BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Houston Peace & Justice Center - ECPv6.17.3.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://hpjc.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Houston Peace & Justice Center REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20180311T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20181104T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20190310T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20191103T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20200308T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20201101T070000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20191213T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20191213T203000 DTSTAMP:20191124T135356Z CREATED:20191124T135313Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191124T135356Z UID:10000997-1576261800-1576269000@hpjc.org SUMMARY:Opening Night Screening and Reception for Anand Patwardhan: Ways of Struggle DESCRIPTION:A 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. Starting in the 1990s\, Patwardhan began also chronicling the rise of right-wing Hindu nationalism\, whose driving passions have now acquired global relevance\, from Bolsonaro’s Brazil to Trump’s America. Taken together\, Patwardhan’s films make up a passionate plea for peace and social justice. The exhibition opens with a screening of Patwardhan’s film on the Hindu nationalist destruction of the Babri Mosque in Ayodhya\, India\, In the Name of God (1992). The screening will take place at the Glassell School’s Favrot Auditorium; the film will be introduced by Patwardhan\, and will be followed afterward by a reception with the filmmaker. URL:https://hpjc.org/event/opening-night-screening-and-reception-for-anand-patwardhan-ways-of-struggle/ LOCATION:Glassell School of Art\, Favrot Auditorium\, 5101 Montrose Blvd.\, Houston\, 77006 CATEGORIES:Film ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hpjc.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/1.JBC-cops-tyre-e1574603627992.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Museum of Fine Arts%2C Houston":MAILTO:rgomez@mfah.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20191211T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20191211T210000 DTSTAMP:20191201T000755Z CREATED:20191201T000352Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191201T000755Z UID:10000999-1576090800-1576098000@hpjc.org SUMMARY:From Jamestown\, Ghana to Jamestown Colony and Back DESCRIPTION:Please 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. \n  \nFree but donations are appreciated \n3412 Crawford Street\nParking in HCC Lot 9\nRSVP required to cfhr2019@yahoo.com URL:https://hpjc.org/event/from-jamestown-ghana-to-jamestown-colony-back/ LOCATION:Center for the Healing of Racism\, 3412 Crawford Street\, Houston\, TX\, 77004 CATEGORIES:Presentation or Lecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hpjc.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Photo-of-women-at-market-e1575158737124.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Center for the Healing of Racism":MAILTO:cfhr1@juno.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20191208T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20191208T150000 DTSTAMP:20191129T185144Z CREATED:20191129T183501Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191129T185144Z UID:10000998-1575811800-1575817200@hpjc.org SUMMARY:The Fierce Urgency of Now! speaker series DESCRIPTION:Free and open to the public. \nThe 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. \nPanelists: \nDr. Mahmoud El-Gamal\nProfessor of Economics and Statistics\, Rice University\n\nRabbi Scott Hausman-Weiss\nCongregation Shma Koleinu\n\nCarol Burrus\nDirector of Religious Education\,\nFirst Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston\n\nBaba Ifalade\nD.R.U.M. founder\,\nCo-founder of Ile Orunmila Sango of Houston\n\nModerator:\n\nRev. Dr. Colin Bossen\nInterim Senior Minister of the\nFirst Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston.\n\nSunday\, December 8th\n1:30 PM to 3:00 PM \nFirst Unitarian Universalist Church\, Museum District\n5200 Fannin\nHouston\, TX 77004\n713-526-5200 \n\nhttp://firstuu.org/ URL:https://hpjc.org/event/the-fierce-urgency-of-now-speaker-series/ LOCATION:First Unitarian Universalist Church\, 5200 Fannin St.\, Houston\, TX\, 77004\, United States CATEGORIES:Environmental & Environmental Justice ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hpjc.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/speaker.png GEO:29.7278587;-95.3870637 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=First Unitarian Universalist Church 5200 Fannin St. Houston TX 77004 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=5200 Fannin St.:geo:-95.3870637,29.7278587 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20191207T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20191207T150000 DTSTAMP:20191118T234257Z CREATED:20191118T234203Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191118T234257Z UID:10000994-1575723600-1575730800@hpjc.org SUMMARY:HPJC Quarterly Board Meeting DESCRIPTION:Please join us for the last board meeting of the year:\n\nSaturday\, December 7\, 2019 – 1-3 PM\nTBH (Talento Bilingüe de Houston)\n333 S. Jensen Drive\nHouston\, TX 77002\n \nWe will be electing officers\, and we have some places to fill.  Following are the elected positions\, and if you have any nominations\, please send them in as soon as possible\, along with the email addresses and phone numbers.\n\n \nThe Executive Committee meets monthly\, along with two 1-day retreats\, one for orientation and planning\, usually held sometime in January to mid-February\, and the second in August for fiscal planning and budgeting. URL:https://hpjc.org/event/hpjc-quarterly-board-meeting-5/ LOCATION:TBH (Talento Bilingüe de Houston)\, 333 S. Jensen Drive\, Houston\, TX\, 77002\, United States CATEGORIES:HPJC Meeting ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hpjc.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Logo-HPJC-blue-orange.png ORGANIZER;CN="Houston Peace &%3B Justice Center":MAILTO:info@hpjc.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20191204T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20191204T131500 DTSTAMP:20190808T174456Z CREATED:20190808T174338Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190808T174456Z UID:10000682-1575459900-1575465300@hpjc.org SUMMARY:“Lunch & Learn Dialogues" DESCRIPTION:The Center for the Healing of Racism invites you to “Lunch & Learn Dialogues” once a month through December 2019.  The following topics will be discussed: \nTuesday\, 8-20-19 Microaggressions\nTuesday\, 9-17-19 White Privilege\n\nWednesday\, 10-23-19  Internalized Oppression \nWednesday\, 11-13-19 Exploring Identity*\nWednesday\, 12-4-19 Shattering of Stereotypes*\n\n*Requires at least 30 participants\n\nBring your own lunch. All sessions will be held from 11:45AM to 1:15PM at The Center for the Healing of Racism\, 3412 Crawford Street (at Holman)\, Houston\, TX 77004. Free parking across the street in HCC Lot 9.  RSVP required: cfhr1@juno.com or 713-520-8226.  Free but donations are appreciated.\n\nhttp:/www.centerhealingracism.org/ URL:https://hpjc.org/event/lunch-learn-dialogues/2019-12-04/ LOCATION:Center for the Healing of Racism\, 3412 Crawford Street\, Houston\, TX\, 77004\, United States CATEGORIES:Presentation or Lecture ORGANIZER;CN="Center for the Healing of Racism":MAILTO:cfhr1@juno.com GEO:29.7370629;-95.3734364 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Center for the Healing of Racism 3412 Crawford Street Houston TX 77004 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=3412 Crawford Street:geo:-95.3734364,29.7370629 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20191129T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20191129T160000 DTSTAMP:20191106T025911Z CREATED:20191104T135850Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191106T025911Z UID:10000992-1575032400-1575043200@hpjc.org SUMMARY:Quaker Barter Fair on Buy Nothing Day DESCRIPTION:Black 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. \nTo get involved\, just come!   Bring a table\, shelf\, rug or blanket to display your goods or a sign that describes your service(s).   CHILDREN ARE WELCOME!  Children are often the best models of how this can work.  They have the ability to add value to an item by describing potential uses\, and the creativity to negotiate three-way trades. \nThere will be a designated area for “free” items that you are willing to give to whomever wants them.  Visitors may then use such items to barter and trade with if they wish.   At the end of the day all items remaining at the “Free Table” will be donated to a local charity. \nWe will also share a meal of left-overs from Thanksgiving feasts\, so all attendees are invited to bring left overs to share. We will also enjoy spontaneous music making.   So\, please bring musical instruments\, singing bowls\, drums and guitars\, as well. URL:https://hpjc.org/event/quaker-barter-fair-on-buy-nothing-day/ LOCATION:Live Oak Friends Meeting House\, 1318 W. 26th\, Houston\, TX\, 77008\, United States CATEGORIES:Economic Justice ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hpjc.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/barterfairlogo.png ORGANIZER;CN="Lidney Molnari":MAILTO:lidneymolnari@yahoo.com GEO:29.809315;-95.423516 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Live Oak Friends Meeting House 1318 W. 26th Houston TX 77008 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1318 W. 26th:geo:-95.423516,29.809315 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20191119T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20191119T210000 DTSTAMP:20191010T184632Z CREATED:20191010T184511Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191010T184632Z UID:10000988-1574190000-1574197200@hpjc.org SUMMARY:“Two Spirits” film screening DESCRIPTION:The Center for the Healing of Racism invites you to a screening of “Two Spirits\,” an award-winning documentary film\, on Tuesday\, November 19\, 2019 from 7:00-9:00 PM\, 3412 Crawford Street\, Houston\, TX 77004.  \n\n \nThe 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.   The event is free and open to the public. Donations appreciated.  Seating is limited. \n\n \nReservations required; RSVP at CFHR2019@yahoo.com or 713-520-8226.  Free Parking in HCC Lot 9. URL:https://hpjc.org/event/two-spirits-film-screening/ LOCATION:Center for the Healing of Racism\, 3412 Crawford Street\, Houston\, TX\, 77004\, United States CATEGORIES:Film ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hpjc.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/From-TWO-SPIRITS-Fred-Martinez-Dancing1-1024x594-e1570733073170.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Center for the Healing of Racism":MAILTO:cfhr1@juno.com GEO:29.7370629;-95.3734364 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Center for the Healing of Racism 3412 Crawford Street Houston TX 77004 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=3412 Crawford Street:geo:-95.3734364,29.7370629 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20191118T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20191118T170000 DTSTAMP:20191119T182035Z CREATED:20191119T181602Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191119T182035Z UID:10000995-1574064000-1574096400@hpjc.org SUMMARY:"Did They Really Just Say That?" DESCRIPTION:Have 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? \n \nPlease 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.  \n\n\nSaturday\, November 23\, 9:30am-11:30am\n3412 Crawford Street\, Houston\, TX 77004\nFree Parking in HCC Lot 9 \nFree & open to the public.  Donations appreciated.  RSVP required: cfhr2019@yahoo.com;  713-520-8226 \nhttps://www.centerhealingracism.org/ URL:https://hpjc.org/event/did-they-really-just-say-that/ LOCATION:Center for the Healing of Racism\, 3412 Crawford Street\, Houston\, TX\, 77004\, United States CATEGORIES:Presentation or Lecture,Training ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hpjc.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/62022405_2589864904379996_2951996400532979712_o-e1574187566542.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Center for the Healing of Racism":MAILTO:cfhr1@juno.com GEO:29.7370629;-95.3734364 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Center for the Healing of Racism 3412 Crawford Street Houston TX 77004 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=3412 Crawford Street:geo:-95.3734364,29.7370629 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20191117T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20191117T163000 DTSTAMP:20191007T123939Z CREATED:20191007T123529Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191007T123939Z UID:10000986-1573997400-1574008200@hpjc.org SUMMARY:Fall 2019 Interfaith Environmental Stewardship Event DESCRIPTION:Fall 2019 Interfaith Environmental Stewardship Event\nSunday\, November 17\, 1:30 – 4:30 p.m. \nCalling people of all faiths\, or no faith at all\, to come together\nto care for our shared environment.  We will engage in hands-on\nenvironmental stewardship by trimming trees\, mulching\, and\nwatering at the Willow Waterhole Conservation Reserve in\nHouston. This event will offer activities for all ages and skill\nlevels\, so bring the whole family\, your neighbors and your friends. \n\n\n\n  \nMeet at The Gathering Place\,\n5310 South Willow Dr.\,\nHouston 77035\n(713) 275-5724\nhttps://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Gathering-Place/141879632524641\n\n\n  \n\nto sign in. Metro bus line 7 stops nearby and line 49 is not far.\nTools/supplies will be provided.\n\n\n\n  \n\nThis event is organized by Christ the King Evangelical Lutheran Church\,\nCongregation Brith Shalom\, and the Interfaith Environmental Network of\nHouston\, in partnership with the Willow Waterhole Greenspace Conservancy.\nThe conservancy requires signing of a waiver to participate.\n\n\n\n  \n\nPlease register for planning purposes on www.eventbrite.com.\nContact Lisa Brenskelle at gcs.lrc@gmail.com for more information. URL:https://hpjc.org/event/fall-2019-interfaith-environmental-stewardship-event/ LOCATION:The Gathering Place\, 5310 S. Willow Dr.\, Houston\, TX\, 77035\, United States CATEGORIES:Environmental & Environmental Justice ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hpjc.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/fallimage2018.png GEO:29.6546185;-95.4727759 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Gathering Place 5310 S. Willow Dr. Houston TX 77035 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=5310 S. Willow Dr.:geo:-95.4727759,29.6546185 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20191112T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20191112T210000 DTSTAMP:20191016T113807Z CREATED:20191016T113302Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191016T113807Z UID:10000990-1573583400-1573592400@hpjc.org SUMMARY:Transition Houston Meeting: Houston Landscape of Nature DESCRIPTION:Houston Landscape of Nature\nWe 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. \nFrom Big Thicket to Coastal Marshes and from Post Oak Savannah to Coastal Prairie\, we live in one of the most diverse ecological regions. Productive land had brought prosperity to the settlers and laid the foundation for many that followed. \nThe region has much more capacity and to be able to sustain and to provide higher quality of life\, if we must respect and understand our landscape of nature. We can protect habitats and enrich the balance of native vegetation and wildlife\, we can be more resilient in uncertain future of Global Warming and Climate Change and we can be better prepared to provide food security and for better air and water quality. \nAbout Our Speaker\nKeiji Asakura holds over 40 years of experience in urban horticulture\, and practices urban design\, landscape architecture\, and community planning throughout the US and internationally. In his highly regarded practice\, he has master planned and designed beautiful and functional spaces in a variety of settings\, from park and recreation destinations to streetscapes\, educational facilities\, and affordable housing. Keiji believes ecological health of community is based on performance value of landscape and provides a holistic and context-sensitive approach that considers both the aesthetics and function of a plan or design\, allowing for opportunities for enhanced mobility\, connectivity\, community health\, and social interaction\, while respecting the historic and cultural heritage of a site. \nKeiji is a member of the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) Council of Fellows and is the recipient of numerous high honors including the ASLA Distinguished Member Award\, the President’s Call for Service Award\, and the City of Houston Mayor’s Proud Partner Award for Distinguished Service. Keiji was a founding principal of SLA Studio Land Inc. in Houston\, California\, and Tokyo before opening Asakura Robinson in 2004. \nKeiji was born in Japan\, and at age 15\, he left Japan and moved to Southern California before coming to Houston in 1982. He grew up with a very strong sense of this other country where landscape of nature is the basic belief of the society. In the US\, the idea has enabled him to see things from a different perspective to that of many of his American peers. URL:https://hpjc.org/event/transition-houston-meeting-houston-landscape-of-nature/ LOCATION:Haven’s Center\, 1827 W Alabama St\, Houston\, TX\, 77098\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hpjc.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/MemorialParkHouston.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Transition Houston":MAILTO:info@transitionhouston.org GEO:29.738397;-95.40577 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Haven’s Center 1827 W Alabama St Houston TX 77098 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1827 W Alabama St:geo:-95.40577,29.738397 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20191110T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20191110T210000 DTSTAMP:20191104T201610Z CREATED:20190629T183504Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191104T201610Z UID:10000653-1573405200-1573419600@hpjc.org SUMMARY:2019 HPJC Peacemaker Awards Dinner & Auction DESCRIPTION:Please join us on SUNDAY\, NOVEMBER 10th as we celebrate our\nNational and Local Peacemaker Award Recipients!\nReception on Saturday\, November 9th\, 2:30pm-4:30pm at Redbud Gallery\n$100 until Nov. 8th\n** CLICK HERE FOR INFO OR TO REGISTER **\nClick here to view the online Auction\nClick here to donate items to our auction\n\n  \nROXANNE DUNBAR-ORTIZ – our 2019 HPJC National Peacemaker Award Recipient & Keynote Speaker\nRoxanne Dunbar-Ortiz grew up in rural Oklahoma\, daughter of tenant farmers. Her grandfather\, a white settler of Scots-Irish heritage\, land-owning farmer\, and veterinarian\, was active in the Oklahoma Socialist Party and Industrial Workers of the World in the early 20th Century. Her historical memoir\, Red Dirt: Growing Up Okie\, tells that story. Relocating to San Francisco\, she graduated in History from San Francisco State University and began graduate school at the University of California at Berkeley\, transferring to University of California\, Los Angeles to complete her doctorate in History\, specializing in Western Hemisphere and Indigenous histories\, where she was active in the anti-Vietnam War movement and anti-colonial movements. From 1967 to 1972\, she was a full time activist and a leader in the women’s liberation movement that emerged in 1967\, organizing in various parts of the U. S.\, traveling to Europe\, Mexico\, and Cuba\, documented in Outlaw Woman: Memoir of the War Years\, 1960-1975. \nIn the wake of the 1973 Wounded Knee siege\, Roxanne joined the American Indian Movement (AIM) and the International Indian Treaty Council\, beginning a lifelong commitment to international human rights and self-determination with non- governmental participation at the United Nations. Appointed as director of Native American Studies at California State University East Bay\, she co-founded the Department of Ethnic Studies\, where she taught for more than three decades. Her first book\, The Great Sioux Nation: An Oral History of the Sioux Nation\, was the fundamental document at the first international conference on Indians of the Americas\, held at United Nations headquarters in Geneva\, Switzerland. Two more scholarly books followed: Roots of Resistance: A History of Land Tenure in New Mexico and Indians of the Americas: Human Rights and Self-Determination. Following the Sandinista revolution in Nicaragua\, Roxanne was invited to appraise the land tenure situation of the Mískitu Indians in the isolated northeastern region of the country\, which soon became a war zone as Reagan administration funded a civil war to overthrow the Sandinistas. In multiple trips in the 1980s to Nicaragua and Honduras\, she monitored the human rights and refugee conditions\, the story told in Blood on the Border: A Memoir of the Contra War. \nRoxanne’s award-winning book\, An Indigenous People’s History of the United States\, was published by Beacon Press in September 2014\, and she co-authored the 2016 Beacon book “All the Real Indians Died Off” and 20 Other Myths about Native Americans. In 2018\, Loaded: A Disarming History of the Second Amendment\, was published City Lights Books. Her forthcoming book\, also with Beacon Press\, challenges the US history narrative of “a nation of immigrants.” She is a recipient of the Lannan Foundation Cultural Freedom Prize for Lifetime Achievement and the Franz Fanon Lifetime Achievement Award. \nLocal Peacemaker Award recipients:\nJudge Lina Hidalgo\n \nLina Hidalgo was raised in an immigrant family. She knows first-hand the sacrifices hard working Texans make every day to pave a better life for their families. Lina was born in Colombia\, when the drug war still raged and everyone knew someone who had been kidnapped. Her parents had two goals: to make sure she had a good education and to get the family to a safer place. Lina grew up in Peru and Mexico\, where her parents were offered job opportunities\, before emigrating to America in 2005. Lina is a proud product of Houston-area public schools and\, as her parents dreamed\, was the first in her family to attend college in the U.S. She graduated from Stanford University with a degree in political science the same year she became a U.S. citizen. Since arriving in Texas\, Lina has been committed to giving back. \nLina has dedicated hundreds of hours to our County’s most vulnerable communities—from her time at the Texas Civil Rights Project to serving as a Spanish-English medical interpreter at the Texas Medical Center and supporting immigrants in search of lost loved ones. Over the past few years and while pursuing a joint degree in law and public policy at NYU and Harvard\, Lina conducted research on criminal justice policies and coordinated with advocacy groups and governments to push for criminal justice reform. Before that\, Lina worked throughout Southeast Asia to promote transparency and accountability by supporting journalists\, bloggers and artists. She helped create and fund a program to bring Stanford students to public policy positions and has served the immigrant and incarcerated communities at any opportunity and in various states. \n\nEgberto Willies\nEgberto Willies is first and foremost a political activist who believes it is imperative that we make the government live up to the ideals of the country’s founding document once and for all\, we-the-people. He is the host of the multimedia program Politics Done Right\, on KPFT 90.1 FM Houston and other networks. Willies serves on  many boards including Coffee Party USA\, KPFT\, Indivisible Houston\, and have served Move to Amend and several others. \nEgberto is a University of Texas graduate with a BS in Mechanical Engineering. He worked for several oil service companies culminating with a space station project at NASA. He subsequently formed Willies Computer Software Co. where he developed over a dozen communication products used in the public sector as well as in every industry in the private sector. \nAs a vocal critic of our political and economic systems who believes it is essential U.S. citizens step up to claim their country\, Egberto decided to lead by example. He reduced his living expenses\, virtually gave up his profitable company\, and started blogging full time at his website egbertowillies.com\, writing at dailykos.com the largest progressive website in the country as a permanent contributing editor\, and producing & hosting Politics Done Right at politicsdoneright.com. He is currently developing a political program in Spanish as well. \n  \nUndies For Everyone\nIn 2012\, Rabbi Amy Weiss formalized a loosely organized annual undies drive into Undies for Undies for Everyone (UFE)\, a nonprofit whose mission is to enhance the self-worth\, dignity\, hygiene and success of disadvantaged students by providing them with new underwear. \nSince 2012 UFE has led this mission in service of hundreds of thousands of young students each year. Distributed directly through school district partnerships\, and indirectly through collaboration with local nonprofits and other organizations\, UFE removes a significant hurdle for students by providing this very basic need. \nIn its first year\, UFE provided 3\,000 pairs to one school district. In 2019\, more than 275\,000 students will receive more than 300\,000 pairs of underwear from agency “Back to School” events and school nurse distributions. The need for this basic dignity and dearth of nonprofits recognizing the importance of underwear make Undies for Everyone’s work an important piece in assisting school children. \nLearn more about Undies For Everyone by visiting http://www.undiesforeveryone.org/ \n  \nAwards Dinner Location:\nCrowne Plaza River Oaks\n2712 Southwest Freeway\nHouston\, TX 77098\nClick here to register URL:https://hpjc.org/event/2019-hpjc-peacemaker-awards-dinner-auction/ LOCATION:Crowne Plaza Hotel\, 2712 Southwest Freeway\, Houston\, TX\, 77098\, United States CATEGORIES:Fundraiser ORGANIZER;CN="Houston Peace &%3B Justice Center":MAILTO:info@hpjc.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20191109T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20191109T170000 DTSTAMP:20230506T152833Z CREATED:20190925T072652Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230506T152833Z UID:10000980-1573304400-1573318800@hpjc.org SUMMARY:Join Us for a Repair Cafe! Recycle/Reuse/Repair Your Stuff! DESCRIPTION:A Repair Cafe celebrates fixing through a fun\, collaborative\, hands-on\, fix-n-learn\, community event. People bring us their 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.\n\nTransition Houston is partnering with TX/RX Labs\, Houston Public Libraries\, the City of Houston Green Building Resource Center\, Houston Complete Communities\, Citizens’ Environmental Coalition\, Texas Campaign for the Environment\, KW Solar\, Repurpose Depot\, and the Houston Peace and Justice Center in this effort!\nDo you have an item in need of repair?\nWe 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.\n\nAcceptable Items to Bring – One item per person please\nClothing (for mending\, no alterations)\, Small Appliances\, Tools and Knives for Sharpening\nCan you volunteer to help with repair or the event?\nCalling all handywomen\, handymen\, handy kids\, handy teens and families\, tinkerers\, and sewers! Volunteer to have fun and learn through helping others troubleshoot and fix their broken stuff. Volunteers are also needed on the day of the event as guides and to assist with general coordination.\nSign Up to Participate!\nOnline at: https://repaircafehouston.eventbrite.com\nuse the QR code\, or contact Steve Stelzer at 832.394.9050.\nShare your ideas — Give your stuff a longer life — Fixing is good — Make it a way of life!\n\nPlease share this event with your groups and friends and help us build a sustainable future! \nWhy a Repair Cafe?\nOur society revolves around consumption. Personal consumption of durable goods add up to 8% of GDP\, and non-durable goods add up to 15%\, totaling about $4 trillion dollars annually in the USA! The more we buy\, the more we throw away\, often during the first year! And… most people no longer know how to repair things. For more information\, visit www.transitionhouston.org.\nThe Fixer’s Manifesto\n\n If it’s broken\, fix it!\n Give your stuff a longer life\n Enjoy hands-on\, fix-n-learn\, community based discovery\n Nurture curiosity\, share ideas and skills\n Fixing is good for us and good for the planet\n Disposability is a choice\n Make fixing a way of life!\n\nHouse Rules & Guidelines\nPlease take a moment to read the house rules outlining repair cafe and safety guidelines. Participation in the event requires all attendees to agree and abide by these rules. In general\,\n\n Local volunteers with a range of skills are available to give you ideas\, suggestions or a helping hand if needed with a repair.\n Visitors carry out the repairs themselves whenever possible\, but repair experts are on site and can help as needed.\n Please bring one broken or non-working item per person.*\n Carry-in items only (No stoves\, refrigerators\, or other large items)\n Volunteers offer no guarantee of items being repaired made by them or with their assistance\, and are not liable if objects repaired do not work properly at home.\n Volunteers are not obliged to reassemble disassembled appliances that cannot be repaired.\n If you need replacement parts\, such as plugs\, fuses etc. you may need to pay for these or pop out and buy them from a local shop.\n Visitors to Repair Café are solely responsible for the removal of broken objects that could not be repaired.\n A voluntary donation for workshop tools and repair materials is greatly appreciated.\n\n* Disclaimer – Please know you bring your items to be repaired at your own risk. Because repairs are made by unpaid volunteers there may be risks. Neither the facilitators of Repair Cafés nor the repair volunteers are liable for any loss or damage that may result from advice or instructions\, for the loss of items handed over for repair\, for indirect or consequential loss\, or for any other kind of loss resulting from repairs made by Repair Café.\nOur Sponsors URL:https://hpjc.org/event/join-us-for-a-repair-cafe-recycle-reuse-repair-your-stuff/ LOCATION:TXRX Labs\, 6501 Navigation Blvd\, Houston\, TX\, 77011\, United States CATEGORIES:Social ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hpjc.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/RC-logo_2_English-RGB.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Transition Houston":MAILTO:info@transitionhouston.org GEO:29.7507488;-95.340463 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=TXRX Labs 6501 Navigation Blvd Houston TX 77011 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=6501 Navigation Blvd:geo:-95.340463,29.7507488 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20191109T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20191109T170000 DTSTAMP:20190812T134134Z CREATED:20190812T133941Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190812T134134Z UID:10000685-1573300800-1573318800@hpjc.org SUMMARY:Mennonite Sale for World Peace DESCRIPTION:A 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. \nThe 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. We’ve updated ours for our urban setting and combined tradition with some new elements. Read more and find information about the next sale at: http://peacesale.org URL:https://hpjc.org/event/mennonite-sale-for-world-peace/ LOCATION:Houston Mennonite Church\, 1231 Wirt Rd.\, Houston\, TX\, 77055\, United States CATEGORIES:Fundraiser ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hpjc.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Peace-Sale-collage-2a-e1565617284874.png GEO:29.791019;-95.485694 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Houston Mennonite Church 1231 Wirt Rd. Houston TX 77055 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1231 Wirt Rd.:geo:-95.485694,29.791019 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20191103T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20191103T170000 DTSTAMP:20191006T181934Z CREATED:20191006T181934Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191006T181934Z UID:10000984-1572786000-1572800400@hpjc.org SUMMARY:Free Community Bike Safety Course DESCRIPTION: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. You may attend all or just a portion of the class\, as your schedule permits. Participants should bring their bikes and helmets. Please register for this course on www.eventbrite.com. Christ the King is located at 2353 Rice Blvd. in Houston. Bike parking is available at the church. Metro buses 41 & 27 stop nearby. Contact Lisa Brenskelle at gcs.lrc@gmail.com with any questions. URL:https://hpjc.org/event/free-community-bike-safety-course/ LOCATION:Houston\, United States CATEGORIES:Environmental & Environmental Justice,Training ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hpjc.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/bike-class-photo-e1570385947886.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Christ the King Evangelical Lutheran Church":MAILTO:ctk@ctkelc.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20191027T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20191027T190000 DTSTAMP:20191006T182248Z CREATED:20191006T182248Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191006T182248Z UID:10000985-1572199200-1572202800@hpjc.org SUMMARY:The Earth Charter & Lutheran Social Statements DESCRIPTION:Join 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. Please register for this talk on www.eventbrite.com. Contact Lisa Brenskelle at gcs.lrc@gmail.com with any questions about this talk. URL:https://hpjc.org/event/the-earth-charter-lutheran-social-statements/ LOCATION:Live Oak Friends Meeting House & online\, 1320 W 26th St\, Houston\, 77008 CATEGORIES:Environmental & Environmental Justice,Presentation or Lecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hpjc.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/ECH-Initiative-e1570386037331.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Christ the King Evangelical Lutheran Church":MAILTO:ctk@ctkelc.org GEO:29.8094575;-95.4233023 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Live Oak Friends Meeting House & online 1320 W 26th St Houston 77008;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1320 W 26th St:geo:-95.4233023,29.8094575 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20191026T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20191026T170000 DTSTAMP:20250220T155028Z CREATED:20191008T011241Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250220T155028Z UID:10000987-1572102000-1572109200@hpjc.org SUMMARY:Houston Demands Trump/Pence Out Now! #OutNow! DESCRIPTION:JOIN US and DEMAND: The Trump/Pence Regime Must Go – NOW! \nThe 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. \n**IT BEGINS: Saturday\, October 19 New York & Los Angeles\n** IT CONTINUES AND SPREADS: Saturday\, October 26 NATIONWIDE PROTESTS \nand the next Saturday (11/2)… and the next (11/9)… and the next (11/16)… \nFor more information please visit https://www.facebook.com/events/westheimer-rd-post-oak-blvd/houston-demands-trumppence-out-now-outnow/897267933974638/ \nPuerto Rico and Hong Kong show us how:\nTrumpPenceOutNOW! \nConcentration Camps on the border… the earth melts and burns… the danger of war\, even nuclear… white supremacy rules… fascist mobs and mass murderers… truth and science erased… the right to abortion near gone… democratic and civil rights are stripped away… THIS IS FASCISM UNFOLDING. \nThe Trump/Pence regime must go now because of the danger it poses to humanity. It must go now because fascism eliminates the right to dissent\, undermining every aspiration and struggle for justice… it has direction and momentum that must be stopped before it becomes too late. \nImpeachment hearings have begun – opening a new stage of struggle. The Trump/Pence regime and their hardcore base are gearing up and will not give up. The Democratic Party leadership refuses to utter the word Fascism and have conciliated and facilitated the assault on fundamental rights. Any illusions that “we can leave things to the Democrats” or wait til 2020 would be extremely dangerous. The only way to stop is by manifesting the power of millions in the streets. We must seize on the crisis now erupting to take history into our own hands – turning dread for the future into a force for hope. \nThe world as we have known it is being torn asunder. We must cast off fear and passivity because the future depends on it. Let’s refuse to allow our differences to stand in the way of rising together in an unprecedented\, unrelenting mass struggle to confront the danger of a Trump/Pence fascist America. \nIn the Name of Humanity\, We REFUSE to Accept a Fascist America! URL:https://hpjc.org/event/houston-demands-trump-pence-out-now-outnow/ LOCATION:Westheimer Rd. & Post Oak Blvd.\, Westheimer Rd. & Post Oak Blvd.\, Houston\, 77056 CATEGORIES:Protest END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20191025T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20191025T140000 DTSTAMP:20190109T221313Z CREATED:20190109T221313Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190109T221313Z UID:10000591-1572004800-1572012000@hpjc.org SUMMARY:Waking (Let’s Talk) News DESCRIPTION:Come; 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.  Our final meeting of 2019 will be held on Friday\, November 22. Free parking across the street at HCC Lot 9. RSVP to 713-520-8226 or cfhr1@juno.com.  Website: http://www.centerhealingracism.org/ URL:https://hpjc.org/event/waking-lets-talk-news-2/2019-10-25/ LOCATION:Center for the Healing of Racism\, 3412 Crawford Street\, Houston\, TX\, 77004\, United States CATEGORIES:Human Rights & Criminal Justice,Non-HPJC Meeting ORGANIZER;CN="Center for the Healing of Racism":MAILTO:cfhr1@juno.com GEO:29.7370629;-95.3734364 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Center for the Healing of Racism 3412 Crawford Street Houston TX 77004 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=3412 Crawford Street:geo:-95.3734364,29.7370629 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20191021T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20191021T200000 DTSTAMP:20191021T120621Z CREATED:20191021T120621Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191021T120621Z UID:10000991-1571680800-1571688000@hpjc.org SUMMARY:FILM: A Better World IS Possible DESCRIPTION:Exciting 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! \nPlease join us for the movie and the following discussion. America is relying on YOU to make a difference in this world. YOUR voice is what is needed. Share your vision\, your voice with us October 21\, 2019\, at 6:00 pm at St Stephen Church. \nSt. Stephen Community Center Sul Ross and Woodhead. See you there. Call me if you have questions\, please. Patty 832-213-9944. URL:https://hpjc.org/event/film-a-better-world-is-possible/ LOCATION:Community House at St. Stephens Episcopal Church\, 1755 Sul Ross\, Houston\, TX\, 77098\, United States CATEGORIES:Film GEO:29.737463;-95.404357 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Community House at St. Stephens Episcopal Church 1755 Sul Ross Houston TX 77098 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1755 Sul Ross:geo:-95.404357,29.737463 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20191020T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20191020T150000 DTSTAMP:20191014T124727Z CREATED:20191014T124435Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191014T124727Z UID:10000989-1571576400-1571583600@hpjc.org SUMMARY:Be Bold Be Heard- Learn to Make Democracy Work DESCRIPTION:This 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. URL:https://hpjc.org/event/be-bold-be-heard-learn-to-make-democracy-work/ LOCATION:Westchester Academy\, 901 Yorkchester Dr\, Houston\, 77079 CATEGORIES:Presentation or Lecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hpjc.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/fullsizeoutput_10b6d-e1571057239873.jpeg ORGANIZER;CN="Association for India's Development":MAILTO:houston@aidindia.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20191019T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20191019T203000 DTSTAMP:20250220T160753Z CREATED:20190930T003226Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250220T160753Z UID:10000982-1571508000-1571517000@hpjc.org SUMMARY:Potluck and Movie: An Endless War: Getting Out of Afghanistan DESCRIPTION:Potluck at 6 PM\, movie at 7 PM.  Come for either or both!\nOn 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.\nAfter over 18 years of endless war\, it is time for Congress to repeal the 2001 AUMF and hold a public debate on how these wars serve the American people and how they impact global stability and security.\n\nTo view the trailer and learn more\, go to https://endlesswar.org/film/\n\nFOR MORE INFORMATION ON HOW YOU CAN TAKE ACTION TO REPEAL THE 2001 AUMF GO TO:   FCNL.ORG/ENDLESSWAR\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThere will be discussion after the movie and and an opportunity to write letters to our Senators and Representatives requesting their support for repeal. URL:https://hpjc.org/event/potluck-and-movie-an-endless-war-getting-out-of-afghanistan/ LOCATION:Live Oak Friends Meeting House\, 1318 W. 26th\, Houston\, TX\, 77008\, United States CATEGORIES:Film,Foreign & Military Policy ORGANIZER;CN="Alex McDonald":MAILTO:peacenotapathy@gmail.com GEO:29.809315;-95.423516 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Live Oak Friends Meeting House 1318 W. 26th Houston TX 77008 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1318 W. 26th:geo:-95.423516,29.809315 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20191019T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20191019T160000 DTSTAMP:20191004T180009Z CREATED:20191004T175857Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191004T180009Z UID:10000983-1571493600-1571500800@hpjc.org SUMMARY:Fall Festival / Halloween Carnival DESCRIPTION:Free and open to the public! \nSaturday\, October 19 from 2 – 4pm. \nGrace 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! \n  \nGrace United Church of Christ \n8515 Brookwulf Drive\nHouston\, Texas 77072\nPhone: 281-575-7866\nEmail: graceucchouston@sbcglobal.net  \nhttps://www.graceucchouston.com/gucc/contact_us \n  URL:https://hpjc.org/event/fall-festival-halloween-carnival/ LOCATION:Grace United Church of Christ\, 8515 Brookwulf\, Houston\, 77072 CATEGORIES:Social ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hpjc.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/gracelogo-e1570211973779.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Pastor Pantermuehl":MAILTO: graceucchouston@sbcglobal.net  END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20191019T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20191019T150000 DTSTAMP:20190830T194809Z CREATED:20190830T194208Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190830T194809Z UID:10000968-1571488200-1571497200@hpjc.org SUMMARY:Conversation & Book Signing with Joel Edward Goza DESCRIPTION:Please join \nThe Dominican Sister of Houston \nfor a conversation with \n Joel Edward Goza \nauthor of \nAmerica’s Unholy Ghosts: \nThe Racist Roots of Our Faith and Politics \n  \nSaturday\, October 19th \n12:30 pm: Doors Open \n1 pm: Program Begins \nDominican Center for Spirituality \nMeeting Room \n6501 Almeda Road\, Houston TX 77021 \nBook Signing Before & After the Program \n \n  \n  \nFree & Open to the Public \nTo assure seating\, please RSVP to Ceil Roeger\, OP \nat croeger@domhou.org or 713-440-3714 \n  \n“In his sharp debut\, Goza… writes with passion about the racist and classist roots of America’s political and religious institutions… \nGoza’s ability to sharply discern and clearly explain ideas underlying American thinking will open important conversations about the nature of equality.” \n— Publishers Weekly\, starred review URL:https://hpjc.org/event/conversation-book-signing-with-joel-edward-goza/ LOCATION:Dominican Center for Spirituality\, 6501 Almeda Rd\, Houston\, 77021 CATEGORIES:Human Rights & Criminal Justice,Presentation or Lecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hpjc.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Picture1-e1567194240148.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191018 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191020 DTSTAMP:20191006T183951Z CREATED:20181203T213553Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191006T183951Z UID:10001376-1571367600-1571529599@hpjc.org SUMMARY:A Way Forward: Healing from Racism DESCRIPTION:The Center for Healing Racism is happy to invite you to the first conference on dismantling institutional racism. \nWhile 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. \nConference 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. \nAs 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. \nFacilitators will also illustrate for conference participants the essence of Dialogue: Racism\, the process for intercultural communication developed by the Center for the Healing of Racism. \nFor more information\, or to register\, please visit https://chrantiracismconference.org URL:https://hpjc.org/event/a-way-forward-healing-from-racism/ LOCATION:Houston\, United States CATEGORIES:Human Rights & Criminal Justice ORGANIZER;CN="Center for the Healing of Racism":MAILTO:cfhr1@juno.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20191013T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20191013T160000 DTSTAMP:20191004T173811Z CREATED:20190930T003024Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191004T173811Z UID:10000981-1570975200-1570982400@hpjc.org SUMMARY:Health Justice- Workers' Rights\, Work Life Balance and Being Good to Yourself DESCRIPTION:Come to our gathering as we discuss health justice\, or how injustice and lack of action on various social justice issues worsens health outcomes and leads to higher health care costs.  For 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.  Also to be discussed will be rethinking practices at schools and colleges with regard to extreme homework and study overloads\, and extreme busyness either imposed by other means such as city design\, or touted as a status symbol\, and why it is time to change our thinking and planning on this.  In living up to that ‘personal responsibility’ that proponents of our current immoral health care system love to ‘talk the talk’ about\, one of the best ways to really ‘walk the walk’ on this\, along with diet and exercise\, would be to re-evaluate not only our work environments and worker treatment\, but also look at how we can make it both feasible and fashionable to cut down on overwork and time overload from other areas of life.  I will give a brief presentation on these issues\, then open it up to all attendees to share their stories\, thoughts\, input\, suggestions\, etc. \n  \nMeeting will be held at: \nTarka Indian Kitchen\n721 W 19th St.\nHouston\, TX 77008 URL:https://hpjc.org/event/health-justice-workers-rights-work-life-balance-and-being-good-to-yourself/ LOCATION:Tarka Indian Kitchen\, 721 W 19th St.\, Houston\, TX\, 77008\, United States CATEGORIES:Economic Justice,Presentation or Lecture,Social ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hpjc.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/10171185_776660332357741_3920235196655180053_n-e1570210677527.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Health Care For All Texas":MAILTO:brianrr27@yahoo.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20191012T070000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20191012T110000 DTSTAMP:20190904T200925Z CREATED:20190904T200925Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190904T200925Z UID:10000971-1570863600-1570878000@hpjc.org SUMMARY:The Walk for Mental Health Awareness DESCRIPTION:The 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. \n\nSpecial activities for Children \nMental Health Expo and door prizes start at 9:30 A.M. \n\nEveryday living can feel like a death sentence for those suffering with a mental illness. The physical\, mental and emotional suffering takes the joy out of life\, and has the potential to have life-long problems if left untreated. There is help and there is hope\, but you can only receive help by asking. The Walk for Mental Health Awareness–Houston is a celebration of the hope of life after mental illness and a call to action by people in our community. \nPlease visit http://www.thehoustonwalk.org/ for more information. URL:https://hpjc.org/event/the-walk-for-mental-health-awareness/ LOCATION:Stude Park\, 1031 Stude\, Houston\, 77007 CATEGORIES:Fundraiser ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hpjc.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Home-Page-Photo-1-1.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="The Houston Walk":MAILTO:info@thehoustonwalk.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20191009T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20191009T210000 DTSTAMP:20190911T132816Z CREATED:20190911T132816Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190911T132816Z UID:10000975-1570647600-1570654800@hpjc.org SUMMARY:The Longoria Affair: Film Screening & Dialogue DESCRIPTION:Felix 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.  \n\n In recognition of National Hispanic Heritage Month\, the Center for the Healing of Racism will screen the “The Longoria Affair” on Wednesday\, October 9th\, 7-9 PM\, 3412 Crawford Street\, Houston\, TX 77004.  The film with be followed by a dialogue.  Free parking is available in HCC Lot #9\, across from the venue.  The event is free and open to the public. Seating is limited.  Donations are appreciated. RSVP at CFHR1@juno.com or (713) 520-8226 \nhttps://www.centerhealingracism.org/ URL:https://hpjc.org/event/the-longoria-affair-film-screening-dialogue/ LOCATION:Center for the Healing of Racism\, 3412 Crawford Street\, Houston\, TX\, 77004\, United States CATEGORIES:Film,Human Rights & Criminal Justice ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hpjc.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Felix-longoria-photo-01.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Center for the Healing of Racism":MAILTO:cfhr1@juno.com GEO:29.7370629;-95.3734364 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Center for the Healing of Racism 3412 Crawford Street Houston TX 77004 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=3412 Crawford Street:geo:-95.3734364,29.7370629 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20191006T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20191006T173000 DTSTAMP:20190909T202757Z CREATED:20190909T202414Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190909T202757Z UID:10000973-1570377600-1570383000@hpjc.org SUMMARY:The Ecological Crisis & The Response of Faith DESCRIPTION:Free and open to the public:\n\nThe Ecological Crisis & The Response of Faith: An Interfaith Discussion on Action & Advocacy\n \nSunday\, October 6\, 4 p.m.\n1st Unitarian Universalist Church & online\n  The 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\, thru both personal and collective action and advocacy.\n\n\n \n\n  Lisa Brenskelle\, the speaker\, holds a PhD in engineering\, and has worked on a volunteer basis in earthkeeping ministry in her Christian denomination for decades. Discussion facilitators are all leaders in earth care in their respective religious bodies. Join us for this thought-provoking event at location 1st Unitarian Universalist Church. The presentation portion of this event will also be available online\, via a simultaneous web meeting.\n\n \n\n\n  Please register for this event on www.eventbrite.com whether attending in person\, or online. \n1st Unitarian Universalist Church is located at\n\n \n\n\n1st Unitarian Universalist Church\n 5200 Fannin St.  \nHouston\, Texas 77004\nhttp://firstuu.org/\n\n\n \n\ninfo@firstuu.org\n\n \n\n\n\n 713-526-5200\n\n\n\n\n \n\nContact Lisa Brenskelle with any questions at gcs.lrc@gmail.com. URL:https://hpjc.org/event/the-ecological-crisis-the-response-of-faith-2/ LOCATION:1st Unitarian Universalist Church & online\, 5200 Fannin St.\, Houston\, 77004 CATEGORIES:Environmental & Environmental Justice,Presentation or Lecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hpjc.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/The-Ecological-Crisis.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20191005T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20191005T163000 DTSTAMP:20190812T220148Z CREATED:20190812T220148Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190812T220148Z UID:10000689-1570266000-1570293000@hpjc.org SUMMARY:Dialogue: Racism DESCRIPTION:The 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.\n\n\n\nDialogue: Racism will be on two consecutive Saturdays\, September 28 & October 5\, 2019 from 9 AM to 4:30 PM at 3412 Crawford Street\, Houston\, TX 77004.  The event is free and open to the public. Donations are encouraged.  Reservations required by emailing cfhr1@juno.com or calling 713-520-8226.  Space is limited to the first 45 to RSVP. Free parking is available at Houston Community College lot #9 (Crawford & Holman).  Website:  http://www.centerhealingracism.org/ URL:https://hpjc.org/event/dialogue-racism-5/2019-10-05/ LOCATION:Center for the Healing of Racism\, 3412 Crawford Street\, Houston\, TX\, 77004\, United States CATEGORIES:Training ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hpjc.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Center-For-The-Healing-of-Racism-4-2-e1391179818574.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Center for the Healing of Racism":MAILTO:cfhr1@juno.com GEO:29.7370629;-95.3734364 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Center for the Healing of Racism 3412 Crawford Street Houston TX 77004 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=3412 Crawford Street:geo:-95.3734364,29.7370629 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20191005T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20191005T150000 DTSTAMP:20190730T002426Z CREATED:20190730T002405Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190730T002426Z UID:10000666-1570266000-1570287600@hpjc.org SUMMARY:Peace & Wellness Retreat DESCRIPTION: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. URL:https://hpjc.org/event/peace-wellness-retreat/ LOCATION:The Council on Recovery\, 303 Jackson Hill St #1\,\, Houston\, 77007 CATEGORIES:Peace Education for Children & Families,Presentation or Lecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hpjc.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Retreat-2019-5.png ORGANIZER;CN="Peaceful Planet Foundation":MAILTO:mc@peacefulplanetfoundation.org GEO:29.7643473;-95.4020541 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Council on Recovery 303 Jackson Hill St #1 Houston 77007;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=303 Jackson Hill St #1\,:geo:-95.4020541,29.7643473 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20191004T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20191004T213000 DTSTAMP:20190815T015653Z CREATED:20190815T015438Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190815T015653Z UID:10000690-1570215600-1570224600@hpjc.org SUMMARY:Coming Wars with Venezuela\, Iran\, Russia and China DESCRIPTION:Dan Kovalik is a human rights and labor lawyer\, and his new book makes the case that the Trump/Russia scandal is a dangerous diversion that leads some progressives to agitate for war with Russia. Kovalik’s book offers history and context for the current scene and the “blame Russia” memes promoted by  the media\, based on anonymous leaks and unseen intelligence. From Vietnam to Iran/Contra\, the Iraq war and intervention in Libya\, false intelligence and spin have been used to justify illegal actions. \nKovalik notes that people–who marched against Bush’s wars–are now stoking efforts to limit Trump’s options with Russia\, and some are calling for war in response to unproven claims of cyber attacks. \nThe demonetization of Russia includes a new McCarthyism\, and PBC relates how a recent interviewer casually smeared NSA whistle blower Bill Binney as a Russian sympathizer\, because Binney argues that the breach of DNC servers was an insider leak\, not an outsider hack. \nNear the end of the interview\, Kovalik comments on the situation in Venezuela.  He will be in Caracas for the July 30 election\, and will report on it . \nForeign Policy  Domestic Political policy URL:https://hpjc.org/event/coming-wars-with-venezuela-iran-russia-and-china/ LOCATION:Houston Mennonite Church\, 1231 Wirt Rd.\, Houston\, TX\, 77055\, United States CATEGORIES:Presentation or Lecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hpjc.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/danbooks-e1565834193778.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Houston Peace and Justice Center Foreign Military Policy Workgroup":MAILTO:joe@metroretrofurniture.com GEO:29.791019;-95.485694 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Houston Mennonite Church 1231 Wirt Rd. Houston TX 77055 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1231 Wirt Rd.:geo:-95.485694,29.791019 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR