004; 4 PM; St. Mary's University Center, Conference Room A.

    November 11: Get "A Look at The Mitchell Lake Audubon Center" from its director, Iliana Pena, at the next Bexar Audubon Society public meeting on Thursday, Nov. 11, at 6:30 p.m. The meeting will be in the auditorium of the Grossman International Conference Center, University of the Incarnate Word, at the northeast corner of Hildebrand and Highway 281. Parking is ample. The meeting is free and open to the public. National Audubon signed a Memorandum of Agreement with San Antonio Water System and assumed management of the Mitchell Lake wildlife refuge this year. Pena will discuss the current status of the refuge and the new center and plans for the future. Long beloved by local birders, the refuge now promises to become an educational asset to the larger community. An outing to Mitchell Lake will follow on Saturday, Nov. 13, at 8 a.m. Call Marge Lumpe at 545-1822 to reserve your space. Bexar Audubon Society is a chapter of National Audubon Society. For more, call Harry Noyes at Tel (210) 490-3124 or e- mail vp@bexaraudubon.org.

  • November 12-14: GENESIS NOW! With Neil Douglas-Klotz, A Shared Spirituality of New Beginnings for Jews, Christians & Muslims will be explored over the course of this weekend retreat with Dr. Neil Douglas-Klotz. We will experience body prayer, contemplation, chant and Dances of Universal Peace--as well as eat, pray, and dance together. Neil Douglas-Klotz is an author, independent scholar, and spiritual teacher in the Sufi tradition. He lives in Ediburgh, Scotland and travels extensively lecturing & leading retreats on native spirituality of the Middle East, including the Aramaic teachings of Jesus. See these links for more information about Neil Douglas-Klotz: http://www.abwoon.com/ and http://www.tgrady.com/douglasklotz.htm. $165. For more information, contact Covita Moroney, (210) 573-6335 or moroneys@ix.netcom.com.

  • November 13: SCHOOL OF THE AMERICAS WATCH BUS TOUR--The Resurrection of Archbishop Oscar Romero Bus will be stopping in San Antonio for an educational and illuminating event. FREE, donations accepted at the door. POTLUCK DINNER, NOVEMBER 13th, 6:30PM, Dubuis Hall Lounge, Incarnate Word University, Broadway at Hildebrand. Please bring something, anything to eat or drink... There will be prominent speakers aboard the bus, including a man who was held prisoner by the Salvadoran Guardia Nacional during the 1980's. He has experienced SOA interrogation and torture techniques, such as now practiced at places like Abu Ghraib, firsthand.

  • November 18: George Tenet, former CIA director, will speak on Democracy and Terrorism 7:30 a.m. at the DoubleTree Hotel Tamayo Ballroom as part of the Trinity University Policy Makers Breakfast Series. Tickets $40; Reservations: (210) 999-7601.

  • November 18: Concert presentation with Neil Douglas-Klotz and SAVAE Ensemble (this is SAVAE's only San Antonio concert for the 2004-2005n season) Hosted by The Center for Spirituality and the Arts. 7:00 pm, lecture with Christopher Moroney & Neil Douglas-Klotz 8:00 pm, concert of Middle Eastern music and sacred texts Location: Motherhouse Chapel at University of Incarnate Word. This performance will combine the ancient music of Israel recorded by SAVAE on its "Ancient Echoes" album with Neil Douglas-Klotz reading his mystical translations of poetry by Rumi as well as passages from Jewish, Christian and Islamic scripture. A book signing with Neil Douglas-Klotz will follow. Cost: $10 at the door.

  • November 18: Annual homeless census, 4-10 pm. Meet at Salvation Army Hope Center, 521 W Elmira at 4 pm if you would like to help or call Peter Monod, Director, Office of Social Concerns, Archdiocese of San Antonio , 210-734-2620 or pmonod@archdiosa.org.

  • November 18: Public meeting to stop Wal-Mart plans to destroy scenic loop! Thursday, Nov. 18 7 p.m. in the Multipurpose room, O'Connor High School (Leslie rd. Off of Bandera) For more information See www.helotes-heritage.org

    November 18: The League of Women Voters is hosting a forum on 2005 legislative issues, 5:30 pm at the American Cancer Society, 8115 Datapoint. State Sen. Jeff Wentworth and Rep. Mike Villareal will share their thoughts on the upcoming session. Free and open to the public.

    November 19: On Friday, Nov. 19 at 7:00 PM, Spirit of Peace Church will be sponsoring a showing of the documentary film, "Bonhoeffer." The writer/director/producer of the film, Martin Doblmeier, will be present for a question and answer session after the showing of the film. The requested donation is $10 ($5 for students), and the film will be shown at the Jary Auditorium of Keystone School, on Woodlawn between Main and McCullough.

  • November 21: There will be an El Jardin de la Paz meeting on Sunday November 21 at 5:00 pm. The meeting will be held at the Mennonite Church, 1443 South St. Mary's, in the fellowship hall. After this month meetings will be once a month, the second Sunday of every month.

  • November 23: UTSA VOICES (Volunteer Organization Involving Community Education and Service) presents an interactive banquet about world hunger issues in our world today, the free event is open to the public. Oxfam America is an international development and relief agency committed to developing lasting solutions to poverty, hunger and social injustice. Oxfam collaborates with local organizations to help people identify and address the root causes of poverty. The Oxfam Hunger Banquet, one of the most popular fast activities, engages tens of thousands of participants in a dramatization of the unequal distribution of resources and wealth in the world. 5:30 PM - 6:45 PM at the University Center Laurel Room (2.01.28), 1604 Campus For more information contact: Justin Rhudy, jrhudy@tmail.com, 210-458-7291.

  • November 25: Interfaith Thanksgiving prayer service at San Fernando Cathedral, 9:00 am.

  • November 29: AGUA is sponsoring a public debate on grandfathering (vested rights). The forum will be held at the Grossman International Center on Monday, November 29th at 7:00 pm. It will be broadcast as a "Friday Forum" program on KSTX at a date TBA. Two representatives of the environmental community will be going up against two representatives of the development community. State Rep. Mike Villarreal will moderate. Free and open to the public.

    OCTOBER, 2004:

  • October 1: Service of Remembrance-San Fernando Cathedral A nondenominational service will be held to honor those who have died due to domestic violence. Place: 111 Soledad Time: 1:00-2:00 p.m. Contact: Patricia Castillo Phone: 210-533-2729 Free and open to the public.

  • October 2: As a gift to la gente de San Antonio, the Esperanza presents the singer Lila Downs in a free open-air concert at Guadalupe Plaza on Saturday, October 2nd, from 7:00 - 9:00 pm. Pa' la raza! Please call 228.0201 for mas information. Lila Downs first came to national attention in the film Frida (she's the singer in the tango scene) and her spell-binding performance of the Oscar-nominated song "Burn it Blue" from the same soundtrack. As the Mexican-American daughter of a Scottish-American father and a Mixtec-Indian mother from Oaxaca, Mexico, her songs are a world-class fusion of Mesoamerican, jazz, blues, reggae, folk, rap and rock influences, made wholly original by her indigenous heritage and operatic training. The Esperanza Center in San Antonio is the only Texas stop on her "Una Sangre/One Blood" tour. Lila Downs will sing at the Plaza Guadalupe, across from La Iglesia de Guadalupe on El Paso Street. Come Early! Bring lawn chairs. Concessions will be available.

  • October 2: IN AUSTIN One month before the Presidential Elections is Gandhi's birthday... What will you do? 11:30 Pre-March at Auditorium Shores 12:30 March from Auditorium Shores to Capitol Building 1:00 Rally on South Steps of the Capitol with music and speakers. For a flyer, go to http://texansforpeace.org/TEXRALLY/Oct2Poster11x17Orange.gif.

  • October 2: Kid's P.E.A.C.E. Day. A day of fun for children to engage in nonviolent, peacemaking activities. Cat Paws, entertainment and resource information will also be available. Place: Milam Park Time: 11a.m-2p.m. Contact: Patricia Castillo Phone: (210) 533-2729. Free and open to the public.

  • October 6: Our Lady of the Lake University Panel Discussion. Panel discussion with survivors and domestic violence experts. Question/answer session to follow. Place: OLLU, Ctr for Women Time: 11:30 a.m. Contact: Virginia Valenzuela Phone: (210) 434-6711. Free and open to the public.

  • October 6: José María Aznar, former president of Spain, will speak on "Leadership for Our Time: Meeting the Terrorist Threat" Oct. 6, 7:30 p.m. at Trinity University, Laurie Auditorium. Free and open to the public.

  • October 7: P.E.A.C.E. Monthly Meeting-Legislative Update This P.E.A.C.E. Monthly meeting will focus on family violence issues for the 79th Texas Legislative Session. If you get hungry while we're gathered, Estela's offers a moderately priced menu. Place: 2200 W. Martin Time: Noon-1:30 p.m. Contact: Patricia Castillo Phone: (210) 533-2729. Free, open to the public; pay your own lunch.

  • October 7: Responding to Verbal Abuse NISD Community Ed. will sponsor a workshop on verbal abuse. CEU's are available. Place: Holmgreen Jr/Sr High Time: 6:30-9:30 p.m. Contact: NISD Community Ed Phone: 210-397-8100. $18, registration required through NISD.

  • October 9: Cardio Jam Session-Racquetball and Fitness Donate unwanted cell phones to the Battered Women's Shelter and enjoy a free workout. Place: 2925 Pat Booker Time: 12 noon-2:00 Contact: Duane Roundtree Phone: (888) 466-9199 Cost: cell phone donation(s); open to the public.

    October 9: Launch EFN Campaign The Edgewood Family Network will announce a new campaign within the Edgewood school district. Place: TBD Time: 11:00 am-1:00 pm Contact: Martha Alvarado Phone: Free and open to the public.

  • October 11: Una Nueva Esperanza-(conference in spanish) Fortaleciendo Mujer, a battered immigrant support group will sponsor a conference with a focus on supporting single moms. Place: Holiday Inn (Durango) Time: 6:00 p.m. Contact: Diana Laura Flores Phone: 210-533-2495.

  • October 12: SAPD Victim's Advocacy. Victim's Advocacy will host an event to recognize and honor those who help others end violent relationships. Place: City Council Chambers Time: 11:00am-1:30pm Contact: Jane Shafer Phone: 210-207-2136.

  • October 13: Domestic Violence Awareness Fair-Palo Alto College Palo Alto College will offer information to students and staff about domestic and dating violence. Place: Palo Alto Student Center Time: 9:00 a.m.-Noon Contact: Eloisa Cordov a Phone: 210-921-5382. Free and open to the public.

  • October 13: Paul R. Ehrlich, Bing Professor of Population Studies, Department of Biological Sciences, Stanford University will be speaking at Trinity University, Oct. 13 at 7:30 p.m., Laurie Auditorium. Free and Open to the public.

  • October 14: Effects of Domestic Violence on Children. NISD Community Ed. will sponsor a workshop on the effects of domestic violence on kids. CEU's available. Place: Holmgreen Jr/Sr High Time: 6:30-9:30 p.m. Contact: NISD Community Ed Phone: 210-397-8100 $18, registration required through NISD.

  • October 14: The Role of American Religion in the Conservation of the American Environment" Dominion over the Earth: Did God mean that as a license to destroy for profit or as a responsibility of stewardship? More and more, religious thinkers call for humans to respect the wisdom of God's design and to fight for its preservation. Hear a panel of clerical and lay leaders from various religious faiths discuss the topic "Saving God's Wonders for God's Children of Tomorrow: The Role of American Religion in the Conservation of the American Environment" at the next San Antonio Environmental Network Public Issues Forum. The Forum takes place on Thursday, Oct. 14, at 6:30 p.m., at the Grossman International Conference Center, University of the Incarnate Word. The center is at the northeast corner of Hildebrand and Highway 281 and has ample parking. The meeting is free and open to the public. SAEN forums are hosted by Bexar Audubon Society, a chapter of National Audubon Society. For more, call Harry Noyes at Tel (210) 490-3124 or e-mail harrynoyes@satx.rr.com.

  • October 16: From Pain to Peace-Café Revolucion. An evening of poetry supporting the Battered Women's Shelter will be held at Café Revolucion. Place: 527 El Paso Time: 7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. Contact: Melissa Schulz Phone: 210-930-3669. $5.00 donation.

  • October 17: Tri-Faith Dialogue of San Antonio Speakers from the Abrahamic faiths--- Jewish, Christian and Muslim discuss and reflect upon the concept, nature, meaning and description of evil; "to name the evils that afflict us today;" and "to seek to understand their origin and to withstand their power." At the University of the Incarnate Word Library Auditorium. Sunday, October 17th 2-4pm Video of Sister Joan Chittister , a widely published Catholic author, columnist and lecturer who has been a leading voice on spirituality for more than 25 years. With videos from the Trinity Institute Conference in New York City last May, persons from the San Antonio Tri-faith Dialogue will continue this series showing and discussing these important issues of how we name evil. Free and all are welcome. For information call the Tri-faith Diaglogue Group leader Barbie Gorelick 491-0805 or Sister Martha Ann Kirk 829-3854. Co-sponsored by UIW Liturgical Outreach and Campus Ministry and the Tri-faith Dialogue of San Antonio.

  • October 20: Book Discussion-Our Lady of the Lake. OLLU will present a discussion on a story related to domestic violence. Place: OLLU, Ctr for Women. Time: 11:30-1:00 p.m. Contact: Virginia Valenzuela Phone: (210) 434-6711. Free and open to the public.

    October 21: Ethics of Working with the Battered & Battering. NISD community education will host this workshop on domestic and ethic. CEU's will be available. Place: Holmgreen Jr/Sr High Time: 6:30-9:30 p.m. Contact: NISD Community Ed Phone: 210-397-8100. $18, must register through NISD.

  • October 22: Family Alliance Conference. "Building Strong Families in Difficult Times" conference will go over services, resources and assisting families. Place: St. Mary's Univ. Time: 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Contact: Karen Roberts Phone: 210-871-6449.

  • October 23: Big Celebration! San Antonio's own Stephanie Urbina Jones is bringing her gypsy-souled, Texicana/country sound to the 8th annual Circle Celebration at the Witte Museum on Saturday evening, October 23. A perfect match with this celebration of conscious living, Stephanie writes and sings about making the most of our lives while we are here. With a unique blend of musical influences, including Mexican Mariachi and German oompah, she embodies the spirit of Texas and is the first female independent artist to go #1 on the Texas Music Chart. The evening benefits Celebration Circle, a local interfaith nonprofit organization that creatively blends art and music with spirituality. Circle Celebration tickets are $35 in advance and $50 at the door, and include the concert and a bountiful buffet, along with wine, beer and beverages. Also a silent auction showcases the vibrant nature of our diverse community with an eclectic array of original artwork and jewelry, as well as goods and services that support the health and well being of your body, mind and spirit. Childcare is available with registration. For more information call (210) 533-6767, or visit www.celebrationcircle.org. The event runs from 6:30 to 10:30 p.m. at The Witte Museum, 3801 Broadway in San Antonio, Texas. The opening act will be Rudi Harst and The Circle Band, with RB Blackstone on keyboard; Kevin Lewis, bass; Carl Spann, sax/flute; and Tommy Stephens, percussion.

  • October 23: San Antonio will pay tribute to the more than 20 cultural groups and outstanding individuals in its 286-year history on Saturday in San Pedro Springs Park. This 1st annual Founders' Day will begin at 11 a.m. with a ceremony featuring the San Antonio Symphony, the Childrens Chorus of San Antonio, and singer Beverly Houston. The celebration will also include exhibits, walking tours, story telling, and more. Its a free picnic-in-the-park, and food will also be available for purchase. No alcohol. [210-525-6905]

  • October 24: St. Mary's Mass and Prayer Vigil. St. Mary's University will host a mass and prayer vigil for victims and survivors of domestic violence. Place: Guadalupe Chapel, St. Mary's Time: 9:00 p.m. Contact: Dr. Vicki Williams Phone: 210-436-3471 Free and open to the public.

  • October 24: United Nations Sunday. The theme will be Migrant Workers: Uprooted, Rerouted And Rerooted.

  • October 25: ClothesLine Project-St. Mary's University. St. Mary's University will host a Clothes Line Project to honor the experiences of victims and survivors of domestic violence. Place: St. Mary's Univ. Time: 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Contact: Dr. Vicki Williams Phone: (210) 496-3471 Free and open to the public.

  • October 26-28: St. Mary's President's Peace Commission Fall Program will be about Civic Engagement. Free and open to the public. More details coming!

  • October 26: Rape Aggression Defense (R.A.D.) Demonstration. St. Mary's University will host a demonstration on self-defense for women. Place: Residence Hall (outback) Time: 9:00 p.m. Contact: Dr. Vicki Williams Phone: 210-436-3471. Free and open to the public.

  • October 26: Council of American Islamic Relations-San Antonio cordially invites you to join us to celebrate a joyous and peaceful evening of Ramadan together, to dine and pray for the future of our world. 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Place: ICC, 3201 Cherry Ridge Drive, Suite B213, (East wing) San Antonio TX 78230. ICC Phone: (210) 541-8220; Contact phone: (210) 522-3206. Please RSVP by October 21th, to Sam Sadri at (210) 522-3206.

  • October 27: Prayer Walk and Vigil-Our Lady of the Lake Univ. Our Lady of the Lake will host a prayer walk and vigil for victims and survivors of domestic violence. Place: OLLU, Grotto Time: 11:30am- 1:00pm Contact: Virginia Valenzuela Phone: (210) 434-6711 Free and open to the public.

  • October 27: Peace Day-University of the Incarnate Word. The Peace Day 2004 is to educate faculty, staff and students on current issues so that they can be informed and involved citizens. Place: UIW-Clock Tower Time: 10:00 am-2:30 pm Contact: Bia Boakari Phone: 210-829-3128 Free and open to the public.

  • October 27: Against the War and Occupation of Iraq: Empire, Resistance, and the Upcoming U.S. Elections& Rahul Mahajan, University of the Incarnate Word, 6-7:30 pm, Marian Hall Ballroom. Perhaps best known in Texas for his famous third-party run for Texas governorship, Dr. Rahul Mahajan is nationally renowned for his powerful critique of U.S. foreign policy. Recently returned from Iraq, he will be giving his account of the situation there. His books The New Crusade (2002) and Full Spectrum Dominance (2003), his popular blog Empire Notes, and his other writings, are causing a stir in activist circles. Don't miss the chance to hear him speak and to support San Antonios growing student peace movement!

  • October 27: Phoenix Award Ceremony-S.A. City Employees FCU The Phoenix Awards recognizes those who have endeavored to change the consuming effects of domestic violence. Place: 123 N. Medina Time: 6-7:30 p.m. Contact: Patricia Castillo Phone: (210) 533-2729.

  • October 28: New York Times reporter Chris Hedges to Kick Off 2004-2005 President's Lecture Series Author and veteran war correspondent Chris Hedges will kick off the 2004-2005 St. Philips College Presidents Lecture Series with a guest lecture on Thursday, Oct. 28, at 11 a.m. in the Watson Fine Arts Center Theatre on the colleges main campus (1801 Martin Luther King Drive). The lecture is free and open to the public. A book signing will immediately follow. For more information, www.accd.edu/stories/war_correspondent.htm/

  • October 28: What is a Rape Kit? - St. Mary's Univ. Sexual Assault Forensic Examiner of San Antonio will address the components of a Rape Kit examination and the impact of this exam n the victim. Place: St. Mary's Univ. Time: 7:00 p.m. Contact: Dr. Vicki Williams Phone: (210) 436-3471 Free and open to the public.

  • October 28: Domestic Violence Panel-Diversity Center The Diversity will sponsor a panel discussion on domestic violence in the gay and lesbian community and how to assist victims. Place: 531 San Pedro Time: 6:30 p.m. Contact: Yvonne Schilling Phone: 210-223-6106 Free and open to the public.

  • October 29: Domestic Violence Advocacy Day-St. Mary's Univ. St. Mary's University will host educational information on domestic violence, sexual assault and rape prevention. Place: St. Mary's Univ. Time: 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Contact: Dr. Vicki Williams Phone: 210-436-3471 Free and open to the public.

  • October 29: Recordando a Las Mujeres de Juárez. 3pm Panel Plática with Caravan @ UTSA Downtown campus; 7pm Reception with Caravan @ MujerARTES Casita (1412 El Paso St). Visit with members of the International Caravan for Justice in Juárez and Chihuahua and learn about the murders of 300+ mujeres in Juárez, which have taken place over a decade. Over 300 women and children have either disappeared, or were found dead in Juárez, the victims of rape and torture, who were shot or strangled and violated. To date, no one has been held accountable for these murders. This is the last stop of a 10-day gira from the representatives of the México Solidarity Network and mothers of victims speaking about the conditions along the frontera that allow these killings to continue. MujerARTES, Fuerza Unida, and UTSA Women©'s Studies Dept. will co-host this special evening.

  • October 30: Lake to Lake 5K Run/Walk. This awareness event will begin at Woodlawn Lake and proceed to Our Lady of the Lake. Entertainment, resource information and prizes will be provided following the run/walk. Shuttles from OLLU to Woodlawn will be provided prior to race time. Place: Woodlawn Lake to OLLU Time: 7:30 a.m. Contact: Adrienne Gomez Phone: 210-434-6711 $15 early registration, $20 on event day.

    SEPTEMBER, 2004:

  • September 19: Viva Bookstore is hosting a book event for MoveOn's new publication, "50 Ways to Love Your Country." www.moveon.org/book/. 4:00 pm, 8407 Broadway (just inside Loop 410) Tel: 800-826-1143. Will include reading and discussion. Free.

  • September 22: During the week of September 20th, immigration advocates across the nation will be holding a press conferences, vigils, and educational events as part of the National Week of Action on Immigrant Rights and Immigration Reform. In San Antonio, the Council of American Islamic Relations SA, Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund and the Texas Lawyers' Committee will be holding a press conference: Wednesday, September 22nd, 2004 10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. at the Esperanza Peace and Justice Center , 922 San Pedro. Local immigration advocates will discuss how Bush Administration policies have eroded due process guarantees for immigrants, including a critique of the Department of Homeland Security's recent decision to expand expedited removal powers of border patrol within 100 miles of the U.S.-Mexico border. The press conference will highlight local stories of immigrants impacted by post 9-11 policies that have breached civil rights. Presenters will also provide a snapshot of federal policies that are on the horizon and recognize the leadership of several Members of Congress from San Antonio on protecting immigrants' rights.

  • September 22: Sixth annual CONGRESS ON CHILDREN at the Airport Hilton. We'll learn about the Policy Agendas developed by our Task Forces on Abuse & Neglect, Early Care & Education and the Health Care for Every Child Coalition. And we're building a powerful program to help us reflect on the 78th Legislative Session and prepare us for the 79th…which will be upon us in six short months! For more information, C. A. Messina, Executive Director, Voices for Children of San Antonio, 210-737-0742.

  • September 23 IN SEGUIN. 25th Annual Krost Symposium The Creative Journey: Origins of Life, at Texas Lutheran University. Free and open to the public. Every year the Krost Symposium brings speakers to the TLU campus to address issues of importance to the community. For more information visit their Web site, http://www.tlu.edu/events/krost/

  • September 23: Noche Verde: Build San Antonio Green 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday, September 23. Southwest School of Art & Craft We build homes for protection against the elements. The more we build, however, the more we negatively affect our environment. A new program has recently been announced between the Metropolitan Partnership for Energy and the Greater San Antonio Builders Association that promotes the practice of building structures that are healthier and more resource efficient. Join us for Noche Verde, from 6-9 p.m. Thursday, September 23, at Southwest School of Art & Craft. Experts from CPS, SAWS and Fannie Mae will discuss the incentives available to consumers that choose to build green, and over 20 resource-efficient building products and services will be exhibited. The five elements of green building: Materials, Site Development, Water Conservation, Energy Conservation and Health will be discussed. This free event is open to the public and organic snacks will be served. Texas Public Radio members attending the event will receive tickets to the Renewable Energy Roundup September 24-25, at the Marketplatz in the middle of Fredericksburg.

  • September 23: Turkey's Whirling Dervishes (of Rumi) are bringing one of the world's most beautiful ceremonies to the Laurie Auditorium at Trinity University. On Thursday, September 23 at 7PM. San Antonio will be treated to an incredible performance featuring beautiful costumes, heart-stimulating live music and the amazing sight of the Dervish whirling about the stage. Live Music Beautiful Ceremony More information can be found at http://mill.nt3.npsis.com/rumi/sanantonio www.whirlingdervishes.org Tel: 210-6392144. Tickets are available at all Ticketmaster outlets and www.ticketmaster.com.

  • September 24-26: Fifth Annual Renewable Energy Roundup and Green Living Fair Market Square, downtown Fredericksburg, TX Solar - Wind - Water Use & Reuse - Energy Conservation Rainwater Harvesting - Green & Sustainable Building Organic Growing - Alternative Transportation Straw Bale Construction - Exhibits Free Guest Speakers - Food Family Activities Gate entry fee $8 for Friday or Sunday, $10 for Saturday or $16 for a 3-day pass (children under 12 free) For more information, http://www.renewableenergyroundup.com/

  • September 24-25: Angel in Blood, The Nat Turner Rebellion, a new play written and directed by St. Philip's faculty member Vincent Hardy, brings to life the events surrounding Nathaniel Turner's slave rebellion of 1831. "If the United States institutes policies that result in the ill-treatment of others, as a country are we responsible for the acts of terrorism carried out against us?" "As a writer my job is to raise questions," the playwright states in the program notes. Final performances will be Friday, September 24, and Saturday, September 25, 8:00 p.m. at Watson Theatre, 1801 E. Martin Luther King Dr. General admission is $10, discounted admission $5. For reservations call 531-3323.

  • September 25: peaceCAFE, 7 -10 pm at La Tuna, 100 Probant. Free, but food is on your own. Music and poetry to celebrate the opening of Domestic Violence Awareness month. For more information call the peaceCENTER, 210-224-HOPE.

  • September 27: Global Warming: The Changing Nature Of The Debate Most experts agree: the Earth's climate is changing. But how rapidly it will change and by how much is the subject of great debate. Eric Barron, dean of the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences and distinguished professor of geosciences at Pennsylvania State University, will discuss, "Global Warming: The Changing Nature of the Debate," on Monday, Sept. 27 in Laurie Auditorium. His free public lecture will begin at 7:30 p.m. It is the first address in Trinity University's 2004-05 Brown Distinguished Scientists Lecture Series. Predictions of future emissions of greenhouse gases and climate models have a high degree of error. Dr. Barron will explore how society should react when even the best scientific research suggests that the climate will change significantly, but it is uncertain how much and how fast. Dr. Barron will argue that assessing the vulnerability of ecosystems, agriculture, water, human health, and other systems to climate change should be the basis for decision-making. For more information on Dr. Barron's lecture, call the Trinity office of public relations at (210) 999-8406.

  • September 29: Press Conference-OLLU Mall Area. A press conference will be held to start off the National Domestic Violence Awareness Month and announce upcoming events. Place: Our Lady of the Lake University, 411 S.W. 24th St. Time: 11:30 a.m. Contact: Patricia Castillo Phone: 210-533-2729 Free and open to the public.

    AUGUST, 2004:

  • August 6-12: Texas Week Of Anti-Nuclear Action. Commemorating Hiroshima and Nagasaki Days, Opposing UT's Plans to Takeover the Los Alamos National Laboratory, - Calling for an End to the New Nuclear Arms Race. August 6 is Hiroshima Day and August 9 is Nagasaki Day. The nuclear bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, in 1945 were developed at Los Alamos in New Mexico. August 11 and 12, the University of Texas Board of Regents meet in Houston at the U. T. M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, where they will likely authorize bidding on the Los Alamos contract. UT Watch and Iconmedia are calling for university and community-based groups to plan events that combine traditional Hiroshima/Nagasaki Day commemorations with forums on UT's plans for Los Alamos and the new nuclear arms race in the 11 Texas cities where there are UT campuses: Arlington, Austin, Brownsville, Dallas, Galveston, Houston, Edinburg, El Paso, Odessa, San Antonio, and Tyler. They also propose a statewide event in Houston at the U. T. M. D. Anderson Cancer Center where the Board of Regents will meet August 11 and 12. To get involved, with a university affiliation: UT Watch, www.utwatch.org, studentpower@utwatch.org, 512-203-7513. Others, contact: Iconmedia, www.iconmedia.org, info@iconmedia.org, 512-441-9454.

  • August 10: Patriot Act meeting at the Esperanza Center, 922 San Pedro at 7 pm. This is the final meeting before the resolution goes to City Council so try to be there. For more information, www.susanives.com/patriot.

  • August 10: What: Smart Growth San Antonio monthly general meeting, 6:30 p.m., at Smart Growth San Antonio, 1443 S. St. Mary's, between Florida and Carolina. Call with questions: 210- 534-8801. This week's City Council meeting is the day when Council members are expected to vote on calling an election for Prop 3. We need your help. Please come to the August 10 meeting to volunteer for a role that works with your schedule and one you're comfortable with. We need volunteers to stand with speakers; we need volunteers to speak on behalf of organizations and associations; we need volunteers to sign up for speakers who can't make it to Council Chambers between noon and 1 p.m. on Thursday; we need volunteers to sign up to yield time, if needed.

    August 10: Public Hearing on New Power Line hosted by: CPS Board of Trustees. Contact CPS at (210)353.4168 or www.citypublicservice.com. 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm at 12221 Leslie Road - Helotes (O'Connor High School.) The City Public Service (CPS) Board of Trustees will hold a public hearing to gather public input on a recommended route for the Cagnon-to-Kendall high-voltage power line. Registration to speak will open on-site at 5 pm, and speakers will be limited to three minutes per person. However, an individual may cede his or her time to another speaker, but no speaker may speak for more than nine minutes total. The CPS Board is planning to make a final decision on the route for the line at a special Board meeting tentatively set for mid-September.

  • August 12: It's final! The Patriot Act resolution will be presented to City Council. Mark you calendar and make plans to attend the City Council meeting that evening. * If you are willing to make a short, three-minute statement to the city council on August 12, get one ready. Write it down, read it out loud to yourself so that it sounds well thought out and make sure it is less than 3 minutes long. The statement should contain the following information: your name, the city council district you live in, any information about yourself that will enhance your credibility such as your job or profession, military service, etc., and the specific reasons why you support the resolution. Please DO NOT mention President Bush; this is not a Bush-bashing or Republican-bashing event. You need to sign up to be a speaker by 1:00 PM on the 12th even though you probably wouldn't be able to speak until 5:30 or later. If you are sure you can speak but can't make the sign-in time of 1:00 PM, let David Plylar know and he'll sign in for you. If you don't want to speak on the 12th, come and be a part of the audience. We want to fill the council chambers with supporters of this resolution. This will not only show support for the resolution, it will also give Patti Radle some moral support. Please call your council representative this week and let them know how you feel about the resolution. You could also e-mail them. Call the mayor's office too. For more information, call David Plylar at 210-823-1739.

  • August 14: There will be an El Jardin de la Paz planting day on Saturday August 14th from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm. Please come help dig compost into the soil and plant seeds and plants. Bring a shovel if you have one, as supplies are limited.

  • August 16-17: IN AUSTIN. Through the Stained Glass: Religion and the Media. Two-day seminar sponsored by the Texas Freedom Network. $65. Keynote speaker is White House correspondent Helen Thomas. As the political impact of religion grows, religious perspectives grounded in compassion are losing ground to extremist voices like the fundamentalist Christian right. Religion and the Media will equip you with practical, hands-on tools to expose this bias, interpret coverage and impact the media. At Congregation Agudas Achim on the Dell Jewish Community Campus, 7300 Hart Lane IN AUSTIN. For more information, http://www.tfn.org/conference/index.php.

  • August 24-26: "From Violence to Wholeness" (FVTW) training sponsored by the Texas Conference of Churches. Explore how the spirituality and practice of active nonviolence can enrich our own lives and the lives of our churches, communities and nations. Clergy, Christian educators, and lay leaders across Texas are invited to explore nonviolence as a democratic, creative, powerful and effective process for addressing and resolving conflicts. The training is 20 contact hours and is highly participatory using a variety of media and learning strategies such as small groups, brainstorming, role plays, story telling, readings, journaling, drawing, prayer and meditation. Two trained Co-facilitators guide participants in exploration of five themes: violence, creative nonviolence, successful social movements, community building, and action planning. Lodging, meals and materials are included in the training fee. Session 1 is June 18-20, 2004 at the Jarrell Retreat Center located 40 miles north of Austin for the fee of $75. Session 2 is August 24-26 at Cedar Break Retreat Center in Belton, TX for a fee of $95. In addition, please inquire about partial scholarship funds by calling the TCC office at 512-451-0991or e-mailing Caryn Wontor at carynw@txconfchurches.org. A registration form is printable from the TCC website at www.txconfchurches.org.

  • August 25: Sudan Day of Conscience. National Council of Churches has joined with 70 other faith-based, human rights and humanitarian groups in a Save Darfur Coalition, which has issued a call to action on the gathering genocide in Sudan's Darfur region. The Coalition is also organizing a national Interfaith Day of Conscience on Wednesday, August 25 in churches, synagogues, mosques and community centers throughout the country.

  • August 26-27: San Antonio Demographic Analysis Workshop (One day workshop, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm either day) at New Horizons Computer Training Center, 8200 IH - 10 West, Suite 105, San Antonio, TX 78230. $225 $225 for credit card at the time of sign up. Register online at www.sgtinfo.com or call 877.241.6576. The San Antonio Demographic Analysis Workshop will teach you to extract, query, download, analyze, and map Census demographic data for San Antonio and surrounding communities. Such data can provide grant writers, social researchers, political activists and community planners with powerful tools for analyzing community changes. This is a streamlined, "hands on" workshop where each participant works on their own computer throughout the day. This workshop also provides an overview of Geographic Information Systems (GIS). Materials include the 2003 US Statistical Abstract which includes an extensive selection of statistics for the United States, with selected data for states, metropolitan areas and cities.

  • August 28: SoL Center "Interpreting Mystery" SoL Sunday. Fundraiser featuring visual art, poetry, music and literature. $50 includes lunch; $10 for SAVAE concert only. At the Sol Center, University Presbyterian, 300 Bushnell (near Trinity University.) Call 210-372-5334 for more info. Workshops include 2000 years of Christian art; Elemental Sacredness: Earth, Fire and Water; SAVAE's Guadalupe experience; The DaVinci Code; Slouching Towards Zion: a reading and conversation about the pratfalls and pitfalls of fundamentalism; Mission Impossible: SAVAE's Ancient Echoes. Keynote is Dr. Coleen Grissom, "Surviving and Thriving: What literature tells us about how and why." SAVAE concert 4-5 pm.

  • August 23-31: Gandhi Tour to Palestine Join Arun Gandhi, grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, on an historic tour of Palestine and Israel. For more information, download the flyer from the Palestinians for Peace and Democracy Web site.

    JULY, 2004:

  • July 3: There will be a meeting of CEG (Citizens for Ethical Government) tomorrow, on July 3 at 10:00 a.m. and Saturday, July 10 at 10:00 a.m at 115 E. Travis, LL conference room. They will be discussing the impending need to insure that Bexar County introduces some kind of verifiable PAPER TRAIL before the November election. City Council accountability issues and why nothing has been done about them, will also be discussed at the meeting.

  • July 4: Help gather signatures on our petition concerning the USA PATRIOT Act during the Fourth of July festivities at Woodlawn Lake. Meet at the main stage at 12:30. Bring a clipboard and a pen or two, sunscreen, and a hat. Copies of the resolution and petition forms will be there for you.

  • July 6: Patriot Act Meeting 7 pm at the Esperanza Center, 922 San Pedro. Help organize to pass a City Councuil resolution to oppose the Patriot Act. For more information, www.salsa.net/peace/patriot.

  • July 8: Innocence and the Death Penalty: 7 p.m. University of the Incarnate Word, 4301 Broadway, Administration Building, First Floor Chapel. Juan Roberto Melendez speaks of 18 years on Florida’s Death Row and of efforts to make the Criminal Justice System just for all, especially people of color. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to hear his inspirational story of human resilience, courage, faith, and hope. For more information contact: Anthony Barber, 210-690-8382.

  • July 10: ¡W.A.R.R.R! Wrongs And Responsabilidades, Rights, Rituals. Opening Reception – SATURDAY, JULY 10 6-9pm at the Esperanza Center Gallery, 922 San Pedro, 1/2 mile north of downtown at Evergreen. And all month, for Comtemporary Art Month. Call the Esperanza Center at 228-0201 for hours. The Esperanza Peace and Justice Center presents a group exhibition exploring the concrete, metaphoric, socio-political and cultural impact of war. Their exhibit will feature gente from all walks of life presenting artwork that examines and responds to the atrocities, effects, and responsibilities our times demand in the face of global conflicts as well as the long and urgent histories of our local and regional tensions.

  • July 10: Inner City Development is Celebrating 35 years of service at its annual FRIENDSHIP FESTIVAL, Saturday, July 10th, 5:00 p.m. to Midnight, in the street in front of the center at 1300 Chihuahua. Lots of Food, entertainment, street dance, door prizes, games.

  • July 29-31: Enlarging the Conversation: Building Community Leadership in a Global Society: International Conference, July 29-31, 2004 in San Antonio. Sponsored by Women's Global Connection. Participants will be weaving together a community experience of creativity and cultural exchange with a wide variety of presentations with personal stories, representing the cultures of China, Taiwan, Korea, Bangladesh, India, Tanzania, Zambia, Botswana, Cameroon, Ghana, Uganda, Canada, Peru, Guatemala, Mexico, Brazil, Dominican Republic, Yemen, USA, ..plus more are expected. To register go to http://www.womensglobalconnection.org.

    JUNE, 2004:

  • June 15: Spirituality And Ritual Among The Tarahumara Of Northern Mexico Lecture by William Merrill, Ph.D, Curator of Anthropology, Smithsonian Institution. 7:30 pm at Centennial Hall, University of the Incarnate Word. For more information, call The Center For Spirituality And The Arts Tel: 210.829.5980 or www.spiritualityandthearts.org.

    MAY, 2004:

  • May 2-4: The Episcopal Diocese of West Texas will host a live webcast of this year's Trinity Institute Conference in New York. This year's subject is "Naming Evil: An Interfaith Dialogue." Speakers include Kofi Annan, Secretary General of the United States; Michael J. Sandel, Jon D. Levenson, Seyyed Hossein Nasr, and Joan Chittister. The webcast will take place in San Antonio at the diocesan center, 111 Torcido. The Rev. John Lewis, assistant rector of St. Mark's Episcopal Church and director of the Center for Faith in the Workplace, and Lou Taylor, diocesan education coordinator, will be organizing discussion locally in response to the lectures. For now, please mark the dates in your calendars . More information about the lecture series is at http://www.trininst.org/.

  • May 4: Gemini Ink Benefit Night at Taco Cabana 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM. There's a new way to support San Antonio's independent literary center. Gemini Ink invites you to dine at the Original Taco Cabana (3310 San Pedro, at Hildebrand) between 6 and 10 p.m. on the first Tuesday of each month to help raise funds for their programs. When you order, tell the cashier "I'm here to support Gemini Ink." The store will donate 20 percent of sales from each Benefit Night to Gemini Ink. For more information, call them at 210.734.9673.

  • May 4: Photojournalist David Bacon and panel discussion on the ravishes of NAFTA and free trade in Bacon's new book "Children of NAFTA," at the Esperanza Center, 922 San Pedro. 7-9 pm. For more information, call Coalition for Justice in the Maquiladoras, 210-732-8957.

  • May 6: "On Extended Wings" Poetry Readings at Café Revolución, 527 El Paso (corner of Frio and El Paso) o 210-223-9293 Free wine for adults - no cover - 7:30 p.m. Wings Press poets and poetic friends of the press present an intermittent series of Thursday evening poetry readings May 6 - Paul Christensen & Jenny Browne.

    May 15: Celebrating Islam, 2nd annual symposium/bazaar by the San Antonio Muslim Women's Association. 9 am-5pm. At the peaceCENTER, 1443 S. St. Mary's. The theme is "Women loving and serving Allah, sharing knowledge, giving time, working together." Speakers, bazaar, henna decoration. 3D Sim City project from Houston Al-Hadi students. Babysitting provided. Bring a sack lunch or donate $8 to the Alternative Shelter Project for a plate lunch from Sister Nadia's kitchen: chicken, rice, beans and a drink. Call 210-381-0646 to reserve a plate. For more information call 210-393-6830 or email samuslimwomen@yahoo.com.

  • May 18: Afro-Cuban Religious Practices: A Socio-Historical Overview. Lecture by Leonardo Falcon, MA, Education Coordinator, Florida Folklife Program. 7:30 pm at Centennial Hall, University of the Incarnate Word. For more information, call The Center For Spirituality And The Arts Tel: 210.829.5980 or www.spiritualityandthearts.org.

  • May 20: "On Extended Wings" Poetry Readings at Café Revolución, 527 El Paso (corner of Frio and El Paso) o 210-223-9293 Free wine for adults. no cover. 7:30 p.m. Wings Press poets and poetic friends of the press present an intermittent series of Thursday evening poetry May 20: Naomi Shihab Nye & Marian Haddad.

    APRIL, 2004:

  • April 13-15: Enviro Film Festival at the Science Lecture Hall, Trinity University. Call 210-999-8406 for more information. Films about environmental and social justice issues produced by students and independent filmmakers. Screenings are 7-10 pm. Free.

  • April 15: Patriot Act Meeting at the Esperanza Center, 922 San Pedro, 7 -9 pm. The San Antonio Bill of Rights Defense Coalition will meet to discuss strategies in bringing the Patriot Act resolution before City Council. For more information, www.salsa.net/peace/patriot.

    April 15: William Julius Wilson, director, Joblessness and Urban Poverty Research Program, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, will speak at Laurie Auditorium, Trinity University, 7:30 pm.

    April 15-May 8: The Clearing, A Powerful Drama by Helen Edmundson, at the Sheldon Verxler Theater (on the lower level of the Barshop Jewish Community Center at the corner of N.W. Military and Wurzbach Parkway in Northwest San Antonio.) Call (210) 302-6835 for ticket information. Oliver Cromwell may be remembered in England as one of the great social reformers, but in Ireland his name is quite justly as potent a symbol of historical racial persecution as Adolf Hitler. The Clearing is set in County Kildare, Ireland. By 1650 Cromwell has suppressed most of Ireland, leaving it in ruins. The English parliament has passed one of the most dramatic measures in its history: the policy known as 'to Hell or Connaught'. This story is based on grim facts. It is the tale of a small few who fought back in desperation.

  • April 16: Come celebrate WOMEN OF BIBLE LANDS: A PILGRIMAGE TO COMPASSION AND WISDOM By Sister Martha Ann Kirk, Th.D. 5 to 7 p.m., Viva Bookstore, 8407 Broadway, San Antonio, (210) 826-1143 http://vivabooks.booksense.com. Enjoy stories from the book, music by Covita Moroney of SAVAE, and meet artist Salwa Arnous whose art enriches the book.

  • April 17: Rummage sale at the Mennonite Church. To donate items or for more information call the church at 210- 533-0642. Proceeds are to fund the salary of Mari, the new community liaison who, among other things, will facilitate the activities of all the peace and justice groups that now have offices at the church.

  • April 17: Neighborhood gardening, featuring Jerry Parsons presenting “Texas Superstars: the right plants for San Antonio.” The day includes self-guided tours of xeriscaped yards, children’s gardening activities, rain barrel assembly demonstrations, plant publications and plants on sale. Free. 9 am-noon at 15630 Mission Ridge. Call 210-522-9220 for more info or visit www.gardeningvolunteers.org.

  • April 17: Earth Day at Woodlawn Lake Park, 1103 Cincinnati. Call 210-863-9500 for details. 5K run, wellness walk, vegetarian food booths, canoe rides and races, tree planting, giveaways and music. 10-4 pm. Free.

  • April 17-18: The Fourth World War. A Big Noise film featuring movements in Argentina, Mexico, Genova, Iraq, New York, Palestine, Quebec City, South Africa, and Korea. On television, we watch war from a distance. We see people on the ground only through the cross hairs of a military machine. The Fourth World War seeks to bridge this political and cultural distance, so that we feel a human connection to conflicts thousands of miles away and know that those struggles are one. Shot on the front lines of struggles spanning five continents-where mainstream media cannot go-The Fourth World War is the untold human story of women and men who resist being annihilated in the current global conflict. Saturday, April 17th, 7:00 pm Followed by a panel discussion bridging local and global issues with community leaders and Sunday, April 18th 7:00 pm Followed by a plática with co-director Richard Rowles. Sliding Scale Admission Help others see this film with a $5.00 preferred donation. $3.00 general admission. Esperanza Peace and Justice Center, 922 San Pedro, San Pedro and Evergreen. Please call 210-228-0201 for more information, more information online at http://www.bignoisefilms.com/4ww/.

  • April 17: John Prine is playing at the Majestic Theater, 244 E. Houston. 8 pm, $32.85-$43.85 tickets at www.ticketmaster.com. Prine wrote “Your Flag Decal Won’t Get You Into Heaven Anymore.”

  • April 18: El Jardin De La Paz meeting 6pm in the peaceCenter located in the Mennonite Church at 1443 S. St Mary’s. Members of Food Not Bombs (an organization donated to serving nutritious vegetarian meals to the local homeless community) and the San Antonio peaceCenter began work on the garden this past fall. Our mission is to grow healthy organic vegetables that will be donated to organizations that feed the hungry. Through this we hope to bring our diverse community together to educate each other about good stewardship of our natural environment. Location/Directions:Take 35 South; exit Division; continue on the access road through the light and go for approximately 3-4 blocks; turn right on Keats. The garden is located about 4 blocks down at the intersection of Keats and Ferndale. There is a “No Dumping” sign outside the lot. To get involved: Meetings are held every other Sunday evening at 6pm in the peaceCenter located in the Mennonite Church at 1443 S. St Mary’s Upcoming meetings: March 7 & 21, April 4 & 18, May 2, 16 & 30. For more information contact: Karl Hardy (210) 348-6670 going_forth_now@yahoo.com Or Jeanne Evans (210) 558-1804 heirachloe@yahoo.com.

  • April 22: Patriot Act meeting at the Esperanza Center, 922 San Pedro, 7-9 pm. For more information, see www.salsa.net/peace/patriot.

    April 22: Ernesto Cardenal will speak at the Instituto de Mexico in HemisFair Park, at 7 pm. Free and bilingual. (Read Letter to Ernesto Cardenal: Guns Don't Work, by Daniel Berrigan on the peaceCENTER's Web site for background.) Cardenal is Nicaragua's greatest poet; he will read from his work and discuss the war on Iraq.

  • April 23: in AUSTIN -- Texas Water: What's in Store? In Austin at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, 8am-3:30pm. Conference $35, box lunch included. For more information, contact Alicia Isaac-Cura at 512-478-5161 or visit www.texaswatermatters.org.

  • April 24: You are invited to attend the first annual Lewis Symposium, honoring Dr. Lewis' profound impact on the university and city. The first African American professor at Trinity, he transformed the lives of generations of students who went on to serve as city managers and government officials throughout Texas and the nation; former City Manager Alex Briseño was one of many who studied with him. On April 24, 2004, the Trinity University Urban Studies Program is sponsoring the "Lewis Symposium on Urban Affairs," focusing this year on The City: Past, Present, and Future. Named for Professor Emeritus Earl M. Lewis, founder and long-time director of the Urban Studies Program, the symposium will bring together leading scholars, government officials, civic leaders, activists, and students to engage in a discussion of some of the central challenges facing urban society. Dr. Lewis will be honored at a luncheon, and throughout the day, and all are urged to attend this celebration of his vision, leadership, and influence on the university and city. All events will be held in the Chapman Center, and are free, but please register with Conferences and Special Programs, (210) 999-7601.

    MAY, 2004:

  • May 2-4: The Episcopal Diocese of West Texas will host a live webcast of this year's Trinity Institute Conference in New York. This year's subject is "Naming Evil: An Interfaith Dialogue." Speakers include Kofi Annan, Secretary General of the United States; Michael J. Sandel, Jon D. Levenson, Seyyed Hossein Nasr, and Joan Chittister. The webcast will take place in San Antonio at the diocesan center, 111 Torcido. The Rev. John Lewis, assistant rector of St. Mark's Episcopal Church and director of the Center for Faith in the Workplace, and Lou Taylor, diocesan education coordinator, will be organizing discussion locally in response to the lectures. For now, please mark the dates in your calendars . More information about the lecture series is at http://www.trininst.org/.

  • April 26: Bicycle Master Plan Public Meeting, hosted by The Bicycle Mobility Task Force (BMTF) of the San Antonio - Bexar County Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO). 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. (Doors open at 5:30 p.m. for refreshments and exhibits.) in the Community Room, VIA Metro Center, 1021 San Pedro (at Evergreen St.) For more information, call 210-227-8651. The purpose of this meeting is to seek input on the draft Bicycle Master Plan for San Antonio and Bexar County. Information on the 2001 Bike Route Suitability Study will be presented to show how we are using it to create a Master Bicycle Plan for the community. Your active participation is essential to helping us make our community more hike and bike friendly community. Visit website at www.sametroplan.org for more information.

  • April 27: Making Spiritual Contact: Interpreting Religious Thought In Ancient Ecuador. Lecture by Karen Stothert, Ph.D., Center for Archaeological Research, UTSA & Investigator, Anthropology Museum of the Central Bank of Ecuador (Guayaquil). 7:30 pm at Centennial Hall, University of the Incarnate Word. For more information, call The Center For Spirituality And The Arts Tel: 210.829.5980 or www.spiritualityandthearts.org.

  • April 30: San Antonio Latina/o Scholars and Activists Respond To Anti-Latino Article By Harvard Professor Samuel P. Huntington. 6:00pm-7:30pm at the University of Texas at San Antonio Downtown Campus. Buena Vista Building (the one across the street from Pico de Gallo Restaurant). Room 1.328, the "Aula Canaria Room." Parking available underneath highway next to campus. Contact: Rich Martinez, remartinez@utsa.edu, 210.732.4152. A panel of Latina/o scholars and activists will critique Samuel P. Huntington's controversial article, alleging that Latinos in the U.S. (immigrant and non-immigrant, especially Mexicans and Mexican-Americans) constitute a "major potential threat to the country's cultural and political integrity." Panelists will be Rich Martinez, UTSA; Jorge Valadez, Our Lady of the Lake University; Arturo Vega, UTSA; Henry Flores, St. Mary's University; Barbara Renaud Gonzalez, Independent Journalist; Graciela Sanchez, Esperanza Peace and Justice Center; Arturo Madrid, Trinity University. Audience participation is encouraged. Everyone is invited, especially those who work with and for Latinos such as elected officials, judges, immigration and civil rights attorneys, social workers and teachers. Latinos in the U.S. are the largest minority group, and their population is growing at a considerable rate. Samuel P. Huntington, Harvard professor and chairman of the Harvard Academy for International and Area Studies, argues that Latinos in the U.S. expose the country to danger and jeopardize "the American dream...created by an Anglo-Protestant society." This quote and the one above come from an article titled "The Hispanic Challenge," published in the March/April 2004 edition of Foreign Policy. This article, which some consider racist and others consider a powerful policy planning document, is a preview of an upcoming book by Huntington. It represents the latest and perhaps the most dangerous in a long history of attacks against Latinos in the U.S. Potentially, this work could help fuel popular anti-Latino sentiment which in turn could have considerable impact on Latinos. Organizers of this event feel the U.S. does indeed face a considerable threat; however, the source of this threat is not Latinos but rather those who seek to selectively restrict, limit or otherwise deny the rights and opportunities that the country has to offer, and those who would denigrate the humanity of a people to achieve these objectives. Read Huntington's article at: www.foreignpolicy.com. Sponsored by the Culture and Policy Institute at the University of Texas at San Antonio.

    March, 2004:

  • March 1: The Pursuit of Peace Between the Israelis and Palestinians. Second session: The Right of Return and the Other Refugees. With Maxine Chhen, Hani Elqutub and the Rev. Bill Lytle.. $25 for all three sessions. Call the SoL Center at 210-732-9927 to register.

  • March 2: IN AUSTIN. at 7 pm, Phyllis Bennis will speak on the topic "The United States and the Middle East: Permanent War or International Law?" Bennis has been a writer, analyst and activist on Middle East issues for 25 years, with special expertise in the role of the United Nations. She emerged as a major national analyst during the run-up to the 1991 Gulf War, and continued to work on Iraq sanctions, disarmament and U.S. policy towards Iraq throughout the 90's. In 1999, she joined former U.N. Assistant secretary General Denis Halliday, who resigned his position as humanitarian coordinator in Iraq to protest the impact of sanctions, for a national speaking tour. Bennis' most recent book is "Before & After: U.S. Foreign Policy and the September 11th Crisis." This free event is sponsored by the UT chapter of the National Arab American Journalists Association, Journalism Students for a Free Media, and Third Coast Activist Resource Center. Location: UT campus, Bass Lecture Hall. The Bass Lecture Hall is in Sid Richardson Hall at the LBJ School of Public Affairs, near the intersection of Dean Keeton and Red River. Free parking is available in the large lots along Red River. Map available at http://www.utexas.edu/maps/main/areas/lbj.html.
  • March 3-6: 27th Annual CineFestival en San Antonio, Many Roads, Un Destino: Chicano/Latino/Indigenous Perspectives on Immigration. Screenings of over 50 innovative, inspiring, intriguing films from the U.S. Latin America and the World. Reception: $35. creenings: Adults: $10, Daytime Screenings: $6, Student & Seniors: $6, University Screenings: $5. All-event pass available. Guadalupe Theater and other venues. For more info, call the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center, (210) 271-3151.

  • Starting March 3, during Lent: San Fernando Cathedral will hold a Lenten study about Catholic social teaching. March 3, Introduction; March 10: Scriptures & social teaching; March 17: Community, justice and mission; March 24: Tribute to Oscar Romero; March 31: Eucharist and Social teaching;. 7 PM at the Cathedral, 115 Main Plaza. Call 210-227-1297 for more information.

  • March 6: International Women's Day March. Marching from Elmendorf Park to Plaza Guadalupe. Starts at 10 am. The march will address the local to global issues of the health and exploitation of women. Focus will be given to sweatshops, global sex trafficking of women, access to health care, sexual harassment, security, reproductive rights, and violence against women. Our theme this year is "Mujeres Unidas Protejiendo Nuestras Vidas; No more profits over people." If you would like to get involved or have any questions, contact the Esperanza Center at(210) 228-0201, or Fuerza Unida at (210) 927-2294.

    March 8: The Pursuit of Peace Between the Israelis and Palestinians. Third and Final session: Future Prospects for Peace With Dana Kursh (Staff, Israeli Consulate, Houston) and Mohammed Alatar (Palestinians for Peace and Democracy.) Moderated by Lynell Burkett, Express-News... $25 for all three sessions. Call the SoL Center at 210-732-9927 to register.

  • March 8: 'Let His Blood be on Us': Portrayals of Jesus' Passion on Film. Lecture by Adele Reinhartz. 7 p.m. at the University of the Incarnate Word, Marian Hall Ballroom. The presentation is open to the public and is free of charge. A reception will follow the lecture in Marian Hall. For more information, call (210) 829-6022. From the earliest silent movies to Mel Gibson's magnum opus, the events surrounding Jesus' trials, condemnation, and death have been brought to life on the silver screen. One of the crucial issues that these films must address is the Gospels' depictions of the Jewish religious leaders and the Jewish crowds. Faithfulness to the Gospel sources would require that these films show the Jews as clamoring for Jesus' crucifixion. To do so, however, will render the film, and the filmmaker, open to charges of anti-Semitism. This lecture, amply illustrated with film clips, will show how movies about Jesus' past and present grapple with this dilemma in their portrayals of Jesus' Passion. Adele Reinhartz is the author of Befriending the Beloved Disciple: A Jewish Reading of the Gospel of John, Scripture on the Silver Screen, and Jesus of Hollywood and served as a consultant for the film The Gospel of John (Visual Bible International, Inc.). She is currently the Dean of Graduate Studies and Research at Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario (Canada), as well as Professor in the Department of Religion and Culture at Laurier.

  • March 9: Texas Primary Elections. VOTE! Early voting starts on February 21 and ends on March 5.

  • March 11: The Voice in the Wilderness Tour Bus is coming to San Antonio!. They include a gulf war vet, Bill Hill from Pastors for Peace, and a man from Veterans for Peace who is involved with the Iraq Water project. At the peaceCENTER, 1443 S. St. Mary's. 6:00 potluck followed by a presentation.

  • March 13 IN DALLAS: Mothers Mad about Mercury March at EPA Headquarters at 11 AM. Will try to get a van or bus from Austin, San Antonio and Houston. Young women are encouraged to be "pregnant" for a day... EPA is trying to redesignate mercury as no longer toxic (It causes brain damage and learning disabilities) and allow "trading" of mercury credits. This would allow utilities, the major source of mercury in our air, to pollute even more in Texas. Our utilities already lead the nation in mercury pollution, with nearly 9,000 pounds a year. They remain the only unregulated source, and the major source of mercury nationwide. Wouldn't it be nice if all this was a surprise? This should be a fun event and with a lot of political impact. Everyone is invited, not just women. Kids, dogs, bikes, costumes, floats... anything people want to do is great. Our pregnant women will be the big focus though... and the fact that babies and young children are being put at special risk! In a recent study, one in 12 women of childbearing age tested with high levels of mercury in their bloodstream, putting over 300,000 newborns at risk. For more information: Karen Hadden, Sustainable Energy and Economic Development (SEED) Coalition, 512-479-7744 karen@seedcoalition.org.

  • March 13: DALLAS, Texas, 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm "The Promise of Peace" - Celebrating the Wisdom of the Feminine Heart - We will be exploring how simply holding the conscious intention of peace can profoundly impact self, community and the planet. We will create a sacred place for women to share their innermost visions for their own lives, families and community. Ritual, movement, inspiring dialogue, keynote speakers, meditation and prayer.Contact: Robyn Lark Wakefield, Phone: 214.381.1255 RSVP Required. Admission: $10

  • March 14: Jewish and Arab Citizens of Israel Speak Out for Equality: Presentation by Sikkuy, The Association for the Advancement of Civic Equality (in Israel). A Meeting Sponsored by the Palestinian-Jewish Dialogue, the Tri-Faith Dialogue, and the peaceCENTER. 6:45 p.m. Potluck Dinner; 7:45 p.m. Meeting with Sikkuy. Free of charge, but please bring food to share. At the University of the Incarnate Word - Student Center (Marian Hall) - Directions below. Speakers: Shalom (Shuli) Dichter, co-director, Sikkuy and Attorney Ali Haider, director of the Employment Equity and Fair Representation Project (a joint effort with the Center for Jewish-Arab Economic Development). The Government of Israel established the Or Commission of Inquiry to determine the causes of and background to the violent demonstrations by Arab citizens of Israel in October 2000 and the killing of 13 demonstrators by the police. The Commission¹s recommendations (adopted by the Government of Israel) constitute a mandate for ending institutionalized discrimination against Arab citizens and implementing full civic equality between Arab and Jewish citizens of Israel.What needs to be done to achieve this goal? By whom? And why is this a vital Jewish and Arab interest? Join us for a Discussion on this Vital Issue Facing Israel! Sikkuy (a "chance" or "opportunity" in Hebrew) is a non-partisan, non-profit organization that develops and implements projects to advance civic equality between Arab and Jewish citizens of Israel in government budgets, resource allocation, hiring policy, land usage, etc. For further information, contact Rachel Walsh at 363-7738; rhwalsh@sbcglobal.net or go to http://www.sikkuy.org.il. Directions to the Meeting with Sikkuy: University of the Incarnate Word is located at the corner of Broadway and Hildebrand. From HWY 281, exit on Hildebrand and go east toward Broadway. After entering the campus from Hildebrand, turn left and proceed past the Nursing Building. Past the Nursing Building, turn right, continue as far as you can go, and turn right again. You will be at the Student Center (Marian Hall). Park at any place not designated by a red curb fire lane. The meeting will be held in the Ballroom.

  • March 17: Media Workshop for community organizations. Hosted by the Express-News and various other local media. Learn how to use the media for coverage, and sponsorship. 9-11:30 @ Trinity University, Chapman Graduate Center auditorium (715 Stadium Drive.) Free, but registration required. Registration deadline is March 12 - call 210-250-3600 for more info or to register.

  • March 20: On the first anniversary of the U.S./U.K. invasion of Iraq, people in cities around the world will join together to demand: "End the Occupation - Bring the Troops Home NOW!" In the U.S., major demonstrations are planned in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco and many other cities, including San Antonio. Details pending.

  • March 20: On the first anniversary of the U.S./U.K. invasion of Iraq, people in cities around the world will join together to demand: "End the Occupation - Bring the Troops Home NOW!" Rally in Crawford, Texas 12:30 p.m. - Workshops, music, networking in Crawford at Tonkaw State Park 2:00 p.m. - March through Crawford from Tonkawa State Park back to park 3:00 - 4:30 p.m. - Rally at Tonkawa State Park, Crawford, TX 5:00 p.m. - Head on home from a fun day of promoting peace and justice at home and abroad! Speakers: Charlie Jackson of Texans for Peace; Lon Burnham, Texas State Representative; Dalia Hashad of the ACLU; Greta Berlin of the International Solidarity Movement; Shannon Sharrock of Military Families Speak Out; Margarita Alvarez of United Voices for Immigrants. ENTERTAINMENT: David Rovics; Spoonfed Tribe; Kristine Pettersen; Kerol Harrod; Long Lost Sisters. For more information and to download flyers, http://www.marchcrawford.org/

  • March 23-25: St. Mary's University President's Peace Commission Spring program. "Peace through Managing Conflict" A fundamental aspect of peace is the ability to effectively resolve conflicts. Many supervisors, managers, and administrators agree that addressing interpersonal conflicts is one the most difficult aspects of their jobs. While conflicts among nations and within regions of the world dominate the news, effective management and resolution of these conflicts is essential to saving lives and resources. All events are free and open to the public. Location is University Center, Conference Room A, unless otherwise noted.
    • Tuesday, March 23, 2004
      • 9:45 AM-11:00 AM: Historical Development of Dispute Resolution
      • 11:10 AM-12:25 PM: Getting Past "No": Negotiating What You Really Want
      • 12:35 PM-1:50 PM: Mediation in Action: A Reality Experience
    • Wednesday, March 24, 2004
      • 9:20 AM-10:10 AM: It's All in the Family: Resolving Family Disputes
      • 10:20 AM-11:10 AM: Peers as Peacemakers
      • 11:20 AM-12:20 PM: Career Opportunities in Conflict Management
      • 12:20 PM-1:10 PM: Sixth Annual Art of Peace Award. Recipient: Naomi Shihab Nye, poet, fiction writer. Reception to follow, outside President's Dining Room Ms. Shihab Nye's works on display at the Louis J. Blume Library through March 31
      • 6:30 PM: Post-Hussein Iraq: Perils and Possibilities
    • Thursday, March 25, 2004
      • 9:45 AM-11:00 AM: Diversity Wars: Resolve to Keep the Peace
      • 11:10 AM-12:25 PM: I'll See You Out of Court: Pros and Cons of Arbitration
      • 3:00 PM: 16th Peace Concert: War and Peace A free concert of classical and contemporary music
    Events are also listed at http://www.stmarytx.edu/calendar/ .

  • March 25: Brit Hume, broadcast journalist with Fox News Network and former White House correspondent for ABC News will speak at Trinity University, Laurie Auditorium, 7:30 p.m.

  • March 25: Tax preparation party at the peaceCENTER. There will be a tax advisor named Dan Foley there to answer questions and to help us in filling out our tax forms. We will start at 6:30 after the normal Peace Coalition meeting. We will be meeting upstairs in the peaceCENTER because the Hispanic Mennonite Church is using the downstairs area that day. Carolyn Schneider [cschneider@tlu.edu] will order some pizzas (vegetarian and non) and soda from Giovanni's (a partner of the peaceCENTER), so please let her know whether you are coming so she will know how much pizza to order. (A $1 or $2 donation to help cover the pizzas would be appreciated!) If you would like something other than pizza, please bring it. Last time we met we talked about the Peace Tax Fund Initiative, a movement to get a resolution through Congress that would set up a fund into which taxes can be paid by those who consider themselves conscientious objectors to U.S. military expenditures. Carolyn will bring information about this for those who missed it. There is a petition to sign and send to Congress for those who want to support the Peace Tax Fund Initiative.

  • March 25: Bexar County Democrats will unite for an ANYBODY BUT BUSH RALLY. The rally will be held from 6:00 - 9:30 p.m. at La Villita Assembly Hall. Entertainment will be provided by The Swindles. There will also be political skits, political speakers and fun. Food and drinks will be available. Cost: $10 a person, $5 students, children under 12 free. Tables for candidates and clubs to advertise or sell merchandise; $25 a table. Contacts: Darby Riley, 210-225-7236 email: darby15@swbell.net or Loretta VanCoppenolle, 210-492-4620.

  • March 25: in ARLINGTON Archbishop Desmond Tutu will speak at the University of Texas at Arlington 7:30 pm in the Hereford University Center. Free. Topic: "God has a dream: A vision of hope for our time" (this is also the title of his book coming out next month.) For more information 817-272-5302.

  • March 27: Annual Cesar Chavez March for Justice, Avenida Guadalupe to the Alamo. For more information, iueorg@aol.com or contact Jaime Martinez, 210-226-2301.

  • March 28: Join us dedicating a Peace Pole at the University of the Incarnate Word, noon at the Brackenridge Village Lawn. Over 200,000 monuments with the words "May Peace Prevail on Earth" stand in over 180 countries. (The San Antonio peace pole carried in the peace march last year has been shipped to Rep. Ciro Rodriguez in Washington DC who is trying to deliver it to the White House.) This Peace Pole will be by the historic home of Eleanor Brackenridge, "Mother of Women's Suffrage in Texas." She wrote on legal rights for women and knew that the foundation of peace is justice. She gathered and organized suffragettes in her home. The monument will be in English, Spanish, French, German, Arabic, Hebrew, Vietnamese, and Swahili. An oak tree and the Peace Pole will be in memory of Ada Koenig Kirk (1923-2003) an educator, community leader in Cuero, Texas, and creator of peace who organized over a hundred students and citizens in the first Peace Pole ceremony in rural south Texas, May 13, 1998 (pictured above). Schools, groups, and individuals are invited to do "peace art, music, and projects" for the celebration. Make and bring pages for the "God Weeps" mural. (www.salsa.net/peace/godweeps/ ) For more information contact Ada's daughter, Sister Martha Ann Kirk, University of the Incarnate Word, 210- 829-3854, kirk@universe.uiwtx.edu. Read more about Peace Poles, http://www.worldpeace.org/activities.html.

    April, 2004:

  • April 2-3: The Southwest Regional USFT Fair Trade Conference. Tea, coffee, chocolate, fruit - we all enjoy food grown in the "third world." But with Fair Trade you can make sure that farmers benefit too. Fair Trade means that the farmers get a better deal for their hard work and a just price for their harvest. Trinity University and United Students for Fair Trade (USFT) will be hosting the Southwest Regional USFT Fair Trade Conference, April 2nd and 3rd at Trinity University. The conference will train participants how to organize Fair Trade Coffee Campaigns on their respective campuses, connect students with other campuses in the region doing similar work and establish the southwest region of United Students for Fair Trade. Participants will gain skills in organizing, leadership and communication, as well as a greater understanding of issues related to trade, poverty and the struggle for global social justice. For more information contact USFTconference@hotmail.com or contact Xavier at (800) 77-OXFAM ext. 488.

  • April 15: William Julius Wilson, director, Joblessness and Urban Poverty Research Program, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, will speak at Laurie Auditorium, Trinity University, 7:30 pm.

  • April 15: For tax day the war tax resister group of the peace coalition is organizing a leafleting to people who are turning in their tax returns - details pending, mark you calendars.

    February, 2004:

  • February 4: Jim Wallis, executive director of Sojourners (www.sojo.net), will be at Texas Lutheran University IN SEGUIN on Wednesday, 4 February. He will be leading chapel at 10 am (20 minute service) and he will be speaking at Jackson Auditorium at 7 pm. Both occasions are free and open to the public. People can find directions to TLU by going to www.tlu.edu.

  • February 7: St. Paul's United Methodist Church in HOUSTON: "Covenant College," hosted by the Houston districts of the United Methodist Church. This annual event is open to individuals of all faiths and from all parts of Texas. This year's theme is Social Justice, with the scriptural theme "Let justice roll down like waters." Ernesto Cortez, Jr., Southwest Regional Director of the Industrial Areas Foundation, will be the keynote speaker. Texas Impact will present two workshops on religious social action on state public policy issues. Other workshops will cover such topics as Bread for the World and nonviolent conflict resolution. Registration for the event is $20 and includes a box lunch. On-site registration is available. The event committee would appreciate advance registration or at least advance notice, especially if you plan to bring a group. To download the brochure and registration form, go to http://txcumc.org/a_PDF/CC2004.pdf

  • February 8: Justice Talking returns to San Antonio to tape a debate for national broadcast. The topic will be Crossing the Rio Grande: Mexican Border Immigration. The timely issue will be debated on Sunday, February 8, 4pm at the St. Mary's School of Law Moot Court Room. The live broadcast is free and open to the public with reservation. To participate in the taping, call 1-800-622-8977 during regular business hours.

    February 9: It has been over a year that some of us worked together on the petition drive regarding the PGA Village. As time has passed, many of us have continued to keep and eye on the PGA Village issue and we have collected very interesting information that we would like to share with you. There are actually many important efforts on going that address water issues and aquifer protection. This meeting will be a great time to become informed about the latest efforts. A meeting (with presentations by Maria Berriozabal, Richard Alles, and Joleen Garcia) has been planned for Monday, Feburary 9 @ 6:00 p. m., Esperanza Peace and Justice Center 922 San Pedro. If you have any questions, call Joleen Garcia at the Esperanza Peace and Justice Center, (210) 228-0201.

  • February 9: Richard Rohr, OFM, will be giving the Harvey Lecture at the Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest in AUSTIN. Rohr, a Franciscan priest who founded and directs the Center for Action and Contemplation (CAC) in Albuquerque, New Mexico, will give two lectures -- "Believing Is Only the Prelude to Knowing" at 4:00 p.m., followed by "Little Enemies and Little Fears" at 6:30 p.m. A between lectures, one-hour reception and book-signing begins at 5:15 p.m. Both lectures in the seminary's Knapp Auditorium are open to the public without charge. Reservations are requested for those persons outside the seminary community. Please phone 512-439-0330 or harvey@etss.edu for reservations.

    February 10: Talk about strategies for CPS for the upcoming months, including how to press both City Council and the CPS Board to for clean, affordable energy rather than a new power plant. CPS has submitted a permit application to TCEQ, but it has not yet been determined to be administratively complete. After that date, and the issuance of notice in the newspaper, we'll have 30 days to respond and file for a contested case hearing. Tuesday, Feb. 10th, at 7 PM at Terrell Castle, 950 E. Grayson. Diana Smilgin will provide chips, hot sauce and drinks. (Donations toward this will be gratefully accepted, but are not required.) Please let us know if you can make it by calling Diana Smilgin at 271-9145. Please let me know as well, by calling 512-797-8481 or by emailing karen@seedcoalition.org.

    February 11: Date change for the monthly Smart Growth-San Antonio meeting: Arrive early for the February Smart Growth-San Antonio meeting Wednesday, February 11, at the Mennonite Church / peaceCENTER at 1443 S. St. Mary's. The meeting will begin promptly at 6:30 p.m. because Councilman Art Hall has to leave at 7 p.m. He'll be joining us to share his priorities with us and to discuss how we can work effectively with one another to achieve mutual objectives. Councilman Hall's talk will be followed by our monthly business meeting.

    February 12: Worried about the Patriot Act and its assault on our civil liberties? Attend a working meeting at the Esperanza Center, 922 San Pedro, starting at 7 p.m. We will be writing a resolution for City Council condemning the Patriot Act; planning an educational campaign and organizing t