2020 Peacemaker Award Ceremony
Zoom EventPlease join us online SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5th as we celebrate our
National and Local Peacemaker Award Recipients!
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Green Jobs for All: How the Gulf South Wins a Green New Deal
Climate change is here and a people’s mass movement must meet the moment. Though the Biden administration pledges to address climate change, he and the DNC have failed to embrace […]
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HPJC Quarterly Board Meeting
ZoomPlease join the Houston Peace & Justice Center for our Quarterly Board Meeting. Organizational members are asked to send a representative to each Quarterly Board Meeting. Individual members are always welcome to attend. We will be discussing Officers for 2021 and other agenda items.
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Christmas at the Jail VIII
Bering Memorial United Methodist Church 1440 Harold St., Houston, TX, United StatesJust because COVID has eliminated visits to inmates at the jail this year, we want to remember that children are still missing their incarcerated loved ones. Michael would expect us to continue his tradition. Therefore, the program has adjusted to make sure some kids get a gift from Santa, and if possible the family gets a gift certificate for Christmas dinner.
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Prayer to End Human Trafficking
ZoomJoin the Dominican Sisters of Houston on Saturday, January 9, 2021 at 9am as they gather virtually for Prayer to End Human Trafficking.
COVID, the Environment & Justice: A Faith Panel Discussion
COVID, the Environment & Justice: A Faith Panel Discussion Sunday, January 10, 3 p.m., online Join an online panel of speakers from diverse faith traditions to explore the […]
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Faithful Resilience: A Study on Climate Resilience for Faith Communities
Faithful Resilience: A Study on Climate Resilience for Faith Communities Tuesdays, January 12 – February 16, 6 p.m., online Faithful Resilience is a six-part study on climate resilience for faith […]
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The Radical King and the Quest to Change America
Today MLK is celebrated for his 'dream' of a just America, but by the end of his career King was calling for a "radical reconstruction" of the United States. What compelled the transformation of King's ideas and what do they tell us about our society today? Join the Rothko Chapel for our livestream 2021 Annual MLK Birthday Celebration featuring Princeton University professor of African-American Studies Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor who will engage these questions in hopes of unlocking the ideas and strategies necessary to enact effective and lasting change the United States.
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43rd Annual “Original” MLK Day Parade & Holiday Celebration
OnlineOn January 18, 2021 the Houston Black Heritage Society will celebrate its 43rd Annual “Original” MLK Day Parade and Holiday Celebration. Due to COVID-19 and the commitment to prioritizing the health and safety of our fellow citizens in the community, the City of Houston and the Black Heritage Society’s 2021 Annual “Original” MLK Day Parade will broadcast live on virtual platforms for this year.
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A Celebration of Dr. King’s Birthday
Center for the Healing of Racism 3412 Crawford Street, Houston, TXPlease join the Center for the Healing of Racism on Monday, January 18, 2021, 6:00 to 8:00 PM as two extraordinary women discuss internalizing Dr. King’s messages of hope and healing. […]
Free. Donations appreciated. RSVP required
Racism in the Woods – a Zoom dialogue
Center for the Healing of Racism 3412 Crawford Street, Houston, TXDuring a global pandemic, the outdoors is one of the only safe places to spend time in the company of other people. Research shows that spending time in nature is […]
Free. Donations appreciated
Being Healthy in a Toxifying World
Christ the King Evangelical Lutheran Church in Houston invites you to a monthly environmental education web meeting series whose theme in 2021 is Healthy Planet = Healthy People = Healthy Economy.
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Contemplation & Sound: Baha’i Tradition
Rothko Chapel 3900 Yupon St, HoustonJoin the Rothko Chapel for a livestream meditation in the Baha'i tradition, led by members of the Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Houston. According to Baha'i writings, music is […]
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HPJC Quarterly Board Meeting
ZoomPlease join us for the first HPJC Quarterly Board meeting of 2021. Organizational members are asked to send a representative to each Quarterly Board meeting. Individual members are always welcome to attend. We will be discussing our plan for activism towards peace and justice in the areas of peace and family education, foreign and military policy, environmental justice, economic justice, and human rights and criminal justice. We also welcome members to send in their agenda items.
COVID-19 Wall of Memories
COVID-19 Wall of Memories is a 501(c)(3) organization that maintains a website memorializing COVID-19 victims. Our objective is for people to understand the full scope of how the epidemic has […]
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The Houston Climate Action Plan & Faith Communities
Join Lara Cottingham, Chief Sustainability Officer for the City of Houston, to learn about the Houston Climate Action Plan (CAP) and how faith communities, houses of worship & their members, can get involved.
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Beach Clean-Up
Galveston BayCalling people of all faiths, or no faith at all, to care for our shared environment! We will remove trash polluting a shoreline along Galveston Bay in Kemah, helping to protect and restore the beautiful bay ecosystem. This ev
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MFOLH Intersectionality Event: BHM x GVP
March For Our Lives Houston is excited to announce that we will be hosting a February Intersectionality event, which will be centered around Black History Month and gun violence prevention! […]
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50th Anniversary Interfaith Service & Community Celebration
To lift up the last 50 years of the Rothko Chapel’s work and mission, and renew and strengthen its commitment to serve as a welcoming interfaith sanctuary for all and […]
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Externalities in Action: Air Pollution, Public Health, and Environmental Justice in Houston
Join Paige Powell, Development Director at Air Alliance Houston, as she discusses the impacts of air pollution on physical health, quality of life, and economic prosperity. In her talk, Paige […]
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