CLASS OF NONVIOLENCE
at the peaceCENTER, 8 weeks, every Tuesday in February and March from 6:30 - 8:30 pm. FREE. The 48 essays are online, or you can buy a paperback book of them for $6 at the first session. NO CLASS on March 6th! March 13th we will pick up with the material on nonviolent action. Call or e-mail Susan at 210-325-3498 or suives@texas.net for more info. All are welcome! Bring your dinner if you want -- we will!
at the peaceCENTER , Sunday, April 6, 4-6 pm. The Dances use sacred phrases, chants, music and movements from the faith traditions of Earth to promote peace and integration within individuals and groups. ALL ARE WELCOME! There are no performers or audience. No experience Necessary. New arrivals and old hands form the circle. Free.
Facilitated by Covita Moroney.
upcoming events
March 10: Symposium exploring the topic of Women for Social Justice and the Environment, on March 9, 2012, in the University of the Incarnate Word Mabee Library Auditorium. Visit their Web site for more info.
March 10: Candlelight vigil marking the one-year anniversary of the Fukushima meltdowns. Meet at the Federal Building (727 E. Cesar Chavez) at 6:00 pm; where white clothing. For more info, visit Energia Mia's Web site.
IN AUSTIN March 17: Million Musicians March for Peace in Austin on Saturday, March 17th, marking the 9th anniversary of the Iraq invasion & the 6-month birthday of the Occupy movement. State Capitol 1-3 pm, followed by march. More info on Facebook.
March 23-24, Compassion Conference. Saturday 9-4 am at The University of the Incarnate Word. Dr. Esposito (author of Who Speaks for Islam, What A Billion Muslims Really Think) of Georgetown University, Dr. Ali Asani of Harvard University, and representatives of Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, will share their thoughts and ideas on compassion and creating ongoing relationships for the common good. All are welcome to this conference of Texas Pax Christi which is being broadened and enriched by persons of many faith traditions. Visit their Web site for more information.
March 26: Cesar Chavez March for Justice. Community Fair begins at 8 am, in front of Guadalupe Theater, 1301 Guadalupe Street. March to the Alamo begins at 10 a.m. For more info, visit their Web site.
March 27-29: St. Mary's University President's Peace Commission spring program. Visit their Web site for more info.
April 3: Jessica Jackley, a founder of KIVA, the world's first peer-to-perr micro-lending site, will speak on Love, Money and Work: Social Entrepreneurship as a Career. St. Mary's University, Center, Conference Room A, 7 pm. Free and open to the public. Visit their Web site for more info.
April 28: 1st Amendment Celebration hosted by Americans United for the Separation of Church and State. 12:30- 4:30 PM at Tri-Point. Keynote speaker: Reverend Barry W. Lynn, Executive Director of Americans United for Separation of Church & State.