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America’s Unholy Ghosts: The Racist Roots of Our Faith and Politics 

Zoom Event

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. 

Free. Donations appreciated. RSVP required

The Condor and The Eagle – Houston Premiere (Virtual!)

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 […]

Free – $25

Robert Reich Livestream

ProgressiveForum website

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

Free

Is This Really A Racial Reckoning?

by zoom--link on website Houston

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.

Free

National Activism Day

 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.

Free

NETWORKS’s Nuns on the Bus: The Virtual Tour

by zoom--link on website Houston

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 […]

Free

Building Black and Asian Solidarity: Women Leading Across Race, History, and Culture

by zoom--link on website Houston

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.

Free

The Structure of Racism

Zoom Event

Please join the Dominican Sisters of Houston and the Center for the Healing of Racism on Saturday, October 10, 2020, 1-3 PM, for “The Structure of Racism,” a Zoom presentation examining the structural and psychological causes and consequences of prejudice and discrimination. The workshop will be led by Dr. Craig Oettinger who will discuss these persistent patterns and — with the help of the audience — explore how change is possible.

Free. Donations appreciated. RSVP required

Rain Barrels for The Houston-Area Community

The Interfaith Environmental Network of Houston and Galveston Bay Foundation invite all houses of worship and their members in Houston, alongside any interested Houstonians, to a rain barrel workshop.

$35

Houston Racial Reconciliation Workshop ONLINE

by zoom--link on website Houston

Expect to dig deep as we look through the lens of history, as well as the events we are experiencing today, to understand how race remains a salient factor in shaping our society.

Throughout the course, we will actively build relationships as we participate and engage one another through conversation, experiences, and learning in a Gospel centered environment.

MFAH Virtual Films: Native Son

The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston 1001 Bissonnet, Houston

Richard Wright’s widely praised 1940 novel exposed the injustices of Black urban life. Bigger Thomas,in prison for murder and sentenced to death, reflects back on the circumstances that led to his incarceration. This new restoration of the 1951 screen adaptation, in the film-noir genre, stars author Richard Wright as Bigger Thomas, and is being released in its original length for the first time. This new restoration of the 1951 film version is preceded by a special filmed introduction by film historians Eddie Muller (Film Noir Foundation) and Jacqueline Najuma Stewart, courtesy of Turner Classic Movies.

$10

MFAH Virtual Films: Nationtime – Gary

Museum of Fine Arts Houston 1001 Bissonnet St, , Houston

In March 1972, an estimated 10,000 Black politicians, activists, artists, and performers congregated at the National Black Political Convention in Gary, Indiana. Attendees included Amiri Baraka, Dick Gregory, Isaac Hayes, Rev. Jesse Jackson, Coretta Scott King, and Bobby Seale. William Greaves (1926–2014), the established documentarian of Black history, culture and politics, directed a camera crew and captured it all. Narrated by Sidney Poitier with poetry recited by Harry Belafonte, the film was thought at the time to be too radical for television broadcast and was drastically edited. Now restored to its original length, this essential documentary reveals a rousing, at times contentious, yet undeniably significant historical event.

$10

Waking News!

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

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.

Free. Donations appreciated. RSVP required

We Won’t Let Trump Steal the Election! We Will Defeat Fascism!

Donald Trump es el presidente más racista, sexista, antiobrero y autoritario en medio siglo. Ha implementado una prohibición de viajar a los musulmanes, ha comenzado a construir un muro para mantener a los migrantes mexicanos y centroamericanos fuera de nuestro país y ha difamado a líderes políticos, atletas y otras personas de ascendencia africana. Trump […]

Taking Time to Exhale: A Zoom Workshop for Healing

So many have expressed feeling as though we have been holding our breath throughout 2020.  Between the individual and collective stress of a global pandemic, the murder of George Floyd and the national election we know people have high emotions. For this reason, the Center for the Healing of Racism will hold a safe space […]

Free. Donations appreciated

Fall 2020 Interfaith Environmental Stewardship Event

Willow Waterhole Greenspace 5300 Dryad, Houston

Fall 2020 Interfaith Environmental Stewardship Event Sunday, November 8, 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, cleaning up rose garden beds, mulching around trees, & other tasks. This event will offer […]

Free

Mother I Am Suffocating. This Is My Last Film About You. Presented by Houston Cinema Arts Festival 2020

Eventive

For the Houston Cinema Arts Festival 2020, Houston Cinema Arts Society features virtual and drive-in screenings of films in addition to live stream performances, interactive experiences, and Q&A and panels. This year, HCAF celebrates "Urbana," inspired by the globally popular Spanish-language genre música Urbana, which has its origin in African and the trans-Atlantic slave trade.

Free

The 24th presented by Houston Cinema Arts Festival 2020

Eventive

For the Houston Cinema Arts Festival 2020, Houston Cinema Arts Society features virtual and drive-in screenings of films in addition to live stream performances, interactive experiences, and Q&A and panels. This year, HCAF celebrates "Urbana," inspired by the globally popular Spanish-language genre música Urbana, which has its origin in African and the trans-Atlantic slave trade.

$10.00

Landfall presented by Houston Cinema Arts Festival 2020

Eventive

For the Houston Cinema Arts Festival 2020, Houston Cinema Arts Society features virtual and drive-in screenings of films in addition to live stream performances, interactive experiences, and Q&A and panels. This year, HCAF celebrates "Urbana," inspired by the globally popular Spanish-language genre música Urbana, which has its origin in African and the trans-Atlantic slave trade.

$10

Native American Heritage Month: A Discussion on Indian Tribal Law

Please join the Center for the Healing of Racism for a virtual celebration of Native American Heritage Month on Thursday, November 19, 2020, 6:00-8:00pm via Zoom.  Dr. Carol Harvey (Yaniza Kinlichini), a Navajo attorney will speak on the U.S. Supreme Court Marshall Trilogy of Indian Tribal Sovereignty. Dr. Harvey, a former member of the board of […]

Free. Donations appreciated