BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Houston Peace & Justice Center - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Houston Peace & Justice Center 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 END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20171102T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20171102T210000 DTSTAMP:20260502T152549 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:20260502T152549 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:20171017T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20171017T210000 DTSTAMP:20260502T152549 CREATED:20170930T023812Z LAST-MODIFIED:20171011T203738Z UID:10000288-1508266800-1508274000@hpjc.org SUMMARY:Justice Without Death DESCRIPTION:Justice Without Death\nShared stories from murder victim family members of healing through reconciliation\, and Q&A with the Office of Kim Ogg\, Harris County District Attorney. \nTold from personal experiences of loss of loved ones to murder\, storytellers recount their tragedies and their struggles in a “Journey of Hope…From Violence to Healing.” These murder victim family members chose not to seek revenge\, and instead chose love and compassion and forgiveness as a way of healing. \nHarris County has sent more people to death row than any other county in the United States since the death penalty was reinstated in 1976. What stance will the Office of Kim Ogg\, Harris County District Attorney take in the future on the death penalty for capital murder cases? \nHear and meet Journey of Hope storytellers and representatives from the Office of Kim Ogg\, Harris County District Attorney Tuesday October 17\, 7pm – 9pm\, at First Congregational Church of Houston\, 10840 Beinhorn Road\, Houston. \nThere is no charge for this event\, but you may make reservation at the Eventbrite website shown below. URL:https://hpjc.org/event/justice-without-death-2/ LOCATION:First Congregational Church of Houston\, 10840 Beinhorn Road\, Houston\, TX\, 77024\, United States CATEGORIES:Human Rights & Criminal Justice GEO:29.7778865;-95.5044784 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=First Congregational Church of Houston 10840 Beinhorn Road Houston TX 77024 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=10840 Beinhorn Road:geo:-95.5044784,29.7778865 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20171014T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20171014T163000 DTSTAMP:20260502T152549 CREATED:20170913T163616Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170913T163616Z UID:10000277-1507971600-1507998600@hpjc.org SUMMARY:Dialogue: Racism DESCRIPTION:The Center for the Healing of Racism presents Dialogue: Racism\, a two-day intensive workshop that educates participants about racism and facilitates the process by which individuals can begin to counter the affects of racism on their lives and become empowered to interrupt the cycle of racist attitudes. The workshop provides a safe\, respectful\, and loving atmosphere for individuals to learn new information\, share experiences\, dispel fears and guilt\, and get to know each other.\n \nDialogue: Racism will be offered on two consecutive Saturdays\, October 7 and 14\, 9 am to 4:30 pm\, 3412 Crawford Street (at Holman)\, Houston\, TX 77004.  The event is free and open to the public (first 50 to RSVP). Donations are encouraged.  Registration required by emailing cfhr1@juno.com or calling (713) 520-8226. Free parking is available at Houston Community College lot #9.\nhttp://www.centerhealingracism.org/ URL:https://hpjc.org/event/dialogue-racism-2/2017-10-14/ LOCATION:Center for the Healing of Racism\, 3412 Crawford Street\, Houston\, TX\, 77004\, United States CATEGORIES:Human Rights & Criminal Justice,Presentation or Lecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hpjc.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Center-Healing-Racism-2.png ORGANIZER;CN="Center for the Healing of Racism":MAILTO:cfhr1@juno.com GEO:29.7370629;-95.3734364 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Center for the Healing of Racism 3412 Crawford Street Houston TX 77004 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=3412 Crawford Street:geo:-95.3734364,29.7370629 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171013 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171020 DTSTAMP:20260502T152549 CREATED:20170522T220735Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170522T220804Z UID:10001340-1507863600-1508457599@hpjc.org SUMMARY:The Journey of Hope...From Violence to Healing DESCRIPTION:The Journey of Hope…From Violence to Healing puts human faces on the issue of the death penalty. Led by murder victim family members joined by death row families\, the exonerated and others impacted by the failed promises of a broken system. Our unique personal stories touch people’s hearts and change people’s minds on this vitally important issue. We advocate for alternatives to the death penalty\, we encourage forgiveness as a way of healing and endorse restorative justice as a way of life. \nJourney Storytellers come from all walks of life and represent the full spectrum and diversity of faith\, ethnicity and economic situation. We have experienced the insanity and horror of murder and its tragic aftermath. We reject the death penalty as a failed public policy and as a solution to ending our pain. Presentations can be adapted to the needs of the inviting venue but our preferred program opportunities feature the teaming of a murder victim family member with a death row family member\, an exoneree\, a death row survivor\, a family member of the executed\, or others impacted by the failed promises of a broken system. Many Venues such as high schools\, colleges and universities\, churches and religious settings\, community\, civic\, and professional organizations offer opportunities to open dialogue on how the death penalty prolongs suffering and prevents healing. Our speakers share their stories about the process of healing through forgiveness and reconciliation.They call for alternatives to the death penalty and an end to the cycle of violence that creates more murder victim family members. URL:https://hpjc.org/event/journey-hope-violence-healing/ LOCATION:Houston\, United States CATEGORIES:Human Rights & Criminal Justice END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20171004T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20171004T210000 DTSTAMP:20260502T152549 CREATED:20170913T163518Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170913T163518Z UID:10000273-1507143600-1507150800@hpjc.org SUMMARY:The Mask of Microaggressions: Studies of Racism in the US DESCRIPTION:Authors Mark Tschaepe and Ronald Goodwin will discuss their new book\, The Mask of Microaggressions: Studies of Racism in the US\, on Wednesday\, October 4 from 7:00 to 9:00 pm at the Center for the Healing of Racism\, 3412 Crawford St.\, Houston\, 77004. Tschaepe and Goodwin\, assistant professors at Prairie View A&M University\, will also sign copies of books purchased at the event.\n\nMicroaggressions are commonly defined as brief\, everyday exchanges that send denigrating messages to certain individuals because of their race or ethnicity.  It is thought that they often occur below the level of awareness of well-intentioned members of the dominant culture.  Whether intentional or unintentional\, microaggressions communicate hostile\, derogatory or negative racial slights and insults toward people of color. \n \nThe event is free and open to the public (first 50 to RSVP).  Registration required by emailing cfhr1@juno.com or calling (713) 520-8226. Free parking is available at Houston Community College lot #9.  Website: http://www.centerhealingracism.org/ URL:https://hpjc.org/event/mask-microaggressions-studies-racism-us/ LOCATION:Center for the Healing of Racism\, 3412 Crawford Street\, Houston\, TX\, 77004\, United States CATEGORIES:Human Rights & Criminal Justice,Presentation or Lecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hpjc.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/9781524914462.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Center for the Healing of Racism":MAILTO:cfhr1@juno.com GEO:29.7370629;-95.3734364 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Center for the Healing of Racism 3412 Crawford Street Houston TX 77004 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=3412 Crawford Street:geo:-95.3734364,29.7370629 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20170927T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170927T170000 DTSTAMP:20260502T152549 CREATED:20170927T212731Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170927T212731Z UID:10000285-1506499200-1506531600@hpjc.org SUMMARY:Double Jeopardy: Women and the Criminal Justice System DESCRIPTION:2017 Rothko Chapel Óscar Romero Award Pre-Program\nDouble jeopardy: Women and the Criminal Justice System\nConversation and Book Signing with Julie Bindel \nWomen of sex trafficking face the dual realities of being victims while also being prosecuted as offenders. Join Julie Bindel in conversation with Houston activists and advocates as they explore this topic from both local and global perspectives. \nIn her most recent book “The Pimping of Prostitution\,” Bindel takes the debate on prostitution legislation head-on\, exposing the lived realities of women in contrast with the dominant discourse in current academic and liberal feminist debates. \nBased on more than 250 interviews with people involved in and affected by prostitution around the world\, Bindel exposes the harms of the global sex trade and documents the emergence of the exciting and vibrant survivor abolitionist movement – leading us to question when the policy makers\, politicians and international human rights organizations will start to reject the mythology around prostitution\, hold sex buyers accountable for the damage that they do\, and truly begin to fight for the human rights of women around the world. \nThis program will be followed by a public reception and book signing on the plaza. \nAbout the presenter:\nA renowned investigative journalist\, Julie Bindel has written extensively on a range of topics including violence against women\, the international surrogacy trade\, mail order brides\, trafficking\, and unsolved murders. She writes regularly for The Guardian\, New Statesman\, The International Business Times\, and The Spectator\, and frequently appears on the BBC and Sky News. She was Visiting Journalist at Brunel University\, UK (2013 – 2014) and is now on the Advisory Board of Byline.com. \nThis program builds upon the topic of ending mass incarceration addressed at our 2017 Spring Symposium and this year’s focus of our biannual Rothko Chapel’s Óscar Romero Award\, which recognizes courageous\, grassroots human rights advocacy. This year the Chapel will honor two recipients\, one internationally and the other locally selected. To learn more about the Award Ceremony and other related programs please click here. URL:https://hpjc.org/event/double-jeopardy-women-criminal-justice-system/ LOCATION:Rothko Chapel\, 3900 Yupon St\, Houston\, 77006 CATEGORIES:Human Rights & Criminal Justice,Presentation or Lecture 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:20170927T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170927T170000 DTSTAMP:20260502T152549 CREATED:20170927T212705Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170927T212705Z UID:10000284-1506499200-1506531600@hpjc.org SUMMARY:Art and Incarceration: Poetry\, Theatre and Music in and about Captivity DESCRIPTION:Concert\, Ensemble Pi\nFor this interdisciplinary performance\, Ensemble Pi presents music\, text\, and theater works that focus on the rise of mass incarceration\, the racial disparities it reveals\, and the emotional toll it takes on inmates and their families. The concert opens with Rzewski’s minimalist masterpiece\, Coming Together\, composed in the wake of the 1971 prison riots in upstate New York and powerfully expressing the frustration of life behind bars and anger about injustice. The evening’s highlight is the world premiere of Rikers Islandby New York composer Eleanor Cory\, inspired by the anthology These Are Hard Times for Dreamers. Joseph Assadourian\, the narrator for Coming Together\, will also perform an excerpt from his tragi-comic play\, The Bullpen\, based on his own incarceration. The performance closes with the sublime Olivier Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time (1941)\, composed and performed in the prisoner-of-war camp in Gorlitz\, Germany\, capturing the hardship and sadness of being in prison\, while still conveying optimism. \nAbout the presenters:\nEnsemble Pi is a new music collective that uniquely connects pressing social and political issues and the idioms of classical contemporary music. We began our Peace Concerts series 10 years ago in response to the invasion of Iraq\, and have since presented annual chamber music concerts giving voice to the struggle for peace. Every concert includes at least one commission\, as well as contemporary classical masterpieces to address the historical tradition of “socially conscious” compositions. In the past\, we’ve collaborated with visual artists\, writers\, journalists and actors – including South African artist William Kentridge and American journalists Naomi Wolf and Jeremy Scahill – and have featured the music of John Harbison\, Frederic Rzewski\, Shostakovich and Penderecki. Our series has voiced protest against the Iraqi invasion\, but also the censorship of media\, fracking\, the Apartheid\, and more. Performers include: Alexis Gerlach\, cello; Moran Katz\, clarinet; Idith Meshulam Korman\, piano; Airi Yoshioka\, violin; and Joseph Assadourian\, actor and narrator. URL:https://hpjc.org/event/art-incarceration-poetry-theatre-music-captivity/ LOCATION:Rothko Chapel\, 3900 Yupon St\, Houston\, 77006 CATEGORIES:Human Rights & Criminal Justice,Live Performance 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:20170924T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170924T180000 DTSTAMP:20260502T152549 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:20170919T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170919T133000 DTSTAMP:20260502T152549 CREATED:20170825T220126Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170825T220126Z UID:10000265-1505824200-1505827800@hpjc.org SUMMARY:Center for Civic Engagement-Kingwood 2017-18 Schedule DESCRIPTION:Civic engagement means promoting the quality of life in a community through both political and nonpolitical processes. It teaches many different executive skills such as: grit\, self-control\, zest\, social intelligence\, gratitude\, optimism\, and curiosity. \nAll dates/times are subject to change. \nAugust \n30th– Deliberative Dialogue Training 5-7 p.m.-PAC 125 \nSeptember \n12th– Deliberative Dialogue Training 3-5 p.m.-PAC 125 \n19th– Ted Harpham- Constitution Day 12:30-1:20 p.m. CLA 114 \n        “Going to War: The President and the Constitution” \n        http://www.utdallas.edu/~harpham/ \n21st– Deliberative Dialogue Training 3-5 p.m.- PAC 125 \n26th– Current Events Forum 12:30-1:20 p.m. PAC 125 \nOctober \n11th–  Deliberative Dialogue (Making Ends Meet) 6-8 p.m.- SCC \nhttps://vimeo.com/ondemand/makingendsmeet \n17th– Journey of Hope 12:30-1:20 p.m. SCC (See Attached Poster) \n24th– Current Events Forum 12:30-1:20 p.m.-PAC 125 \n25th– Hunger Banquet 6-8 p.m. SCC \n30th– Charlie King 10-11 a.m. PAC 125 \n        http//charlieking.org/ \nNovember \n8th– Deliberative Dialogue (Political Fix) 3-5 p.m. SCC \nhttps//vimeo.com/ondemand/politicalfix URL:https://hpjc.org/event/center-civic-engagement-kingwood-2017-18-schedule/2017-09-19/ LOCATION:Houston\, United States CATEGORIES:Human Rights & Criminal Justice END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20170829T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170829T140000 DTSTAMP:20260502T152549 CREATED:20170813T171818Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170814T135951Z UID:10000256-1504008000-1504015200@hpjc.org SUMMARY:A Dialogue About Tears We Cannot Stop DESCRIPTION:Working as a white ally against racism is hard but not impossible.  One thing that doesn’t help the cause is saying “I don’t see color.”  The failure to see color only benefits white America.  A world without color is a world without racial debt.  Rather\, the most radical action a white person can take is to acknowledge privilege\, to admit that in the institutional and deep psychological structures of the United States\, the underlying assumption is that white lives are worth more than black lives. \nHelp the Center for the Healing of Racism develop better allies by participating in a dialogue about the book Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White America by Michael Eric Dyson.  Dr. Dyson is a Professor of Sociology at Georgetown University\, an ordained minister\, author of 20 books\, a writer for the New York Times\, and an editor for both The New Republic and ESPN’s The Undefeated Ebony.\n\nPlease join us on Tuesday\, August 29\, 2017 from noon to 2:00 pm -or- Wednesday\, August 30\, 2017 from 6:30 to 8:30 pm.  The events will take place at 3412 Crawford Street (corner of Holman)\, Houston\, TX 77004.  The events are free and open to the public but registration is required. Contributions are appreciated.  RSVP cfhr1@juno.com or 713-520-8226.  Free parking is available in HCC Lot 9\, across the street from our office.\n \nhttp://www.centerhealingracism.org/ URL:https://hpjc.org/event/dialogue-tears-cannot-stop/ LOCATION:Center for the Healing of Racism\, 3412 Crawford Street\, Houston\, TX\, 77004\, United States CATEGORIES:Human Rights & Criminal Justice,Presentation or Lecture ORGANIZER;CN="Center for the Healing of Racism":MAILTO:cfhr1@juno.com GEO:29.7370629;-95.3734364 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Center for the Healing of Racism 3412 Crawford Street Houston TX 77004 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=3412 Crawford Street:geo:-95.3734364,29.7370629 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20170820T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170820T190000 DTSTAMP:20260502T152549 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:20170725T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170725T210000 DTSTAMP:20260502T152549 CREATED:20170720T212157Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170720T212157Z UID:10000245-1501009200-1501016400@hpjc.org SUMMARY:Solidarity with Anti-fascist Prisoners & J20 Defendants DESCRIPTION:Solidarity with Anti-fascist Prisoners & J20 (Inaugural Protest) Defendants \nTuesday\, July 25th\, 7pm \nSolidarity Houston \n6733 Harrisburg Blvd \nhosted by Houston Anarchist Black Cross \nhttps://www.facebook.com/events/1568923629818647/ \nJoin us for short films\, snacks\, and discussion – and send cards to folks behind bars. \nJuly 25 is the annual International Day of Solidarity with Anti-Fascist Prisoners! \nJuly 20-27 is a week of solidarity with the 214 defendants each facing 8 felony charges and 75 years in federal prison stemming from resistance to Trump’s inauguration on January 20 (J20). \nOne of the defendants\, Dane Powell\, was recently sentence to 4 months in prison\, and many others are having an important court hearing on July 27 at which the judge will rule on motions to dismiss the charges. \nThe issues of fascism and political repression are deeply intertwined. This event will explore these connections\, recent trends in far-right activity and state repression\, and strategies for fighting back. \nWe’ll have a couple short films\, discussion\, snacks\, and send some cards to prisoners. \nCall for Week of Solidarity with J20 Defendants against repression: https://crimethinc.com/2017/07/04/defend-j20-resistance-announcing-an-international-week-of-solidarity-july-20-27-2017-lets-keep-the-pressure-on \nCall for Third Annual International Day of Solidarity with Antifascist Prisoners: https://itsgoingdown.org/call-third-annual-international-day-solidarity-antifascist-prisoners-july-25-2017/ \nList of global antifascist prisoners: https://nycantifa.wordpress.com/global-antifa-prisoner-list/ \nFor more information\, visit: https://houstonabc.wordpress.com/ URL:https://hpjc.org/event/solidarity-anti-fascist-prisoners-j20-defendants/ LOCATION:Solidarity Houston\, 6733 Harrisburg Blvd\, Houston\, TX\, 77011\, United States CATEGORIES:Human Rights & Criminal Justice,Presentation or Lecture,Social,Video Showing ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hpjc.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Sol.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Houston Anarchist Black Cross":MAILTO:houston_abc@riseup.net 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:20170722T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170722T170000 DTSTAMP:20260502T152549 CREATED:20170728T154117Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170728T154117Z UID:10000251-1500710400-1500742800@hpjc.org SUMMARY:Grounds for Amnesty DESCRIPTION:An open mic and open house for those who want the opportunity to learn about human rights activities going on in Houston Texas. The event in mainly hosted by Amnesty Houstin. There is going to be free refreshment at Nooks Cafe. So come mingle URL:https://hpjc.org/event/grounds-for-amnesty/ LOCATION:nook cafe\, 4701 calhoun rd ste 150\, Houston\, 77004\, United States CATEGORIES:Human Rights & Criminal Justice ORGANIZER;CN="the dreamers initiative":MAILTO:Debabe2010@yahoo.com GEO:29.7226952;-95.3371513 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=nook cafe 4701 calhoun rd ste 150 Houston 77004 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=4701 calhoun rd ste 150:geo:-95.3371513,29.7226952 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20170708T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170708T140000 DTSTAMP:20260502T152549 CREATED:20170621T151420Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170626T125509Z UID:10000230-1499508000-1499522400@hpjc.org SUMMARY:Medicare for All Townhall & Health Fair Supporting HR 676 DESCRIPTION:We want our representatives to support Medicare for ALL\, so we are hosting a Town Hall on July 8th\, the same day events will be going on across the country to DEMAND Independence from Privatized Healthcare! \nJoin elected members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Harris County in a town hall discussion on H.R.676 – Expanded & Improved Medicare For All Act. \nAll Harris County members of the House of Representatives will be invited to this Town Hall meeting\, and we will hold this meeting with or without them. Hopefully they will all attend so we can find out why they are not pushing for each one of us to have the same health insurance that covers them and their families. \nWe believe that Healthcare is a human right\, and should be accessible and obtainable by all\, regardless of wealth. \nBefore the Town Hall\, we will be hosting a community Health Fair inviting local clinics and Healthcare advocacy organizations to participate. \nThe event is being hosted by Democratic Socialists of America – Houston\, Houston Area Progressives\, and Our Revolution Texas Gulf Coast. URL:https://hpjc.org/event/medicare-townhall-health-fair-supporting-hr-676/ CATEGORIES:Human Rights & Criminal Justice ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hpjc.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/IMG_1315.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20170624T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170624T140000 DTSTAMP:20260502T152549 CREATED:20170531T115838Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170612T222828Z UID:10000219-1498305600-1498312800@hpjc.org SUMMARY:26th Juneteenth Ally Awards DESCRIPTION:The Center for the Healing of Racism will hold its 23rd annual Juneteenth Ally Awards luncheon on Saturday\, June 24\, 2017.  This year’s award recipients are:\n\nDara Silverman\, who served as the founding director of Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ)\, a nationwide organization for white anti-racist allies.  Ms. Silverman has been promoting socioeconomic and racial justice for over 20 years.\nBlack Lives Matter Houston – For taking the lead in calling attention to the importance of Black lives\nUnited We Dream – For standing for the protection of Dreamers and Immigrants \nJustin Normand – Individual Initiative Award – For standing alone in calling attention to the lives of Muslims\n\nThe luncheon will be held at noon on Saturday\, June  24\, at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church (Fondren Hall)\, 5501 Main Street\, Houston\, TX 77004.  Tickets are $50 per person and can be purchased through the Center for the Healing of Racism.  Contact: cfhr1@juno.com or (713) 520-8226.  Please consider making a tax-deductible donation to this event to aid in our work\, if you are unable to attend.\n\nThe mission of the Center for the Healing of Racism is to facilitate the healing of racism through education and dialogue in a safe and supportive environment\, in order to empower individuals URL:https://hpjc.org/event/26th-juneteenth-ally-awards/ LOCATION:St. Paul’s United Methodist Church\, Fondren Hall\, 5501 Main Street\, Houston\, TX\, 77004\, United States CATEGORIES:Fundraiser,Human Rights & Criminal Justice,Presentation or Lecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hpjc.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Dara-Silverman.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Center for the Healing of Racism":MAILTO:cfhr1@juno.com GEO:29.726115;-95.3888405 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Paul’s United Methodist Church Fondren Hall 5501 Main Street Houston TX 77004 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=5501 Main Street:geo:-95.3888405,29.726115 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20170611T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170611T190000 DTSTAMP:20260502T152549 CREATED:20170522T215939Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170529T164325Z UID:10000212-1497196800-1497207600@hpjc.org SUMMARY:"If a Tree Falls" Film Screening and Vegan Tamale Sale DESCRIPTION:June 11 is the International Day of Solidarity with Marius Mason and All Long-Term Anarchist Prisoners! We will be screening If A Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front (2011)\, writing letters and cards of support to anarchist political prisoners\, and selling vegan tamales at a sliding scale to raise money for Marius!\n \nIf A Tree Falls tells the remarkable story of one cell of the Earth Liberation Front\, by focusing on the transformation\nand radicalization of one of its members\, Daniel McGowan. Part coming-of-age tale\, part cops-and-robbers thriller\, the film interweaves a verite chronicle of Daniel on house arrest as he faces life in prison\, with a dramatic recounting of the events that led to his involvement with the group. And along the way it asks hard questions about environmentalism\, activism\, and the way we define terrorism. \nChildren are very welcome and Solidarity Houston has a children’s corner with books\, crafts\, and games. \nSolidarity Houston is wheelchair accessible space through the front entrance\, and has one gender neutral wheelchair accessible bathroom (does not have an accessibility bar). The space is not currently scent free. Service animals always welcome\, non-human animal companions are welcome as well. If you have any other accessibility needs or questions\, please email us at houston_abc@riseup.net! \nParking is in the back of the space\, along the train tracks. We recommend you don’t park in the Mi Charro lot\, as they are known to tow people\, but if you need an accessible space to park make sure you don’t park in a marked spot. Bikes can come into the space. The new green line of the metro rail has a stop right in front of the space\, for those using public transportation. URL:https://hpjc.org/event/tree-falls-film-screening-vegan-tamale-sale/ LOCATION:Solidarity Houston\, 6733 Harrisburg Blvd\, Houston\, TX\, 77011\, United States CATEGORIES:Environmental & Environmental Justice,Fundraiser,Human Rights & Criminal Justice,Social ORGANIZER;CN="Houston Anarchist Black Cross":MAILTO:houston_abc@riseup.net 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:20170607T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170607T210000 DTSTAMP:20260502T152549 CREATED:20170529T023016Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170529T023016Z UID:10000214-1496862000-1496869200@hpjc.org SUMMARY:A Tilted Guide to Being A Defendant: Book Presentation and Community Discussion DESCRIPTION:From Black Lives Matter to Standing Rock to the resistance against the Trump regime\, thousands of people across the country have faced arrest and prosecution in recent years for their political actions and activity. They find the legal system confusing\, alienating\, and isolating\, and the government is often successful at using criminal charges to disrupt\, destroy\, and neutralize radical and revolutionary struggles for liberation. \nJoin us for this presentation and discussion from the Tilted Scales Collective (tiltedscalescollective.org) to talk about how to leverage your goals and values–personal\, political\, and legal–in your court battle\, and how to leverage your court case to strengthen our revolutionary struggles for liberation. By thinking and acting strategically and being in solidarity with each other\, we can turn these terrible situations in movement-building ones! \nThe event is based on the ideas in the recent book A TILTED GUIDE TO BEING A DEFENDANT\, which draws on the wisdom of dozens of people who have weathered the challenges of trials and incarceration\, including many former and current political prisoners/prisoners of war. This event is part of a nationwide tour aiming to help strengthen our movements on all fronts and take away the power of criminal charges. The book will be available for sale at a dicount at the event! \nChildren are very welcome and Solidarity Houston has a children’s corner with books\, crafts\, and games. \nSolidarity Houston is wheelchair accessible space through the front entrance\, and has one gender neutral wheelchair accessible bathroom (does not have an accessibility bar). The space is not currently scent free. Service animals always welcome\, non-human animal companions are welcome as well. If you have any other accessibility needs or questions\, please email us at houston_abc@riseup.net! \nParking is in the back of the space\, along the train tracks. We recommend you don’t park in the Mi Charro lot\, as they are known to tow people\, but if you need an accessible space to park make sure you don’t park in a marked spot. Bikes can come into the space. The new green line of the metro rail has a stop right in front of the space\, for those using public transportation. URL:https://hpjc.org/event/tilted-guide-defendant-book-presentation-community-discussion/ LOCATION:Solidarity Houston\, 6733 Harrisburg Blvd\, Houston\, TX\, 77011\, United States CATEGORIES:Human Rights & Criminal Justice,Presentation or Lecture,Social ORGANIZER;CN="Houston Anarchist Black Cross":MAILTO:houston_abc@riseup.net 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:20170525T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170525T210000 DTSTAMP:20260502T152549 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;TZID=America/Chicago:20170524T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170524T210000 DTSTAMP:20260502T152549 CREATED:20170515T182038Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170515T221901Z UID:10000204-1495650600-1495659600@hpjc.org SUMMARY:The Butterfly Project Action Rally: Help Hope Rise Up DESCRIPTION:Hope isn’t wishful thinking—it’s taking action for a better future. In a world where strife\, uncertainty and hate grab headlines and inspire fear in the hearts of people across the world\, hope is a balm that heals. It’s powerful. It’s critical. Hope is a radical act.\n\n\n\nSmall actions\, done by caring individuals\, can change the world. But where does one start? How can you get involved to make a bigger impact? Join us for The Butterfly Project Action Rally on May 24th and find out how you can be a part of this global movement promoting a more compassionate\, respectful and just society.\n\n\n\nThis event is about sharing stories\, bridging barriers and finding ways to be useful in a rapidly changing world—helping to spread this movement of hope spread to every dark corner hate hides in. URL:https://hpjc.org/event/butterfly-project-action-rally-help-hope-rise/ LOCATION:The Black Sheep Agency\, 611 West 22nd Street\, Houston\, TX\, 77008\, United States CATEGORIES:Human Rights & Criminal Justice,Peace Education for Children & Families ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hpjc.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/NextGenActionRally_Post1.png ORGANIZER;CN="The Butterfly Project":MAILTO:Butterflyproject@hmh.org GEO:29.806213;-95.4086609 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Black Sheep Agency 611 West 22nd Street Houston TX 77008 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=611 West 22nd Street:geo:-95.4086609,29.806213 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170522 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170523 DTSTAMP:20260502T152549 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:20170520T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170520T190000 DTSTAMP:20260502T152549 CREATED:20170515T221758Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170515T221816Z UID:10000208-1495299600-1495306800@hpjc.org SUMMARY:Black Lives Matter Houston March 4 Human Rights DESCRIPTION:The #BLMHOU march for human rights is intended as a unity event while centering Blackness in all of the issues that we are facing in this country\, state\, city and all while trying to survive under President Agent Orange. \nThis is a march against hate\, phobia\, and bigotry all are invited. \n– This event will NOT center whiteness\n– This event will not be one where you take the time to hug the police\n– This event is intended to show that we can come together and also RESPECT separate movements. \nUSE HASHTAG #March4HumanRights & #BLMHOU \nSTAY TUNED FOR UPDATES URL:https://hpjc.org/event/black-lives-matter-houston-march-4-human-rights/ LOCATION:Discovery Green\, 1500 McKinney\, Houston\, 77002 CATEGORIES:Human Rights & Criminal Justice ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hpjc.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/blm.jpg GEO:29.7541503;-95.3605381 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Discovery Green 1500 McKinney Houston 77002;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1500 McKinney:geo:-95.3605381,29.7541503 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20170518T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170518T210000 DTSTAMP:20260502T152549 CREATED:20170425T050931Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170501T224125Z UID:10000200-1495134000-1495141200@hpjc.org SUMMARY:“Vincent Who?” - Birth of the Asian American Civil Rights Movement DESCRIPTION:The 1982 murder of Vincent Chin\, a 27-year-old Chinese American\, marked the birth of the Asian American civil rights movement.  When Chin’s killers\, two white autoworkers\, got off with a $3\,000 fine and probation\, Asian Americans throughout the United States were outraged. Their protests gave rise to a pan-Asian identity and solidarity that hadn’t existed before\, as well as a broadening of federal civil rights protection.\n \nIn commemoration of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month\, the Center for the Healing of Racism will screen the documentary “Vincent Who?” on Thursday\, May 18\, 2017 from 7 to 9 PM.  The film will be followed by a dialogue.  Location: 3412 Crawford Street (at Holman)\, Houston\, TX 77004. The event is free and open to the public (first 45 to RSVP). Donations are encouraged. Registration required by emailing cfhr1@juno.com or calling (713) 520-8226. Space is limited to the first 45 reservations. Free parking is available across the street at Houston Community College lot #9.\n\nhttp://www.centerhealingracism.org/ URL:https://hpjc.org/event/vincent-birth-asian-american-civil-rights-movement/ LOCATION:Center for the Healing of Racism\, 3412 Crawford Street\, Houston\, TX\, 77004\, United States CATEGORIES:Human Rights & Criminal Justice,Video Showing ORGANIZER;CN="Center for the Healing of Racism":MAILTO:cfhr1@juno.com GEO:29.7370629;-95.3734364 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Center for the Healing of Racism 3412 Crawford Street Houston TX 77004 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=3412 Crawford Street:geo:-95.3734364,29.7370629 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20170502T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170502T200000 DTSTAMP:20260502T152549 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:20260502T152550 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:20260502T152550 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:20260502T152550 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:20260502T152550 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:20170325T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170325T140000 DTSTAMP:20260502T152550 CREATED:20170317T013923Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170321T142609Z UID:10000174-1490436000-1490450400@hpjc.org SUMMARY:Cesar Chavez Parade and Celebration DESCRIPTION:The parade will begin at 10:00 a.m. at 601 North Cesar Chavez Blvd. Houston\, TX 77011. At 11:00 am\, the festivities will follow in the gazebo at Hidalgo Park. \nThere will speeches by Elected Officials\, Robert Gallegos City Council member\, who will serve as the grand marshal\, Hon. Gene Green and Hon Sheila Jackson Lee will also be addressing the attendees. \n4 Humanitarian Awards will be presented to past HISD School Board Member and former city of Houston Council Member\,  Mr. Felix Fraga and Mrs. Nelly Fraga of Ambassadors International Ballet Folklorico\,     Daniel Bustamante Founder and Producer of Festival Chicano\, and Marcos Mena\, steadfast volunteer  will also be awarded the Humanitarian Award.  Dr. Nicholas Kanellos of Univ. of Hou and Arte Publico Press will be awarded the Preservationist Award. \nHolocaust Museum Houston will be providing educational outreach at Hidalgo Park.  Representatives from Women’s Care Center\, Ser Jobs for Progress\, Dignity Houston\, Bureau of Community and Children’s Environmental Health  and representatives from Migrant Farm Workers SME\, Amerigroup Medicaid/Chip Insurance will also be providing medical/educational and insurance information.  Music will be provided by Tejano Proud DJ’s and Tejano performers\, Dody Rodriguez and Madalyn Hernandez will be performing. URL:https://hpjc.org/event/cesar-chavez-parade-celebration/ LOCATION:Hidalgo Parks\, 7000 Ave. Q\, Hou\, TX\, 77011\, United States CATEGORIES:Human Rights & Criminal Justice,Peace Education for Children & Families ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hpjc.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Cesar-Chavez-Portrait-e1489714821523.jpg GEO:29.7464159;-95.2977843 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Hidalgo Parks 7000 Ave. Q Hou TX 77011 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=7000 Ave. Q:geo:-95.2977843,29.7464159 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20170322T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170322T210000 DTSTAMP:20260502T152550 CREATED:20170224T055338Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170228T021416Z UID:10000168-1490209200-1490216400@hpjc.org SUMMARY:How Wealth Inequality is Wrecking the World and What We can do about it DESCRIPTION:The BAUUC Service and Justice Ministry (SJM) invite all to hear acclaimed author and scholar Chuck Collins discuss\, “How wealth inequality is wrecking the world and what we can do about it”.  The event is scheduled for March 22nd\, 7 to 9PM \nThe year Chuck Collins turned 16\, his father took him aside for a man-to-man talk. Edward Collins told his son that he had set up a substantial trust fund for him.\nChuck remembers feeling utter amazement. The great-grandson of Oscar Mayer and an heir to the wiener fortune\, he had grown up living comfortably\, but not lavishly\, in suburban Detroit. Now\, as his father spelled out\, he realized he would not have to work for money unless he wanted to. His dad also stressed his hope that the money would not change his son or his life goals. It didn’t. However\, events took a very different course from the one the elder Collins had so carefully planned. Ten years later\, in 1985\, Chuck Collins gave away every penny of his inheritance\, nearly half a million dollars\, to foundations and groups that he knew needed funding—organizations working for the environment\, peace\, racial equality\, and indigenous and gay people’s rights.\nChuck Collins is a senior scholar at the Institute for Policy Studies (IPS) and directs IPS’s Program on Inequality and the Common Good where he co-edits He is an expert on U.S. inequality and author of several books\, including 99 to 1: How Wealth Inequality is Wrecking the World and What We Can Do About It.\nHe is co-author with Bill Gates Sr. of Wealth and Our Commonwealth\, (Beacon Press\, 2003)\, a case for taxing inherited fortunes. He is co-author with Mary Wright of The Moral Measure of the Economy\, a book about Christian ethics and economic life. His new book is Born on Third Base: A One Percenter Makes the Case for Tackling Inequality\, Bringing Wealth Home\, and Committing to the Common Good (Chelsea Green\, Sept. 2016).\nHe is co-founder of Wealth for the Common Good\, a network of business leaders\, high-income households and partners working together to promote shared prosperity and fair taxation. This network merged in 2015 with the Patriotic Millionaires.\nIn 1995\, he co-founded United for a Fair Economy (UFE) to raise the profile of the inequality issue and support popular education and organizing efforts to address inequality. He was Executive Director of UFE from 1995-2001 and Program Director until 2005. URL:https://hpjc.org/event/wealth-inequality-wrecking-world-wat-can/ LOCATION:Bay Area UU Church\, 17503 El Camino Real \, Houston\, TX\, 77058\, United States CATEGORIES:Economic Justice,Environmental & Environmental Justice,Human Rights & Criminal Justice,Presentation or Lecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hpjc.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/chuck.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 END:VCALENDAR