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  • 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 […]

    Free

  • 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 […]

    Free

  • 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 […]

    Free

  • 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 […]

    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
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    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 […]

    Free

  • 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 […]

    Free

  • Waking (Let’s Talk) 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 […]

    Free. Donations appreciated

  • Contemplation & Sound: Unitarian Universalist Tradition

    Rothko Chapel 3900 Yupon St, Houston

    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.

    Free

  • Racism in Transportation

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

    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 […]

    Free. Donations appreciated

  • Houston Franchise Show – Free Tickets

    NRG Center 1 NRG Park, Houston

    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 […]

    Free

  • Faith & Resilience: Spiritual Hubs

    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 […]

    Free

  • 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 […]

    Free

  • 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 […]

    Free

  • 28th Ally Awards Fundraiser / Special Honoree: Lupita Nyong’o

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

    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 […]

    $25

  • Against the Current

    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 […]

  • Houston’s Transition to a Low Carbon Future

    Join Dr. Bruce Race, FAIA, FAICP, Professor of Architecture at the University of Houston, as he considers how Houston could transition to a low carbon future.  Texas is the historic […]

    Free

  • Racism in Foster Care

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

    The foster care system is failing Black and Brown children and the death of Ma’Khia Bryant is just one of many examples.  Please join us for a presentation about Racism […]

    Free. Donations appreciated

  • Sun Children

    This timely social drama from Iranian filmmaker Majid Majidi considers the human rights of children. The story follows a clever 12-year-old and his resourceful friends who live on the streets of Tehran. When a criminal hires them to find treasure hidden under the maintenance tunnel of a school for homeless and immigrant youth, they must […]

  • Amnesty International-Bay Area (Houston) July meeting

    Our next monthly virtual meeting will be on Monday, July 5th, 2021 at 6:15 PM (Central).  The speaker for this meeting is Diana Mushtaha, Member of the Palestinian American Bridge (PAB). […]

  • Contemplation & Sound: Laughter Meditation

    Rothko Chapel 3900 Yupon St, Houston

    Join the Rothko Chapel for a Zoom laughter meditation led by Stephen Findley. This interactive, family-friendly offering will focus on the power of laughter and humor to encourage healing and release stress from our bodies. Register to receive the Zoom link.

  • Hurricane & Flood Safety

    Join Jeff Lindner, Director of Hydrologic Operations, Harris County Flood Control District, as he discusses how to stay safe in a natural disaster.  Jeff’s presentation will cover the various hazards […]

  • Peace Camp

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

    Peace Camp provides the Houston metropolitan area with an alternative day camp experience which fosters an understanding of peace, justice, and environmental awareness appropriate to the age of the child.   Only one Peace Camp Session is offered summer 2021.  Attendance is limited to 20 and pre registration is required.  Registration deadline is Friday, July 9. […]

  • Our Moral Obligation: Ensuring the Dignity of All

    Rothko Chapel 3900 Yupon St, Houston

    Join the Rothko Chapel for the first virtual lecture in our Beyond the Rhetoric: Civil Rights & Our Shared Responsibility summer lecture series featuring the Rev. Dr. William J. Barber […]