BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Houston Peace & Justice Center - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH 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:20180311T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20181104T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20190310T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20191103T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20200308T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20201101T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20210314T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20211107T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20220313T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20221106T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20230312T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20231105T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20240310T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20241103T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20250309T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20251102T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20260308T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20261101T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20270314T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20271107T070000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260225T070000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260226T083000 DTSTAMP:20260502T165640 CREATED:20260312T170718Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260312T170724Z UID:10002435-1772002800-1772094600@hpjc.org SUMMARY:Building New Cycles of Peace: Centering Former Combatants as Agents of Peace DESCRIPTION:We will explore the unique and powerful roles of youth—including those formerly involved in armed conflicts—in building and sustaining peace. \n\n[Time and Venue]\n\n Time: 7:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. (Pacific Standard Time)\, Wednesday\, 25th February 2026\n\n 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 a.m.\, 26th February (Japan Standard Time)\n 8:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. (Pakistan time）\n 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. (DRC time)\n 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. (UK time)\n\n\n Online (Zoom webinar)\n\n[Registration]\nhttps://charterforcompassion.org/what-we-do/support-youth/building-new-cycles-of-peace.html\n[Contents]\nIn recent years\, the role of youth has been increasingly emphasized in international agendas such as the SDGs\, Women\, Peace and Security (WPS)\, and the Youth\, Peace\, and Security (YPS) agenda. However\, while the potential and critical role of young people is being recognized\, youth who have been involved with non-state armed groups—who may be some of the most essential actors in conflict resolution and peacebuilding—are often overlooked and viewed merely as security threats by the international community.\n\nAt this event\, we are honored to have two members of GTY: Mr. Abdul Wahid Sesay\, who was a former combatant of the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) in Sierra Leone\, and Mr. Julien Vikemba\, co-founder and executive director of Sote Pamoja in the Democratic Republic of Congo\, specializing in supporting the rehabilitation\, reconciliation\, and reintegration of former combatants. The discussion will be moderated by Ms. Atma Kaur Narinder\, Social Impact Director.\n\nDrawing on Wahid’s lived experience of involvement with a non-state armed group\, and Vikemba’s expertise as a researcher and practitioner in peacebuilding\, the discussion will highlight the complex challenges faced by former youth combatants toward reintegration\, while also exploring the unique and powerful roles that such youth can play in advancing and sustaining peace.\n\nThis co-hosted event by GTY and CFC aims to shed light on the unique potential of youth combatants with lived experience of armed conflict through a dialogue. By amplifying their voices and fostering genuine dialogue\, we aim to raise awareness of their critical roles in peacebuilding. Listening to their experiences is essential to deepening global discussions on their rights\, as well as on the support needed for their reintegration and empowerment as Agents of Peace.\n\nRegister from here: https://charterforcompassion.org/what-we-do/support-youth/building-new-cycles-of-peace.html URL:https://hpjc.org/event/building-new-cycles-of-peace-centering-former-combatants-as-agents-of-peace/ LOCATION:online\, not applicable\, not applicable\, not applicable\, United States CATEGORIES:Human Rights & Criminal Justice,Peace Education for Children & Families,Social ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hpjc.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/260225_GTYCFC-Online-Event.png GEO:38.888684;-77.004719 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=online not applicable not applicable not applicable United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=not applicable:geo:-77.004719,38.888684 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251220T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251220T163000 DTSTAMP:20260502T165640 CREATED:20260102T164839Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260102T164845Z UID:10002404-1766242800-1766248200@hpjc.org SUMMARY:【Season of Giving Special Event】Dialogue on Humanitarian Assistance for Gaza and New Pathways to Peace DESCRIPTION:For nearly 80 years\, the Palestinian issue has been defined by ongoing conflict\, occupation\, and hardship\, profoundly affecting the stability of both the Middle East and the wider international community. The situation has further deteriorated since October 2023. In Gaza\, a severe humanitarian crisis continues\, with reports indicating that more than 69\,000 people have lost their lives\, over 20\,000 of whom were children.\n\nAlthough a ceasefire agreement was reached in October 2025\, attacks have persisted\, and living conditions remain extremely critical. Many displacement camps lack even the most basic necessities\, particularly access to safe drinking water and other essential supplies. In addition to these urgent needs\, efforts and initiatives needed to advance sustainable peace are still far from sufficient.\n\nAmid these circumstances\, Accept International has been delivering humanitarian assistance in displacement camps in northern Gaza\, and has supported more than 14\,000 people to date. Alongside humanitarian aid\, we have also been facilitating a new dialogue track that involves Palestinian youth\, including conflict actors\, to overcome internal divisions and help create new pathways toward peace.\n\nIn this event\, Dr. Yosuke Nagai\, Executive Director of Accept International\, together with a Palestinian youth leader\, will share insights on the current situation in Palestine and our ongoing efforts on the ground. We will also discuss what is needed to build a lasting peace for Palestine and invite participants to actively join and support this movement.\n\n \nRegister Now\n \n▼Event Details\n▷Date：Sat. December 20th\, 3:00 ~ 4:30 PM (CST / UTC−6)[Check-in starts at 2:55 PM(CST / UTC−6)]\n* Please note that the event may be extended by approximately 10 minutes.\n▷Location：Zoom\n* The event URL will be sent to participants upon registration.\n\n \n▷Participation Fee：Free\n \n▼Speaker\nYosuke Nagai\nExecutive Director of Accept International\, and Founder of the Global Taskforce for Youth Combatants\n\nSince 2011\, Dr. Yosuke Nagai has led the design and implementation of deradicalization\, reintegration\, and rehabilitation programs for disengaged members of non-state armed groups in conflict-affected contexts such as Somalia and Yemen. He has also actively promoted dialogue and reconciliation initiatives in Palestine. Dr. Nagai is currently a Visiting Fellow at the University of Oxford and has served as a Visiting Fellow at the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights. In addition\, he contributes to the work of various United Nations bodies through participation in Youth Advisory Boards\, Expert Group Meetings\, and Technical Working Groups. He holds a PhD in Social Science from Waseda University and a Master’s degree in Conflict Studies from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).\nA young leader from Gaza\n \n\nA young Palestinian leader who continues her work on the ground in Gaza will be joining as a speaker.\n\n \nRegister Now\n \n\nPlease Note:\n* If you need to cancel on the day of the event\, we kindly ask that you notify us at contact@accept-int.org at least one hour before the event begins. URL:https://hpjc.org/event/%e3%80%90season-of-giving-special-event%e3%80%91dialogue-on-humanitarian-assistance-for-gaza-and-new-pathways-to-peace/ CATEGORIES:Social ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hpjc.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/20251221.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251001T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251001T190000 DTSTAMP:20260502T165640 CREATED:20250924T214752Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250924T214754Z UID:10002338-1759341600-1759345200@hpjc.org SUMMARY:Earth and Soul book discussion group DESCRIPTION:Facing directly into the devastation of climate chaos and biodiversity loss\, Earth and Soul takes readers on a soul journey through grief and loss to also claim the beauty\, joy and possibilities available when we reconnect with Earth. As we follow the author’s compelling personal experiences and engagingly lyrical stories of whales\, cedars\, sparrows\, and more\, we see the necessity and urgency of learning from the wisdom of our kin in the natural world. \n\n\n\nWriting at the intersection of spirituality\, ecology\, and story\, the book charts a course for living deeply connected to Earth in ways that are both vitally important for and uniquely suited to these times. Even now when the world as we once knew it is ending and a new story lies beyond what we can envision\, we hold the potential to lay stepping stones toward a diverse and vibrant world of oneness and mutual flourishing. \n\n\n\nJoin a virtual small group to read and discuss this thought-provoking and inspirational book each week during the Season of Creation (observed by Christians from Sept. 1 through Oct. 4). If you can’t attend every week\, attend as you are able. Contact Lisa Brenskelle at gcs.lrc@gmail.com with any questions. \n\n\n\nRegister for Earth and Soul book discussion group on www.eventbrite.com at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1506035987179.  \n\n\n\nContact Lisa Brenskelle at gcs.lrc@gmail.com for more information. URL:https://hpjc.org/event/earth-and-soul-book-discussion-group/2025-10-01/ LOCATION:online\, not applicable\, not applicable\, not applicable\, United States CATEGORIES:Environmental & Environmental Justice,Social ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hpjc.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/earth-soul-book-cover.png ORGANIZER;CN="Christ the King Evangelical Lutheran Church":MAILTO:ctk@ctkelc.org GEO:38.888684;-77.004719 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=online not applicable not applicable not applicable United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=not applicable:geo:-77.004719,38.888684 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250503T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250503T120000 DTSTAMP:20260502T165640 CREATED:20250924T215803Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250924T215806Z UID:10002317-1746270000-1746273600@hpjc.org SUMMARY:Meditative Moment for Families DESCRIPTION:Bring the family to the Rothko Chapel for a mindfulness meditation using animal themed yoga poses\, breathing exercises\, and intention setting through drawing. As we transition from spring to summer\, take a moment to recalibrate emotions\, thoughts\, and actions through a nurturing and fun approach. In developing critical tools for overall well-being and mental health\, the class will end with a child centered meditation to reduce feelings of anxiety or negative self-talk\, instead refocusing on gratitude. \n\n\n\nAlign Mind has worked with various elementary schools in the Houston area and teaches mindfulness workshops at various organizations including The Children’s Museum\, Rice University\, UT Health\, and others. URL:https://hpjc.org/event/meditative-moment-for-families/ LOCATION:Rothko Chapel\, 3900 Yupon St.\, Houston\, TX\, 77006\, United States CATEGORIES:Social ORGANIZER;CN="Rothko Chapel":MAILTO:info@rothkochapel.org GEO:29.7378214;-95.3957425 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Rothko Chapel 3900 Yupon St. Houston TX 77006 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=3900 Yupon St.:geo:-95.3957425,29.7378214 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250415T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250415T190000 DTSTAMP:20260502T165640 CREATED:20250226T040832Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250226T040832Z UID:10001884-1744740000-1744743600@hpjc.org SUMMARY:The Earth and the Fullness Thereof book discussion group DESCRIPTION:The Earth and the Fullness Thereof is H. Paul Santmire’s latest book\, published in 2024. In it\, the eminent Christian ecojustice activist and ecological theologian has created a first-person engagement with current ecojustice issues for persons of faith and for seekers\, offering inspiring and practical discussions of current ecojustice issues\, related spiritual challenges\, and how to live ecologically-all inspired by testimony from the arts and by a cosmic vision of faith. Join us to read and discuss this thought-provoking book as a Lenten study\, to deepen your Christian practice\, or to explore the profundities of the Christian faith for seekers and the faithful alike. Contact Lisa Brenskelle at gcs.lrc@gmail.com for more information. Register for The Earth and the Fullness Thereof book discussion group on www.eventbrite.com at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-earth-the-fullness-thereof-book-discussion-group-tickets-1230862335379.  Contact Lisa Brenskelle at gcs.lrc@gmail.com for more information. URL:https://hpjc.org/event/the-earth-and-the-fullness-thereof-book-discussion-group/2025-04-15/ LOCATION:online\, not applicable\, not applicable\, not applicable\, United States CATEGORIES:Environmental & Environmental Justice,Social ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hpjc.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Earth-the-fullness-thereof-cover.png ORGANIZER;CN="Christ the King Evangelical Lutheran Church":MAILTO:ctk@ctkelc.org GEO:38.888684;-77.004719 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=online not applicable not applicable not applicable United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=not applicable:geo:-77.004719,38.888684 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250328T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250328T210000 DTSTAMP:20260502T165640 CREATED:20250319T165905Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250319T165908Z UID:10001909-1743181200-1743195600@hpjc.org SUMMARY:Night of Ideas featuring Dr. Peter Hotez Presented with Villa Albertine & Institut Français DESCRIPTION:Villa Albertine’s signature evening of arts and culture marathon\, “Night of Ideas” will take place from March 27 through April 6 across 20 US cities. The event invites thought leaders\, activists\, performers\, authors\, and academics to engage the public in late-night discussions addressing major global issues. This year’s unifying theme is “Common Ground\,” prompting participants to consider how we can commit to and protect what we have in common. How can we foster authentic interpersonal connection in an increasingly digital world? In a polarized political landscape\, where are our opportunities for dialogue? As extreme weather threatens our planet\, how can we preserve the land beneath our feet? Night of Ideas is presented by Villa Albertine and Albertine Foundation and coordinated worldwide by the Institut Français.\n\nThis year’s festival at the Rothko Chapel will include events exploring common ground in pursuit of health justice with performances and talks:\n5pm – “Connecting through Music & Medicine\,” Performance by Texas Medical Center Orchestra\n6pm – “Texas Through Women’s Minds\,” Talk by Prune Antoine\, French journalist-researcher & Current Artist in Residence with Villa Albertine\n6:45pm – “The Advocacy Power of Music & Poetry\,” Performance & Discussion with Toni Hickman & Sofia Heyl\nSpecial Thanks to Community Partner ReelAbilities\n7:30pm – “The Deadly Rise of Anti-Science\,” Talk by Dr. Peter Hotez\, epidemiologist & professor\n8:30pm – Reception & Book Signing with Dr. Peter Hotez URL:https://hpjc.org/event/night-of-ideas-featuring-dr-peter-hotez-presented-with-villa-albertine-institut-francais/ LOCATION:Rothko Chapel\, 3900 Yupon St.\, Houston\, TX\, 77006\, United States CATEGORIES:Environmental & Environmental Justice,Presentation or Lecture,Social ORGANIZER;CN="Rothko Chapel":MAILTO:info@rothkochapel.org GEO:29.7378214;-95.3957425 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Rothko Chapel 3900 Yupon St. Houston TX 77006 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=3900 Yupon St.:geo:-95.3957425,29.7378214 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250323T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250323T160000 DTSTAMP:20260502T165640 CREATED:20250226T040720Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250226T040720Z UID:10001889-1742738400-1742745600@hpjc.org SUMMARY:Beach Clean-Up DESCRIPTION:Calling people of all faiths\, or no faith at all\, to care for our common home in a beach clean-up in Surfside! We will remove trash polluting a shoreline at Surfside Beach\, helping to protect and restore our beautiful Gulf. This event will offer activities for all ages and skill levels\, so bring the whole family! Supplies will be provided. You just need a reusable water bottle and closed-toe shoes. This beach clean-up is organized by the Interfaith Environmental Network of Houston in partnership with the Village of Surfside Beach. Registration for this event is limited and required for participation. Specific meeting location in Surfside Beach will be sent to all registrants several days prior to the event. Register on www.eventbrite.com at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/beach-clean-up-tickets-1230893929879.  Contact Lisa Brenskelle at gcs.lrc@gmail.com with any questions. \n. \n  URL:https://hpjc.org/event/beach-clean-up-3/ LOCATION:Surfside Beach\, Highway 332 at Surf Drive\, Village of Surfside Beach\, 77541 CATEGORIES:Environmental & Environmental Justice,Social,Video Showing ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hpjc.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/beachsign.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Interfaith Environmental Network of Houston":MAILTO:gcs.lrc@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250322T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250322T210000 DTSTAMP:20260502T165640 CREATED:20250129T122453Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250129T123347Z UID:10001869-1742652000-1742677200@hpjc.org SUMMARY:Music Fest DESCRIPTION:A day of music and fellowship with local bands\, food\, belly dancers. Bring Children\, coolers\, pets on leases\, lawn chairs\, frisbees and any pastime you please. Arts & Crafts. Hand drumming. children’s Peace Club Activities. Vendors welcome. URL:https://hpjc.org/event/music-fest/ LOCATION:Unitarian Fellowship of Houston\, 1504 Wirt Road\, Houston\, TX\, 77055\, United States CATEGORIES:Live Performance,Peace Education for Children & Families,Social GEO:29.7968444;-95.4843976 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Unitarian Fellowship of Houston 1504 Wirt Road Houston TX 77055 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1504 Wirt Road:geo:-95.4843976,29.7968444 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231112T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231112T170000 DTSTAMP:20260502T165640 CREATED:20230831T192900Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T233635Z UID:10001529-1699797600-1699808400@hpjc.org SUMMARY:2023 Peacemaker Awards Ceremony-Celebration DESCRIPTION:This year\, HPJC is recognizing the wonderful work of these recipients of our annual Peacemaker Awards at our 2023 Awards Ceremony: \n\n\n\nThe Texas ObserverKristen SchlemmerJacilet GriffinLorena Perez McGill\n\n\n\nClick here for the Program for the Awards Ceremony\, and for details about the Peacemaker Awardees\n\n\n\nMake your reservations today\, using our Peacemaker Awards reservation form.\n\n\n\nTickets start at $80 per person\, and go up after Sep. 30\, as long as tickets are available. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nNational Peacemaker awardee: The Texas Observer\n\n\n\nJosephine Lee\, Investigative Reporting Fellow\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGabriel Arana\, Editor-in-Chief\n\n\n\nTexas Observer Editor-in-Chief Gabriel Arana and Investigative Reporting Fellow Josephine Lee (click on their names to learn more about them) will accept the National Peacemaker award for the Observer\, and give the keynote presentation. \n\n\n\nThe Texas Observer is a progressive nonprofit news outlet and print magazine covering the Lone Star State. The Observer strives to make Texas a more equitable place through investigative reporting\, narrative storytelling\, and political and cultural coverage and commentary. They dig beyond the headlines and contextualize news events. Their essays\, reviews\, and criticism seek to create a new cultural canon and challenge existing mythologies. \n\n\n\nSince its founding in 1954\, the Observer has focused on communities whose stories are too often ignored or poorly told. It seeks not only to inform\, but to empower their readers\, as they work to hold public officials and corporations accountable. Their reporters recognize that oppressed people are experts on their own lives and trust their expertise. \n\n\n\nThe Texas Observer’s journalism is fact-based and rigorous\, and they prize writing that entertains as it informs. They value history as a reporting tool that allows us to interrogate the origins of policies and to correct narratives that whitewash exploitation\, dispossession\, and genocide. \n\n\n\nLocal Peacemaker awardees:\n\n\n\nKristen Schlemmer\n\n\n\nKristen Schlemmer\n\n\n\nKristen Schlemmer is a lawyer who works every day to secure water justice in her hometown of Houston. As the Legal Director of Bayou City Waterkeeper since 2018\, her work confronts the many facets of water injustice\, from water pollution and infrastructure failures\, to wetlands destruction and flooding\, to inequities in climate mitigation and disaster recovery. In 2021\, Kristen helped secure a $2 billion consent decree that will transform Houston’s wastewater infrastructure over the next generation. \n\n\n\nBefore joining Bayou City Waterkeeper\, Kristen’s legal work included developing a precedent-setting legal theory for families flooded during Harvey\, defending the city of Houston’s equal rights ordinance\, and representing marine mammal scientists in seeking better living conditions for a captive orca. She previously worked at Susman Godfrey LLP and Irvine & Conner PLLC and clerked for two federal judges. \n\n\n\nHer perspective is shaped by her childhood in Houston and South America\, previous translation work with Brazilian human rights organizations\, earlier advocacy focused on wildlife and farmed animals\, legal education at Tulane in post-Katrina New Orleans\, and motherhood. She is a Texas Gulf Coast Master Naturalist and previously served on the local board of New Leaders Council and the Houston Regional committee of the Sierra Club\, Lone Star Chapter. Kristen and her family live a short walk from Buffalo Bayou. \n\n\n\nJacilet Griffin\n\n\n\nJacilet Griffin\n\n\n\nJacilet Griffin formed “From Custody to Casket” after her son was murdered in the Harris County Jail over a year ago.  The Texas Rangers investigated his murder after the Harris County Medical Examiner’s Office ruled his death a homicide.   The Sheriff’s Office continually lied about the circumstances\, once claiming he might have died from food poisoning\, then claiming he might have died from a friendly game of slap boxing.  They (HCSO) hid the circumstances and claimed they did not know what happened the entire time.   \n\n\n\nJacilet Griffin lost her son to our local Criminal Justice System.  She used her grief to focus and empower her to start changing the system. She contacted state rep Ron Reynolds and Shelia Jackson Lee to create a law to help prevent others from dying while in custody.  House Bill 3434\, also to be known as the Evan Griffin Lee bill\, was introduced by Rep Ron Reynolds to ensure inmates living with mental health issues are separated from the general population. Ms. Griffin says her son was suffering at the time of his arrest.  \n\n\n\nShe has also helped the Public Defender’s Office with a new program called Participatory Defense.  The first one was created in the Sunnyside neighborhood under her leadership.  The program empowers families who have had a loved one arrested and informs them of their rights and gives them resources. Unfortunately within this process\, Jacilet lost her job and has been struggling financially.  Just prior to her son’s murder\, her goddaughter was killed by a Precinct 4 Deputy Constable traveling at a very high rate of speed.  Precinct 4 has claimed that she was at fault even though her car was almost torn in half and struck by the marked unit driven by the deputy who never applied his brakes. \n\n\n\nJacilet Griffin never gave up\, but turned her frustration and anger into action\, helping to try to change the criminal justice system in Harris County. “I say to anyone that is dealing with the gravity of such death of their loved ones\, don’t give up on trying to reach whomever and whatever to try and get answers\,” said Griffin. “And I think this is something Evan would definitely be proud of.” \n\n\n\nLorena Perez McGill\n\n\n\nLorena Perez McGill\n\n\n\nLorena Perez McGill is an immigration attorney\, and has taught at American University – Washington College of Law\, the University of Houston Law Center\, and the Georgetown University Law Center. \n\n\n\nShe is Founder and Managing Partner of Perez McGill Law Firm in Spring\, TX\, and represents clients from Bolivia\, Brazil\, Cameroon\, Cuba\, El Salvador\, Guatemala\, Haiti\, Honduras\, Mexico\, Nicaragua\, Peru\, Russia\, and Venezuela\, in US immigration law matters. \n\n\n\nBefore Immigration Courts\, she has represented over 55 asylum-seekers and individuals facing deportation in immigration courts in Arizona\, California\, Colorado\, Florida\, Georgia\, Louisiana\, Maryland\, Minnesota\, Nevada\, New York\, and Texas. She has represented detained clients\, some of whom have been granted release on bond in amounts ranging from $5\,000 to $25\,000\, and some of whom have been granted asylum or withholding of removals. \n\n\n\nBefore the Board of Immigration Appeals\, she has represented over a dozen asylum-seekers on appeal. Some of are pending before the BIA\, and three were remanded in the last two years; \n\n\n\nShe has also represented numerous clients before agencies within the US Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). \n\n\n\nHer current volunteer work includes: \n\n\n\nVolunteer mediator with the Montgomery County Dispute Resolution Center in Conroe (mediate contractual and labor & employment cases).Volunteer lawyer with Kids in Need of Defense in Houston (represent low-income immigrants in their Special Immigrant Juvenile Status visa processes).Volunteer lawyer with Lone Star Legal Aid and the Montgomery County Women’s Center\, in Conroe (represent low-income victims of crimes and domestic violence in the attainment of special U and VAWA visas).\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nChanges for this year\n\n\n\nThe event will be a bit different this year. We’ve decided not to have it at a hotel\, all of which have become quite expensive and which require payment months in advance even when we don’t know what the attendance will be. \n\n\n\nIt’s still going to be both an awards ceremony/celebration\, and also a social event\, where you can visit with people from other organizations involved with work for peace\, justice\, and the environment. We plan to have a variety of hors d’oeuvres and drinks (but not a full dinner) served buffet style\, and we will combine the event with what used to be the pre-dinner reception that we used to have in the foyer outside the banquet rooms of hotels we’ve used. \n\n\n\nWe plan to keep the event shorter than in recent years\, as several of you have requested. \n\n\n\nThe Dominican Sisters of Houston are graciously allowing us to use their large “Meeting Room” at the Dominican Center\, which is not only centrally located (east of the Medical Center)\, but also is a less formal venue which allows us more flexibility as well. \n\n\n\nReservations\n\n\n\nTo help us honor and celebrate the awardees\, please make your reservations for the event\, using our Peacemaker Awards reservation form. There’s a discount for early registration\, and advance reservations are required. We can accommodate a limited numbers of people\, so don’t wait until November to make your reservations. \n\n\n\nThis is our major fundraiser for the year\, and helps to pay expenses for Peace Camp\, for micro-grants we provide to other non-profits\, for sponsorships of events\, and more. So we greatly appreciate donations of more than the minimum. URL:https://hpjc.org/event/2023-peacemaker-awards-ceremony/ LOCATION:Dominican Sisters of Houston Spirituality Center Meeting Room\, Dominican Sisters of Houston\, 6501 Almeda Rd\, Houston\, TX\, 77021\, United States CATEGORIES:Fundraiser,Presentation or Lecture,Social ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hpjc.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/HPJC-Peacemaker-Awards-graphic-cropped-low-res.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Bill Crosier":MAILTO:hpjc@crosierbiomed.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:20231028T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231028T120000 DTSTAMP:20260502T165640 CREATED:20231019T172144Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231019T172144Z UID:10001534-1698487200-1698494400@hpjc.org SUMMARY:Guided Prayer Walks in the Park DESCRIPTION:Connect with God as revealed through creation at Hermann Park in this guided prayer walk in the park\, using the park’s beautiful natural setting to stimulate prayer and reflection.  At each stop along the walk\, there will be a theme\, an accompanying Bible verse\, and reflection questions for you to ponder.  Deepen your Christian spiritual practice with a guided prayer walk in the park!  All attendees will receive materials on the prayer walk to take home and use again in future.  These events are for small groups and advance registration is required.  Specific meeting location in the park will be sent to all registrants several days prior to the event. Register for one of the walks on www.eventbrite.com at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/guided-prayer-walks-in-the-park-tickets-710235803407.  Contact Lisa Brenskelle at gcs.lrc@gmail.com for more information. \n  URL:https://hpjc.org/event/guided-prayer-walks-in-the-park/ LOCATION:Hermann Park\, 5555 Hermann Park Drive\, Houston\, 77030 CATEGORIES:Environmental & Environmental Justice,Social ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hpjc.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Japanese-garden-at-Hermann-Park-1.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Christ the King Evangelical Lutheran Church":MAILTO:ctk@ctkelc.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231028T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231028T120000 DTSTAMP:20260502T165640 CREATED:20231019T172144Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231019T172144Z UID:10001544-1698487200-1698494400@hpjc.org SUMMARY:Guided Prayer Walk in the Park DESCRIPTION:Connect with God as revealed through creation at Hermann Park in this guided prayer walk in the park\, using the park’s beautiful natural setting to stimulate prayer and reflection.  At each stop along the walk\, there will be a theme\, an accompanying Bible verse\, and reflection questions for you to ponder.  Deepen your Christian spiritual practice with a guided prayer walk in the park!  All attendees will receive materials on the prayer walk to take home and use again in future.  These events are for small groups and advance registration is required.  Specific meeting location in the park will be sent to all registrants several days prior to the event. Register for one of the walks on www.eventbrite.com at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/guided-prayer-walks-in-the-park-tickets-710235803407.  Contact Lisa Brenskelle at gcs.lrc@gmail.com for more information. \n  URL:https://hpjc.org/event/guided-prayer-walk-in-the-park-4/ LOCATION:Hermann Park\, 5555 Hermann Park Drive\, Houston\, 77030 CATEGORIES:Environmental & Environmental Justice,Social ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hpjc.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Japanese-garden-at-Hermann-Park-1.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Christ the King Evangelical Lutheran Church":MAILTO:ctk@ctkelc.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230513T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230513T110000 DTSTAMP:20260502T165640 CREATED:20230408T184359Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230408T184402Z UID:10001489-1683968400-1683975600@hpjc.org SUMMARY:Guided Prayer Walk in the Park DESCRIPTION:Connect with God as revealed through creation at Hermann Park in this guided prayer walk in the park\, using the park’s beautiful natural setting to stimulate prayer and reflection.  At each stop along the walk\, there will be a theme\, an accompanying Bible verse\, and reflection questions for you to ponder.  Deepen your Christian spiritual practice with a guided prayer walk in the park!  All attendees will receive materials on the prayer walk to take home and use again in future.  This event is for a small group and advance registration is required.  Specific meeting location in the park will be sent to all registrants several days prior to the event. Register on www.eventbrite.com at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/guided-prayer-walk-in-the-park-tickets-608810858667.  Contact Lisa Brenskelle at gcs.lrc@gmail.com for more information. \n  URL:https://hpjc.org/event/guided-prayer-walk-in-the-park-3/ LOCATION:Hermann Park\, 5555 Hermann Park Drive\, Houston\, 77030 CATEGORIES:Environmental & Environmental Justice,Social ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hpjc.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/japanese_garden_2__-_photo_by_patrick_talley-680x0-1.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Christ the King Evangelical Lutheran Church":MAILTO:ctk@ctkelc.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230415T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230415T120000 DTSTAMP:20260502T165640 CREATED:20230408T174303Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230408T174305Z UID:10001483-1681556400-1681560000@hpjc.org SUMMARY:Texas JSA Spring State Convention DESCRIPTION:Hello\, \n  \nMy name is Jack Sims\, and I am an Activism Agent for the Junior State of America (JSA). We are a youth-run\, non-partisan 501(c)(3) non-profit that has been dedicated to educating and involving young people in civic processes and the importance of participation in a democratic society as one of the largest student-run organizations in the country. We think Houston Peace and Justice center has a lot to offer and would like to invite you to send a representative to speak about your organization to our members at the Activism Fair we host during our annual Spring State Convention in Houston\, Texas on April 15-16. \n  \nDuring the Activism Fair\, organizations set up booths and present their organization to JSAers. This will likely be an approximately hour-long time commitment for your representative on one of the days (either the 15th or 16th\, TBD)\, and you can include information on everything from what your organization does to how JSAers can get involved with the issue and how they can assist your organization. \n  \nIf your organization is interested in sending a representative\, please let me know\, and I will provide additional information on the convention’s location\, logistics\, and schedule. \n  \nWe would be incredibly grateful if you’d be willing to get involved\, and I’m happy to answer any questions you may have! I look forward to hearing back from you soon. \n  \nThank you\, \nJack Sims \nActivism Agent \nJunior State of America URL:https://hpjc.org/event/texas-jsa-spring-state-convention/ CATEGORIES:Presentation or Lecture,Social END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230329T181500 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230329T210000 DTSTAMP:20260502T165640 CREATED:20230325T014306Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230325T014758Z UID:10001481-1680113700-1680123600@hpjc.org SUMMARY:Friends of Iman Iftar and Interfaith Panel Discussion DESCRIPTION:Friends of Iman Iftar and Interfaith Panel Discussion\n\nHosted by Live Oak Friends Meeting–weather permitting\, also experience the James Turrell Skyspace\nSchedule: 6:15-doors open\n                    6:30 Program\n                    7:30 Iftar and Prayer\n                    7:45 Dinner\nRSVP required:  email imanzfriends@icloud.com or text 832-640-4626\nCo-sponsored by Interfaith Ministries of Greater Houston and Live Oak Friends Meeting URL:https://hpjc.org/event/friends-of-iman-iftar-and-interfaith-panel-discussion/2023-03-29/2/ LOCATION:Live Oak Friends Meeting House\, 1318 W. 26th\, Houston\, TX\, 77008\, United States CATEGORIES:Social ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hpjc.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Flyer3292023-e1679708829771.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Alex McDonald":MAILTO:peacenotapathy@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:20230325T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230325T113000 DTSTAMP:20260502T165640 CREATED:20230218T193136Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230218T193137Z UID:10001394-1679738400-1679743800@hpjc.org SUMMARY:Guided Prayer Walk in the Park DESCRIPTION:Connect with God as revealed through creation at Hermann Park in this guided prayer walk in the park\, using the park’s beautiful natural setting to stimulate prayer and reflection.  At each stop along the walk\, there will be a theme\, an accompanying Bible verse\, and reflection questions for you to ponder.  Deepen your Christian spiritual practice with a guided prayer walk in the park!  All attendees will receive materials on the prayer walk to take home and use again in future.  This event is for a small group and advance registration is required.  Specific meeting location in the park will be sent to all registrants several days prior to the event. Register on www.eventbrite.com at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/guided-prayer-walk-in-the-park-tickets-530860948387.  Contact Lisa Brenskelle at gcs.lrc@gmail.com for more information. URL:https://hpjc.org/event/guided-prayer-walk-in-the-park/ LOCATION:Hermann Park\, 5555 Hermann Park Drive\, Houston\, 77030 CATEGORIES:Environmental & Environmental Justice,Social ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hpjc.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/japanese_garden_2__-_photo_by_patrick_talley-680x0-1.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Christ the King Evangelical Lutheran Church":MAILTO:ctk@ctkelc.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230116T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230116T120000 DTSTAMP:20260502T165640 CREATED:20220730T212914Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220730T212916Z UID:10001283-1673863200-1673870400@hpjc.org SUMMARY:29th Annual MLK Grande Parade DESCRIPTION:The 2023-MLK Grande Parade will be held in Midtown Houston on January 16\, 2023 originating on San Jacinto Street & Elgin Street beginning @ 10A (CST). To register for the parade or to learn more visit us @ www.mlkgrandeparade.org or call 713-560-8328 URL:https://hpjc.org/event/29th-annual-mlk-grande-parade/ LOCATION:Midtown Houston\, 1200 Holman Street San Jacinto Streeet & Elgin Street San Jacinto Streeet & Elgin Street\, Houston\, TX\, 77004\, United States CATEGORIES:March,Social ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hpjc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2023-MLK-Parade-E-Flyer.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="MLK Parade Foundation":MAILTO:mlkgrandeparade@earthlink.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230115T030000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230116T025959 DTSTAMP:20260502T165640 CREATED:20230218T194638Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230218T194639Z UID:10001453-1673751600-1673837999@hpjc.org SUMMARY:Lunar New Year Celebration at POST Houston DESCRIPTION:On Jan 15\, POST is celebrating the Lunar New Year which welcomes the Year of the Rabbit (Year of the Cat in the Vietnamese Zodiac). The celebration\, which brings back Lunar New Year festivities to downtown\, is hosted by the Ho Family of the House of Ho on HBO Max and powered by the sustainable electricity provider Rhythm Energy. \n‍ \n12pm to 11pm | 📍North Docks \nAn Asian pop-up market will transform the northern docks at POST into a carnivalesque atmosphere with food vendors serving traditional foods eaten at the Lunar New Year\, games\, arts and crafts\, and other cultural activities. URL:https://hpjc.org/event/lunar-new-year-celebration-at-post-houston/ LOCATION:POST HTX\, 401 Franklin St.\, Houston\, 77201 CATEGORIES:Fundraiser,Live Performance,Social ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hpjc.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/63b862657e73c4ab8d9922ad_IMG_0070_small.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Openair Company by Shifter":MAILTO:leo@shifterdesign.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221112T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221112T213000 DTSTAMP:20260502T165640 CREATED:20220508T185508Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221112T051906Z UID:10001260-1668272400-1668288600@hpjc.org SUMMARY:2022 Peacemaker Awards Ceremony-Dinner DESCRIPTION:Join other peace\, justice\, and environmental activists for our 2022 Peacemaker celebration\, reception\, awards ceremony\, and dinner. We had only an online ceremony in 2020 and a limited in-person and online ceremony in 2021 because of the pandemic\, but we’re looking forward to seeing all of you again in person this year. \n\n\n\nThe event will be at the Houston Marriott South-Hobby Airport\, on the Gulf Freeway (see details and map below). A pre-dinner reception\, open to all attendees\, starts at 5 pm\, with the dinner starting a little after 6 pm. \n\n\n\nAll attendees should be fully vaccinated for COVID-19.\n\n\n\nPre-registration is required\, and the meal count has to be turned into the hotel a week in advance. So don’t wait until the last minute!\n\n\n\nClick here to reserve your seat for the HPJC Peacemaker Awards Dinner today.\n\n\n\nInformation on our wonderful peacemaker awardees follows.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNational Peacemaker Awardee\n\n\n\n Dr. Reuben Jonathan Miller\n\n\n\nWe are excited about our national Peacemaker award recipient\, Reuben Jonathan Miller\, who will also give the keynote address for the dinner. Dr. Miller is an assistant professor of sociology at the University of Chicago Crown Family School and a Research Professor at the American Bar Foundation. His research examines how racialized and poor people experience law\, crime control\, and social welfare policy. \n\n\n\nUPDATE\, Oct. 12\, 2022: Dr. Miller has just been awarded a MacArthur Foundation fellowship for his work tracing the long-term consequences that incarceration and re-entry systems have on the lives of individuals and their families. Details: www.macfound.org/fellows/class-of-2022/reuben-jonathan-miller#searchresults and https://news.uchicago.edu/story/reuben-jonathan-miller-scholar-mass-incarceration-awarded-macarthur-fellowship \n\n\n\nHis first book\, Halfway Home: Race\, Punishment and the Afterlife of Mass Incarceration is based on 15 years of research and practice with currently and formerly incarcerated men\, women\, their families\, partners\, and friends in Chicago\, Detroit\, and a number of cities across the United States. He was featured in a recent PBS Newshour special\, “Searching for Justice: Life After Lockup“ (or watch it on YouTube) that focused on the difficulties that formerly incarcerated people face after they are released. \n\n\n\nTo capture the effects of crime control in global cities under different public policy regimes\, Miller conducts ongoing fieldwork in the UK and the EU\, and will begin fieldwork on the African Continent and in the Carribbean. He is currently conducting research on the “moral worlds” of people we’ve deemed violent and a comparative study of punishment and social welfare policy in port cities that were most involved in the transatlantic slave trade.  \n\n\n\nPrior to joining Crown Family School at the University of Chicago\, Dr. Miller was an Assistant Professor of Social Work at the University of Michigan where he served as a Faculty Associate in the Population Studies Center and a Faculty Affiliate in the Department of Afro American and African Studies. He was selected as a Member in the School of Social Science at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton\, NJ (2016-17)\, the world’s leading center for curiosity driven research\, a visiting fellow at Dartmouth University (2018) and an Eric and Wendy Schmidt National Fellow at the New America Foundation (2018-19). His work has been published in journals of criminology\, human rights\, law\, psychology\, sociology\, social work and public health and he is frequently called upon to offer commentary on issues of crime\, punishment\, racism and poverty. \n\n\n\nRead more about Dr. Miller’s biography and research at the UC Crown School’s website. \n\n\n\nWatch Reuben Jonathan Miller’s TED Talk. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nHPJC Local Peacemaker Awardees\n\n\n\nWe are also excited about our Local Peacemaker Awardees: \n\n\n\nDr. Maria Elena Bottazzi and Dr. Peter Hotez\n\n\n\n Dr. Maria Elena Bottazzi\n\n\n\n Dr. Peter Hotez\n\n\n\nDr. Maria Elena Bottazzi and Dr. Peter Hotez\, of Baylor College of Medicine and the National Institute of Infectious Diseases here in Houston\, are receiving awards for their outstanding work developing the Corbevax vaccine for COVID-19 as well as for their research on often-neglected tropical diseases. \n\n\n\nHundreds of millions of doses of Corbevax have already been made in India\, and have been shipped to African countries and elsewhere. \n\n\n\nIn addition to Corbevax\, Hotez and Bottazzi also developed a halal version\, called IndoVac\, for Muslim-majority countries. The IndoVac vaccine was recently approved for emergency authorization use in Indonesia as a primary vaccine for adults. The hope is that IndoVac will replicate the Corbevax’s India success in Indonesia\, he said. \n\n\n\nUnlike other COVID vaccines\, they are making Corbevax and IndoVax available to the world without the expensive patent or royalty payments that the large pharmaceutical companies are requiring. As a result\, many less wealthy countries are able to get their people vaccinated at the cost of production. \n\n\n\nDr. Bottazzi is Associate Dean\, National School of Tropical Medicine. She is a Professor in the Departments of Pediatrics (Tropical Medicine) and Molecular Virology and Microbiology\, Integrative Molecular and Biomedical Sciences Program\, and Translational Biology and Molecular Medicine Program\, at Baylor College of Medicine. \n\n\n\nDr. Hotez is the Dean for the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine. He is also a Professor in the Departments of Pediatrics and Molecular Virology & Microbiology at Baylor. In addition\, he is the Endowed Chair in Tropical Pediatrics at Texas Children’s Hospital\, and Co-Director of the Texas Children’s Hospital Center for Vaccine Development \n\n\n\nFor more about the accomplishments of\, and research by\, Drs. Bottazzi and Hotez\, read their individual bios (click on their names above) and these articles: \n\n\n\nhttps://www.houstonchronicle.com/lifestyle/article/Dr-Bottazzi-talks-about-vaccines-for-children-17088324.phphttps://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/health/article/Houston-made-COVID-shot-to-be-authorized-in-India-16689187.phphttps://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outlook/article/Opinion-How-the-India-U-S-partnership-can-win-16977774.phphttps://www.texastribune.org/2022/02/10/corbevax-texas-coronavirus-vaccine/https://houston.innovationmap.com/indovac-maria-elena-bottazzi-peter-hotez-approval-2658400939.html\n\n\n\nRep. Senfronia Thompson\n\n\n\n Rep. Senfronia Thompson\n\n\n\nState Rep. Senfronia Thompson is also receiving a Local Peacemaker Award. She represents District 141\, which includes Northeast Houston and Humble\, and is a Houston attorney and award-winning legislator. Her commitment to social\, economic and criminal justice reform has earned her the respect and admiration of many people from Texas and beyond.Rep. Thompson has proven her commitment to those less fortunate with her tireless fight for justice\, equality and opportunity for all. Rep. Thompson has led the fight against human trafficking long before people even recognized what human trafficking was and how these traumatic experiences damage people’s lives. She has put Texas first in having some of the best anti-human trafficking laws compared to other states. She worked passionately for the passage of Texas’ Equal Pay Act in both the house and senate. Although the bill was vetoed\, Rep. Thompson remains committed to ensuring Texans receive equal pay for equal work.She is the author of the James Byrd\, Jr. Hate Crimes Act; the Sexual Assault Program Fund; the Model School Records Flagging Act to assist in the location of abducted children; the state’s current minimum wage law; Texas’ first and only alimony law; laws creating drug courts; laws providing insurance coverage for anti-cancer oral medication\, 3D mammograms; HPV & cervical cancer screening tests and contraceptives\, like the IUD and diaphragms. She has also passed laws protecting unpaid interns from sexual harassment; allow Medicaid nursing home residents to keep more of their retirement or social security money for their personal use; allow homeowners over the age of 65 to make quarterly property tax payments without penalty; law allowing parents to request a camera in the classroom of special need students\, and scores of other reforms benefiting women\, children and the elderly.She sponsored laws banning racial profiling\, secured state funding to install video cameras and audio equipment in every police car to be used at all stops; ended “debtor’s prison” to prevent people from ending in a cycle of debt\, jail time and license suspension simply because they can not afford to pay their traffic tickets or other fine-only offenses. She also authored the Chief Justice Jack Pope Act which increases funding for legal aid to help low-income Texans with their civil cases and the Michael Morton Act\, to create a fairer criminal justice system in Texas. She has passed legislation aimed at protecting women and children against domestic violence\, extending protective orders to last longer and enforceable within the entire state of Texas\, increasing the penalty of sex offenders\, giving rape victims a voice in the processing of their rape kits and fought to end sexual discrimination in the work place. \n\n\n\nLearn more about Rep. Thompson at senfroniathompson.com/about/ \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nLenore Walker\n\n\n\nLenore Walker\n\n\n\nLenore Walker is also receiving one of our Local Peacemaker Awards. She is a long-term volunteer at Casa Juan Diego here in Houston and a fierce ally and advocate for many immigrant and refugee women and their families after they leave the women’s shelter. Ms. Walker has been volunteering with the women’s shelter of Casa Juan Diego for more than twenty years. She started volunteering at Casa with Mark and Louise Zwick\, and eventually became part of the team that has helped keep Casa Juan Diego open for the thousands of migrants who go through it every year. \n\n\n\nMs. Walker is the daughter and granddaughter of Italian immigrants\, and she never forgot her migrant roots. This had a decisive influence on her calling and her capacity to establish profound relationships with the women that pass through the shelter at Casa Juan Diego where she has cooked\, cleaned\, and advocated for them and their children all these years. \n\n\n\nImmigrant women from Cameroon\, China\, Ethiopia\, Eritrea and Central America call Ms. Walker their second mom and their children call her Nonna (or grandma). She has been with them as they navigate asylum and immigration cases\, advocating for them and accompanying mothers and their children as they learned how to respond to the challenges presented by school systems and other agencies. \n\n\n\nMs. Walker has served for more than two decades with humility\, perseverance\, and a fierce love for these immigrant and refugee families\, rooted in her faith and her own identity as a woman\, a working mom\, and the daughter of Italian immigrants. Very often the spotlight is given to those in the movement who do work that is considered more “political” and is more visible\, but the backbone of the movement for peace and justice in the US resides in community-based social services and in the quiet\, effective\, and reliable work of countless volunteers. In these political times the profound testimony of radical hospitality that the Catholic Worker movement proposes and Casa Juan Diego makes real\, is kept alive by persons like Ms. Walker. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOur Peacemaker Awards Dinner is HPJC’s primary fundraiser for the year\, and proceeds support Peace Camp Houston and our other activities. \n\n\n\nAdvance registration for the Awards Dinner is required\, and a discount is offered for early registration\, so please click here to register today! URL:https://hpjc.org/event/2022-peacemaker-awards-ceremony-dinner/ LOCATION:Marriott Houston South-Hobby\, 9100 Gulf Freeway\, Houston\, Texas\, 77017 CATEGORIES:Fundraiser,Human Rights & Criminal Justice,Social ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hpjc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Reuben-Jonathan-Miller-headshot-med-res-cropped-e1653163996623.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Bill Crosier":MAILTO:hpjc@crosierbiomed.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220320T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220320T190000 DTSTAMP:20260502T165640 CREATED:20220317T053515Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220317T053516Z UID:10001253-1647792000-1647802800@hpjc.org SUMMARY:2022 Circles of Excellence Criminal Justice Awards Reception DESCRIPTION:March is National Criminal Justice Month.  Established by the United States Congress in 2009\, its purpose is to promote societal awareness around the causes and consequences of crime\, as well as strategies for preventing and responding to crime. \nOn Sunday\, March 20\, 2022\, Prevention Zone\, Inc will recognize excellence within the criminal justice system through its annual Circles of Excellence Criminal Justice Award Reception by recognizing individuals\, public officials\, organizations\, celebrities\, activists\, and community leaders from across Texas whose exceptional efforts or outstanding service have to lead to positive changes in the criminal justice system. URL:https://hpjc.org/event/2022-circles-of-excellence-criminal-justice-awards-reception/ LOCATION:MATCH (Midtown Arts & Theater Center Houston)\, 3400 Main Street\, Houston\, 77002 CATEGORIES:Fundraiser,Human Rights & Criminal Justice,Social ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hpjc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/David-Atwood.png ORGANIZER;CN="Prevention Zone Inc":MAILTO:info@preventionzoneinc.org GEO:29.7401737;-95.3787674 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=MATCH (Midtown Arts & Theater Center Houston) 3400 Main Street Houston 77002;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=3400 Main Street:geo:-95.3787674,29.7401737 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220117T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220117T120000 DTSTAMP:20260502T165640 CREATED:20211025T214031Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220101T031707Z UID:10001207-1642413600-1642420800@hpjc.org SUMMARY:28th Annual MLK Grande Parade DESCRIPTION:The MLK Grande Parade will be held in Midtown Houston on January 17\, 2022 originating on San Jacinto Street & Elgin Street beginning @ 10A (CST). Watch live on the CW 39 or to learn more log on to www.mlkgrandeparade.org URL:https://hpjc.org/event/28th-annual-mlk-grande-parade/ LOCATION:Midtown Houston\, 1200 Holman Street San Jacinto Streeet & Elgin Street San Jacinto Streeet & Elgin Street\, Houston\, TX\, 77004\, United States CATEGORIES:Social ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hpjc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/CW-39-Float.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="MLK Parade Foundation":MAILTO:mlkgrandeparade@earthlink.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20211105T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211105T133000 DTSTAMP:20260502T165640 CREATED:20211221T134904Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211221T134905Z UID:10001225-1636113600-1636119000@hpjc.org SUMMARY:Press Conference with Quannel X DESCRIPTION:Good morning everyone\, It has come to light that the district clerk of Brazoria County Tx was tampering with jury pools to stack juries against people of color. The Tx Rangers started an investigation but once the investigation started\, she was allowed to retire. Her intentionally malicious actions have to lead to hundreds of not thousands of people of color going through trials with stacked juries and vertically zero chance of a fair trial. Hundreds of not thousands of people of color are now in prison\, with others having their kids taken away and fostered or adopted out to other families. The Tx Ranger investigating is complicit in this corruption\, Rhonda Barchak’s own attorney admitted that judges\, prosecutors\, attorneys etc all knew what she was doing and allowed her to do it. My cousin is a 32 year old black man who was sentenced to life for a murder he did not commit by an all white jury\, majority middle aged. Every bit of evidence cleared his name including dna and forensics present on the victims body and bed\, it was determined to not be his DNA. Geofencing and GPS determined that he was no where near the victims home when the crime occurred\, they even validated his alibi and it still only took that jury 2 hours to find him guilty. The next day\, they gave him life. They have been doing this to people for at least the last decade\, and if we don’t get the Feds to step in and take over the investigation\, it will be swept under the rug. Thomas Norsworthy\, the Tx Ranger’s investigator works down here and has close and personal friendships WITH the people he’s supposedly investigating. We CAN NOT let this go\, we can not let this be swept under the rug. We’re holding our 3rd press conference with Quanell X at the FBI headquarters in Houston Tx\, tomorrow\, Friday Nov 5 2021 at 12pm and we need EVERY ABLE BODIED PERSON to come stand with us\, to show a United front and let the Feds know that if they refuse to step in and do what’s right\, we will know they too\, are complicit. Please join us if you can URL:https://hpjc.org/event/press-conference-with-quannel-x/ LOCATION:FBI Headquarters\, Houston Tx\, 1 Justice Park Dr\, Houston\, Tx\, 77092 CATEGORIES:Presentation or Lecture,Protest,Social,Town Hall Meeting ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hpjc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/253004718_425043322649067_6795515868895870068_n.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20211029T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211029T140000 DTSTAMP:20260502T165640 CREATED:20211025T213836Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211025T213837Z UID:10001204-1635508800-1635516000@hpjc.org SUMMARY:Waking (Let's Talk) News! DESCRIPTION:Come; share an article with us via 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.  Bring your bag lunch!\n\n\nThis event is free and open to the public.  Donations appreciated.  RSVP to receive the link to this event on Zoom: https://www.centerhealingracism.org/event/waking-news-october-a-zoom-gathering/ URL:https://hpjc.org/event/waking-lets-talk-news-7/ LOCATION:Center for the Healing of Racism\, 3412 Crawford Street\, Houston\, TX\, 77004 CATEGORIES:Presentation or Lecture,Social ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hpjc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Newspaper_extra_extra.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Center for the Healing of Racism":MAILTO:cfhr1@juno.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210214T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210214T235959 DTSTAMP:20260502T165640 CREATED:20210221T142745Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211229T190841Z UID:10001137-1613260800-1613347199@hpjc.org SUMMARY:COVID-19 Wall of Memories DESCRIPTION:COVID-19 Wall of Memories is a 501(c)(3) organization that maintains a website memorializing COVID-19 victims. Our objective is for people to understand the full scope of how the epidemic has impacted the U.S. We achieve this both through victims’ stories and through our news and information pages. \n\n \nOur mission is to memorialize and amplify the lives of COVID-19 victims and to provide education about the disease\, its spread\, and its impacts. The heart of what we do is the digital wall of memories\, containing profiles of COVID-19 victims\, some submitted through our own research and some submitted by family members of victims. A digital memorial wall displaying the faces and names of people residing in the U.S. who have died of COVID-19. Clicking or tapping on any photo takes you to a profile of that victim.  There are around 500 on the wall at this time\, and the our goal is simple – to get as close as possible to the total number who have perished. \n\n \nWe are dedicated to being a source of news and information about COVID-19 and to honor everyone who passes away from COVID-19 in this country. We believe that each one of them deserves to be on the wall\, deserves to be recognized\, and deserves to be counted.  There’s no point at which we’d stop because there are “too many people.” \n\nIt’s simple; Fill out the form which is then sent to the site. After review and approval\, it’s posted.  Visitors to the site can also leave condolence messages for individual people\, or a general condolence message.  After visiting COVID-19 Wall of Memories\, please spread the word. \n\n \n\nThe website address is:\n\nwww.covid19wallofmemories.org\n\nCONTACT: \nMohammed Nasrullah\, mnasrullah@covid19wallofmemories.org\, (713) 876-3624; \nRuth Nasrullah\, rnasrullah@covid19wallofmemories.org\, (713) 397-9994 URL:https://hpjc.org/event/covid-19-wall-of-memories/ LOCATION:Houston\, United States CATEGORIES:Social ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hpjc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/covidwall.png ORGANIZER;CN="Mohammed and Ruth Nasrullah":MAILTO:mnasrullah@covid19wallofmemories.org, rnasrullah@covid19wallofmemories.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20201003T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20201003T235959 DTSTAMP:20260502T165640 CREATED:20200617T001656Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200617T001902Z UID:10001078-1601683200-1601769599@hpjc.org SUMMARY:National Activism Day DESCRIPTION: Given recent events\, many of us have felt that more participation in activism is needed to actually make a difference within our community\, our nation\, and our government. With that said\, we decided to create a national holiday that commemorates the work of leading activists and encourages more participation within the field of activism\, especially within the United States. \nThis national holiday has the purpose of amplifying the visions of all activist organizations across the nation. In order to do so\, we would like to host regional activism fairs across the country and scheduled virtual livestreams on each activist organization’s platform. As of now\, we have outreached to many states and regions across the nation who are willing to host activism fairs within their own community. We also have a few recognized activist organizations and political organizations who are willing to aid us on our journey to promoting activism. We hope that you join us at our Houston Regional Activism Fair! \nFor more info\, please visit http://www.nationalactivismday.org \n  URL:https://hpjc.org/event/national-activism-day/ CATEGORIES:Social ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hpjc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Screen-Shot-2020-06-03-at-6.25.28-PM-e1592353096509.png ORGANIZER;CN="nationalactivismday":MAILTO:contact@nationalactivismday.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20200326T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20200326T203000 DTSTAMP:20260502T165640 CREATED:20200302T031155Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200302T031936Z UID:10001057-1585249200-1585254600@hpjc.org SUMMARY:Foreign Policy Social DESCRIPTION:Come join members of the Foreign Policy Alliance to discuss concerns developments and opinions related to U.S. foreign policy\, militarism and endless war\, including\, but not limited to: recent developments with regard to Afghanistan\, Iraq\, and other countries we are militarily involved with\, the bloated Pentagon and military budget\, the nuclear threat\, and positions and likely actions of the Democratic presidential candidates and/or the Trump Administration in the years ahead. URL:https://hpjc.org/event/foreign-policy-social-3/ LOCATION:Cafe Express\, 1422 W Gray Street\, Houston\, 77019\, United States CATEGORIES:Foreign & Military Policy,Social ORGANIZER;CN="Foreign Policy Alliance":MAILTO:bhenschen@msn.com GEO:29.7535843;-95.3994502 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Cafe Express 1422 W Gray Street Houston 77019 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1422 W Gray Street:geo:-95.3994502,29.7535843 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20200301T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20200301T190000 DTSTAMP:20260502T165640 CREATED:20200218T165216Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200218T165342Z UID:10001051-1583082000-1583089200@hpjc.org SUMMARY:Artistic Social for HPJC DESCRIPTION:The Houston Peace & Justice Center\, Texas Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty\, Pax Christi Houston\, and Alianza Latina Internacional invites you to meet and greet for criminal\, economic\, and environmental justice. Our environment is being poisoned\, as freedom goes to to the highest bidder. We work for poverty wages and die without insurance. Private prisons cage the poor for pursuing the American dream. We incarcerate our own for minor drug offenses and execute the innocent\, as military spending\, poverty ad gun violence increase. \nHELP CHANGE THIS: Come and meet like minded individuals in a non violent atmosphere of art and free beer. \nSunday\, March 1st \n5pm – 7pm\nMother Dog Studios\n720 Walnut\nHouston\, TX 77002 URL:https://hpjc.org/event/artistic-social-for-hpjc/ LOCATION:Mother Dog Studios\, 720 Walnut\, Houston\, 77002 CATEGORIES:Economic Justice,Environmental & Environmental Justice,Fundraiser,Social ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hpjc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/hpjcmeetgreet2020_2-e1582044813451.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Houston Peace &%3B Justice Center":MAILTO:info@hpjc.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20200227T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20200227T203000 DTSTAMP:20260502T165640 CREATED:20200127T033612Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200217T200843Z UID:10001032-1582830000-1582835400@hpjc.org SUMMARY:Foreign Policy Social DESCRIPTION:Come gather for coffee\, tea\, and great food options while we discuss what’s on your mind with regard to recent foreign policy developments and concerns.  Topics for discussion could include\, but are not necessarily limited to\, the standoff and prospect of war with Iran\, relations with Russia and China\, negotiations with North Korea\, the obscene and bloated pentagon/military budget\, the impact of U.S. sanctions on Iran\, Venezuela and other nations\, the positions of the Democratic presidential candidates on foreign policy issues and military budget vs. those of the Trump Administration and how they would likely handle FP issues and scenarios in years ahead\, and the impact of all this on younger generations. \n  \nCafe Express\n1422 West Gray St.\nHouston\, TX 77019 URL:https://hpjc.org/event/foreign-policy-social/ LOCATION:Cafe Express River Oaks\, 1422 West Gray Street\, Houston\, 77019\, United States CATEGORIES:Foreign & Military Policy,Social ORGANIZER;CN="Foreign Policy Alliance":MAILTO:bhenschen@msn.com GEO:29.7535843;-95.3994502 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Cafe Express River Oaks 1422 West Gray Street Houston 77019 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1422 West Gray Street:geo:-95.3994502,29.7535843 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20200130T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20200130T203000 DTSTAMP:20260502T165640 CREATED:20200127T034354Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200127T034354Z UID:10001033-1580410800-1580416200@hpjc.org SUMMARY:Foreign Policy Social DESCRIPTION:Gather with Foreign Policy Alliance to discuss recent developments and any matters of concern related to militarism and foreign policy\, including\, but not limited to\, increasing tension and the standoff with Iran\, relations with Russia and China\, negotiations with North Korea\, the obscene and bloated pentagon/military budget\, the nuclear threat\, the impact of U.S. sanctions on Iran\, Venezuela\, etc.\, the positions of the Democratic presidential candidates on foreign policy issues vs. the Trump Administration and how they would likely handle various FP issues/scenarios in the years ahead. \nSlowpoke’s Coffee\n1203 W 34th St Suite D\nHouston\, TX 77018 URL:https://hpjc.org/event/foreign-policy-social-2/ LOCATION:Slowpokes Coffee\, 1203 West 34th St.\, Suite D\, Houston\, 77018 CATEGORIES:Foreign & Military Policy,Social ORGANIZER;CN="Foreign Policy Alliance":MAILTO:bhenschen@msn.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20191224T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20191224T180000 DTSTAMP:20260502T165640 CREATED:20191113T205211Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191113T205325Z UID:10000993-1577203200-1577210400@hpjc.org SUMMARY:Christmas at the Jails VII DESCRIPTION:Event page for last minute updates at https://www.facebook.com/events/2589897321240365/ \n  \nSeparation from a parent at Christmas time is difficult on any child but for the poor and innocent child\, separated by a two inch plate of glass\, it may be hardest of all. These blameless young enter a world of jailers and bars\, cold and frightening\, in a futile grasp at normalcy during perhaps the single most important family time of the year. \n  \nThe emotional scars they experience and which may last a lifetime are ministered at Harris County Adult Detention Center by Santa Claus and several dozen elves who await these precious children as they walk out of the building. It is at this point that a miracle often occurs which can immediately be seen on the faces of these little ones. In the midst of the Fat Jolly Gentleman and piles of presents you can see their shaken faith in life return and a light of rekindled joy flicker in their eyes. \n  \nOn Christmas Eve this year\, End Mass Incarcation Houston\, in association with The Positive Black Male Association of Houston\, Houston Peace and Justice Center\, and Bering United Methodist Church\, will change the world with Love. We will give gifts to children\, visiting their jailed parents\, as they emerge from the two largest jails in the city. Join us as we try to heal some of the wounds inflicted by this world on the most innocent in it. In this we are in part healed too. Come out and receive the greatest gift of all. Bring unwrapped gifts and your smile. \nGifts of money may be sent to HPJC.org (mention ‘Jails’) and are tax deductible. Call Michael at 281-714-8278 for more information. \n  URL:https://hpjc.org/event/christmas-at-the-jails-vii/ LOCATION:Harris County Jail\, San Jacinto St. at Baker St.\, Houston\, TX\, 77002\, United States CATEGORIES:Social ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hpjc.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/76602133_2455609601386847_8602945967789965312_n.jpg GEO:29.764158;-95.3572857 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Harris County Jail San Jacinto St. at Baker St. Houston TX 77002 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=San Jacinto St. at Baker St.:geo:-95.3572857,29.764158 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20191224T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20191224T160000 DTSTAMP:20260502T165640 CREATED:20191214T004912Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191214T011458Z UID:10001002-1577196000-1577203200@hpjc.org SUMMARY:10th Annual Muslim-Jewish Roundtable DESCRIPTION:*** Registration Required at http://www.minaretfoundation.com/events/muslim-jewish-roundtable/ *** \nThis is our 10th year of coordinating a Muslim Jewish Christmas\, an event where members of the Muslim community and members of the Jewish community get together. This year\, there will be two simultaneous Muslim-Jewish Christmas Events in Houston with several more Muslim and Jewish organizations participating. \nNorthside – Cypress Islamic Center\, 16103 Cypress Rosehill Rd.\nCentral – HCRJ\, 801 Bering Dr.\nDate – Tuesday\, December 24th\nTime – 2:00p – 4:00p \nThe theme for this year is “Standing Up for One Another.” As division and hatred become more common in our communities\, honest conversation is something that we must do. As both of our communities are at the receiving end of hate\, it’s important for us to come together to better understand one another. \nThe goal of this event has always been very simple – to come together on a day when we don’t have any other commitments and talk about our similarities and differences surrounding a specific theme. \nYou don’t need to be a scholar to talk about yourself and your views. You just need to be able to voice your opinions with honesty and compassion and have the ability to listen to another side. \nWill there be food? Yes! It’s a potluck. Please bring a small appetizer you can share\, preferably something you can share a story over. \nKIDS? Bring them! We’ll have activities for children and teens. \nIf you have any questions\, please email Sumaiyah Khan\, our Outreach Coordinator\, at sumaiyah@minaretfoundation.com \nThis years event is done in partnership with:\nBrand Lane Islamic Center\nCongregation Beth Israel\nCongregation Beth Yeshurun\nCongregation Emanu El\nCongregation Jewish Community North\nCypress Islamic Center\nIslamic Center of Klein\nJewish Federation’s Young Adult Division\nMaryam Islamic Center\nMasjid at-Taqwa\nMasjid WD Mohammed\nRiver Oaks Islamic Center\nWoodlands Islamic Center URL:https://hpjc.org/event/10th-annual-muslim-jewish-roundtable/ LOCATION:Houston Congregation for Reform Judaism\, 801 Bering Drive.\, Houston\, 77057 CATEGORIES:Foreign & Military Policy,Social ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hpjc.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/IMG_3009-e1576284621428.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Minaret Foundation":MAILTO:INFO@MINARETFOUNDATION.COM END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR