✨Here's the May Issue of La Voz ✨
Tap the 🔗 in our bio to read the digital issue!
In this issue:
Why do certain men lose their statues, while the system that protects them remains? By Susan Morales Guerra • A Mother’s Day Tribute: The Rosas Women, A Family Story By Rachel Delgado • CESAR WAS NO HERO By Ramón J. Vásquez • America Needs True Christianity, Not Christendom. By Tarcisio Beal • Then And Now–17 Years Of Paseo Por El Westside • Those Pink Billboards By Noah Collins, Judith Norman & Alistair Welchman • Trump And Netanyahu: Two Madmen Playing God – When deranged leaders invoke divine catastrophe as a political instrument, it is not only their enemies who are consumed. Unless they are stopped, we will all be victims of these two psychopaths. By Jeffrey D. Sachs for Common Dreams • HABERE ARTEM* By Patrizia Rossi Ortiz
🌱 TOMORROW PASEO POR EL WESTSIDE IS HERE! 🌱
For decades the Esperanza Peace and Justice Center has worked towards preserving San Antonio’s Westside. The Paseo por el Westside is a culmination of those efforts, meant to educate, honor, and celebrate the Westside while also showcasing the amazing community, their traditions and history.
🌼 To kick off the event, the Paseo will have a workshop called “Esperanza Historic Preservation Work” at 9AM to discuss the effort it takes to fight gentrification and the work that has been done so far.
🔆 Rinconcito de Esperanza, 816 S Colorado St
🔆 Time: 9AM-3PM
🔆 Image 2-5 by Lupito Conjunto (@sananto2020 )
🔆 Image 6 by Angel Duran (@fivepalms_photographyandmusic )
#sanantonio #westside #esperanzacenter #paseoporelwestside #free #family #events #museodelwestside #history #sananto
San Antonio’s Westside has a rich history of women musicians! The Museo del Westside features many artistas that grew up in the Westside that went on to be great performers!
This year, our Paseo por el Westside also features amazing artists that have been recognized as National Heritage Fellows!
🌼 Belen Escobedo from Panfilo’s Güera at 11 AM
🌼 Blanca Rosa with Henry Gómez y Mariachi Esperanza at 12 PM
🌼 Eva Ybarra with Las Chulas at 2 PM
Make sure to attend our Paseo por el Westside to see these amazing performers and more and visit the Museo del Westside to learn more about artistas from the Westside!
🌻 Rinconcito de Esperanza, 816 S Colorado St
🌻 Time: 9AM-3PM
🌻 To volunteer, visit our LinkTree in the bio!
🌻 Image 3 and 6 by Lupito Conjunto (@sananto2020 )
#sanantonio #westside #esperanzacenter #paseoporelwestside #free #family #events #museodelwestside #music #history #performers #rancheras
Parteras were an important contributor to maintaining the health of San Antonio’s Westside community.
As part of our Paseo por el Westside, the Museo del Westside will be open. It features the history of several midwives, so come by this Saturday from 9AM-3PM to learn more! There will also be a workshop, “Parteras, Comadronas, Birthworkers y Más” from 10AM-11AM providing the opportunity to learn from current practitioners (@7th__generations )!
🌼 Rinconcito de Esperanza, 816 S Colorado St
🌱 Paseo por el Westside
🔆 To volunteer, visit our LinkTree in our bio!
📸 Image 6 by Lupito Conjunto (@sananto2020 )
#sanantonio #westside #esperanzacenter #paseoporelwestside #free #family #events #museodelwestside #midwives #history
Check out the oped in La Voz, the Esperanza Center newsletter!
Judith Norman, Noah Collins, and Alistair Welchman break down the meaning of the pink billboards.
🎨 "A Vessel Full of Memories" - MujerArtes Mother's Day Sale & Exhibit is happening all week and during 17th Annual Paseo por El Westside.
Make sure to go by @mujerarteesperanza at 816 S. Colorado and check out their clay art pieces and find the mother in your life, a unique and beautiful handmade creation by the women of MujerArtes. 🎁💝 ✨Exhibit + Sale Hours ✨ • Monday - Friday | 9am-4pm • Saturday | 9am-3pm For more info, call 210.228.0201
#mothersday❤️ ##culturepreservation #ommunity #art #clay #esperanzapeaceandjusticecenter #SanAntonio
Join us for an epic screening of “The Librarians” followed by a chill panel chat with the cast and crew!
“The Librarians” Film Screening &
Panel Discussion
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Evening Schedule:
• 5:00 PM - Welcome Reception: Join us for light refreshments & snacks, and community conversation.
• 5:45 PM - Film Screening: Feature presentation of The Librarians (Runtime: 92 mins).
• 7:15 PM - Community Plática: A live panel discussion and Q&A immediately following the film.
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Join us in person for an exciting evening featuring the Premiere screening of “The Librarians” in San Antonio, followed by a lively panel discussion with local librarians. Don’t miss this unique chance to experience the film up close and engage in an informative chat afterward!
The film offers a look into the front lines of librarians emerging as first responders in the fight for democracy and free speech. In Texas only, the Krause List targets 850 books focused on race and LGBTQIA+ stories - triggering sweeping book bans across the U.S. at an unprecedented rate. As tensions escalate, librarians connect the dots from heated school and library board meetings nationwide to lay bare the underpinnings of a large-scale coordinated extremist movement fueling the censorship efforts. Despite facing harassment, threats, and laws aimed at criminalizing their work - the librarians’ rallying cry for freedom to read is a chilling cautionary tale.
A huge thank you to the 🗞️San Antonio Current and ✍️ Samara Gerstle for this article interviewing 2 of our panelists and Amber Alonso @amberalonso1 , a producer of the documentary @thelibrariansfilm .
Read the article at the link in our bio
Samara will be covering the event on Saturday as well.
Meet another voice leading the conversation on our panel:
📖 Lucy Ibarra Podmore @librarianlucy , a San Antonio Librarian and she is currently serving as the Chair of the Texas Library Association Legislative Committee providing testimony in the Texas Legislature and sharing practical tips and tools to advocate for libraries.
#TheLibrariansFilm #FReadomToRead #StopBookBans #EsperanzaPeaceAndJustice #SanAntonioPremiere #Censorship
Paseo por el Westside was created to celebrate and preserve San Antonio’s Westside. Through workshops and demonstrations, we hope to showcase the history and culture of the community! ☀️
And now with the Museo del Westside, there are more ways to explore the Westside’s rich history. Here is a sneak preview of some of the labor activists featured in the Museo del Westside as well as workshops going on during Paseo!
To learn more, make sure to join us Saturday, May 9 from 9AM-3PM! ☀️
🌼 Rinconcito de Esperanza, 812 S Colorado St
🌻 Image 2 and 3 by Lupito Conjunto (@sananto2020 )
🔆 To volunteer, visit our LinkTree in our bio!
#sanantonio #westside #esperanzacenter #paseoporelwestside #free #family #events #museodelwestside
🎙️As heard this morning on TPR!
Did you catch two of our panelists on Texas Public Radio’s Morning Edition with Norma Martinez?
Meet 2 of the voices leading the conversation:
📚Suzette Baker isn't just a librarian; she’s a Texan hero in the fight for the First Amendment. As a former head librarian in Llano County, Suzette stood her ground against book bans and censorship, and lost her job as a result! Her story was captured in the documentary.
🎨 Anel Flores is a renowned San Antonio author and artist whose writings and work remind us of the power of storytelling in the face of censorship.
Listen to the TPR story at the link in our bio
Please join our waiting list on Eventbrite (link in bio as well) for the San Antonio Premiere of “The Librarians” documentary followed by a panel discussion.
#TheLibrariansFilm #FReadomToRead #StopBookBans #EsperanzaPeaceAndJustice #SanAntonioPremiere #Censorship
IN TWO WEEKS join the Esperanza Peace and Justice Center for our 17th Annual Paseo por el Westside! We are gathering to celebrate, honor, and preserve our culture, history and our amazing community!
🔆 Saturday, May 9, 2026, 9AM - 3PM
🔆 Rinconcito de Esperanza, 812 S Colorado St
🔆 Free. family-friendly event!
Enjoy live musical performances, interactive workshops, games, vendors, community and mucho más! 🌱
✨ After learning how to make a piñata, make sure to visit our Museo del Westside to explore the history embedded in the walls of the building. ✨
This event promises to be a fun-filled cultural and educational experience rooted in our vibrant Westside community, so bring your kids and abuelitas!
🌼 Artwork by Mary Agnes Rodriguez (@mnezrod )
🌱 To volunteer, visit our LinkTree in our bio!
#sanantonio #westside #sananto #esperanzacenter #paseoporelwestside #free #family #events #livemusic #history #rinconcitodeesperanza #museodelwestside
While we've been busy finalizing our amazing panel, y'all have been busy grabbing seats! 🙌🏾
Today, we are officially announcing the San Antonio Premiere of The Librarians Film on May 2nd, at 5 PM. The screening will be followed by a panel discussion moderated by Norma Cantú @norma.cantu , and featuring Suzette Baker, Lucy Ibarra Podmore @librarianlucy and Anel I Flores @aneliflores
We are already about 90% SOLD OUT! So book your tickets before they're completely gone! ✨
Register at the link in our bio
🗓️ Saturday, May 2
⏰ Doors: 4:30 PM | Event: 5:00 PM
📍922 San Pedro Ave
#TheLibrariansFilm #FReadomToRead #StopBookBans #EsperanzaPeaceAndJustice #SanAntonioPremiere #Censorship
