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2022 Peacemaker Awards Ceremony-Dinner

Marriott Houston South-Hobby 9100 Gulf Freeway, Houston, Texas

Join other peace, justice, and environmental activists for HPJC's 2022 Peacemaker celebration, reception, awards ceremony, and dinner. It features Dr. Reuben Jonathan Miller as HPJC's 2022 National Peacemaker Award recipient and keynote speaker. Dr. Miller is an assistant professor of sociology at the University of Chicago. His research examines how POC and poor people experience law, crime control and social welfare policy.
His 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“ that focused on the difficulties that formerly incarcerated people face after they are released.
He also has a TED talk about formerly incarcerated people.
Local Peacemaker Award recipients are:
* Dr. Maria Elena Bottazzi
* Dr. Peter Hotez
* Lenore Walker
* Rep. Senfronia Thompson
Advance discount dinner reservations are available now, so mare your reservations before the fees increase!

Sustainable Celebrations

Online TX

Whether celebrating in your home or your house of worship, people of all faith/spiritual traditions would like their occasions to be sustainable.  Sustainability is frequently defined as fulfilling the needs of current generations without compromising the needs of future generations.  This is a simple definition, but putting it into practice for holidays and holy days […]

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Event Series Climate Solutions 101

Climate Solutions 101

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Climate Solutions 101 is the world’s first major educational effort focused solely on climate solutions. Rather than rehashing well-known climate challenges, these materials from Project Drawdown concentrate on game-changing climate action based on rigorous scientific research and analysis. This course, presented in video units and in-depth conversations, combines Project Drawdown’s trusted resources with the expertise […]

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Climate Solutions 101

Online TX

Climate Solutions 101 is the world’s first major educational effort focused solely on climate solutions. Rather than rehashing well-known climate challenges, these materials from Project Drawdown concentrate on game-changing climate action based on rigorous scientific research and analysis. This course, presented in video units and in-depth conversations, combines Project Drawdown’s trusted resources with the expertise […]

Free

World AIDS Day Observance

Rothko Chapel 3900 Yupon St, Houston

Show support and stand in solidarity with the millions of people living with and impacted by HIV. Attendees are invited to bring a small memento, photo, or item (please no food or drinks) to place on a community altar in remembrance of those who have passed on, and items in celebration of those living with HIV and hope for the […]

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Stop the Danger of Nuclear War Now

Online event at SchillerInstitute.com pre-registration is encouraged but not require SchillerInstitute.com

The long-awaited U.S. midterm election did not reduce the danger of global nuclear war – if anything, it increased that threat. The life-and-death issues facing the United States and the world – the escalating danger of nuclear confrontation around the Ukraine theater, and the breakdown collapse of the Western financial and economic system that is driving […]

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Oneness: Scripture & Science

Online TX

As John Muir famously wrote in 1911: “When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the Universe.” This expression of oneness, which Muir observed from his time in the Sierras, has both a scientific and a spiritual basis. Muir was prescient, as the known science in […]

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World AIDS Day Observance

Rothko Chapel 3900 Yupon St, Houston

Show support and stand in solidarity with the millions of people living with and impacted by HIV. Attendees are invited to bring a small memento, photo, or item (please no food or drinks) to place on a community altar in remembrance of those who have passed on, and items in celebration of those living with HIV and hope for the […]

Free

IS PEACE POSSIBLE IN UKRAINE?

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

Renowned anti-war and social justice activist Medea Benjamin talks about her new book,  co-authored with Nicolas Davies, entitled "War in Ukraine: Making Sense of a Senseless Conflict."   She traces the origins of the war back to the fall of the Soviet Union  and addresses Russia's grievances as well as Ukraine's. Understanding both is necessary to […]

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IS PEACE POSSIBLE IN UKRAINE?

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

Renowned anti-war and social justice activist Medea Benjamin talks about her new book,  co-authored with Nicolas Davies, entitled "War in Ukraine: Making Sense of a Senseless Conflict."   She traces the origins of the war back to the fall of the Soviet Union  and addresses Russia's grievances as well as Ukraine's. Understanding both is necessary to […]

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IS PEACE POSSIBLE IN UKRAINE?

Bay Area UU Church 17503 El Camino Real , Houston, TX, United States

Renowned anti-war and social justice activist Medea Benjamin talks about her new book,  co-authored with Nicolas Davies, entitled "War in Ukraine: Making Sense of a Senseless Conflict."   She traces the origins of the war back to the fall of the Soviet Union  and addresses Russia's grievances as well as Ukraine's. Understanding both is necessary to […]

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IS PEACE POSSIBLE IN UKRAINE?

LoneStar College, Kingwood Campus Music Building, Room 101, 20000 Kingwood Dr., Kingwood, TX

Renowned anti-war and social justice activist Medea Benjamin talks about her new book,  co-authored with Nicolas Davies, entitled "War in Ukraine: Making Sense of a Senseless Conflict."   She traces the origins of the war back to the fall of the Soviet Union  and addresses Russia's grievances as well as Ukraine's. Understanding both is necessary to […]

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HPJC Quarterly Board Meeting – Dec 10, 2022

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HPJC Holiday Party

Fadi's Meyerland Meditteranean Grill 4738 Beechnut St., Houston, TX, United States

Everyone interested in peace and justice and sustainability is invited. Fadi's Meyerland Mediterranean Grill, 4738 Beechnut St. Houston, TX  77096. Private room. Cafeteria line ordering. Big selection with salads, hummus, hot dishes.  You can have each item split into two servings on your plate.  I usually choose two items and have them split into four […]

Event Series Faithful Resilience: A Study on Climate Resilience for Faith Communities

Faithful Resilience: A Study on Climate Resilience for Faith Communities

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Faithful Resilience is a six-part weekly study on climate resilience for faith communities. The climate crisis has arrived. Faith communities must not only react, but also prepare. Over the last decade, hurricanes have intensified, wildfires have burnt stronger, and heat waves have baked our cities. These events can only be expected to get worse in […]

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Event Series The Path of Hope: A Study on Climate Action for Faith Communities

The Path of Hope: A Study on Climate Action for Faith Communities

Online TX

You are invited to join an online discussion series built around 15-minute videos featuring interviews with US faith leaders, representatives of climate-impacted communities from the global South, and presentations by UN officials and other experts. The videos walk viewers through four key climate policy issues that intersect with universal faith concerns for vulnerable and marginalized […]

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Faith Perspectives: A Justice Lens on the Relationship between People & Planet

Online TX

The Interfaith Environmental Network of Houston invites you to hear multiple faith perspectives on the relationship between people & the planet, from a justice viewpoint. A panel of speakers of a variety of faith backgrounds will each address a justice lens on the relationship between people & the planet from the perspective of their faith.  […]

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Faithful Resilience: A Study on Climate Resilience for Faith Communities

Faithful Resilience is a six-part weekly study on climate resilience for faith communities. The climate crisis has arrived. Faith communities must not only react, but also prepare. Over the last decade, hurricanes have intensified, wildfires have burnt stronger, and heat waves have baked our cities. These events can only be expected to get worse in […]

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The State of African American Health Townhall & Fair

Hardy Senior Center 11901 W Hardy Rd, Houston, TX, United States

The African American Health Coalition (AfAHC) and 100 Black Men of Metropolitan Houston, would like to cordially invite you to the inaugural State of African American Health Town Hall on Thursday, January 12, 2023. The State of African American Health event is focused on addressing the health and wellness of the Black and BiPoc community and […]

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“Images & Words: Media’s Influence on the Struggle for Civil Rights” Annual MLK Birthday Observance

Rothko Chapel 3900 Yupon St, Houston

In partnership with the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (MFAH) and The Gordon Parks Foundation, the 2023 Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Observance explores the role of the media in civil rights movements past and present. Inspired by the MFAH’s current exhibition Gordon Parks: Stokely Carmichael and Black Power, panelists share their work […]

$5 – $20