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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
Join Kristen Schlemmer, Legal Director at Bayou City Waterkeeper, as she considers how disasters, while affecting large portions of the Houston population, impact the vulnerable more severely and why building […]
Free and open to the public, with donations encouraged. To reserve your spot and receive a Zoom link, please register below by May 23. To register after May 23, please […]
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 […]
Join the Rothko Chapel for a livestream meditation in celebration of Pride month in the Unitarian Universalist tradition led by Rev. Dr. Colin Bossen and Mark Vogel of First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston. This family-friendly offering will include songs of social justice, readings and interactive meditations. Register to receive the livestream link.
Access to safe, reliable and affordable transportation is vital to all of us. Whether we travel in a car, bus, train, bicycle, wheelchair or on foot, we can’t get to […]
You are invited to The Franchise Show at the NRG Center from June 5 – 6, 2021! (*Safety Precautions are in Place*) Buying a franchise or proven business […]
Faith & Resilience: Spiritual Hubs Sunday, June 6, 3 p.m, online Join Jim Blackburn, long-time environmental lawyer/planner and Professor in the Practice of Environmental Law in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at Rice University, for a talk on faith and resilience. Jim’s talk will focus on physical, economic and spiritual resilience in the context of […]
Join us for a livestream lecture and conversation exploring the Rothko Chapel paintings with art historian Sheldon Nodelman and Christopher Rothko! In 1997, Sheldon Nodelman authored Rothko Chapel Paintings: Origin, […]
Please join us for our first reading group event. We have chosen the work of George Orwell. He was a socialist, author, and war correspondent for the BBC. If you […]
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 […]
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 […]
Please join us to honor Lupita Nyong’o, recipient of our 28th Juneteenth Ally Award. Don’t miss Lupita’s insightful conversation with Houston’s own Cherry Steinwender, co-founder and director of the Center […]
Veiga Grétarsdóttir is the first person in the world to attempt to kayak more than 1,200 miles around Iceland, counterclockwise and “against the current.” Veiga’s personal journey is no less […]
