Apocalyptic Anxiety & Rumbles of Discontent: The Alienation Effect

Monday, September 11, 2023 - 1:00pm
CST
Gregory Diamant

Fear, insecurity and loneliness seem to be pivot points in today's political and social environment. What is the relation between philosophical liberty and gross inequality? What role does alienation play and what is it? Are we alienated from nature as well as each other? We seem to be dancing around a Bonfire of the Inanities with no end in sight other than witless conflict and exhaustion. But what positive actions can we take to navigate out of this mess? That leads us to the age old question: "What is to be done?" I do not claim to have the answers although asking questions may help for us to see a path toward the future.

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Monday, October 20, 2025 - 1:30pm
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Bruce Hobson & Meizhu Lui
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La Biblioteca, Teatro Santa Ana, Insurgentes 25, Centro, San Miguel de Allende

Co-founders of the Mexico Solidarity Project, Bruce Hobson and Meizhu Lui will speak on why North American progressives should understand why Mexico is critical to advancing a vision of socialism and multiracial democracy in the United States.

 

Wednesday, October 22, 2025 - 12:00pm
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Organized by The Reentry Resource Program

You are invited to join a discussion with filmmaker Santiago Esteinou and Cesar Fierro about the new documentaryThe Freedom of Fierro.

César Fierro has just become a free man, and he needs to rebuild his life after being wrongly sentenced to death in Texas. César spent 40 years in prison before being released... Read more

Monday, November 3, 2025 - 1:30pm
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Joe Belden
Location:
La Biblioteca, Sala Quezal, Insurgentes 25, Centro, San Miguel de Allende
This mostly forgotten war led to Mexico losing over half its territory and the United States expanding to the Pacific. The lecture examines the political and economic background of the conflict, what led to it, and the roles of such factors as Texas annexation in 1845, slavery, racism, the Democratic and Whig parties, and Manifest... Read more