Peace Center Upcoming Events

Peace Week Schedule

Texas Impact: Stolen Lives/Vidas Robadas T-Shirt Making

September 23rd and 24th 9:00-1:00 (LOH 229)

The NVC Community can help create t-shirts that will honor victims of gun violence here in Texas. The t-shirts will later be displayed in Austin for our lawmakers to be reminded of the epidemic of gun violence.

Dawnland Screening

September 24th at 11:00-12:30 (MZH 203)

Dawnland is a documentary about indigenous people in Maine that are working towards restorative justice for victims of the Maine foster care system.
https://upstanderproject.org/films/dawnland

Peace Festival

Wednesday, September 25th at 9:30-1:00 PM - LOH Breezeway and Outdoor classroom

Our 3rd annual Peace Festival will include over 10 interactive tables from community and college groups committed to peace. Join us for music, food and fun. The NVC choir will perform at 12:30.

Honoring Miguel Castro

Wednesday, September 25th – 3:30-4:30 at LOH 229

We will honor NVC alumni Miguel Castro. Former Wildcat, Miguel Castro changed the NVC campus while serving as NVC student body president. Learn how NVC will honor his contributions and help inspire future students to become advocates of change. A reception will follow with light snacks and drinks.

The Danger Imperative

Thursday, September 26th at 9:30-10:45 AM and 6:30-7:45 PM at MZH 203

Dr. Michael Sierra-Arévalo author of The Danger Imperative will present his research on US policing culture. Can the culture of the danger imperative be reformed?
https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/sociology/faculty/ms39643

Community Partners include:

Alamo Chapter – United for Human Rights
Mexican American Civil Rights Institute
Radical Registrars (Bexar Country Voting Registration)
San Antonio PFLAG
San Antonio Rape Crisis Center
San Antonio Rotary
Northwest Vista Art – Printmaking Posters
Northwest Vista Library – Peace Cart
Northwest Vista Mexican-American Studies
Northwest Vista Peace & Conflict Studies – Paletas for Peace
Northwest Vista Risk Management

NVC International Education Week

November 15 - International Passport Festival

November 16 - Hunger Banquet (NVC Students Only)

November 17 - Racial Healing Circle (NVC Faculty-Staff Only) 

November 28 - Dawnland Screening @7:00 followed by Q&A with Dawn Neptune Adams (featured in Dawnland) and Te'Ata Loper (member of the Oklahoma Indian Child Welfare Association)

Blessing of the Peacemakers
(20th Annual)

Palmetto Center for the Arts (PCA) Theater

Sunday, January 26, 2025

The Blessing of the Peacemakers marks the beginning of the season of nonviolence and honors peacemakers across the community. Details coming soon about next year's 20th annual event!