The Center for the Healing of Racism will present Dialogue: Racism, a two-day intensive workshop that educates participants about racism and facilitates the process by which they can begin to counter the effects of racism on their lives, empowering them to interrupt the cycle of racist attitudes. The workshop provides a safe, respectful and loving […]
Calling people of all faiths, or no faith at all, to care for our shared environment! We will remove trash polluting a shoreline along Galveston Bay at Seawolf Park in Galveston, helping to protect and restore the beautiful bay ecosystem. This event will offer activities for all ages and skill levels, so bring the whole family! Supplies […]
Join Dr. Brett Perkison of the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston for a discussion of the effects that repeated record flooding due to climate change can have on local communities – often having more impact on lower socioeconomic communities who have less flood control measures put in place and have less resilience […]
The history of voter suppression efforts on HBCU campuses is long and ugly, but there is an equally long history of student-led resistance. Please join the Center for the Healing of Racism on Monday, February 27, 2023, 6:00 to 8:00 PM (on Zoom), to hear Prairie View A&M professor Ron Goodwin, Ph.D. discuss the history […]
Want to align your finances, or those of your faith community or other faith-based organization, with the values of your faith - but not sure how to go about it? Bob Errett has extensive experience in greening the finances of a large faith-based organization, while Lisa Brenskelle has worked for years on greening of her […]
Please join the Center for the Healing of Racism for the 5th annual Dialogue on the Plantation, March 11-12, 2023. We will travel together by bus to experience a powerful tour of three Louisiana plantations. Our first stop on will be St. Joseph Plantation, a working sugar cane plantation east of New Orleans. Oprah Winfrey’s hit […]
JHC-CDCA in NicaraguaSarah Woodward has presented before about Jubilee House Community and its work in Nicaragua as part of Center for Development in Central America. She will have a 20-25 minute powerpoint presentation, and then we'll have time for Q&A as you wish. If you've been hearing strange things about Nicaragua, this is your chance to […]
WHO: Zee Clarke is a Harvard MBA and mindfulness and breathwork expert for BIPOC communities. After spending more than 20 years leading teams at Fortune 500 companies and tech startups in Silicon Valley, Zee realized that mindfulness and breathwork were much more powerful outside of the yoga studio and in the context of our […]
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 […]
Outdoor 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! Enjoy a relaxing afternoon and evening with peace and justice activists. HPJC member organizations are invited to share information and literature, while everyone gets to […]
The 2023 Rothko Chapel Óscar Romero Award recognizes individuals and organizations exercising courageous, grassroots, human rights advocacy to further civil rights in the United States. At a time when many urgent, intersecting civil liberties and human rights are under attack and actively losing protections in the US, the Rothko Chapel continues a multi-year effort to […]
Since 1986, the Rothko Chapel has been given the Óscar Romero Award in recognition of courageous, grassroots human rights advocacy. This award is named in honor of Saint Óscar Romero of San Salvador, who was assassinated in March 1980 while conducting Catholic Mass in a local hospital chapel. He is recognized internationally for his vocal opposition against […]
Houston is the Bayou City, but many of us do not touch or experience these creeks and streams in our daily lives. We drive past and over bayous without seeing them, but every day we make decisions and take actions that impact our water in profound ways. Are your actions having a positive or negative […]
Friends of Iman Iftar and Interfaith Panel Discussion Hosted by Live Oak Friends Meeting–weather permitting, also experience the James Turrell Skyspace Schedule: 6:15-doors open 6:30 Program 7:30 Iftar and Prayer […]
Please join us on Wednesday April 5, 2023, from 6:00-8:00 PM, for an intimate conversation with Ethan Michelle Ganz, a trans nonbinary individual, who uses all pronouns interchangeably. Ethan will talk about his journey through self discovery, self acceptance and understanding. They will discuss how learning about the history of trans and non-binary people in cultures around […]
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 […]
A little more after the war in Ukraine, which in reality had started in 2014, escalated with the Russian military operation, it has become very clear that the real issue is not Ukraine. It is a proxy war between the U.S. Great Britain and NATO, on the one side, and Russia on the other -- […]
This program is free and open to the public. Registration is required to assure enough seating and hand outs are available. For further information and to register contact Ceil Roeger [email protected] or 713-440-3714
Hello, My 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 […]
Thrills, Bills and all the Feels is a FREE one-of-a-kind, real-life simulation event for kids in Houston, TX taking place on April 15, 2023. During the simulation, kids will be given currency to visit ten (10) stations to earn, spend, donate, and save money. This is a unique and engaging opportunity for kids (and their […]
