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  • Houston MLK Parade

    Midtown Houston 1200 Holman Street San Jacinto Streeet & Elgin Street San Jacinto Streeet & Elgin Street, Houston, TX, United States

    The MLK Grande Parade will be held in Midtown Houston on January 17, 2022 originating on San Jacinto Street & Elgin Street beginning @ 10A (CST). For more information log […]

    Free to the public

  • Houston Community Leadership Program

    Houston Food Bank 535 Portwall St, Houston, TX

    The Houston Community Leadership Program is a free, non-partisan half-day event where AIT, local partner organizations, and community leaders provide civic engagement training and tools to help underrepresented women develop civic leadership skills. The agenda includes a panel conversation with local elected officials, breakout sessions led by local nonprofits, interactive trainings, and tabling services from […]

    Free

  • Houston Community Leadership Program

    Houston Food Bank 535 Portwall St, Houston, TX

    The Houston Community Leadership Program is a free, non-partisan half-day event where AIT, local partner organizations, and community leaders provide civic engagement training and tools to help underrepresented women develop civic leadership skills. The agenda includes a panel conversation with local elected officials, breakout sessions led by local nonprofits, interactive trainings, and tabling services from […]

    Free

  • A Way Forward: A History of Racism in Law Enforcement

    Zoom

    Please join us on Saturday, January 22, 2022 (9 AM to 1 PM) to examine the history of racism in law enforcement in the United States. Our presenter, Jeff Reese, will discuss the origins of the problem and how we got where we are today.  Reese will lead us in seeking A Way Forward to […]

    Free. Donations appreciated

  • 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 […]

    Free. Donations appreciated

  • The Grammar of Creation: What is Nature Speaking to Us? (And Are We Listening?)

    Join Sr. Damien Marie Savino, Dean of Science & Sustainability at Aquinas College and a Franciscan Sister of the Eucharist with a Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering, as she reflects on the ancient notion of the "grammar of creation" in light of contemporary ecological challenges. In many ways today, creation is "groaning, waiting to be made […]

    Free

  • African American Artists in Texas: Selections from the John L. Nau III Collection of Texas Art

    The African American Library at the Gregory School 1300 Victor Street, Houston

    Spanning over six decades of cultural production, this exhibition presents paintings, drawings and prints of works by African Americans in Texas with a combination of portraiture, landscape and abstraction on display. In collaboration with the John L. Nau III Collection of Texas Art, this exhibition features works from Texan artists including John Willard Banks, John […]

    Free

  • African American Artists in Texas: Selections from the John L. Nau III Collection of Texas Art

    The African American Library at the Gregory School 1300 Victor Street, Houston

    Spanning over six decades of cultural production, this exhibition presents paintings, drawings and prints of works by African Americans in Texas with a combination of portraiture, landscape and abstraction on display. In collaboration with the John L. Nau III Collection of Texas Art, this exhibition features works from Texan artists including John Willard Banks, John […]

    Free

  • Houston Community Leadership Program

    Houston Food Bank 535 Portwall St, Houston, TX

    Join us at our CLP event in Houston! Whether you wish to attend as a participant or partner organization/volunteer, we invite you to take part in our interactive half-day civic education event. We will have a panel discussion with elected officials, workshops on advocacy and leadership, tabling and networking sessions, and more! Bring your children […]

    Free

  • Earth Church

    Join Jim Blackburn, Professor in the Practice in Environmental Law at Rice University, who will discuss his new book, Earth Church, which he co-authored with artist Isabelle Scurry Chapman. Earth Church is a book about Earth-based spirituality, a subject that will become much more prominent in a future defined by a changing climate and the creation […]

    Free

  • The Face of God

    From the melting permafrost that threatens churches in Alaska to the wildfires that ravaged California this past year, to the U.S. South where hurricanes are becoming stronger and more deadly, communities around the globe are already feeling the rising impacts of global climate change. The Face of God is a film about God and nature, […]

    Free

  • Houston’s Climate Action and Resilience Strategies

    Join Priya Zachariah, Chief Resilience and Sustainability Officer for the City of Houston, as she discusses the City of Houston’s Climate Action Plan and the Resilient Houston plan. Priya will explain how the City of Houston’s Climate Action Plan aims to address reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and the Resilient Houston plan addresses community resilience, […]

    Free

  • 2022 Circles of Excellence Criminal Justice Awards Reception

    MATCH (Midtown Arts & Theater Center Houston) 3400 Main Street, Houston

    March is National Criminal Justice Month.  Established by the United States Congress in 2009, its purpose is to promote societal awareness around the causes and consequences of crime, as well […]

    $45.00

  • 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 the internet 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 is free and open […]

    Free. Donations encouraged.

  • 2022 Spring Music, Peace, and Justice Festival

    Unitarian Fellowship of Houston 1504 Wirt Road, Houston, TX, United States

    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! Fun! Bring lawn chairs and picnic lunch, or visit a food truck. Enjoy a relaxing afternoon and evening with peace and justice activists. HPJC member […]

    Free

  • 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 […]

    Free

  • 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 […]

    Free

  • 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 […]

    Free

  • 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.

    Free

  • 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 […]

    Free

  • 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 […]

    Free. Donations appreciated

  • 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 […]

    Free

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

      You are invited to join an online discussion series on Thursdays 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 […]

    Free