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HOUSTONIANS ARE CALLED TO DANCE FOR PEACE

Hermann Park 5555 Hermann Park Drive, Houston

Core Dance, a professional dance organization, invites Houstonians of all ages and abilities to come together to dance for peace on Sunday, June 2 from 10am to noon in Hermann Park.  Now in its 39thyear, Planetary Danceis a simple dance that everyone can do co-created by Anna Halprin.  Known as the pioneer of the postmodern dance movement, Halprin describes Planetary Danceas “a dance for promoting peace among people and peace with the Earth.”  Local dancers and drummers will invite those participating to walk, run, or stand in three concentric circles creating a moving mandala. Halprin’s intent is that the group will form a collective body whose every step will become a prayer for healing Earth.

Free

Houston Central Solar Co-Op for Houses of Worship & Their Members

St. Philip Presbyterian Church & online 4807 San Felipe, Houston

The Interfaith Environmental Network of Houston invites houses of worship& their members to learn how they can go solar for less as part of theHouston Central Solar Co-Op.  A co-op leverages bulk-purchasing power toget discounted pricing. Each participant gets an individual solar quote, but asingle installer is selected for the group.

Free and open to the public.

Peace Camp 2019 – Week One

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

Peace Camp is an alternative day camp, from 9am - 3pm, for children ages 5-18.  The focus will be on developing inner peace and building problem solving skills.  Yoga, gardening, special guests, using puppets co-operative games, and cooking are some of the activities planned.  Youth who are 13 and older will have a curriculum that deals with gun control, racism, LGBTQ issues, PTSD, and other more mature topics.

Montrose/59 Bridge Blog

Refuse Fascism Texas hosts a Bridge Blog at Montrose and Highway 59 every Tuesday beginning at 4:30 pm and usually ending about 6:00 pm.  We gather around one theme every week to give a clear message to the drivers. Our presence offers the rush-hour traffic the assurance that people will not tolerate policies, bills, new laws that promote hatred or anything that disrupts peace. RF is a non-violent, civil disobedience group.     

World Refugee Day: Presenting “When We Were Strangers”

14 Pews Arts Theater 800 Aurora, Houston

In celebration of World Refugee Day, Independent Writer, Kimberly Meyer is coupling a film screening of Soufra with the launching of her project "When We Were Strangers" – following the lives of nine single mother refugees in Houston, which has been funded in part by a grant from Houston Arts Alliance.

$25

Tim Wise Honored at Annual Juneteenth Ally Award Luncheon

St. Paul's United Methodist Church, Fondren Hall 5501 Main Street, Houston, TX, United States

Tim Wise, one of the country’s leading anti-racism writers and educators, will deliver the keynote address at The Center for the Healing of Racism’s Annual Ally Award Luncheon on Saturday, June 15, 2019 at 12 noon, St. Paul Methodist Church, Fondren Hall, 5501 Main Street, Houston, TX 77004.  The author of seven books on race and racism, Wise is a popular speaker at venues across the United States, on television, radio and podcasts.  He will be joined by two other Award recipients, Houston’s SHAPE Community Center, which has worked to improve he quality of life for Houston’s African American community for the past 50 years, and Maya Ford, who will receive an Individual Initiative Award for her courage to sit in silence alone in the parking lot of a detention center for migrant children and families.

$50

Peace Camp 2019 – Week Two

Mission Milby Community Center 2220 Broadway St., Houston, TX, United States

Peace Camp is an alternative day camp, from 9am - 3pm, for children ages 5-18.  The focus will be on developing inner peace and building problem solving skills.  Yoga, gardening, special guests, using puppets co-operative games, and cooking are some of the activities planned.  Youth who are 13 and older will have a curriculum that deals with gun control, racism, LGBTQ issues, PTSD, and other more mature topics.

Juneteenth Vigil

Mayfield Park 106 Avenue D, Sugar Land

Join the Convict Leasing and Labor Project for a Juneteenth Vigil honoring the Sugar Land 95 and the 400th anniversary of the arrival of the first enslaved African to the United States. Dinner will be provided followed by a candlelight vigil.

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Event Series Waking (Let’s Talk) News

Waking (Let’s Talk) News

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

Come; share an article with us! Bring a bag lunch and your articles clipped from newspapers, magazines, journals or online sources relating to discrimination, oppression and all forms of racism.  Join us in a lively discussion and contribute your ideas and materials to the Center for the Healing of Racism. During 2019, we will meet on the last Friday of each month (January through October) from Noon to 2:00 pm at 3412 Crawford Street (corner of Holman), Houston, TX 77004.

None. Donations encouraged.

Vigil for Detainees at Joe Corley Detention Center, Conroe

Joe Corley Detention Center 500 Hilbig Rd., Conroe

Joe Corley Detention Center and Montgomery Processing Center, one mile away, both hold 1,000 detainees and both are operated by GEO, a Florida based private correctional company that operates 40 facilities in the United States and in 10 other countries.. We will vigil at the entrance of the Joe Corley for proper treatment of detainees.

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Plastic Free Ecochallenge

The Interfaith Environmental Network of Houston invites all area residents to join their team for the Plastic Free EcoChallenge! This challenge engages participants in committing to reduce consumption of single-use plastics during July. Choose from challenges in food, personal care, community, lifestyle, pets, family, or create your own custom challenge.

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Stop Trump Now! No More Raids, Detentions, and Deportations!

Trump's relentless attacks on migrants are leading to more abuse, neglect, misery, and deaths. It is time for people to take a stronger stand against this racist repression. The criminalization of migrants and militarization of the border has contributed to thousands of deaths in the past decade. Scores of migrants have died at the hands of the Trump administration. Families continue to be separated. And private migrant prisons are profiting from the government's cruelty.

Free Los Ninos Coalition will hold a demonstration against SWK's child detention center and call for an end to all raids, detentions, and deportions on Thursday, July 4, at 1 pm. This national holiday is the perfect time to point out how the systemic repression of migrants demonstrates that all the official rhetoric about "liberty and justice for all" is a lie. And for those of us who really do want freedom, equality, and real democracy, this is the perfect time to come out and say so as we demand justice for migrants.

Houston Vigil Against Detention Camps at SW Key

Southwest Key Detention Center 419 Emancipation Ave., Houston

On July 12, people across the United States will gather to make a stand against detention camps and the human rights abuses of ICE.

Join us to make a statement and to organize together as a community to stand up for what is right at the Southwest Key Detention Center on Emancipation Avenue, where kids have recently been moved in.

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VegFest Houston

Minute Maid Park 501 Crawford St.

The 7th Annual VegFest Houston is moving to a huge new home at Minute Maid Park! Our Vegan Festival features include: superb vegan restaurants, exciting vegan and abolitionist animal rights organizations, 'Kids Zone' Makerspace with crafts, vegan food & fitness demos, our popular "Ask a Vegan" booth and panels, free product samples, like-minded community booths and green businesses, plus raffle prize giveaways. Join us we make history again on Saturday, July 13, 2019! 

Free film screening: The Chocolate Case

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

Come for the film, enjoy the treats and even shop the #FairTrade store for gifts or yourself. Every purchase matters and this is your chance to be a part of the movement to put people and the planet first.

The film follows 3 Dutch journalists who uncover child labor in the cocoa production chain, which triggers them to try to persuade large corporations to end unethical practices. The trio sets out on a mission to develop the first ‘slave-free’ chocolate bar, known as ‘Tony’s Chocolonely’ – now one of Holland’s leading chocolate brands. The film is both an expose of problems within the chocolate supply chain, and an inspirational story of people trying to change the world they live in.

Free

Peace Camp 2019 – Week Three

Cameron Retreat Center 2402 Holcombe, Houston, TX, United States

Peace Camp is an alternative day camp, from 9am - 3pm, for children ages 5-18.  The focus will be on developing inner peace and building problem solving skills.  Yoga, gardening, special guests, using puppets co-operative games, and cooking are some of the activities planned.  Youth who are 13 and older will have a curriculum that deals with gun control, racism, LGBTQ issues, PTSD, and other more mature topics.

Prepare for Congressional Recess: July 21, Houston  

Bering Memorial United Methodist Church 1440 Harold St., Houston, TX, United States

This event prepares you to meet with congressional district offices during their August recess.  TX Impact will be coordinating legislative visits for both TX state and Congressional legislators after the training during the month of August. We'll be focusing on immigration, climate and energy and health policy.

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