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SUMMARY:Super Bowl Weekend #NoBanNoWall Protest
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Friday\, February 3rd\, at 4PM as we make sure our voices are heard in the fight against Islamophobia\, xenophobia and all other bigotry that has recently been not only emboldened but acted upon. \nAll eyes are on Houston this weekend for the big game. We will make sure that the rest of the world knows that the home of this year’s Super Bowl is outraged by the recent executive orders barring not only refugees\, but even permanent residents of the US from coming home. \nWe hope we can all stand together peacefully as a community in solidarity against the targetting of minority groups in the most diverse country in the world. \nPlease stay tuned for a list of groups that will also be attending. \nHOUSTON\, STAND UP! \nÚnete con nosotros el viernes\, 3 de febrero\, a las 4pm asegúrate que nuestras voces se escuchen en la lucha en contra de la Islamophobia\, la xenofobia y toda otra intolerancia que recientemente ha sido no sólo envalentonado pero realizado con acciones.\nTodos están enfocados en Houston este fin de semana para el Super Bowl. Nos vamos asegurar que todo el mundo sepa que la ciudad donde se realiza el Super Bowl está indignada por los recientes decretos de restricción no sólo a los refugiados\, sino también a los que tienen la residencia permanente de llegar a casa.\nEsperamos que todos podrán unirse pacíficamente como una comunidad en solidaridad en contra de la persecución de las minorías en el país más diverso del mundo.\nPor favor\, estén atentos para una lista de grupos que también estarán presente. ¡HOUSTON\, DE PIE! \nhttps://www.facebook.com/events/253872998383850/
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/super-bowl-weekend-nobannowall-protest/
LOCATION:pin Westheimer Rd & Post Oak Blvd\, pin Westheimer Rd & Post Oak Blvd\, Houston\, 77056\, United States
CATEGORIES:Foreign & Military Policy,Human Rights & Criminal Justice
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SUMMARY:Medea Benjamin & Ann Wright on U.S. Foreign Policy in Trump Administration:  What will it be and how will it affect you?
DESCRIPTION:As part of a “Texas Tour\,” Medea Benjamin and Ann Wright will speak in Houston.  Medea will draw upon her first-hand knowledge of the Middle East to share her insights\, and she’ll introduce her latest book\, Kingdom of the Unjust; Behind the U.S.-Saudi Connection.  Ann was recently – once again – captured in international waters and imprisoned by the Israelis while attempting to reach shore on the Women’s Boat to Gaza.  She has also traveled to Japan\, Korea\, Russia\, Germany\, Greece\, and elsewhere this year and can speak on the human and environmental costs of war and militarism around the globe and the possible effects of a Trump administration’s policies on all of us. \nMedea Benjamin is the co-founder of the women-led peace group CODEPINK and the co-founder of the human rights group Global Exchange.  She has been an advocate for social justice for more than 40 years.  Described as “one of America’s most committed — and most effective — fighters for human rights” by New York Newsday\, and “one of the high profile leaders of the peace movement” by the Los Angeles Times\, she was one of 1\,000 exemplary women from 140 countries nominated to receive the Nobel Peace Prize on behalf of the millions of women who do the essential work of peace worldwide.  She is the author of nine books\, including Drone Warfare: Killing by Remote Control and Kingdom of the Unjust:  Behind the U.S.-Saudi Connection\, and her articles appear regularly in outlets such as The Huffington Post\, Common Dreams\, Alternet\, The Other Words\, and TeleSUR. \nAnn Wright is a 29-year US Army/Army Reserves veteran\, a retired United States Army colonel and retired U.S. State Department official\, known for her outspoken opposition to the Iraq War. She received the State Department Award for Heroism in 1997\, after helping to evacuate several thousand people during the civil war in Sierra Leone. She is most noted for having been one of three State Department officials to publicly resign in direct protest of the 2003 Invasion of Iraq. Wright was also a passenger on the Challenger 1\, which along with the Mavi Marmara\, was part of the Gaza flotilla. She served in Nicaragua\, Grenada\, Somalia\, Uzbekistan\, Kyrgyzstan\, Sierra Leone\, Micronesia and Mongolia. In December\, 2001 she was on the small team that reopened the US Embassy in Kabul\, Afghanistan. She is the co-author of the book “Dissent: Voices of Conscience.” She has written frequently on rape in the military. \nA reception and book signing of Medea Benjamin’s book at 6:30 PM will be followed by their presentations at 7 PM\, followed by Q & A and book signing. \nPhoto credit: AP Photo – Charles Dharapak \n 
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/medea-benjamin-ann-wright-jan2016/
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
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SUMMARY:Not My President! Resist Trump! Houston March and Rally on January 20
DESCRIPTION:The January 20 Coalition is organizing a march and rally to protest the inauguration of Trump on Friday January 20\, 1-4 pm. We will assemble on the sidewalk at 900 Smith St.\, next to Hermann Square\, at 1 pm. Beginning at 1:30 pm\, we will march on the sidewalks down Smith St. to the Leland Federal Building at 1919 Smith St. Our rally there will include speakers\, chants\, spoken word artists\, and the dramatic smashing of a new Trump piñata.
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/not-president-resist-trump-houston-march-rally-january-20/
LOCATION:sidewalk\, 900 Smith St\, Houston\, 77002
CATEGORIES:Economic Justice,Environmental & Environmental Justice,Foreign & Military Policy,Human Rights & Criminal Justice
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ORGANIZER;CN="David":MAILTO:movimientosocialistahouston@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:39TH ANNUAL MLK\, JR. PARADE & CELEBRATION sponsored by the Black Heritage Society
DESCRIPTION:WELCOME TO BLACK HERITAGE SOCIETY’S 39th ANNUAL MLK\, JR. PARADE & CELEBRATION – JANUARY 16\, 2017\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOUR MISSION OF THE PARADE IS:\nTO FIGHT FOR EQUAL RIGHTS AND JUSTICE TO ALL. \nWe inspire\, teach\, and honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King\, Jr. during the weekend of the federal holiday occurring on the third Monday of each January with commemorative parade and celebratory festive community activities throughout the weekend. \nThe Black Heritage Society has a long history of fighting for equal justice and social accommodations for the rights of all. \nThe Black Heritage Society Organization subscribes to Activism\, Advocacy\, and Action on behalf of the underprivileged\, underserved\, and those seeking justice and equality.
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/39th-annual-mlk-jr-parade-celebration/
LOCATION:Minute Maid Park\, 501 Crawford St.\, 77002
CATEGORIES:Economic Justice,Foreign & Military Policy,Human Rights & Criminal Justice,Live Performance
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SUMMARY:Robert Jensen's "Plain Radical" Book Salon
DESCRIPTION:University of Texas professor Robert Jensen will discuss his book Plain Radical: Living\, Loving\, and Learning to Leave the Planet Gracefully at the home of Houston house concert promoter Jeff Abrams. \nJensen’s book chronicles his personal\, political\, and intellectual life with friend and mentor Jim Koplin\, who blended the best of rural traditions with a relentless radical critique of concentrated power and illegitimate authority. \nJensen is the author of seven other books\, including Arguing for Our Lives: A User’s Guide to Constructive Dialogueand The Heart of Whiteness: Confronting Race\, Racism and White Privilege. \nThe conversation is free and open to the public. \nThat evening\, Abrams will present a concert by Jensen’s wife\, Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter Eliza Gilkyson. \nFor more information on the book event or for tickets to the Gilkyson concert\, contact Jeff Abrams\, (713) 817-0001 or mediator7@aol.com. \nLocation: 2017 W. Main St.\, Houston\, TX
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/robert-jensens-plain-radical-book-salon/
LOCATION:2017 W. Main Street\, Houston
CATEGORIES:Economic Justice,Foreign & Military Policy,Human Rights & Criminal Justice,Peace Education for Children & Families,Presentation or Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20160723T180000
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SUMMARY:Kashmir cries for justice
DESCRIPTION:According to Amnesty International\, as of June 2015 no member of the Indian security forces has been tried in civil courts for thousands of human rights violations committed against the oppressed people of Kashmir in the past three decades. We appeal to the people of conscience to join hands to hold the Government of India accountable for its crimes against humanity.\nOn July 23rd\, we will gather in Houston and speak on behalf of the 12 year old girl who\, last week\, was stripped in front of her family. We will raise our voice on behalf of a brother and sister who were taking their ailing mother to the hospital but on the way\, the Indian forces molested the sister and knocked the brother unconscious while the ailing mother’s pleas were answered by batons. We will cry on behalf of the 14 year old girl who’s dreams to become a doctor were shattered when pallets fired from the gun of an Indian soldier blinded her for the rest of her life and many hundreds like her\, who have partially or permanently lost their eyesight to these lethal pallets. We will shed tears for the innocent lives that have fallen to the bullets of the Indian guns in the last 10 days and tens of thousands in the last three decades. We will speak on behalf of the  parents who are in perpetual and painful grief for their missing children. We will  ask for the identity of the dead in the un-marked mass graves. We will demand justice for the scores of women and minor girls of Kunan and Poshpora villages of Kashmir who were mass and gang raped on a cold night of February 1991 by the Indian Army.\n\nOn July 23rd\, we will raise our voices in solidarity with countless people in and outside of Kashmir and say ‘No’ to injustice and ‘Yes’ to peace. Please stand with us. Together we will protest for Kashmir!! \n!‪#‎Kashmir ‪#‎KashmirSiege ‪#‎KashmirCrisis ‪#‎FreeKashmir ‪#‎kashmirprotests
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/kashmir-cries-for-justice/
LOCATION:2521 Post Oak Blvd\, Houston \, 77056-5203\,
CATEGORIES:Foreign & Military Policy,Human Rights & Criminal Justice
ORGANIZER;CN="Ali Zaidi":MAILTO:zaidisah1@yahoo.com 
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SUMMARY:The International Day of AL_QUDS
DESCRIPTION:The Quds Day is a universal day. It is not an exclusive day for Quds itself. It is a day for the oppressed to rise and stand up against the arrogant. \nLet stand united with all the humans of conscience including the jews\, the christians and the muslims to show support for the innocent civilian victims of global zionism\, imperialism\, occupation\, neocolonialism\, racism\, islamophobia\, takfirism and oppression for the sake of truth. \nstaying silent is not an option.
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/the-international-day-of-al_quds/
LOCATION:post oak and westhiemer\, 2521 Post Oak Blvd\, Houston\, 77056
CATEGORIES:Foreign & Military Policy,Human Rights & Criminal Justice,Live Performance,Peace Education for Children & Families
ORGANIZER;CN="zaidisah1":MAILTO:zaidisah1@yahoo.com
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SUMMARY:Presentation on Palestinian and Israeli Nonviolent Activism Against the Occupation
DESCRIPTION:Maxine Kaufman-Lacusta\, a Quaker Jewish activist and writer from Burnaby\, B.C.\, Canada will be in Houston to speak and do a presentation on nonviolence in Palestine.  She will share information about nonviolent activism by Palestinians and Israelis\, separately and together\, in challenging the Israeli occupation of Palestinian land–as this is a much under-publicized aspect of the Palestinian struggle–as well as ways in which “Internationals” can support these efforts. \nShe will also introduce her book: “Refusing to be Enemies: Palestinian and Israeli Nonviolent Resistance to the Israeli Occupation”.  The book is an interview-based study that presents the voices of over 100 practitioners and theorists of nonviolence\, the vast majority either Palestinian or Israeli\, as they reflect on their own involvement in nonviolent resistance and speak about the nonviolent strategies and tactics employed by Palestinian and Israeli organizations toward the occupation. \nMore info at http://refusingtobeenemiesthebook.wordpress.com \nCopies of Refusing to be Enemies will be available for purchase and signing.
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/kaufman-lacusta-on-palestinian-and-israeli-nonviolent-activism/
LOCATION:Live Oak Friends Meeting House\, 1318 W. 26th\, Houston\, TX\, 77008\, United States
CATEGORIES:Foreign & Military Policy,Human Rights & Criminal Justice,Peace Education for Children & Families
ORGANIZER;CN="Alex McDonald":MAILTO:peacenotapathy@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:See/Hear/Meet Amy Goodman of Democracy Now! in Houston
DESCRIPTION:KPFT will be hosting Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan\, authors of a new book\, “Democracy Now!: 20 years of Covering the Movements Changing America”\,  in a book signing event on May 1st at the Carl Walker Jr. Multi-Purpose Center. \nAdmission is $10 per person. Advance tickets available at this link: Brown Paper Tickets \nThere will also be a meet & greet before the main event\, lasting from 12 noon to 12:50 pm at the DeLuxe Theatre on Lyons Avenue.  An additional donation is requested\, and spaces are very limited\, so if you’re interested please get your tickets now at this link: Meet & Greet \nThe main event begins at 1 pm\, and there will be a book signing afterwards. Books will be on sale by Brazos Bookstore. \nA celebration of the acclaimed television\, radio and internet news program Democracy Now! and the extraordinary movements and heroes who have moved our country forward. \nIn 1996 Amy Goodman began hosting a show on Pacifica Radio called Democracy Now! to focus on the issues and movements that are too often ignored by the corporate media. Today Democracy Now! is the largest public media collaboration in the US\, broadcasting on over 1400 public television and radio stations around the world\, with millions accessing it online at democracynow.org. Now Amy\, along with her journalist brother\, David and co-author Denis Moynihan\, share stories of the heroes—the whistleblowers\, the organizers\, the protesters—who have brought about remarkable change. \nThis important book looks back over the past two decades of Democracy Now!and the powerful movements and charismatic leaders who are re-shaping our world. Goodman takes the reader along as she goes to where the silence is\, bringing out voices from the streets of Ferguson\, to Staten Island\, Wall Street\, South Carolina to East Timor—and other places where people are rising up to demand justice. Democracy Now! is the modern day underground railroad of information\, bringing stories from the grassroots to a global audience.
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/amy-goodman-2016/
LOCATION:Carl Walker Jr. Multi-Purpose Center\, 4300 Noble St at Waco\, Houston\, 77020
CATEGORIES:Economic Justice,Foreign & Military Policy,Fundraiser,Human Rights & Criminal Justice,Presentation or Lecture,Social
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