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January 2020
DreamWeek2020 Opening Ceremony Breakfast with Keynote Speaker Paul Rusesabagina
Join us for the Opening Breakfast Ceremony as we celebrate the commencement of DreamWeek 2020, a 16-day summit of 200+ events in and around downtown San Antonio. This year’s theme is A Collective Vision. The ceremony will feature opening remarks from Mayor Ron Nirenberg, a presentation by keynote speaker, Paul Rusesabagina and a short presentation from DreamWeek Founder Shokare Nakpodia. Paul Rusesabagina is a Rwandan humanitarian who, while working as a house manager at the Hôtel des Mille Collines in Kigali, hid and protected 1,268 Hutu and Tutsi refugees from…
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 »February 2020
Texas Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty Annual Conference
TCADP’s Annual Conference is a special one-day event for all of our supporters (past, present, and future) and anyone who wants to learn more about the death penalty. It features a panel discussion, workshops, a keynote address, and the presentation of our annual awards. The conference provides a unique opportunity to connect with supporters across the state and hear about the progress we are making towards ending the death penalty in Texas. The conference takes place in February. In odd-numbered years,…
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