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Meeting 1: Resist Fracking on Shores of Lake Houston

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

Date: August 23rd
Time: Noon
Location: First Unitarian Universalist Church , 5200 Fannin St, Houston, TX 77004
Food: Lunch provided by contacting...Jere Locke of the Texas Drought Project at 512-416-7170-h/o or 512-203-8858-c or jerelocke - - yahoo - - com.

We have very reliable information that a fracking company, which has been buying mineral rights on the shores of Lake Houston, intends to start fracking in late September or early October. This will have impacts on Lake Houston water, the primary source of water for Houston, & the health of those, especially women & children, living near the fracking operations. More info. below!

Meeting 2: Resist Fracking on Shores of Lake Houston

Kingwood Home 5915 Spring Lodge Dr, Humble

We have very reliable information that a fracking company, which has been buying mineral rights on the shores of Lake Houston, intends to start fracking in late September or early October. This will have impacts on Lake Houston water, the primary source of water for Houston, & the health of those, especially women & children, living near the fracking operations. More info. below!

Date: August 23rd
Time: 7pm
Location: 5915 Spring Lodge Dr, Humble, TX 77345

Seventh Annual Benefit Jazz Concert

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

Benefiting Houston Committee for Youth and Nonmilitary Opportunities, Inc. Sunday, September 4, 2016 - 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm Houston Mennonite Church, 1231 Wirt Rd. Map link: https://goo.gl/maps/ggXz58AYryQ2 Enrich your soul with music and support a wonderful cause! Performers include: Bob Henschen Quartet, featuring saxophonist Ernesto Vega, and the wildly eclectic eight-piece jazz group, Free Radicals. Proceeds support HCYNO's counter-recruitment work in Houston […]

Presence, Patience and Love at the Rothko Chapel “Twelve Moments” series continues with Rabbi Scott Hausman-Weiss

Rothko Chapel 3900 Yupon St, Houston

Sometimes making a little change can be a big challenge.

Rabbi Scott Hausman-Weiss says the first step is learning to love who and where you are now – before moving forward and heading to where you want to be.
The Rabbi will be leading a guided, silent and reflective meditation at noon on Wednesday, Sept. 7 at the Rothko Chapel at 3900 Yupon. Suggested donation is $10.

$10
Event Series Film: Sonita

Film: Sonita

The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston 1001 Bissonnet, Houston

Sonita Winning two awards at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival, Sonita tells the inspiring story of Sonita Alizadeh, an 18-year-old Afghan refugee in Iran, who thinks of Michael Jackson and Rihanna as her spiritual parents and dreams of becoming a big-name rapper. Currently her only fans are the other teenage girls in a Tehran shelter, […]

$9

Lightening Your Footprint

Museum of Natural Science 5555 Hermann Park Dr, Houston, TX, United States

Have you wondered what it means to be sustainable or how you might transition to a more sustainable way of living. What ways are you inspired to make changes in your lifestyle, your neighborhood, workplace or the Houston area that offer more care for the Earth, care for people and creates community?

This workshop is intended to empower you to go forward with your ideas of how to live more sustainably.

$28

American Women Fight To Vote

Discovery Green 1500 McKinney, Houston

Movie:  Iron Jawed Angels Sponsored by:  Houston Peace & Justice Center and League of Women Voters September 16, 2016 - 7:30-10:00 pm  Discovery Green, 1500 McKinney This is the story of 2 important women in the history of suffrage in the United States.  Alice Paul and Luc Burns began a more radical branch of women […]

Free
Event Series Progress Theatre’s THE BURNIN’

Progress Theatre’s THE BURNIN’

MATCH (Midtown Arts & Theater Center Houston) 3400 Main Street, Houston

THE BURNIN' is an a'capella musical--or NeoSpiritual--fusing styles from The Blues and Jazz to Spoken Word and Hip Hop, inspired by the 1940 Rhythm Club Fire of Natchez, MS and the 2003 E2 Club Stampede of Chicago, IL. Following a group of clubgoers before, during and after two reimagined U.S. club tragedies, THE BURNIN' straddles […]

$20

Traveler Concert – Benefits Peace Camp Houston

Bohemeo's 708 Telephone Road, Houston

Traveler In Concert - September 17, 2016 - 8-10 PM Bohemeo's - 708 Telephone Road Suggested Donation:  $15.00 at the door (concert only) Come join the fun, enjoy the music, and help benefit Peace Camp Houston (teaching peace and justice to children in a fun camp environment)  

$15.00

Meet Author Noah Rattler – Book Party

Home of Judy Hoffhien 309 Fairbanks, Houston

Meet Noah Rattler, author of Noah's walk  - September 24, 2016 5:00-9:00 PM A 1,800 Mile Journey Raising the Awareness of Homelessness 312 Fairbanks, Houston, Texas 77009 - Home of Judy Hoffhien Plan to come this Saturday, Sept. 24 from 5-9 and  hear local activist Noah Rattler share his experiences about his walk from Houston […]

Free

Alternatives to Violence Project basic workshop

Live Oak Friends Meeting House 1318 W. 26th, Houston, TX, United States

AVP Basic Workshop – The Alternatives To Violence Project
September 30 To October 2, 2016 (Friday Through Sunday)

AVP is dedicated to reducing violence: on the streets, at work, in schools, in homes, and in relationships everywhere

AVP provides tools for creative, nonviolent resolution to conflicts used by peace workers such as Mohandas Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Jr., Jesus of Nazareth, and many others

$75

Gandhi Peace Walk in Houston

Miller Outdoor Theater 6000 Hermann Park Dr, Houston, TX, United States

The 11th anniversary of the Gandhi Peace Walk in Houston is set for 4:45 PM on Sunday Oct 2, 2016. On-line registration is now open. Please register at the website: http://www.GandhiLibrary.org. Please participate and make this 11th anniversary walk the largest so far! The Grand Marshal this year is Mr. Swatantra Jain.

$20

Film: Get in the Way: The Journey of John Lewis

The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston 1001 Bissonnet, Houston

In 1965, the historic Selma March known as Bloody Sunday was a turning point in the Civil Rights Movement. John Lewis—now a U.S. Congressman, then a young student—co-led hundreds of peaceful marchers seeking voting rights for African Americans in the South. When they came face to face with a wall of Alabama state troopers, Lewis took a steadfast, nonviolent stand and encouraged his followers to do the same. Seventy-six-year-old Lewis is a respected legislator and elder statesman who continues to practice nonviolence in his determined fight for justice. The film is a riveting portrayal of Lewis’s personal journey of courage, searing disappointments, and hard-won triumphs. Over the decades—including on the House floor this past June—he inspires others to “get in the way.”

Free

NuWaters Fundraiser and Dinner Cruise

NuWaters Co-op 2320 Elgin St, Houston, TX

It is with great excitement that we announce our first major fundraising event. (Drum Roll Please!!!! lol!) On Saturday, October 8th at 3:30 pm we will have a great NuWaters Fundraiser and Dinner Cruise. We meet at Moody Gardens, tour the rain forest, watch a terrific movie Secret Ocean, and board a historic boat and cruise Galveston Bay with a terrific dinner (vegetarian upon request). Tickets are $75.00 for members (in good standing) and for non-members $100.00. Payment plan is available, stop by the market for more information. Special thanks to our special Fundraising Chair for making this happen. This is an exciting event planned, and we are certain it will be memorable. Food First! Food Peace! NuWaters.

$100

Dowling St. Renaming to Emancipation Ave Public Hearing

City Hall 901 Bagby, Houston, TX, United States

We would also like to remind everyone that the Planning Commission’s public hearing on renaming Dowling Street to Emancipation Avenue will take place this Thursday, October 13th beginning at 2:30pm at the City Hall Annex, 900 Bagby. If you’re available and would like to join us in showing support for this important name change, please contact me about carpooling options.

On the Side of the Road film with former Israeli settler Lia Tarachansky

Emerson UU Church 1900 Bering Drive, Houston

Former West Bank settler Lia Tarachansky looks at Israeli’s collective amnesia of the fateful events of 1948 when the state of Israel was born and most of the Palestinians (700,000+) became refugees. Lia covers attempts by aware Israelis to educate their fellow Israelis. She follows the transformation of Israeli veterans trying to uncover their denial of the war that changed the region forever. Tarachansky then turns the camera on herself and travels back to her settlement where that historical erasure gave birth to a new generation, blind and isolated from its surroundings.

Caravan to the Ancestors Seeking Peace for Our Souls and Hearts

National Black United Front Houston Headquarters 2428 Southmore Blvd., Houston, TX

Saturday October 15, 2016 the National Black United Front will host the 19th Annual Sankofa Caravan to the Ancestors. The Sankofa Caravan is an interfaith ancestral commemoration. The event has three key areas of focus:
To offer praise and thanksgiving to the creator and our revered African ancestors;
To educate our community on African spirituality, history and culture
To invoke blessings for our community in all worthy endeavors

Restorative Justice 101 Circle Training

Bayland Community Center 6400 Bissonnet, houston

Come experience circles led by youth graduates from a restorative justice program. You will be exposed to the roots and practices of restorative justice, including the following types of circles:
Community building
Healing
Reentry
Support
Accountability

$50

Robert Jensen’s “Plain Radical” Book Salon

2017 W. Main Street, Houston

University of Texas professor Robert Jensen will discuss his book Plain Radical: Living, Loving, and Learning to Leave the Planet Gracefully at the home of Houston house concert promoter Jeff Abrams.

Jensen’s book chronicles his personal, political, and intellectual life with friend and mentor Jim Koplin, who blended the best of rural traditions with a relentless radical critique of concentrated power and illegitimate authority.

The Realities of the Refugee Life

The Syrian American Club 5729 Winsome Lane, Houston

Come out and learn about Syria and Iraq's most vulnerable refugees on October 16, 2016 at an informational program at the Syrian American Club about the work of Collateral Repair Project (CRP.) Amanda Lane, Executive Director of CRP, will speak about life at the head of a grassroots NGO making a difference for struggling refugee families. CRP is a US 501(c)(3) nonprofit grassroots organization in Amman, Jordan that helps urban refugees with food, housing, education and trauma relief. This event will give you a chance to go beyond the headlines and hear the realities of refugee life and how you can help.

Free