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MFAH Films Virtual Experience: AI WEIWEI: YOURS TRULY

Museum of Fine Arts Houston 1001 Bissonnet St, , Houston

In 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, TX

Come 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., Houston

Houston'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 Event

As 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, TX

Come 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

Zoom

Here 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 Event

Please 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

Robert Reich Livestream

ProgressiveForum website

Robert Reich will discuss his new book, The System: Who Rigged It, How We Fix It. A free livestream interview with Progressive Forum founder, Randall Morton. To register & for more information, please visit: https://www.progressiveforumhouston.org/event/robert-reich-livestream-interview

Free

Is This Really A Racial Reckoning?

by zoom--link on website Houston

Join the Rothko Chapel and the Bernard and Audre Rapoport Center for Human Rights and Justice at the University of Texas at Austin for the 6th annual Frances Tarlton “Sissy” Farenthold Endowed Lecture in Peace, Social Justice and Human Rights.

The 2020 Farenthold Lecture will kick-off a series of Rothko Chapel programs exploring the past, present, and future of civil and human rights in this country. Which rights are particularly at-risk in today’s society, and how can we become more effective advocates and activists as we work to undo injustice and create a society of equality and equity? A moderated Q&A session by ABC13’s news anchor Melanie Lawson follows the lecture.

Free

National Activism Day

 Given recent events, many of us have felt that more participation in activism is needed to actually make a difference within our community, our nation, and our government. With that said, we decided to create a national holiday that commemorates the work of leading activists and encourages more participation within the field of activism, especially within the United States.

Free

NETWORKS’s Nuns on the Bus: The Virtual Tour

by zoom--link on website Houston

NETWORK's Nuns of the Bus is coming to Houston (Virtually)!For more info or to register go to: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0odeipqTgtG93vaVAXDTGLL79FZzPCpVAc   Join Sr. Simone Campbell and the Nuns on the Bus for a Town Hall for Spirit-Filled Voters. While this town hall is virtual, it is intended especially for those who live in the Houston-Metropolitan Area. Spirit-Filled […]

Free

Building Black and Asian Solidarity: Women Leading Across Race, History, and Culture

by zoom--link on website Houston

During the current challenging times, solidarity, support, and strength between all communities are imperative to move the nation forward in the right direction. Join Asia Society as inspirational women leaders explore the depth of Black and Asian American experiences in the country, discuss how to overcome racial conflict and division between communities, and share their hopes for cross-racial understanding and collaboration as we build a just and equitable future together.

Free

The Structure of Racism

Zoom Event

Please join the Dominican Sisters of Houston and the Center for the Healing of Racism on Saturday, October 10, 2020, 1-3 PM, for “The Structure of Racism,” a Zoom presentation examining the structural and psychological causes and consequences of prejudice and discrimination. The workshop will be led by Dr. Craig Oettinger who will discuss these persistent patterns and — with the help of the audience — explore how change is possible.

Free. Donations appreciated. RSVP required

Rain Barrels for The Houston-Area Community

The Interfaith Environmental Network of Houston and Galveston Bay Foundation invite all houses of worship and their members in Houston, alongside any interested Houstonians, to a rain barrel workshop.

$35

Houston Racial Reconciliation Workshop ONLINE

by zoom--link on website Houston

Expect to dig deep as we look through the lens of history, as well as the events we are experiencing today, to understand how race remains a salient factor in shaping our society.

Throughout the course, we will actively build relationships as we participate and engage one another through conversation, experiences, and learning in a Gospel centered environment.