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October 2019
Butterflies w/o Borders: Migration, Immigration, Climate Change
REGISTER HERE Join us for a discussion of wide-reaching issues--from the state of the monarch butterfly migration and bat conservation to border issues, migration, immigration, and climate change. Our panel includes monarch butterfly expert Dara Satterfield, a Trinity visiting scholar and PhD in ecology; Austin-based National Public Radio correspondent John Burnett, who covers the border and immigration; and PhD Rodrigo Medellín, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México ecologist, known as “the Batman of Mexico.” Brendan Gibbons, senior environmental reporter for the…
Find out more »All the Agents and Saints: Dispatches from the U.S. Borderlands
Author Stephanie Elizondo Griest will share stories from her book about the U.S./Mexico and U.S./Canada borderlands.
Find out more »Krost Symposium: Stop Gender-Based Violence @TLU **in Seguin**
Stop Gender-Based Violence In the United States, an average of 20 people experience intimate partner physical violence every minute. That’s more than 10 million abuse victims every year. As the university’s premier academic event, the annual Krost Symposium highlights an important, timely topic as it relates to not only the campus, but to national—and even global—discussions. The 2019 Krost Symposium, “Stop Gender-Based Violence,” will take place on campus October 23-24, featuring presentations about awareness and prevention. The Krost Symposium is…
Find out more »The Sultan and The Saint: An Interfaith Gathering
REGISTER HERE An interfaith gathering to view Emmy® Award nominated PBS documentary, The Sultan and The Saint followed by a meal and table conversations WHAT IMPACT CAN AN ENCOUNTER MAKE? In 1219 during the raging conflict of the Crusades, the Muslim Sultan Malek al-Kamil and the Christian Francis of Assisi courageously entered into dialogue paving a path that eventually led to ending the Crusades. Their example is an invitation to join in respectful dialogue with people of different faiths and…
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Peace Day @UIW: United for Justice
Peace Day 2019 Schedule Remembering a murdered faculty member, the University of the Incarnate Word annually focuses on issues of justice, peace, and care of creation near the anniversary of his death. Exhibits and presentations throughout the day in the UIW Student Engagement Center. All events are free and open to the public. The will be information table in the lobby. Immigrants and Refugees: Our Brothers and Sisters 9 – 10:15 a.m., SEC 2051 – 2052 Hope M. Frye, Executive…
Find out more »November 2019
Compassion Fatigue Brown Bag Workshop
What happens when feeling empathy and care for others creates suffering in us? This course discusses what that suffering is and what makes service providers at risk. This course provides information on what to do when caring hurts. Presenter Donna Costa, LMSW Organizational Development and Employee Well-being Specialist Haven for Hope Cost $25 per person and FREE for our Multi-disciplinary Team Partners CEUs will be provided for Social Workers, LPCs, and LMFTs When Friday, November 1, 2019 11:30 AM – 1:00…
Find out more »Lecture / Mass Incarceration: A Policy Crisis
The Community Relations Council (CRC) of the Jewish Federation of San Antonio partners with the University of the Incarnate Word to present a joint-lecture on the topic of Mass Incarceration. The lecture is free and open to the public, and will take place at the UIW Concert Hall at 4301 Broadway, San Antonio,Texas 78209 For more information on this lecture, please contact Lisa Epstein, PhD, Director of the CRC, at epsteinl@jfsatx.org
Find out more »Gender Affirmation Free Legal Help
PRE-REGISTER HERE November 9th at the Pride Center, the Gender Affirmation Project of San Antonio will be offering free legal help to change your name and/or gender marker. Please spread the info far and wide my so that those who need it, see it!
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