BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Houston Peace & Justice Center - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://hpjc.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Houston Peace & Justice Center REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20160313T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20161106T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20170312T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20171105T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20180311T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20181104T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20190310T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20191103T070000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20180516T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180516T203000 DTSTAMP:20260505T130659 CREATED:20180504T160020Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180504T160231Z UID:10000434-1526495400-1526502600@hpjc.org SUMMARY:A New Agenda & Bipartisanship for the Americas & the U.S. (panel) DESCRIPTION:The past two decades have provided great successes and collaborations between the U.S and Latin America\, especially in the areas of: economic integration and trade; combatting organized crime and narcotics trafficking; strengthening collaboration on anti-corruption efforts; expanding and improving educational exchanges; and addressing the opportunities and challenges of actors from outside of the hemisphere. \nIn 2017\, Global Americans convened a High-Level Working Group on Inter-American Relations and Bipartisanship to discuss cross-regional ways the current U.S. administration can build and improve upon the achievements of the past twenty years of inter-American cooperation. The effort represents a broad hemispheric voice to define a new agenda for inter-American affairs and recommendations\, including: \n• Tracking the dissemination of misinformation\n• Improving NAFTA to make it more fair\n• Expanding the U.S. Treasury Department’s anti-money laundering efforts used against terrorism to address narcotics and organized crime\n• Adopting and integrating anti-corruption tools\, norms and procedures\n• Fully funding and even expanding U.S. educational exchange programs in the face of China’s ambitious efforts in the same field \n\nPlease join the Council for a Panel Discussion with:\nForeign Minister Carolina Barco\nFormer Foreign Minister of Colombia and Former Colombian Ambassador to the U.S.  \nChristopher Sabatini\nGlobal Americans Executive Director & Founder and Lecturer at Colombia University’s SIPA \nMarco A. Fernández\nMexico Evalúa Anti-Corruption & Education Coordinator and Researcher at ITESM School of Government  URL:https://hpjc.org/event/a-new-agenda-bipartisanship-for-the-americas-the-u-s-panel/ LOCATION:A.D. Players Theatre\, 5420 Westheimer Rd.\, Houston\, 77056 CATEGORIES:Foreign & Military Policy,Presentation or Lecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hpjc.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/barco.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20180407T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180407T130000 DTSTAMP:20260505T130659 CREATED:20180406T185004Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180406T220433Z UID:10000410-1523101500-1523106000@hpjc.org SUMMARY:Protest Saudi Crown Prince DESCRIPTION:April 7th & 8th\, the Saudi Arabia Kingdom “Crown Prince” Mohammed bin Salman (MbS) finishes up his deal-making USA tour\, in Texas. Join Codepink\, Muslim Congress\, Houston Peace & Justice Center\, Fellowship of Reconciliation\, Yemeni refugees & peace & justice orgs SPEAKING OUT at the corner of Bagby and Rusk: Tranquillity Park Saturday 4/7/ 18\, at 11:45am. \n\nThe MsB (Prince) is scheduled to visit Aramco\,the Saudi national oil company & the Motiva oil refinery in Port Arthur\, Aramco stakeholders\, meet with Gov.Greg Abbott\, former Presidents’ George H.W. Bush & George W. Bush ranch\, former Secty. of State James Baker\, visit Rice U. Baker Institute; tour around HarveyHellStorm reconstruction areas with CoH Mayor & present “nice guy” image to Houston Chronicle Editorial Board.  MsB should be prosecuted not welcomed!​​** MsB employs an army of lobbyists & PR firms to sell himself as a reformer when he is really a war criminal and a power-hungry thug whose ego rivals that of  ​#45Donald Trump\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n**​Suspend further armament sales to Saudi Arabia. Stop US arming & abetting this ‘prince’ who bombs Yemen\n\n**  People of all religions\, culture oppose this war monger\n\n**  Speakers from Houston Peace & Justice groups\, Muslim & Yemeni refugees will expose ​lies of the US-Saudi Arabia monarchy connection. \n\n** Participate in a Litany of Persecution & Truth ​Telling​\n** STOP bombing Yemen \, killing & causing environmental destruction\n** ​Suspend executions of Saudi juveniles & beheading dissidents\n​**Stop forc​ing women to live under a repressive male guardianship system.\n** Petitions & Letters to Congress will be distributed & What YOU can do.\n** We will not normalize violence and human rights violations! URL:https://hpjc.org/event/protest-saudi-crown-prince/ LOCATION:Tranquility Park\, 400 Rusk St.\, Houston\, 77002 CATEGORIES:Foreign & Military Policy ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hpjc.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/grim-reaperSaudism4.18_mcw.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="CodePink":MAILTO:HoustonCodePink4Peace@gmail.com GEO:29.761331;-95.3684734 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Tranquility Park 400 Rusk St. Houston 77002;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=400 Rusk St.:geo:-95.3684734,29.761331 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20180406T184500 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180406T210000 DTSTAMP:20260505T130659 CREATED:20180328T204932Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180328T204932Z UID:10000395-1523040300-1523048400@hpjc.org SUMMARY:Two Houston Quakers Visit Israel / Palestine DESCRIPTION:Two Quakers have recently returned from an interfaith delegation to Palestine and Israel. They will share photos and stories from their experiences after staying with families\, meeting with Israeli and Palestinian peace activists and non-governmental organizations and experiencing life on both sides of the separation barrier. \nCome and join us\, experience life today in the area and learn about the struggles and hopes for the region. \nTwo Quakers from Live Oak Friends Meeting in Houston went with an interfaith delegation to Palestine and Israel. They and twenty-eight other participants from the United States\, Canada and the UK had the unique opportunity to hear directly from Palestinians and Israelis regarding the role of the United States in the pursuit of a just peace. The US government is the most dominant international player in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. \nBridget Lois Jensen is a second-generation Houstonian with a family history of service to the people of the city. Believing that Houston’s diversity is an asset only if the various communities develop relationships with one another\, she became involved in interfaith and cross-cultural activities with such organizations as Interfaith Ministries of Greater Houston and the Center for the Healing of Racism. About her trip\, Ms. Jensen says\, “Though peace through political means has been elusive\, I witnessed a visceral hope in the people we met who are living in the midst of the conflict. I saw how their resiliency\, courage\, and commitment to preserving human dignity feed this hope and inspire individuals from various countries who accompany them. I too have been inspired and I want to share their stories and my experience so others will want to join this community of hope.” \nAlex McDonald is an entrepreneur and a Quaker committed to the American values of freedom and equality. Having been a student of the Israeli / Palestinian conflict for many years\, Mr. McDonald is grateful to have had the opportunity to see first-hand the implications of U.S. policies and to be able to separate fact from fiction in what we hear in the news. He thinks that the images from the trip will speak for themselves. \nBridget and Alex will share photos and stories from their experiences after staying with families\, meeting with Israeli and Palestinian peace activists and non-governmental organizations and experiencing life on both sides of the separation barrier. \nCome and join us\, experience life today in the area and learn about the struggles and hopes for the region. URL:https://hpjc.org/event/two-houston-quakers-visit-israel-palestine-2/ LOCATION:Clear Lake Islamic Center\, 17511 El Camino Real\, Clear Lake\, 77058 CATEGORIES:Foreign & Military Policy,Human Rights & Criminal Justice,Peace Education for Children & Families,Presentation or Lecture ORGANIZER;CN="Alex McDonald":MAILTO:peacenotapathy@gmail.com GEO:29.5534956;-95.108929 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Clear Lake Islamic Center 17511 El Camino Real Clear Lake 77058;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=17511 El Camino Real:geo:-95.108929,29.5534956 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20180404T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180404T210000 DTSTAMP:20260505T130659 CREATED:20180327T131644Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180327T132127Z UID:10000393-1522868400-1522875600@hpjc.org SUMMARY:Foreign Policy Town Hall Meeting DESCRIPTION:Foreign Policy Town Hall Meeting\n The Foreign Policy Alliance\nin collaboration with the\nCenter for International Studies\nDistinguished Diplomat Program\n\n Panelists:\nAmb. Christopher Ashby (ret.)\nMr. Allen Vogel\, FPA Board Member\nMr. Joe Marcinkowski\, FPA Board member\nProf. Richard Sindelar\, Center for International Studies\nModerator:\nMs. Patricia Gras\, Journalist \nHere in the middle of Congressional primaries and election season\, the University of St. Thomas sits\nwithin a mile of four different Congressional Districts. This Town Hall meeting\nwill provide an opportunity for voters and perhaps even a few candidates to listen to a range of\nviewpoints on Foreign Policy issues. \nA panel of foreign policy experts\, practitioners\, and citizen activists representing a wide\nrange of viewpoints will discuss and take questions and comments from the public covering all\nmanner of Foreign Policy challenges which face our country today. \nPanelists and attendees will have an opportunity to discuss America’s Foreign Policy with regard to Europe\, Russia\, China\, North Korea\, and the Middle East. \nOrganizations and persons wishing to sponsor this event\, please \ncontact Prof. Sindelar at sindelh@stthom.edu or 713-525-3819. URL:https://hpjc.org/event/foreign-policy-town-hall-meeting/ LOCATION:University of St. Thomas – Jones Hall\, 3910 Yoakum\, Houston\, 77006 CATEGORIES:Foreign & Military Policy,Presentation or Lecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hpjc.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/foreignpolicyallianceevent.png ORGANIZER;CN="Foreign Policy Alliance":MAILTO:bhenschen@msn.com GEO:29.7377045;-95.3929204 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=University of St. Thomas – Jones Hall 3910 Yoakum Houston 77006;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=3910 Yoakum:geo:-95.3929204,29.7377045 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20180120T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180120T150000 DTSTAMP:20260505T130659 CREATED:20180112T215703Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180112T215703Z UID:10000340-1516453200-1516460400@hpjc.org SUMMARY:March against Trump\, Sexism\, Racism\,Class Exploitation\, and War DESCRIPTION:During his first year in office\, Trump has proved to be the most brazen white supremacist\, misogynistic\, and anti-working class U.S. president in decades. He has praised Nazis in Charlottesville\, encouraged police brutality\, stopped federal oversight of murderous police departments\, slandered Black athlete/activists\, pardoned the anti-Hispanic former Sheriff Joe Arpaio\, ended DACA\, increased arrests of migrants\, begun planning a wall on the southern border\, and tried to implement a Muslim travel ban. \nTrump has stopped funding comprehensive global family planning programs\, appointed anti-choice federal judges\, supported an alleged child molester in a recent Senate race\, tried to drive trans people out of the military\, sought to gut legal protections for workers and consumers\, supported a $1 trillion-plus reduction in taxes for capitalists\, ended U.S. participation in the Paris climate accords\, sent U.S. military forces to Syria\, increased drone bombing in other countries\, and threatened to attack North Korea. \nIt is imperative to drive Trump and his supporters from power now. But we all need to recognize that Trump is only the symptom of a grave underlying disease–and that disease is capitalism. Voting for centrist or liberal “lesser-evil” Democrats is not enough. Only the masses of people can put an end to \n* the Trump-Pence regime\n* patriarchy\, homophobia\, and transphobia\n* white supremacy\, xenophobia\, and the persecution of immigrants\n* the exploitation of workers\n* political repression and police brutality\n* nuclear threats and imperialist wars \nand open the door to fundamental social change. \nA march against Trump\, Sexism\, Racism\, Class Exploitation\, and War will be held on Saturday\, January 20. We will assemble at 1 pm (after the Houston Women’s March is over) in Hermann Square\, 900 Smith St.\, between the Reflecting Pool and the mid-block exit to Smith St. Beginning at 1:30 pm\, we will march down Smith St. to the Leland Federal Building at 1919 Smith St. The rally at the Leland Federal Building will include speakers\, musicians\, spoken word artists\, a Trump piñata\, chants\, and more. \nThis action is being organized by Brown Berets de TejAztlan\, Houston Socialist Movement\, Justice 4 All\, Party for Socialism and Liberation\, and Refuse Fascism (list in formation). If your organization would like to help with this event or if you would like more information\, please call 832.692.2306 or 832.438.3785. We hope to see you on January 20. All power to the people! URL:https://hpjc.org/event/march-trump-sexism-racismclass-exploitation-war/ CATEGORIES:Economic Justice,Foreign & Military Policy,Human Rights & Criminal Justice END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20171204T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20171204T133000 DTSTAMP:20260505T130659 CREATED:20171122T032154Z LAST-MODIFIED:20171122T160312Z UID:10000331-1512388800-1512394200@hpjc.org SUMMARY:Demonstration against War in Korea DESCRIPTION:A demonstration against war in Korea will he held on Monday\, December 4\, at 12 pm\, outside Senator Ted Cruz’s office\, 808 Travis St. This action is being organized by the No War in Korea Coalition. For more information\, please see the FB event page at https://www.facebook.com/events/364656580648171/. URL:https://hpjc.org/event/demonstration-war-korea/ LOCATION:808 Travis St.\, Houston TX CATEGORIES:Foreign & Military Policy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20171105T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20171105T210000 DTSTAMP:20260505T130659 CREATED:20171017T202713Z LAST-MODIFIED:20171104T171628Z UID:10000315-1509908400-1509915600@hpjc.org SUMMARY:Scarred Lands\, Wounded Lives: The Environmental Footprint of War DESCRIPTION:Join us on Sunday\, November 5th for a viewing of the film\, Scarred Lands\, Wounded Lives: The Environmental Impact of War. This event is sponsored by Transition Houston\, the Houston Peace and Justice Center\, Houston 350.org. Contributions are welcome and will benefit Houston Peace News. \nIt will be shown at one of the St Stephen’s School buildings which is located diagonally across from St Stephens Episcopal Church’s Community House on Sul Ross. Sunday Nov. 5 at 7 pm.(Doors open at 6:30 pm) \nAbout the Film\n \n\nScarred Lands and Wounded Lives is a compelling documentary exploring the under-reported environmental impacts of war and preparations for war. The film confronts the immensely broad ecological and human ramifications of everything from technological development and natural resource exhaustion to weapons testing and modern warfare itself. \nEcosystems around the world are in distress from forces of humanity’s own making: increasing population\, unsustainable demands on natural resources\, habitat and species loss\, and climate change. One of the most destructive of human behaviors – war – is not commonly included as a contributor to the growing global environmental crisis. \nYet\, in all its stages\, from the production of weapons through combat\, military operations pollute land\, air\, and water\, destroy entire ecosystems\, and drain limited natural resources. \nUsing archival material from the Civil War through more recent wars\, along with expert testimony and eyewitness accounts\, the film clearly presents the environmental and human cost of combat\, and argues for public scrutiny of the ecological and human impact of war as essential to a more sustainable – and secure – world. \n\nContributions welcome for Houston Peace News. \nSponsored by HPN\, HPJC (Houston Peace & Justice Centeer\, Transition \nHouston\, Houston 350.org \n Contact: Lee Loe\, 713.524.2682; lee.t.loe@gmail.org URL:https://hpjc.org/event/scarred-lands-wounded-lives-environmental-footprint-war/ LOCATION:Community House at St. Stephens Episcopal Church\, 1755 Sul Ross\, Houston\, TX\, 77098\, United States CATEGORIES:Environmental & Environmental Justice,Foreign & Military Policy ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hpjc.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/scarredlands_cover_lg.jpg GEO:29.737463;-95.404357 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Community House at St. Stephens Episcopal Church 1755 Sul Ross Houston TX 77098 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1755 Sul Ross:geo:-95.404357,29.737463 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20171102T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20171102T210000 DTSTAMP:20260505T130659 CREATED:20170927T212756Z LAST-MODIFIED:20171023T141117Z UID:10000286-1509649200-1509656400@hpjc.org SUMMARY:Silencing Opposition: Human Rights Violations in Burundi DESCRIPTION:ORA Pre-Program: Silencing Opposition: Human Rights Violations in Burundi\nConversation with Former Ambassador Robert Krueger and Tony Tate\, The Fund for Global Human Rights \nAbout the presenters:\nRobert Krueger is a former US Representative and US Senator from Texas\, and served as US Ambassador on three occasions: to Mexico\, Burundi\, and Botswana; and additionally as US Special Representative to the Southern African Development Community. During his service in Burundi\, Krueger’s outspokenness on human rights issues provoked an ambush of his convoy in which two persons were killed and eight grievously wounded. Former President Bill Clinton\, addressing seven African presidents in Washington said\, “Our symbols need to be people like Ambassador Krueger\, who risked his life to keep people alive in Burundi.” Nobert Ndihokubwayo\, member of Burundi Parliament said\, “An ambassador out of the ordinary\, he went to the country side to see for himself the atrocities committed against a population afraid to speak out. He viewed massacre sites and visited the wounded at their hospital beds. This man of peace and exceptional courage contributed immensely to the defense of human rights for the population of Burundi; even today\, his name reminds people of the love and hope that he gave to the people of Burundi.” His book on living amid genocide in Burundi\, From Bloodshed to Hope in Burundi\, was published in 2007 by the University of Texas Press. Krueger holds a Ph.D. from Oxford University\, and served as a Professor of English and as Vice Provost and Dean of Arts and Sciences at Duke University. He currently lives with his family in New Braunfels\, Texas. \nTony Tate began working with the Fund for Global Human Rights as the program officer for Sub-Saharan Africa in October 2010. He oversees the Fund’s grant making programs in Burundi\, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. Before joining the Fund\, Tony was a program officer at Unbound Philanthropy\, responsible for the development of the organization’s international programs. Prior to his work at Unbound Philanthropy\, Tony worked for seven years as a researcher at Human Rights Watch\, first as their in-country researcher in Burundi\, later as the Africa researcher in the Children’s Rights Division. At Human Rights Watch\, he investigated and published reports on human rights violations in numerous countries in central\, eastern and southern Africa. In the 1990s\, Tony worked as a case manager at the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda and as a Peace Corps volunteer in the Comoros Islands. He has a J.D. from the City University of New York School of Law\, an M.A. in international affairs and African studies from Columbia University\, and a B.A. from the George Washington University. Tony is a member of the advisory committee of the Children’s Rights Division of Human Rights Watch and is fluent in French and conversant in Swahili. URL:https://hpjc.org/event/silencing-opposition-human-rights-violations-burundi/ LOCATION:Rothko Chapel\, 3900 Yupon St\, Houston\, 77006 CATEGORIES:Foreign & Military Policy,Human Rights & Criminal Justice,Presentation or Lecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hpjc.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Krueger.jpg GEO:29.7378214;-95.3957425 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Rothko Chapel 3900 Yupon St Houston 77006;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=3900 Yupon St:geo:-95.3957425,29.7378214 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20171023T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20171023T210000 DTSTAMP:20260505T130659 CREATED:20171006T132225Z LAST-MODIFIED:20171031T181702Z UID:10000313-1508783400-1508792400@hpjc.org SUMMARY:Walls of Racism and Oppression: From TX to Palestine & Beyond DESCRIPTION:Veterans For Peace Palestine/Israel Delegation Texas Tour:\nWALLS OF RACISM AND OPPRESSION\n– Texas to Palestine and Beyond – \nWHAT: Presentation by delegates who have traveled to Palestine\, Ferguson\, Standing Rock\, Jeju Island\, Okinawa\, and more – and will visit the US/Mexico border this Fall – to witness and support oppressed communities. (See bios\, below.)\nWHEN: Monday\, October 23\, 6:30 p.m reception. 7:00 program followed by Q&A.\nWHERE: Dominican Sisters of Houston\, 6501 Almeda Rd. \nSuggested donation at the door\, sliding scale: $15 – $10. No one turned away. \nA nine-person Veterans For Peace delegation visited Palestine/Israel earlier this year. While there\, they met with Palestinian popular resistance leaders as well as members of the Knesset. They participated in nonviolent direct action and witnessed the resiliency\, solidarity\, creativity and courage of the Palestinian resistance to the Israeli occupation and the settlements that steal their land\, water\, and other resources. \nPhotographer ELLEN DAVIDSON\, former State Dept official and USMC Captain MATTHEW HOH\, former US Army paratrooper TARAK KAUFF\, and filmmaker CHRIS SMILEY are touring Texas to tell us what they observed first-hand\, using dramatic video clips and slides of this eventful trip\, soon to be made into a documentary series. Their experience helped them to see how Palestinian struggles relate to those of oppressed communities in Texas and beyond. \nSee a trailer for the documentary series at http://tinyurl.com/y9ucnhwk \n****************************************************\nELLEN DAVIDSON is a journalist\, photographer\, and longtime peace and justice activist. She is an editor of Peace in Our Times and of the New York City-based Indypendent. She has co-led Veterans For Peace delegations to the West Bank\, where she has traveled extensively\, and to Jeju Island\, Okinawa and Standing Rock. She is the co-director of the VFP Chorus. \nMATTHEW HOH is a Senior Fellow at the Center for International Policy and former Director of the Afghanistan Study Group\, advocating for change in U.S. strategy in Afghanistan. A former State Department official\, Matt resigned in protest from his post in Afghanistan in 2009 over U.S. strategic policy and goals. Matthew served in Iraq in 2004-2005 in Salah ad Din Province and in 2006-2007 in Anbar Province as a Captain in the USMC. He has participated in VFP delegations to Standing Rock\, Okinawa\, and Palestine\, and is a member of the advisory boards of Expose Facts\, World Beyond War\, and Veterans For Peace. \nTARAK KAUFF served in the U.S. Army as a paratrooper from 1959 to 1962. He has been a member of the Veterans For Peace Board of Directors for the past five years. Tarak has held a lead role in VFP’s Direct Action Team\, organizing and leading actions at the National Archives\, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial\, and multiple actions at the White House. He took part in the Gaza Freedom March in Cairo. He is the managing editor of Peace in Our Times\, VFP’s quarterly newspaper\, and has organized and led delegations to Jeju Island\, Okinawa\, Standing Rock\, and Palestine. \nCHRIS SMILEY is a professional filmmaker and associate member of Veterans For Peace who filmed the delegation to Palestine and is in the process of making a docu-series about the trip. \n*Money raised goes towards Veterans For Peace NTX and Campaign Nonviolence-Houston* \nFor info on Event Sponsorship/Endorsements: Contact Jerry via cnvhouston1@gmail.com \nEvent organized by Campaign Nonviolence-Houston Facebook.com/CNVhou1 URL:https://hpjc.org/event/walls-racism-oppression-tx-palestine-beyond/ LOCATION:Dominican Sisters of Houston Spirituality Center Meeting Room\, Dominican Sisters of Houston\, 6501 Almeda Rd\, Houston\, TX\, 77021\, United States CATEGORIES:Foreign & Military Policy,Fundraiser,Human Rights & Criminal Justice ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hpjc.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/IMG_6264.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Jerry Maynard":MAILTO:cnvhouston1@gmail.com GEO:29.7072291;-95.3832631 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Dominican Sisters of Houston Spirituality Center Meeting Room Dominican Sisters of Houston 6501 Almeda Rd Houston TX 77021 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Dominican Sisters of Houston\, 6501 Almeda Rd:geo:-95.3832631,29.7072291 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20171022T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20171022T193000 DTSTAMP:20260505T130659 CREATED:20171013T193708Z LAST-MODIFIED:20171013T193708Z UID:10000314-1508693400-1508700600@hpjc.org SUMMARY:NOT IN MY NAME: A conversation on the Korean nuclear threat DESCRIPTION:As Houstonians of faith our DNA is infused with action\, response\, and hope. Join us for an open community dialogue about the increased rhetoric of war with Korea. What can we do to stop war\, and what can we do to respond to it. We’ll share resources\, pray\, and dialogue about: Anti-war action steps we can take now\, where we can find hope in anxious times\, sharing resources\, and prepping for a response in the event of war. \nHere are the details:\nTopic: NOT IN OUR NAME: Faithful response to the Korean nuclear threat\nWhen: Sunday night October 22\, 5:30pm\nWhere: Houston Mennonite Church 1231 Wirt Road\, 77055\nWho: Everyone. It’s open to the community\nFeel: Informal conversation more than programmed\, with prayer URL:https://hpjc.org/event/not-name-conversation-korean-nuclear-threat/ LOCATION:Houston Mennonite Church\, 1231 Wirt Rd.\, Houston\, TX\, 77055\, United States CATEGORIES:Foreign & Military Policy ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hpjc.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/not-in-my-name-nuclear-protest.png GEO:29.791019;-95.485694 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Houston Mennonite Church 1231 Wirt Rd. Houston TX 77055 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1231 Wirt Rd.:geo:-95.485694,29.791019 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20171019T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20171019T210000 DTSTAMP:20260505T130659 CREATED:20170910T191435Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170925T051545Z UID:10000269-1508439600-1508446800@hpjc.org SUMMARY:Keeping the Peace Without Threatening War: Dr. Lloyd J. Dumas DESCRIPTION:In the Foreign Policy Alliance’s first speaker program\, Professor Lloyd J. Dumas (Political Economy\, UT-Dallas) will discuss his recent book\, The Peacekeeping Economy: Using Economic Relations to Build a More Peaceful\, Prosperous and Secure World (Yale University Press.) The presentation\, co-sponsored with Distinguished Diplomats Program of the University of St. Thomas’ Center for International Studies\, is free and open to all. URL:https://hpjc.org/event/keeping-the-peace-without-threatening-war-dr-lloyd-j-dumas/ LOCATION:Scanlan Room | University of St. Thomas | 4000 Mt. Vernon St. Houston\, TX 77006\, Scanlan Room | University of St. Thomas | 4000 Mt. Vernon St. Houston\, TX 77006\, Houston\, 77006 CATEGORIES:Foreign & Military Policy ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hpjc.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Dumas-event-poster.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Foreign Policy Alliance":MAILTO:bhenschen@msn.com GEO:29.736724;-95.3931825 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Scanlan Room | University of St. Thomas | 4000 Mt. Vernon St. Houston TX 77006 Scanlan Room | University of St. Thomas | 4000 Mt. Vernon St. Houston TX 77006 Houston 77006;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Scanlan Room | University of St. Thomas | 4000 Mt. Vernon St. Houston\, TX 77006:geo:-95.3931825,29.736724 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20170924T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170924T180000 DTSTAMP:20260505T130659 CREATED:20170725T144137Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170731T125714Z UID:10000248-1506247200-1506276000@hpjc.org SUMMARY:Houston Anarchist Book Fair DESCRIPTION:Announcing the 2017 Houston Anarchist Bookfair! On Sunday September 24\, 2017\, Houston Anarchist Black Cross will host a one-day convergence to network\, grow\, and celebrate anarchist and anti-authoritarian projects in Texas and the surrounding region. Join us for books\, workshops\, and discussion to celebrate and expand our southern radical communities of resistance! \nWe welcome proposals for workshops\, panels\, film screenings and the like\, and especially encourage people from Texas\, neighboring states\, and the south and southwest/la frontera generally to submit proposals. Proposals are due August 1 and can be submitted on the form at http://www.houstonanarchistbookfair2017.wordpress.com \nWe will also have opportunities for publishers\, distros\, bookstores and others to table. If you’d like to volunteer\, get in touch with us at htxanarchistbookfair2017@gmail.com and tell us a little bit about yourself and what aspect you’re interested in helping with. \nThe event is free\, with no registration required. We are committed to making this a safe\, welcoming space for all people who are genuinely interested in the Anarchist Bookfair\, including gender diverse folks\, people with disabilities\, parents\, children\, femmes\, women and people of color. If you experience harassment\, abuse\, assault\, or any other kind of violation during the book fair\, or if someone who has engaged in such behavior in the past is adversely affecting your participation at the book fair\, or if you need support for any other reason\, please do reach out to us at htxanarchistbookfair2017@gmail.com. \nFAQ \nQ: Can I participate if I am not an anarchist? \nA: Absolutely! Whether you are a communist or other type of radical looking to network with like-minded people\, or simply curious to learn more about anarchism and radical projects going on in Houston and the region\, we want to welcome everyone who is genuine in their interest in the bookfair. On the other hand\, fascists\, cops\, trolls\, and others who only wish to subvert the purpose of the book fair are most decidedly not welcome. \nQ: What is anarchism anyway? \nA: We’re sure that every anarchist at the bookfair would offer a different\, and at times divergent\, definition of anarchism. But here’s one quick definition! \nAnarchism is a set of revolutionary political ideas which seek a fundamental transformation of society toward expansive visions of individual and social freedom. Within this is a comprehensive critique and rejection of all forms of hierarchy and structured relationships of domination–including the State\, capitalism\, white supremacy\, patriarchy and hetero-sexism–as well as visions of a free society built on human freedom\, equality\, solidarity\, and mutual aid. \nQ: Why a book fair? \nA: Anarchists around the world have long organized bookfairs as spaces to gather\, share ideas\, and network. In the age of e-readers and digital\, online organizing\, the idea of a bookfair may sound anachronistic. But we believe that much of the power that our political movements have and can build grows out of the relationships we have with one another–as individuals\, organizations\, and communities. And when it comes to building relationships\, there is really no substitute for face to face interaction\, sharing space\, and learning and working together. We hope to facilitate that with the workshops\, presentations\, and discussions that are being planned\, and the space that we create. There will also certainly be plenty of books\, pamphlets\, t-shirts\, and stickers available! As the late Texas-born anarchist Lucy Parsons said\, “Anarchists know that a long period of education must precede any great fundamental change in society\, hence they do not believe in vote begging\, nor political campaigns\, but rather in the development of self-thinking individuals.” \nQ: Why now? \nA: The United States has long been a terrifying landscape for many across the world–a white-supremacist\, settler-colonialist\, capitalist\, hetero-patriarchy. The rise of the Trump regime and the grassroots fascist right has stripped away much of the old window dressing and intensified the myriad attacks on people of color\, women\, poor people\, queer and trans people\, Muslims and Jews\, migrants\, and others. Millions want to begin fighting back or redouble their efforts. \nThose who are newer to the resistance might be looking to get plugged in\, learn new skills\, and sharpen their analysis. Those who have been in the game for a minute might be looking to find new inspiration\, new camaraderie\, new creativity\, and fresh perspective. All of us are looking for ways to move forward together in dark times. Our gatherings are more important now than ever. \nQ: Why Houston? \nA: Texas\, and especially Houston\, has a well-earned reputation for being the epicenter of the U.S. petrochemical industry\, the locus of reactionary political movements that were laughed at until they came to power\, and the home state of several war criminal presidents. Usually thought of as backward or irredeemable rather than hip\, radical\, or enlightened\, the whole region is often overlooked by much of the U.S. left that is concentrated on either coast. \nBut there is–and always has been–resistance here too: from the Black soldiers at Fort Logan who went to war against the police and Jim Crowe in 1917\, to the neighborhood that rebelled in 1977 when the cops who murdered Joe Campos Torres got off with a $1 fine; from hosting the first National Chicana Conference in 1971\, to hosting the National Women’s Conference (and the radical feminist protests outside of it!) in 1977; from direct actions against war profiteer Halliburton and logging company Maxxam in 2004-05 to resistance to the Tar Sands blockade against the Keystone XL pipeline a couple years ago; from the 2003 Radical Encuentro Camp to the 2011 Houston Anarchist Bookfair. Resistance in the belly of the beast has always been strong! \nTrue\, Houston has never had as large of a radical community as some places\, nor as many resources. But we’ve always forged ahead with the utmost spirit\, creativity\, and tenacity. In this tradition\, we are proud to welcome anarchists and other radicals from across the region to the 2017 Houston Anarchist Bookfair! URL:https://hpjc.org/event/houston-anarchist-book-fair/ LOCATION:MECA\, 1900 Kane St.\, Houston\, 77007\, United States CATEGORIES:Economic Justice,Environmental & Environmental Justice,Foreign & Military Policy,Human Rights & Criminal Justice,Presentation or Lecture,Social ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hpjc.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/bookmark.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Houston Anarchist Black Cross":MAILTO:houston_abc@riseup.net GEO:29.7658867;-95.3777937 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=MECA 1900 Kane St. Houston 77007 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1900 Kane St.:geo:-95.3777937,29.7658867 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20170909T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170909T150000 DTSTAMP:20260505T130659 CREATED:20170809T195853Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170814T140000Z UID:10000254-1504962000-1504969200@hpjc.org SUMMARY:Investigating Russia 2017 Natalie M. Smith PH.D DESCRIPTION:Natalie M Smith visited Crimea\, Moscow and St. Petersburg\, Russia\, as a delegate of the Center for Citizen Initiatives in May 2017. She has a Ph.D. in Russian literature and linguistics from the University of Texas at Austin and has traveled in the Russian Federation since 1995. CCI\, the largest citizen diplomacy organization between the two nations\, determined this year to carry out a first-ever “information-gathering” delegation of American citizen investigators who would travel to major Russian cities to learn what is happening in Russia – since many allegations are made in US mainstream media and few know whether it is truth or misinformation.\n\nIn Moscow\, CCI delegates met with Mikhail Gorbachev\, ballistics expert Vladimir Kozin\, foreign policy expert Andrei Kortunov\, journalist Dmitri Babich and TV celebrity Vladimir Pozner to discuss areas of US and Russian concern. \nIn Yalta\, Simferopol and Sevastopol city officials\, school children\, Simferopol’s Rotary Club\, university students\, journalists and many others gave perspectives on Crimea’s 2014 referendum and Western sanctions\, extended by the EU to 2018. \nIn St.Petersburg entrepreneurs\, opposition politicians\, and educators shared their hopes for more cooperative work in the future. \nSharon Tennison’s website further describes her work: \nhttps://ccisf.org/ \nThe attached photo is during our meeting with Mikhail Gorbachev: URL:https://hpjc.org/event/investigating-russia-2017-natalie-m-smith-ph-d-2/ LOCATION:Live Oak Friends Meeting House\, 1318 W. 26th\, Houston\, TX\, 77008\, United States CATEGORIES:Foreign & Military Policy,Peace Education for Children & Families,Presentation or Lecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hpjc.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Ekaterinburg-russia-Mtg-400x225.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Alex McDonald":MAILTO:peacenotapathy@gmail.com GEO:29.809315;-95.423516 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Live Oak Friends Meeting House 1318 W. 26th Houston TX 77008 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1318 W. 26th:geo:-95.423516,29.809315 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20170908T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170908T210000 DTSTAMP:20260505T130659 CREATED:20170615T235757Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170615T235757Z UID:10000227-1504897200-1504904400@hpjc.org SUMMARY:INVESTIGATING RUSSIA—2017 Natalie M. Smith PH.D. DESCRIPTION:Natalie M Smith visited Crimea\, Moscow and St. Petersburg\, Russia\, as a delegate of the Center for Citizen Initiatives in May 2017. She has a Ph.D. in Russian literature and linguistics from the University of Texas at Austin and has traveled in the Russian Federation since 1995. CCI\, the largest citizen diplomacy organization between the two nations\, determined this year to carry out a first-ever “information-gathering” delegation of American citizen investigators who would travel to major Russian cities to learn what is happening in Russia – since many allegations are made in US mainstream media and few know whether it is truth or misinformation. \n  \nIn Moscow\, CCI delegates met with Mikhail Gorbachev\, ballistics expert Vladimir Kozin\, foreign policy expert Andrei Kortunov\, journalist Dmitri Babich and TV celebrity Vladimir Pozner to discuss areas of US and Russian concern. \n  \nIn Yalta\, Simferopol and Sevastopol city officials\, school children\, Simferopol’s Rotary Club\, university students\, journalists and many others gave perspectives on Crimea’s 2014 referendum and Western sanctions\, extended by the EU to 2018. \n  \nIn St.Petersburg entrepreneurs\, opposition politicians\, and educators shared their hopes for more cooperative work in the future. \n  \n  \nSharon Tennison’s website further describes her work: \nhttps://ccisf.org/ \n  \n  \nThe attached photo is during our meeting with Mikhail Gorbachev: URL:https://hpjc.org/event/investigating-russia-2017-natalie-m-smith-ph-d/ LOCATION:Bay Area UU Church\, 17503 El Camino Real \, Houston\, TX\, 77058\, United States CATEGORIES:Foreign & Military Policy,Presentation or Lecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hpjc.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/photo-3.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Joe Marcinkowski":MAILTO:Joe@metroretrofurniture.com GEO:29.5522601;-95.1109768 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Bay Area UU Church 17503 El Camino Real Houston TX 77058 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=17503 El Camino Real:geo:-95.1109768,29.5522601 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20170820T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170820T190000 DTSTAMP:20260505T130659 CREATED:20170611T232927Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170821T170235Z UID:10000222-1503244800-1503255600@hpjc.org SUMMARY:Hannah Arendt movie "the Banality of evil" DESCRIPTION:Hannah Arendt is a 2012 German-Luxembourgish-French biographical drama film directed by Margarethe von Trotta and starring Barbara Sukowa. The film centers in the life of German-Jewish philosopher and political theorist Hannah Arendt.[3] It is distributed by Zeitgeist Films in the United States\, where it opened theatrically on 29 May 2013.[4][5] \nGerman director von Trotta’s film centers on Arendt’s response to the 1961 trial of ex-Nazi Adolf Eichmann\, which she covered for The New Yorker. Her writing on the trial became controversial for its depiction of both Eichmann and the Jewish councils\, and for its introduction of Arendt’s now-famous concept of “the banality of evil“. URL:https://hpjc.org/event/hannah-arendt-movie-banality-evil/ LOCATION:Bering Memorial United Church of Christ\, 1440 Harold St.\, Houston\, TX\, 77006\, United States CATEGORIES:Foreign & Military Policy,Human Rights & Criminal Justice ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hpjc.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Hannah_Arendt_Film_Poster.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Houston Peace &%3B Justice Center":MAILTO:info@hpjc.org GEO:29.7416822;-95.3971046 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Bering Memorial United Church of Christ 1440 Harold St. Houston TX 77006 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1440 Harold St.:geo:-95.3971046,29.7416822 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20170813T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170813T183000 DTSTAMP:20260505T130659 CREATED:20170611T232936Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170612T223220Z UID:10000223-1502636400-1502649000@hpjc.org SUMMARY:On The Beach (1959 Movie) DESCRIPTION:On the Beach is a 1959 American post-apocalyptic science fiction drama film from United Artists\, produced and directed by Stanley Kramer\, that stars Gregory Peck\, Ava Gardner\, Fred Astaire and Anthony Perkins.[2] This black-and-white film is based on Nevil Shute‘s 1957 novel of the same name depicting the aftermath of a nuclear war.[3] Unlike the novel\, no blame is placed on whoever started the war; it is hinted in the film that the threat of annihilation may have arisen from an accident or misjudgment. \nIn early 1964\, in the months following World War III\, the conflict has devastated the Northern Hemisphere\, polluting the atmosphere with nuclear fallout\, killing all life there. Air currents are slowly carrying the fallout south; the only areas still habitable are in the far reaches of the Southern Hemisphere. \nFrom Australia\, survivors detect an incomprehensible Morse code signal coming from the West Coast of the United States. The last American nuclear submarine\, USS Sawfish\, under Royal Australian Navy command\, is ordered to sail north to the United States to attempt to make contact with the sender of the Morse signal. The submarine is commanded by Captain Dwight Towers (Gregory Peck)\, who must leave his new friend\, the alcoholic Moira Davidson (Ava Gardner). \nThe Australian government arranges for its citizens to receive suicide pills or prepared injections so they may end things quickly before there is prolonged suffering from radiation sickness. An Australian naval officer\, Peter Holmes (Anthony Perkins) and his wife\, Mary\, who is in denial about the impending disaster\, have a baby daughter. Assigned to travel with the American sub for several weeks\, Peter tries to explain to Mary how to euthanize their baby and then kill herself in case he is not yet home when the end comes; Mary reacts very emotionally to the prospect of killing her daughter and herself. \nOne scientist’s theory is that the radiation level near the Arctic Ocean could be lower than that found in the mid-Northern Hemisphere\, which might indicate the radiation could disperse before reaching the Southern Hemisphere. The theory is to be explored along with the submarine’s main mission. After sailing to Point Barrow\, Alaska\, they determine that radiation levels are\, on the contrary\, intensifying. \nThis is a long film and will be shown in two parts with a meal between \nPart I  3 pm – 4:15 PM \nMeal Break 4;15- 5:15 \nPart II  5:15-6:30 URL:https://hpjc.org/event/beach-1959-movie/ LOCATION:Dominican Sisters of Houston Spirituality Center Meeting Room\, Dominican Sisters of Houston\, 6501 Almeda Rd\, Houston\, TX\, 77021\, United States CATEGORIES:Environmental & Environmental Justice,Foreign & Military Policy,Peace Education for Children & Families,Social,Video Showing ORGANIZER;CN="Joe Marcinkowski":MAILTO:Joe@metroretrofurniture.com GEO:29.7072291;-95.3832631 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Dominican Sisters of Houston Spirituality Center Meeting Room Dominican Sisters of Houston 6501 Almeda Rd Houston TX 77021 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Dominican Sisters of Houston\, 6501 Almeda Rd:geo:-95.3832631,29.7072291 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20170724T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170724T210000 DTSTAMP:20260505T130659 CREATED:20170703T203953Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170710T110229Z UID:10000236-1500922800-1500930000@hpjc.org SUMMARY:Two Houston Quakers Visit Israel / Palestine DESCRIPTION:Ever wonder how the $10 million we give to Israel every day is used? Can there ever be peace in Israel / Palestine? What should America’s role be there? \nTwo Quakers have recently returned from an interfaith delegation to Palestine and Israel. They will share photos and stories from their experiences after staying with families\, meeting with Israeli and Palestinian peace activists and non-governmental organizations and experiencing life on both sides of the separation barrier. \nCome and join us\, experience life today in the area and learn about the struggles and hopes for the region. \nTwo Quakers from Live Oak Friends Meeting in Houston have recently returned from an interfaith delegation to Palestine and Israel. They and twenty-eight other participants from the United States\, Canada and the UK had the unique opportunity to hear directly from Palestinians and Israelis regarding the role of the United States in the pursuit of a just peace. The US government is the most dominant international player in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. \nBridget Lois Jensen is a second-generation Houstonian with a family history of service to the people of the city. Believing that Houston’s diversity is an asset only if the various communities develop relationships with one another\, she became involved in interfaith and cross-cultural activities with such organizations as Interfaith Ministries of Greater Houston and the Center for the Healing of Racism. About her trip\, Ms. Jensen says\, “Though peace through political means has been elusive\, I witnessed a visceral hope in the people we met who are living in the midst of the conflict. I saw how their resiliency\, courage\, and commitment to preserving human dignity feed this hope and inspire individuals from various countries who accompany them. I too have been inspired and I want to share their stories and my experience so others will want to join this community of hope.” \nAlex McDonald is an entrepreneur and a Quaker committed to the American values of freedom and equality. Having been a student of the Israeli / Palestinian conflict for many years\, Mr. McDonald is grateful to have had the opportunity to see first-hand the implications of U.S. policies and to be able to separate fact from fiction in what we hear in the news. He thinks that the images from the trip will speak for themselves. \nBridget and Alex will share photos and stories from their experiences after staying with families\, meeting with Israeli and Palestinian peace activists and non-governmental organizations and experiencing life on both sides of the separation barrier. \nCome and join us\, experience life today in the area and learn about the struggles and hopes for the region. URL:https://hpjc.org/event/two-houston-quakers-visit-israel-palestine/ LOCATION:Live Oak Friends Meeting House\, 1318 W. 26th\, Houston\, TX\, 77008\, United States CATEGORIES:Foreign & Military Policy ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hpjc.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/DSC04737-Christmas-Tree-copy.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Alex McDonald":MAILTO:peacenotapathy@gmail.com GEO:29.809315;-95.423516 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Live Oak Friends Meeting House 1318 W. 26th Houston TX 77008 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1318 W. 26th:geo:-95.423516,29.809315 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20170716T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170716T190000 DTSTAMP:20260505T130659 CREATED:20170611T232942Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170612T222938Z UID:10000224-1500220800-1500231600@hpjc.org SUMMARY:John Pilger's The coming war on China DESCRIPTION:  \nIT’S no secret that Beijing has been building up its military might in the South China Sea. \nBut there’s another superpower making an even bigger play to stay top dog and many of us wouldn’t event realize. The United States has surrounded China with 400 military bases in an almost perfect “noose”. \n  \nIn a new documentary set to air on Sunday night\, The Coming war on China\, award-winning journalist and filmmaker John Pilger challenges the notion of the world’s newest\, biggest trading nation as an enemy.  He also reveals the build-up to war taking place right on Beijing’s doorstep. \nFilmed over two years in the Marshall Islands\, Japan\, Korea\, China and the US\, Pilger highlights America’s secret history in the region. \n  \nThe eye-opening documentary reveals some surprising findings including that the people of the Marshall Islands were used as nuclear guinea pigs under the top secret “Project 4.1”. \nPilger also travels to Japan and Korea where he speaks to and observes people resisting the US expansion. \n  \nHe visits the Japanese island of Okinawa where 32 US bases are located and speaks to those who are challenging the world’s biggest military power. \nOn the Korean island of Jeju\, a world heritage site\, he witnesses farmers\, villagers\, priests and supporters who block gates to a base only to be removed every day. \nIn an interview with news.com.au ahead of the film going to air\, Pilger said he wanted to “help people make sense of a critical subject that is seldom more than a series of sound-bites.” \n“I say critical\, because a strange and dangerous atmosphere currently separates the world’s greatest military power\, the United States\, and a country that will almost certainly become the world’s greatest economic power\, China\,” he said. \n  \n“In the past few years\, the provocations\, threats\, contradictions and confusion have caused the kind of mistrust that make war by misunderstanding or by mistake or accident a real possibility. And both the US and China are nuclear-armed.” \nPilger also raises questions over whether it’s Beijing we should really be worried about. \n“China is surrounded by 400 US military bases in what one strategist describes as a ‘noose’\,” he said. \n“Many of these bases are on China’s doorstep\, armed with missiles\, naval battle groups\, nuclear bombers\, drones. US naval warships patrol just outside Chinese waters.” \nWhile the US has almost 1000 foreign bases\, China has just one which Pilger said was smaller and did not threaten California. \n  \n  \n“ \n  URL:https://hpjc.org/event/john-pilgers-coming-war-china/ LOCATION:Bering Memorial United Church of Christ\, 1440 Harold St.\, Houston\, TX\, 77006\, United States CATEGORIES:Environmental & Environmental Justice,Foreign & Military Policy,Peace Education for Children & Families,Video Showing ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hpjc.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/MV5BZjlhNDJkNWQtODliZC00OTA5LWEwMTQtYzJhMmUwOWRiMDMyXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyNjk1NDU0NDM@._V1_.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Houston Peace &%3B Justice Center":MAILTO:info@hpjc.org GEO:29.7416822;-95.3971046 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Bering Memorial United Church of Christ 1440 Harold St. Houston TX 77006 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1440 Harold St.:geo:-95.3971046,29.7416822 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20170610T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170610T153000 DTSTAMP:20260505T130659 CREATED:20170529T163910Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170529T163910Z UID:10000217-1497103200-1497108600@hpjc.org SUMMARY:Radical Coffee Hour: Let's End Militarism DESCRIPTION:Campaign Nonviolence-Houston wants to meet with young radicals who are interested in abolishing war\, ending militarism at home & abroad\, transforming weapons into tools\, and building a new world!\nJOIN US as we share a cup of coffee\, share our stories\, and envision a world free from militarism\, war\, weapons\, and the epidemic of social/global violence. \nThe “Coffee Hour” starts at 2 and goes on until 3 HOWEVER we are hoping that this event will stir people up so as to continue this conversation further. Therefore\, if we want we can continue the conversation at a restaurant\, someone’s home\, or hopefully make this a regular monthly gathering. \nFor more information contact our Regional Organizer/Founder\, Jerry via cnvhouston1@gmail.com \nATTENTION: THIS IS A FREE EVENT…but pls bring about $5 in cash to donate to Solidarity Houston for allowing us to use their wonderfully radical and inclusive space. URL:https://hpjc.org/event/radical-coffee-hour-lets-end-militarism/ LOCATION:Solidarity Houston\, 6733 Harrisburg Blvd\, Houston\, TX\, 77011\, United States CATEGORIES:Foreign & Military Policy ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hpjc.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/radical-coffee.png ORGANIZER;CN="Jerry Maynard":MAILTO:cnvhouston1@gmail.com GEO:29.7375208;-95.3072927 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Solidarity Houston 6733 Harrisburg Blvd Houston TX 77011 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=6733 Harrisburg Blvd:geo:-95.3072927,29.7375208 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20170610T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170610T170000 DTSTAMP:20260505T130659 CREATED:20170611T232917Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170611T232917Z UID:10000221-1497081600-1497114000@hpjc.org SUMMARY:Russia Observations Fake News DESCRIPTION:Natalie M Smith visited Crimea\, Moscow and St. Petersburg\, Russia\, as a delegate of the Center for Citizen Initiatives in May 2017. She has a Ph.D. in Russian literature and linguistics from the University of Texas at Austin and has traveled in the Russian Federation since 1995. CCI\, the largest citizen diplomacy organization between the two nations\, determined this year to carry out a first-ever “information-gathering” delegation of American citizen investigators who would travel to major Russian cities to learn what is happening in Russia – since many allegations are made in US mainstream media and few know whether it is truth or misinformation. \nIn Moscow\, CCI delegates met with Mikhail Gorbachev\, ballistics expert Vladimir Kozin\, foreign policy expert Andrei Kortunov\, journalist Dmitri Babich and TV celebrity Vladimir Pozner to discuss areas of US and Russian concern. \nIn Yalta\, Simferopol and Sevastopol city officials\, school children\, Simferopol’s Rotary Club\, university students\, journalists and many others gave perspectives on Crimea’s 2014 referendum and Western sanctions\, extended by the EU to 2018. \nIn St.Petersburg entrepreneurs\, opposition politicians\, and educators shared their hopes for more cooperative work in the future. \nSharon Tennison’s website further describes her work: \nhttps://ccisf.org/ \n  URL:https://hpjc.org/event/russia-observations-fake-news/ LOCATION:Bay Area UU Church\, 17503 El Camino Real \, Houston\, TX\, 77058\, United States CATEGORIES:Foreign & Military Policy,Presentation or Lecture GEO:29.5522601;-95.1109768 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Bay Area UU Church 17503 El Camino Real Houston TX 77058 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=17503 El Camino Real:geo:-95.1109768,29.5522601 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20170525T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170525T210000 DTSTAMP:20260505T130659 CREATED:20170410T182046Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170417T125403Z UID:10000193-1495738800-1495746000@hpjc.org SUMMARY:Meet filmmaker Regis Tremblay 11:59:30-Thirty Seconds to Midnight DESCRIPTION:Reception with  Regis Tremblay \nMy new documentary\, Thirty Seconds to Midnight\, is ready and we will show it in Houston\, TX \nThis has been a very long\, three year project that began with my first feature documentary\, The Ghosts of Jeju. It was then that I realized the U.S. plan for full spectrum dominance of the planet. My research and interest since then has focused on the trajectory of Manifest Destiny since the white\, European explorers came to the Americas in the 15th Century. Blessed by the Pope of Rome\, the Doctrine of Discovery gave the illegal immigrants from Europe the right to the land and its resources and permission to kill all of the savages that inhabited those lands. From that time on\, these white\, European\, illegal immigrants\, and later the newly formed United States of America\, continued to massacre millions of Native Americans. Those that were not killed either died of disease\, starvation or were herded onto reservations where they lived in squalor. As the film makes clear\, violence and killing have been part of the American narrative from the very beginning. \nThe United States of America was built on slavery and later the commodification of labor. Eventually\, the Doctrine of Discovery and Manifest Destiny were applied to the entire world. Since 1798\, the United States has invaded more than 500 countries and murdered tens of millions of innocent people\, stealing their resources and destroying entire civilizations. Just since WWII\, the United States has planned and orchestrated coups\, assassinations\, regime changes\, color revolutions\, drone killings\, and murdered more than 20 million innocent men\, women and children. And the slaughter continues today in Afghanistan\, Pakistan\, Iraq\, Libya\, Syria\, Yemen\, Somalia and throughout Africa and South America. \nWith the dropping of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki\, America ushered in a new era in human history that has all life on earth on the brink of extinction\, and this is the theme of Thirty Seconds to Midnight. There are only three threats to life on the planet\, and only three. They are\, a nuclear holocaust\, nuclear power that is not safe\, and climate change. As Dr. Helen Caldicott says in the film\, “We are like lemmings walking towards the cliff and worrying about things that don’t matter.” \nSince going to Jeju Island\, I have returned to the Pacific to document the presence and effects of U.S. militarism from Hawaii all the way down to the Marshall Islands. In this past year\, I travelled to Germany\, Ukraine and to Russia because not only is America threatening to choke off China with the Pivot to Asia\, but America has also been threatening Russia since the end of the Cold War and the fall of the Soviet Union with thousands of US/NATO troops\, bases and missiles on Russia’s borders. The threat of nuclear war with these two nuclear-armed countries is greater now than during the Cold War. \nAnd so it is\, America’s destiny has all life on the planet on the very brink of extinction. As Dr. Caldicott wonders at the end of the film\, “Are we an evolutionary aberration designed in an evolutionary sense not to survive? I wonder.” URL:https://hpjc.org/event/meet-filmmaker-regis-tremblay-115930-thirty-seconds-midnight/ LOCATION:Dominican Sisters of Houston Spirituality Center Meeting Room\, Dominican Sisters of Houston\, 6501 Almeda Rd\, Houston\, TX\, 77021\, United States CATEGORIES:Environmental & Environmental Justice,Foreign & Military Policy,Human Rights & Criminal Justice,Peace Education for Children & Families,Presentation or Lecture,Social,Video Showing ORGANIZER;CN="Houston Peace &%3B Justice Center":MAILTO:info@hpjc.org GEO:29.7072291;-95.3832631 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Dominican Sisters of Houston Spirituality Center Meeting Room Dominican Sisters of Houston 6501 Almeda Rd Houston TX 77021 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Dominican Sisters of Houston\, 6501 Almeda Rd:geo:-95.3832631,29.7072291 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170522 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170523 DTSTAMP:20260505T130659 CREATED:20170405T031353Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170405T031353Z UID:10001346-1495422000-1495497599@hpjc.org SUMMARY:13 Colors of the Honduran Resistance DESCRIPTION:Melissa Cardoza\, an afro-indigenous feminist leader from Honduras\, is coming to Houston on May 22\, together with Honduran singer-songwriter Karla Lara\, as part of a tour of the U.S. promoting the new bilingual Spanish-English edition of Melissa’s book\, 13 colores de la resistencia hondureña / 13 Colors of the Honduran Resistance. \nThe book tells the stories of several women who were involved in the massive movement of resistance that arose after the coup d’état that took place in Honduras in 2009. The coup unleashed conditions of greatly increased corruption and impunity. The violence and harms stemming from this have not diminished to this day. \nAlicia Garza of the Black Lives Matter Network comments: \n<<13 Colors of the Honduran Resistance by Melissa Cardoza is a must read for anyone who wants to learn about the many contours of Honduran feminists fighting for self-determination and dignity. These stories of bravery\, of struggle and pain\, and ultimately of a resilience rooted in a love for freedom will grip your heart. Cardoza is brilliant in storytelling\, and ensures that\, in memory of our sister Berta Cáceres\, feminisms are three dimensional and span multiple experiences—trans\, Black\, elderly\, and more. The lessons contained in these stories offer important reflections for all revolutionaries.>> \nThe book’s English translator\, Matt Ginsberg-Jaeckle writes: \n<> \nAt the event\, Melissa Cardoza and Karla Lara will perform stories from the book using a mixed-media format of storytelling\, acting and song. That will be followed by discussion about the situation in Honduras\, Berta Cáceres\, her legacy and #JusticeforBerta campaign\, and transnational movement-connections. \nBoth were close friends of the late Berta Cáceres\, who was assassinated a year ago\, and led COPINH (http://copinhenglish.blogspot.com/)\, a resistance movement of the indigenous Lenca people of western Honduras that has stopped dams\, mines\, and other destructive “projects of death” as Berta called them. \nRelated links: \nTour info: http://ggjalliance.org/book-tour-2017-13-colors-honduran-resistance \nA poetic and musical presentation by Melissa Cardoza (in Spanish):https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruEmqjnZhKE \nPlease come and invite your friends to join in this unique experience! URL:https://hpjc.org/event/13-colors-honduran-resistance/ LOCATION:Dominican Sisters of Houston Spirituality Center Meeting Room\, Dominican Sisters of Houston\, 6501 Almeda Rd\, Houston\, TX\, 77021\, United States CATEGORIES:Economic Justice,Environmental & Environmental Justice,Foreign & Military Policy,Human Rights & Criminal Justice,Live Performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hpjc.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/FB_IMG_1489021873545.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Joe Marcinkowski":MAILTO:Joe@metroretrofurniture.com GEO:29.7072291;-95.3832631 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Dominican Sisters of Houston Spirituality Center Meeting Room Dominican Sisters of Houston 6501 Almeda Rd Houston TX 77021 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Dominican Sisters of Houston\, 6501 Almeda Rd:geo:-95.3832631,29.7072291 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20170502T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170502T200000 DTSTAMP:20260505T130659 CREATED:20170405T031458Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170405T031458Z UID:10000191-1493751600-1493755200@hpjc.org SUMMARY:VBB's Borderlines Volume Three Book Launch DESCRIPTION:Borderlines Volume Three Book Launch\n \nContinuing its tradition of celebrating communities from border regions in North America and South Asia\, Voices Breaking Boundaries (VBB) will launch the third and final installment of its internationally renowned anthology series. Borderlines Volume Three features original photos\, essays\, poetry and journalistic narratives that find commonalities\, and explore issues erupting across areas splintered by borders. \nThe evening features short readings by Oui Chatwara S. Duran\, Bruno Rios\, Roberto Tejada\, Mikaela Selley\, Stalina Villarreal and Gemini Wahhaj. Co-editors Margot Backus and Maria Gonzalez\, artistic director Sehba Sarwar and layout design artist Joshua Turner will be available to answer questions. \nBorderlines Volume Three is a culmination of a long-term project initiated in 2013 by Sehba Sarwar\, VBB’s Artistic Director and Founder. As in the two earlier volumes\, Volume Three also underscores challenges—specific and generic—of living in today’s world where movement is being curtailed. For more information about the publication\, please visit VBB’s website. \nSnacks and drinks will be served. \nBorderlines Volume Three is is funded in part by: the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts\, Houston Endowment\, National Endowment for the Arts\, Franci Neely Foundation\, the City of Houston through Houston Arts Alliance\, Texas Commission on the Arts\, and individuals like you. URL:https://hpjc.org/event/vbbs-borderlines-volume-three-book-launch/ LOCATION:Brazos Bookstore\, 2421 Bissonnet Street\, Houston\, TX\, 77005\, United States CATEGORIES:Economic Justice,Foreign & Military Policy,Human Rights & Criminal Justice,Presentation or Lecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hpjc.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/vbbarts_borderlines_vol3.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Voices Breaking Boundaries":MAILTO:info@vbbarts.org GEO:29.7252314;-95.4159635 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Brazos Bookstore 2421 Bissonnet Street Houston TX 77005 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=2421 Bissonnet Street:geo:-95.4159635,29.7252314 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20170502T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170502T170000 DTSTAMP:20260505T130659 CREATED:20170502T140745Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170502T140745Z UID:10000201-1493712000-1493744400@hpjc.org SUMMARY:2nd China Church Forum DESCRIPTION:A unique cross-cultural\, English-speaking forum for clergy\, laity\, religious\, students\, professionals\, scholars as well as anyone who loves China!  Joined by Bishop Sheltz and China experts from around the world\, our previous events impacted numerous participants and set an exemplary model for West-East dialogue. \n\nUnderstand the historical and contemporary aspects of the Catholic Church in China and how they impact Vatican-China\, U.S.-China relations\nLearn about how Catholicism and popular culture interact in mainland China\, Hong Kong and Taiwan\nExchange experiences of work\, travel and study in China and opportunities to partner with the Chinese Church in education\, social services\, etc.\n\nNote:  Make sure you RSVP and reserve free lunch at lukeliuhang@gmail.com.  Sep 15 evening forum will happen at Parish Life Center (Room A) | St. Michael Catholic Church | 1801 Sage Rd\, Houston\, TX 77056.  Sep 16 full day forum will happen at Univesrity of St. Thomas.  URL:https://hpjc.org/event/2nd-china-church-forum/ LOCATION:Scanlan Room | University of St. Thomas | 4000 Mt. Vernon St. Houston\, TX 77006\, Scanlan Room | University of St. Thomas | 4000 Mt. Vernon St. Houston\, TX 77006\, Houston\, 77006 CATEGORIES:Foreign & Military Policy,Human Rights & Criminal Justice,Presentation or Lecture GEO:29.736724;-95.3931825 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Scanlan Room | University of St. Thomas | 4000 Mt. Vernon St. Houston TX 77006 Scanlan Room | University of St. Thomas | 4000 Mt. Vernon St. Houston TX 77006 Houston 77006;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Scanlan Room | University of St. Thomas | 4000 Mt. Vernon St. Houston\, TX 77006:geo:-95.3931825,29.736724 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20170501T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170501T200000 DTSTAMP:20260505T130659 CREATED:20170416T193914Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170416T193914Z UID:10000199-1493659800-1493668800@hpjc.org SUMMARY:International Workers Day/ Day Without Immigrants DESCRIPTION:International Workers Day/A Day Without Immigrants\nAn International Workers Day/A Day Without Immigrants Rally will be held on May 1\, 2017\, 5:30-8:00 pm\, at Guadalupe Plaza\, 2311 Runnels Street\, in Houston. This event will highlight the historic achievements and contemporary struggles of workers of all nationalities\, as well as the imperative need for solidarity with our immigrant sisters and brothers\, who are increasingly under attack. Working class\, this is your cause! Join us!\nThe Rally will include speakers from sponsoring organizations\, poets/spoken word artists\, musicians\, banners and signs\, chants\, and much more. This event is being organized by and for workers\, whose labor makes life\, society\, and aspirations for a better future possible. There will be no government officials or politicians on the platform\, but workers of all backgrounds are welcome. \nTogether\, we will demand: Unite against Trump! Stop the deportations! Stop racist police terror! Black and Brown lives matter! Defend the Muslim community! Stop the attacks on women and the LGBT communities! Fight for $15/hour minimum wage\, jobs for all\, and the right to a union! Housing\, health care\, education\, and retirement security for all! Stop the rise of fascism! End U.S. imperialist wars! Stop the destruction of Mother Earth! End capitalism before it ends us! \nThe Rally is being organized by Asamblea Popular de Houston\, Brown Berets de TejAztlan\, Freedom Road Socialist Organization\, Houston Communist Party\, Houston Socialist Movement\, International Alliance in Support of Workers in Iran-Canada\, International Socialist Organization\, Latinos Inmigrantes Triunfadores\, MORENA-Houston SE\, Organizacion Latino Americana Pro-Derecho Del Inmigrante\, Party for Socialism and Liberation\, People’s New Black Panther Party\, and Students for a Democratic Society (list in formation). Other organizations are invited to join the list of sponsors\, provide a speaker for the event\, and mobilize members to participate. For more information on the Rally\, please call 832.692.2306\, 713.447.4106\, 832.660.3084\, or 832.846.6720. URL:https://hpjc.org/event/international-workers-day-day-without-immigrants/ LOCATION:Houston\, United States CATEGORIES:Economic Justice,Environmental & Environmental Justice,Foreign & Military Policy,Human Rights & Criminal Justice ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hpjc.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Protest-3.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20170501T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170501T133000 DTSTAMP:20260505T130659 CREATED:20170410T223850Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170417T125534Z UID:10000195-1493638200-1493645400@hpjc.org SUMMARY:May Day March & Rally DESCRIPTION:May Day March & Rally on May 1\, 2017.   Gather at 11:30am at Sesquicentennial Park\, 300 Smith St.\, in downtown Houston. March to City Hall.  March for human dignity and rights. URL:https://hpjc.org/event/may-day-march-rally/ LOCATION:Sesquicentennial Park\, 300 Smith St.\, Houston\, Texas\, 300 Smith St.\, Houston CATEGORIES:Economic Justice,Environmental & Environmental Justice,Foreign & Military Policy,Human Rights & Criminal Justice GEO:29.7643916;-95.3655038 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Sesquicentennial Park 300 Smith St. Houston Texas 300 Smith St. Houston;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=300 Smith St.:geo:-95.3655038,29.7643916 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20170408T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170408T200000 DTSTAMP:20260505T130659 CREATED:20170321T132041Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170327T154118Z UID:10000179-1491674400-1491681600@hpjc.org SUMMARY:Drones in Our Backyard DESCRIPTION:http://Facebook.com/CNVhou1\nCampaign Nonviolence-Houston\n\n\n\nYOU ARE INVITED! \n\nto attend this lecture and film screening on drones at Live Oak Friends Meeting\, April 8th from 6-8PM.\n\n\n\nWe will gather from 6-6:30 for snack and a brief lecture on why Houstonians should be concerned about drones\, what we can do to resist drone warfare in our communities\, and what our next steps will be to build a movement against drones in Houston. At 6:30 we will begin screening the documentary UNMANNED: US Drone Wars followed by a brief time to network.\n\n\n\nIf you’d like to sponsor this event send an email to our Regional Organizer via cnvhouston1@gmail.com\n\n\n\nTHIS IS A FREE EVENT…\nhowever a good will offering of $10 is welcomed. All donations are tax-deductible and help go to the funding for this campaign against drone warfare in Houston.\n\nReserve a free ticket!\n\n\nSPONSORSHIPS: \n\n\n\nTo table this event\, a one time donation of $25 is required.\n\n\n\nIf you’d like to table and make an announcement at the beginning of the event\, it is a one time donation of $50.\n\n\n\nIf you’d like to table\, make an announcement\, and become a strategy partner for this campaign against drones\, it is one time donation of $100\n\n\n\nFood and Drink will be provided\, feel free to bring a dish to share if you’d like.\n\n\nTHIS IS NOT A KID FRIENDLY EVENT! \nThe film screening we are showing has graphic images so please use caution if you decided to bring young children with you.  URL:https://hpjc.org/event/drones-in-our-backyard/ LOCATION:Live Oak Friends Meeting House\, 1318 W. 26th\, Houston\, TX\, 77008\, United States CATEGORIES:Foreign & Military Policy,Human Rights & Criminal Justice,Non-HPJC Meeting ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hpjc.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/GroubdTheDrones.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Jerry Maynard":MAILTO:cnvhouston1@gmail.com GEO:29.809315;-95.423516 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Live Oak Friends Meeting House 1318 W. 26th Houston TX 77008 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1318 W. 26th:geo:-95.423516,29.809315 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20170316T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170316T193000 DTSTAMP:20260505T130659 CREATED:20170317T025718Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170317T025718Z UID:10000175-1489683600-1489692600@hpjc.org SUMMARY:NO Muslim Ban! NO Border Wall! DESCRIPTION:Protest the “new” Muslim Ban \nThurs.\, March 16\, 5 – 7:30 PM\, \nPost Oak Blvd & Westheimer Rd\, 77056. \nStill Fascist! It must be resisted.  It must be defeated. URL:https://hpjc.org/event/no-muslim-ban-no-border-wall/ LOCATION:Intersection\, Post Oak Blvd & Westheimer Rd\, Houston\, 77056\, United States CATEGORIES:Economic Justice,Foreign & Military Policy,Human Rights & Criminal Justice ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hpjc.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/17203770_10210447968808162_561761049_n-150x150.jpg GEO:29.7409512;-95.4608244 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Intersection Post Oak Blvd & Westheimer Rd Houston 77056 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Post Oak Blvd & Westheimer Rd:geo:-95.4608244,29.7409512 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20170310T184500 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170310T210000 DTSTAMP:20260505T130659 CREATED:20170203T224753Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170214T195233Z UID:10000157-1489171500-1489179600@hpjc.org SUMMARY:PEACEMAKER: From Guns to Garden Tools DESCRIPTION:Join RAWtools\, The Peace Pastor Marty Troyer\, Texas Gun Sense and others on Friday\, March 10th at 6:45pm as we turn guns into garden tools and learn of a 3rd way of addressing gun violence. \nRAWtools\, Inc. gets its scriptural motivation from Isaiah 2:4 and Micah 4:3. We want to be comprehensive in our efforts to move our communities away from gun violence and violence as a whole. Its not enough to just make a lot of tools from guns. We need to help teach each other new ways to solve our problems through relationship\, dialogue\, and alternative means of justice\, i.e. Restorative Justice practices and victim-offender dialogue. \nOur nation has been through a variety of horrific events surrounding gun violence and it has brought the conversation to the forefront of our current events and “water cooler” conversations. It has largely become a binary conversation of either more guns or more laws. RAWtools wants to open a new option\, a third way. What if we made a commitment to solve our problems without guns and violence? You can find statistics to support more laws to keep guns off the streets. You can find statistics to support adding more guns to deter bad things from happening. In either case\, people are afraid of guns. \nBy using weapons to make garden tools and other hand tools\, we are creating a symbol for change and we’re asking you to participate. We are asking our communities to dare to use our imaginations to change our impulse. Beating swords into plowshares\, spears into pruning hooks\, and guns into garden tools creates a dynamic shift in our investment in time and resources. If we are no longer training for war\, what else would we be doing? It doesn’t mean we are all to become gardeners\, but it does mean we can invest in providing life sustaining resources for our communities. \nRAWtools: www.rawtools.org\nMarty Troyer: http://blog.chron.com/thepeacepastor/\nTexas Gun Sense: www.txgunsense.org URL:https://hpjc.org/event/peacemaker-guns-garden-tools/ LOCATION:Houston\, United States CATEGORIES:Foreign & Military Policy,Live Performance,Non-HPJC Meeting,Peace Education for Children & Families ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hpjc.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/raw-swords.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20170219T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170219T180000 DTSTAMP:20260505T130659 CREATED:20170214T194616Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170214T195113Z UID:10000162-1487516400-1487527200@hpjc.org SUMMARY:We the People Connect the Dots - Citizens to Rally and March Against Tyranny DESCRIPTION:PRESS RELEASE\nContacts: \nDaniel Cohen: (832) 489-7643\nEgberto Willies: (281) 826-6979\nwww.facebook.com/indivisiblehouston/\nwww.indivisiblehouston.org \nFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE \nWe the People Connect the Dots\nCitizens to Rally and March Against Tyranny in Downtown Houston \nHouston\, TX – (February 13\, 2017) – Most years\, this weekend would be dedicated to the power of the President. This year on Sunday\, February 19\, “We the People Connect the Dots” march against tyranny and ongoing attacks on social justice and civil rights. \nInstead of honoring our current President on this holiday\, we honor the American people and the values that hundreds of thousands of us are fighting for. We are democracy. We are patriots. We are America.” states the membership of Indivisible Houston. \nThe March will begin at 3:00 PM with speakers from diverse advocacy groups united by those interconnected issues and articulating true American values. \nThe march will stop at various locations that represent the different levels of government and how they impact seemingly disparate communities. \nSince inauguration\, communities across the United States have sprung into action. With protests at airports like IAH turning the tide in American opinion against policies such as the Muslim ban\, the true numbers of the resistance are making themselves heard. Now is the time to protect the rights\, safety\, and health of Houstonians and all Americans at the local\, state\, and federal level. Marginalized groups are under fire and respected American institutions on the chopping block. Average citizens at the grassroots level are who will save this country. \nResist\,\nIndivisible Houston URL:https://hpjc.org/event/people-connect-dots-citizens-rally-march-tyranny/ LOCATION:City\, TX\, United States CATEGORIES:Economic Justice,Environmental & Environmental Justice,Foreign & Military Policy,Human Rights & Criminal Justice,Non-HPJC Meeting,Peace Education for Children & Families ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hpjc.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/We-the-People-Connect-the-Dots.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Egberto Willies":MAILTO:egberto@egbertowillies.com GEO:31.9685988;-99.9018131 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR