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January 2020
DreamWeek
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Find out more »SA 2020 Impact Report Luncheon
We're releasing our 2019 Impact Report and celebrating our community's progress this past year! Please join us for our annual Impact Report Luncheon at the Henry B. González Convention Center in the Stars at Night Ballroom, from 11:30 am - 1:00 pm on Wednesday, January 22, 2020. At our Impact Report Luncheon, we'll provide an update on San Antonio's progress toward our shared goals—and give an answer to the question, "What happens in 2020?" • 11:00 am: Check-In Opens •…
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…
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Community Conversation: BUILDING THE BRIDGES! Vital Steps to Span Gaps in SA Economics & Services
2nd Community Conversation in a 4-part series on Poverty. Building collaborative bridges to span service and economic gaps in Our City! REGISTER HERE -- it's FREE #1 NEED voiced and heard at the 1st Community Conversation on Poverty: Explicit and intentional connective work across and between all nonprofits, congregations, governmental entities, and community! WORK TOGETHER! COLLABORATE! Come join these Conversation Starters in the How-Do-We Conversation to intentionally build the bridges: Christian Reed-Ogba, ECHU Public Relations bringing community together through design,…
Find out more »**In Seguin** Eboo Patel, Founder of Interfaith Youth Core
As founder and president of Interfaith Youth Core (IFYC), a national nonprofit organization working towards an America where people of different faiths, world views, and traditions can bridge differences and find common values to build a shared life together, Eboo Patel is committed to the idea that religion should be a bridge of cooperation rather than a barrier of division. He is inspired to build this bridge by his identity as an American Muslim navigating a religiously diverse social landscape. For over 15 years…
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