Week of Events
“Dialogue on the Plantations”
The Center for the Healing of Racism presents it’s third annual “Dialogue on the Plantations”, a tour of three historic plantations in Louisiana, the weekend of May 5-6, 2018. Learn about the role of slavery in the southern plantation economy. Tour includes visits to St. Joseph Plantation (sugar cane), Laura Plantation (a Creole plantation) the the Whitney Plantation Museum, which pays homage to all slaves throughout the southern United States.
Spring 2018 Interfaith Environmental Stewardship Event
Spring 2018 Interfaith Environmental Stewardship Event
Calling people of all faiths or no faith at all in Houston to care for our shared environment during Earth Month.
We will engage in hands-on environmental stewardship by mulching around plantings, planting native plants & removing trash at the Willow Waterhole Conservation Reserve. This event will offer activities for all ages and skill levels, so bring the whole family, your neighbors and your friends.
Meet at The Gathering Place, 5310 South Willow Dr., Houston 77035 to sign in. Metro bus line 7 stops nearby and line 49 is not far. Tools/supplies will be provided.
Interfaith March for Peace & Justice
Interfaith March for Peace & Justice
Guiding Principles:
All people should be free to practice the faith of their choice without fear of discrimination, intimidation, or reprisal;
Multiple religions and faith traditions can coexist peacefully;
Equal justice and equal protection under the law are rights to which all people are entitled regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, immigration and economic status, or religion;
Governments must protect vunerable communities and never cease to seek justice for acts of violence perpetrated against these communities.
If these principles are worthy of your celebration, join us on April 29th! Please express our principles and pride in your faith tradition with non-partisan signs (No sticks), posters, or banners.
Addressing Ongoing Air Quality Challenges in Houston
Addressing Ongoing Air Quality Challenges in Houston
Christ the King Evangelical Lutheran Church invites you to a monthly environmental education web meeting series whose theme in 2018 is Stewardship.
At the April web meeting, we welcome Bakeyah Nelson, Air Alliance Houston's Executive Director, who will discuss Addressing Ongoing Air Quality Challenges in Houston. Bakeyah will provide her perspective on some of the current air quality challenges that Houston is facing - ones that Air Alliance Houston is working to address to improve public health. These range from concerns about concrete batch plants and metal recycling facilities, to the proposed expansion of I-45. Air Alliance Houston is also working with community partners to address some of the challenges exposed during Hurricane Harvey. Bakeyah will also highlight how you can get involved. After her talk, there will be time for Q&A. Please register for this talk, and you will receive an invitation to the web meeting. Contact Lisa Brenskelle at [email protected] with any questions.
International Workers Day Rally
International Workers Day Rally
An International Workers Day Rally will be held on Tuesday, May 1, 6-8 pm, at Guadalupe Plaza, 2311 Runnels St., Houston. Please plan to join us in celebrating this holiday for workers of all nationalities. We will commemorate the past struggles and achievements of the working class, address the dangers faced by workers and oppressed people today, and call for revolutionary social change.
Stop the Exploitation and Oppression of Workers! Workers' Struggles Have No Borders! Stop Racist Police Murders! Black and Brown Lives Matter! Stop ICE Raids and Deportations! Defend the DREAMERS! Defend the Muslim Community! Fight for Women's Equality! Defend LGBTQ Communities! Stop the Violence against Trans Women! Fight for a Living Wage, Jobs for All, and the Right to a Union! End Gentrification! Housing, Health Care, Child Care, Education, and Pensions for All! End Imperialist Wars! Hands Off the Middle East! No War on Korea! End Capitalism's Destruction of the Environment! Unite against Trump and the Threat of Fascism! End Capitalism Before It Ends Us!
Transition Houston Meeting: Complete Communities
Transition Houston Meeting: Complete Communities
Join us at our upcoming Transition Houston meeting! Socializing starts at 6:30pm and the meeting begins at 7:00pm at the Haven’s Center, 1827 W Alabama St, Houston, TX 77098. At this month's meeting, Misty Staunton, the Team Lead for Houston's Second Ward, will be presenting Complete Communities which is about improving neighborhoods so that […]
Monthly Non-Violence Discussion Group
Monthly Non-Violence Discussion Group
The HPJC non-violence discussion group attempts to meet every month.
This month, we will be meeting at Lucy, a great Ethiopian restaurant! Come prepared to eat and talk (or listen).
Amnesty Houston’s “Take Action” Event
Amnesty Houston’s “Take Action” Event
Free and open to the public; Amnesty International Houston’s "Take Action" Event. Learn how *you* can make a difference locally and globally !
Breaking the Siege of Gaza w/Ann Wright
Breaking the Siege of Gaza w/Ann Wright
Learn about Gaza's increasingly deteriorating conditions and hear how a broad coalition of activists, academics, veterans, and Palestine solidarity organizers plan to break the siege in this summer's upcoming Gaza Freedom Flotilla and to draw attention to the inhumane conditions Israeli Occupation and blockades imposes on Palestinians.