This 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 by Carolina Caycedo and David De Rozas. In The Teaching of the Hands, artists Carolina Caycedo and David de Rozas synthesise their research to create […]
A 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 to have fun and learn while helping others troubleshoot and fix their broken stuff! Volunteers assess, take apart, and hopefully -- REPAIR. Transition Houston is partnering with TX/RX Labs, Houston […]
Join 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 […]
Plastic 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 and placentas. Plastic has entered the food chain, killing wildlife, and causing the average person to eat tens of thousands of microplastic particles every year. […]
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 over four years in London, for defending the freedoms of speech and freedom of press which our Founders enunciated in our Declaration of Independence and Bill […]
Join 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 tells the story of the Laudato Si’ encyclical letter by Pope Francis through the eyes of frontline leaders battling the ecological crisis across continents. A […]
Film 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.
The 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 documentary not only points out what’s broken but also explores how it can be fixed. A light lunch will be served beforehand (the plan is […]
Join 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, […]
Are 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 meet people of our rich community once a week over a 4-week period, bringing together a multitude of perspectives on topics aimed to foster a […]
The 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 sanctions, and who think that a nuclear war can be won against Russia. This is a blueprint for extinction. OnSUNDAY, AUGUST 6th, the anniversary of […]
2024 Greater Houston Environmental Summit and Houston Community Climate Summit
The 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.
A 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 […]
The 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 […]
This 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 […]
You 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 on climate before it’s too late? The Drawdown Roadmap is a science-based strategy for accelerating climate solutions, pointing to which climate actions governments, businesses, investors, […]
Beginning 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 […]
Connect 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 each stop along the walk, there will be a theme, an accompanying Bible verse, and reflection questions for you to ponder. Deepen your Christian spiritual […]
Connect 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 each stop along the walk, there will be a theme, an accompanying Bible verse, and reflection questions for you to ponder. Deepen your Christian spiritual […]
Soil 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 […]
The 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 […]
HPJC 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
Join 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 […]
During 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 […]
White 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 […]
The 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 "We Still believe" and will feature more than 100 culturally diverse performance groups from across the nation. To register for the parade or to learn […]
Learn how to fix the structural defects of money and end poverty with a Universal Basic Income.
All HPJC members, and especially Board members, are invited to participate in our annual Board orientation and planning retreat. We'll gather in person to learn and discuss together how to make HPJC more effective, answer questions, and plan activities for 2024. This includes what we want to do more or less of, or differently than […]
Join with us to celebrate the lives of David and Priscilla (Peggy) Atwood. They were long time members of HPJC's Board of Directors, as well as being peace and justice advocates. They were an inspiration to us by their dedication and persistence in working to make the world a more peaceful and just place, in […]
