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  • ON THE FRINGE BOOK CLUB MEETING

    ON THE FRINGE Book Club

    On the Fringe was created as a response to the current political climate.

    On the Fringe is a social gathering that happens every other month focused on discussing books and related content pertaining to social justice, humanitarian crises, and other issues that remain “on the fringe” of the concerns of mainstream society.

    Our fourth meeting will focus on the topic of Immigration.

    We will be discussing The Good Immigrant edited by Nikesh Shukla.

    Please bring an appetizer or beverage to share! Also, feel free to share this information with those you think would have an interest in the topic.

    RSVP for location by sending an email to onthefringebookclub@gmail.com

    **In collaboration with the Houston Peace and Justice Center (HPJC)

  • On The Beach (1959 Movie)

    Dominican Sisters of Houston Spirituality Center Meeting Room Dominican Sisters of Houston, 6501 Almeda Rd, Houston, TX, United States

    On the Beach is a 1959 American post-apocalyptic science fiction drama film from United Artists, produced and directed by Stanley Kramer, that stars Gregory Peck, Ava Gardner, Fred Astaire and Anthony Perkins. This black-and-white film is based on Nevil Shute's 1957 novel of the same name depicting the aftermath of a nuclear war. Unlike the novel, no blame is placed on whoever started the war; it is hinted in the film that the threat of annihilation may have arisen from an accident or misjudgment.

  • Don Green Nature Park

    Don Green Nature Park Workday

    Don Green Nature Park Workday
    Don Greene Nature Park 6009 Cypress St, Houston, United States

    The Don Greene Nature Park is a one acre new Harris County neighborhood pocket park left to the county and dedicated in honor of Don Greene's memory.

    Every third Saturday mark your calendars and join us for a work day that will include planting trees and starting a pocket prairie. We start at 9am and coffee will be provided. Bring a light breakfast snack to share. Bring a wheelbarrow, if you have one, garden gloves and shovel!

  • Progressive Movie Night

    Join the Houston Communist Party for our monthly Progressive Movie Night! This month our feature film will be Sergei Eisenstein's classic, "Battleship Potemkin". When they are fed rancid meat, the sailors on the Potemkin revolt against their harsh conditions. Led by Vakulinchuk (Aleksandr Antonov), the sailors kill the officers of the ship to gain their […]

    Free

  • Repair Cafe

    TXRX Labs 6501 Navigation Blvd, Houston, TX, United States

    Our society revolves around consumption. Personal consumption of durable goods add up to 8% of GDP, and non-durable goods add up to 15%, totaling about $4 trillion dollars annually in the USA! The more we buy, the more we throw away, often during the first year! And... most people no longer know how to repair things.

  • Houston Anarchist Book Fair

    MECA 1900 Kane St., Houston, United States

    Announcing the 2017 Houston Anarchist Bookfair! On Sunday September 24, 2017, Houston Anarchist Black Cross will host a one-day convergence to network, grow, and celebrate anarchist and anti-authoritarian projects in Texas and the surrounding region. Join us for books, workshops, and discussion to celebrate and expand our southern radical communities of resistance!

    Free

  • Alternatives To Violence Project Basic Workshop

    TX, United States

    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

  • Quaker Barter Fair

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

    An opportunity to trade objects and services without using common currency and to support “Buy Nothing Day,” a national effort to provide alternatives to the media driven consumerism of “Black Friday.”  This also offers the community an opportunity to share in the Quaker testimonies of simplicity, stewardship, and community by creating a space to practice thinking together in a new way about how we place value on objects and services within our community.

    Free

  • Meet Your Muslim Neighbors

    Hilton Americas 1600 Lamar St, Houston, TX, United States

    Your Muslim American neighbors would be honored if you, your family and friends would join us at the Hilton Hotel. We have made special arrangements for you and your guests to enjoy a complimentary luncheon followed by an engaging presentation and Q & A session about Islam and Muslims. It is our sincere hope that we will be able to build alliances, strengthen communities and create lasting friendship.

    Free

  • Interfaith Ministries Impluse Young Professionals Program Launch

    Interfaith Ministries for Greater Houston 3303 Main Street, Houston, TX, United States

    IMpulse is Interfaith Ministries for Greater Houston’s new young leaders and professionals group. The speaker is Dr. Stephen Klineberg, who is the Founding Director, Kinder Institute for Urban Research. For those of you who have heard him speak, you know he is an amazing speaker and his information on Houston’s demographics, trends, challenges and opportunities is fascinating and informative. For those of you have not heard him speak, here is your chance!

    $10

  • Cesar Chavez Day 2018 March, Rally, and Film Screening

    601 N Cesar Chavez Blvd 601 N Cesar Chavez Blvd, Houston

    The Coalition for the Cesar Chavez march invites community members to join us & take part as we march in peace & power in honor of one of our greatest champions of workers rights & economic justice, Cesar Chavez.

    March 31 is the birthday of Cesar Chavez, one of the most important labor activists in the second half of the twentieth century. A march, rally, and film screening will be held to honor him in Houston on Saturday, March 31. Participants will assemble in the Sellers Brothers parking lot at 601 N. Cesar Chavez Blvd. at 11 am.Then, at 11:30 am, we will march in the street to Hidalgo Park, 7000 Avenue Q, for a rally featuring Danza Azteca Taxcayolotl, speakers, poets, music, and more. At 4:30 pm, “Cesar’s Last Fast,” will be shown at Solidarity Houston, 6733 Harrisburg Blvd.

    Free

  • United We Dream – Community Gathering

    United We Dream - Houston 1900 Kane St, Rm 116, Houston

    On Thursday, April 5th, United We Dream - Houston will be hosting a community gathering. We will be discussing important issues such as DREAM, SB4, Coming Elections and the launch of the new Houston Hotline. Please do not miss out on these important conversations now more than ever we need to unite and fight back to stop the deportation and separations of families.

    Hola gente hermosa no se les olvide que este Jueves tenemos junta Comunitaria donde estaremos discutiendo sobre temas importantes como lo que esta pasando con el DREAM ACT, la ley SB4 y las proximas elecciones asi como el lanzamiento de la nueva linea de ayuda para la comunidad imigrante. Por favor no falten ahora mas que nunca tenemos que unirnos y pelear para parar la deportacion y seperacion de familias.

    Free

  • Indivisible Houston Resistance Carnival

    Dan Electros Guitar Bar 1031 E 24th St, Houston

    Come out and join us for the first ever Resistance Carnival. Get ready for Games, Crazy Contests, Photo Booths and our Exclusive Dunk An Activist Tank.

    Get to know your fellow resistance fighters better and spend a fun family friendly afternoon getting recharged.

    See you under the big top!!!!

  • Houston’s Annual Compassion Week 2018

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

    Join us for a week of compassionate action and education to celebrate and cultivate Houston’s compassionate culture!

    Please go to http://compassionatehouston.org/cw2018/ for more info.

  • Earth Day Houston

    Discovery Green 1500 McKinney, Houston

    Please mark your calendars for Earth Day Houston on Sunday, April 22, 2018, from noon to 6 pm at Discovery Green park! Hosted in partnership with the Citizens’ Environmental Coalition, Discovery Green’s citywide Earth Day celebration–presented by Green Mountain Energy–is designed to inspire, educate, and encourage action. The event features displays, exhibits and booths on topics ranging from alternative energy to recycling methods, a foodie farmers market, Canned Acoustica, recycling, and more.

    Free

  • 2018 Brew at the Zoo

    Houston Zoo 6200 Hermann Park Drive, Houston

    Brew at the Zoo highlights some of the best beers from Texas and surrounding areas. As you sip, you can stroll through parts of the Houston Zoo and check out some of your favorite animals. See special presentations with our elephants, jaguars, sea lions, and more. Step into Kipp Aquarium, Carruth Natural Encounters, and the Reptile & Amphibian House for Meet the Keeper Talks Presented by Phillips 66.

    Music and entertainment will delight you as you sample a variety of refreshing beers. Additional beer sample passports will be available for purchase during the night. Plus, enjoy live music by local artists and participate in our special animal-themed Trivia Gone Wild for a chance to win exclusive Zoo prizes! Pub-style grub will also be available for purchase throughout the event.

    $25 – $45

  • The Living Library

    Jungman Library 5830 Westheimer, Houston

    "Living Books" are members of the community who have volunteered their time and their personal experiences as representatives of different segments of society. One of the great features of the Living Library and checking out a Living Book is that there are no such things as stupid questions. Books have been prepared and made themselves available to you to be able to dig deep and find out what you always wanted to know about the book topic. They are familiar with the topics they represent and are available to discuss that topic with "Readers."

    Free

  • Houston Mennonite Church Grand Opening

    Houston Mennonite Church 1231 Wirt Rd., Houston, TX, United States

    Houston Mennonite Church has a new home!
    Our official grand opening will be held on Saturday, May 12, 2018 and we would love for you to join us.

    Plan to drop by between 10am and 2pm and see our lovely new space for yourself. The official opening ceremony will start at 11:30am and finish around noon.

    Meet our sister churches, Amor Viviente and the Korean Vision Church (who share our space), take a tour of the new building, enjoy musical performances, sample food from both our Mennonite heritage and our multicultural present...

    Craft activities for kids, face-painting, piñata, yard games, and more!

    Free

  • Sharing Ramadan: A Muslim-Jewish Iftar, Dinner & Dialogue

    Turquoise Center 9301 W Bellfort Blvd., Houston

    DIVINE PROVIDENCE AND HUMAN RESPONSIBILITY

    Our Speakers:
    DR. MAHMOUD EL-GAMAL - BAKER INSTITUTE RICE FACULTY SCHOLAR

    RABBI STEVEN MORGEN - CONGREGATION BETH YESHURUN

    Free

  • Texas Migrant and Refugee Leadership Academy

    TBD Houston

    Do you have what it takes?  Calling on all migrants and refugee leaders in the State of Texas to attend a statewide migrants and refugee leadership training to be held in Dallas, Texas on Friday, June 15* to Sunday, June 17.

    This all day training event offers migrants and refugees the opportunity to come together to share experiences, connect with each other, and develop the skills necessary to advocate on issues of importance to migrants and refugees in Texas.

    The training is designed to hone your leadership skills; create opportunity for networking; and incentives for participants to take the experience back to their local communities and advocate for issues of concern to the broader migrant and refugee community.  Our goal is to lift up the voices of all refugees in order to create more welcoming communities in Texas.

    Free

  • Emancipation Park Juneteenth Celebration

    Emancipation Park 3018 Emancipation Ave., Houston

    Emancipation Park's Juneteenth Celebration
    10 am - 5 pm
    Hosts: City of Houston and Emancipation Park Conservancy
    Location: Emancipation Park, 3018 Emancipation Avenue, Houston, Texas 77004

    EMANCIPATION PARK opened in the Third Ward in 1872, on a plot of land purchased for $800 by a group of former slaves. The opening took place nine years after president Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, and seven years after slaves were formally freed in Texas.

    Free

  • 24th Annual Juneteenth Ally Award Luncheon “Giving our Youth a Voice”

    First Methodist Church (Lower Level Fellowship Hall), 1320 Main Street, Houston, TX 77002 1320 Main Street (at Clay), Houston

    The Center for the Healing of Racism will hold its 24th annual Juneteenth Ally Award luncheon, “Giving our Youth a Voice," on Saturday, June 16, 2018.  This year’s award recipients are:
    - James W. Loewen, sociologist, historian and author of Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your High School History Textbook Got Wrong;
    - Tahirih Justice Center, a nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting immigrant women and girls and promoting a world where women and girls enjoy equality, safety and dignity;
    - Lisa Falkenberg, Houston Chronicle columnist and Pulitzer Prize recipient (2015) for her groundbreaking columns about corrupt grand jury practices and egregious problems in the legal and immigration systems;
    - Ben and Sarah Becker, who will receive the Center’s "Individual Initiative Award.”

    $50

  • Progressive Movie Night: “The Battle of Algiers”

    Houston Communist Party Headquarters 3100 McKinney Street, Houston, TX, United States

    "The Battle of Algiers" is a 1966 Italian-Algerian historical war film co-written and directed by Gillo Pontecorvo and starring Jean Martin and Saadi Yacef. It is based on events during the Algerian War (1954–62) against the French government in North Africa; the most prominent being the titular Battle of Algiers, the capital of Algeria. It was shot on location and the film's score was composed by Ennio Morricone. The film, which was shot in a Roberto Rossellini-inspired newsreel style—in black and white with documentary-type editing—is often associated with Italian neorealism cinema.

    The film has been critically celebrated and often taken, by insurgent groups and states alike, as an important commentary on urban guerrilla warfare. It occupies the 48th place on the Critics' Top 250 Films of the 2012 Sight & Sound poll as well as 120th place on Empire magazine's list of the 500 greatest movies of all time.

    Free

  • Houston Pride Festival and Parade 2018

    City Hall 901 Bagby, Houston, TX, United States

    2018 marks 40 Years of Pride in the city of Houston. Join us in Downtown Houston where our very own "Stonewall" occurred in 1977 as thousands protested against Anita Bryant's anti-gay campaign.

    This event is ADMISSION FREE and open to the public to attend/watch and open to the public (no age limit). No tickets are necessary except for the VIP Parade area. There are no tickets necessary for general admission.

    For VIP Parade Tickets: pridehouston.org/vip

    The Houston Pride Festival® and Houston Pride Parade® are at the center of the Celebration with an attendance of over 700,000 people every year from all over the world. Come and join all of the LGBT Community in celebrating who we are as a people and how much more we still need to FIGHT FOR.

  • Town Talk: Being a Transgender & Nonbinary Ally

    Hamburger Mary's 2409 Grant St., Houston

    In honor of LGBTQIA+ pride, our Town Talk this month will focus on how to be an ally to the transgender and nonbinary community. Lou Weaver, queer transman & transgender programs coordinator for Equality Texas, will moderate a panel discussion with members of the transgender and nonbinary community. Over the course of the evening, Lou will explore the simple language and terminology we can use as allies, when talking about the transgender and nonbinary community.

    Register at https://events.mobilizeamerica.io/hcdp/event/1102/

  • Dialogue on: “Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong”

    Dialogue on: “Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong”
    Center for the Healing of Racism 3412 Crawford Street, Houston, TX, United States

    School textbooks have played a key role in reinforcing and maintaining white supremacy and racism in the United States. James W. Loewen’s bestselling book Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook got Wrong, explores how historical myths continue to be perpetuated about everything from Columbus’s historic voyages to an honest evaluation of U.S. foreign policy. Please join us for one or both of two dialogues to discuss the issues presented in Loewen’s book: Tuesday, July 17, 2018 — Noon to 2:00 PM and/or Wednesday, July 18, 2018 — 6:30 to 8:30 PM.

    Free. Donations encouraged. RSVP required.

  • VegFest 2018

    Stafford Centre 10505 Cash Road, Houston, TX, United States

    The 6th Annual VegFest Houston is an exciting Vegan Expo! The Expo features include: superb vegan restaurants, exciting vegan and abolitionist animal rights organizations, 'Kids Zone' Makerspace with crafts, vegan food demos, our popular "Ask a Vegan" booth and panels, free product samples, yoga and meditation, like-minded community booths and green businesses, plus raffle prize giveaways. Join us at the luxurious Stafford Centre Convention Hall on Saturday, July 21, 2108!

    Our family-friendly annual festival is open to the public. Admission is Free!

    Free

  • Benefit Concert for Peace Camp featuring the band Traveler

    Bohemeo's Cafe & Coffeeshop 708 Telephone Rd., Houston, TX, United States

    We hope you can join us for this benefit for Houston Peace Camp, a day camp for kids that fosters an understanding of peace, justice, and environmental awareness.

    All proceeds go toward helping this very special program.

    Suggested Donation

  • Free Comedy Theater + Disaster Auction = The Perfect Night Out

    Houston Mennonite Church 1231 Wirt Rd., Houston, TX, United States

    This fun, FREE event is part theater, part auction – and all help for hurricane victims. You’ll laugh, you’ll feel hope, you’ll experience the world class comedy of Ted & Co TheaterWorks…

    Come prepared to laugh out loud, to bid on auction items (part of the performance), and to lend your support to a cause close to all our hearts: All funds raised will benefit the work of Mennonite Disaster Service restoring homes and hope for those affected by natural disaster. MDS is currently working in Texas, Florida, and Puerto Rico, helping those affected by the 2017 hurricanes.

    Free