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  • HPJC Annual New Member Orientation & Planning Retreat

    351 Lakeside LN #310, Clear Lake, TX (Home of Joe and Laura Marcinkowski) 351 Lakeside Lane #310, Houston, Texas, TX, United States

    Houston Peace and Justice Center will be having their annual new member orientation and planning retreat, and YOU are not only invited, you are needed.  In this new year when our president has already announced we should have no more refugees from “shithole countries”, but instead more (implied) blue eyes blond white people from Norway, it is more important than ever that we use our collective resources!  If you are an individual member, a board representative from a member organization, or a wannabe activist, now is the time to pick up your resolve and participate in our annual planning retreat.  Come be a part of the solution!  We need your help in planning our direction and energy resources so we can have an impact on our neighborhoods, our city, and our world.  If not you, then who?

    Free

  • Caring for the Plants that Care for Us

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    At the January web meeting, we welcome Jaime Gonzalez, Community Conservation Director, Katy Prairie Conservancy, who will address Caring for the Plants that Care for Us.  He will discuss the importance of native plants for biodiversity, water absorption, carbon sequestration, the economy, and creating a sense of place.  He will link the well-being of eco-systems to human well-being. Jaime will also discuss the work of Katy Prairie Conservancy to restore native prairie, "re-wild" Houston with pocket prairies, offer citizen conservation opportunities and a new initiative to encourage residents to plant the "nine natives" in their yards. Jaime will give details on using these native plantings on your property, will provide resources and outlets for getting native plants, and will even delve into the ethics of saving wildlife by providing native plant habitat. After his talk, there will be time for Q&A to answer your native plant questions. A generous donor has pledged a donation to the Katy Prairie Conservancy if at least 10 people sign up for and attend Jaime’s talk. Please register for this talk, and you will receive an invitation to the web meeting. Contact Lisa Brenskelle at gcs.lrc@gmail.com with any questions.

    Free

  • On Belonging: A Multidisciplinary Performance by Sehba Sarwar

    Cy Twombly Gallery 1501 Branard St., Houston, TX, United States

    On Belonging is a performance by writer/artist Sehba Sarwar, whose work contends with issues of displacement and identity. Born and raised in Karachi, Pakistan, Sarwar grounds her work in her home city even as she moves between Houston, Los Angeles, and Karachi. Sarwar will perform new writings and launch a site-specific installation containing community responses to the question of belonging. The performance/installation will be held by the oak tree near the Cy Twombly Gallery on the Menil Collection campus. Sehba's performance tackles critical issues at a time when walls are being raised and border crossings are being restricted.

  • Amnesty International Houston with special guest speaker!

    Central Market Community Room 3815 Westheimer, Houston, United States

    Amnesty International Houston and  special guest speaker Gislaine Williams from the Refugee Council USA (RCUSA)
     
    A coalition of 23 national organizations that work to protect refugees and asylum-seekers and advocate for human rights in the United States. She has previously worked with the American Civil Liberties Union
    Immigrants’ Rights Project and the Alliance for Multicultural Community Services in Houston.

    Free

  • “America Beyond The Color Line”

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

    In commemoration of Black History Month, The Center for the Healing of Racism will screen “America Beyond The Color Line (Episode 1)”  on February 19, 2018 from 7:00 to 9:00 pm.  The series, written by Henry Louis Gates, Jr., examines the legacy of the Civil Rights movement since the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.  In Episode 1: “South: The Black Belt,” Gates assesses changes in the racial climate of the southern United States.  Among others, Gates interviews Morgan Freeman and Maya Angelou.  The screening will be following by a discussion.

    Free. Donations encouraged. RSVP required.

  • Roy Zimmerman Concert-Potluck Fundraiser for Peace Camp Houston

    Unitarian Fellowship of Houston 1504 Wirt Road, Houston, TX, United States

    What can one person do about climate change, torture, racism, xenophobia, gun violence, fracking, Congressional ineptitude, ignorance, war and greed?  Write funny songs, says Roy Zimmerman , master satirist, songwriter, and performer.

    HPJC is bringing Roy Zimmerman back to Houston in a benefit to raise funds for Peace Camp Houston.

    $20

  • Stewardship of Water

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    Christ the King Evangelical Lutheran Church in Houston invites you to a monthly environmental education web meeting series whose theme in 2018 is Stewardship.

    At the February web meeting, we welcome Bruce Bodson, President/Executive Director of Lower Brazos Riverwatch, who will address Stewardship of Water.  Water is a uniquely versatile medium, functioning as a vital resource, a habitat, a recreation venue, and a waste conveyance.  As we have often seen in Houston, it is also a destructive force of nature.  Stewardship of water entails balancing these functions and our management of the hazard in a manner that allows for protection of the resource, for all the human benefits to be obtained, and still leave a reasonably unimpaired habitat for other species.  Here in Houston, the Bayou City, we are blessed with an abundance of waters, but we struggle with maintaining the balance of uses that allows us to enjoy this abundance without causing irreparable harm to the resource.  This presentation will examine the resources we have, and consider the effects of the ever growing demand placed on them.  It will also look at some examples of local programs that strive to bring balance to our consumption and regulation of the resource.  After Bruce’s talk, there will be time for Q&A.  Please register for this talk, and you will receive an invitation to the web meeting.  Contact Lisa Brenskelle at gcs.lrc@gmail.com with any questions.

    Free

  • Healing America Together

    Houston Baptist University, Dunham Theater 7502 Fondren Road, Houston

    Free and open to the public:

    You are invited you to a special Healing America Together event in Houston on March 3:
    If you have even a slight interest in learning about the health virtues of a plant-based diet, the health of our planet, or how diet can promote peace, please consider attending.
    Promotion of this event is largely through local grass-roots volunteer efforts. Please forward this invitation to others for us.
    Healing America Presenters: Dr. T. Colin Campbell (author of the China Study and the father of “nutritional science”) and his son Nelson Campbell (Founder and CEO of Plantpure Nation)

    Free

  • Amnesty Houston with guest speaker Judge Mike Fields

    Central Market Community Room 3815 Westheimer, Houston

    Amnesty International Houston welcomes special guest speaker Judge Mike Fields; of Harris County Criminal Court 14, who will discuss the drug war, bail reform, mass incarceration, indigent defense, mental health services for defendants and overcriminalization.

    Free

  • “The Threat of Fascism in the Age of Trump–Why We Must Fight It”

    This special program  will be held this Saturday, March 10, 7-9 pm, in Room 114 of The Montrose Center, 401 Branard St., Houston. The program will include two presentations on the danger of fascism and how the masses of people can overcome this danger. The program will also include plenty of time for discussion and dialogue. This event is being organized by Houston Socialist Movement and Refuse Fascism Houston.  Light refreshments and adult beverages will be served.

  • Climate Change Houston

    Transition Houston Meeting: Houston at Risk – The Issue of Climate Change and Steps for Local Action

    Haven's Center 1827 W Alabama St, Houston, TX, United States

    Join us at 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. The Houston Climate Movement is leading the way for local action on climate change. Texas, and Houston particularly, faces unique risks and challenges due to the […]

  • What Makes Us Houston Strong?

    The Briar Club 2603 Timmons Lane, Houston

    Hurricane Harvey brought historic challenges to Houston.  Compassionate responses from so many reveal our city's hidden strengths. How can we continue to be a compassionate city for those who are still impacted by Harvey and beyond?

    Jill Carroll, PhD is a scholar, writer, and expert on World Religions and public life. For many years she has taught and provided religious diversity and global skills training for corporations and non-profits. She has published numerous books and articles on world religions, interfaith relations, and public life.
     
    Join us for a compelling presentation where Dr. Jill Carroll will enlighten us on how our city of diverse faiths, backgrounds, and perspectives helped us all rise and respond with compassion in the wake of Harvey.

    Free

  • NAACP Legal Redress Clinic

    NAACP Houston Branch 2002 Wheeler Ave., Houston

    If you need FREE legal advice on ANY subject, please allow a volunteer attorney to advise you THIS Saturday from 9:00am- 2:00pm!

    All information is confidential!

    Free

  • Art & Activism: An Evening with Peter Sellars

    Rothko Chapel 3900 Yupon St, Houston

    The arts play an important connecting role in society in ways that other sectors cannot. Artists can move through a variety of environments using music, performance, visual arts and other media to address difficult topics, challenge cultural stigmas, bring diverse people together, and provoke new ways of thinking that can lead to powerful social and political changes. In a time of censorship, political bullying, and polarization between people, where do the arts stand today, locally and nationally? What is the role of the arts as commentator and catalyst for social justice? And what is the responsibility of cultural institutions and patrons for preserving the arts as a voice for the public?

    In partnership with Houston Grand Opera and in conjunction with their initiative Seeking the Human Spirit, join the Rothko Chapel for a conversation exploring arts and activism in society today from the perspectives of the artist, cultural institution and funder.

    The conversation participants include Peter Sellars, renowned opera and theater director and professor at UCLA; Debbie McNulty, Director of Mayor Turner's Office of Cultural Affairs; and Patrick Summers, Artistic and Music Director of Houston Grand Opera; moderated by the Rothko Chapel’s Executive Director David Leslie.

    $20

  • Houston Green Film Series: Before the Flood

    Rice Media Center Rice University Entrance #8 University and Stockton, Houston

    If you could know the truth about the threat of climate change — would you want to know? Before the Flood, presented by National Geographic, features Leonardo DiCaprio on a journey as a United Nations Messenger of Peace, traveling to five continents and the Arctic to witness climate change firsthand. He goes on expeditions with scientists uncovering the reality of climate change and meets with political leaders fighting against inaction. He also discovers a calculated disinformation campaign orchestrated by powerful special interests working to confuse the public about the urgency of the growing climate crisis. With unprecedented access to thought leaders around the world, DiCaprio searches for hope in a rising tide of catastrophic news. March 21, 2018, at Rice Media Center. 6:30 PM conversation, networking, and a light meal; 7:00 PM screening. Free to the public, though donations are kindly appreciated.

    Free

  • Fight For Air Climb

    First City Tower 1001 Fannin, Houston, United States

    Step Up to the Challenge and join us at the Fight For Air Climb. When you participate in a Fight For Air Climb, you are stepping up to make a positive impact in the lives of those affected by lung disease. Participants raise funds to support the mission of the American Lung Association while training to climb 48 floors, 1,062 step to the top of The First City Tower. Whether you are climbing alone or with friends and family, as a part of a healthy lifestyle or in honor of all those who are affected by lung disease, you will achieve a sense of personal accomplishment as you reach the top of the building and the height of your fundraising potential. Every step you take moves us forward in our fight for healthy lungs and clean air.

    $25.00

  • Pax Christi Texas 2018 State Conference

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

    "When people in a democracy are not educated in the art of living --- to strengthen their conscience, compassion, and ability to question and think critically --- they can be easily manipulated by fear and propaganda.  A democracy is only as wise as its citizens, and a democracy of ignorant citizens can be as dangerous as a dictatorship."

    $40 – $50

  • March for Our Lives Houston

    Tranquility Park 400 Rusk St., Houston

    After the recent mass shooting at Stoneman Douglas, students of the school have organized a nationwide protest including Houston, TX to plea for a strengthening of gun laws.

    If you would like to have a serious conversation about gun control, the time is now. Students, Teachers, Parents, and concerned citizens are invited to march in solidarity with us. Please share this page with your loved ones and ask them to join as well.

    Day of:
    * Meet at 9am at Tranquility Park
    * March begins around 9:05am — we will march 8 blocks total; to Ted Cruz’s office, then back to Tranquility park going with the flow of traffic
    * Rally begins around 10am in Tranquility Park

    This event is being put together by local students, parents, and teachers hoping to give a voice to those seeking change. As this event grows and changes, more information will be shared on this page. If you have any resources or wish to help in any way, we are welcoming you.

    Free

  • 2018 UU Music, Peace & Justice Festival

    Unitarian Fellowship of Houston 1504 Wirt Road, Houston, TX, United States

    Outdoor Music, Peace and Justice Festival in a beautiful, shaded setting at the Unitarian Fellowship of Houston, with indoor space in case of bad weather. Music! Food! Information Tables! Networking! Fun!

    Bring lawn chairs and picnic lunch, or food cooked by Food Not Bombs will be available on site for a donation.

    Enjoy a relaxing afternoon and evening with peace and justice activists. HPJC member organizations are invited to share information and literature, while everyone gets to have a day of music and food and fun. To reserve space for a table/booth, contact Mark Holt at uumusicfest@gmail.com

    Free Admission.

    Free

  • Backspace Rocks the A,B,Cs fundraiser for Moms Demand Action

    White Oak Music Hall 2915 N Main St, Houston

    Backspace is a rock-n-roll covered band started in 2007, a group of like-minded (and like-hearted) business professionals who want to benefit the Houston community through their music. Their annual show is a themed “one-time-only” performance for charity. The theme for the 2018 show is “Backspace Rocks the A, B, C’s” wherein Backspace will play a 26-song set by 26 bands representing every letter of the alphabet. The concert will be held Saturday, March 24, 2018, at White Oak Music Hall. Come support Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America and other Houston charities that are serving our youngest in need, at a time when we need it the most.

    $26

  • Building Healthy Soil Saves Time and Money Now!

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    Christ the King Evangelical Lutheran Church invites you to a monthly environmental education web meeting series whose theme in 2018 is Stewardship. At the March web meeting, we welcome John Ferguson, soil scientist & owner of Nature's Way Resources, a Houston-based composting, mulch & recycling firm.   John's talk is an introduction to a new model of soil science and fertility management called the “Soil Food Web”.  It explains how biological (organic) methods work and how they save you time and money in your gardening projects by preventing many problems. The biological methods are sustainable; greatly reduce water requirements, prevent problems, eliminate air and water pollution, sequester carbon, and lower total management costs from property management to erosion control. Learn from the man whose personal garden has been featured in Better Homes & Gardens and several gardening books. After John’s talk, there will be time for Q&A.

    Free

  • Rise Up and Sing – Concert with Annie Patterson and Peter Blood

    Live Oak Friends Meeting House 1318 W. 26th, Houston, TX, United States

    Annie Patterson & Peter Blood, the creators of the songbooks Rise Up Singing and Rise Again, are coming to Houston!

    They will be teaching and leading songs from their new songbook Rise Again in a singalong concert open to all. This is a great opportunity to meet the couple who "wrote the book" (the best-selling group singing collection Rise Up Singing) as well as building community and celebrating the work being done to build resilience and resistance in these challenging times.

  • Repro Power Houston Speakout!

    City Hall 901 Bagby, Houston, TX, United States

    Join us to kick off our campaign for abortion access and reproductive justice in Houston and Harris County. Houstonians will share their experiences accessing abortion and being faced with reproductive oppressions through personal storytelling.

    Together, let's envision a Houston and a Texas in which there is widespread public support for abortion access, racial, economic, and gender justice, equitable pay & leave policies, justice for undocumented people, and more!

    Repro Power Houston is part of a multi-city initiative led by the Lilith Fund for Reproductive Equity, the Texas Equal Access Fund, the West Fund and NARAL Pro-Choice Texas to build a groundswell of support for abortion access and reproductive justice in local communities.

    Free

  • Interfaith Ministries Impluse Young Professionals Program Launch

    Interfaith Ministries for Greater Houston 3303 Main Street, Houston, TX, United States

    IMpulse is Interfaith Ministries for Greater Houston’s new young leaders and professionals group. The speaker is Dr. Stephen Klineberg, who is the Founding Director, Kinder Institute for Urban Research. For those of you who have heard him speak, you know he is an amazing speaker and his information on Houston’s demographics, trends, challenges and opportunities is fascinating and informative. For those of you have not heard him speak, here is your chance!

    $10

  • Good Friday Walk for Justice

    Hermann Square at City Hall 900 Smith St, Houston, TX, United States

    Following traditional Catholic remembrance of the events of Good Friday, groups present their reflections on the justice issues of our day, such as racism, worker rights, refugees/dreamers and the death penalty.

    Free

  • HPJC Benefit w David Rovics, Deconstruction Crew, & Rob Mungle

    HPJC Benefit w David Rovics, Deconstruction Crew, & Rob Mungle
    Dan Electros Guitar Bar 1031 E 24th St, Houston

    Benefit concert for Houston Peace and Justice Center featuring radical singer songwriter David Rovics, radical rockers Torry Mercer and Deconstruction Crew, along with the cutting edge political stand-up of comedian Rob Mungle. This is an early show at the historical Dan Electro's Guitar Bar. Doors at 8pm, music at 8:30.

    Pay What You Want

  • Cesar Chavez Day 2018 March, Rally, and Film Screening

    601 N Cesar Chavez Blvd 601 N Cesar Chavez Blvd, Houston

    The Coalition for the Cesar Chavez march invites community members to join us & take part as we march in peace & power in honor of one of our greatest champions of workers rights & economic justice, Cesar Chavez.

    March 31 is the birthday of Cesar Chavez, one of the most important labor activists in the second half of the twentieth century. A march, rally, and film screening will be held to honor him in Houston on Saturday, March 31. Participants will assemble in the Sellers Brothers parking lot at 601 N. Cesar Chavez Blvd. at 11 am.Then, at 11:30 am, we will march in the street to Hidalgo Park, 7000 Avenue Q, for a rally featuring Danza Azteca Taxcayolotl, speakers, poets, music, and more. At 4:30 pm, “Cesar’s Last Fast,” will be shown at Solidarity Houston, 6733 Harrisburg Blvd.

    Free

  • Interfaith Environmental Network of Houston/ Drawdown EcoChallenge

     The Interfaith Environmental Network of Houston invites you to join their team for the Drawdown EcoChallenge.  During the three-week challenge period, you form new habits that act to counter climate change.  Choose from categories such as electricity generation, women & girls, buildings & cities, food, land use, transport, and materials.

    Free

  • 50th Annual MLK Candlelight Memorial

    MacGregor Park 5225 Calhoun Rd., Houston

    Join us on the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination.

    Free