KPFT Local Station Board Meeting
Montrose Center 401 Branard Street, Houston, TX, United StatesThis body meets on the 2nd Wednesday of every month from 7-10pm at the Montrose Center. Public comment is from 8 to 8.30pm.
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The Wonders of Harvester Ants
In arid grasslands and deserts throughout North and South America, the most abundant insects are harvester ants. These large and conspicuous ant species feed on seeds, which they harvest directly from plants and store in their nests. Unlike most species of ants, members of a single colony are not closely related to each other; each colony is genetically diverse. Join Professor Diane Wiernasz of the University of Houston as she discusses how the harvester ant life cycle is an adaptation to the harsh conditions of the desert, how these ants affect the abundance and distribution of plant communities, and the sometimes surprising consequences of colony genetic variation.
Free
MFAH Films Virtual Experience: Chisholm ’72: Unbought and Unbossed
Museum of Fine Arts Houston 1001 Bissonnet St, , HoustonCelebrate the centennial of women’s suffrage with this compelling documentary chronicling the 1972 presidential campaign of Brooklyn-based Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm (1924–2005)—the first Black woman elected to Congress—who received support from many groups during her ambitious campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination.
$4.99
Houston’s Green Building Resource Center
lzer, Program Director for Houston’s Green Building Resource Center. Steve is an architect with 30 years’ experience who is focused on making Houston a greener place to live and work. He will discuss the center’s work to educate the public on healthy and energy, water, and material-conserving design & construction.
Free
Waking News!
Center for the Healing of Racism 3412 Crawford Street, Houston, TXCome share an article you found in a magazine, journal, or online resource relating to discrimination, oppression, or any forms of racism. Then join us in a lively discussion where we engage in the complexities of racism and how we can all heal from it.
Free. Donations appreciated. RSVP required
The Resilient Garden: Food Security in the Age of a Pandemic Tuesday, August 4th @ 6:30pm
We hope you'll join Transition Houston as we explore the resilient garden and how to enhance food security in the age of this pandemic. This will be Transition Houston's first meeting by video conference using Zoom on August 4th @ 6pm! In order to join our meeting, simply click this link in your web browser. […]
The Resilient Garden: Food Security in the Age of a Pandemic
We hope you'll join Transition Houston as we explore the resilient garden and how to enhance food security in the age of this pandemic.
HPJC Quarterly Board Meeting
Talento Bilingue de Houston 333 S. Jensen Drive, Houston, TX, United StatesPlease 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 our 2020 plans 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.
MFAH Films Virtual Experience: AI WEIWEI: YOURS TRULY
Museum of Fine Arts Houston 1001 Bissonnet St, , HoustonIn 2014, Ai Weiwei, the renowned Chinese artist and activist, assisted by curator and filmmaker Cheryl Haines, transformed the former penitentiary
on Alcatraz Island into an astonishing exhibition of socially engaged art, focusing on the plight of the unjustly incarcerated. Visitors were invited to send postcards to prisoners in the exhibition. Several of the formerly imprisoned activists, including Chelsea Manning, speak about the impact of receiving those messages of hope.
$10
Waking News!
Center for the Healing of Racism 3412 Crawford Street, Houston, TXCome share an article you found in a magazine, journal, or online resource relating to discrimination, oppression, or any forms of racism. Then join us in a lively discussion where we engage in the complexities of racism and how we can all heal from it.
Free. Donations appreciated. RSVP required
Hurricane Laura Disaster Relief Drive
Launchpointcdc.org 5807 Little York Rd., HoustonHouston's Launch Point Disaster Relief Organization is collecting disaster relief donations and supplies for Lake Charles Louisiana and Beaumont, Texas. They are working in partnership with the Red Cross to provide aid to those areas that were hit the hardest by Hurricane Laura.
Jubilee for the Earth
Join with Christians of all traditions in a Jubilee for the Earth, an observance of the 2020 World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation. This ecumenical service, hosted by Christ the King Evangelical Lutheran Church in Houston, will be a time to pray, to praise, to profess our faith, to confess, and to leave empowered to lead transformed lives.
Free
“Racism in the War on Drugs”
Zoom EventAs the fight to heal racism continues, so does the need to bring greater justice and equality to all. The Center for the Healing of Racism is proud to present this conversation, led by three of Houston’s most dedicated social justice advocates.
Free. Donations appreciated. RSVP required
Houston DSA Author Talk with Mark Nowak
Mark Nowak, poet, founder of the Worker Writers School, and author of Social Poetics (Coffee House Press, 2020), joins the Houston DSA Arts Collective and Political Education Committee for a discussion of cultural organizing and its role in building socialism. The event will include a reading, moderated Q&A, and open discussion.
Free
Thank You for Biting: Can non-lethal predation help prey?
Christ the King Evangelical Lutheran Church invites you to a monthly environmental education web meeting series whose theme in 2020 is the wonders of nature. In September, join Professor Adrienne Correa of Rice University to learn about coral reefs & their relationship with their predators. Coral reefs are biodiverse ecosystems that are constructed by partnerships […]
Free
International Day of Peace 2020
The International Day of Peace was first celebrated in 1982, and is recognized by many nations and organizations with events all over the world every September 21st, including day-long pauses in wars that reveal how easy it would be to have year-long or forever-long pauses in wars.
Waking News!
Center for the Healing of Racism 3412 Crawford Street, Houston, TXCome share an article you found in a magazine, journal, or online resource relating to discrimination, oppression, or any forms of racism. Then join us in a lively discussion where we engage in the complexities of racism and how we can all heal from it.
Free. Donations appreciated. RSVP required
Virtual Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Candidates Forum
ZoomHere is the link: https://zoom.us/j/94131310993 Criminal Appeals Forum for tomorrow: Sept. 29th – 6:45 pm Top 3 reasons to join: 1 - Informed voters are the best voters. Hear from 5 of the 6 candidates for the 3 openings on this most important Court that decides on IPTX exonerations. All registered Texas voters will be voting […]
Free
America’s Unholy Ghosts: The Racist Roots of Our Faith and Politics
Zoom EventPlease join us for a Zoom conversation with author Joel Goza who will discuss his book America’s Unholy Ghosts: The Racist Roots of Our Faith and Politics on September 30, 2020, 6-8 PM (CDT). Goza, former pastor of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church in Houston, TX, writes with passion about the racist and classist roots of America’s political and religious institutions. Grounding his work in the philosophies of Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, and Adam Smith, Goza convincingly argues that America’s Founding Fathers deliberately designed a racist and inequitable society.
Free. Donations appreciated. RSVP required
The Condor and The Eagle – Houston Premiere (Virtual!)
Houston, TX - The Citizens’ Environmental Coalition (CEC) and the Houston Green Film Series will host a virtual screening of the Houston Premiere of the documentary, The Condor and The Eagle, on September 30 at 6:00 p.m. CST. The award-winning film, The Condor and The Eagle, explores the ongoing collective climate awakening and the […]
Free – $25