Nonviolent Civil Disobedience Training

Emerson UU Church 1900 Bering Drive, Houston

Learn about the history of non violent civil disobedience and learn practical skills for direct actions and non violent civil disobedience. If you're thinking about taking a step beyond standing on the sidewalk with a sign, the presentations and role playing will help you decide if that's right for you, and prepare you to take action.

$10,

Transition Houston Presentation at Sierra Club Houston!

Haven's Center 1827 W Alabama St, Houston, TX, United States

Join Transition Houston as we visit Sierra Club Houston! Socializing starts at 7:00pm, the meeting begins at 7:30pm at the Haven's Center. Our focus is an introduction to the Transition […]

Good Friday Walk for Justice

City Hall 901 Bagby, Houston, TX, United States

The annual Good Friday "Walk for Justice", sponsored by Pax Christi,  will take place on Friday, April 14.  Gather at 12 noon at the reflecting pool in front of City […]

Event Series 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!

Buddhism and the Ecological Challenge

Houston Zen Center 1605 Heights Blvd, Houston, TX, United States

David Loy, professor, Buddhist activist and author, leads a workshop and study group on Buddhism and the Ecological Crisis. Houston Zen Center is honored to host this important thinker and activist.

$25.00

Earth Day Barter Fair

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

A Barter Fair provides an opportunity to trade objects and services without using common currency. The Quaker testimonies of Simplicity, Community and Stewardship encourage Friends to find creative ways to care for the earth and each other, and we want to extend this opportunity to others in the community. Creating a space to practice thinking together in a new way about how we place value on objects and services within our community seems like a worthwhile way to observe the 48th anniversary of Earth Day.

To get involved, just come! Bring a table, shelf, rug or blanket to display your goods or a sign that describes your service(s). CHILDREN ARE WELCOME! Children are often the best models of how this can work. They have the ability to add value to an item by describing potential uses, and the creativity to negotiate three-way trades.

Free

Celebrate Earth Day with Dominican Sisters of Houston

Dominican Sisters Chapel 6504 Almeda Rd, Houston, United States

Join the Dominican Sisters of Houston as we celebrate
Earth Day with prayer and walk on the Labyrinth
Saturday, April 22, 2017
5:30 p.m.
6504 Almeda Rd.
We will begin with prayer in the Villa Chapel

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Event Series Winning The Peace

Winning The Peace

At a Houston High School Houston, TX, United States

NNOMY is working with War Resisters League to distribute palm cards at high schools that will direct youth to online resources that they can access on their mobile devices. This information and additional links will assist them in answering the questions they will have about the realities of military enlistment that they will not hear from military recruiters, and direct them to non-military alternatives to achieve their future educational and career goals.

Cost of purchasing palm cards

Lifetime Achievement Award for Johnny Mata

Talento Bilingue de Houston 333 S. Jensen Drive, Houston, TX, United States

Please join us as we honor longtime Houston activist Johnny Mata on his 80th birthday. Johnny is currently the Presiding Officer of the Greater Houston Coalition for Justice which has been working to improve the criminal justice system in Houston/Harris County for many years. RSVP by April 15, 2017, to Kathy Swilley at [email protected] . There is no cost to attend but you may contribute to our plans to fund a well-deserved vacation for Johnny.

Free

People’s Climate March in Houston

Clinton Park 200 Mississippi ST, Houston, TX

Our communities and the climate are under attack. April 29, join people across the United States as we march for a clean energy economy that works for all of us. A historic resistance against Trump’s administration is rising to action — which means now is the time to push for a new vision.

Homemade Kombucha Workshop

Japhet Creek 4646 Billy Street, Houston, TX, United States

Want to learn to make homemade Kombucha? It's a fermented tea full of probiotics (healthy gut!), nonalcoholic (usually around .5%), and simple to make. Kombucha acts as an adaptogen, which helps the body maintain homeostasis. The main ingredients are simple; water, a SCOBY, tea and something sweet.

10% of the proceeds to this class current indigenous resistance projects and movements. In the past this money has gone to Two Rivers Camp, AIDA and Survival International. These groups champion tribal peoples and defend their land and culture. As we celebrate their wisdom in our class we will also be sending support for their way of living to continue.

$25

May Day March & Rally

Sesquicentennial Park, 300 Smith St., Houston, Texas 300 Smith St., Houston

May Day March & Rally on May 1, 2017. Gather at 11:30am at Sesquicentennial Park, 300 Smith St., in downtown Houston. March to City Hall. March for human dignity and rights.

Free

International Workers Day/ Day Without Immigrants

An International Workers Day/A Day Without Immigrants Rally will be held on May 1, 2017, 5:30-8:00 pm, at Guadalupe Plaza, 2311 Runnels Street, in Houston. This event will highlight the historic achievements and contemporary struggles of workers of all nationalities, as well as the imperative need for solidarity with our immigrant sisters and brothers, who are increasingly under attack. Working class, this is your cause! Join us!

2nd China Church Forum

Scanlan Room | University of St. Thomas | 4000 Mt. Vernon St. Houston, TX 77006 Scanlan Room | University of St. Thomas | 4000 Mt. Vernon St. Houston, TX 77006, Houston

A unique cross-cultural, English-speaking forum for clergy, laity, religious, students, professionals, scholars as well as anyone who loves China!  Joined by Bishop Sheltz and China experts from around the world, […]

$2525

Transition Houston Meeting: If you’re not for Zero Waste, how much are you for?

Haven's Center 1827 W Alabama St, Houston, TX, United States

Join Transition Houston on Tuesday, May 2nd as we welcome Melanie Scruggs of the Texas Campaign for the Environment who will present details of Houston's adoption of a Zero Waste Plan!

Socializing starts at 6:30pm and the meeting begins at 7:00pm at the Haven's Center, 1827 W Alabama St, Houston, TX 77098.

VBB’s Borderlines Volume Three Book Launch

Brazos Bookstore 2421 Bissonnet Street, Houston, TX, United States

Continuing its tradition of celebrating communities from border regions in North America and South Asia, Voices Breaking Boundaries (VBB) will launch the third and final installment of its internationally renowned anthology series. Borderlines Volume Three features original photos, essays, poetry and journalistic narratives that find commonalities, and explore issues erupting across areas splintered by borders.

Free

On Coal River Film Screening and Fundraiser

Rice Cinema and Media Center 2030 University Blvd, Houston, TX, United States

The Ethnographic Film Society is proud to present a public screening of "On Coal River", a documentary about environmental justice in coal country Appalachia. The screening is free and open to the public. A 5$ donations at the door to support Coal River Mountain Watch, one of the activist organization prominently featured in the film, are greatly appreciated.

Interfaith Environmental Network of Houston Kick-off Event

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

People of all faiths are invited to come together on Sunday, May 7 at 5 p.m. for the kick-off of the new Interfaith Environmental Network of Houston (a Houston chapter of TX Interfaith Power and Light).

The purpose of the new organization is to empower the faith community in Houston to advocate and act collectively as stewards of the environment.

Kaz Tanahashi Live Calligraphy and Auction

Houston Zen Center 1605 Heights Blvd, Houston, TX, United States

Help Retire the Mortgage and Support Kaz’s Peace Work by participating in the live calligraphy demonstration and Benefit Auction!   https://www.facebook.com/events/1343621935754166/

“Vincent Who?” – Birth of the Asian American Civil Rights Movement

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

In commemoration of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, the Center for the Healing of Racism will screen the documentary “Vincent Who?” on Thursday, May 18, 2017 from 7 to 9 PM. The film will be followed by a dialogue. Location: 3412 Crawford Street (at Holman), Houston, TX 77004. The event is free and open to the public (first 45 to RSVP). Donations are encouraged. Registration required by emailing [email protected] or calling (713) 520-8226. Space is limited to the first 45 reservations. Free parking is available across the street at Houston Community College lot #9.

Free. Donations encouraged.