Rain Barrels for The Houston-Area Community

First Unitarian Universalist Church 5200 Fannin St., Houston, TX, United States

You are invited to a rain barrel workshop. Join us on Sunday, November 6 to learn about the benefits of rain barrels, get one for your home/house of worship and learn how to install it on your property. Rain barrels not only conserve water, a precious natural resource, they also help to keep water clean […]

$40.00

Acclaimed Historian, Environmentalist Douglas Brinkley in Live Houston

Congregation Emanu El 1500 Sunset Blvd, Houston

New York Times best-selling author and acclaimed historian Douglas Brinkley will discuss his upcoming book, Silent Spring Revolution: John F. Kennedy, Rachel Carson, Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, and the Great Environmental Awakening, at The Progressive Forum Thursday, November 10, at 7:30 p.m. CT.

$45 – $150

Climate Solutions 101

Online TX

Climate Solutions 101 is the world’s first major educational effort focused solely on climate solutions. Rather than rehashing well-known climate challenges, these materials from Project Drawdown concentrate on game-changing climate action based on rigorous scientific research and analysis. This course, presented in video units and in-depth conversations, combines Project Drawdown’s trusted resources with the expertise […]

Free

Sustainable Celebrations

Online TX

Whether celebrating in your home or your house of worship, people of all faith/spiritual traditions would like their occasions to be sustainable.  Sustainability is frequently defined as fulfilling the needs of current generations without compromising the needs of future generations.  This is a simple definition, but putting it into practice for holidays and holy days […]

Free
Event Series Climate Solutions 101

Climate Solutions 101

Online TX

Climate Solutions 101 is the world’s first major educational effort focused solely on climate solutions. Rather than rehashing well-known climate challenges, these materials from Project Drawdown concentrate on game-changing climate action based on rigorous scientific research and analysis. This course, presented in video units and in-depth conversations, combines Project Drawdown’s trusted resources with the expertise […]

Free

Climate Solutions 101

Online TX

Climate Solutions 101 is the world’s first major educational effort focused solely on climate solutions. Rather than rehashing well-known climate challenges, these materials from Project Drawdown concentrate on game-changing climate action based on rigorous scientific research and analysis. This course, presented in video units and in-depth conversations, combines Project Drawdown’s trusted resources with the expertise […]

Free

World AIDS Day Observance

Rothko Chapel 3900 Yupon St, Houston

Show support and stand in solidarity with the millions of people living with and impacted by HIV. Attendees are invited to bring a small memento, photo, or item (please no food or drinks) to place on a community altar in remembrance of those who have passed on, and items in celebration of those living with HIV and hope for the […]

Free

Stop the Danger of Nuclear War Now

Online event at SchillerInstitute.com pre-registration is encouraged but not require SchillerInstitute.com

The long-awaited U.S. midterm election did not reduce the danger of global nuclear war – if anything, it increased that threat. The life-and-death issues facing the United States and the world – the escalating danger of nuclear confrontation around the Ukraine theater, and the breakdown collapse of the Western financial and economic system that is driving […]

free

Oneness: Scripture & Science

Online TX

As John Muir famously wrote in 1911: “When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the Universe.” This expression of oneness, which Muir observed from his time in the Sierras, has both a scientific and a spiritual basis. Muir was prescient, as the known science in […]

Free

World AIDS Day Observance

Rothko Chapel 3900 Yupon St, Houston

Show support and stand in solidarity with the millions of people living with and impacted by HIV. Attendees are invited to bring a small memento, photo, or item (please no food or drinks) to place on a community altar in remembrance of those who have passed on, and items in celebration of those living with HIV and hope for the […]

Free

IS PEACE POSSIBLE IN UKRAINE?

Houston Mennonite Church 1231 Wirt Rd., Houston, TX, United States

Renowned anti-war and social justice activist Medea Benjamin talks about her new book,  co-authored with Nicolas Davies, entitled "War in Ukraine: Making Sense of a Senseless Conflict."   She traces the origins of the war back to the fall of the Soviet Union  and addresses Russia's grievances as well as Ukraine's. Understanding both is necessary to […]

Free

IS PEACE POSSIBLE IN UKRAINE?

1st Unitarian Universalist Church 5200 Fannin St., Houston, TX

Renowned anti-war and social justice activist Medea Benjamin talks about her new book,  co-authored with Nicolas Davies, entitled "War in Ukraine: Making Sense of a Senseless Conflict."   She traces the origins of the war back to the fall of the Soviet Union  and addresses Russia's grievances as well as Ukraine's. Understanding both is necessary to […]

Free

IS PEACE POSSIBLE IN UKRAINE?

Bay Area UU Church 17503 El Camino Real , Houston, TX, United States

Renowned anti-war and social justice activist Medea Benjamin talks about her new book,  co-authored with Nicolas Davies, entitled "War in Ukraine: Making Sense of a Senseless Conflict."   She traces the origins of the war back to the fall of the Soviet Union  and addresses Russia's grievances as well as Ukraine's. Understanding both is necessary to […]

Free

IS PEACE POSSIBLE IN UKRAINE?

LoneStar College, Kingwood Campus Music Building, Room 101, 20000 Kingwood Dr., Kingwood, TX

Renowned anti-war and social justice activist Medea Benjamin talks about her new book,  co-authored with Nicolas Davies, entitled "War in Ukraine: Making Sense of a Senseless Conflict."   She traces the origins of the war back to the fall of the Soviet Union  and addresses Russia's grievances as well as Ukraine's. Understanding both is necessary to […]

Free

HPJC Quarterly Board Meeting – Dec 10, 2022

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HPJC Holiday Party

Fadi's Meyerland Meditteranean Grill 4738 Beechnut St., Houston, TX, United States

Everyone interested in peace and justice and sustainability is invited. Fadi's Meyerland Mediterranean Grill, 4738 Beechnut St. Houston, TX  77096. Private room. Cafeteria line ordering. Big selection with salads, hummus, hot dishes.  You can have each item split into two servings on your plate.  I usually choose two items and have them split into four […]

Faithful Resilience: A Study on Climate Resilience for Faith Communities

Online TX

Faithful Resilience is a six-part weekly study on climate resilience for faith communities. The climate crisis has arrived. Faith communities must not only react, but also prepare. Over the last decade, hurricanes have intensified, wildfires have burnt stronger, and heat waves have baked our cities. These events can only be expected to get worse in […]

Free

The Path of Hope: A Study on Climate Action for Faith Communities

Online TX

You are invited to join an online discussion series built around 15-minute videos featuring interviews with US faith leaders, representatives of climate-impacted communities from the global South, and presentations by UN officials and other experts. The videos walk viewers through four key climate policy issues that intersect with universal faith concerns for vulnerable and marginalized […]

Free

Faith Perspectives: A Justice Lens on the Relationship between People & Planet

Online TX

The Interfaith Environmental Network of Houston invites you to hear multiple faith perspectives on the relationship between people & the planet, from a justice viewpoint. A panel of speakers of a variety of faith backgrounds will each address a justice lens on the relationship between people & the planet from the perspective of their faith.  […]

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