What can one person do about climate change, torture, racism, xenophobia, gun violence, fracking, Congressional ineptitude, ignorance, war and greed?  Write funny songs, says Roy Zimmerman , master satirist, songwriter, and performer.

HPJC is bringing Roy Zimmerman back to Houston in a benefit to raise funds for Peace Camp Houston. Finger-foods and social begins at 6pm and the music starts at 7pm.

We hope you'll join Transition Houston for our first meeting of 2020 as we Combat Climate Change with Extinction Rebellion! Socializing starts at 6:30pm and the meeting begins at 7:00pm at the Haven’s Center, 1827 W Alabama St, Houston, TX 77098. THE TRUTH We are facing an unprecedented global emergency. Life on Earth is in […]

Join Norwegian Herman Reksten as he shares his experiences as captain of the fishing vessel Al Awda which was intercepted and boarded in international waters and taken to Israel on July 29, 2018.  This was his third attempt at breaking the blockade of Gaza even though he is not quite 30 years old.  Get a feel for life on a boat trying to break the over 10 year old Gaza blockade!

Please join Amnesty International Houston, local 23, in welcoming special guest speaker Gislaine Williams, Community Relations Director for The Alliance (Alliance for Multicultural Community Services).

Sponsored by The Greater Houston Coalition for Justice February 6, 2020 6:30 P.M. Talento Bilingüe de Houston (TBA) 333 So. Jensen Dr.  Houston, Texas 77002   Purpose of the town Hall Meeting on the status of Criminal Justice in Harris County is to educate the community at large, indigent defendants and community leaders on this historic bail reform agreement […]

Rothko Chapel in collaboration with Texas Environmental Justice Advocacy Services (t.e.j.a.s.) will host a bus tour of toxic sites in and around the greater Houston community on Saturday, February 8, 2020 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.  The tour will be led by Juan Parras and Yvette Arellano of t.e.j.a.s. and will explore the East End of Houston, a neighborhood which borders Houston’s Ship Channel and is comprised of mostly Latino residents.  This frontline community is situated next to some of the largest refineries and chemical plants in the city.  Air pollution from nearby plastics-producing plants floats over schools, offices, and, homes.  The goal of the tour is to show participants the structural reality of these massive industrial complexes and to offer a first-hand understanding of environmental justice issues the community faces.

Please join the Houston Peace & Justice Center for our Quarterly Board Meeting. Organizational members are asked to send a representative to each Quarterly Board Meeting. Individual members are always welcome to attend. We will be discussing our 2020 plans for activism towards peace and justice in the areas of peace and family education, foreign and military policy, environmental justice, economic justice, and human rights and criminal justice.