Air Pollution: Past, Present & Future
Join Professor Gunnar Schade of Texas A&M University to learn about the issue of air pollution. Air pollution is a major factor for public health throughout the world. An increasing […]
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Pulitzer Winner Nikole Hannah-Jones Live in Houston
Congregation Emanu El 1500 Sunset Blvd, HoustonPulitzer Prize winner Nikole Hannah-Jones will discuss her book, New York Times number one bestseller The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story, at The Progressive Forum Wednesday, August 24, at 7:30 p.m. CT. In 2021, Governor Abbott and Texas legislators explicitly banned The 1619 Project from being taught in K-12 public schools. The ACLU of […]
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Climate Change: Simple, Serious, Solvable
Online TXJoin Professor Sylvia Dee of Rice University to consider climate change, its causes, impacts, and solutions. There is now a long-established global scientific consensus that climate change will damage human […]
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Ecological Gardening: Fruit and Veggies for Summer to Fall
Online TXGardening and growing fruit, vegetables, and herbs organically is easy when recreating systems of nature to incorporate plants for wildlife and for people. Gardening in the gulf coast climate […]
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Biodiversity Loss
Online TXJoin Professor Kerri Crawford of the University of Houston for a talk on the issue of biodiversity loss. Our planet is home to millions of species that rely on each […]
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Houston Community Climate Summit
Building a Just and Sustainable Future in Houston: ClimateAction and Political Advocacy for Frontline Community Members The hope for this event is to support a coming together of frontline community members, community leaders, organizers, activists, and environmental advocacy professionals to share resources, learn about neighborhood-specific issues, identify sustainability strategies, collaborate to support each other's existing […]
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Heat in Houston: Justice Implications, Solutions, & How People of Faith Can Engage
Online TXHeat is the greatest weather-related disaster in the U.S., killing more people than any other kind of natural disaster. And, Texas is one of three states with the highest heat-related […]
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Faithful Voter Weekly Online Discussion Group
Online TXAs people of faith and conscience, we believe elections are a referendum on the values that will shape our future. How can we renew our fragile democracy? How do we honor the human dignity of every person? Will we protect our Sacred Earth and our children’s future? What policies will prioritize the common good and […]
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Racial Identity and the Souls of Black Folk — A Zoom Dialogue
Zoom EventWEB DuBois’ collection of essays found in The Souls of Black Folk illustrates the complexities of being an “African in America” at the beginning of the twentieth century. This event, […]
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Forest Bathing & Earth Examen
Montgomery County Nature Preserve 1122 Pruitt Road, The Woodlands, TXExperience forest bathing, led by a certified guide, followed by practice of the Christian spiritual discipline of the Earth Examen. Forest bathing, a practice that originated in Japan, involves taking […]
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Faith in Democracy
St. Paul's United Methodist Church, Fondren Hall 5501 Main Street, Houston, TX, United StatesTexas Impact, an interfaith justice advocacy organization based in Austin (https://texasimpact.org/about-us/), is coming to see you here in Houston! Faith in Democracy is your opportunity to reflect with Houston faith […]
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Voter Suppression: Christian Nationalism’s Attempts to Control Who Votes
ZoomTexas' fight over the Election Integrity Protection Act of 2021, known as SB1, and the problems it led to in Texas' primaries this spring have drawn national attention. Long before […]
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Voter Registration Event
Christ the King Evangelical Lutheran Church 2353 Rice Blvd., HoustonLive in Harris county and need to register to vote or change the address on your registration? Get registered in time for the 2022 election in November! Bring your TX […]
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HPJC Potluck dinner for all peace lovers
Unitarian Fellowship of Houston 1504 Wirt Road, Houston, TX, United StatesHouston Peace and Justice Center is sponsor. Everyone should bring food to share, salads, entrees, casseroles, or desserts. Drinks are also welcome. Active groups may display their literature. Everyone gets about a minute to describe their activities and contact info. A really good chance to meet other peace activists. We will provide plates, utensils, glasses, […]
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How to Reduce Your Carbon Footprint
Online TXIt is well known that global warming and associated climate changes are linked to the increase of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide and methane in the atmosphere. Humans generate […]
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Immense World Book Discussion Group for the Season of Creation
Online TXCalling environmentalists, animal lovers, Christians observing the Season of Creation, and people of all faith/spiritual traditions to learn about the amazing sensory abilities of animals in a weekly book discussion group using the bestseller Immense World: How Animals Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us. In the last decade, research on other animals’ ways of […]
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2022 Houston Youth Voters Conference (HYVC)
University of Houston-Downtown, Academic Building (315 N Main St, Houston, TX 77002) 315 N Main St, HoustonThe Houston Youth Voters Conference (HYVC) is a student-led, nonpartisan collaboration between Campus Vote Project, Rice University, University of Houston, and Houston area high schools with a mission to enact […]
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People’s Eco-Challenge
Online TXAll Houston-area residents are invited to participate in the online People’s Ecochallenge. This event offers you the opportunity to care for the earth by taking on a challenge in: regenerating […]
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Chinese Dissident Teng Biao: Human Rights, the Communist Party & the Outlook for China
After numerous arrests, disappearances and unending threats, Chinese dissident, Teng Biao, a survival from the Chinese Communist Party and a human rights activist will be sharing his insights on the current regime through first-hand experiences.
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Garden Tour & Prayer with Eyes Wide Open
Houston Botanic Garden One Botanic Ln. (at 8210 Park Place Blvd.), Houston, TXExperience a private guided tour of the Houston Botanic Garden, followed by practice of the nature-based Christian spiritual discipline of prayer with eyes wide open. Prayer with eyes wide open is a very meaningful way to deepen spirituality through nature, and nurture a loving relationship with the earth. Through prayer that engages with the world […]
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National Hispanic Heritage Month: A Class Apart
Center for the Healing of Racism 3412 Crawford Street, Houston, TX, United StatesThe Center for the Healing of Racism celebrates National Hispanic Heritage Month with an in-person screening of the film “A Class Apart” on Tuesday, October 11, 2022, 6:00 to 8:00 PM (CDT) 3412 Crawford Street, Houston 77004. Built around the landmark 1954 legal case Hernández v. Texas, the film interweaves the stories of its central […]
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Alexander Vindman Live in Houston
Congregation Emanu El 1500 Sunset Blvd, HoustonLt. Col. (retired) Alexander Vindman, the man of conscience who reported President Trump’s “perfect call” that led to presidential impeachment, will discuss his book, Here, Right Matters: An American Story, […]
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Fall 2022 Interfaith Environmental Stewardship Event
Willow Waterhole Conservation Reserve 5300 Dryad, HoustonCalling people of all faiths or no faith at all in Houston to care for our shared environment! We will engage in hands-on environmental stewardship at the Willow Waterhole Conservation Reserve, getting the park […]
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Climate Solutions 101
Online TXClimate 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 […]
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Climate Solutions 101
Online TXClimate 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 […]
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The Three-Part Path of Regeneration
Online TXThese days we have all experienced consequences of the climate crisis on top of dealing with challenges of day to day living. How can the resulting big changes and projects […]
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Texas Tribal Buffalo Project
Holocaust Museum Houston 9220 Kirby Dr., Suite 100, HoustonThe Center for the Healing of Racism, Holocaust Museum Houston and Texas Tribal Buffalo Project invite you to an IN-PERSON presentation about a landmark project created to restore the relationship […]
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Climate Solutions 101
Online TXClimate 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 […]
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Dialogue: Racism
Center for the Healing of Racism 3412 Crawford Street, Houston, TX, United StatesThe Center for the Healing of Racism will present Dialogue: Racism, a two-day intensive workshop that educates participants about racism and facilitates the process by which they can begin to counter the effects of racism on their lives, empowering them to interrupt the cycle of racist attitudes. The workshop provides a safe, respectful and loving atmosphere […]
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Daily Devotionals for the U.N. Climate Conference
Christ the King Evangelical Lutheran Church 2353 Rice Blvd., HoustonA daily devotional for use during the U.N. Climate Conference in Egypt from Nov. 6 – Nov. 18 has been created. Pray for world leaders at the climate conference each day, and for ourselves, that we may all act as good stewards of God’s beloved creation. Printed copies of the devotional will be distributed on […]
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