• Harvey Anniversary Dinner and Fundraiser

    Finca Tres Robles 257 N. Greenwood , Houston, TX

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

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

    $65
  • Houston Zen Center’s Walk to Feed the Hungry

    Houston Zen Center 1605 Heights Blvd, Houston, TX, United States

    This year the walk will again be along the Heights Esplanade Trail on Heights Boulevard, a beautiful setting for a walk of compassion with friends! We invite everyone to participate by registering to walk, making a donation, or volunteering. Your efforts and generosity will help with programs that provide direct relief, promote sustainable agriculture, and provide education and right livelihood opportunities for women.

    The 3.1 mile walk will begin at the Houston Zen Center, located at 1605 Heights Blvd, Houston, TX 77008. We will then walk south down Heights Boulevard towards I-10 and turn around to end the walk at the Zen Center. Participants may turn around at any point to return to the Zen Center as needed.

  • 2018 HPJC Peacemaker Awards Dinner & Auction

    Crowne Plaza River Oaks 2712 Southwest Freeway, Houston, TX, United States

    Please join us as we celebrate our National and Local Peacemaker Award Recipients!

    Our National Peacemaker Award will be awarded to Chuck Collins, author and co-founder of Wealth for Common Good. Our Local Peacemaker Award recipients are Dr. Gerald Horne, Children's Prison Arts Project, and the Houston chapter of United We Dream.

    $100
  • 2018 Houston Gaza 5K + Dabke Party

    Cullen Park 19008 Saums Road, Houston

    In light of the UNRWA funding crisis and the deteriorating humanitarian conditions, we're fundraising to provide emergency assistance, including employing 25 UNRWA counselors -- refugees themselves -- to provide psychosocial support to Palestine refugee children and families in the Gaza Strip who suffer from trauma due to repeated Israeli military assaults and the continued blockade.

    Varies
  • Roy Zimmerman Concert: Potluck Fundraiser for Peace Camp Houston

    Unitarian Fellowship of Houston 1504 Wirt Road, Houston, TX, United States

    What can one person do about climate change, torture, racism, xenophobia, gun violence, fracking, Congressional ineptitude, ignorance, war and greed?  Write funny songs, says Roy Zimmerman , master satirist, songwriter, and performer.

    HPJC is bringing Roy Zimmerman back to Houston in a benefit to raise funds for Peace Camp Houston. Optional potluck begins at 6pm and the music starts at 7pm.

    $15 – $20
  • Fight For Air Climb

    First City Tower 1001 Fannin, Houston, United States

    When you participate in a Fight For Air Climb event, you are stepping up to make a positive impact for those affected by lung disease. You will raise funds to support the American Lung Association's mission while climbing the stairs of a skyscraper.
    Whether you are climbing alone or with friends and family, for a healthier lifestyle or in honor of all those who are affected by lung disease, you will achieve a sense of personal accomplishment when you reach the top. Defeating the physical challenge and reaching the height of your fundraising potential will be a gratifying experience. Every Step Counts as we move forward in our fight for healthy lungs and clean air!

    $35.00
  • Carrizo/Comecrudo Tribe Fundraiser

    Emerson Unitarian Universalist Church 1900 Bering Dr., Houston

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

    $5 – $30
  • Peace Camp Brunch and Fundraiser!

    Bering Memorial United Church of Christ 1440 Harold St., Houston, TX, United States

    Mark your calendar to save April 27 from 9 AM-1 PM for a fun brunch! The venue will be Bering Methodist Church on Harold St. This is a fundraiser for Peace Camp scholarships, and there will be delicious food-including vegan options plus exciting entertainment. Invite your friends and come and learn about this exciting outreach program of HPJC!

    $10
  • Autism: Beyond The Walk

    This event is a opportunity for Autism Awareness.It is also a platform for the families with autistic children to tell their story.

    $10 – $60
  • Tim Wise Honored at Annual Juneteenth Ally Award Luncheon

    St. Paul's United Methodist Church, Fondren Hall 5501 Main Street, Houston, TX, United States

    Tim Wise, one of the country’s leading anti-racism writers and educators, will deliver the keynote address at The Center for the Healing of Racism’s Annual Ally Award Luncheon on Saturday, June 15, 2019 at 12 noon, St. Paul Methodist Church, Fondren Hall, 5501 Main Street, Houston, TX 77004.  The author of seven books on race and racism, Wise is a popular speaker at venues across the United States, on television, radio and podcasts.  He will be joined by two other Award recipients, Houston’s SHAPE Community Center, which has worked to improve he quality of life for Houston’s African American community for the past 50 years, and Maya Ford, who will receive an Individual Initiative Award for her courage to sit in silence alone in the parking lot of a detention center for migrant children and families.

    $50
  • Traveler at Bohemeo’s – Peace Camp Fundraiser

    Bohemeo's 708 Telephone Road, Houston

    We hope you can join us for this benefit for HPJC's Peace Camp Houston, a day camp for kids that fosters an understanding of peace, justice, and environmental awareness.

    $15
  • Chili Cook-Off and Potluck Fundraiser for Houston DSA

    Smither Park 2441 Munger St., Houston

    Sunday Sunday Sunday! Join Houston DSA for a Chili Cook-Off and Potluck Fundraiser to help fund travel and registration costs for our delegation to the DSA National Convention in Atlanta!

    Hang out, eat chili, and talk socialism with us. We'll have a raffle for fun socialist prizes, and vote on our favorite chili dish. The contest will be judged in four categories: People's Choice, Best Vegan/Vegetarian, Spiciest, and Most Interesting Ingredient.

  • Jazz for Peace: Free Radicals + The Bob Henschen Quartet

    Houston Mennonite Church 1231 Wirt Rd., Houston, TX, United States

    The annual Jazz for Peace performance at Houston Mennonite Church is back for 2019!

    Featuring Free Radicals + The Bob Henschen Quartet

    Potluck, silent auction, and performance to help Free Radicals pay fair wages to the many guest artists on their upcoming 8th album. The silent auction will include dozens of peace posters from the personal collection of longtime Houston peace and justice activist Lee Loe.

    Donation
  • The Walk for Mental Health Awareness

    Stude Park 1031 Stude, Houston

    The Walk for Mental Health Awareness – Houston is a community based event that helps raise awareness and funding for Greater Houston area non-profit agencies and programs that provide mental health services; creating an environment for our positive public dialogue.

    $30
  • Mennonite Sale for World Peace

    Houston Mennonite Church 1231 Wirt Rd., Houston, TX, United States

    A celebration of the handmade and the unique, the practical and the beautiful, the Peace Sale takes tradition and gives it a few modern touches. Buy handmade treasures; bid on a quilt during the live auction; browse Ten Thousand Villages; drink Fair Trade coffee; feast on freshly prepared food, take home a shoo-fly pie - and know that you're supporting peace and justice at home and abroad.

    The Mennonite Sale for World Peace is a sale and auction in the tradition of Mennonite Relief Sales held annually across the United States and Canada.

    Free
  • 2019 HPJC Peacemaker Awards Dinner & Auction

    Crowne Plaza Hotel 2712 Southwest Freeway, Houston, TX, United States

    Please join us on SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 10th as we celebrate our National and Local Peacemaker Award Recipients!

    $80 – $100
  • Benefit Concert for Christmas at the Jail

    Dan Electros Guitar Bar 1031 E 24th St, Houston

    Benefit concert for End Mass Incarceration (organization that puts on Christmas at the Jail) featuring the ElectroLuv Elf Party w/ Xombies, Jes & Friends, Kasama, Robert Kuhn. Come on down!!

    $5 – $10
  • Roy Zimmerman: Benefit Concert for Peace Camp Houston

    Unitarian Fellowship of Houston 1504 Wirt Road, Houston, TX, United States

    What can one person do about climate change, torture, racism, xenophobia, gun violence, fracking, Congressional ineptitude, ignorance, war and greed?  Write funny songs, says Roy Zimmerman , master satirist, songwriter, and performer.

    HPJC is bringing Roy Zimmerman back to Houston in a benefit to raise funds for Peace Camp Houston. Finger-foods and social begins at 6pm and the music starts at 7pm.

    $20
  • Artistic Social for HPJC

    Mother Dog Studios 720 Walnut, Houston

    The Houston Peace & Justice Center, Texas Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty, Pax Christi Houston, and Alianza Latina Internacional invites you to meet and greet for criminal, economic, and environmental justice.

    Come and meet like minded individuals in a non violent atmosphere of art and free beer.

    Free
  • The Center for Hearing and Speech’s Sound & Soul Gala

    The Ballroom at Bayou Place 500 Texas St., 2nd floor, Houston

    The Center for Hearing and Speech (CHS) will launch its newest expansion plan at the annual Sound & Soul Gala on Saturday, April 4, 2020. Held at The Ballroom at Bayou Place, this year’s gala is nautical themed in honor of The Center for Hearing and Speech “Launching into the Future.”

  • Hurricane Laura Disaster Relief Drive

    Launchpointcdc.org 5807 Little York Rd., Houston

    Houston's Launch Point Disaster Relief Organization is collecting disaster relief donations and supplies for Lake Charles Louisiana and Beaumont, Texas.  They are working in partnership with the Red Cross to provide aid to those areas that were hit the hardest by Hurricane Laura.

  • 2020 Peacemaker Award Ceremony

    Zoom Event

    Please join us online SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5th as we celebrate our
    National and Local Peacemaker Award Recipients!

  • Celebrating Success: Five Years in the Making – CrossWalk Center’s Annual Fundraising Breakfast

    The Junior League of Houston 1811 Briar Oaks Lane, Houston, United States

    CrossWalk Center, a Houston-based nonprofit which strives to stop the cycle of recidivism, will host its annual fundraising breakfast on Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021, from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. at the Junior League of Houston located at 1811 Briar Oaks Lane. Now in its fifth year, the organization bridges critical social services and ministry […]

    Free
  • Garage Sale for The Walk for Mental Health Awareness

    Saturday and Sunday, November 13th. (from 8:00 AM - 3:30 PM) and 14th. (9:00 AN - 3:30 PM) at 1110 Henderson Street (near Sawyer and Center Streets). Lots of great items have bee n donated. Come out to find some treasures and to help support The Walk for Mental Health - Awareness. See our Facebook […]

  • 2022 Circles of Excellence Criminal Justice Awards Reception

    MATCH (Midtown Arts & Theater Center Houston) 3400 Main Street, Houston

    March is National Criminal Justice Month.  Established by the United States Congress in 2009, its purpose is to promote societal awareness around the causes and consequences of crime, as well as strategies for preventing and responding to crime. On Sunday, March 20, 2022, Prevention Zone, Inc will recognize excellence within the criminal justice system through […]

    $45.00
  • Via Colori Houston 2022

    POST HTX 401 Franklin St., Houston

    Enjoy this free, family-friendly event in downtown. This time-honored street painting festival will again bring together hundreds of student, amateur, and professional artists to create beautiful chalk masterpieces while also celebrating Houston’s diversity. This event will also feature live music, a children’s creative area, and expansive hospitality options for a weekend of artistic expression and […]

    Free
  • Lunar New Year Celebration at POST Houston

    POST HTX 401 Franklin St., Houston

    On Jan 15, POST is celebrating the Lunar New Year which welcomes the Year of the Rabbit (Year of the Cat in the Vietnamese Zodiac). The celebration, which brings back Lunar New Year festivities to downtown, is hosted by the Ho Family of the House of Ho on HBO Max and powered by the sustainable electricity provider Rhythm […]

    Free Entry
  • 30th Juneteenth Ally Awards Fundraiser Luncheon

    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

    Please join the Center for the Healing of Racism for our 30th Juneteenth Ally Awards Fundraiser Luncheon on Saturday, June 17, 2023, 12:00 PM (CDT). This event will be held […]

    Multiple levels see event website.
  • 2023 Peacemaker Awards Ceremony-Celebration

    Dominican Sisters of Houston Spirituality Center Meeting Room Dominican Sisters of Houston, 6501 Almeda Rd, Houston, TX, United States

    HPJC is recognizing the wonderful work of these recipients of the 2023 Peacemaker Awards at our annual Awards Ceremony: The Texas Observer, Kristen Schlemmer, Jacilet Griffin, and Lorena Perez McGill

    $120