Continuing its tradition of celebrating communities from border regions in North America and South Asia, Voices Breaking Boundaries (VBB) will launch the third and final installment of its internationally renowned anthology series. Borderlines Volume Three features original photos, essays, poetry and journalistic narratives that find commonalities, and explore issues erupting across areas splintered by borders.
The Ethnographic Film Society is proud to present a public screening of "On Coal River", a documentary about environmental justice in coal country Appalachia. The screening is free and open to the public. A 5$ donations at the door to support Coal River Mountain Watch, one of the activist organization prominently featured in the film, are greatly appreciated.
People of all faiths are invited to come together on Sunday, May 7 at 5 p.m. for the kick-off of the new Interfaith Environmental Network of Houston (a Houston chapter of TX Interfaith Power and Light).
The purpose of the new organization is to empower the faith community in Houston to advocate and act collectively as stewards of the environment.
Help Retire the Mortgage and Support Kaz’s Peace Work by participating in the live calligraphy demonstration and Benefit Auction! https://www.facebook.com/events/1343621935754166/
In commemoration of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, the Center for the Healing of Racism will screen the documentary “Vincent Who?” on Thursday, May 18, 2017 from 7 to 9 PM. The film will be followed by a dialogue. Location: 3412 Crawford Street (at Holman), Houston, TX 77004. The event is free and open to the public (first 45 to RSVP). Donations are encouraged. Registration required by emailing cfhr1@juno.com or calling (713) 520-8226. Space is limited to the first 45 reservations. Free parking is available across the street at Houston Community College lot #9.
The typical American diet is contributing to obesity, diabetes, heart disease and other health problems, which cost Americans for than $150 billion per year. Many of our neighbors are marooned in vast urban food deserts without access to fresh affordable food. Equitable access to healthy options will support parents in save their own health, set their children on a path to a healthy future and put our food system on a more humane, sustainable path.
The #BLMHOU march for human rights is intended as a unity event while centering Blackness in all of the issues that we are facing in this country, state, city and all while trying to survive under President Agent Orange.
This is a march against hate, phobia, and bigotry all are invited.
- This event will NOT center whiteness
- This event will not be one where you take the time to hug the police
- This event is intended to show that we can come together and also RESPECT separate movements.
Peace Camp Houston is partnering with the East End Market to raise funds to provide more children the opportunity to attend Peace Camp this summer.
Bring the whole family to enjoy arts and crafts activities, story time, cooperative games, face painting and more to raise funds for Peace Camp Houston Kids! Plus, the regular Sunday East End Market which offers local food, art and farmers market!
Executive Committee Meeting 1-3 pm -Bering Memorial UMC, 1440 Harold (entrance on Mulberry Street - Fellowship Hall All HPJC members welcome - for more information contact Constance 713-204-4010
Melissa Cardoza, an afro-indigenous feminist leader from Honduras, is coming to Houston on May 22, together with Honduran singer-songwriter Karla Lara, as part of a tour of the U.S. promoting the new bilingual Spanish-English edition of Melissa's book, 13 colores de la resistencia hondureña / 13 Colors of the Honduran Resistance.
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
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.
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.”
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.
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
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.
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 […]
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.
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!
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.
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.
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!
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.
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: cfhr1@juno.com 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 […]
