Peace & Wellness Retreat
Holistic wellness retreat focuses on Nutrition, yoga, mindfulness and sustainability. Lecture presentations, break-out sessions, cooking demo, and plant based lunch are included in this full day retreat.
$20
30 events found.
Events
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The Council on Recovery 303 Jackson Hill St #1,, Houston
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Dialogue: Racism
Center for the Healing of Racism 3412 Crawford Street, Houston, TX, United StatesThe Center for the Healing of Racism will present Dialogue: Racism, a two-day intensive workshop that educates participants about racism and facilitates the process by which they can begin to counter the effects of racism on their lives, empowering them to interrupt the cycle of racist attitudes. The workshop provides a safe, respectful and loving atmosphere for a diverse group of people to learn new information, share experiences, dispel fears and guilt, and get to know each another.
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The Ecological Crisis & The Response of Faith
1st Unitarian Universalist Church & online 5200 Fannin St., HoustonThe Interfaith Environmental Network of Houston invites people of all faiths to learn about our present ecological crisis and consider how our faiths can enable us to respond. What is our present ecological crisis? What specific issues are central? Using the United Nations’ Global Environmental Outlook, issued earlier this year, the speaker will address these questions. All attendees, of all faiths, will then engage in facilitated discussions of how our faiths both inform and enable our response to this crisis, through both personal and collective action and advocacy.
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The Longoria Affair: Film Screening & Dialogue
Center for the Healing of Racism 3412 Crawford Street, Houston, TX, United StatesFelix Longoria, a decorated Mexican American soldier, was killed in battle during World War II. But when his body came home to Three Rivers, Texas in 1945, the only funeral home in town refused to handle his burial. “The whites wouldn’t like it,” they told his widow. Nationwide outrage sparked the beginning of Latinos as a political force in the U.S.
In recognition of National Hispanic Heritage Month, the Center for the Healing of Racism will be screening the “The Longoria Affair.”
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The Walk for Mental Health Awareness
Stude Park 1031 Stude, HoustonThe Walk for Mental Health Awareness – Houston is a community based event that helps raise awareness and funding for Greater Houston area non-profit agencies and programs that provide mental health services; creating an environment for our positive public dialogue.
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Health Justice- Workers’ Rights, Work Life Balance and Being Good to Yourself
Tarka Indian Kitchen 721 W 19th St., Houston, TX, United StatesFor this month's gathering, we will discuss a few interrelated themes, starting with labor and worker rights, hostile work environments, lack of work-life balance, and its effect on health and health care costs.
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A Way Forward: Healing from Racism
The Center for Healing Racism is happy to invite you to the first conference on dismantling institutional racism.
While the Center has worked tirelessly for 30 years to help individuals heal from internalized racial conditioning, this conference will explore the systemic nature of racism in U.S. society; the ways in which the institutions in our country have created advantages and disadvantages for different groups of people. In bringing together a diverse group of communities, our goal is to begin developing strategies for achieving a more just and equitable society.
Conference participants will include academics, social justice activists, artists and advocates of equity and equality who will examine the educational, health care, nutritional, criminal justice and environmental systems of our society, with an eye towards dismantling institutional racism and fostering a community in which all can thrive.
As an affiliate of Houston Community College, we will also consider the impact of institutional racism on students, faculty and the community at large, presenting strategies for these groups to cope with the distress caused by systemic oppression, which can diminish cognitive “bandwidth” and interfere with performance at school, at work and in the world.
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Conversation & Book Signing with Joel Edward Goza
Dominican Center for Spirituality 6501 Almeda Rd, HoustonPlease join The Dominican Sister of Houston for a conversation with Joel Edward Goza author of America’s Unholy Ghosts: The Racist Roots of Our Faith and Politics.
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Fall Festival / Halloween Carnival
Grace United Church of Christ 8515 Brookwulf, HoustonGrace United Church of Christ will host the free neighborhood Fall Festival / Halloween Carnival. It's a wonderful opportunity to connect with neighbors. There will be games, candy and a cakewalk!
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Potluck and Movie: An Endless War: Getting Out of Afghanistan
Live Oak Friends Meeting House 1318 W. 26th, Houston, TX, United StatesOn October 7, 2001, The United States embarked on its longest war ever by invading Afghanistan. In addition to Afghanistan, the 2001 Authorization to Use Military Force (AUMF) has been used by the Bush, Obama, and Trump administrations to justify military operations in 18 countries, including Somalia, Libya, Syria, and Yemen.
Potluck at 6 PM, movie at 7 PM. Come for either or both!
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Be Bold Be Heard- Learn to Make Democracy Work
Westchester Academy 901 Yorkchester Dr, HoustonThis is a 'lunch and learn' talk by a visiting activist from India. Jayaram Venkatesan heads a citizens movement in the state of Tamil Nadu, India, which aims to create a just and equitable society. He and his team have led campaigns against corruption, for restoration of waterbodies, for improving quality of public health system, and for raising awareness about people's civic rights and responsibilities.
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FILM: A Better World IS Possible
Community House at St. Stephens Episcopal Church 1755 Sul Ross, Houston, TX, United StatesExciting and very focused one-hour film that lays out a history of American policies. The idea to offer a deeper understanding of what the Trump/Pence White House plan actually is and how this plan is being executed to detail. It is a must-see!
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Waking (Let’s Talk) News
Center for the Healing of Racism 3412 Crawford Street, Houston, TX, United StatesCome; share an article with us! Bring a bag lunch and your articles clipped from newspapers, magazines, journals or online sources relating to discrimination, oppression and all forms of racism. Join us in a lively discussion and contribute your ideas and materials to the Center for the Healing of Racism. During 2019, we will meet on the last Friday of each month (January through October) from Noon to 2:00 pm at 3412 Crawford Street (corner of Holman), Houston, TX 77004.
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Houston Demands Trump/Pence Out Now! #OutNow!
Westheimer Rd. & Post Oak Blvd. Westheimer Rd. & Post Oak Blvd., HoustonJOIN US and DEMAND: The Trump/Pence Regime Must Go – NOW!
The time has come to launch mass, sustained, non-violent protests that come back week after week, refusing to stop until the Trump/Pence Regime has been removed from power.
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The Earth Charter & Lutheran Social Statements
Live Oak Friends Meeting House & online 1320 W 26th St, HoustonJoin Lisa Brenskelle, head of the Lutherans Restoring Creation Team for the Texas Louisiana Gulf Coast Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), for a talk on the Earth Charter. The ELCA voted to endorse the Earth Charter at its national assembly in August. The Earth Charter, while a completely secular document, is an ethical framework for building a just, sustainable, and peaceful society. As such, it’s precepts have much in common with Christian social teaching, and indeed, with the social teaching of many faiths. This first half of this talk will cover the Earth Charter, its origins & principles, as well as materials available from the Earth Charter Initiative. The second half of the talk will explain the relationship between Earth Charter principles & Christian social teaching, using the social statements of the ELCA as a basis
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Free Community Bike Safety Course
Nervous about biking in Houston? You are invited to a free Community Bike Safety Course where you’ll gain the confidence to cycle safely around town! This is the only free bike safety course in Houston taught by certified instructors & open to all ages. The course begins with 90 minutes of classroom instruction at Christ the King Evangelical Lutheran Church. 90 minutes of drills in the Rice University parking lot follow the classroom instruction, and then we’ll take a leisurely 1 hour ride around the neighborhood to practice our skills on the road. Instruction is provided by certified instructors from Bike Houston.
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Mennonite Sale for World Peace
Houston Mennonite Church 1231 Wirt Rd., Houston, TX, United StatesA celebration of the handmade and the unique, the practical and the beautiful, the Peace Sale takes tradition and gives it a few modern touches. Buy handmade treasures; bid on a quilt during the live auction; browse Ten Thousand Villages; drink Fair Trade coffee; feast on freshly prepared food, take home a shoo-fly pie - and know that you're supporting peace and justice at home and abroad.
The Mennonite Sale for World Peace is a sale and auction in the tradition of Mennonite Relief Sales held annually across the United States and Canada.
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Join Us for a Repair Cafe! Recycle/Reuse/Repair Your Stuff!
TXRX Labs 6501 Navigation Blvd, Houston, TX, United Statestheir broken items for assessment, disassembly and repair. Bring your toolkit and join us to have fun and learn while helping others troubleshoot and fix their broken stuff! Volunteers assess, take apart, and hopefully -- REPAIR.
We invite you to bring in a broken item and meet local people who have offered to share their skills to help you make repairs. If you have nothing to repair, you can enjoy a cup of tea or coffee. Or you can lend a hand with someone else’s repair job. You can also get inspired at the reading table, by leafing through books on repairs and DIY.
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2019 HPJC Peacemaker Awards Dinner & Auction
Crowne Plaza Hotel 2712 Southwest Freeway, Houston, TX, United StatesPlease join us on SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 10th as we celebrate our National and Local Peacemaker Award Recipients!
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Transition Houston Meeting: Houston Landscape of Nature
Haven's Center 1827 W Alabama St, Houston, TX, United StatesHouston Landscape of Nature We hope you'll join us for our upcoming Transition Houston meeting! Socializing starts at 6:30pm and the meeting begins at 7:00pm at the Haven’s Center, 1827 W Alabama St, Houston, TX 77098. From Big Thicket to Coastal Marshes and from Post Oak Savannah to Coastal Prairie, we live in one of the most diverse ecological regions. […]
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Fall 2019 Interfaith Environmental Stewardship Event
The Gathering Place 5310 S. Willow Dr., Houston, TX, United StatesWe will engage in hands-on environmental stewardship by trimming trees, mulching, and watering at the Willow Waterhole Conservation Reserve in Houston.
This event is organized by Christ the King Evangelical Lutheran Church, Congregation Brith Shalom, and the Interfaith Environmental Network of Houston, in partnership with the Willow Waterhole Greenspace Conservancy.
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“Did They Really Just Say That?”
Center for the Healing of Racism 3412 Crawford Street, Houston, TX, United StatesHave you ever wondered how to respond to that totally inappropriate racial, ethnic or homophobic slur uttered by Aunt So-and-So or Mr. Whatchamacallit when you least expect it? You gasp; you cringe. But what do you say and how do you say it?
Please join the Center for the Healing of Racism for "Did They Really Just Say That?", a dialogue with a panel of veteran Center members about how to respond to racist comments made by friends, families and co-workers.Free. Donations appreciated -
“Two Spirits” film screening
Center for the Healing of Racism 3412 Crawford Street, Houston, TX, United StatesThe Center for the Healing of Racism invites you to a screening of “Two Spirits,” an award-winning documentary film. This film, which will be followed by a dialogue, interweaves the tragic story of a mother’s loss of her son with a revealing look at a time when the world wasn’t simply divided into male and female, and many Native American cultures held places of honor for people of integrated genders.
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Quaker Barter Fair on Buy Nothing Day
Live Oak Friends Meeting House 1318 W. 26th, Houston, TX, United StatesBlack Friday offers the challenge to BUY NOTHING! The Quaker testimonies of Simplicity, Community and Stewardship encourage Friends to find creative ways to care for the earth and each other, and we want to extend this opportunity to others in the community. Creating a space to practice thinking together in a new way about how we place value on objects and services within our community seems like a worthwhile way to observe the day after Thanksgiving.
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“Lunch & Learn Dialogues”
Center for the Healing of Racism 3412 Crawford Street, Houston, TX, United StatesThe Center for the Healing of Racism invites you to “Lunch & Learn Dialogues” once a month through December 2019.
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HPJC Quarterly Board Meeting
TBH (Talento Bilingüe de Houston) 333 S. Jensen Drive, Houston, TX, United StatesPlease join us for our last board meeting of the year!
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The Fierce Urgency of Now! speaker series
First Unitarian Universalist Church 5200 Fannin St., Houston, TX, United StatesThe Interfaith Environmental Network of Houston, in conjunction with the First Unitarian Universalist Church, invites you to The Fierce Urgency of Now! speaker series: An interfaith response to the climate crisis.
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From Jamestown, Ghana to Jamestown Colony and Back
Center for the Healing of Racism 3412 Crawford Street, Houston, TXPlease join us for a panel discussion and dialogue about the continuing impact of slavery. Center member Barbara Paige will share her reflections on her family’s 2019 Year of Return trip to Ghana in memory of the 400th anniversary of the arrival of the first enslaved Africans in the Jamestown Colony. Panelists will connect the dots between practices developed to sustain slavery and continuing inequities in our current economic, healthcare, and criminal justice systems.
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Opening Night Screening and Reception for Anand Patwardhan: Ways of Struggle
Glassell School of Art, Favrot Auditorium 5101 Montrose Blvd., HoustonA new exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston's Glassell School of Art, Anand Patwardhan: Ways of Struggle, surveys four decades of filmmaking by one of today's most socially committed documentary filmmakers. Since the 1970s, Patwardhan has been making portraits of Indian movements for social justice.
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Reason (Vivek)
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston 1001 Bissonnet, HoustonIn this monumental documentary, veteran Indian filmmaker Anand Patwardhan explores how India’s political climate has moved dramatically away from the nonviolent teachings of Mahatma Gandhi. Organized in chapters that move from the past to the present, Reason unflinchingly chronicles the rise of right-wing extremism and recent instances of violence, yet concludes with a message of cautious optimism.
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