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SUMMARY:Sauerkraut and Fermented Vegetables
DESCRIPTION:Date: Saturday Oct 22nd\, 2016\nTime: 9am – 11am\nLocation: Finca Tres Robles\nCost: $40 – contact for scholarships\nDescription: \nCome learn the ancient art of fermentation! It’s a way to preserve food\, harvest probiotics\, spread food cultures\, and get creative with your food. In this introductory class\, we will cover the basics of the fermentation process\, taste homemade ferments\, and you will make and take home a mason jar of your first vegetable ferment! Your gut is already thanking you. The class is based on the teachings of Sandor Katz’ book Wild Fermentation\, an essential reference for budding home fermenters. \nThis class will use locally grown produce whenever possible\, meaning that the vegetables we ferment in class will change by the season! We have fermented cabbage\, beets\, carrots\, daikon radish\, green beans\, turnips\, mustard greens\, and more. These nutritious goods have been flavored with dill\, fennel\, oranges\, garlic\, and ginger. Come see what’s in season and make your own combination! \n10% of the proceeds to this class go to AIDA and Survival International. Two organizations that champion tribal peoples and defend their land and culture. As we celebrate their wisdom in our class we will also be sending support for their cultural practices to continue. \nScholarships are available. Please contact cobb.andrew [at] gmail.com.
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/sauerkraut-fermented-vegetables/
LOCATION:Finca Tres Robles\, 257 N. Greenwood \, Houston\, TX\, 77011
CATEGORIES:Environmental & Environmental Justice,Peace Education for Children & Families
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SUMMARY:Lightening Your Footprint
DESCRIPTION:This workshop is intended to empower you to go forward with your ideas of how to live more sustainably. \nHave you wondered what it means to be sustainable or how you might transition to a more sustainable way of living. What ways are you inspired to make changes in your lifestyle\, your neighborhood\, workplace or the Houston area that offer more care for the Earth\, care for people and creates community? \nThrough storytelling of active projects in the Houston area\, we will discuss and work in small groups and together on your ideas for projects\, large or small that you may have envisioned. We will share principles and ways of thinking through how to bring your goals to fruition. \nWorkshop facilitators are Ray Sher\, Andrew Cobb\, Melissa Knox\, Cavanaugh Nweze\, Gary Edmondson\, Juan Espinosa \nThe facilitators of the workshop have a myriad of work experience in facilitation and problem solving. Some have completed the study and practice to earn a Permaculture Design Certificate\, others have experience in the not for profit world\, working with clients to solve living/working issues\, and others are activists working with people to bring change in environmental\, economic\, financial\, food access areas\, especially in under served neighborhoods. \nCosponsored by Urban Harvest. Participants must be at least 15 years of age.
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/lightening-your-footprint/
LOCATION:Museum of Natural Science\, 5555 Hermann Park Dr\, Houston\, TX\, 77030\, United States
CATEGORIES:Economic Justice,Environmental & Environmental Justice,Human Rights & Criminal Justice
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SUMMARY:Meeting 2: Resist Fracking on Shores of Lake Houston
DESCRIPTION: We have very reliable information that a fracking company\, which has been buying mineral rights on the shores of Lake Houston\, intends to start fracking in late September or early October. This will have impacts on Lake Houston water\, the primary source of water for Houston\, & the health of those\, especially women & children\, living near the fracking operations. More info. below!\n\n\nDate: August 23rd\nTime: 7pm\nLocation: 5915 Spring Lodge Dr\, Humble\, TX 77345\n\n\nThe presenters at both events will include:\nPriscilla Villa who worked in the oil and gas industry for two years which led her to her pursue a Master’s degree where she did research on the health risks faced by residents in the Eagle Ford Shale. She works for Earthworks and is currently based out of the Houston.\nSharon Wilson\, who is also with Earthworks\, has worked on this issue for over a decade and is probably the most knowledgeable person in Texas on fracking.\nJere Locke of the Texas Drought Project who has worked on fracking for five years.\nSome of the major issues with this fracking are:\n\nThe average frack involves about 700 very toxic chemicals some of which overtime will enter the lake\, Houston’s primary water supply supply.\nThe average frack uses uses well over 100 tons of chemicals\nThere are very good studies that show that these chemicals cause all sorts of horrible illnesses especially for women and children. Lake Houston could very well be the next Flint Michigan.\nIn many places fracking has caused earthquakes\n\n\nIf you have questions or want to order a lunch at noon please contact Jere Locke of the Texas Drought Project at 512-416-7170-h/o or 512-203-8858-c or jerelocke – [at] – yahoo – [dot]- com.
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/meeting-2-resist-fracking-shores-lake-houston/
LOCATION:Kingwood Home\, 5915 Spring Lodge Dr\, Humble\, 77345
CATEGORIES:Environmental & Environmental Justice
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SUMMARY:Meeting 1: Resist Fracking on Shores of Lake Houston
DESCRIPTION:Date: August 23rd\nTime: Noon\nLocation:  First Unitarian Universalist Church \, 5200 Fannin St\, Houston\, TX 77004\nFood: Lunch provided by contacting…Jere Locke of the Texas Drought Project at 512-416-7170-h/o or 512-203-8858-c or jerelocke – [at] – yahoo – [dot]- com.\n\nWe have very reliable information that a fracking company\, which has been buying mineral rights on the shores of Lake Houston\, intends to start fracking in late September or early October. This will have impacts on Lake Houston water\, the primary source of water for Houston\, & the health of those\, especially women & children\, living near the fracking operations. More info. below!\n\nThe presenters at both events will include:\nPriscilla Villa who worked in the oil and gas industry for two years which led her to her pursue a Master’s degree where she did research on the health risks faced by residents in the Eagle Ford Shale. She works for Earthworks and is currently based out of the Houston.\nSharon Wilson\, who is also with Earthworks\, has worked on this issue for over a decade and is probably the most knowledgeable person in Texas on fracking.\nJere Locke of the Texas Drought Project who has worked on fracking for five years.\nSome of the major issues with this fracking are:\n\nThe average frack involves about 700 very toxic chemicals some of which overtime will enter the lake\, Houston’s primary water supply supply.\nThe average frack uses uses well over 100 tons of chemicals\nThere are very good studies that show that these chemicals cause all sorts of horrible illnesses especially for women and children. Lake Houston could very well be the next Flint Michigan.\nIn many places fracking has caused earthquakes\n\n\nIf you have questions or want to order a lunch at noon please contact Jere Locke of the Texas Drought Project at 512-416-7170-h/o or 512-203-8858-c or jerelocke – [at] – yahoo – [dot]- com.
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/meeting-resist-fracking-shores-lake-houston/
LOCATION:First Unitarian Universalist Church\, 5200 Fannin St.\, Houston\, TX\, 77004\, United States
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SUMMARY:Climate Reality Leadership Corps Training
DESCRIPTION:Building on the momentum from COP 21\, The Climate Reality Project will be conducting an intensive three-day training\, led by its Chairman Al Gore\, running August 16–18 in Texas. The training will bring together pioneers\, change agents\, and proven leaders from across business\, government\, and civil society sectors to enable participants to develop the skills\, relationships\, and connections to help implement the agreement reached in Paris. \nThe Texas training will be the 33rd Climate Reality Leadership Corps training\, and will welcome hundreds more leaders to the network. It will address the impacts that climate change is already having on the state\, from droughts to floods\, as well as the intersection between climate change risk and Texas’ more vulnerable populations. Sessions will also address renewable energy in Texas\, including the growth of wind energy\, and the enormous potential for solar. \nIn December 2015\, leaders from over 190 governments met in Paris for the UN’s COP 21 climate talks to create a historic agreement to limit the greenhouse gas emissions driving climate change and keep average planet-wide temperature rise to well below 2 degrees Celsius while pursuing efforts to keep warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. The conference marked a global turning point on climate change\, not only for the extraordinary agreement that world leaders reached in Paris\, but also for the unprecedented number of citizens speaking up all around the world\, demanding bold action to address the climate crisis and making this landmark agreement possible. \nWorking alongside partners throughout the climate community\, Climate Reality’s trained activists and supporters were instrumental in engaging and mobilizing millions worldwide to speak up for a strong agreement at COP 21 long before negotiators arrived in Paris. And at the heart of this effort were members of the Climate Reality Leadership Corps\, a global network of activists and influencers founded by Climate Reality Chairman and former US Vice President Al Gore. With the 2006 release of his Academy Award-winning documentary An Inconvenient Truth\, Vice President Gore created a new approach to climate outreach\, speaking directly to audiences – as one concerned citizen to another – about the reality of climate disruption and how we can solve it. The result was a message that inspired people everywhere to take action and launched a new global climate movement. \nToday\, the Climate Reality Leadership Corps builds on this legacy by taking great leaders and making them exceptional through a training program that provides world-class instruction in climate science\, communications\, and organizing.\n• Gain an understanding of the climate policy landscape and its implications for Texas and other vulnerable regions following COP 21 in Paris;\n• Learn skills and strategies for delivering cutting-edge climate science\, public speaking\, organizing\, and media engagement in the twenty first century;\n• Hear from local\, regional\, and international experts on strategies for implementing solutions; and\n• Meet in facilitated small-group sessions to connect with the organization and our global network\, subject experts\, and each other.
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/climate-reality-leadership-corps-training/
LOCATION:TX
CATEGORIES:Environmental & Environmental Justice
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SUMMARY:Creation Care Fest – Environmental Extravaganza
DESCRIPTION:Christ the King Evangelical Lutheran Church invites you to the 2016 Creation Care Fest – Environmental Extravaganza on Saturday\, Aug. 13. This year’s theme is Connections between People and Nature. This free environmental educational offering has activities for all ages.  Adults can attend interactive lectures addressing the theme by a variety of experts\, from anthropologists to zoologists.  Kids can enjoy meeting live education animals\, coloring\, seeing films\, and other fun activities.  Nursery care for kids under 5 will be provided.  Exhibits by local environmental nonprofits will offer more opportunities to learn and engage.  Featured speakers include: \nProfessor Andrea Ballestero\, Rice University\, Anthropology \nProfessor Jim Blackburn\, Rice University\, Civil and Environmental Engineering \nProfessor Scott Solomon\, Rice University\, Biosciences \nProfessor Melissa Anne Suter\, Baylor College of Medicine\, Obstetrics & Gynecology \nand a speaker from the Houston Zoo. The event begins at 9:30 a.m. with the first lecture\, and at 10 a.m. the exhibits will open and kid’s activities will begin. The event ends at 4 p.m.  Christ the King Evangelical Lutheran Church is located at the corner of Rice Blvd. and Greenbriar in Houston.  Parking is available for $1 at the Rice University lot across the street from the church.  Metro bus stops for lines 27\, 41\, 65\, and 84 are nearby. While the event is free\, please register at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/creation-care-fest-environmental-extravaganza-tickets-26390985147?aff=efbevent for planning purposes. For the latest information on the Fest\, please see Christ the King’s Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/Christ-the-King-Lutheran-Church-207414042633042/?fref=ts\, website http://ctkelc.org/creation-care-opportunities/ or contact Lisa at gcs.lrc@gmail.com.
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/creation-care-fest-environmental-extravaganza/
LOCATION:Christ the King Evangelical Lutheran Church\, 2353 Rice Blvd.\, Houston\, 77005
CATEGORIES:Environmental & Environmental Justice
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SUMMARY:EPA Region 6 Environmental Justice Summit
DESCRIPTION:U.S. EPA Region 6 is hosting a 2-day Environmental Justice Summit on August 9-10\, 2016\, in Dallas. The purpose of the summit is to:\n\nDiscuss progress on the development and implementation of EPA Region 6 Environmental Justice Collaborative Action Plans for Arkansas\, Louisiana\, New Mexico\, Oklahoma and Texas.\nHighlight examples of successful multi-stakeholder collaborations to address environmental justice issues in communities across Region 6.\nHighlight recent federal government initiatives that can support local community efforts to address environmental justice issues.\n\nTarget Audience:\nGrassroots and community leaders\, non-profit organizations\, academia\, industry\, local\, state\, and federal environmental justice partners. \nClick here to view the Summit agenda!\nClick here to view the Summit flyer!\nEvent details are below. Click “REGISTER” above to RSVP. The event is free. The extended deadline to register for the Summit and to reserve your hotel room at the reduced rate is Friday\, July 29th.\nWhen:\nTuesday\, August 9th \n12:00 pm – 5:30 pm (On-site registration and check in opens at 10:00 am\, the Summit’s first session begins promptly at 1:00 pm) \nWednesday\, August 10th \n8:30 am – 4:00 pm \nWhere:\nCrowne Plaza Hotel (Bryan Ballroom A) \n1015 Elm Street \nDallas\, TX 75202 \nHotel Information:\nA block of rooms has been reserved for attendees of the Summit at the following hotel for the night of August 9th. Attendees can receive the government rate for the nights of August 7th – 8th and August 10th – 11th if rooms are available. \nCrown Plaza Dallas Downtown \n1015 Elm Street \nDallas\, TX 75202 \nNights: August 7th – 11th \nRate: $125 /night plus tax \nCheck in: 3 pm \nCheck out: 12 pm \nReservation Information:\nGuests can use the link below or call for hotel reservations at 214-742-5678 by Friday\, July 29th\, 2016. Ask for “EPA Summit”. After July 29th the remaining rooms will be released. All reservations include a complimentary breakfast buffet (limit one per room per room night). If you plan to arrive after 6:00pm on the date of arrival\, please call the hotel at 214-742-5678 x625 to ensure that your room is not released. Individual guests should cancel their reservations 48 hours prior to arrival date (by 3:00pm Sunday\, August 7th\, 2016 for a Tuesday\, August 9th check-in). Late cancellation/no show charge is equivalent to $125.00. \nOnline hotel registration: https://resweb.passkey.com/Resweb.do?mode=welcome_gi_new&groupID=60376523 \nTransportation and Parking:\nThe Crowne Plaza Hotel Dallas is conveniently located six miles from Love Field Airport. Once you arrive at the airport\, call the hotel 214-742-5678 for complimentary shuttle pick up. The front desk will let you know where to go for airport pickup and what vehicle will be transporting you. \nThe hotel also offers a self-parking garage operated by LAZ Parking Services. Rates are $8.00 per day per car\, $16.00 for overnight parking or $24.00 for valet. \nLimited travel scholarships may be available.  Please contact\, Israel Anderson atanderson.israel@epa.gov or 214-665-3138.
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/epa-region-6-environmental-justice-summit/
LOCATION:Crowne Plaza Dallas Downtown\, 1015 Elm Street\, Dallas\, TX\, 75202\, United States
CATEGORIES:Environmental & Environmental Justice
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SUMMARY:Houston Urban Gardener Meeting
DESCRIPTION:This month Andrew Cobb will present on his apprenticeship at the Possibility Alliance (PA)\, a electric free and low petroleum permaculture farm in Missouri. At the farm they cooked by wood fire\, made wattle fences from the forest\, raised animals\, and hosted visitors looking to learn about nonviolent living. The PA operated on the gift economy\, so money was rarely used\, but plenty of work was done by the community to meet their own needs and those of their neighbors. \nAndrew will also share about his garden installation work\, which merges techniques from local farms (Sown and Grown and Finca Tres Robles) to create a long term soil building technique that suppresses weeds\, saves on soil costs\, and is a hotbed for worms. \nAndrew Cobb is a Houston native who worked in IT out of school\, but later awakened to the joys of being outside and growing food with others. He is currently cultivating a food forest on a house lot in 3rd Ward\, teaching fermentation classes at Finca Tres Robles\, and installing home gardens.
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/houston-urban-gardener-meeting/
LOCATION:Metropolitan Multi-Services Center\,  1475 W Gray St\, Houston\, TX\, 77019\, United States
CATEGORIES:Environmental & Environmental Justice
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20160501T130000
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SUMMARY:RESCHEDULED! Get Your Garden ON! Join Transition Houston for a Permablitz Sunday\, May 1st!!
DESCRIPTION:Join Transition Houston for a Permablitz Sunday\, May 1st! It’s our last spring permablitz! \nPLEASE RSVP by sending email to info@transitionhouston.org to receive address details!!!!! \nCome together with like minded people to learn how to live more sustainably and help build community! Our projects for the recipient of this permablitz include \n\ninstalling a basic water reclamation system\nbuilding a compost bin\nadding a garden bed\nand more!\n\nAnd you could be next! After participating in 3\, you become eligible! \nBring yourself and a friend! Morning refreshments will be provided and we’ll have a potluck lunch. Please bring something to share! \nWe hope to see you there!\nSarah Gonzales
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/transition-houston-permablitz-2016-04-23/
LOCATION:Unnamed Venue\, TX
CATEGORIES:Environmental & Environmental Justice
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20160423T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20160423T180000
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SUMMARY:Celebrate Earth Day with the Dominican Sisters
DESCRIPTION:The Dominican Sisters of Houston invite you for Evening Prayer and to walk Labyrinth.  We will begin with prayer at 5:30 in the Villa Chapel.
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/celebrate-earth-day-with-the-dominican-sisters/
LOCATION:Dominican Sisters Chapel\, 6504 Almeda Rd\, Houston\, TX\, United States
CATEGORIES:Environmental & Environmental Justice
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20160331T140000
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SUMMARY:Confronting Inequality: Alternative Economies\, Resilient Communities
DESCRIPTION:The Rothko Chapel has scheduled a four-day symposium exploring economic inequality and ways communities can improve and sustain local economies. March 31-April 3 \n“Confronting Inequality: Alternative Economies\, Resilient Communities” is slated to start with the keynote at 7 p.m. on Thursday\, March 31. \nTerry Tempest Williams\, author\, conservationist and activist\, will serve as keynote. She is known for speaking out on behalf of taking an ethical stance on life – and frequently discusses the social implications of environmental issues\, which are social issues that ultimately become matters of justice. \n“Williams asks her audience to consider a different type of power\, one that could be redistributed equally\,” Rothko Chapel executive director David Leslie said. “She is a fascinating figure\, who has testified before Congress on women’s health issues\, been a guest at the White House and camped in the remote wilderness in Alaska and worked as a barefoot artist in Rwanda.” \nWilliams is currently the Annie Clark Tanner Scholar in Environmental Humanities at the University of Utah.\nThe conversation will continue in greater depth through interactive panel discussions – from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on Friday\, April 1 and from 4 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on Saturday\, April 2 and Sunday\, April 3. For a full schedule\, visit rothkochapel.org. \nA variety of noted speakers will delve into the relationship between economic inequality\, spirituality\, gender\, environmental sustainability\, systems of power\, oppression and art. \n“Each panel is diverse\, consisting of spiritual leaders\, academics\, activists\, and artists — in order to make sure the conversation is grounded in both theory and real-world applications\,” public programs director Michelle Ashton said. \nDavid Leslie added that the symposium is particularly timely. \n“With the nation experiencing the impact of economic inequality and the erosion of the middle class\, alternative economic and community development models have gained even greater attention\, particularly urban cooperative economies in cities like Houston and Detroit\, as well as cooperatives and rural communities throughout the country\,” he said. “This symposium presents an opportunity to bring together a broad range of thinkers to focus on creative\, effective responses to eliminating economic inequality.” \nLeslie explained that inequality is not only an economic and political problem – but also raises moral questions about interconnectedness in society. \n“In response to these questions\, innovative alternative economies are emerging locally\, nationally and globally that have the potential to create a more equitable\, socialy responsible and environmentally sustainable world\,” he said. “This symposium will offer an in-depth exploration of these ideas.” \nEach panel will be preceded by interactive experiences for the audience\, including meditation and poetry reading. Receptions will be held following the discussions.
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/confronting-inequality-alternative-economies-resilient-communities/
LOCATION:Rothko Chapel\, 3900 Yupon St.\, Houston\, TX\, 77006\, United States
CATEGORIES:Economic Justice,Environmental & Environmental Justice,Human Rights & Criminal Justice
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SUMMARY:Houston Green Film Series - Katrina; 10 Years After Katrina: Resilience\, Recovery\, and REALITY
DESCRIPTION:The Houston Green Film Series and Transition Houston are proud to host Katrina X and 10 Years After Katrina: Resilience\, Recovery\, and REALITY. These two films will discuss the realities of New Orleans after the storm. Join us for a look at the effects of climate change on Houston’s neighbor as these films demonstrate what disaster capitalism means for cities on our coast. \nSpecial Guest Breial Kennedy co-director will be traveling to Houston to discuss her experience with the making of the film and the realities of “recovery” for many Katrina survivors. \nThe film will be shown at the Rice Media Center on March 30\, 2016 \nA free vegetarian meal will be provided at 6:30 and the films will begin at 7 pm. Donations to cover the cost of the food are welcome.
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/houston-green-film-series-katrina-10-years-after/
LOCATION:Rice Cinema and Media Center\, 2030 University Blvd\, Houston\, TX\, 77005\, United States
CATEGORIES:Economic Justice,Environmental & Environmental Justice
ORGANIZER;CN="Nell Warnes":MAILTO:nellwarnes@yahoo.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20160322T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20160322T193000
DTSTAMP:20160317T021934Z
CREATED:20160317T021722Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160317T021934Z
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SUMMARY:Climate Change and its Effect on Water- Panel Discussion
DESCRIPTION:Join the Houston Center for Photography on World Water Day\, March 22\, 2016\, at 6:00 pm. for a panel discussion: Climate Change and its Effect on Water. \nYou won’t want to miss this evening of art and dialogue\, where the guests in the panel will discuss climate change and its effects on water\, as represented in the current exhibition In the Wake. \nAlong with our moderator\, HCP’s Director of Exhibition and Programs – Caroline Docwra\, the panelist include: \n\nCaleb Cain Marcus\, Exhibiting Artist\nDavid Crossley\, Houston Tomorrow\nJim Blackburn\, Environmental Lawyer/Rice University\nBob Randall\, Urban Harvest\nShawn McFarland\, Transition Houston
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/climate-change-and-its-effect-on-water-panel-discussion/
LOCATION:Houston Center for Photography\, 1441 W Alabama St\, Houston\, TX\, 77006\, United States
CATEGORIES:Environmental & Environmental Justice
GEO:29.7383718;-95.397252
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20160313T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20160313T150000
DTSTAMP:20160309T042112Z
CREATED:20160305T214808Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160309T042112Z
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SUMMARY:T.E.J.A.S. Toxic Tour visit to communities affected by fossil fuel and other pollution.
DESCRIPTION:Visit toxic sites in SE Houston where neighborhoods surrounded by refineries and chemical plants spewing toxins. \nLunch n learn presentation & bus tour \nJuan Parras Sierra Club Enviromental Justice receipient and founder director T.e.j.a.s. \n12 – 12-30 lunch  $7 \n12-30-1:00 presentation \n1:00-3:00 toxic tour
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/t-e-j-a-s-toxic-tour-2016/
LOCATION:Bay Area UU Church\, 17503 El Camino Real \, Houston\, TX\, 77058\, United States
CATEGORIES:Environmental & Environmental Justice
ORGANIZER;CN="Joe Marcinkowski":MAILTO:Joe@metroretrofurniture.com
GEO:29.5522601;-95.1109768
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