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“The Myth of Equality”

Center for the Healing of Racism 3412 Crawford Street, Houston, TX, United States

Houston Muralist Daniel Anguilu uses life itself as his subject matter.  Painting abstract shapes, animal imagery, and vibrant color, his style is inspired by his Mexican heritage and the celebrated Mexican muralists.  His art has become increasingly more visible around the Bayou City as well as in other parts of the United States, Mexico, Peru, and Italy. Please […]

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How Long Will Our Aquifers Last?

Groundwater is, as famously quoted by the Texas Supreme Court in 1904, “secret, occult, and concealed.” Sometimes referred to as “hidden water,” it is out of sight and, therefore, unfortunately, out of mind. However, groundwater comprises 98.7 percent of all the fresh, unfrozen water on Earth. About 40 percent of all surface-water flows in the […]

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Interfaith Protest at NRA Convention in Downtown Houston

George R. Brown Convention Center 1001 Avenida de las Americas, Houston, Texas, United States

The NRA seems to be undeterred by the Uvalde mass shooting, and is having their convention at the George R Brown Convention Center this week. Trump, Abbot, Cruz, and other prominent opponents of gun control are scheduled to speak there on Friday. Security in and around the convention center will probably be tight while they […]

Church-State Separation Affects Everyone

Zoom

Christian nationalists are using the law to force everyone to live according to their beliefs and widen inequality in our communities and country. Separation of church and state guarantees religious freedom, which protects everyone’s right to practice the religion of their choice or no religion at all, as long as they don’t harm others.   […]

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Church-State Separation Affects Everyone

Zoom

Christian nationalists are using the law to force everyone to live according to their beliefs and widen inequality in our communities and country. Separation of church and state guarantees religious freedom, which protects everyone’s right to practice the religion of their choice or no religion at all, as long as they don’t harm others.   […]

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Peace Camp Houston 2022 – Week 1

Mission Milby Community Center 2220 Broadway St., Houston, TX, United States

This first week of Peace Camp this year will be at Mission Milby, 2220 Broadway in east Houston. This week will be for children who will be in grades 1-6 next fall. The two teachers leading the program for this week are bilingual English/Spanish speakers. Scholarships are available but they must be requested in advance. […]

Is There an Association Between Air Pollution and COVID-19 Mortality?

The air quality in Harris County is influenced by multiple sources of pollution, including extensive road traffic, concrete batch plants, proximity to the largest petrochemical industrial complex in the United States, and port activities in the Houston Ship Channel. It is also important to note that environmental risks are not always uniformly distributed in urban […]

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Plastic Free EcoChallenge

Plastic pollution now contaminates the deepest trenches in the ocean, high mountain peaks, and even the air we breathe – plus recently being found in our blood.  Plastic has entered the food chain, killing wildlife, and causing the average person to eat one credit card’s worth of plastic each week. To learn more about this […]

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Defend Abortion Rights! Defeat the Threat of Fascism!

Everyone who supports abortion rights is invited to participate in an energetic demonstration on Saturday, July 9, at 2 pm at the federal courthouse at 515 Rusk Street. Speakers will share their perspectives on the kind of movement needed to defend abortion rights and defeat the threat of fascism. We will do a lot of […]

Peace Camp Houston 2022 – Week 2

Community Tabernacle Church 4819 Hershe St., Houston, Texas

This second week of Peace Camp this year will be at at Community Tabernacle Church, 4819 Hershe St. (same location as Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church), in northeast Houston. This week will be for children who will be in grades 1-6 next fall. Scholarships are available but they must be requested in advance. More details, with […]

Peace Camp Houston 2022 – Week 3

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

This third week of Peace Camp this year will be at Houston Mennonite Church, 1231 Wirt Rd. in northwest Houston. This week will be exclusively for older campers who will be in grades 7-12 next fall. Scholarships are available but they must be requested in advance. More details, with important information and updates on Peace […]

Navajo Code Talkers / Film & Discussion

Center for the Healing of Racism 3412 Crawford Street, Houston, TX

This year marks the 80th anniversary of the more that 400 Navajo men recruited during World War II as Code Talkers, an elite group of US Marines who developed an unbreakable code using their native language, a code the Japanese never broke. Please join us for a Lunch and Learn on Monday, August 14, 2022, […]

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Water Resilience

Online TX

Join Professor Robert Mace of Texas State University for a discussion on freshwater scarcity. Growing populations, the ever-present threat of drought, aquifer over-pumping, reservoir sedimentation, and climate change are creating a perfect storm to challenge the resiliency of our water supplies. Since water is needed for human health, agriculture, industry, energy, recreation, and the environment […]

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Plastic Pollution

Online TX

Join Professor Hyun-Min Hwang of Texas Southern University as he examines the issue of plastic pollution.    Plastic is a polymeric material, not biodegradable, and may last hundreds of years in the environment. Substantial fractions of plastic waste are disposed of improperly, and are found everywhere, even in the middle of the ocean and deep-sea floor. […]

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6th Annual School Mental Health Conference

TX, United States

The Annual CSBH School Mental Health Conference will be held on August 20, 2022 at the Region 4 Education Center. This is a full-day professional development opportunity with some of the most innovative approaches around education and mental health for participants. The 2022 theme is Beyond a Theory: Healing and Transformation in the Education System. […]

$75

Air Pollution: Past, Present & Future

Online TX

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 human population, increasingly clustered in urban areas, is exposed to a variety of air pollutants. Among the common pollutants, fine particulate matter and ozone exposure […]

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Pulitzer Winner Nikole Hannah-Jones Live in Houston

Congregation Emanu El 1500 Sunset Blvd, Houston

Pulitzer 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 […]

$45 – $150

Climate Change: Simple, Serious, Solvable

Online TX

Join 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 and natural systems at high expense. Climate change-induced disruptions to human-environment interactions occur via impacts such as sea level rise, storm surge, tropical cyclones, and […]

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