FREE DOCUMENTARY SCREENINGS!!

Sponsored by:

Students For Human Rights In Syria

White Rose Society

Palestine Solidarity Committee

Come to the screening of The Suffering Grasses on November 12th from 7:30 – 9 pm at WEL 2.308!

“Filmed in early 2012, the film captures the competing impulses among opponents of the Assad regime at the onset of the Syrian revolution. Against the backdrop of the Arab Spring and the complicated politics of the region, it explores the Syrian conflict through the humanity of the civilians who have been killed, abused, and displaced, particularly the women and children. When elephants go to war, it is the grass that suffers.”

If you want to learn more, come to the screening of Return to Homs on November 13th from 7:30 – 9 pm at WEL 2.308!

“In the middle of Syrian Civil War, the film follows 19 year-old national football team goalkeeper, Basset and 24-year-old  Ossama, his media activist and journalist friend, their daily life in the city of Homs which has become a bombed-out ghost town by Syrian Army on Syria’s leader Bashar al-Assad orders. Their homes, lives and dreams destroyed and in order to gain freedom, they are forced to change course Basset and Ossama turned from peaceful protesters into rebel insurgents.”

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The day following the 2014 election, the Annette Strauss Institute for Civic Life will host a post-election debriefing that will culminate in a blunt tell-all with the Chairman of the Republican Party of Texas and the Chairman of the Texas Democratic Party.

2014 Post-Election Debriefing

Wednesday, November 5, 2014

4:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Belo Center for New Media, 2nd floor auditorium

The Annette Strauss Institute for Civic Life recently released the Texas Civic Health Index, a study that compared Texas to other states in our nation in terms of political participation and civic involvement. The report found that Texas ranked at or near the bottom in nearly every indicator.

The New Politics Forum’s post-election debriefing will bring together journalists, researchers, and campaign professionals to discuss what the results mean for the future of civic engagement in Texas.

Speakers include:

– Steve Munisteri, Chairman, Republican Party of Texas

– Gilberto Hinojosa, Chairman, Texas Democratic Party

– Ross Ramsey, Executive Editor, The Texas Tribune

– Christina Sanders, State Director, Texas League of Young Voters

– Dr. Regina Lawrence, Director, Annette Strauss Institute for Civic Life

– Christina Gomez, Digital Director, Battleground Texas

– Vincent Harris, recently featured as “The Man Who Invented the Republican Internet”

– Dr. Sharon Navarro, Associate Professor, UT-San Antonio

– Cari Christman, Executive Director, Red State Women

– Ed Espinoza, Executive Director, Texas Research Institute

– Dr. Sharon Jarvis, Associate Director, Annette Strauss Institute for Civic Life

– Dr. Josh Scacco, Assistant Professor, Purdue University

Registration is required and includes a conference program, parking in the San Antonio Garage, hors d’eouvres, coffee, and beverages from 3:30 pm – 6:00 pm, as well as an invitation to our networking after-party.

$22 general public;  $12 students ($6 for UT students, see below)

STUDENT DISCOUNT:

All current UT-Austin undergraduate and graduate students are offered 50% off (bringing the cost to $6). Register via the student link and use the code “Election 14” (case-sensitive, no quotes) to receive your discount.