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July 2020
Pub Theology Online w/ Sheriff Javier Salazar & Dr. Jerry Taylor
Pub Theology Online w/ Sheriff Javier Salazar & Dr. Jerry Taylor "Creating Real Reform & Racial Equity in Law Enforcement and Our Community" How can people of faith be agents of real change? How can our community support policies that will be long lasting and create reform? About Sheriff Salazar: Sheriff Javier Salazar was sworn into office with Bexar County Sheriff's Office on January 1, 2017. Prior to being elected, Sheriff Salazar served with the San Antonio Police Department (SAPD)…
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Covered With Compassion Mask Drive
Donation drives now weekly to help equip the most vulnerable in Our City. Children. Seniors. Homeless. Immigrants. Begins this coming Thursday, July 9, from 1-3 PM. Every Thursday. Same time: 1-3 PM Same place: TriPoint at 281 and N. St. Mary’s Face masks: Need to be new and washable for reuse Can be handmade or purchased Adult and children-sized both are needed
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Worth Repeating: Reckoning with Racism
A Worth Repeating that explores racism in our city. San Antonians share their stories of self-realization about biases, latent racism or entitlement, experiencing racism personally, navigating the web of systemic, structural and institutional racism, addressing and confronting bias and racism in the real world and stories about activism and efforts to dismantle racism at every level. This Worth Repeating will be a virtual event on Facebook.
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Community Discussion: How To Be Anti-Racist
We voted, but we still got hella work to do before November. We're in a historic moment and it's our responsibility to better understand how to dismantle racism and advocate for antiracist policies. Join us Monday for a community conversation to learn more!
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Redefining Normal: A Virtual Symposium for Educators
A symposium for educators navigating the new normal in the classroom FREE, but pre-registration is required We are faced with the profound reality that many teachers are experiencing challenges both personally and professionally due to COVID-19. The Educator Symposium is a virtual opportunity to acknowledge and practically equip teachers for the upcoming school year. Please join us to hear from mental care experts and educators in our community about the challenges and opportunities in the coming school year.
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Critical Thinking, Compassion, and Paths to Civic Engagement Workshops
FREE, BUT REGISTRATION REQUIRED A free, virtual workshop for all San Antonio university and college educators. Faculty will learn methods to teach critical thinking, to guide students in strategies of sight, strategies of “empathetic accountability,” and effective compassionate agency. In the workshop, faculty will learn methods to teach critical thinking, to guide students in strategies of sight, strategies of “empathetic accountability,” and effective compassionate agency. A small group of Religious Studies teachers will be in a cohort all year to…
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Hard Won – Not Done: A Celebration of the 100th Anniversary of the 19th Amendment
To receive a link to the celebration, please RSVP by August 20 at https://lwvsa.org/hard-won-not-done/ or to hardwonnotdone.lwvsa@gmail.com. The League of Women Voters of the San Antonio Area and Can We Talk? invite you to this virtual celebration to honor the hard work, courage, and perseverance of women —over the course of three centuries, from the 1800s to the present—who inspire us to continue working to make democracy not just aspirational, but reality for all. GUEST OF HONOR: Victoria DeFrancesco Soto,…
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Lecture: “Homemade Citizenship” by Koritha Mitchell
Free, but you must register HERE The public is invited to join us for this important lecture, "Homemade Citizenship: All But Inviting Injury," by Dr. Koritha Mitchell on Thursday, September 17 at 7 PM. Koritha Mitchell is an associate professor of African-American literature at the Ohio State University who obtained her Ph.D. from the University of Maryland. In 2011, University of Illinois Press published her book on a study of African-Americans titled Living with Lynching: African American Lynching Plays, Performance,…
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