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 […]

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Women’s History Month: Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women

Zoom Event

Four 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

Earth Month EcoChallenge

The Interfaith Environmental Network of Houston invites you to celebrate Earth Day/Month by joining our team for the online Earth Month EcoChallenge. This EcoChallenge focuses on the sustainable development goals of the United Nations, with categories of: basic needs & security, health & equity, education & livelihood, economy & communities and climate & ecosystems.  You […]

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Via Colori Houston 2022

POST HTX 401 Franklin St., Houston

Enjoy 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 […]

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Reparations – a Zoom dialogue

Zoom Event

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 who are essential figures in the history of the United States.

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Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women Rematriate – a Zoom dialogue

Zoom Event

Four 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 […]

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Reparations: A Zoom Dialogue

Zoom Event

Please 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

A Way Forward: Dismantling Institutional Racism: The economics of race in Houston

Please join the Center for the Healing of Racism and Houston Community College for Session 3 of our six-part virtual conference, "A Way Forward: Dismantling Institutional Racism," on Friday, April 8, 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM CDT.  The topic will be the economics of race in Houston. Our keynote speaker will be Alfreda Norman, Senior […]

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Earth Day Houston Celebration – 2022

Discovery Green 1500 McKinney, Houston

Houston was part of the first celebration of Earth Day in 1970. Now, the region is host to dozens of public Earth Day events, including Earth Day Houston. Presented in partnership with the Citizens' Environmental Coalition (Houston) and sponsored by Green Mountain Energy Company, Discovery Green's citywide Earth Day celebration is designed to educate, inspire […]

Forest Bathing & Earth Examen

Spring Creek Greenway & Nature Center 1300 Riley Fuzzel Road, Spring

Experience forest bathing, led by a certified guide, followed by practice of the Christian spiritual discipline of the Earth Examen.  Forest bathing, a practice that originated in Japan, involves taking in, in all of one's senses, the forest atmosphere. Not simply a walk in the woods, it is the conscious and contemplative practice of being […]

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Creation-Focused Worship for Earth Day

Join other Christians to celebrate Earth Day by participating in a streamed pre-recorded creation-focused worship service. Listen to the wisdom, song, and stories from our fellow Creatures, human and non-human. The Rev. Dr. Carmelo Santos will share the message of the day. This 45-minute worship service is in English with full Spanish translation, and does […]

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Spring 2022 Interfaith Environmental Stewardship Event

Willow Waterhole Conservation Reserve 5300 Dryad, Houston

Calling people of all faiths or no faith at all in Houston to care for our shared environment in observance of Earth Day/Month!  We will engage in hands-on environmental stewardship at the Willow Waterhole Conservation Reserve. This event will offer activities for all ages and skill. Meet at the Swartz Gazebo in the park to sign in. Metro bus […]

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Collective Visioning for Our Region’s Water

In a generation, much of the U.S. will resemble the lower Galveston Bay Watershed, a 10-county region surrounding Houston which Bayou City Waterkeeper (BCWK) serves. Home to the most diverse population, and also one of the most ecologically diverse major urban areas, our waterways — consisting of 2,500 miles of bayous, as well as creeks, […]

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“Reel Bad Arabs: How Hollywood Villifies a People”

Center for the Healing of Racism 3412 Crawford Street, Houston, TX, United States

In commemoration of Arab American Heritage Month, the Center for the Healing of Racism will present a screening of the film: “Reel Bad Arabs: How Hollywood Villifies a People” on Thursday, April 28, 2022 (6:30 to 8:30pm CDT). A facilitated dialogue will follow the screening. This groundbreaking documentary dissects a slanderous aspect of cinematic history […]

Free. Donations appreciated. RSVP required:

Waking (Let’s Talk) News!

Zoom Event

Bring 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. RSVP required:

Carbon Fee & Dividend: What’s Justice Got to Do with It?

Members of Citizen's Climate Lobby explain the ins and outs of carbon fee & dividend as an economic policy tool to address climate change. Learn about the positive impact not only on the environment, but also on jobs, the economy, and human health.   And, carbon fee & dividend has been deemed by economists as the […]

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In Memory of George Floyd: 9 minutes; 29 seconds — “I Can’t Breathe”

1st Unitarian Universalist Church 5200 Fannin St., Houston, TX

Please join the Center for the Healing of Racism to remember the second anniversary of George Floyd’s murder on Wednesday, May 25, 2022, 6:30 to 8:30pm (CDT), at First Unitarian Universalist Church, 5200 Fannin Street, Houston, TX 77004. The program, “Lifting the Knee of Whiteness: A White Male’s Contribution to Justice,” will be presented by […]

Free. Donations appreciated. RSVP required:

Jewish American Heritage Month

3412 Crawford St., Parking on HCC Lot 9 3412 Crawford St., Houston, TX

The Center for the Healing of Racism will commemorate Jewish American Heritage Month with a screening of the documentary “The Longest Hatred” on Wednesday, May 11, 2022 from 6:30 to 8:30 PM.  This event will be held IN-PERSON at 3412 Crawford Street, Houston, TX 77004.  Free parking is available at Houston Community College lot #9 (Crawford & […]

Free. Donations appreciated. RSVP required: