Old Calendar Entries
- May 13, 2002: Save Our Aquifer: at 2:45 pm, in front of City Hall, a joint press conference with COPS/Metro to turn in petitions. They have surpassed 71,000 signatures collected as of Saturday afternoon! Please also join them Monday night at La Tuna from 7 to 10 pm for a celebration of reaching this milestone, and to recharge your batteries for the long haul ahead.
- May 1-10, 2002: San Antonio/Bexar County Hike and Bike Week, to raise public awareness of the financial, health, and environmental advantages of cycling and walking. Activities throughout the city. For more information, call 210/227-8651 or visit the AAGOG Web site.
- April 9, 2002: The Smart Growth Coalition will meet at on Tuesday, April 9, 6:30 at the Mennonite Church, 1400 block of South St. Mary's.
- April 20, 2002: Earth Day celebration at Woodlawn Lake Park, 11am-6pm, Woodlawn Ave. and Josephine Tobin Rd. Call 210/467-6575 for details. Live music, children's activities and environmental demonstrations. Receive a free tree from CPS. Free.
- Tuesday, April 2, 2002:: PGA Public Meetings. Each City Council district will hold public meetings from 7-9 p.m. to discuss the proposed PGA Village.
- District 1 City council chambers (114 W. Commerce St.)
- District 2 American Red Cross Bldg Rm 3&4 (3642 E. Houston St.)
- District 3 Fair Ave. Apts. multi-purpose room (1215 Fair Ave.)
- District 4 South San West Campus Cafeteria (5622 Ray Ellison Dr.)
- District 5 Kennedy High School auditorium (1922 S. Gen McMullen)
- District 6 Jay High School (7611 Marbach Rd.)
- District 7 St.Paul's Community Center (1201 Donaldson Ave.)
- District 8 Hobby Middle School (11843 Vance Jackson Rd.)
- District 9 Churchill High School (12049 Blanco Rd.)
- District 10 NorthEast School District Rm. 614 (8961 Tesoro Dr.)
- March 19, 2002: The SmartGrowth Coalition will meet at the
Esperanza Center, 922 San Pedro at 6:30 pm. They will be gathering petitions at this meeting so that they can be presented to the city council on Thursday, March 21st and discussing the development plan that will be released to the public soon.
- March 26, 2002: Trinity University History Professor Char Miller will present "Running Dry: Water and the Development of San Antonio" at the monthly meeting of the San Antonio Historical Association. 7:00 p.m., Lions Field Community Center. For reservations, call 210/826-9041.
- March 7, 2002: Independent Allies Meeting, 7 p.m. at Estela's Restaurant, 2200 W. Martin. George Rice, Groundwater Hydrologist/Activist and Darby Riley, Environmental Attorney and Activist will present information on the proposed PGA Village. George will address technical/scientific effects of the proposed development on water quality. Darby will speak to other aspects of the proposal. For more information, contact Susan Ives or Kat Swift.
- March 7, 2002: People's Rally against the PGA Thursday, March 7; 4:30 - 6 PM Steps of City Hall on S. Flores (behind San Fernando Cathedral) AGENDA: Unite communities/groups against the PGA Village. Watch the premiere of Voices of Wisdom/ Voces de Sabiduria, a special production by Esperanza Ctr. presenting voices from the community speaking out against PGA at 5:30PM. Also, enjoy youth street theater depicting the issues surrounding the PGA proposal. Contacts: María Antonietta Berriozábal, 734-8484; Jose García de Lara, 212-8151; Enrique Valdivia, 228-0201.
- Mar 3, 2002: Note Date Change. On Sunday, March 3 at 3 PM
at Sacred Heart Church (W. Commerce and Trinity Streets)
the Smart Growth San Antonio and COPS/Metro Alliance will assemble to discuss +Clean Water and the PGA Village +Better Jobs/ Human Development +Accountability with State Reps. This will be a combination assembly and press conference.
- February 28, 2002: A People's Press Conference
Uniting communities against the PGA, 4 pm, steps of City Hall. Bring your family as well as posters and signs opposing the
proposed PGA Village. Stay after the Press Conference for as
the message is delivered, a film showing of VOICES OF
WISDOM / LAS VOCES DE SABIDURIA, inside of city hall
during "Citizens to be heard". Also, sign in at city council
before 5PM to join the many who will voice our opinion
inside the city council chambers. For further information, contact Joleen Garcia, jolo@texas.net
- Feb 26, 2002: The Smart Growth Coalition will be meeting on Tuesday, February 26 at 6:30 p.m. at the Esperanza Center, 922 San Pedro (note location change!) Opposition to the PGA Village
will be discussed.
- February 26, 2002: Hand out flyers in front of the StarBucks in the Quarry at noon. Part of a world-wide action to send a message to the company that we want them to adhere to their pledge not to use genetically engineered coffee beans and to activily promote Fair Trade coffee, it's workers and sustainable agricultural practices. For more information, contact Erica Gray, veggielady@yahoo.com.
- Feb 23, 2002: Environmental demonstrations, booths, speakers and at Earthwise Living Day, Leon Valley Community Center, 6421 Evers Road, 1.5 miles north of Northwest Loop 410. Events begin at 9am- 3pm. Contact Jacob Kells at 521-2007 for more information.
- Feb 21, 2002: The Independent Allies meeting on Thursday will feature Paul Brock and Deborah Levoy of the Sierra Club talking about forest protection and restoration, with special emphasis on Texas issues and actions that we can take. IA meets the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of every month from 7:00 pm to approximately 8:30 pm at Estela's Restaurant, 2220 W. Martin, San Antonio, TX.
- Feb 12, 2002: There will be a meeting of the Smart Growth Coalition on Tuesday, February 12 at 6:30 at OPEN ROAD GRILL -next door to La Tuna Icehouse, 100 Probandt St. There are food and drinks available. Opposition to the PGA Village will be discussed. La Tuna is on the corner of Cevallos and Probandt just south of the Blue Star Art Complex.
- February 5, 2002: The San Antonio Environmental Network's Public Issues Forum will present Tom Smith of Public Citizen, speaking about how global warming could impact Texas. what is being done about it and what more can be done. 6:30 pm, Witte Museum Auditorium, 3801 Broadway. Free and open to the public.
For further information contact:
peaceCENTER
1443 S. St. Mary's, San Antonio, Texas 78210
(210) 224-HOPE or 224-4673 FAX (210) 222-1097
http://www.salsa.net/peace