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  • No Nuclear Waste in Our Community!

    True Love Baptist Church 4029 Falls St, Houston

    Texas is at risk. Communities across the state are coming together, concerned about an issue that will affect our communities, our future generations, and the wonderful state we call home. We are concerned about high-level nuclear reactor waste that could come through our communities and be dumped on Texas for decades to come.

    Deadly radioactive waste could come through our cities and rural lands, headed to two proposed sites. The Consolidated Interim Storage project of Waste Control Specialists (WCS) and ORANO seeks to store 40,000 tons of high-level radioactive waste in Andrews, Texas. Holtec proposes a similar high-level radioactive waste storage project for 173,000 tons of spent fuel just a short distance from Texas, across the New Mexico border.

    The public comment period ends October 19th. Learn more and discuss options for action at a community meeting

    Free

  • Climate Resilience, Civil Society and Disruptive Change

    Green Building Resource Center

    Learn how your spending and environmental impacts are connected, so you can save money. Develop strategies to build your personal resilience and preparedness for the future. Participants report saving an average of $2,700 per year and up to $20,000 per year. The average participant drops their electricity use by 15% and 5 tons of carbon dioxide each year.

    Free

  • Scripture & Science: What’s the Connection?

    Christ the King Evangelical Lutheran Church 2353 Rice Blvd., Houston

    Christ the King Evangelical Lutheran Church invites you to attend an Adult Forum that addresses scripture and science.  Lisa Brenskelle & Elmer Ledesma, leaders of the Creation Care Team at Christ the King, will consider:  Is there conflict or connection between scripture & science?  If there is connection, what connection exists?  If a connection exists, then scientific understanding matters for people of faith -  but, how can they distinguish good science from “fake news”?  Join us for this insightful Adult Forum!  Christ the King is located at 2353 Rice Blvd. in Houston.  Metro buses 41 and 27 stop nearby. For more information, contact Lisa Brenskelle at gcs.lrc@gmail.com.

    Free

  • China’s National Sword Policy & It’s Impacts on Recycling

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    Christ the King Evangelical Lutheran Church invites you to a monthly environmental education web meeting series whose theme in 2018 is Stewardship. In September, we welcome Jordan Fengel, Executive Director of STAR (State of Texas Alliance for Recycling).  For nearly 50 years, recycling has been a staple practice throughout many American communities. A recent policy change by the Chinese government in 2017, enacted in 2018, banning many recyclable materials from being imported, has created a conundrum in the recycling industry. The US has relied on China to process our mixed plastic and mixed paper recyclables for the last 20+ years. With China set to eliminate all imports of recyclable materials by 2020, Jordan will discuss what STAR is doing to turn the tide.

    Free

  • IENOH  Eco-Challenge

    The Interfaith Environmental Network of Houston invites you to join their team for this year’s Eco-Challenge. This online event offers you the opportunity to care for our common home, the earth, by taking on a challenge in: waste, food, health, transportation, energy, community, nature, water, simplicity, or a custom challenge of your own.  Create a new eco-habit over the course of the 3 weeks of the challenge

    Free

  • Harvey Anniversary Dinner and Fundraiser

    Finca Tres Robles 257 N. Greenwood , Houston, TX

    What a year it has been for West Street Recovery. They started with bikes and boats and now have five staff members who rebuild homes, help residents navigate a complex and incredibly difficult recovery, connect families to large rebuild aid groups , and advocate for policies that promote an equitable recovery and create lasting benefit for people of Houston. Their advocacy has gotten them invited to the Texas State Senate to testify on the FEMA Preps program, sent families to DC to testify, and brought the BBC, PBS, and 60 Minutes to Northeast Houston.

    Please join them to celebrate their first birthday as an organization with a lovely evening at Finca Tres Robles in 2nd Ward. The night will include a farm tour, dinner including local meat, produce and locally brewed beverages, and stories from the West Street team and some of the people they have worked with.

    $65

  • Green Events for Houses of Worship

    Live Oak Friends Meeting House & online 1320 W 26th St, Houston

    The Interfaith Environmental Network of Houston, a Houston affiliate of the Texas Interfaith Center for Public Policy, invites you to an educational talk on going green for events at houses of worship. Lisa Brenskelle, who has organized a number of green events for her church/Christian denomination, will address her tips & tricks to do so. This talk will cover events of all sizes, from small events for one faith community, to large events for national meetings. Food, waste, transportation/travel, materials, housing, energy use, equipment & more will be included. Learn how to go green for your next event at your house of worship!

    Free

  • Harvest Gathering/Creation Fall Festival

    Christ the King Evangelical Lutheran Church 2353 Rice Blvd., Houston

    Christ the King Evangelical Lutheran Church invites you to the 2018 Harvest Gathering/Creation Fall Festival on Saturday, Oct. 27. This free event has fun & educational environmental activities for all ages. Adults can attend lectures by experts addressing the latest science on major environmental issues & what action you can take. Kids can enjoy planting in our pollinator garden, games, fun educational activities, and decorating a pumpkin to take home. Exhibits by local environmental nonprofits will offer more opportunities to learn and engage. 

    Free

  • Harvest Gathering/Creation Fall Festival

    Christ the King Evangelical Lutheran Church invites you to the 2018 Harvest Gathering/Creation Fall Festival. This free event has fun & educational environmental activities for all ages. Adults can attend lectures by experts addressing the latest science on major environmental issues & what action you can take. Kids can enjoy planting in our pollinator garden, games, fun educational activities, and decorating a pumpkin to take home. Exhibits by local environmental nonprofits will offer more opportunities to learn and engage.

    Free

  • Scripture & Science: What’s the Connection?

    Christ the King Evangelical Lutheran Church invites you to a monthly environmental education web meeting series. In October, Lisa Brenskelle, head of the church’s Creation Care Team, will speak.

    Free

  • Community Bike Safety Course

    Christ the King Evangelical Lutheran Church 2353 Rice Blvd., Houston

    Nervous about biking in Houston? Christ the King Evangelical Lutheran Church and Bike Houston invite you to a free Community Bike Safety Course where you’ll gain the confidence to cycle safely around town.

    Free

  • Fall 2018 Interfaith Environmental Stewardship Event

    Japhet Creek Park 4600 Clinton at Emile, Houston

    Calling people of all faiths, or no faith at all, to care for our shared environment! We will perform hands-on stewardship at Japhet Creek Park in Houston. This is a great activity for youth, but all ages are welcome. Tools/supplies will be provided.

    Free

  • Quaker Barter Fair

    Live Oak Friends Meeting House 1318 W. 26th, Houston, TX, United States

    Black Friday offers the challenge to BUY NOTHING!  The Quaker testimonies of Simplicity, Community and Stewardship encourage Friends to find creative ways to care for the earth and each other, and we want to extend this opportunity to others in the community.  Creating a space to practice thinking together in a new way about how we place value on objects and services within our community seems like a worthwhile way to observe the day after Thanksgiving.

    Free

  • All Earth is Waiting – An Advent Retreat

    Cramer Retreat Center 1800 Meadow Edge Lane, Spring, TX, United States

    Escape from the frenzy of the start of the “Christmas shopping season” on an intimate, 24-hour retreat in the beauty of God’s good creation at the Cramer Retreat Center in Spring.  This retreat invites you to get ready for the coming of Christ by exploring familiar Advent themes: hope, preparation, joy and peace, with the reconciliation of heaven and earth in mind. Consider how all creation longs for the coming of Christ, and how we are called to witness the Incarnation in our care of all God’s created world and all God’s creatures.  Enjoy a time of renewal, reflection, recreation, and restoration on this retreat.  The retreat is open to adults, and to youth 10+, when accompanied by an adult.

    $60

  • Decolonize Houston: Community Meal and Discussion

    texas gulf coast area labor federation 2506 Sutherland, Houston

    La Raza for Liberation and Houston DSA Racial Justice Working Group invite you to participate in a free community meal and open discussion on decolonizing. 

    Free

  • IENoH 2019 Kick-Off Event

    First Congregational Church of Houston 10840 Beinhorn Road, Houston, TX, United States

    The Interfaith Environmental Network of Houston invites you to their 2019 Kick-Off Event at First Congregational Church. We will hear from faith leaders of a variety of faiths on the ethics of eating. There will be a presentation on the top ten actions houses of worship can take now to preserve the earth.

    Free

  • Biodiversity Loss & What You Can Do

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    Christ the King Evangelical Lutheran Church invites you to a monthly environmental education web meeting series whose theme in 2019 is environmental issues and what you can do.

    In January, Kerri Crawford, assistant professor at the University of Houston, Department of Biology & Biochemistry, will speak on biodiversity loss. Biodiversity loss has been deemed one of the most significant environmental issues facing North America by the U.N.'s Global Environmental Outlook, the U.N.'s flagship environmental assessment.

    Free

  • Wild & Scenic Film Festival

    Wild & Scenic Film Festival
    River Oaks Theatre 2009 West Gray, Houston

    Join the Citizens Environmental Coalition (CEC) for two nights of environmental inspiration as we host the fifth Houston screening of the Wild & Scenic Film Festival on Tour!

    A selection of films from the Wild & Scenic Film Festival, North America’s largest environmental film festival, will bring two hours of beautiful, educational, and inspiring films to the big screen at River Oaks Theatre on January 30 & 31, 2019, from 7:00 – 9:00 pm each night.

    $15

  • Justice Advocacy Workshop

    Emerson Unitarian Universalist Church & online 1900 Bering Dr., Houston

      The Interfaith Environmental Network of Houston, a Houston affiliate of the Texas Interfaith Center for Public Policy, invites you to learn to effectively raise your voice for the voiceless at a Justice Advocacy Workshop.   The workshop is taught by experts from TX Impact, an Austin-based interfaith justice advocacy organization, and will highlight eco-justice issues likely to be presented in the Texas legislature this session.

    Free

  • Third Coast Regional Conference Citizens’ Climate Lobby

    Student Center South, University of Houston 4455 University Drive, Houston

     The Citizens' Climate Lobby (CCL) will host its sixth annual Third Coast Regional
    Conference for its Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi volunteers on February 9, 2019,
    in Houston,Texas.  With the theme "Uniting for Climate Solutions," the conference is
    open to anyone who wants to move our country towards solving climate change.

      This Conference follows a major breakthrough for CCL with the introduction of the
    Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act in late 2018.The bill was the result of
    years of work by CCL volunteers across the country and stands as the first national,
    bipartisan-cosponsored carbon pricing bill in nearly a decade.
    Conference attendees will explore strategies for transforming political divisions into
    solidarity, be trained in how to engage Congress effectively,and receive expert
    instruction about carbon reduction solutions and the impacts of climate change on
    the Gulf Coast's economy.

    $25

  • “Toxic Tour” of Houston

    Rothko Chapel 3900 Yupon St, Houston

    Rothko Chapel Presents, Offsite Program: "Toxic Tour" of Houston with t.e.j.a.s.

    Juan Parras and Yvette Arellano of Texas Environmental Justice Advocacy Services (t.e.j.a.s.) will lead a tour addressing toxic sites in and around the greater Houston community.

    t.e.j.a.s. originated the toxic tour over 20 years ago in Houston as an educational tool for individuals within and outside of the community to gain a further understanding of environmental justice issues. Pictures cannot easily convey the surreal site of this massive industrial complex, nor the thick polluted air. Join us on a tour through the East End of Houston, where some of the largest refineries and chemical plants surround neighborhoods and spew toxins into the air. Thousands of people live, work, and attend schools in the shadow of these facilities.

    $20

  • Climate Change & What You Can Do

    online not applicable, not applicable, United States

    Christ the King Evangelical Lutheran Church invites you to a monthly environmental education web meeting series whose theme in 2019 is environmental issues and what you can do. In February, Dan Cohan, associate professor at Rice University, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, will speak on climate change. Climate change has been deemed one of the most significant environmental issues facing North America by the U.N.'s Global Environmental Outlook, the U.N.'s flagship environmental assessment.

    Free

  • Climate Change & What You Can Do

    Dan Cohan, associate professor at Rice University, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, will speak on climate change. Climate change has been deemed one of the most significant environmental issues facing North America by the U.N.'s Global Environmental Outlook, the U.N.'s flagship environmental assessment. Professor Cohan will educate on the latest research and reports on climate change, so that you thoroughly understand the issue. He will also explain the actions you can take to combat climate change.

    Free

  • Called to Conversion: Laudato Si’ & Catholic Ecological Awakening

    Villa de Matel Convent 6510 Lawndale, Houston

    Called to Conversion: Laudato Si’ & Catholic Ecological Awakening, 9-12 p.m. Saturday, March 16th, Villa de Matel Convent, 6510 Lawndale Street, Houston, TX.  The Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word, Houston, host a morning of critical reflection on one of the greatest moral challenges of our time. "TEDTalk"- style presentations and a panel of local Catholic leaders will discuss the responsibility of individual Christians and the role of the local Church to Care for our Common Home. Come early for a Labyrinth Prayer Walk at 8 a.m. Free with Spanish interpretation offered.

    Free

  • Plastic Pollution & What You Can Do

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    Christ the King Evangelical Lutheran Church invites you to a monthly environmental education web meeting series whose theme in 2019 is environmental issues and what you can do.In March, Hyun-Min Hwang, associate professor at Texas Southern University, Department of Environmental & Interdisciplinary Studies, will speak on plastic pollution in the oceans.

    Free

  • Drawdown EcoChallenge

    The Interfaith Environmental Network of Houston invites all area residents to take part in 21 days of action focused on the most substantive solutions to global warming. Join the Interfaith Environmental Network of Houston team for the Drawdown EcoChallenge, beginning April 3.  Choose from categories such as electricity generation, women & girls, buildings & cities, food, land use, transport, and materials. 

    Free

  • Spring 2019 Interfaith Environmental Stewardship Event

    Willow Waterhole Conservation Reserve 5300 Dryad, Houston

    Calling people of all faiths, or no faith at all, to come together to care for our shared environment in celebration of Faith Climate Action Week during Earth Month. We will mulch around trees & remove trash at the Willow Waterhole Conservation Reserve, 5300 Dryad in Houston. Tools/supplies will be provided.

    Free

  • Carrizo/Comecrudo Tribe Fundraiser

    Emerson Unitarian Universalist Church 1900 Bering Dr., Houston

    Showing up for Racial Justice (SURJ HTX) invites you to learn how to join and unite with the Native Original Tribe of Texas in a respectful way in the massive efforts to protect our state from environmental and political destruction. The Carrizo/Comecrudo Tribe is repopulating a network of frontline encampments on their ancient village sites, protecting indigenous sacred sites, resisting construction of the LNG (fracked gas) terminals and their source of pipelines for more fracked gas, and educating people about the environmental devastation the Border Wall will cause. They are peacefully struggling to stop the senseless endangerment of people, animals our only environment and for a rapid equitable transition to sustainable/renewable natural ways of life to secure a future for all children and our future generations.

    $5 – $30

  • Greater Houston Coalition for Justice: News Conference

    TBH (Talento Bilingüe de Houston) 333 S. Jensen Drive, Houston, TX, United States

    The Greater Houston Coalition for Justice, call for state and congressional hearings as a results of the explosion at the KMCO facility and the Intercontinental Terminals Co. plant in Deer Park.

    Free

  • The Ecological Crisis & The Response of Faith

    What is our present ecological crisis? What specific issues are central? Lisa Brenskelle will examine the science that explains the present state of our world and the major environmental issues we face. She will then consider how our faith both informs and enables our response to this crisis.

    Free