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  • Drones in Our Backyard

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

    YOU ARE INVITED!

    to attend this lecture and film screening on drones at Live Oak Friends Meeting, April 8th from 6-8PM.

    We 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.

    If you'd like to sponsor this event send an email to our Regional Organizer via cnvhouston1@gmail.com

    Free

  • Lifetime Achievement Award for Johnny Mata

    Talento Bilingue de Houston 333 S. Jensen Drive, Houston, TX, United States

    Please join us as we honor longtime Houston activist Johnny Mata on his 80th birthday. Johnny is currently the Presiding Officer of the Greater Houston Coalition for Justice which has been working to improve the criminal justice system in Houston/Harris County for many years. RSVP by April 15, 2017, to Kathy Swilley at kthrnswilley@aol.com . There is no cost to attend but you may contribute to our plans to fund a well-deserved vacation for Johnny.

    Free

  • On Coal River Film Screening and Fundraiser

    Rice Cinema and Media Center 2030 University Blvd, Houston, TX, United States

    The Ethnographic Film Society is proud to present a public screening of "On Coal River", a documentary about environmental justice in coal country Appalachia. The screening is free and open to the public. A 5$ donations at the door to support Coal River Mountain Watch, one of the activist organization prominently featured in the film, are greatly appreciated.

  • Voter Registration Events

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

    If you are not registered to vote, or if you have moved & need to update your registration, you can do so at Christ the King Evangelical Lutheran Church in Houston on Sept. 9 & 16. To check if you are registered, and at what address, see https://www.hctax.net/Voter/Search. Bring your TX driver’s license, or state-issued i.d. to register. Or, if you don’t have these forms of identification, you can register using the last 4 digits of your social security number. Get ready to vote in September! Christ the King Evangelical Lutheran Church is located at 2353 Rice Blvd. Metro buses 41 and 27 stop nearby. For more information, contact Lisa Brenskelle at gcs.lrc@gmail.com.

    Free

  • Black History Month: “Letter from a Birmingham Jail”

    Center for the Healing of Racism 3412 Crawford Street, Houston, TX, United States

    In celebration of Black History Month, the Center for the Healing of Racism will hold a dialogue on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “Letter from a Birmingham Jail.” Twelve Center members will review the contents of the letter and lead a discussion on it’s continuing importance.  The event will be held on Friday, February 8, 2019 from 7 to 9 PM at the Center for the Healing of Racism, 3412 Crawford Street (@Holman), Houston, TX 77004.  Free parking is available across the street in HCC’s Lot 9.  The event is free and open to the public, however, donations are welcome. Space is limited and registration is required. RSVP: 713-520-8226. or cfhr1@juno.com.

    Free. Donations appreciated. RSVP required.

  • Dialogue: Racism

    Dialogue: Racism
    Center for the Healing of Racism 3412 Crawford Street, Houston, TX, United States

    The Center for the Healing of Racism will present Dialogue: Racism, a two-day intensive workshop that educates participants about racism and facilitates the process by which they can begin to counter the effects of racism on their lives, empowering them to interrupt the cycle of racist attitudes. The workshop provides a safe, respectful and loving atmosphere for a diverse group of people to learn new information, share experiences, dispel fears and guilt, and get to know each another.

  • Fourth Annual “Dialogue on the Plantations”

    Center for the Healing of Racism 3412 Crawford Street, Houston, TX, United States

    The Center for the Healing of Racism presents it’s Fourth Annual “Dialogue on the Plantations”, a tour of three historic plantations in Louisiana, the weekend of March 30-31, 2019.  Learn about the role of slavery in the southern plantation economy.  Tour includes visits to St. Joseph Plantation (sugar cane), Laura Plantation (a Creole plantation) and the Whitney Plantation Museum, which pays homage to all slaves throughout the southern United States.  

    $299,

  • Humanists Ideas Club: Universal Health Care through Cooperatives forming in Houston

    Bayland Community Center 6400 Bissonnet, houston

    "How to create Community-run Cooperatives that result in Universal Health Care." Ed Barr hosts the Ideas Club for Humanists of Houston (www.meetup.com/humanism-177/events/jmrcrpyzhbpb/) at Bayland Community Center. Sat. May 11, Don McCormick, founding CEO of the nonprofits TBT.com and PPC (Patient/Physician Cooperatives based in Houston), will address medical economics, and how to build member-owned Cooperatives around existing clinics and hospitals working with PPC to cut health care costs in half.

    Free

  • Extinction Rebellion Houston – organizing meeting

    AFL-CIO Hall 2506 Sutherland St., Houston, TX, United States

    Extinction Rebellion Houston will engage in non-violent civil disobedience to get our elected representative to Tell the truth Act on the truth Follow citizen-led policy Our organizing meeting will be the Wednesday after Labor Day, from 6:30-8 pm at 2506 Sutherland, the AFL-CIO Hall

  • Waking (Let’s Talk) News

    Waking (Let’s Talk) News
    Center for the Healing of Racism 3412 Crawford Street, Houston, TX, United States

    Come; share an article with us! Bring a bag lunch and your articles clipped from newspapers, magazines, journals or online sources relating to discrimination, oppression and all forms of racism.  Join us in a lively discussion and contribute your ideas and materials to the Center for the Healing of Racism. During 2019, we will meet on the last Friday of each month (January through October) from Noon to 2:00 pm at 3412 Crawford Street (corner of Holman), Houston, TX 77004.

    None. Donations encouraged.

  • Refuse Fascism Mass Meeting-#OutNow Movement

    Community House at St. Stephens Episcopal Church 1755 Sul Ross, Houston, TX, United States

    We can no longer tolerate the constant attacks on our Constitution, the consistent pardons of war criminals, flagrant incarceration of immigrants and asylum seekers. What kind of person have I become if I continue to sit and wait for an election to determine IF my nation's people have civil rights or not.

    Join us as we plan our nonviolent yet aggressive plans to demonstrate what kind of government we want and we deserve as human beings.

  • Taking Time to Exhale: A Zoom Workshop for Healing

    So many have expressed feeling as though we have been holding our breath throughout 2020.  Between the individual and collective stress of a global pandemic, the murder of George Floyd and the national election we know people have high emotions. For this reason, the Center for the Healing of Racism will hold a safe space […]

    Free. Donations appreciated

  • Ending Nuclear Weapons Before They End Us: Opportunities Under the Biden Administration to Take Action

    Please join us on March 4, 2021 for a virtual policy briefing and workshop series to call on the Biden administration to prioritize the complete elimination of nuclear weapons. The event is convened by Back from the Brink (BftB) and the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) with support from many partner organizations. The virtual event will feature an […]

  • Faith, Climate Change & Justice: A Multifaith Panel Discussion

    1st Unitarian Universalist Church 5200 Fannin St., Houston, TX

    The Interfaith Environmental Network of Houston invites you to hear multiple faith perspectives on the topic of faith, climate change & justice. A panel of speakers of a variety of faith backgrounds will each address faith, climate change & justice from the perspective of their faith.  An opportunity for Q&A with the panel will follow, […]

    Free

  • Houston Community Leadership Program

    Houston Food Bank 535 Portwall St, Houston, TX

    The Houston Community Leadership Program is a free, non-partisan half-day event where AIT, local partner organizations, and community leaders provide civic engagement training and tools to help underrepresented women develop civic leadership skills. The agenda includes a panel conversation with local elected officials, breakout sessions led by local nonprofits, interactive trainings, and tabling services from […]

    Free

  • Houston Community Leadership Program

    Houston Food Bank 535 Portwall St, Houston, TX

    The Houston Community Leadership Program is a free, non-partisan half-day event where AIT, local partner organizations, and community leaders provide civic engagement training and tools to help underrepresented women develop civic leadership skills. The agenda includes a panel conversation with local elected officials, breakout sessions led by local nonprofits, interactive trainings, and tabling services from […]

    Free

  • Houston Community Leadership Program

    Houston Food Bank 535 Portwall St, Houston, TX

    Join us at our CLP event in Houston! Whether you wish to attend as a participant or partner organization/volunteer, we invite you to take part in our interactive half-day civic education event. We will have a panel discussion with elected officials, workshops on advocacy and leadership, tabling and networking sessions, and more! Bring your children […]

    Free

  • Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women Rematriate – a Zoom dialogue

    Zoom Event

    Four out of five indigenous women are affected by violence today, with murder rates more than 10 times the national average. So why don’t we hear more about this shocking issue? Join us as we close out Women’s History Month with an important discussion on the Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women’s (MMIW) crisis that has […]

    Free

  • Waking (Let’s Talk) News!

    Zoom Event

    Bring a bag lunch!  Come; share an article with us on Zoom!  Bring your articles clipped from newspapers, magazines, journals, or computers relating to discrimination, oppression and all forms of racism.  Join us in a lively discussion and contribute your ideas and materials to the Center’s tool kit. This event will be held on Zoom […]

    Free. Donations appreciated. RSVP required:

  • Faithful Voter Weekly Online Discussion Group

    Online TX

    As people of faith and conscience, we believe elections are a referendum on the values that will shape our future. How can we renew our fragile democracy? How do we […]

    Free

  • Voter Registration Event

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

    Live in Harris county and need to register to vote or change the address on your registration? Get registered in time for the 2022 election in November!  Bring your TX […]

    Free

  • 2022 Houston Youth Voters Conference (HYVC)

    University of Houston-Downtown, Academic Building (315 N Main St, Houston, TX 77002) 315 N Main St, Houston

    The Houston Youth Voters Conference (HYVC) is a student-led, nonpartisan collaboration between Campus Vote Project, Rice University, University of Houston, and Houston area high schools with a mission to enact […]

    Free

  • Preventing Youth Hate Crimes and Identity-Based Bullying Prevention Virtual Symposium

    Virtual

    The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) will host its Preventing Youth Hate Crimes and Identity-Based Bullying Prevention Virtual Symposium on October 17-18, 2023 from 12:00 to 5:15 PM ET. This two-day virtual symposium coincides with Bullying Prevention Month and will focus on how to prevent extremist hate groups from radicalizing youth and […]

    Free

  • Living the Change

    online not applicable, not applicable, United States

    Scientists tell us that we must reduce our greenhouse gas emissions by 50% by 2030 (vs. a 2010 baseline), and that 25 – 30% of all needed emissions reductions must […]

    Free

  • Rain Barrels for The Houston-Area Community

    Harris County Voter Registration Event
    Christ the King Evangelical Lutheran Church 2353 Rice Boulevard, Houston

    You are invited to a rain barrel workshop. Join us on Sunday, September 21 to learn about the benefits of rain barrels, get one for your home/house of worship and learn how to install it on your property. Rain barrels not only conserve water, a precious natural resource, they also help to keep water clean […]

    Free

  • Climate Solutions 101

    Faithful Resilience: A Study on Climate Resilience for Faith Communities
    online not applicable, not applicable, United States

    Think there is no solution to climate change? Nothing could be farther from the truth. Effective climate solutions are available now! Climate Solutions 101 is the world’s first major educational effort focused solely on climate solutions. Rather than rehashing well-known climate challenges, these materials from Project Drawdown concentrate on game-changing climate action based on rigorous […]

    Free

  • Drawdown Roadmap

    The Path of Hope: A Study on Climate Action for Faith Communities
    online not applicable, not applicable, United States

    You may know that there are many possible solutions to combat climate change.  But, how do we focus our efforts, create the most effective plan and really make a difference on climate before it’s too late? The Drawdown Roadmap is a science-based strategy for accelerating climate solutions, pointing to which climate actions governments, businesses, investors, […]

    Free

  • Christmas Party at UU Fellowship of Houston

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

    Christmas Party at Unitarian Fellowship of Houston with Juliet and the Romeos

    Free

  • Harris County Voter Registration Event

    Climate Solutions 101
    Christ the King Evangelical Lutheran Church 2353 Rice Boulevard, Houston

    If you are not registered to vote in Harris County, or if you have moved & need to update your registration, you can do so at Christ the King Evangelical […]

    Free