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January 2020
Human Trafficking Town Hall Meeting
Learn the statistics about Human Trafficking and how not to be one. See how you can make a difference in your immediate environment!
Find out more »MLK: His Legacy of Resistance
From jail in Birmingham, Alabama, Martin Luther King, Jr., wrote “One may well ask: ‘How can you advocate breaking some laws and obeying others?’ The answer lies in the fact that there are two types of laws: just and unjust…One has not only a legal but a moral responsibility to obey just laws. Conversely, one has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws.” It was King’s persistence in civil disobedience of unjust laws that finally began to break through long-standing…
Find out more »DreamWeek Pub Theology w/ Cary Clack, Tommy Calvert, Sr & Guests
Part 1 of 2 of Pub Theology's partnership with DreamWeek 2020! Pastor Gavin Rogers (Travis Park Church) and Cary Clack (Author and Columnist) will facilitate a conversation with leaders from our San Antonio community, including Tommy Calvert Sr. with Neighborhoods First Alliance, to talk about race, white supremacy, and Christian nationalism. How do we talk about race in a way that creates positive change and builds relationships with people from all walks of life? Pub Theology meets each week we…
Find out more »Our Shared Humanity: The Geneva Conventions in 2020
Andrew Hill, Associate Professor at St. Philip’s College, will address the philosophical and theological foundations of military ethics and international humanitarian law (IHL) found in the Geneva Conventions. The Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols form the core of international humanitarian law, which regulates the conduct of armed conflict and seeks to limit its effects. They protect people not taking part in hostilities and those who are no longer doing so. The endurance of the Geneva Conventions shows us what…
Find out more »Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Lecture featuring Robert Bullard, Ph.D. “Father of Environmental Justice”
Robert D. Bullard is the foremost scholar of the Environmental Justice Movement. Having served as the Dean of the Barbara Jordan–Mickey Leland School Of Public Affairs from 2011–2016, he is currently Distinguished Professor at Texas Southern University. Bullard obtained his Ph.D. in sociology at Iowa State University. He is co-founder of the Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Climate Change Consortium, a proud U.S. Marine Corps veteran, and an award-winning author of eighteen books that address sustainable development, environmental racism,…
Find out more »Can We Talk? – How to reach mutual understanding despite our differences in these dividing times – An Ecumenical Affair
How can we learn to engage our diverse voices in constructive conversations that bridge the divides among us? Join local congregations in an experiential, skill-building workshop that will enable participants to engage in effective and meaningful dialogue that develops and deepens understanding across our differences. We live in deeply dividing times and many believers are struggling to find the language and courage to confront each other and share their views on the state of our country and what it means…
Find out more »January 2021
34th Annual City-wide Interfaith Worship Service
The Annual Citywide Interfaith Worship Service, presented by the San Antonio Martin Luther King, Jr. Commission, will feature several guest speakers who will present on various topics of faith and the legacy of Dr. King. You can watch live at https://www.sanantonio.gov/tvsa (Channel 21) or Catholic Television of San Antonio (Channel 15)
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