Dist. 5 Councilwoman Patti Radle speaks on Westside public art, health, fitness

Contact: Steve Peralta or Manny Castillo
(210) 226-7466
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Dist. 5 Councilwoman Patti Radle speaks on Westside public art, health, fitness

SAN ANTONIO (Nov. 4, 2003) - San Anto Cultural Arts (SACA) and District 5 Councilwoman Patti Radle will conduct a press conference Wednesday, Nov. 5, at 12:30 p.m. to announce the first annual Corazon y Familia Mural 5k Run/Walk and address the importance of Westside public art, health and fitness. Radle co-chairs the event with University of Texas at San Antonio President Dr. Ricardo Romo.

The press conference takes place at 2120 El Paso on the corner of El Paso and Chupaderas streets.

SACA's eighth mural "Salvacion" serves as the backdrop for the press conference. Located within a barrio just north of Guadalupe St., "Salvacion" has become a place of worship and meditation for local residents who may not feel comfortable or welcomed at a church or other traditional place of worship. Digital images of "Salvacion" are available at SACA's photolog at http://www.sananto.org/photolog.

WHO: District 5 Councilwoman Patti Radle, San Anto Cultural Arts

WHAT: Press Conference

WHERE: 2120 El Paso, San Antonio, Texas 78207

WHEN: Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2003, 12:30 p.m. CST

WHY: To announce the Westside's first annual Corazon y Familia Mural 5k Run/Walk and address the importance of public art, health and fitness.

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Editors: Digital images with cutlines of all of SACA's murals are available at http://www.sananto.org/photolog/. A map of the event route is also available at the SACA Web site at http://www.sananto.org/corazon/archives/000070.html. Please call (210)226-7466 for hi-resolution images.
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Founded in 1993, San Anto Cultural Arts is a non-profit, community arts organization located in the heart of San Antonio's Westside. The organization currently operates three projects: The Community Mural Project, The Video Oral History and Documentary Project and El Placazo Community Newspaper.

SACA's mission is to provide people of all socio-economic backgrounds tools to realize their creative skills in art, journalism, and video production and documentation as a way to foster community, social, educational, human and community development.

Posted by sananto at November 4, 2003 10:34 PM