How Long Will Our Aquifers Last?

Groundwater is, as famously quoted by the Texas Supreme Court in 1904, “secret, occult, and concealed.” Sometimes referred to as “hidden water,” it is out of sight and, therefore, unfortunately, […]

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Interfaith Protest at NRA Convention in Downtown Houston

George R. Brown Convention Center 1001 Avenida de las Americas, Houston, Texas, United States

The NRA seems to be undeterred by the Uvalde mass shooting, and is having their convention at the George R Brown Convention Center this week. Trump, Abbot, Cruz, and other […]

Church-State Separation Affects Everyone

Zoom

Christian nationalists are using the law to force everyone to live according to their beliefs and widen inequality in our communities and country. Separation of church and state guarantees religious […]

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Church-State Separation Affects Everyone

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Christian nationalists are using the law to force everyone to live according to their beliefs and widen inequality in our communities and country. Separation of church and state guarantees religious […]

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Peace Camp Houston 2022 – Week 1

Mission Milby Community Center 2220 Broadway St., Houston, TX, United States

This first week of Peace Camp this year will be at Mission Milby, 2220 Broadway in east Houston. This week will be for children who will be in grades 1-6 […]

Plastic Free EcoChallenge

Plastic pollution now contaminates the deepest trenches in the ocean, high mountain peaks, and even the air we breathe – plus recently being found in our blood.  Plastic has entered […]

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Peace Camp Houston 2022 – Week 2

Community Tabernacle Church 4819 Hershe St., Houston, Texas

This second week of Peace Camp this year will be at at Community Tabernacle Church, 4819 Hershe St. (same location as Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church), in northeast Houston. This week […]

Peace Camp Houston 2022 – Week 3

Houston Mennonite Church 1231 Wirt Rd., Houston, TX, United States

This third week of Peace Camp this year will be at Houston Mennonite Church, 1231 Wirt Rd. in northwest Houston. This week will be exclusively for older campers who will […]

Navajo Code Talkers / Film & Discussion

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

This year marks the 80th anniversary of the more that 400 Navajo men recruited during World War II as Code Talkers, an elite group of US Marines who developed an […]

Free. Donations appreciated. RSVP required:

Water Resilience

Online TX

Join Professor Robert Mace of Texas State University for a discussion on freshwater scarcity. Growing populations, the ever-present threat of drought, aquifer over-pumping, reservoir sedimentation, and climate change are creating […]

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Plastic Pollution

Online TX

Join Professor Hyun-Min Hwang of Texas Southern University as he examines the issue of plastic pollution.    Plastic is a polymeric material, not biodegradable, and may last hundreds of years in […]

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6th Annual School Mental Health Conference

TX, United States

The Annual CSBH School Mental Health Conference will be held on August 20, 2022 at the Region 4 Education Center. This is a full-day professional development opportunity with some of […]

$75

Air Pollution: Past, Present & Future

Online TX

Join Professor Gunnar Schade of Texas A&M University to learn about the issue of air pollution. Air pollution is a major factor for public health throughout the world. An increasing […]

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Pulitzer Winner Nikole Hannah-Jones Live in Houston

Congregation Emanu El 1500 Sunset Blvd, Houston

Pulitzer Prize winner Nikole Hannah-Jones will discuss her book, New York Times number one bestseller The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story, at The Progressive Forum Wednesday, August 24, at […]

$45 – $150

Climate Change: Simple, Serious, Solvable

Online TX

Join Professor Sylvia Dee of Rice University to consider climate change, its causes, impacts, and solutions.  There is now a long-established global scientific consensus that climate change will damage human […]

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Ecological Gardening: Fruit and Veggies for Summer to Fall

Online TX

  Gardening and growing fruit, vegetables, and herbs organically is easy when recreating systems of nature to incorporate plants for wildlife and for people. Gardening in the gulf coast climate […]

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Biodiversity Loss

Online TX

Join Professor Kerri Crawford of the University of Houston for a talk on the issue of biodiversity loss.  Our planet is home to millions of species that rely on each […]

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