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Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela La Voz de Esperanza
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Editor Gloria A. Ramírez
Madiba, “the last great liberator of the 20th century.”
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andela is a prime example of living a principled life — a life dedicated to making a difference in the world; a life challenging his persona to go beyond self. For Mandela, the struggle to end apartheid and for equal rights never changed. It remained at the core of his existence and extended beyond as he embraced more issues and more peoples’ struggles. After 27 years in prison, he emerged a loving, compassionate and forgiving man. He was not perfect. He is not to be idolized. Mandela exercised his humanity in the best way he could in the 95 years of his life. Another black man, Muhammed Ali, imprisoned by infirmity, said it best: “He inspired others to reach for what appeared to be impossible and moved them to break through the barriers that held them hostage mentally, physically, socially and economically... He made us realize, we are our brother’s [sister’s] keeper and that our brothers [sisters] come in all colors.” –G. Ramírez, editora ¡Que
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by the Westside Preservation Alliance
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n September 4, 2013, in a 5 to 3 decision the San Antonio Historic and Design Review Commission (HDRC) voted against a finding of historic significance for the Univision building located at 411 E. Cesar Chávez based on the recommendation of the Office of Historic Preservation (OHP). Charged with sustaining our city’s rich historical and architectural heritage, with decisions such as this one, the OHP and HDRC moved to further erase our city’s history, particularly as it pertains to Mexican American history, calling into question their competence in sustaining our city’s rich historical and architectural heritage. Over the years, we have borne witness to the demolition of numerous buildings of historic, cultural, and architectural significance to the Mexican American community at the local, state and national levels. The Univision building is yet another grievous case in which the City of San Antonio has chosen to undermine our culture and negate our place in San Antonio’s history. In 1986 the “Villa de Guadalupe Historic Resources Assessment” that was prepared for the city of San Antonio declared 71 buildings from Guadalupe St. to S. Tampico St. to be of social and cultural significance. Today, only 20 of those structures survive.
The city approved all of the others for demolition. Other historic buildings we have lost include the downtown theaters, the Nacional and the Zaragoza, as well as the rooftop dance salón, La Gloria. The loss of culturally and historically significant buildings, coupled with the ongoing struggle to help the OHP leadership grasp the value of San Antonio’s Mexican American heritage, and now the demolition of the Univision Building, leads us to believe that the city of San Antonio, and more specifically, the OHP and HDRC, dismally fail to do their job to protect and preserve the history and culture of Mexican American communities. The OHP’s willful neglect of Mexican American history mirrors that of traditional historic preservation agencies at the local, state and national levels. The current conceptual and interpretative frames for historic preservation, at all levels — beginning with San Antonio — need to be updated and changed to be consistent with recent scholarship and interpretation. With respect to the Univision Building, the Texas Historical Commission and San Antonio Conservation Society, among others, concurred that, based on the city’s own guidelines for historic designation, it had met the designation criteria. However, the OHP ignored its own guidelines in favor of a developer with no knowledge
of San Antonio’s history and no previous experience with adaptive reuse, for which the Westside Preservation Alliance (WPA) advocated. The OHP apparently deemed insignificant how KCOR founder Raoúl Cortéz built this structure to house the nation’s first full-time Spanish language and eminently successful television station. The fact that this station was built in San Antonio in 1955, when one of three households nationwide did not even own a television and that the OHP did not deem this innovative media approach significant enough to recommend saving it further underscores willful and intentional neglect. That the OHP did not deem it significant that this venture with national impact happened in San Antonio, where a local audience in 1955 could support a full-time Spanish language television station, adds to a pattern of willful neglect. To be content to replace this vital part of San Antonio history with a plaque, as OHP has recommended, is telling of not only a limited commitment to preserving Mexican American history, but also, concomitantly, reveals an adherence to an outmoded interpretation of U.S. history and an antiquarian preservationist approach to San Antonio history. This recommended plaque, the stipulation that OHP presented to the
Following the Sept. 4th vote, local historical preservationists, including the Westside Preservation Alliance and the San Antonio Conservation Society, sought legitimate avenues to reverse the demolition decision. Members of the Westside Preservation Alliance met with Mayor Julian Castro’s staff as well as City Councilman Diego Bernal to object to the now impending demolition of the building. Both parties expressed the opinion that the building was ugly, ignoring – or perhaps ignorant of – the guidelines used to determine historic significance, guidelines in which aesthetics play no role. Little traction was gained from city elected officials in support of saving the building. Meanwhile, the San Antonio Conservation Society filed an appeal of the HDRC decision with the Board of Adjustment, and an appeal date was set.
On November 4th, 40 community members gathered in a hearing room in support of the pending appeal to the Board of Adjustment to reverse the HDRC’s September 4th decision. Over 20 community members signed up to speak on behalf of the Univision building—the last item on
the Board’s agenda. Three hours and four cases later, Michael Gallagher, Chair of the Board of Adjustment, declared a 30 minute recess and the Board went into Executive Session followed by a bevy of city officials and the ubiquitous Bill Kaufman, lead lobbyist for the developer behind the Univision land project. Finally, the board returned and the chair introduced a city assistant attorney to deliver the devastating news. After holding onto the Univision appeal hearing for weeks, the City declared that the board of adjustment had no jurisdiction to hear the Univision appeal. No alternatives were offered. No apologies were given. All we received was a simple goodbye - so long. Shouts of dismay filled the room, but fell flat as the board chair, looking ashamed and befuddled, informed us that objections would not be heard. At that moment we lost all trust of governmental procedures. To the city of San Antonio, we only represented second class citizens whose wants and needs came after the desires of big developers and private business. Sadly, the tragedy of the day did not end. By 5:30 p.m. news spread that the Univision building was being torn down. Photos and videos of the bulldozer rushing towards the original KCOR side of the building still loom on our computers and mobile devices. Due to nightfall and the lack of proper lighting equipment, the Dallas demolition company ceased demolition shortly after community members arrived at the scene. On Tuesday, November 5th, the same group from the night before arrived at the Univision site at 6:30 a.m. At 7 a.m. the bulldozer revved up its engine and the demolition began again. After attempts to stop the demolition by pointing out that improper procedures were being used and calling attention to their lack of proper equipment (water trucks), the demolition company stopped for a short period. At around 7:45 a.m. the WPA brought forth an injunction order to stop the demolition. All demolition would cease until the court appointed date of Friday, November 8th when a judge would rule either in favor of stopping the demolition or rule to dismiss the injunction and allow demolition to continue. The court date arrived. The WPA sought to consolidate its case with that of the San Antonio Conservation Society who had filed a similar temporary restraining order the day before. The judge ruled in favor of the preservation groups and rescheduled the court date to Tuesday, November 12th. 2013. We were elated and full of hope that we could save part of the Univision building, the most important part that contained the original recording studios but
our hopes would be quickly dashed. We gathered at the court house in hopes of having a judge rule in favor of stopping all demolition and saving what remained of the Univision building. The decision came down with the judge lifting the injunction. Seconds later a call was placed to the demoliton crew – finish the job.
Gut feelings told us to drive over to the building. All avenues had been exhausted. The OHP had failed us by denying historica designation. Next our supposed appeal government board denied to hear our case. Now the court system had ruled out our plea and allowed the final stamp of demolition approval. Our only option now was the timehonored Constitutional Right to Dissent and Civil Disobedience. With our bodies, we crossed the line. Why? To call attention to the City’s shameful disregard of Mexican American history and the selling of our heritage to developers. Graciela quickly made her way to the bulldozer and with her might and hand said, “Stop!” Others made their way to her side. The police showed up, again. Greystar lawyers and even the chief police “happened to stop by.” Warnings were given to the protestors on the other side of the demolition fence. While some left, there remained a few — enough to delay the demolition and call attention to the desperation felt by many that day. That same day, 8 protestors would be arrested in three different waves. Each wave held the same motivation. The city of San Antonio had betrayed us. We had no other option but to use our bodies as shields so that others would know that despite the lack of appreciation from others, this building and the history made in the building mattered. The building no longer exists, our story and the many stories behind each lost building still remain. The OHP, HDRC, and the city of San Antonio undermined our culture and negated our place in San Antonio’s history, but we remain. Despite the funds and attention placed on offices such as the OHP and the HDRC to retain the authenticity of our city by sustaining the life of buildings that express our city’s cultural values, these agencies continue to neglect our voice in favor of developers at the expense of the will of the people. The role of protector should not only fall onto the hands of the people when a city-funded agency exists to carry on that task. n
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developer Greystar, begs the question: why even have historic preservation if a plaque is an adequate replacement for an historic structure? Would a plaque adequately replace the Alamo, the Missions, Joske’s, or the Majestic Theatre? Of course not! So why was the Univision Building any different? It had architectural significance. The Texas Historical Commission recognized the Univision building for exemplifying Mid-Century Modern architecture and as one of a few remaining examples of Mid-Century Modern design in downtown San Antonio. It had additional historical significance in the person of its founder and its contribution to the history of American media. Mr. Cortéz was not only the founder of Spanish-language media in the U.S., but also a two-time national president of the League of United Latin American Citizens and tireless advocate for Mexican American workers. It would seem that our people and our history have been ignored and sold out so that we can give up to $4.7 million in city incentives to a South Carolina-based land developer.
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An LGBT Witness to the Nondiscrimination Ordinance
by Dee Villarrubia
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s a people we rose up, came out of the security of the closet which was also the tomb of invisibility — to become visible. We told our stories — our pain. With your compassionate listening, understanding and voting, we became first-class citizens for the first time.
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I will tell my story now. Born to devout Catholic parents in 1946, I struggled with Catholic guilt at 13 with the realization that I was gay. No one knows their sexual orientation until puberty’s hormones descend. Unlike other minorities LGBT youth, (and our parents) do not know that we belong to a minority. We do not know our sexual orientation at birth. Sexual orientation is discovered, not chosen. If this was a choice, it would be the most momentous choice we would ever make: to be accepted or to be hated. The magnanimity of the choice would have us remember the exact moment, exact time and date. June 1969’s Stonewall Rebellion sparked the movement for LGBT liberation and equality. Growing up pre-Stonewall, my teen years at a Catholic girls’ school were difficult. My heart beat for a classmate, Karen. Puppy love! You want to tell the world! I prayed to God to make me a boy so I could tell Karen. Fear and shame haunted me. There is a joke, “Why is it harder to be Gay than Black?” Because you have to tell your mother! Unlike other minorities, you can’t tell anyone! [Certainly not your mother!] African Americans have the support of their mother, family, Pastor, church, community, school, principal, teachers and others. I could not tell — the culture was not accepting. I had never heard the words gay or lesbian. I thought I was the only one in the world! In college I prayed for God to take my difference away. With courage and trust, I went to my Church. My priest told me this feeling would go away if I got married. Married with a new born daughter, I realized at 23 that I was a lesbian mother. I was a very good mother, but I had to be deeply closeted. Invisible was the action and fear was the feeling I had to bear to live life as a lesbian in that era. There was no thought of being “Out”. The context was anti-gay hate and violence within homophobia and heterosexism. We were deviants — perverts by legal and medical opinion. Homosexuality was criminalized by law in all states. Our prime concern was to keep invisible in order
to stay alive, not be arrested, fired, have a child taken away or our Professional Licenses, such as doctor, lawyer, social worker, nurse or teacher —voided due to a morals’ clause. The Risk of Being Me! If I tell you the truth about being me, I risk losing my family, my friends, losing my job, losing my church, losing my life! Accepting that I was a gay woman I asked a taxi driver to take me to a lesbian bar. Gay bars were the only places Gay people could meet. No churches! Bars were run by the Mafia. Police raids on gay bars were routine. I was shocked upon arriving at the bar. After knocking and being inspected through a peephole, the door guard would slide a large wooden handle to open the door. This caution
was taken because it was illegal to dance with another person of the same-sex. Police would break in arresting everyone. Those arrested had their names published in the newspaper the next day. They were fired, disowned and often committed suicide. On June 24, 1973 while working in New Orleans’ Charity Hospital’s Medical Records, I received a phone call that gay men died in one of these barricaded bars. A Molotov cocktail landed near the door. No exit. Before getting their medical records I rushed to the scene. No survivors. I observed a man who died clawing to open the window. Today I learned that man was MCC Pastor William R. Larson, who burned to death while trying to
escape through a window. The UpStairs Lounge Fire was the largest mass-killing of gay people in the U.S. and the deadliest fire in the history of New Orleans. Families did not claim their dead sons. Churches refused to hold funeral services. Unclaimed, they were buried in the Potters Field near my home. This so traumatized me that even though I joined the military that fall and became a gay activist in San Anto-
Everyone was asked if I was guilty of being a lesbian mother. Fortunately, the caseworker said that no one confirmed that I was a lesbian. I breathed a sigh of relief, and asked, “So, it’s over now?” She said, “No, if there’s another complaint before your daughter is 18, you will be investigated again.” If confirmed, Child Protective Services (CPS) will take her away. I decided at age 32, I could wait 8 years to protect my daugh-
To be afraid every day is a prison of fearful anticipation! The result is an open wound which has become part of who I am. I am political, an LGBT Activist. ter. I broke up with my partner and severed all connections to anything gay. My world was gone —my partner, friends, volunteer work, community —all gone. I thought I could do it. I would be 40 when my daughter turned 18. Giving up every thing, every one I held dear, resulted in my becoming very depressed. Years later, I began to call my gay activist friends. I was shocked to find that most of my male friends had died of AIDS. Suicidal myself, I was hospitalized for two months missing Karey’s Prom and High School Graduation. I never told her what was happening. My daughter thought I wasn’t there for her. She wrote me a letter saying that she didn’t want a homosexual mother. Now she’s 45. I haven’t seen her since she was 27. To be afraid every day is a prison of fearful anticipation! The result is an open wound that has become part of who I am. I am political, an LGBT Activist. I tell you this not to have you feel sorry for me. Know that I totally accept the consequences of being Gay in the Bible belt. Even if my life would’ve been easier, I have too much integrity now to say, “No I’m not.” Instead, I have worked to end the prejudice against LGBT people. I cofounded Stonewall Democrats of San Antonio, American Veterans for Equal Rights and am on the Police Chief’s Citizen Advisory Action Board as the first open lesbian. Equality and Justice – that is all I want – Equal Rights as a citizen. It is a civil rights issue. I feel pride knowing that I am one of the ones who led to the day to full equal rights and justice for all! September 5, 2013 NDO passed in San Antonio, Texas! Bio: Dee Villarrubia, MSW is a member of CAUSA, Stonewall Democrats, SA and BCDP Precinct Chair
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nio, I never remembered this again until I read a Gay history book nearly 3 decades later. 2013 is the 40th anniversary of that horrific fire at the Upstairs Bar. The effect on me was subconscious. Months after, I casually looked up Gay in the San Antonio phone book. I began volunteering for the Gay Switchboard while an Air Force Officer! In full dress Air Force uniform, I was on a panel meeting with Pastors on the subject of a Pastoral Response. While in a 90-day Officer Training School (OTS) away from my daughter, Karey, I would jog a mile as if I was running to her. I was happily dating another closeted Air Force Officer, Sally. In 1976 I participated in San Antonio’s 1st Gay Pride March to City Hall. Pride was chosen because that is the attribute we did not have. I was a gay activist by night and a closeted Air Force Officer by day. I was living a closeted double life. But my daughter and I had a full and happy life. Then at the age of 32, the state of Texas, Child Protective Services, entered my home to investigate whether I was a lesbian mother. I was in uniform and my parents were visiting when the caseworker asked me. Fear rushed through my veins. A mother’s worst nightmare — to have her child torn from her. I was a devoted Mother. I was caught between two worlds: the straight world I lived in and my private, closeted double life. I was doing my best to survive as a lesbian mother. Frantic thoughts careened through my brain as the caseworker continued asking questions. She told me that all my contacts would be asked if I was guilty of being a lesbian mother. My USAF Colonel, friends, neighbors, associates, doctors, my daughter’s teachers, principal and even the mothers of her best friends!
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La Boda de by Brad Carvajal Veloz
Mike and I met in 1978 in one of the most
popular gay bars known as the San Antonio Country. That club had several dance areas and a great patio that banked the San Antonio River. Unfortunately, the place was bulldozed to accommodate a parking lot for the AT&T building. I really think the new tenants did not want to see a bunch of queers having a good time next door. I had taken a leave of absence from my Federal government job and was studying at the University of Texas at San Antonio. However, we soon found our way to Austin where I continued my studies before being recruited by the Feds again. We moved to Washington, D.C. in late 1978. In early 1979, Mike and I attended the first March on Washington and to our disappointment did not see many Latinos or people of color in the group. But by the 1987 March of Washington, it was a completely different event. Not only did we see Latinos, but chingos & chingos of LGBTQ folks from all over the country. There were Latinos at the table making sure we were included in the historic event. Mike and I walked with the D.C. contingency but then I found the Houston group and marched with them too!! And we heard my hero, Cesar Chávez, speak at the March. It was my time to come out which I did, to my family and at my job. It was no big deal. My family told me they were waiting for me to tell them something they had known for years and my boss and co-workers were not bothered. Mike had been out to his family since high school. Mike had been involved in the logistics of obtaining meeting space for LGBTQ Latinos at the March. From those efforts, a national Latino/a organization was born and known as the Latino/a Lesbian and Gay Organization (LLEGO). It was during the 1987 March on Washington that Mike and I met activists like Dennis Medina and Leti Gomez who later lived with us while on an internship in D.C. Mike and I also heard about the Latino LGBTQ activism in Houston. Later that year, Mike and I attended a New Year’s Eve dance sponsored by an organization known as the Gay & Lesbian Hispanics Unidos (GLHU). It was great to bring in the New Year with LGBTQ Latinos and with Tejano music. Through Dennis Medina, we
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met Linda Morales, Juanita Bustamante, José Soliz, Ted Estrada, Arturo Cordova, and many other Latinos/as. Mike and I told each other that if we moved back to Texas it would be to Houston. By the time Mike and I returned to live in Houston in late 1989, AIDS had begun to wipe out many new friends. We had only been in Houston a couple of years but had become very active with GLHU. The organization was known for having the largest event and best BAILE during LGBTQ Pride celebrations in Houston. I was elected President of the organization and Mike elected Treasurer. It is noted that from GLHU, other organizations were born like AMIGAS and AVES, both dedicated to addressing issues of concern to Latino/a LGBTQ in the Houston area. In 1991, LLEGO, now based in Washington, D.C., approached GLHU with a proposal to help organize a national Latino LGBTQ Conference in Houston. This was the first time LGBTQ Latinos/as would be meeting with a national agenda to address. GLHU Officers met to discuss the proposal presented by LLEGO and we voted unanimously to host the LLEGO Conference. Odilia Méndez and I were chosen to sit on the Board of Directors for LLEGO and planning for the conference began with a lot of excitement and enthusiasm. As President of GLHU, I delegated the day-to-day routine of planning for the conference to our friend, the late Roberto Flores. The conference theme was selected as the “Primer Encuentro” of LLEGO. The 1992 LLEGO Primer Encuentro was held in June and coincided with Houston’s LGBTQ Pride Celebration. It was the first, and an historic event for LGBTQ Latinos/as who had traveled from Puerto Rico, Mexico and Colombia. In December of that same year, I was transferred to San
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Antonio and it seemed only natural that our LGBTQ activism led us to local organizations like the Esperanza Peace and Justice Center and the San Antonio Lesbian/Gay Assembly (SALGA). Mike and I became members of SALGA and also joined la buena gente of the Esperanza Peace and Justice Center. Mike completed his degree while attending Our Lady of the Lake and I focused on leading SALGA’s effort with our friend, Dulce Benavides. As Co-chairs of SALGA, Dulce and I experienced what was happening in other parts of the country; internalized homophobia and the demonizing of LGBTQ folks, especially with people of color. Suzanne Pharr, noted LGBTQ organizer and political handywoman offered her wisdom and experience when she visited San Antonio during this time of crisis in our community. Additionally, world renowned Shaman and author, Alberto Villoldo participated in the SALGA Conference and offered his assessment of what was happening in San Antonio. Also around this time, four Latina Lesbians in San Antonio were falsely convicted of a crime they did not commit. Fifteen years later The San Antonio Four would be freed from prison. This past summer (June 2013), the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that DOMA was unconstitutional. It was a great victory for the LGBTQ community. During this time, Mike and I discussed the pros and cons of getting legally married. In searching for a State that allows same-sex marriage, we chose Washington, D.C. which had been our home for many years. We thought about an appropriate time to be in D.C, and we picked November. It was great fall weather for our outdoor ceremony which was sweet and brief. Before the ceremony, las tres amigas/hermanas (Linda, Dolores & Carmen) de Mike y Brad read the following poem: “We are here to celebrate the boda of 2 guys They thought and thought about it Until the kids (Chavo, Chulo, Chico & Chuy) said DECIDE!! You have to make us legal and fill us with pride Pero no matter what you do or say We Chavo, Chulo, Chico & Chuy And ALL present – say From bottom, L to R, Dulce & Janie, JoAnn & María, Brad & Mike
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After 36 years together, Mike Rodríguez and I were married on November 9, 2013 in Washington, D.C. The Reverend Ed Ingebretsen officiated at the marriage ceremony held in the historic Lincoln Park on Capitol Hill. In attendance were friends we have known for almost 30 years. Our chosen family included our Comadres, JoAnn Castillo and Maria Salazar from San Antonio. Carmen Rodriguez, whose wedding we attended in 1987, traveled from Santa Fe, New Mexico; Linda Quintanilla and Larry McCullough from Houston; and Dolores Vera and Michelle Frangieh from Philadelphia. Local D.C. residents in attendance were John Gomez and Noriega James, Dulce Benavides and Janie Cepeda, Leti Gomez and Ruth Eisenberg, Marcia Smith, Louise Kosko, Lorena Carrasco and her friend Eric, Esther and Roger Thomas (whose wedding we also attended 25 years ago in San Antonio) and Semhar Haile. Nos gustaría agradecer a nuestras familias y amigos por su constante apoyo y amor. - Mike Hernández Rodríguez & Bradley Carvajal Veloz
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Still Dreaming of Justice Oh, but you who philosophize disgrace And criticize all fears Bury the rag deep in your face For now’s the time for your tears
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Bob Dylan, “The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll”
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his Dylan song memorialized the unjust death of Hattie Carroll at the hands of William Zantzinger. As the song closes, Dylan chides Lady Justice for the injustice committed. The details of the incident and the song have been elaborated upon by several journalists, principally Ian Frazier who wrote “Legacy of a Lonesome Death” and Paul Slade who wrote “True Lies: The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll.” On February 8, 1963, Maryland’s most prominent citizens attended the Spinsters’ Ball held at the Emerson Hotel in Baltimore. The guests included William Zantzinger, a rich white 24-year-old tobacco farmer, and his wife, Jane. Among the staff working the event was Hattie Carroll, a black 51-year old grandmother and mother of 11 children who worked as a barmaid at that evening’s affair. Throughout the evening and deep into the night Zantzinger drank heavily and hit women guests and servants with his cane. At approximately 1:30 a.m., while Hattie Carroll was tending to another guest, Zantzinger loudly demanded a drink from her and assailed her with a barrage of vulgarities and racial epithets. He also struck Carroll’s shoulder when she did not serve him immediately. After handing the drink to Zantzinger, Carroll complained to a co-worker that she was feeling deathly ill and shortly after collapsed. Carroll was taken to the hospital where she died, eight hours after Zantzinger had struck her. While the hospital ruled Carroll died from a brain hemorrhage, things were a bit more complicated given that an autopsy revealed that she suffered from hardening of the arteries, high blood pressure, and an enlarged heart. Zantzinger would be tried on manslaughter charges in Hagerstown, Maryland, after he requested to have his trial moved from Baltimore. The trial began on June 19, 1963 and eight days later on June 27, a panel of three judges found Zantzinger guilty of manslaughter in the death of Hattie Carroll. The sentencing was postponed two months. On August 28, 1963, the same panel of judges sentenced Zantzinger—six months in jail along with fines totaling $625, a relative slap on the wrist. He was allowed to postpone his jail sentence until after he harvested his tobacco crop. On the same day, about 70 miles southeast of Hagerstown, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his famous “I Have a Dream” speech at the March on Washington. In the shadow of the historic march, the injustice associated with Carroll’s
death would have been lost from our collective memory but for Dylan’s song. Much has changed since August 28, 1963. And much hasn’t. On July 13, 2013 a jury in Sanford, Florida found George Zimmerman, a 29-year-old white Peruvian and self-appointed neighborhood watchman, not guilty of second-degree murder charges in the death of Trayvon Martin, a 17-year-old African American teenager. It had all the appearances of a straightforward case. An armed 28-year-old man shoots to death an unarmed 17-year-old who was returning from the store after buying snacks. Even a half-century after the Zantzinger case, however, such cases are anything but straightforward. Not if race is involved. Trayvon Martin, the victim, was on trial. Zimmerman said and media repeated claims that he was a black youth “up to no-good,” as he walked in a neighborhood in which—the message was clear—he didn’t belong. He was, after all, a black youth in a hoodie—code that we all understand. There was talk of marijuana and school problems. All to buttress the claim that this armed man had to fear for his life. The defense closed its case with a snowy video showing Martin at a convenience store making his purchase. It resembled the countless other videos
we regularly see, capturing criminals in the act. Trayvon Martin was racially profiled and criminalized in Zimmerman’s trial. While Zantzinger was sentenced to six months in a county jail for the death of Hattie Carroll in 1963, Zimmerman will serve no time in the death of Trayvon Martin in 2013. On the 50th anniversary of Dr. King’s “I Have a Dream” speech, let’s remember the senseless and unpunished deaths of Hattie Carroll and Trayvon Martin, though they occurred five decades apart. And let us recognize: Dr. King’s dream is not yet realized. Bio: Rogelio Sáenz, a sociologist and demographer, is Dean of the College of Public Policy at UTSA. This essay was originally published by the Rio Grande Guardian and can be accessed at www.riograndeguardian.com
Agradecimientos esperanza donors The Esperanza Center’s supporters are our source of inspiration and give us the desire (ganas) to continue even after 27 years. If you are not a monthly donor and would like to sign up —or would like to make a tax deductible end-of-the-year contribution, please contact us at esperanza@esperanzacenter.org or call Ramona or Graciela at 210.228.0201. Mil gracias por su apoyo y Feliz Año! Monthly Donors Amanda Haas Amy Kastely & Graciela Sánchez Ana L Garza Ana Maria González Andrea Greimel Angela García Angelita H. Merla Araceli Herrera Bernard Sánchez Bett Butler Betty Stapp Phillips Carmen Tafolla Cristina Ramírez Cynthia Bonner Cynthia Spielman David & Karen Stokes
Deanne Cuellar Elena Guajardo Elvia Niebla Esther Barrera Eugenia Silva Geeta Patel Ginny Timmons Gloria A. Ramírez Graciela García Imelda Arisméndez Isabel & Enrique Sánchez Itza Carbajal James Kitchen Janice Olsen Jennifer Niño Jennifer Till Jesus Alonzo Jezzika Lee Pérez
Jo Ann Herrera John Stanford Jose Rodríguez Joseph Dunwoody, Jr. Josephine & Jesus Campos Juanita & Arnold Sánchez Judith Cashin Lerma Judith Norman Judith Sanders Castro Kirsten E. Gardner Laura Codina Lavonna Dietering Leticia Sánchez Letitia Gómez Lillian Stevens Linda D. Beddingfield Lorna Francis Margot Oviedo
Maria Alejandro Maria Del Socorro Leandro Maria Ojeda Marianne Ornelas Mary Lou Miller Melissa Rodríguez Michael Villarreal & Jeanne Russell Michelle Myers Monica Velásquez Nasrin Akhtar Piri Natalie Goodnow Patricia Castillo Peter Haney & Laura Padilla Peter Maher Petra Mata Rebecca López
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he 2013 Esperanza Peace Market was one of our most memorable mercados. We expanded the number of vendors from Mexico making it necessary to situate them on the 2nd floor. There were more tents along Evergreen this year — thanks to our neighbors’ cooperation. Vendors along the sidewalk leading to the patio filled the fence with wonderful paintings. And, the addition of golf carts provided rides to many elderly and handicapped folks. The diversity of shoppers and vendors was greater than ever. All of this and more was possible in the 2013 Mercado because Esperanza staff, buena gente, vendors and businesses worked together to make it a success. Special thanks to all – for your time, energy and donations. Happy holidays y Feliz Año!
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RESTRAUNT FOOD DONATIONS: Augie’s Barbed Wire Smoke House • Deco Pizza • El Camaron Pelado Seafood Restaurant • Kate’s Frosting • Las Salsas • Liberty Bar • Lily’s Cookies • LuLu’s Bakery • Madhatter’s Teahouse and Café • Simi’s Indian Cuisine • The Cove • HEB-Wurzbach BUENA GENTE Food Donations: Mario Quispe • Bianca LeCocke • Gina Pellegrino • Yvonne Ross • Eleanor Ross • Alicia Segovia • Melanie Strybos • Mini Villanueva • Diana Lorena & Maria Hernández • Rosita Hernández • María Contreras • Mariana • Elizabeth Balderas • Rosa Martínez • Dolores Jarvis Gonzáles • Kim Pipes • Karin Gabrielson • Roxanne Markline • Enedina Vásquez • Betsy Gruy • Rosita Bay • Beatriz Aguilar • Myrna Grijalva • Isabel Sánchez • Nadine & Iman Saliba • Janie Castillo • Shawn Corder • Norma Gómez • Esther Guajardo • Jane Madrigal • Tim Palomera • Sharyl Teneyuca • Isabel & Enrique Sánchez • Myrna Grijalva • Michelle Holub • Karla Aguilar • Ramona Corpstein • Susana Segura • Araceli Herrera • Liza Stein • James Kitchen • Liliana Wilson • Guadalupe Segura • y más!
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BUENA GENTE: J. Lynne Armstrong & Olga Hernández • Gary W. Houston • Amy Kastely • Luis Mercado • Giomara Bazaldúa & Jessica Hawkins • Elizandro Carrington & Surina • Lilliana P. Saldaña • Mario E. Carbajal • Carol Ann Aguero • Edith A. Stockhardt • Brenda Davis • Dave Stokes • Margarita McAuliffe • Margot Oviedo • Nettie Hinton • Ray McDonald • Sharyll S. Teneyuca • Rita Urquijo-Ruiz • Cynthia Spielman • Beatrice S Moreno • Angie Merla • Antonia Padilla • Felicia Williams • Olga Crespin • Grace Ibarra • Alice Canestaro-García • Lauryn Farris • Tiffany Ross • Juan Diaz • Marisela Candelaria • Madeline Guyer • Caitlin Gallagher • Myrna Grijalva • Mario Cooremans • Elva Pérez Treviño • Claudia Franco • Diana Fernández • Marques Minor • Firdos Vohra • Jessica Méndez • Brandon Rivas • Maya R • Jessica F. Gonzáles • Helen Suárez • Juanita Walker • Michelle Holub • Roger West • Maria Leighton • Monica Walker • Margarita Bayles • Julius Lorenzi • Ruth Falcón • Sylbia Garza • Alejandra G • Ashley Torres • Rina Valdez • Jose Oviedo & family • Bailey Gosline • Fidel Castillo • Sahara Jackson • Verónica Alfonsina Salas • Donna Sánchez • Isabel, Enrique, Gustavo and Leticia Sánchez • Josie Merla • Marta Vásquez • Bernard Sánchez • Crystal Serrano y mas!
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Amnesty International #127 info. Call Arthur Dawes, 210.213.5919. Anti-War Peace Vigil on Thurs. (since 9/11/2001) from 4-5pm @ Flores & Commerce. Contact Tim 210.822.4525 | timduda@aol.com Bexar Co. Green Party info@bexargreens.org or call 210.471.1791. Celebration Circle meets Sun.@11am @JumpStart@Blue Star Arts. Meditation, Wed.@7:30pm @Quaker Meeting House, 7052 Vandiver. 210.533-6767 DIGNITY S.A. gathering at 5:15 pm, mass at 5:30 pm, Sunday @ Beacon Hill Presbyterian Church, 1101 W. Woodlawn. Call 210.340.2230 Adult Wellness Support Group sponsored by PRIDE Center meets 4th Mondays, 7-9 pm @ Lions Field, 2809 Broadway. Call 210.213.5919. Energia Mia meets 3rd Saturdays every other month starting Nov 2013 at 1pm @ Oblate School of Theology, 285 Oblate Dr. Call 210.849.8121
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Habitat for Humanity meets 1st Tues. for volunteer orientation, 6pm, HFHSA Office @ 311 Probandt. S.A. International Woman’s Day March & Rally planning committee meets year-round. www.sawomenwillmarch.org or 210.262.0654
PFLAG, meets 1st Thurs. @ 7pm, University Presbyterian Church 300 Bushnell Ave. 210.655.2383. Parents of Murdered Children, meets 2nd Mondays @ Balcones Heights Community Ctr, 107 Glenarm | www.pomcsanantonio.org Proyecto Hospitalidad Liturgy meets Thurs. 7pm, 325 Courtland. The Rape Crisis Center, 500 US Hwy-90W Hotline: 210.349-7273. or 210.521.7273 or email: Drominishi@ rapecrisis.com 7. The Religious Society of Friends meets Sundays@10am @ The Friends Meeting House, 7052 N. Vandiver. 210.945.8456. San Antonio’s Communist Party USA meets 3-5 pm on 2nd Sundays. Contact:juanchostanford@yahoo.com S.A. Gender Association meets 1st & 3rd Thursdays, 6-9pm @ 611 E. Myrtle, MCCSA The SA AIDS Foundation offers free HIV testing at 818 E. Grayson St. 210.225.4715|www.txsaaf.org.
From Sept. 1 – Dec. 15, all federal and state employees will be able to donate through the combined federal campaign. If you take part in the CFC workplacegiving campaign, please consider designating the Esperanza (#7773) as your organization of choice.
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A bequest is one of the simplest ways to support the Esperanza. A bequest from a will or a trust distribution is fully deductible for federal estate tax purposes, and there is no limit on the deduction your estate can claim.
SGI-USA LGBT Buddhist group meets 2nd Sat. at 10am @ 7142 San Pedro Ave., Ste 117. Call 210.653.7755.
Metropolitan Community Church 611 East Myrtle services & Sunday school @10:30am. Call 210.472.3597
Shambhala Buddhist Meditation classes are Tues. 7-8pm, & Sun. 9:30am-12:30pm at 1114 So. St. Mary’s. Call 210.222.9303.
Overeaters Anonymous meets daily in English & MWF in Spanish. See www. oasanantonio.org or (210) 492-5400
S.N.A.P. (Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests). Contact Barbara at 210.725.8329.
The People’s Power Coalition For info., call Marisol 210.878.6751.
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Notas Y Más December 2013/January 2014
La Fundación César E. Chávez de Legado y Educación ofrece consultas legales gratuitas a familias de inmigrantes cada miércoles 10 am - 4 pm en 1504 E. Commerce. Llame al 210.842.9339 para mas información.
Brief news items on upcoming community events. Send info for Notas y Más to: lavoz@esperanzacenter.org or mail to: 922 San Pedro, San Antonio, TX 78212. The deadline is the 8th of each month.
see the full CFP, roundtable themes, costs and to apply for the institute see frontiers. osu.edu/transnational-feminisms-scholarinstitute-2014. Applications due Dec. 15.
The NACCS 2014 Tejas Foco Conference, Chicana/o Studies in Tejas: Transforming Our Communities will be held Feb. 20-22, 2014 at Northwest Vista College in San Antonio,Tejas. | www. alamo.edu/nvc/tejasfoco The Texas Association Against Sexual Assault (TAASA) conference will be held in Irving from March 9-13, 2014. The theme is “Break the Box: Collective Action Against Sexual Violence.” | http:// taasaconference.org/speakers/
YEYA’S
Antiques & Oddities 1423 E. Commerce San Antonio, Texas 78205
Holiday Episode Celebrates New and Familiar Winter Traditions
PBS Nationwide Premiere on December 20, 2013. Featuring, among others, San Antonio’s tamale makers Isabel & Enrique Sánchez, ceramic artist Veronica Castillo, paper artist Kathleen Trenchard and Navidad in San Antonio.
In San Antonio, tune in to PBS:
Monday, December 23rd @ 8pm Wednesday, December 25th @ 1:30am Mario Cooremans (210) 827-5555 yeyasantiques@ymail.com Find us on Facebook!
watch episodes online at video.pbs.org/program/craft-in-america www.craftamerica.org facebook/craftinamerica
Corazones de Casa de Cuentos invite you to come share historias, memories, coffee and laughter with us every 2nd Saturday! Join us on December 14th for a potluck holiday convivio and a small, traditional candlelit posada from 10am - 12pm. @ Casa de Cuentos, 816 S. Colorado (at Guadalupe St.)
Check out our new blog! Actos de Corazon: Honoring the Historias of San Anto’s Westside www.corazonesdelwestside.blogspot.com or call Cynthia at 210.396.3688.
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The Kings N Things Alliday Show bring tidings of queer cheer for the 7th annual The Cesar E. Chavez Legacy and Edu- muscial show on Friday, December 20th. cational Foundation offers free legal Shows are at 7pm and 10pm at Elysium consultations to immigrant families each 705 Red River St., Austin, TX. Wednesday from 10 am - 4 pm at 1504 E. Commerce. For details, call 210.842.9339. The Texas Foco of NACCS is seeking Nominations for the Premio Estrella de On Saturday, December 14th, 2-5 pm at the Aztlán honoring individuals who have Mission Branch Library (3134 Roosevelt worked towards the betterment of Chicanas/ Ave.) Antonio Diaz and the Texas Indig- os in Tejas. Nominations’ Deadline: Dec. enous Council will host a panel discussion 31st. E-mail Jesús: chano6_@hotmail.com on issues surrounding indigenous identity Presentations will be made at the NACCS both locally and globally. Check: www. 2014 Tejas Foco Conference. facebook.com/events/176705102523780/ The application deadline for Newberry Transnational Feminisms Summer Library fellowships is here! Long term Institute, Thinking Transnational and short term fellowships are available. Feminisms, is a 5-day summer institute, For details on both check the website at: July 6-11, 2014 in Columbus, Ohio www.newberry.org/fellowships organized by and for feminist scholars. To Deadline: January 15, 2014.
The Unión=Fuerza Latino Institute will take place on Thursday, January 30, 2014 at the Creating Change Conference, in Houston, TX. (see page 2) Also, The Community Alliance for a United San Antonio (CAUSA) will present a workshop entitled “Case Study On How To Pass A Municipal Non-Discrimination Ordinance: San Antonio, Texas” with Graciela Sanchez, Lauryn Farris and Daniel Graney. For more info. call 210-334-7850.
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Commemorating the Chilean struggle for democracy, justice, and human rights, 40 years after Allende.
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Program continues w/ events thru February plus concerts at Esperanza on Feb 8th & 22nd.
www.trinity.edu/chile-sings Organized by the Mexico, the Americas, and Spain (MAS) program of Trinity University, in collaboration with Esperanza Peace & Justice Center and the San Antonio Museum of Art.
If so, Esperanza Peace and Justice Center wants to hear from you. We are planning an art exhibit for Spring 2014 that explores the complex realities of the fracking boom-- the good, the bad, and the ugly. We are looking for creative expressions in all media (photos, stories, songs, drawings, letters, performance) that share your experience of fracking. You do not have to be a professional artist to submit! Todos somos creativ@s.
DEADLINE EXTENDED Until We Hear from YOU, South Texas! Questions? Call Marisol Cortez at (210) 228-0201
Portraits of Extraction in Eagle Ford and Beyond Exhibit Opening Spring 2014
TO SUBMIT: Send a 1-page info sheet with title, type of work (photo, painting, etc), description of piece (including size, if applicable) and personal contact info (name, address, email, phone). EMAIL: esperanza@esperanzacenter.org or MAIL: Esperanza ATTN: Marisol Cortez, 922 San Pedro, San Antonio, TX 78212.