Bring your lunch to a presentation on Racism in Criminal Justice by representatives of the Houston-based non-profit organization Pure Justice. The presentation will be followed by a dialogue. Representatives from Pure Justice will be available to discuss resources for formerly incarcerated people as well as how individuals can join their movement.
Come share an article you found in a magazine, journal, or online resource relating to discrimination, oppression, or any forms of racism. Then join us in a lively discussion where we engage in the complexities of racism and how we can all heal from it.
At least 78 migrants detained at the Core Civic/ICE facility in north Houston have tested positive for COVID-19. Medical care for them and testing for other detainees is limited. As the number of new cases increases in Texas, the virus could become a death sentence for many people held here and in other detention centers. ICE needs to be shut down! All the camps need to be closed! All the migrants should be freed!
Never Again Action-Houston is organizing another car-only protest at the Core Civic/ICE Houston Processing Center
Plants, like humans, interact with a diversity of microscopic organisms, and scientists are just becoming aware of the role that microbiomes play in influencing host health. Current evidence suggests that despite their small size, microbes can have big impacts on natural ecosystems – from influencing whether plants are edible to determining how diverse a prairie is.
Plastic pollution is a major environmental issue. The Interfaith Environmental Network of Houston invites Houstonians of all faiths to join their team for the Plastic Free EcoChallenge and make an impact on plastic pollution with personal lifestyle changes.
Chronicling Georgia’s U.S. Representative John Lewis’s 60-plus years of social activism and legislative action on civil rights, voting rights,
gun control, health-care reform, and immigration, this new documentary explores his Alabama childhood with his family and his fateful meeting with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and also includes interviews with political leaders and Congressional colleagues.
In arid grasslands and deserts throughout North and South America, the most abundant insects are harvester ants. These large and conspicuous ant species feed on seeds, which they harvest directly from plants and store in their nests. Unlike most species of ants, members of a single colony are not closely related to each other; each colony is genetically diverse. Join Professor Diane Wiernasz of the University of Houston as she discusses how the harvester ant life cycle is an adaptation to the harsh conditions of the desert, how these ants affect the abundance and distribution of plant communities, and the sometimes surprising consequences of colony genetic variation.
Celebrate the centennial of women’s suffrage with this compelling documentary chronicling the 1972 presidential campaign of Brooklyn-based Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm (1924–2005)—the first Black woman elected to Congress—who received support from many groups during her ambitious campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination.
lzer, Program Director for Houston’s Green Building Resource Center. Steve is an architect with 30 years’ experience who is focused on making Houston a greener place to live and work. He will discuss the center’s work to educate the public on healthy and energy, water, and material-conserving design & construction.
Come share an article you found in a magazine, journal, or online resource relating to discrimination, oppression, or any forms of racism. Then join us in a lively discussion where we engage in the complexities of racism and how we can all heal from it.
We hope you'll join Transition Houston as we explore the resilient garden and how to enhance food security in the age of this pandemic. This will be Transition Houston's first meeting by video conference using Zoom on August 4th @ 6pm! In order to join our meeting, simply click this link in your web browser. […]
We hope you'll join Transition Houston as we explore the resilient garden and how to enhance food security in the age of this pandemic.
Please join the Houston Peace & Justice Center 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 will be discussing our 2020 plans for activism towards peace and justice in the areas of peace and family education, foreign and military policy, environmental justice, economic justice, and human rights and criminal justice.
In 2014, Ai Weiwei, the renowned Chinese artist and activist, assisted by curator and filmmaker Cheryl Haines, transformed the former penitentiary
on Alcatraz Island into an astonishing exhibition of socially engaged art, focusing on the plight of the unjustly incarcerated. Visitors were invited to send postcards to prisoners in the exhibition. Several of the formerly imprisoned activists, including Chelsea Manning, speak about the impact of receiving those messages of hope.
Come share an article you found in a magazine, journal, or online resource relating to discrimination, oppression, or any forms of racism. Then join us in a lively discussion where we engage in the complexities of racism and how we can all heal from it.
Houston's Launch Point Disaster Relief Organization is collecting disaster relief donations and supplies for Lake Charles Louisiana and Beaumont, Texas. They are working in partnership with the Red Cross to provide aid to those areas that were hit the hardest by Hurricane Laura.
Join with Christians of all traditions in a Jubilee for the Earth, an observance of the 2020 World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation. This ecumenical service, hosted by Christ the King Evangelical Lutheran Church in Houston, will be a time to pray, to praise, to profess our faith, to confess, and to leave empowered to lead transformed lives.
As the fight to heal racism continues, so does the need to bring greater justice and equality to all. The Center for the Healing of Racism is proud to present this conversation, led by three of Houston’s most dedicated social justice advocates.
Mark Nowak, poet, founder of the Worker Writers School, and author of Social Poetics (Coffee House Press, 2020), joins the Houston DSA Arts Collective and Political Education Committee for a discussion of cultural organizing and its role in building socialism. The event will include a reading, moderated Q&A, and open discussion.
Christ the King Evangelical Lutheran Church invites you to a monthly environmental education web meeting series whose theme in 2020 is the wonders of nature. In September, join Professor Adrienne Correa of Rice University to learn about coral reefs & their relationship with their predators. Coral reefs are biodiverse ecosystems that are constructed by partnerships […]
The International Day of Peace was first celebrated in 1982, and is recognized by many nations and organizations with events all over the world every September 21st, including day-long pauses in wars that reveal how easy it would be to have year-long or forever-long pauses in wars.
Come share an article you found in a magazine, journal, or online resource relating to discrimination, oppression, or any forms of racism. Then join us in a lively discussion where we engage in the complexities of racism and how we can all heal from it.
Here is the link: https://zoom.us/j/94131310993 Criminal Appeals Forum for tomorrow: Sept. 29th – 6:45 pm Top 3 reasons to join: 1 - Informed voters are the best voters. Hear from 5 of the 6 candidates for the 3 openings on this most important Court that decides on IPTX exonerations. All registered Texas voters will be voting […]
Please join us for a Zoom conversation with author Joel Goza who will discuss his book America’s Unholy Ghosts: The Racist Roots of Our Faith and Politics on September 30, 2020, 6-8 PM (CDT). Goza, former pastor of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church in Houston, TX, writes with passion about the racist and classist roots of America’s political and religious institutions. Grounding his work in the philosophies of Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, and Adam Smith, Goza convincingly argues that America’s Founding Fathers deliberately designed a racist and inequitable society.
Houston, TX - The Citizens’ Environmental Coalition (CEC) and the Houston Green Film Series will host a virtual screening of the Houston Premiere of the documentary, The Condor and The Eagle, on September 30 at 6:00 p.m. CST. The award-winning film, The Condor and The Eagle, explores the ongoing collective climate awakening and the […]
Robert Reich will discuss his new book, The System: Who Rigged It, How We Fix It. A free livestream interview with Progressive Forum founder, Randall Morton. To register & for more information, please visit: https://www.progressiveforumhouston.org/event/robert-reich-livestream-interview
Join the Rothko Chapel and the Bernard and Audre Rapoport Center for Human Rights and Justice at the University of Texas at Austin for the 6th annual Frances Tarlton “Sissy” Farenthold Endowed Lecture in Peace, Social Justice and Human Rights.
The 2020 Farenthold Lecture will kick-off a series of Rothko Chapel programs exploring the past, present, and future of civil and human rights in this country. Which rights are particularly at-risk in today’s society, and how can we become more effective advocates and activists as we work to undo injustice and create a society of equality and equity? A moderated Q&A session by ABC13’s news anchor Melanie Lawson follows the lecture.
Given recent events, many of us have felt that more participation in activism is needed to actually make a difference within our community, our nation, and our government. With that said, we decided to create a national holiday that commemorates the work of leading activists and encourages more participation within the field of activism, especially within the United States.
NETWORK's Nuns of the Bus is coming to Houston (Virtually)!For more info or to register go to: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0odeipqTgtG93vaVAXDTGLL79FZzPCpVAc Join Sr. Simone Campbell and the Nuns on the Bus for a Town Hall for Spirit-Filled Voters. While this town hall is virtual, it is intended especially for those who live in the Houston-Metropolitan Area. Spirit-Filled […]
During the current challenging times, solidarity, support, and strength between all communities are imperative to move the nation forward in the right direction. Join Asia Society as inspirational women leaders explore the depth of Black and Asian American experiences in the country, discuss how to overcome racial conflict and division between communities, and share their hopes for cross-racial understanding and collaboration as we build a just and equitable future together.
