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Houston Zen Retreat

Houston Zen Center 1605 Heights Blvd, Houston, TX, United States

Our great ancestors have described our sitting meditation — zazen —as the pivotal activity of all Buddhas. This practice is also the pivotal activity of all events. It is our own pivotal activity.

This retreat will explore this inconceivably wonderful activity of all Buddhas. Join the retreat to hear the teachings of this wonderful teacher.

Led by Tenshin Reb Anderson Roshi
Senior Dharma Teacher of San Francisco Zen Center and Founder of Houston Zen Center

The Butterfly Project Action Rally: Help Hope Rise Up

The Black Sheep Agency 611 West 22nd Street, Houston, TX, United States

Hope isn’t wishful thinking—it’s taking action for a better future. In a world where strife, uncertainty and hate grab headlines and inspire fear in the hearts of people across the world, hope is a balm that heals. It’s powerful. It’s critical. Hope is a radical act.

Small actions, done by caring individuals, can change the world. But where does one start? How can you get involved to make a bigger impact? Join us for The Butterfly Project Action Rally on May 24th and find out how you can be a part of this global movement promoting a more compassionate, respectful and just society.

Free

Meet filmmaker Regis Tremblay 11:59:30-Thirty Seconds to Midnight

Dominican Sisters of Houston Spirituality Center Meeting Room 6501 Almeda Rd, Houston

Reception with Regis Tremblay

My new documentary, Thirty Seconds to Midnight, is ready and we will show it in Houston, TX

This has been a very long, three year project that began with my first feature documentary, The Ghosts of Jeju. It was then that I realized the U.S. plan for full spectrum dominance of the planet. My research and interest since then has focused on the trajectory of Manifest Destiny since the white, European explorers came to the Americas in the 15th Century.

And so it is, America’s destiny has all life on the planet on the very brink of extinction. As Dr. Caldicott wonders at the end of the film, “Are we an evolutionary aberration designed in an evolutionary sense not to survive? I wonder.”

Donations accepted

Peace Camp Houston

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

It’s time to register for the Peace Camp Houston sessions for Summer 2017.

“One Earth, One People” is the theme. Crafts, yoga, cooperative games, special guests, cooking, and MUSIC, are among the fun and age-appropriate activities that will help children and teens with skills and understanding for building a more peaceful world.

Yoga for Meditation

Houston Zen Center 1605 Heights Blvd, Houston, TX, United States

Certified Yoga teacher and Zen meditator Kosen Brian Burrell teaches a series of classes exploring the close relationship between yoga postures and sitting meditation.

This class will:

- Heal, challenge, and energize the body and mind
- Promote awareness through breathwork, stretching, standing poses and relaxation
- Support sitting & walking meditation practice

A Tilted Guide to Being A Defendant: Book Presentation and Community Discussion

Solidarity Houston 6733 Harrisburg Blvd, Houston, TX, United States

From Black Lives Matter to Standing Rock to the resistance against the Trump regime, thousands of people across the country have faced arrest and prosecution in recent years for their political actions and activity. They find the legal system confusing, alienating, and isolating, and the government is often successful at using criminal charges to disrupt, destroy, and neutralize radical and revolutionary struggles for liberation.

Free

Russia Observations Fake News

Bay Area UU Church 17503 El Camino Real , Houston, TX, United States

Natalie M Smith visited Crimea, Moscow and St. Petersburg, Russia, as a delegate of the Center for Citizen Initiatives in May 2017. She has a Ph.D. in Russian literature and linguistics from the University of Texas at Austin and has traveled in the Russian Federation since 1995. CCI, the largest citizen diplomacy organization between the two […]

Radical Coffee Hour: Let’s End Militarism

Solidarity Houston 6733 Harrisburg Blvd, Houston, TX, United States

Campaign Nonviolence-Houston wants to meet with young radicals who are interested in abolishing war, ending militarism at home & abroad, transforming weapons into tools, and building a new world!
JOIN US as we share a cup of coffee, share our stories, and envision a world free from militarism, war, weapons, and the epidemic of social/global violence.

“If a Tree Falls” Film Screening and Vegan Tamale Sale

Solidarity Houston 6733 Harrisburg Blvd, Houston, TX, United States

June 11 is the International Day of Solidarity with Marius Mason and All Long-Term Anarchist Prisoners! We will be screening If A Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front (2011), writing letters and cards of support to anarchist political prisoners, and selling vegan tamales at a sliding scale to raise money for Marius!

Free

Economic Justice Working Group meeting

The Black Hole Coffee House 4504 Graustark, Houston, United States

The Economic Justice Working Group will be meeting at the Black Hole Coffee House to conduct EJWG business. Interested individuals are welcome to attend. Ask for Chad, he’ll be wearing a solid blue baseball hat.

HUG Talk -Integrating animals into row crop gardens.

West Grey Multiservice Center 1475 W Gray St, Houston, TX, United States

The history of the farm was always a place where animals and plants were rotated in the fields. The animal manure provided fertility for the plants to grow. In the last 75 years, farming has steadily moved away from that. They have created new industries providing fertility through fossil fuel based fertilizers, mined amendments and manure, blood meal and bone meal collected from confined animal feeding operations. These are trucked to the farm, spread with tractors and tilled into the soil, destroying the microbiology of the soil food web. The nutrients in the soil and our food have plummeted and diet related disease has skyrocketed.

5th Annual VegFest Houston Vegan Community Expo

Stafford Centre 10505 Cash Road, Houston, TX, United States

Vegan Society of P.E.A.C.E. presents the 5th Annual VegFest Houston on Saturday, June 17, 2017! Join us at the Stafford Centre Convention Hall from 10AM-4PM. Come learn about creating an ethical, compassionate and sustainable world for all! Peace begins on our plates!

Free Admission. Perk Passes Available for special perks

On the Fringe book club meeting

On the Fringe is a monthly gathering to discuss books and Related content pertaining to social justice, humanitarian crises, and other issues that remain “on the fringe” of the concerns of mainstream society.

26th Juneteenth Ally Awards

St. Paul's United Methodist Church, Fondren Hall 5501 Main Street, Houston, TX, United States

The Center for the Healing of Racism will hold its 23rd annual Juneteenth Ally Awards luncheon on Saturday, June 24, 2017.

The luncheon will be held at noon on Saturday, June  24, at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church (Fondren Hall), 5501 Main Street, Houston, TX 77004.  Tickets are $50 per person and can be purchased through the Center for the Healing of Racism.  Contact: [email protected] or (713) 520-8226.  Please consider making a tax-deductible donation to this event to aid in our work, if you are unable to attend.

$5050

Palestinian Scientist speaks on Conflict Resolution

Bay Area UU Church 17503 El Camino Real , Houston, TX, United States

Mazin Qumsiyeh; he is a medical geneticist who trained in the U.S. and taught at Duke and Yale. He is a Palestinian Christian who teaches at Bethlehem University in Bethlehem in the West Bank and has co-founded a museum of natural history which just opened recently. He is interested in promoting awareness of the museum and its important work in educating children and young people about recycling, sustainability, and nature conservation. The museum is a very exciting endeavor that has already reached many children and youth there and draws a steady stream of visitors and volunteers.

Free

Medicare for All Townhall & Health Fair Supporting HR 676

We want our representatives to support Medicare for ALL, so we are hosting a Town Hall on July 8th, the same day events will be going on across the country to DEMAND Independence from Privatized Healthcare!

Join elected members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Harris County in a town hall discussion on H.R.676 - Expanded & Improved Medicare For All Act.

Economic Justice Working Group July Meeting

The Black Hole Coffee House 4504 Graustark, Houston, United States

The Economic Justice Working Group will be holding their monthly meeting to discuss ongoing projects and other ideas. All are welcome to attend, please notify the organizer if you would like to attend.

Transition Houston Summer Potluck!

Japhet Creek 4646 Billy Street, Houston, TX, United States

Join Transition Houston for our summer potluck!

It's once again time for our summer social and potluck at Japhet Creek. We hope you'll join us for great food and fellowship as we celebrate and enjoy each other.

John Pilger’s The coming war on China

Bering Memorial United Methodist Church 1440 Harold St., Houston, TX, United States

IT’S no secret that Beijing has been building up its military might in the South China Sea.

But there’s another superpower making an even bigger play to stay top dog and many of us wouldn’t event realize. The United States has surrounded China with 400 military bases in an almost perfect “noose”.

In a new documentary set to air on Sunday night, The Coming war on China, award-winning journalist and filmmaker John Pilger challenges the notion of the world’s newest, biggest trading nation as an enemy.  He also reveals the build-up to war taking place right on Beijing’s doorstep.

Race: Power of an Illusion

Houston Baha'i Center 2419 Fannin Street, Houston, United States

The Center for the Healing of Racism presents "Race: The Power of an Illusion," a powerful three-part documentary series that explores the phenomenon we call Race.  Each weekly session begins with the screening of one of the three episodes of the series, originally aired by PBS in 2003.  Each week’s screening will be followed by […]

Free