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  • People’s Eco-Challenge

    Online TX

    All 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 […]

    Free

  • Garden Tour & Prayer with Eyes Wide Open

    Houston Botanic Garden One Botanic Ln. (at 8210 Park Place Blvd.), Houston, TX

    Experience 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 […]

    Free

  • National Hispanic Heritage Month: A Class Apart

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

    The 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 […]

    Free. Donations appreciated. RSVP required

  • Alexander Vindman Live in Houston

    Congregation Emanu El 1500 Sunset Blvd, Houston

    Lt. 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, […]

  • Fall 2022 Interfaith Environmental Stewardship Event

    Willow Waterhole Conservation Reserve 5300 Dryad, Houston

    Calling 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 […]

    Free

  • Climate Solutions 101

    Online TX

    Climate 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 […]

    Free

  • Climate Solutions 101

    Online TX

    Climate 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 […]

    Free

  • The Three-Part Path of Regeneration

    Online TX

    These 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 […]

    Free

  • Texas Tribal Buffalo Project

    Holocaust Museum Houston 9220 Kirby Dr., Suite 100, Houston

    The 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 of the Lipan Apache with their ancestral homeland and the Southern Plains Bison.  Our presenter, Lucille Contreras, is the founder and CEO of Texas Tribal […]

    Free. Donations appreciated. RSVP required:

  • Climate Solutions 101

    Online TX

    Climate 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 […]

    Free

  • Dialogue: Racism

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

    The 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 […]

    Free. Donations appreciated. RSVP required:

  • Rain Barrels for The Houston-Area Community

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

    You are invited to a rain barrel workshop. Join us on Sunday, November 6 to learn about the benefits of rain barrels, get one for your home/house of worship and […]

    $40.00

  • Acclaimed Historian, Environmentalist Douglas Brinkley in Live Houston

    Congregation Emanu El 1500 Sunset Blvd, Houston

    New York Times best-selling author and acclaimed historian Douglas Brinkley will discuss his upcoming book, Silent Spring Revolution: John F. Kennedy, Rachel Carson, Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, and the Great […]

    $45 – $150

  • Climate Solutions 101

    Online TX

    Climate 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 […]

    Free
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    2022 Peacemaker Awards Ceremony-Dinner

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    Marriott Houston South-Hobby 9100 Gulf Freeway, Houston, Texas

    Join other peace, justice, and environmental activists for HPJC's 2022 Peacemaker celebration, reception, awards ceremony, and dinner. It features Dr. Reuben Jonathan Miller as HPJC's 2022 National Peacemaker Award recipient and keynote speaker. Dr. Miller is an assistant professor of sociology at the University of Chicago. His research examines how POC and poor people experience law, crime control and social welfare policy.
    His first book, "Halfway Home: Race, Punishment and the Afterlife of Mass Incarceration" is based on 15 years of research and practice with currently and formerly incarcerated men, women, their families, partners, and friends in Chicago, Detroit, and a number of cities across the United States.
    He was featured in a recent PBS Newshour special, “Searching for Justice: Life After Lockup“ that focused on the difficulties that formerly incarcerated people face after they are released.
    He also has a TED talk about formerly incarcerated people.
    Local Peacemaker Award recipients are:
    * Dr. Maria Elena Bottazzi
    * Dr. Peter Hotez
    * Lenore Walker
    * Rep. Senfronia Thompson
    Advance discount dinner reservations are available now, so mare your reservations before the fees increase!

  • Sustainable Celebrations

    Online TX

    Whether celebrating in your home or your house of worship, people of all faith/spiritual traditions would like their occasions to be sustainable.  Sustainability is frequently defined as fulfilling the needs […]

    Free

  • Climate Solutions 101

    Climate Solutions 101
    Online TX

    Climate 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 […]

    Free

  • Climate Solutions 101

    Online TX

    Climate 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 […]

    Free

  • World AIDS Day Observance

    Rothko Chapel 3900 Yupon St, Houston

    Show support and stand in solidarity with the millions of people living with and impacted by HIV. Attendees are invited to bring a small memento, photo, or item (please no food or […]

    Free

  • Stop the Danger of Nuclear War Now

    Online event at SchillerInstitute.com pre-registration is encouraged but not require SchillerInstitute.com

    The long-awaited U.S. midterm election did not reduce the danger of global nuclear war – if anything, it increased that threat. The life-and-death issues facing the United States and the world […]

    free

  • Oneness: Scripture & Science

    Online TX

    As John Muir famously wrote in 1911: “When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the Universe.” This expression of oneness, […]

    Free

  • World AIDS Day Observance

    Rothko Chapel 3900 Yupon St, Houston

    Show support and stand in solidarity with the millions of people living with and impacted by HIV. Attendees are invited to bring a small memento, photo, or item (please no food or […]

    Free

  • IS PEACE POSSIBLE IN UKRAINE?

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

    Renowned anti-war and social justice activist Medea Benjamin talks about her new book,  co-authored with Nicolas Davies, entitled "War in Ukraine: Making Sense of a Senseless Conflict."   She traces the origins of the war back to the fall of the Soviet Union  and addresses Russia's grievances as well as Ukraine's. Understanding both is necessary to […]

    Free

  • IS PEACE POSSIBLE IN UKRAINE?

    1st Unitarian Universalist Church 5200 Fannin St., Houston, TX

    Renowned anti-war and social justice activist Medea Benjamin talks about her new book,  co-authored with Nicolas Davies, entitled "War in Ukraine: Making Sense of a Senseless Conflict."   She traces the origins of the war back to the fall of the Soviet Union  and addresses Russia's grievances as well as Ukraine's. Understanding both is necessary to […]

    Free

  • IS PEACE POSSIBLE IN UKRAINE?

    Bay Area UU Church 17503 El Camino Real , Houston, TX, United States

    Renowned anti-war and social justice activist Medea Benjamin talks about her new book,  co-authored with Nicolas Davies, entitled "War in Ukraine: Making Sense of a Senseless Conflict."   She traces the origins of the war back to the fall of the Soviet Union  and addresses Russia's grievances as well as Ukraine's. Understanding both is necessary to […]

    Free

  • IS PEACE POSSIBLE IN UKRAINE?

    LoneStar College, Kingwood Campus Music Building, Room 101, 20000 Kingwood Dr., Kingwood, TX

    Renowned anti-war and social justice activist Medea Benjamin talks about her new book,  co-authored with Nicolas Davies, entitled "War in Ukraine: Making Sense of a Senseless Conflict."   She traces the origins of the war back to the fall of the Soviet Union  and addresses Russia's grievances as well as Ukraine's. Understanding both is necessary to […]

    Free

  • HPJC Quarterly Board Meeting – Dec 10, 2022

    Topic: HPJC Board Meeting Join Zoom Meetinghttps://us06web.zoom.us/j/84976684983?pwd=K3RrUTRhRGVERnZ4NUtPYUVTTDFjQT09 Meeting ID: 849 7668 4983Passcode: 263800 One tap mobile+13462487799,,84976684983#,,,,263800# US (Houston) +16694449171,,84976684983#,,,,263800# US Dial by your location+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)+1 669 444 9171 US+1 305 224 1968 US+1 309 205 3325 US Meeting ID: 849 7668 4983Passcode: 263800 Find your local number: https://us06web.zoom.us/u/keBsl2GQ00

  • HPJC Holiday Party

    Fadi's Meyerland Meditteranean Grill 4738 Beechnut St., Houston, TX, United States

    Everyone interested in peace and justice and sustainability is invited. Fadi's Meyerland Mediterranean Grill, 4738 Beechnut St. Houston, TX  77096. Private room. Cafeteria line ordering. Big selection with salads, hummus, hot dishes.  You can have each item split into two servings on your plate.  I usually choose two items and have them split into four […]