A year ago, our ministers directed church staff to change the Sunday lunch menu to plant-based food. What inspired them to act? For a year, our church’s Climate Action Team has hosted monthly plant-based potlucks. The potlucks turn out five times as many participants as the monthly lectures that we used to hold. That’s inspiration! […]
The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) will host its Preventing Youth Hate Crimes and Identity-Based Bullying Prevention Virtual Symposium on October 17-18, 2023 from 12:00 to 5:15 PM ET. This two-day virtual symposium coincides with Bullying Prevention Month and will focus on how to prevent extremist hate groups from radicalizing youth and […]
This is an invitation to join a powerful collective action. After more than two years of struggle to defend the Weelaunee forest in southeast Atlanta from the construction of a militarized police training facility, the movement is at a crucial crossroads. This November, there is a call for a mass action to halt construction on […]
You may know that there are many possible solutions to combat climate change. But, how do we focus our efforts, create the most effective plan and really make a difference on climate before it’s too late? The Drawdown Roadmap is a science-based strategy for accelerating climate solutions, pointing to which climate actions governments, businesses, investors, […]
Beginning in 2020, Brad Braxton and Anthony Pinn exchanged a series of email conversations that together form the basis for the book A Master Class on Being Human: A Black Christian and a Black Secular Humanist on Religion, Race, and Justice (Beacon Press 2023). In this time of marked polarization in our communal life, the authors embarked […]
Connect with God as revealed through creation at Hermann Park in this guided prayer walk in the park, using the park’s beautiful natural setting to stimulate prayer and reflection. At each stop along the walk, there will be a theme, an accompanying Bible verse, and reflection questions for you to ponder. Deepen your Christian spiritual […]
Connect with God as revealed through creation at Hermann Park in this guided prayer walk in the park, using the park’s beautiful natural setting to stimulate prayer and reflection. At each stop along the walk, there will be a theme, an accompanying Bible verse, and reflection questions for you to ponder. Deepen your Christian spiritual […]
Soil is essential to all life and is important to human health in many ways. It can filter water, provide nutrients and food, store carbon, and supply us with antibiotics to fight diseases. However, soils are often mistreated by industrial agriculture and contaminated by environmental pollutants like oil spills which can directly affect human and […]
The Center for the Healing of Racism honors Native American Heritage Month with a visiting exhibit from the American Indian Genocide Museum on Thursday, November 9, 2023 from Noon to 6:00 PM. An interactive dialogue with the museum’s founders Cheryl and Steve Meléndez will begin at 6:00 PM. The event will be held at 3412 […]
HPJC is recognizing the wonderful work of these recipients of the 2023 Peacemaker Awards at our annual Awards Ceremony: The Texas Observer, Kristen Schlemmer, Jacilet Griffin, and Lorena Perez McGill
Join Adrian Shelley, Texas Office Director for Public Citizen, as he delves into energy, from underground to on the grid. Texas has been an energy state for more than a century. But as the global energy market shifts away from fossil fuels and toward clean sources such as wind, solar, and battery storage, Texas risks […]
During the U.N. Climate Conference (COP28) in Dubai, people of all faiths and spiritual traditions are invited to come together for prayer, meditation and reflection in the beauty of nature at Hermann Park. Clergy of a variety of faiths/spiritual traditions will offer readings, reflections and prayers/meditations from their traditions, all in support of the ongoing […]
White people have been a part of every movement for liberation in the USA, from the Underground Railroad, to the Civil Rights Movement, to the formation of the United Farm Workers Union, to Black Lives Matter and beyond, yet their stories are often overlooked. Please join the Center for the Healing of Racism on December 5, 2023, 6:00 […]
The MLK Grande Parade will be held on January 15, 2024 in Midtown Houston originating on San jacinto street 7 Elgin Street beginning @ 10a (CST). The parade's theme is "We Still believe" and will feature more than 100 culturally diverse performance groups from across the nation. To register for the parade or to learn […]
Learn how to fix the structural defects of money and end poverty with a Universal Basic Income.
All HPJC members, and especially Board members, are invited to participate in our annual Board orientation and planning retreat. We'll gather in person to learn and discuss together how to make HPJC more effective, answer questions, and plan activities for 2024. This includes what we want to do more or less of, or differently than […]
Join with us to celebrate the lives of David and Priscilla (Peggy) Atwood. They were long time members of HPJC's Board of Directors, as well as being peace and justice advocates. They were an inspiration to us by their dedication and persistence in working to make the world a more peaceful and just place, in […]
Join us in celebrating the life of of Martin Luther King, Jr., who was not only a wonderful inspiration for the Civil Rights Movement, but also for peace and non-violence, in the (rescheduled) MLK parade on Feb. 10, 2024.
What is a pocket prairie and why would you want one at your faith community? If your faith community is maintaining lawn that it does not use, join us online to learn about pocket prairies, their benefits, and how to create one. Jaime Gonzalez, prairie expert, will describe pocket prairies, how they can benefit your […]
This year's observance will provide space for learning, restoration and renewal through a conversation and meditative moment on sustaining action focused particularly on youth organizers working for climate justice and community health. Inspired by the 2023 ruling in the Held v. Montana case on the state’s constitutional rights to health, representatives from Our Children’s Trust including staff attorney David Schwartz and youth plaintiffs will […]
