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  • Emancipation Park Juneteenth Celebration

    Emancipation Park 3018 Emancipation Ave., Houston

    Emancipation Park's Juneteenth Celebration
    10 am - 5 pm
    Hosts: City of Houston and Emancipation Park Conservancy
    Location: Emancipation Park, 3018 Emancipation Avenue, Houston, Texas 77004

    EMANCIPATION PARK opened in the Third Ward in 1872, on a plot of land purchased for $800 by a group of former slaves. The opening took place nine years after president Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, and seven years after slaves were formally freed in Texas.

    Free

  • Free Comedy Theater + Disaster Auction = The Perfect Night Out

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

    This fun, FREE event is part theater, part auction – and all help for hurricane victims. You’ll laugh, you’ll feel hope, you’ll experience the world class comedy of Ted & Co TheaterWorks…

    Come prepared to laugh out loud, to bid on auction items (part of the performance), and to lend your support to a cause close to all our hearts: All funds raised will benefit the work of Mennonite Disaster Service restoring homes and hope for those affected by natural disaster. MDS is currently working in Texas, Florida, and Puerto Rico, helping those affected by the 2017 hurricanes.

    Free

  • FCNL Advocacy Training

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

    Change in Washington starts with you.

    Please join FCNL for an advocacy workshop:

    -Influence your members of Congress and their staff through face-to-face conversations
    -Drive the media coverage you want to see
    -Build a strategic team in your community that lobbies as part of a powerful national advocacy network
    -Join our 2019 Advocacy Team campaign to stop endless wars by urging Congress to reassert its constitutional authority. We are supporting legislation to repeal the AUMF and encourage public debate on all issues of war and peace.

    Free

  • Compassion Workshop with Dr. Will Tuttle

    OSO yoga 1520 Rutland, Houston

    Author of World Peace Diet and internationally acclaimed speaker, Dr. Will Tuttle will conduct a workshop on veganism and spirituality at OSO Yoga on Mar. 23rd. Optional yoga class from 9-9:50 AM, followed by workshop from 10-12 Noon. Optional lunch with Dr. Tuttle afterwards.

    $25

  • 2019 Unitarian Universalist Spring Music, Peace and Justice Festival

    Unitarian Fellowship of Houston 1504 Wirt Road, Houston, TX, United States

    Outdoor Music, Peace and Justice Festival in a beautiful, shaded setting at the Unitarian Fellowship of Houston, with indoor space in case of bad weather. Music! Food! Information Tables! Networking! Fun!

    Bring lawn chairs and picnic lunch, or food cooked by Food Not Bombs will be available on site for a donation.

    Free

  • Juneteenth Vigil

    Mayfield Park 106 Avenue D, Sugar Land

    Join the Convict Leasing and Labor Project for a Juneteenth Vigil honoring the Sugar Land 95 and the 400th anniversary of the arrival of the first enslaved African to the United States. Dinner will be provided followed by a candlelight vigil.

    Free

  • Coming Wars with Venezuela, Iran, Russia and China

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

    Dan Kovalik is a human rights and labor lawyer, and his new book makes the case that the Trump/Russia scandal is a dangerous diversion that leads some progressives to agitate for war with Russia. Kovalik's book offers history and context for the current scene and the "blame Russia" memes promoted by  the media, based on anonymous leaks and unseen intelligence. From Vietnam to Iran/Contra, the Iraq war and intervention in Libya, false intelligence and spin have been used to justify illegal actions.

    Free

  • Peace & Wellness Retreat

    The Council on Recovery 303 Jackson Hill St #1,, Houston

    Holistic wellness retreat focuses on Nutrition, yoga, mindfulness and sustainability. Lecture presentations, break-out sessions, cooking demo, and plant based lunch are included in this full day retreat.

    $20

  • The Earth Charter & Lutheran Social Statements

    Live Oak Friends Meeting House & online 1320 W 26th St, Houston

    Join Lisa Brenskelle, head of the Lutherans Restoring Creation Team for the Texas Louisiana Gulf Coast Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), for a talk on the Earth Charter.  The ELCA voted to endorse the Earth Charter at its national assembly in August. The Earth Charter, while a completely secular document, is an ethical framework for building a just, sustainable, and peaceful society. As such, it’s precepts have much in common with Christian social teaching, and indeed, with the social teaching of many faiths. This first half of this talk will cover the Earth Charter, its origins & principles, as well as materials available from the Earth Charter Initiative. The second half of the talk will explain the relationship between Earth Charter principles & Christian social teaching, using the social statements of the ELCA as a basis

    Free

  • Mennonite Sale for World Peace

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

    A celebration of the handmade and the unique, the practical and the beautiful, the Peace Sale takes tradition and gives it a few modern touches. Buy handmade treasures; bid on a quilt during the live auction; browse Ten Thousand Villages; drink Fair Trade coffee; feast on freshly prepared food, take home a shoo-fly pie - and know that you're supporting peace and justice at home and abroad.

    The Mennonite Sale for World Peace is a sale and auction in the tradition of Mennonite Relief Sales held annually across the United States and Canada.

    Free

  • Ghosts of Sugar Land

    The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston 1001 Bissonnet, Houston

    Ghosts of Sugar Land examines the radicalization of a young American Muslim. Through interviews with his friends, the documentary tells the story of “Mark,” who converted to Islam before college and became radicalized shortly thereafter. A number of years ago, through Facebook posts, “Mark” stated that he crossed over from Turkey to the “Islamic State.” His friends from Sugar Land, Texas—all masked to protect their identities—hypothesize about what may have happened that led their friend to join ISIS. Ghosts of Sugar Land won the Nonfiction Jury Award for Short Film at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival.

    Free

  • 10th Annual Muslim-Jewish Roundtable

    Houston Congregation for Reform Judaism 801 Bering Drive., Houston

    This is our 10th year of coordinating a Muslim Jewish Christmas, an event where members of the Muslim community and members of the Jewish community get together. This year, there will be two simultaneous Muslim-Jewish Christmas Events in Houston with several more Muslim and Jewish organizations participating.

    The theme for this year is “Standing Up for One Another.” As division and hatred become more common in our communities, honest conversation is something that we must do. As both of our communities are at the receiving end of hate, it’s important for us to come together to better understand one another.

    The goal of this event has always been very simple – to come together on a day when we don’t have any other commitments and talk about our similarities and differences surrounding a specific theme.

    Free

  • Foreign Policy Social

    Slowpokes Coffee 1203 West 34th St., Suite D, Houston

    Gather with Foreign Policy Alliance to discuss recent developments and any matters of concern related to militarism and foreign policy.

    Free

  • Foreign Policy Social

    Cafe Express River Oaks 1422 West Gray Street, Houston, United States

    Come gather for coffee, tea, and great food options while we discuss what's on your mind with regard to recent foreign policy developments and concerns. 

    Free

  • Foreign Policy Social

    Cafe Express 1422 W Gray Street, Houston, United States

    Come join members of the Foreign Policy Alliance to discuss concerns developments and opinions related to U.S. foreign policy, militarism and endless war, including, but not limited to: recent developments with regard to Afghanistan, Iraq, and other countries we are militarily involved with, the bloated Pentagon and military budget, the nuclear threat, and positions and likely actions of the Democratic presidential candidates and/or the Trump Administration in the years ahead.

    Free

  • International Day of Peace 2020

    The International Day of Peace was first celebrated in 1982, and is recognized by many nations and organizations with events all over the world every September 21st, including day-long pauses in wars that reveal how easy it would be to have year-long or forever-long pauses in wars.

  • Ending Nuclear Weapons Before They End Us: Opportunities Under the Biden Administration to Take Action

    Please join us on March 4, 2021 for a virtual policy briefing and workshop series to call on the Biden administration to prioritize the complete elimination of nuclear weapons. The event is convened by Back from the Brink (BftB) and the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) with support from many partner organizations. The virtual event will feature an […]

  • In Memory of George Floyd: 9 minutes; 29 seconds — “I Can’t Breathe”

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

    Please join the Center for the Healing of Racism to remember the second anniversary of George Floyd’s murder on Wednesday, May 25, 2022, 6:30 to 8:30pm (CDT), at First Unitarian Universalist Church, 5200 Fannin Street, Houston, TX 77004. The program, “Lifting the Knee of Whiteness: A White Male’s Contribution to Justice,” will be presented by […]

    Free. Donations appreciated. RSVP required:

  • 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 – the escalating danger of nuclear confrontation around the Ukraine theater, and the breakdown collapse of the Western financial and economic system that is driving […]

    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

  • “Images & Words: Media’s Influence on the Struggle for Civil Rights” Annual MLK Birthday Observance

    Rothko Chapel 3900 Yupon St, Houston

    In partnership with the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (MFAH) and The Gordon Parks Foundation, the 2023 Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Observance explores the role of the media in civil rights movements past and present. Inspired by the MFAH’s current exhibition Gordon Parks: Stokely Carmichael and Black Power, panelists share their work […]

    $5 – $20

  • The Age of Reason or the Annihilation of Humanity

    Online Houston

    We are in an epochal change.  The countries of the Global South are now demanding their innate right for development. The old order, which neither follows rules, nor is in  order, is trying to prevent a change in the status quo, which protects the rights of the billionaires, but neglects the billions of people who […]

    free

  • 2023 Rothko Chapel Óscar Romero Award Ceremony

    Rothko Chapel 3900 Yupon St, Houston

    The 2023 Rothko Chapel Óscar Romero Award recognizes individuals and organizations exercising courageous, grassroots, human rights advocacy to further civil rights in the United States. At a time when many […]

    Free

  • Without the Development of All Nations, there Can Be No Lasting Peace for the Planet

    Without the Development of All Nations, there Can Be No Lasting Peace for the Planet
    Online TX

    A little more after the war in Ukraine, which in reality had started in 2014, escalated with the Russian military operation, it has become very clear that the real issue is not Ukraine.  It is a proxy war between the U.S. Great Britain and NATO, on the one side, and Russia on the other -- […]

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  • Rothko Concert for Peace 2025

    Rothko Chapel 3900 Yupon St., Houston, TX, United States

    Are you having trouble quieting the noise around you? Step into a morning of music and poetry that invites stillness, reflection, and peace, Join us for a contemplative morning of […]

  • 【Season of Giving Special Event】Dialogue on Humanitarian Assistance for Gaza and New Pathways to Peace

    For nearly 80 years, the Palestinian issue has been defined by ongoing conflict, occupation, and hardship, profoundly affecting the stability of both the Middle East and the wider international community. The situation has further deteriorated since October 2023. In Gaza, a severe humanitarian crisis continues, with reports indicating that more than 69,000 people have lost […]

  • Building New Cycles of Peace: Centering Former Combatants as Agents of Peace

    online not applicable, not applicable, United States

    We will explore the unique and powerful roles of youth—including those formerly involved in armed conflicts—in building and sustaining peace. Time: 7:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. (Pacific Standard Time), Wednesday, […]

    Free