Interfaith Justice Advocacy Workshop
June 2023 is the perfect time to refresh your advocacy knowledge and set goals for engaging your faith community around issues that impact the planet and its peoples. Why is […]
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30th Juneteenth Ally Awards Fundraiser Luncheon
Scanlan Room | University of St. Thomas | 4000 Mt. Vernon St. Houston, TX 77006 Scanlan Room | University of St. Thomas | 4000 Mt. Vernon St. Houston, TX 77006, HoustonPlease join the Center for the Healing of Racism for our 30th Juneteenth Ally Awards Fundraiser Luncheon on Saturday, June 17, 2023, 12:00 PM (CDT). This event will be held […]
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Plant-based Potluck
1st Unitarian Universalist Church 5200 Fannin St., Houston, TXThis Month's Potluck focuses on indigenous peoples and will celebrate the native staples of Corn, Squash, and Beans...(also known as the 3 sisters). We will also be screening a documentary […]
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Join Us for a Repair Cafe! Recycle/Reuse/Repair Your Stuff!
TXRX Labs 6501 Navigation Blvd, Houston, TX, United StatesA Repair Cafe celebrates fixing through a fun, collaborative, hands-on, fix-n-learn, community event. People bring us their broken items for assessment, disassembly and repair. Bring your toolkit and join us […]
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Interconnections with the Environment: Ecosystem Services & Us
online not applicable, not applicable, United StatesJoin Professor Kerri Crawford of the University of Houston to consider more deeply the interconnections between humans and our environment, through the lens of ecosystem services. As biodiversity is lost […]
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Plastic Free EcoChallenge
Online TXPlastic pollution now contaminates the deepest trenches in the ocean, the highest mountain peaks, and even the air we breathe. Microplastics have been found in human blood, lungs, breast milk […]
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BANNER RALLY TO FREE JULIAN ASSANGE!
This Monday, July the 3rd, is not only our day of national celebration of independence from the British Empire. Monday is also the 52nd birthday of JULIAN ASSANGE, imprisoned for […]
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The Letter: Screening & Discussion
Online TXJoin us for a screening and discussion of The Letter, a gorgeously filmed story featuring scenes from around the world that puts a human face on climate change. The Letter […]
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Medicare Anniversary Celebration
Carnegie Neighborhood Library 1050 Quitman, Houston, Texas, United StatesFilm Showing : American Hospitals - Healing a Broken System Healthcare for All Texas (HCFAT) and allies are celebrating 58 years of Medicare! Cake! Treats! Co-sponsors! Tabling! Speakers! Film.
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American Hospitals film screening 7/30/23 – 12:30 to 2:30 at Bay Area UU Church
Bay Area Unitarian Church (BAUUC) 17503 El Camino Real, Houston, Texas, United StatesThe BAUUC Service and Justice team is screening the acclaimed documentary, “American Hospitals: Healing a Broken System,” in our church Sanctuary after service on Sunday, 7/30, from 12:30-2:30 pm. The […]
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Life’s Better Outside – Your Texas State Parks
online not applicable, not applicable, United StatesJoin Lisa Reznicek of the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department (TPWD) for a discussion of how you can connect to Texas State Parks. We know many ways humans are happier, […]
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Virtual Summer Book Study-August
Online via ZoomAre you looking for an inspiring way to spend your summer days? Compassionate Houston’s Summer Book Studies return and registration is open! Our summer reading studies are a great way to […]
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HUMANITY FOR PEACE INTERNATIONAL DEMONSTRATION
Hermann Park 6001 Fannin Street, Houston, Texas, United StatesThe danger of nuclear war has escalated to a point that no thoughtful person can ignore it any longer. There are still some who think thereshould be more weapons, more […]
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Environmental-Climate Summit – “Houston Strong”
University of Houston Downtown One Main Street, Houston, TX, United States2024 Greater Houston Environmental Summit and Houston Community Climate Summit
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HPJC Social-Mixer-Luncheon for Non-Profits
Haven's Center 1827 W Alabama St, Houston, TX, United StatesThe Houston Peace & Justice Center is inviting representatives of non-profits in our area to our mixer/social/luncheon on Saturday, October 7 at 12 noon.
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Eating Plant-Based for Our Climate and Health. Your Faith Community Can, Too!
online not applicable, not applicable, United StatesA year ago, our ministers directed church staff to change the Sunday lunch menu to plant-based food. What inspired them to act? For a year, our church’s Climate Action Team […]
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Preventing Youth Hate Crimes and Identity-Based Bullying Prevention Virtual Symposium
VirtualThe Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) will host its Preventing Youth Hate Crimes and Identity-Based Bullying Prevention Virtual Symposium on October 17-18, 2023 from 12:00 to 5:15 […]
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Weelaunee Worldwide: Block Cop City Speaking Tour
Montrose Center 401 Branard Street, Houston, TX, United StatesThis is an invitation to join a powerful collective action. After more than two years of struggle to defend the Weelaunee forest in southeast Atlanta from the construction of a […]
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Drawdown Roadmap
Online TXYou may know that there are many possible solutions to combat climate change. But, how do we focus our efforts, create the most effective plan and really make a difference […]
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Book Release | A Master Class on Being Human: A Black Christian & A Black Secular Humanist on Religion, Race, and Justice
Rothko Chapel 3900 Yupon St., Houston, TX, United StatesBeginning in 2020, Brad Braxton and Anthony Pinn exchanged a series of email conversations that together form the basis for the book A Master Class on Being Human: A Black Christian […]
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Guided Prayer Walk in the Park
Hermann Park 5555 Hermann Park Drive, HoustonConnect with God as revealed through creation at Hermann Park in this guided prayer walk in the park, using the park’s beautiful natural setting to stimulate prayer and reflection. At […]
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Guided Prayer Walks in the Park
Hermann Park 5555 Hermann Park Drive, HoustonConnect with God as revealed through creation at Hermann Park in this guided prayer walk in the park, using the park’s beautiful natural setting to stimulate prayer and reflection. At […]
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Interconnections with Soil, Human Health and the Environment
online not applicable, not applicable, United StatesSoil is essential to all life and is important to human health in many ways. It can filter water, provide nutrients and food, store carbon, and supply us with antibiotics […]
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Native American Heritage Month
Center for the Healing of Racism 3412 Crawford Street, Houston, TXThe Center for the Healing of Racism honors Native American Heritage Month with a visiting exhibit from the American Indian Genocide Museum on Thursday, November 9, 2023 from Noon to […]
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2023 Peacemaker Awards Ceremony-Celebration
Dominican Sisters of Houston Spirituality Center Meeting Room Dominican Sisters of Houston, 6501 Almeda Rd, Houston, TX, United StatesHPJC is recognizing the wonderful work of these recipients of the 2023 Peacemaker Awards at our annual Awards Ceremony: The Texas Observer, Kristen Schlemmer, Jacilet Griffin, and Lorena Perez McGill
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From Underground to On the Grid
online not applicable, not applicable, United StatesJoin Adrian Shelley, Texas Office Director for Public Citizen, as he delves into energy, from underground to on the grid. Texas has been an energy state for more than a […]
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Interfaith Prayer Vigil during the U.N. Climate Conference
Hermann Park 5555 Hermann Park Drive, HoustonDuring the U.N. Climate Conference (COP28) in Dubai, people of all faiths and spiritual traditions are invited to come together for prayer, meditation and reflection in the beauty of nature […]
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White Allies, Then and Now
Center for the Healing of Racism 3412 Crawford Street, Houston, TX, United StatesWhite people have been a part of every movement for liberation in the USA, from the Underground Railroad, to the Civil Rights Movement, to the formation of the United Farm Workers […]
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MLK Grande Parade Midtown Houston-2024
Midtown Houston 1200 Holman Street San Jacinto Streeet & Elgin Street San Jacinto Streeet & Elgin Street, Houston, TX, United StatesThe MLK Grande Parade will be held on January 15, 2024 in Midtown Houston originating on San jacinto street 7 Elgin Street beginning @ 10a (CST). The parade's theme is […]
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Money Club
North Channel Library 15471 Wallisville Rd, Houston, TX, TX, United StatesLearn how to fix the structural defects of money and end poverty with a Universal Basic Income.