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Waking (Let’s Talk) News!
Zoom EventBring a bag lunch! Come; share an article with us on Zoom! Bring your articles clipped from newspapers, magazines, journals, or computers relating to discrimination, oppression and all forms of racism. Join us in a lively discussion and contribute your ideas and materials to the Center’s tool kit. This event will be held on Zoom […]
Free. Donations appreciated
The Grammar of Creation: What is Nature Speaking to Us? (And Are We Listening?)
Join Sr. Damien Marie Savino, Dean of Science & Sustainability at Aquinas College and a Franciscan Sister of the Eucharist with a Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering, as she reflects on the ancient notion of the "grammar of creation" in light of contemporary ecological challenges. In many ways today, creation is "groaning, waiting to be made […]
Free
African American Artists in Texas: Selections from the John L. Nau III Collection of Texas Art
The African American Library at the Gregory School 1300 Victor Street, HoustonSpanning over six decades of cultural production, this exhibition presents paintings, drawings and prints of works by African Americans in Texas with a combination of portraiture, landscape and abstraction on display. In collaboration with the John L. Nau III Collection of Texas Art, this exhibition features works from Texan artists including John Willard Banks, John […]
Free
African American Artists in Texas: Selections from the John L. Nau III Collection of Texas Art
The African American Library at the Gregory School 1300 Victor Street, HoustonSpanning over six decades of cultural production, this exhibition presents paintings, drawings and prints of works by African Americans in Texas with a combination of portraiture, landscape and abstraction on display. In collaboration with the John L. Nau III Collection of Texas Art, this exhibition features works from Texan artists including John Willard Banks, John […]
Free
Houston Community Leadership Program
Houston Food Bank 535 Portwall St, Houston, TXJoin us at our CLP event in Houston! Whether you wish to attend as a participant or partner organization/volunteer, we invite you to take part in our interactive half-day civic education event. We will have a panel discussion with elected officials, workshops on advocacy and leadership, tabling and networking sessions, and more! Bring your children […]
Free
Earth Church
Join Jim Blackburn, Professor in the Practice in Environmental Law at Rice University, who will discuss his new book, Earth Church, which he co-authored with artist Isabelle Scurry Chapman. Earth Church is a book about Earth-based spirituality, a subject that will become much more prominent in a future defined by a changing climate and the creation […]
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The Face of God
From the melting permafrost that threatens churches in Alaska to the wildfires that ravaged California this past year, to the U.S. South where hurricanes are becoming stronger and more deadly, communities around the globe are already feeling the rising impacts of global climate change. The Face of God is a film about God and nature, […]
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Houston’s Climate Action and Resilience Strategies
Join Priya Zachariah, Chief Resilience and Sustainability Officer for the City of Houston, as she discusses the City of Houston’s Climate Action Plan and the Resilient Houston plan. Priya will explain how the City of Houston’s Climate Action Plan aims to address reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and the Resilient Houston plan addresses community resilience, […]
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2022 Circles of Excellence Criminal Justice Awards Reception
MATCH (Midtown Arts & Theater Center Houston) 3400 Main Street, HoustonMarch 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. On Sunday, March 20, 2022, Prevention Zone, Inc will recognize excellence within the criminal justice system through […]
$45.00
Waking (Let’s Talk) News!
Zoom EventBring a bag lunch! Come; share an article with us on Zoom! Bring your articles clipped from newspapers, magazines, journals, or the internet relating to discrimination, oppression and all forms of racism. Join us in a lively discussion and contribute your ideas and materials to the Center’s tool kit. This event is free and open […]
Free. Donations encouraged.
2022 Spring Music, Peace, and Justice Festival
Unitarian Fellowship of Houston 1504 Wirt Road, Houston, TX, United StatesOutdoor Music, Peace and Justice Festival in a beautiful, shaded setting at the Unitarian Fellowship of Houston, with indoor space in case of bad weather. Music! Food! Information Tables! Networking! Fun! Bring lawn chairs and picnic lunch, or visit a food truck. Enjoy a relaxing afternoon and evening with peace and justice activists. HPJC member […]
Free
Eight Crucial Years for Our Civilization
Most people don’t realize quite how pivotal the next eight years are for the future of our climate, our planet, and our civilization. Join Phoebe Barnard, lead author of the global climate action blueprint, “World Scientists’ Warnings Into Action: Local to Global,” with 15 top global scientists, economists and governance specialists, as she outlines the actions […]
Free
Women’s History Month: Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women
Zoom EventFour out of five indigenous women are affected by violence today, with murder rates more than 10 times the national average. So why don’t we hear more about this shocking issue? Please join the Center for the Healing of Racism on Monday, March 28, 2022, 6:00-8:00pm (CDT) for a Zoom dialogue about the crisis of […]
Free. Donations appreciated
Beyond the Rhetoric: Civil Rights & Our Shared Responsibility
Civil rights lawyer, advocate, legal scholar and author of The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness—the bestselling book that helped to transform the national debate on racial and criminal justice in the United States—Michelle Alexander
Beyond the Rhetoric: Civil Rights & Our Shared Responsibility
Civil rights lawyer, advocate, legal scholar and author of The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness—the bestselling book that helped to transform the national debate on racial and criminal justice in the United States—Michelle Alexander
Via Colori Houston 2022
POST HTX 401 Franklin St., HoustonEnjoy this free, family-friendly event in downtown. This time-honored street painting festival will again bring together hundreds of student, amateur, and professional artists to create beautiful chalk masterpieces while also celebrating Houston’s diversity. This event will also feature live music, a children’s creative area, and expansive hospitality options for a weekend of artistic expression and […]
Free
Reparations – a Zoom dialogue
Zoom EventBrandon Mack, an organizer with Black Lives Matter Houston, will lead us in a discussion to help us understand why reparations are important in acknowledging and honoring the dignity of the enslaved people who are essential figures in the history of the United States.
Free
Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women Rematriate – a Zoom dialogue
Zoom EventFour out of five indigenous women are affected by violence today, with murder rates more than 10 times the national average. So why don’t we hear more about this shocking issue? Join us as we close out Women’s History Month with an important discussion on the Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women’s (MMIW) crisis that has […]
Free
Reparations: A Zoom Dialogue
Zoom EventPlease join the Center for the Healing of Racism on Monday, April 4, 2022, 6:00-8:00 PM (CDT) for a Zoom dialogue on Reparations. Brandon Mack, an organizer with Black Lives Matter Houston, will lead us in a discussion to help us understand why reparations are important in acknowledging and honoring the dignity of the enslaved people […]
Free. Donations appreciated