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“Sanando el dolor” (Healing the Hurt) / Dialogue in Spanish

Center for the Healing of Racism 3412 Crawford Street (@ Holman), Houston, TX

El Centro para la Sanación del Racismo, gracias a la generosidad de Univision Communications Inc., celebra el Día Internacional para la Eliminación de la Discriminación Racial con un diálogo para sanar las heridas dentro de la comunidad latina y sobre los roles que desempeñaron César Chávez y Dolores Huerta al exponer la discriminación contra los/las […]

Free. Donations appreciated

Zoom for Victim of Police Abuse

Zoom Event

In a shocking case of police brutality, Montgomery County Precinct 5 Constables broke the neck of Gary Berger, a 40 year old local resident. While riding his motorcycle home, Berger was suddenly thrown from his bike. Apparently, he was rear-ended by a police cruiser who was allegedly pursuing him for a traffic violation.  To raise […]

Women In Refugee Resettlement

Join us for a panel discussion with refugee and SIV women as we discuss what it means to be a refugee or Special Immigrant Visa holder and what it is like to work in refugee resettlement. Our speakers will include Aisha Koroma, Dina Al Bayati, and Geeta Farahmand. Register for this virtual event here:  FB […]

“Waking News”

Center for the Healing of Racism 3412 Crawford Street (@ Holman), Houston, TX

Bring a bag lunch!  Come; share an article with us!  Bring your articles clipped from newspapers, magazines, journals, or computers 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 to the public. […]

Free. Donations appreciated

A Healthy Planet is a Prerequisite for Healthy People

Join Hyun-Min Hwang, Associate Professor in the Department of Environmental & Interdisciplinary Sciences at Texas Southern University, as he discusses the links between people’s health, and the health of our planet. Our planet consists of four major components: lithosphere (land), hydrosphere (water), biosphere (living things), and atmosphere (air). A healthy planet is a prerequisite for […]

Free

Drawdown EcoChallenge

Drawdown EcoChallenge April 1 – 30, online   You are invited to join the Interfaith Environmental Network of Houston team for the Drawdown EcoChallenge during the month of April.  During the EcoChallenge, you choose “challenges”, from among 80 of the most substantive solutions to climate change, to implement in your life, forming new earth-care habits […]

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The Path of Hope

The Path of Hope: A Study on Climate Action for Faith Communities Apr. 6 – Apr. 27, Tuesdays at 6 p.m. You are invited to join an online discussion series 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 […]

Free

Contemplation & Sound: Zarathushti Tradition

Rothko Chapel 3900 Yupon St, Houston

Join the Rothko Chapel for a livestream meditation in the Zarathushti (Zoroastrian) tradition, organized by Kaemerz Dotiwala and led by representatives of the Zoroastrian Association of Houston. This session will be focused on The Gathas, seventeen hymns composed by poet-prophet Zarathushtra around 1200 BCE that form the core of Zarathushti liturgy. Register to receive the livestream […]

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Actions Faith Communities Can Take to Reduce Pollution & Pollution-Related Health Effects

Actions Faith Communities Can Take to Reduce Pollution & Pollution-Related Health Effects Sunday, April 11, 2 p.m., online Concerned about pollution, and its impact on health? Loren Hopkins, Chief Environmental Science Officer for the City of Houston’s Health Department, will discuss current Houston Health Department programming and policies directed toward reducing pollution and pollution-related health effects.  […]

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“An Unlevel Playing Field: The Myth of Access and Equality in Higher Education”

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

In light of the recent Georgetown law professor’s comments about Black students' academic performance and the viral video of the Oxnard College professor who berated a deaf student for “not paying attention in class,” it’s time to talk about the myth of access and equality in higher education.  Please join the Center for the Healing […]

Free. Donations appreciated

Bystander Intervention Training

Zoom Event

Learn how to help people targeted by identity-based bigotry and harassment. Register today at https://houstonagainsthate.org/BIT This FREE 1.5-hour, interactive training will teach you Hollaback!’s 5D’s of bystander intervention methodology. We’ll start by talking about the types of disrespect — from microaggressions to violence — that people with marginalized identities face and the history of identity-based violence. […]

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Protect Our Vote Rally: #StopSB7! #HaltHB6!

TX, United States

Join VoteSimple, Indivisible Houston, Swing TX Left, Emgage, Gulf Coast ADAPT, and more for a rally this Saturday, April 17th, 10 AM CT at the Greater Houston Partnership building located at 701 Avenida De Las Americas, Houston, TX 77010 as we continue to raise awareness around voter suppression. All activities will follow social distancing and […]

Free, as the First Amendment should be

Save Myanmar Rally

Help protest against the violence and brutal suppression by the military against the peaceful pro-democracy protests. We will be holding the Protest in front of Chevron Headquarters in Houston to urge Chevron to stop dealing with Junta, to bankrolling Junta, and to cut ties with Junta.

Earth Day Barter Fair

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

Trade objects and services without using common currency Support Earth Day efforts to decrease our carbon foot print Opportunity to share in the Quaker testimonies of simplicity, stewardship, and community by creating a space to practice thinking together in a new way about how we place value on objects and services within our community. Kid […]

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Jim Presley in Concert–old school acoustic blues and Native American music

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

For the second barter fair in a row, we will also welcome blues guitarist Jim Presley to the Barter Fair sound stage. Jim will play Old School Acoustic Blues plus original creations in this tradition and others, as well as Native American songs interspersed with delightful stories.  Learn more about Jim and his music here Concert will […]

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Brian Greene Livestream

The Progressive Forum Website

World-renowned theoretical physicist to discuss his book, Until the End of Time: Mind, Matter, and Our Search for Meaning in an Evolving Universe, in a half-hour interview with Progressive Forum president Randall Morton. Don’t miss this discussion of the ultimate story: The beginning of the universe to the end; the evolution of stars; cellular life; and the […]

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Waking (Let’s Talk) News!

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

Bring a bag lunch!  Come; share an article with us!  Bring your articles clipped from newspapers, magazines, journals, or computers 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 to the public. […]

Free. Donations appreciated

Contemplation & Sound: Islamic Tradition

Rothko Chapel 3900 Yupon St, Houston

Join the Rothko Chapel for a livestream meditation in the Islamic tradition led by Mohamed Hussein and organized by the Minaret Foundation. Comparing elements of sound in different Quran recitation styles, this contemplative practice will showcase thematic recitations where tunes and melodies match the stories being read, allowing the audience to get lost in the […]

Free

HPJC Quarterly Board Meeting

Zoom

Please join the Houston Peace & Justice Center via Zoom for our Quarterly Board Meeting. Organizational members are asked to send a representative to each Quarterly Board Meeting. Individual members are always welcome to attend.

We welcome members to send in their agenda items. Hope to see everyone there!

100 Climate Solutions for Houses of Worship & Their Members

100 Climate Solutions for Houses of Worship & Their Members Sunday, May 9, 2 p.m., online   “Can we reverse global warming by 2050?” is the question addressed by Project Drawdown.   Project Drawdown’s research into all possible solutions yielded the top 100 most impactful solutions to climate change, in priority order, with estimates of cost […]

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