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Dr Sandra Guzman Foster
Assistant Professor, Dreeben School of Education
University of the Incarnate Word
sfoster@uiwtx.edu
(210) 832-3215
Dr. Sandy L. Guzman Foster is the Sister Theophane Power Endowed Chair and an Associate Professor in the graduate studies department in the Dreeben School of Education at the University of the Incarnate Word.
She conducts workshops on topics related to critical reflection, the 3Ds (discussion, debate, and dialogue), inclusive education, equity, diversity, and social justice.
She is a proponent of transformative learning education opportunities and is a strong believer in building bridges, not walls when it comes to racial, cultural, and interfaith understanding.
Sr. Martha Ann Kirk
Office: AD 341
Phone: (210) 829-3854
Email: kirk@uiwtx.edu
Sister Martha Ann Kirk, Th.D.
With a Th.D. in Theology and the Arts from the Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley, CA, and Masters degrees from the University of New Mexico and Fordham University, she has been a professor of Religious Studies and of the Arts at the University of the Incarnate Word teaching over 7,000 students, writing six books, and visiting 32 countries often leading students. She is interested in furthering San Antonio’s flourishing as a City of Compassion within the global Charter for Compassion movement leading. Martha Ann is among the international group of certified facilitators for Compassionate Integrity Training. She is an SA2020 Ambassador encouraging progress towards a shared vision for a thriving San Antonio.
She has been the San Antonio Peace Laureate, the Texas Pax Christi Peacemaker of the Year, and recognized in various ways for building interfaith and intercultural bridges. She was included in the PBS “Women, War, and Peace” series as a “Teacher of Peace.” She promotes service learning within the UIW Ettling Center for Civic Leadership and Sustainability. As a Sister of Charity of the Incarnate Word, she serves as the Chair their International Justice, Peace, and Integrity of Creation Committee.
Veterans to End Endless Wars
Veterans to End Endless Wars
Who we are: ABOUT FACE: Veterans Against the War, formerly Iraq Veterans Against the War, are Post-9/11 service members and veterans organizing to end a foreign policy of permanent war and the use of military weapons, tactics, and values in communities across the country. As people intimately familiar with the inner workings of the world’s largest military, we use our knowledge and experiences to expose the truth about these conflicts overseas and the growing militarization in the United States.
Bios:
Jules Vaquera is a veteran of the US Air Force. She has been a member of About Face making anti-war and anti-military art for many years. With the group Puro Slam she began writing poetry and with the group Soldier Songs and Voices she began writing music. She uses these art forms for her own healing and to spread a peaceful message of non violence and putting an end to war.
Jake Tucker is a Veteran of the US Army (2001-2009) and joined About Face: Veterans Against the War in 2017. As a union hotel worker, Jake is a shop steward with Unite Here and is also an organizer with the Party for Socialism and Liberation. Jake is active in the struggle for housing rights, labor solidarity, and the fight against US imperialism.
Eric Esqueda served in the US Marine Corps as an Electro-Optical Ordnance Technician from 2007 to 2012. At the time of enlisting, Eric didn’t know what job he had signed on to. After learning that his recruiter wasn’t entirely truthful to him, he vowed not to re-enlist again. Though he is not ashamed of joining the Marines, he is, however, ashamed of any actions he took in contributing to endless war. He has seen firsthand the corruption of the Military Industrial Complex and takes seriously the oath he gave to the Constitution. Eric is a graduate student at Hobby School of Public Affairs and a law student at the University of Houston Law Center.
Julia Fast is a 6 year US Army Veteran who recently resigned for the military with an Honorable Discharge, after being recognized as a Conscientious Objector. She has been a member of About Face: Veterans Against the War since 2019, and is on a journey as an activist to end the Forever Wars. Julia is a physician in family medicine.
Hart Viges joined the US Army as a reaction to 9/11. After returning from Iraq, he filed and received Conscientious Objector status. Ever since, Hart has been a member of Veterans for Peace and About Face: Veterans Against the War.
Robert Dredden Sr. has been a member of About Face: Veterans Against the War since 2017; he is a Combat Veteran of the Iraq War where he served with the US Army. Robert completed one enlistment and left the military in 2006. He holds an Associates of Applied Arts Degree in Graphic Design, where he obtained this degree from the Institute of Seattle, Seattle, Washington.
Jovanni Reyes, is a member organizer in About Face: Veterans Against the War; he is a 14 year Veteran of the US Army, took part in NATO’s first ever war, where he witnessed firsthand the profit making motives of war and the calamities in causes to those at the receiving end. Jovanni resigned from the military after being deeply conflicted with the invasion and occupation of Iraq in 2007. He holds Masters in International Relations and in Instructional Technology. He’s activism consists of educating the public on the Military Industrial Complex and Hybrid Wars.
Resources:
Resources:
ABOUT FACE Veterans Art Project: https://bit.ly/3l50HWR You can download art from our members compiled throughout the years
AF Videos
Jules Vaquera music video: Hard to Kill a Heart by Jules Vaquera and Jana Pochop
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E50m2LybR0Q&feature=youtu.be
Jules Vaquera speech in front of Lackland, AFB in response to President Trump’s 2020 dangerous escalations towards war on Iran: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJpbZeam3Cw&feature=youtu.be
Trish Brownlee’s Altered:
1st Version of Altered -https://bit.ly/3iecYpX
2nd Version of Altered 2020- https://bit.ly/3ijfqLX
ABOUT FACE: Veterans Against the War YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/ivaw
Right to Heal Campaign. Listening to the voices of victims of our war:
Jacob George testimony: The Human Cost of War- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzeUj1bXJy0
Mike Prysner testimony: Racism and War - the dehumanisation of the enemy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IL9924P0vv8
About Face message - Do not Thank Me for My Service, Support Veterans Resistance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmfPFxkE9kc
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