Building on the momentum from COP 21, The Climate Reality Project will be conducting an intensive three-day training, led by its Chairman Al Gore, running August 16–18 in Texas. The training will bring together pioneers, change agents, and proven leaders from across business, government, and civil society sectors to enable participants to develop the skills, relationships, and connections to help implement the agreement reached in Paris.
We are a diverse coalition of educators, students, researchers, academics, parents, clinicians, lawyers, advocates, and detention officers who are committed to breaking the school to prison pipeline through creative, community driven models of restorative justice. We seek solutions that will strengthen communities, keep people accountable for their actions, and reintegrate those who have harmed society.
Amnesty International Houston, Local 23 invites you Saturday, August 20th, 3:00PM to 5:00PM to our "Human Trafficking Awareness" launch party at the Stella Link Library 7405 Stella Link Houston, Texas 77025 (832) 393-1313 Refreshments will be served. *Please* RSVP by emailing Julia at; [email protected] For more about us, find us on Facebook , Twitter, or email […]
Date: August 23rd
Time: Noon
Location: First Unitarian Universalist Church , 5200 Fannin St, Houston, TX 77004
Food: Lunch provided by contacting...Jere Locke of the Texas Drought Project at 512-416-7170-h/o or 512-203-8858-c or jerelocke - - yahoo - - com.
We have very reliable information that a fracking company, which has been buying mineral rights on the shores of Lake Houston, intends to start fracking in late September or early October. This will have impacts on Lake Houston water, the primary source of water for Houston, & the health of those, especially women & children, living near the fracking operations. More info. below!
We have very reliable information that a fracking company, which has been buying mineral rights on the shores of Lake Houston, intends to start fracking in late September or early October. This will have impacts on Lake Houston water, the primary source of water for Houston, & the health of those, especially women & children, living near the fracking operations. More info. below!
Date: August 23rd
Time: 7pm
Location: 5915 Spring Lodge Dr, Humble, TX 77345
Benefiting Houston Committee for Youth and Nonmilitary Opportunities, Inc. Sunday, September 4, 2016 - 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm Houston Mennonite Church, 1231 Wirt Rd. Map link: https://goo.gl/maps/ggXz58AYryQ2 Enrich your soul with music and support a wonderful cause! Performers include: Bob Henschen Quartet, featuring saxophonist Ernesto Vega, and the wildly eclectic eight-piece jazz group, Free Radicals. Proceeds support HCYNO's counter-recruitment work in Houston […]
Sometimes making a little change can be a big challenge.
Rabbi Scott Hausman-Weiss says the first step is learning to love who and where you are now – before moving forward and heading to where you want to be.
The Rabbi will be leading a guided, silent and reflective meditation at noon on Wednesday, Sept. 7 at the Rothko Chapel at 3900 Yupon. Suggested donation is $10.
Sonita Winning two awards at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival, Sonita tells the inspiring story of Sonita Alizadeh, an 18-year-old Afghan refugee in Iran, who thinks of Michael Jackson and Rihanna as her spiritual parents and dreams of becoming a big-name rapper. Currently her only fans are the other teenage girls in a Tehran shelter, […]
Have you wondered what it means to be sustainable or how you might transition to a more sustainable way of living. What ways are you inspired to make changes in your lifestyle, your neighborhood, workplace or the Houston area that offer more care for the Earth, care for people and creates community?
This workshop is intended to empower you to go forward with your ideas of how to live more sustainably.
Movie: Iron Jawed Angels Sponsored by: Houston Peace & Justice Center and League of Women Voters September 16, 2016 - 7:30-10:00 pm Discovery Green, 1500 McKinney This is the story of 2 important women in the history of suffrage in the United States. Alice Paul and Luc Burns began a more radical branch of women […]
THE BURNIN' is an a'capella musical--or NeoSpiritual--fusing styles from The Blues and Jazz to Spoken Word and Hip Hop, inspired by the 1940 Rhythm Club Fire of Natchez, MS and the 2003 E2 Club Stampede of Chicago, IL. Following a group of clubgoers before, during and after two reimagined U.S. club tragedies, THE BURNIN' straddles […]
Traveler In Concert - September 17, 2016 - 8-10 PM Bohemeo's - 708 Telephone Road Suggested Donation: $15.00 at the door (concert only) Come join the fun, enjoy the music, and help benefit Peace Camp Houston (teaching peace and justice to children in a fun camp environment)
Meet Noah Rattler, author of Noah's walk - September 24, 2016 5:00-9:00 PM A 1,800 Mile Journey Raising the Awareness of Homelessness 312 Fairbanks, Houston, Texas 77009 - Home of Judy Hoffhien Plan to come this Saturday, Sept. 24 from 5-9 and hear local activist Noah Rattler share his experiences about his walk from Houston […]
AVP Basic Workshop – The Alternatives To Violence Project
September 30 To October 2, 2016 (Friday Through Sunday)
AVP is dedicated to reducing violence: on the streets, at work, in schools, in homes, and in relationships everywhere
AVP provides tools for creative, nonviolent resolution to conflicts used by peace workers such as Mohandas Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Jr., Jesus of Nazareth, and many others
The 11th anniversary of the Gandhi Peace Walk in Houston is set for 4:45 PM on Sunday Oct 2, 2016. On-line registration is now open. Please register at the website: http://www.GandhiLibrary.org. Please participate and make this 11th anniversary walk the largest so far! The Grand Marshal this year is Mr. Swatantra Jain.
In 1965, the historic Selma March known as Bloody Sunday was a turning point in the Civil Rights Movement. John Lewis—now a U.S. Congressman, then a young student—co-led hundreds of peaceful marchers seeking voting rights for African Americans in the South. When they came face to face with a wall of Alabama state troopers, Lewis took a steadfast, nonviolent stand and encouraged his followers to do the same. Seventy-six-year-old Lewis is a respected legislator and elder statesman who continues to practice nonviolence in his determined fight for justice. The film is a riveting portrayal of Lewis’s personal journey of courage, searing disappointments, and hard-won triumphs. Over the decades—including on the House floor this past June—he inspires others to “get in the way.”
It is with great excitement that we announce our first major fundraising event. (Drum Roll Please!!!! lol!) On Saturday, October 8th at 3:30 pm we will have a great NuWaters Fundraiser and Dinner Cruise. We meet at Moody Gardens, tour the rain forest, watch a terrific movie Secret Ocean, and board a historic boat and cruise Galveston Bay with a terrific dinner (vegetarian upon request). Tickets are $75.00 for members (in good standing) and for non-members $100.00. Payment plan is available, stop by the market for more information. Special thanks to our special Fundraising Chair for making this happen. This is an exciting event planned, and we are certain it will be memorable. Food First! Food Peace! NuWaters.
We would also like to remind everyone that the Planning Commission’s public hearing on renaming Dowling Street to Emancipation Avenue will take place this Thursday, October 13th beginning at 2:30pm at the City Hall Annex, 900 Bagby. If you’re available and would like to join us in showing support for this important name change, please contact me about carpooling options.
Former West Bank settler Lia Tarachansky looks at Israeli’s collective amnesia of the fateful events of 1948 when the state of Israel was born and most of the Palestinians (700,000+) became refugees. Lia covers attempts by aware Israelis to educate their fellow Israelis. She follows the transformation of Israeli veterans trying to uncover their denial of the war that changed the region forever. Tarachansky then turns the camera on herself and travels back to her settlement where that historical erasure gave birth to a new generation, blind and isolated from its surroundings.
Saturday October 15, 2016 the National Black United Front will host the 19th Annual Sankofa Caravan to the Ancestors. The Sankofa Caravan is an interfaith ancestral commemoration. The event has three key areas of focus:
To offer praise and thanksgiving to the creator and our revered African ancestors;
To educate our community on African spirituality, history and culture
To invoke blessings for our community in all worthy endeavors
