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09/20/2024

One of the most exciting news I have had all year. Our documentary The Life: S*x Trafficking Modern Day Slavery will air on Houston PBS November 26th 10pm right after Frontline.
Thank you all for your love and support. We are over the moon. The show has aired all over the country and you can find it on

For those trapped within the world of s*x trafficking, don’t give up hope.

09/12/2024

THIS WAR MUST END NOW! Prayers for peace

Hospital officials in Gaza say an Israeli airstrike killed at least 34 and injured dozens more, when it hit a UN school sheltering displaced Palestinians.

09/05/2024

I will be attending the marvelous dream workshop. I hope you too can join us. Dreams can enlighten and enhance our lives. Let's do this.

What to Expect There is no prior experience necessary to join. This group will help you gain a deeper understanding of your dreams while enhancing your self-awareness. In addition to working on dreams (every member will have an opportunity to bring forth their dream), we will also engage in brief me...

08/23/2024

After a long hiatus for my health, I am more than excited and happy to announce I will be back playing at Salento Bistrot on Saturday September 7th 7pm to 10. I invite you to join me mainly to celebrate life, and a fun night of music and tasty food.

08/13/2024

I want to thank everyone who wished me a happy birthday, especially this year, it meant a lot! I live in gratitude I have lived and enjoyed this life this long!!!!

08/13/2024

In six weeks, I plan to have another day of fun, creativity and adventure with you! if you decide. Join us

Patricia Gras Saturday, Sep 28 9am - 5pm CT Learn how to create meaningful video narratives without expensive equipment or prior experience.

06/09/2024

Do you live in Houston Texas? Check out our documentary on s*x trafficking airing on PBS.org We can all do something about this.

https://www.pbs.org/show/the-life/

For those trapped within the world of s*x trafficking, don’t give up hope.

06/06/2024

STOICS

They can break the rules. They can bury you in paperwork. They can lie. They can abuse their power. They can hurt people.

They can do all this impunity. It’s not just that they can. It’s that they almost certainly will. Injustice is not an aberration in this world, it’s practically the norm. Anyone who has tried to bring about change, who has tried to do the right thing, who has tried to follow virtue to its natural conclusions has found this out.

But you know what they can’t do? They can’t make you be like them. This is what Marcus Aurelius reminds himself at the beginning of Meditations. “No one can implicate me in ugliness,” he writes. Later in Meditations he observes that he can never truly be harmed by an outside force because outside forces have no sway over his soul, over his character.

Yes, the powers that be can stymie us but they can’t force us to like them…or be like them. That’s a choice we make. That’s something that’s in our power. That’s something that we can and must resist.

They’re going to do what they’re going to do—cheat, abuse, hurt, act with injustice—but we’re not. We’re going to stay at it. We’re going to keep going back (as we talked about). We’re going to be and do good.

05/25/2024

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As many of you know our documentary on s*x trafficking is airing on PBS stations. This video below is very important. The sign this yound woman makes is to get help. She is being trafficked. Our community needs to know this so we can all get involved in keeping our kids safe. If you see something, say or do something.

Girl signals for help during the flight. This sign could save lives!!

05/12/2024

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For those trapped within the world of s*x trafficking, don’t give up hope.

03/02/2024

If you missed the screening last week. On March 7th another screening of our documentary will take place at Crime Stoppers downtown at noon. Join us!

01/12/2024

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12/10/2023

Today President elect libertarian Javier Milei will become thre president of Argentina. I was present when he won in November and I am in Argentina today when he becomes the hope for many Argentines and anxiety for others. The words I hear from Argentines who decided to vote for a virtually unkown economisti is that they are fed up. The country has been on an economic tailspin for decades. Some of the dire economic statistitics are as follows
over two hundred percent inflation rate, twnty percent unemployment rate, forty five percent poverty rate, one million argentines leaving the country per year due to the economic crisis. I often hear onnly half of the population actually works.
Why has Argentina been such an economic mess? Excessive corruption, and government spending by unethical populists, and of course millions living off the dole with no desire to work. This is why It has been called a client state.

Can this president fix the Argentine economy? He has already said it will take thirty five years for his plan to work. Argentines just want a change. They don't really know if he can do it, but fatigue with past govenrments has set in. At this point there is no going back.
For many in Latin America the shift to the right by a Latin American country is a welcome change, especially with extreme leftist governments in Venezuela, Nicaragua and Cuba. There is also great anxiety by those who believe progressive policies are best for most citizens.
My humble opinion has always been right or left wing ideology does not always make good government. I would call my ideology middle of the road. There are necessary policies from both sides if they work for that particular country, what I ask of any government is honesty, pragmatism, ethical behavior, wisdom, social justice and policies that actually favor the wellbeing of most citizens of a nation. My hope for Argentina is that whatever this president and his government does benefits most Argentines. The truth is we don't know. We will just have to wait.

11/06/2023

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