Walls Symposium, San Antonio, Texas, 15-17 February 2009
Trinity University, San Antonio, TX   |   15-17 February, 2009   |   Free & Open to the Public


WALLS SYMPOSIUM PARTNERS

Organizing Partners:

    peaceCENTER
    Focused on the vision of Peace in our lives, the interfaith peaceCENTER supports the learning of peace through prayer and education; and supports the demonstration of peace through nonviolent actions and community.

    Texans for Peace
    Texans for Peace was founded in 1993 for Texans who believe in peace and Peace in Texas. It focuses on serving as a central source for information about peace and justice organizations and events across Texas; providing curriculum and teacher training materials for school nonviolence throughout the state; representing Texas throughout the U.S. and the world as "peace ambassadors" and developing resources and capacity to grow peace and justice organizations in Texas.

    Trinity University
    A private university with Presbyterian roots, Trinity provides an interdisciplinary blend of liberal arts and select professional programs and has become a model for preparing motivated students for lives of personal, professional, and civic achievement. They have been ranked as U.S. News & World Report's "best in the West" for more than 17 years running.

Contributing Partners:

    Amnesty International, Trinity University Chapter
    Founded in London in 1961, Amnesty International is a Nobel Prize-winning grassroots activist organization with over 1.8 million members worldwide. Amnesty International undertakes research and action focused on preventing and ending grave abuses of the rights to physical and mental integrity, freedom of conscience and expression, and freedom from discrimination, within the context of its work to promote all human rights.

    AtticRep
    AtticRep, based at Trinity University, challenging the creative imagination of our community; Creates immediate and intimate performance- driven theater and inspires dialogue that informs and provokes change.

    Border Ambassadors
    Protest forum for individuals and groups against the US/Mexico border wall.

    Frontera Audubon Society
    is Welasco, Texas, Frontera Audubon is a private, non-profit organization dedicated to the conservation of the environment of the Lower Rio Grande Valley.

    International Academy of Design and Technology
    IADT offers two and four year degrees in Graphic Design and Fashion Design and Marketing.

    MAS Program at Trinity
    Mexico, the Americas, and Spain – or MAS – enhances the study abroad experiences of Trinity students who wish to visit, work, study, and live in a Latin American country.

    No Border Wall
    A grassroots coalition of groups and individuals united in our belief that a border wall will not stop illegal immigration or smuggling and will not make the United States any safer.

    Pax Christi San Antonio Chapter
    Pax Christi, the Catholic peace movement, rejects war, preparations for war, and every form of violence and domination. It advocates primacy of conscience, economic and social justice, and respect for creation.

    PRO-SA
    PRO San Antonio (Progressive Religious Organizations) is a coalition of pastors and lay leaders dedicated to progressive social issues, particularly in support of GLBT rights.

    St. Mary's University
    St. Mary's is a Marianist Catholic University.

    Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word Sisters, U.S. Justice & Peace Committee
    The Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word (CCVI) an international Congregation of Catholic Sisters, called by God to be a presence of healing love in the world. They are actively involved in a variety of ministries serving diverse communities in Mexico, the United States of America, Guatemala, Peru, Zambia, and Ireland.

    SoL Center at University Presbyterian Church
    The SoL (Source of Light) Center at University Presbyterian Church is an education center for adults who seek to explore the full dimensions of religious faith in the 21st century.

    Stonewall Democrats of San Antonio
    Participate in political activities that create a strong and effective voice for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) communities in local and state policy decisions.

    Texas Lutheran University
    Located in Seguin, Texas, TLU is an undergraduate university of the liberal arts, sciences and professional studies.

    University of the Incarnate Word
    The University of the Incarnate Word is a Catholic institution that welcomes to its community persons of diverse backgrounds, in the belief that their respectful interaction advances the discovery of truth, mutual understanding, self-realization, and the common good.

    University of Texas at San Antonio, Department of Criminal Justice
    The criminal justice program at UTSA has become one of the larger programs in the United States with nearly 800 undergraduate and nearly 50 graduate students enrolled each semester. They are hosting the 2nd National Conference on Restorative Justice in May.

    Viva! Bookstore and Gallery
    An independent bookstore in San Antonio, Texas that specializes in Episcopal and Catholic books.

    We The People News
    Is the Voice of Working Families and Small Business in Corpus Christi, Texas.

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