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SUMMARY:Solarize Houston for Houses of Worship (& Their Members)
DESCRIPTION:The Interfaith Environmental Network of Houston invites you to learn how you and/or your house of worship can go solar for less by leveraging the Solarize Houston program. Solarize Houston is a program of the Houston Renewable Energy Group\, a local non-profit dedicated to promoting renewable energy solutions and businesses. Solarize Houston is a group purchasing program for rooftop solar\, which achieved discounts of 20 percent on rooftop solar purchases for participants when it was held in 2016 & 2017. \nAs people of faith\, one of our missions is to care for this amazing planet on which we co-exist. We have urged our houses of worship to conserve energy\, to recycle\, and to weatherize. We are ready and excited by the next step – bringing renewable energy into play to further reduce our carbon footprint. Learn how we collectively might bring solar to our many places of worship\, as well as our members’ homes and businesses. You may attend this event in person at Emerson Unitarian Universalist Church\, 1900 Bering Dr.\, or online\, via web meeting. The speaker\, Dori Wolfe\, is founder of two solar energy companies\, and has worked to bring community solar projects to fruition since 2012. She will explain the details of rooftop solar power generation\, how you/your house of worship may benefit\, and how you/your house of worship can go solar thru the Solarize Houston program. PACE (Property Assessed Clean Energy) financing will also be covered\, a very attractive financing option for houses of worship & other commercial properties. Please register for this event. \nFor further info\, you can contact Lisa Brenskelle at gcs.lrc@gmail.com.
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/solarize-houston-for-houses-of-worship-their-members/
LOCATION:Emerson Unitarian Universalist Church\, 1900 Bering Dr.\, Houston\, 77057
CATEGORIES:Environmental & Environmental Justice,Presentation or Lecture
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SUMMARY:RACE CARDS: SELINA THOMPSON
DESCRIPTION:Installation\nMATCH Gallery\n3400 Main St.\nApril 10-15 | 1pm-7pm \nPerformance\nMATCH Box 1\nSaturday\, April 14\n3pm-7pm (come + go) \nSelina Thompson is a UK based artist\, performer\, and writer. Her practice is primarily intimate\, political\, and participatory\, with a strong strand of public engagement that then leads to joyous\, highly visual work that seeks to connect to those often marginalized by the arts. \nThe Race Cards installation is a room containing 1\,000 questions about race\, written by Selina Thompson. In this constantly evolving installation and archive\, Thompson invites participants to supply their own answers to the many facets of race and racism in modern society by answering one of the questions. Up to four people may access the installation at once\, and are invited to spend some time experiencing it at their own pace. \nOn April 14 at 3pm\, Selina Thompson will ask all 1\,000 questions in a durational performance in MATCH Box 1. Audience members may come and go throughout the performance\, arriving anytime between 3pm and 7pm. While at the MATCH\, audiences are encouraged to interact with the Race Cards gallery installation. \nThe performance requires a tickets\, but no reservation is necessary for the installation. \nInfo and Tickets
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/race-cards-selina-thompson/
LOCATION:MATCH (Midtown Arts & Theater Center Houston)\, 3400 Main Street\, Houston\, 77002
CATEGORIES:Live Performance,Presentation or Lecture
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SUMMARY:Zikaron BaSalon - Memories in the Living Room
DESCRIPTION:Zikaron BaSalon is an annual event\, which takes place on Israeli Holocaust Memorial Day. Zikaron BaSalon started in Israel\, in a living room where a few friends gathered in 2010 and experienced an extraordinary and meaningful event. The idea was born from the understanding that the connection between us and the memories of the Holocaust\, has significantly deteriorated. Today\, the program operates in more than 50 countries around the world. \n  \nAlongside formal events\, Zikaron BaSalon offers a new\, meaningful and intimate way to commemorate this day and address its implications through discussions at home among family\, friends and guests. It is a unique and authentic tradition of people gathering together to open their hearts to the stories of the survivors\, sing\, think\, read\, talk and most importantly- listen. \n  \nZikaron BaSalon happens in the living room space of a home with 15-40 people. The event consists of three parts: testimony\, expression part and open discussion. Light refreshments will be served. \n  \nRead more at http://www.zikaronbasalon.org/ \n  \nJoin us for a meaningful evening of Zikaron BaSalon in Houston! \n​You will be notified closer to the event of your assigned location.
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/zikaron-basalon-memories-in-the-living-room/
LOCATION:TBD\, Houston\, TX\, United States
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SUMMARY:Uniting Our Communities & Countering Hate
DESCRIPTION:Please join Transgender Education Network of Texas and Texas Freedom Network for this interfaith panel discussion examining the relationship between the faith and trans communities. \nWhile the relationship between these two communities is often painted as contentious in the media and proposed policy by extremist elected officials\, more than ever we are seeing affirming faith organizations stand up against discrimination for the LGBTQ+ community. This panel will explore that relationship with various voices of leadership within the faith community. \nPlease join us as we hear from local Houston faith leadership during the panel.
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/uniting-our-communities-countering-hate/
LOCATION:St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church\, 1805 W. Alabama St.\, Houston\, 77098
CATEGORIES:Presentation or Lecture
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SUMMARY:JED Talks Featuring Author Stephanie Wittels Wachs
DESCRIPTION:Join Emanu El Young Professionals on April 12th for the next installment of our award winning JED Talks series. We are so pleased to be featuring Stephanie Wittels Wachs\, Owner and Executive Director of Rec Room Houston\, actress\, and most recently author of Everything Is Horrible and Wonderful: A Tragicomic Memoir of Genius\, Heroin\, Love\, and Loss. Wachs recently appeared on Late Night with Seth Meyers\, was interviewed on NPR\, and was featured as one of Houstonia magazine’s “10 Women Making it Happen.”\n\n \nCome enjoy dinner (on us!) and drinks as we share in Stephanie’s journey. Dinner will be served at 6:30if you’d like to join us early\, and the program will begin at 7. There is no cost for this event and it will be held at Rec Room Houston\, 100 Jackson St #130c.\n\n \nAbout the book:\nThe space between life and death is a moment.\nBut it will remain alive in me for hundreds of thousands of future moments.\nOne phone call. That’s all it took to change Stephanie Wittels Wachs’ life forever..\nHer younger brother Harris\, a star in the comedy world known for his work on shows like Parks and Recreation\, had died of a heroin overdose. How do you make sense of such a tragic end to a life of so much hilarious brilliance?\nIn beautiful\, unsentimental\, and surprisingly funny prose\, Stephanie Wittels Wachs alternates between her brother’s struggle with addiction\, which she learned about three days before her wedding\, and the first year after his death\, in all its emotional devastation. This compelling portrait of a comedic genius and a profound exploration of the love between siblings is A Year of Magical Thinking for a new generation of readers.\nA heartbreaking but hopeful memoir of addiction\, grief\, and family\, Everything is Horrible and Wonderful will make you laugh\, cry\, and wonder if that possum on the fence is really your brother’s spirit animal.
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/jed-talks-featuring-author-stephanie-wittels-wachs/
LOCATION:Rec Room Houston\, 100 Jackson St #130c\, Houston\, 77002
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SUMMARY:Houston Young Women’s Political Leadership Summit
DESCRIPTION:Join IGNITE for an action-oriented conference focused on strategies for stepping up and owning your political power. Elected leaders and politically ambitious young women\, like you\, will share how to best position yourselves as public leaders. You will leave inspired\, activated\, and ready to run! \nTicket Tiers: Registration opens on February 27\, 2018 \nHigh school students – Free with student ID\nCollege students – $10 with student ID\nEducators & non-profit leaders – $20 (Fee waived if accompanying a group of students)\nGeneral Admission – $75 \nKeynote: Hon. State Representative Dr. Alma Allen\n\nPrior to being elected to the Texas House of Representatives\, State Representative Dr. Alma A. Allen was elected to\, and served on\, the State Board of Education for over 10 years. She currently serves as Vice Chair of the House Committee on Corrections C\, as well as a member of the House Committee on Public Education and the Committee on Public Education-S/C on Educator Quality. Beginning her career in education as a teacher at Parker Elementary School and Grimes Elementary School\, Rep. Allen went on to become assistant principal at Foster Elementary School and then served as principle at Peck Elementary School\, Windsor Village Vanguard Magnet School\, and G.B.M. Turner Elementary School. She also worked in human resources and central administration\, and retired from Houston Independent School District after 39 years. Thereafter\, Rep. Allen continued her career in education as an Adjunct Professor at both Texas Southern University and Prairie View A&M University. Currently\, she is a motivational speaker\, and an educational consultant. Rep. Allen holds a Bachelor of Science degree and a Master of Education degree from Texas Southern University and a Doctorate of Education in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Houston\, as well as a certificate in administration and supervision from the University of Houston. Rep. Allen has received many awards and honors\, including Principal of the year\, District 5\, and Outstanding Alumnus of the University of Houston. Rep. Allen also received the Texas Freedom Network “Walking the Walk Award”\, from Governor Ann Richards\, the Living Legend Award\, presented by the Texas Alliance Of Black School Educators\, and was recently honored in her hometown of Livingston\, Texas\, with Alma Allen Day. Rep. Allen is an ex-officio board member of the Houston Red Cross\, and Chairwoman of the Board of Trustees for the Art Institute of Illinois. Additionally\, Rep. Allen is a member of the Houston Association of Professional Administrators\, American Association of Supervision and Curriculum\, Texas Association of School Administrators\, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People\, Texans Concerned for Superior Schools\, the Women’s Chamber of Commerce\, the National Association of Democratic Women\, The American Association of Curriculum and Development\, and the Council of Negro Women. Rep. Allen was elected to the Texas House of Representatives on November 2\, 2004. Rep. Allen and Lawrence A. Allen\, Sr.(Deceased)\, are the proud parents of two children and the grandparents of five grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/houston-young-womens-political-leadership-summit/
LOCATION:Rice University\, 6100 Main St.\, Houston\, 77005
CATEGORIES:Presentation or Lecture
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SUMMARY:RACE; THE POWER OF ILLUSION
DESCRIPTION:Is Race for Real? \nWe all know that people look different.  Anyone can tell a Czech from a Chinese.  But are these differences racial? What does race mean? Come learn the answers to these and other questions as we explore the Power of Illusion. \nWe will view 3 Episodes “The Difference Between Us”\, “The Story We Tell”\, and ‘The House We Live in”  Each episode will be followed by a discussion led by Lucy McLaughlin and Cherry Steinwender from the Center for the Healing of Racism. \nThis event is free and open to the public.  Lunch will be served.  Please RSVP to croeger@domhou.org to assure seating and lunch.  If you require a vegetarian sandwich please indicate when you RSVP.
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/race-power-illusion-3/
LOCATION:Dominican Sisters of Houston Spirituality Center Meeting Room\, Dominican Sisters of Houston\, 6501 Almeda Rd\, Houston\, TX\, 77021\, United States
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