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December 2016
La Posada – Emma Tenayuca’s 100th Birthday Party
Free and open to the public! December 21, 2016 will mark the 100th anniversary of the birth of Emma Tenayuca, San Antonio’s acclaimed labor and human rights activist, who died…
Find out more »February 2017
Open House- General Strike Solidarity Event
Esperanza will open up our space in solidarity with the Nationwide General Strike in opposition to the current administration and in solidarity with all oppressed groups: women, people of color,…
Find out more »March 2017
Go Fish Screening at CineFestival
Private: Film Screenings
Esperanza is teaming up with the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center's CineFestival to screen "Go Fish." Go Fish is a classic indie film about a group of lesbian friends and their…
Find out more »500 Years Screening at CineFestival
Private: Film Screenings
Esperanza is teaming up with the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center's CineFestival to screen "500 Years!" From a historic genocide trial to the overthrow of a president, “500 Years” tells a…
Find out more »Violación de un Sueño/Rape on the Night Shift – Film Screening
Private: Film Screenings
The Esperanza Peace and Justice Center, Rape Crisis Center, Texas Rio Grande Legal Aid, and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission present a documentary + plática on A FRONTLINE (PBS) film on…
Find out more »September 2017
Documentary Film Screening || Transvisible: The Bamby Salcedo Story
Private: Film Screenings
Join the Esperanza Peace and Justice Center for a screening of the documentary, “Transvisible: The Bamby Salcedo Story.” Transvisible, a documentary film by Dante Alencastre, is about Bamby Salcedo, a…
Find out more »October 2017
Las Tesoros de San Antonio: A Westside Story || Film Screening
The Mexican American Studies Program at Northwest Vista College presents Las Tesoros de San Antonio: A Westside Story The life and careers of four renowned South Texas singers: Rita Vidaurri,…
Find out more »CHAVELA | San Antonio Opening
Join us for the San Antonio opening of CHAVELA on Friday, October 27 at 7:15pm. CHAVELA centers around a 1991 interview – the singer's first public appearance after 15 hard years…
Find out more »January 2018
Las Tesoros de San Antonio: A Westside Story | Film Screening
Las Tesoros
Las Tesoros de San Antonio: A Westside Story examines the personal toll and legacy of four South Texas singers of yesteryear. Rita “La Calandria” Vidaurri, Blanquita Rodriguez “Blanca Rosa,” Beatriz…
Find out more »March 2018
DOLORES | Film Screening and Plática
Private: Film Screenings
KLRN is presenting a season of Indie Lens Pop-Up film screenings and discussions. Their next event will feature "Dolores." Join us at the Esperanza on Saturday, March 24 for this…
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