2019 Schedule of Events

Social capital is the greatest investment one can buy into; operating in that mindset, investing in one’s spiritual, emotional, mental and physical health is foremost the greatest asset a person can sow into. Bankruptcy can mean both the end of something and a fresh start. The key is to recognize the restart as an opportunity to utilize the lessons learned to remain in the green of life. Life teaches that loses birth appreciation of gains like no other. Today, I am grateful for my overdraft that lead to my bankruptcy which birthed my wealth.

ABOUT KAREN CHATTUM
Karen Chattum, MA is an award -winning poet, novelist, playwright, mentor, motivational speaker, and community activist who is taking the literary world by storm.

Karen is the Founder/CEO of We SPEAK On Purpose which has the mission of educating, bringing awareness and connecting the community to resources in efforts to decrease social issues which impact our society such as HIV/AIDS, Substance Abuse and Mental Health via her theatrical productions, novels, narrative therapy groups and speaking engagements.

The DreamWeek edition of the Lighthouse Luncheon.

Based on the books by Doreen Cronin and illustrated by Harry Bliss, Diary of a Worm, a Spider, and a Fly, follows the story of unlikely best friends Worm, Spider and Fly. Worm eats his homework, Fly believes she has superpowers and Spider can’t wait to grow up and molt.

Promoting eco-consciousness, earth science and tolerance of others, Diary of a Worm, a Spider, and a Fly is a joyful, hip exploration of the world outside. The opening number, a rap entitled “A Lot Like You,” immediately connects our lives with the little creatures from our own backyards. You might just find that a bug’s life is not all that different from your own.

ABOUT LELAND STONE

A fifth generation San Antonian – born in Tokyo, educated from Berlin to New York and Singapore – Leland Stone bears the essence of cosmopolitan fabric in San Antonio.  He is a man of both integrity and intrigue and was named A Man for All Details by The New York Times, the Ultimate Master of Fanciful Finishing Touches by the San Francisco Chronicle, and Lifestyle Specialist by Inc. Magazine.  Leland maintains the legacy of his great-great-grandfather’s trade with austere elegance and lives life to the fullest.  He purchased and restored the historic Roosevelt Library (circa 1929) back to its original grandeur to showcase, in a museum setting, the fine hardware and plumbing fixtures offered by his company, Stone Standard.

This presentation is about the one month uprising in 1943 by Jews in the Warsaw Ghetto. It was the single largest act of Jewish resistance during WW II. They knew their efforts were doomed, but Jewish fighters held out with few weapons in their battle against the Nazis.

Dr. Roger C. Barnes is the chair of the Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice at the University of the Incarnate Word. He teaches a course on the social history of the Holocaust and has visited numerous Holocaust sites in Poland and Germany and will soon be visiting Holocaust sites in Latvia and Lithuania.

Introduction: Welcome to your life exercise. (30 seconds)
Understanding 3 different ways to listen: 1) Agree with … 2) Does not agree with … 3) Be with.
How we go from thoughts to results.
How to self-observe to shift from victim to responsible.

ABOUT GABRIELA DE LA LUZ ROCHA
Gabriela De La Luz Rocha was born in Brownsville, TX and has lived in San Antonio for over 25 years. Her professional background is as an Employee Benefit Counselor, specializing in employee group health benefits. Overlapping with this, she has been working in the personal development field for the last 5 years. She has staffed multiple seminars for personal development, as well as been a participant at the Unleash the Power Within seminar with Tony Robbins. She works with clients on a one on one basis for coaching and inner healing sessions. Her passion is to empower others for personal fulfillment and healing.

Vivian Kearney was born during the Holocaust and grew up with a survivor family. Her poems are reflections about the ongoing effects of the Holocaust.

Ms. Chinatsu Oku, Outreach Coordinator, with the East Asia Institute at UTSA presents a hands-on world cuisine class. All the ingredients for a traditional Japanese dish, “Rice Balls” will be provided.
Be here for this free and tasty food class. Spaces for the class are limited. This is an adults only program.

The human spirit seeks a better world. We endeavor, struggle, and battle for the dignity of humankind. We should be apprehensive for those marginalized and left in vulnerable positions. This is our responsibility to our brothers and sisters; to make the world anew with thoughts and actions that fortify the human spirit and overcome those who seek to rejuvenate injustice.

ABOUT MARIO SALAS

Mario Marcel Salas is a retired Assistant Professor of Political Science, having taught Texas Politics, Federal Politics, Political History, the Politics of Mexico, African American Studies, Civil Rights, and International Conflicts. He also served as a City Councilman for the City of San Antonio, and is very active in the Human Rights Movement. He has authored several books including, Foundation Myth in Political Thought: The Racial Moorings of Foundation Myth. He championed the establishment of the Martin Luther King Jr. Texas state holiday, and continues his research of African Americans in San Antonio. He is a commissioner of the 300-Year Tricentennial Commission and a member of the Bexar County Historical Commission.

“Dignity is to design as justice is to law and health is to medicine” – Liz Ogbu
Acknowledging others, their needs, your excesses and helping create space when you see people are limited makes us human. In my work, professional and personal, I aim to create space, take up some, and offer value propositions to people/communities/organizations that are deserving of more. What does it do to you / your sense of value when you operate in systems that didn’t consider you when they were created? When you feel like you’re begging for space and time? As an architect and designer I believe it is my responsibility to address these questions and understand how we can best create space so people can see themselves.

ABOUT SIBONEY DIAZ-SANCHEZ

Siboney Díaz-Sánchez, AIA

Siboney is an architect at Overland Partners in San Antonio, Texas and a graduate of Cornell University. She thrives on understanding how architecture and design can best serve communities. Her work focuses on the importance of an individual’s experience in a space, their relationships to others and contextual histories/ herstories/ ourstories. She insists that creative fields are viable vehicles for social change and is committed to the success of local arts organizations and non-profits. Currently she offers her time to the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center Board of Directors and serves as Community Outreach Coordinator for the Latinos in Architecture Committee within the AIA San Antonio Chapter.