Nancy Murray, OP as Catherine of Siena

Dominican Sisters of Houston 6501 Almeda Rd, Houston

Based on the Life of Catherine Benincasa, Sr. Nancy brings Catherine to life reflecting on the 800 years of the Dominican Order. The program will begin at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, May 6. The Friday night session is free. We will begin at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 7. Scholarships are available.

$40

Kombucha and Fermented Drinks

Finca Tres Robles 257 N. Greenwood , Houston, TX

Want to learn to make homemade Kombucha and Wild Fermented root drinks like Ginger Beer, Turmeric Beer, and Sunchoke Beer? They are all fermented to be full of probiotics (healthy gut!), non-alcoholic (less than .5 percent), and simple to make.

$40

August “Take Action” Event

Central Market Community Room 3815 Westheimer, Houston

Please attend Free and open to the public; Amnesty international Houston’s "Take Action" Event !  Tuesday, August 2nd at 7:30 PM in the Central Market Community Room (3815 Westheimer) Food, Drink & Information re: the 10 initiatives we defend and support! Meet us & learn how *you* can make a difference locally and globally ! For […]

Free

Meditation, with a Side of Ginger Rothko Chapel’s “Twelve Moments” series continues with Vipassana meditation

Rothko Chapel 3900 Yupon St., Houston, TX, United States

Turn off your inner critic and learn to see the world in a new way at the Rothko Chapel.
Ginger Clarkson will be leading guided Vipassana meditation at 12 p.m. on Wednesday, August 3 at the Rothko Chapel, located at 3900 Yupon. Suggested donation is $10.

Vipassana is a meditation technique which requires internal and external attention. A practitioner consciously observes without judgment, analysis or the attempt to change anything.

$10

Presence, Patience and Love at the Rothko Chapel “Twelve Moments” series continues with Rabbi Scott Hausman-Weiss

Rothko Chapel 3900 Yupon St, Houston

Sometimes making a little change can be a big challenge.

Rabbi Scott Hausman-Weiss says the first step is learning to love who and where you are now – before moving forward and heading to where you want to be.
The Rabbi will be leading a guided, silent and reflective meditation at noon on Wednesday, Sept. 7 at the Rothko Chapel at 3900 Yupon. Suggested donation is $10.

$10

Restorative Justice 101 Circle Training

Bayland Community Center 6400 Bissonnet, houston

Come experience circles led by youth graduates from a restorative justice program. You will be exposed to the roots and practices of restorative justice, including the following types of circles:
Community building
Healing
Reentry
Support
Accountability

$50

Alternatives to Violence Project Basic Workshop

Mankind Project Houston meeting space 3518 Dowling Street, Houston

AVP is dedicated to reducing violence: on the streets, at work, in schools, in homes, and in relationships everywhere
AVP provides tools for creative, nonviolent resolution to conflicts used by peace workers such as Mohandas Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Jr., Jesus of Nazareth, and many others

$75

Transition Houston Meeting: Creating Resilience and Hope in Extraordinary Times

Haven's Center 1827 W Alabama St, Houston, TX, United States

What is Transition? Creating Resilience and Hope in Extraordinary Times We invite you to our first gathering of 2017 on Tuesday, February 7th. We'll be viewing a short film focused on inspiring ways to find and create resilience and hope in extraordinary times. During our follow-up discussion, we'll be asking for your input to guide […]

We the People Connect the Dots – Citizens to Rally and March Against Tyranny

City TX, United States

Citizens to Rally and March Against Tyranny in Downtown Houston

Houston, TX – (February 13, 2017) – Most years, this weekend would be dedicated to the power of the President. This year on Sunday, February 19, “We the People Connect the Dots” march against tyranny and ongoing attacks on social justice and civil rights.

Instead of honoring our current President on this holiday, we honor the American people and the values that hundreds of thousands of us are fighting for. We are democracy. We are patriots. We are America.” states the membership of Indivisible Houston.

The March will begin at 3:00 PM with speakers from diverse advocacy groups united by those interconnected issues and articulating true American values.

Free

PEACEMAKER: From Guns to Garden Tools

Join RAWtools, The Peace Pastor Marty Troyer, Texas Gun Sense and others on Friday, March 10th at 6:45pm as we turn guns into garden tools and learn of a 3rd way of addressing gun violence.

RAWtools, Inc. gets its scriptural motivation from Isaiah 2:4 and Micah 4:3. We want to be comprehensive in our efforts to move our communities away from gun violence and violence as a whole. Its not enough to just make a lot of tools from guns. We need to help teach each other new ways to solve our problems through relationship, dialogue, and alternative means of justice, i.e. Restorative Justice practices and victim-offender dialogue.

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 [email protected]

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 [email protected] . 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.

Event Series 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 [email protected].

Free