Prayer to End Human Trafficking
Join the Dominican Sisters of Houston on Saturday, January 9, 2021 at 9am as they gather virtually for Prayer to End Human Trafficking.
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COVID, the Environment & Justice: A Faith Panel Discussion
COVID, the Environment & Justice: A Faith Panel Discussion Sunday, January 10, 3 p.m., online Join an online panel of speakers from diverse faith traditions to explore the connections between COVID, the environment and justice. Each speaker will address this topic from the perspective of their faith. See below for a list of […]
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Faithful Resilience: A Study on Climate Resilience for Faith Communities
Faithful Resilience: A Study on Climate Resilience for Faith Communities Tuesdays, January 12 – February 16, 6 p.m., online Faithful Resilience is a six-part study on climate resilience for faith communities. The climate crisis has arrived. Faith communities must not only react, but also prepare. Over the last decade, hurricanes have intensified, wildfires have burnt […]
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The Radical King and the Quest to Change America
Today MLK is celebrated for his 'dream' of a just America, but by the end of his career King was calling for a "radical reconstruction" of the United States. What compelled the transformation of King's ideas and what do they tell us about our society today? Join the Rothko Chapel for our livestream 2021 Annual MLK Birthday Celebration featuring Princeton University professor of African-American Studies Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor who will engage these questions in hopes of unlocking the ideas and strategies necessary to enact effective and lasting change the United States.
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43rd Annual “Original” MLK Day Parade & Holiday Celebration
OnlineOn January 18, 2021 the Houston Black Heritage Society will celebrate its 43rd Annual “Original” MLK Day Parade and Holiday Celebration. Due to COVID-19 and the commitment to prioritizing the health and safety of our fellow citizens in the community, the City of Houston and the Black Heritage Society’s 2021 Annual “Original” MLK Day Parade will broadcast live on virtual platforms for this year.
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A Celebration of Dr. King’s Birthday
Center for the Healing of Racism 3412 Crawford Street, Houston, TXPlease join the Center for the Healing of Racism on Monday, January 18, 2021, 6:00 to 8:00 PM as two extraordinary women discuss internalizing Dr. King’s messages of hope and healing. A facilitated dialogue will follow the discussion. Dee Gardner, founder of Gardner Counseling Services, is a licensed psychotherapist, speaker, educator, workshop facilitator, trauma treatment consultant […]
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Racism in the Woods – a Zoom dialogue
Center for the Healing of Racism 3412 Crawford Street, Houston, TXDuring a global pandemic, the outdoors is one of the only safe places to spend time in the company of other people. Research shows that spending time in nature is associate with a long list of health benefits — physical, emotional and spiritual. But while being in the woods is usually safe for White people, […]
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Being Healthy in a Toxifying World
Christ the King Evangelical Lutheran Church in Houston invites you to a monthly environmental education web meeting series whose theme in 2021 is Healthy Planet = Healthy People = Healthy Economy.
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Contemplation & Sound: Baha’i Tradition
Rothko Chapel 3900 Yupon St, HoustonJoin the Rothko Chapel for a livestream meditation in the Baha'i tradition, led by members of the Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Houston. According to Baha'i writings, music is "a ladder for our souls." Join us for an immersive meditative experience of the soul of the Baha'i community, with uplifting and contemplative music from […]
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HPJC Quarterly Board Meeting
ZoomPlease join us for the first HPJC Quarterly Board meeting of 2021. 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 plan 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. We also welcome members to send in their agenda items.
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COVID-19 Wall of Memories
COVID-19 Wall of Memories is a 501(c)(3) organization that maintains a website memorializing COVID-19 victims. Our objective is for people to understand the full scope of how the epidemic has impacted the U.S. We achieve this both through victims’ stories and through our news and information pages. Our mission is to memorialize and amplify the […]
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The Houston Climate Action Plan & Faith Communities
Join Lara Cottingham, Chief Sustainability Officer for the City of Houston, to learn about the Houston Climate Action Plan (CAP) and how faith communities, houses of worship & their members, can get involved.
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Beach Clean-Up
Galveston BayCalling people of all faiths, or no faith at all, to care for our shared environment! We will remove trash polluting a shoreline along Galveston Bay in Kemah, helping to protect and restore the beautiful bay ecosystem. This ev
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MFOLH Intersectionality Event: BHM x GVP
March For Our Lives Houston is excited to announce that we will be hosting a February Intersectionality event, which will be centered around Black History Month and gun violence prevention! The event will include an informative presentation about BHM, GVP legislation, how to take part in BHM by supporting the black community, action items, an […]
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50th Anniversary Interfaith Service & Community Celebration
To lift up the last 50 years of the Rothko Chapel’s work and mission, and renew and strengthen its commitment to serve as a welcoming interfaith sanctuary for all and a place to rally around the significant human rights issues of the day, the Chapel will hold an online interfaith service and human rights celebration […]
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Externalities in Action: Air Pollution, Public Health, and Environmental Justice in Houston
Join Paige Powell, Development Director at Air Alliance Houston, as she discusses the impacts of air pollution on physical health, quality of life, and economic prosperity. In her talk, Paige will consider: What is the "right" amount of air pollution for a healthy and prosperous society? What are the true costs of doing business measured […]
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Contemplation & Sound: Hindu Tradition
Rothko Chapel 3900 Yupon St, HoustonJoin the Rothko Chapel for a livestream meditation in the Hindu tradition, led by Dr. Hansa Medley and representatives of International Society of Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) of Houston. In this traditional Vedic or Hindu meditation we will vibrate sacred sound in the form of mantras accompanied by musical instruments. Register to receive the livestream link.
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Ending Nuclear Weapons Before They End Us: Opportunities Under the Biden Administration to Take Action
Please join us on March 4, 2021 for a virtual policy briefing and workshop series to call on the Biden administration to prioritize the complete elimination of nuclear weapons. The event is convened by Back from the Brink (BftB) and the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) with support from many partner organizations. The virtual event will feature an […]
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Rothko in Jazz with Maris Briežkalns Quintet
Rothko Chapel 3900 Yupon St, HoustonThe Rothko Chapel continues its 50th Anniversary celebrations with a livestream jazz performance inspired by the work of Mark Rothko. In honor of Rothko’s Latvian heritage, Latvian jazz ensemble the Māris Briežkalns Quintet commissioned ten Latvian composers to each create an original jazz composition, arranged and performed by the Quintet. Each composition is created to […]
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Bystander Intervention Training
Zoom EventLearn 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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Spring 2021 Interfaith Environmental Stewardship Event
The Gathering Place 5310 S. Willow Dr., Houston, TX, United StatesSpring 2021 Interfaith Environmental Stewardship Event Sunday, March 21, 1:30 – 4:30 p.m. Calling people of all faiths or no faith at all in Houston to care for our shared environment! We will engage in hands-on environmental stewardship at the Willow Waterhole Conservation Reserve, giving the park a spring cleaning by weeding, removing brush & other tasks. […]
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33rd International conference on Mental and Behavioral Health
The main theme of the conference is “Psychoanalysis & humanizing Mental Health" which covers wide range of critically important sessions. It’s a platform to bring all the neuroscientists together to share their experiences it’s the amalgam of scientific research as well as innovative ideas. The organizing committee is gearing up for an exciting and informative conference program including plenary lectures, symposia, workshops on a variety of topics, poster presentations and various programs for participants from all over the world.
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Texas Welcomes Refugees
Join us for a webinar update on refugee resettlement at the national and state level. We will be joined by an advocacy expert from Church World Service, a refugee leader from Texas, and faith leaders from multiple faith traditions. Join us to learn how YOU can support refugee resettlement in Texas! Register for the webinar […]
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“Sanando el dolor” (Healing the Hurt) / Dialogue in Spanish
Center for the Healing of Racism 3412 Crawford Street (@ Holman), Houston, TXEl 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 […]
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Zoom for Victim of Police Abuse
Zoom EventIn 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 […]
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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 […]
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“Waking News”
Center for the Healing of Racism 3412 Crawford Street (@ Holman), Houston, TXBring 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. […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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