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| THIS WEEK IN PEACE & JUSTICE HISTORY | |
November 6: The 17th session of the U.N. General Assembly passed Resolution 1761 condemning apartheid in South Africa and called on all member states to terminate diplomatic, economic and military relations with the country. (1962) 
Belin Wall at Brandenburg Gate
November 6: Jeannette Rankin, a Republican from Missoula, Montana, became the first woman elected to the U.S. Congress. She voted against US entry into both WWi and WWII. (1816) November 9-10: In a night that came to be known as Kristallnacht, Nazis looted and burned synagogues and Jewish-owned stores and homes, and beat and murdered Jewish men, women, and children across Germany and Austria. (1938)
November 9: The Berlin Wall was opened in response to nonviolent action and for the first time since World War II, free travel between East and West Germany was allowed. (1989) November 13: The first recorded sit-down strike in the U.S. was staged by workers at the Hormel Packing Company in Austin, Minnesota. (1933)
November 13: Over 1,000 Quakers surrounded the Pentagon for a silent vigil to commemorate the 300th anniversary of the first Quaker Peace Testimony issued to King Charles II in 1660.(1960)
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Focused on the vision of God's peace, the peaceCENTER supports the learning of peace in our lives and the demonstration of peace within our community
At the peaceCENTER
Saturday, November 8, 6 pm
MYSTICAL ARTS OF TIBET
Sacred Music Sacred Dance A Performance of Sacred Ritual Chant and Dance by Tibetan Monks of Depung Loseling Monastery in the The Mystical Arts of Tibet.
The peaceCENTER is at 1443 South St. Mary's, San Antonio, 78210, (Co-located in the Mennonite Church, south of downtown near the King William area)
Open to the public. No reserved seats, so come early! Donations accepted at the door. For additional information, contact Covita at moroneys@mac.com, or 210-573-6335. The Tibetan Buddhist monks from Drepung Loseling Monastery will also be constructing a Mandala Sand Painting at the UTSA 1604 campus from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., Nov 5-7 in the University Center window lounge. For more info about the Mandala, contact the UTSA Inclusion and Community Engagement Center at 210-458-4770 or visit the UTSA Web site. |
The weekly VIGIL FOR PEACE, every Thursday, 4-5 pm, now takes place at the corner of Flores and Commerce Streets, one block west of Main
Plaza / Plaza de las Islas.
November 11: Brad Hirschfield at the Barshop Jewish Community Center, 7:30 pm as part of their annual book Festival. His book You Don't Have to Be Wrong for Me to Be Right provides a pragmatic path to peace, understanding, and hope that appeals to the common wisdom of all religions. Individual Tickets are $10 or for $35, you can receive two (2) tickets and the author's book! For tickets or more information call the JCC courtesy desk at (210) 302-6820.
The Amazing Faiths Dinner Dialogues, Thursday, November 13, 6:30 - 9:30 pm. Around the table, over a simple dinner at someone's home, people of diverse backgrounds break bread together and share their personal thoughts about life, faith, and spirituality. To learn more or to register as a host or participant visit wwww.amazingfaithsproject.org. In San Antonio contact Lee Hampton, lee20@flash.net.
November 18: David Orr, Ph.D. will speak on The Changing Climate of U.S. Politics, 7 p.m., St. Mary's University, University Center, Conference Room A. This is part of the Lin Great Speaker's Series which this year has Green or Gone? What is Our Environmental Future? as its theme. David spearheaded the effort to design and build an Environmental Studies Center at Oberlin College, a building described by the New York Times as "the most remarkable" of a new generation of college buildings and by the U.S. Department of Energy as one of the 30 "milestone" buildings of the 20th century. Free and open to the public.
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San Antonio, TX 78210
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