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SUMMARY:Save a Life\, Sponsor a Family from Ukraine
DESCRIPTION:Join Live Oak Friends\, in person or online\, on Sunday\, May 12 at 9:20am to hear a special Zoom presentation by North America for Ukraine (NA4U)\, a volunteer-led organization that works to help Ukrainians seeking refuge connect with approved Americans who can sponsor them.\nIt has been two years since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine\, and millions of Ukranians still face the daily threat of violence\, as well as freezing temperatures\, inadequate shelter\, heat and other supplies. Thousands of families have been forced to leave everything behind in search of safety and tens of thousands more are waiting for the opportunity. \n\nThere are two ways you can help Ukrainian families through sponsorship:\n\n 	\nA paper-sponsor is someone who only submits the paperwork to USCIS while the refugee lives with a verified host\, usually a family member or friend. \n\n 	\nA hosting sponsor provides accommodations and assistance with travel and filing necessary paperwork. Ukrainians are eligible to work immediately upon arrival and realistically may need housing support for 3-6 months while they establish themselves. \n\n\nNA4U has proudly helped thousands of families connect with sponsors but we are in dire need of more.
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/save-a-life-sponsor-a-family-from-ukraine/
LOCATION:Live Oak Friends Meeting House & online\, 1320 W 26th St\, Houston\, 77008
CATEGORIES:Presentation or Lecture
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SUMMARY:Friends of Iman Iftar and Interfaith Panel Discussion
DESCRIPTION:Friends of Iman Iftar and Interfaith Panel Discussion\n\nHosted by Live Oak Friends Meeting–weather permitting\, also experience the James Turrell Skyspace\nSchedule: 6:15-doors open\n                    6:30 Program\n                    7:30 Iftar and Prayer\n                    7:45 Dinner\nRSVP required:  email imanzfriends@icloud.com or text 832-640-4626\nCo-sponsored by Interfaith Ministries of Greater Houston and Live Oak Friends Meeting
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/friends-of-iman-iftar-and-interfaith-panel-discussion/2023-03-29/2/
LOCATION:Live Oak Friends Meeting House\, 1318 W. 26th\, Houston\, TX\, 77008\, United States
CATEGORIES:Social
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SUMMARY:Jubilee House Community  in Nicaragua\, part of Center for Development in Central America.
DESCRIPTION:JHC-CDCA in NicaraguaSarah Woodward has presented before about Jubilee House Community and its work in Nicaragua as part of Center for Development in Central America. She will have a 20-25 minute powerpoint presentation\, and then we’ll have time for Q&A as you wish.  If you’ve been hearing strange things about Nicaragua\, this is your chance to come and hear our reality… of our work and the lives of the Nicaraguans with whom we work.  Some of you came years ago… before COVID… as volunteers\, or were present when I spoke in Houston on an earlier trip.  Please come if you can!
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/jubilee-house-community-in-nicaragua-part-of-center-for-development-in-central-america/
LOCATION:Live Oak Friends Meeting House\, 1318 W. 26th\, Houston\, TX\, 77008\, United States
CATEGORIES:Economic Justice,Environmental & Environmental Justice,Foreign & Military Policy
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SUMMARY:Quaker Barter Fair
DESCRIPTION:Black Friday offers the challenge to BUY NOTHING!  The Quaker testimonies of Simplicity\, Community and Stewardship encourage Friends to find creative ways to care for the earth and each other\, and we want to extend this opportunity to others in the community.  Creating a space to practice thinking together in a new way about how we place value on objects and services within our community seems like a worthwhile way to observe the day after Thanksgiving.\nAnd it is a Fair\, with crafts\, games and other activities for families and chldren\, including\, but not limited to Holiday Potpourri\, Stone Art\, Origami\, Milkweed for Monarchs AND Music by Jim Presley: Blues and Native American Music\nTo get involved\, just come!   Bring a table\, shelf\, rug or blanket to display your goods or a sign that describes your service(s).   CHILDREN ARE WELCOME!  Children are often the best models of how this can work.  They have the ability to add value to an item by describing potential uses\, and the creativity to negotiate three-way trades.\nThere will be a designated area for “free” items that you are willing to give to whomever wants them.  Visitors may then use such items to barter and trade with if they wish.   At the end of the day all items remaining at the “Free Table” will be donated to a local charity.\nSchedule: \n12:30 PM – Open for table setup\n1:00 PM – Open to everyone – Games \, Crafts\, all day\n1:30 PM – Children’s Storytime:\n2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Concert-Jim Presley will play Traditional Blues\, Original Blues\, and Native American Music\n3:15 PM – Children’s Story Time: Milkweed & Monarchs\n\nWe will be observing Covid-19 precautions–event takes place outdoors with social distancing \nPlease bring your mask to wear when/if social distancing is not possible.
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/quaker-barter-fair-3/
LOCATION:Live Oak Friends Meeting House\, 1318 W. 26th\, Houston\, TX\, 77008\, United States
CATEGORIES:Economic Justice,Environmental & Environmental Justice
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ORGANIZER;CN="Alex McDonald":MAILTO:peacenotapathy@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20211114T092000
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DTSTAMP:20260505T163018
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LAST-MODIFIED:20211025T214913Z
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SUMMARY:Enroads Climate Workshop: Simulating Global Solutions
DESCRIPTION:En-ROADS is a transparent\, freely-available policy simulation model that gives everyone the chance to design their own scenarios to limit future global warming.  You can try your own experiments and assumptions\, and get immediate feedback on the likely impacts. The simulation\, developed by Climate Interactive\, Ventana Systems\, and MIT Sloan\, runs on an ordinary laptop in a fraction of a second\, is available online\, offers an intuitive interface\, has been carefully grounded in the best available science\, and has been calibrated against a wide range of existing integrated assessment\, climate and energy models.\nLearn more at https://www.climateinteractive.org
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/enroads-climate-workshop-simulating-global-solutions/
LOCATION:Live Oak Friends Meeting House\, 1318 W. 26th\, Houston\, TX\, 77008\, United States
CATEGORIES:Environmental & Environmental Justice,Presentation or Lecture
ORGANIZER;CN="Alex McDonald":MAILTO:peacenotapathy@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20211023T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211023T200000
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CREATED:20210929T053056Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210929T053057Z
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SUMMARY:Undeterred Movie\, online
DESCRIPTION:Undeterred is a documentary about community resistance in the rural border town of Arivaca\, Arizona. Since NAFTA\, 9/11 and the Obama and Trump administrations border residents have been on the front-lines of the humanitarian crisis caused by increased border enforcement build up. Undeterred is an intimate and unique portrait of how residents in a small rural community\, caught in the cross-hairs of global geo-political forces\, have mobilized to demand our rights and to provide aid to injured\, oft times dying people funneled across a wilderness desert. The film was made by Eva Lewis\, a resident of Arivaca and long time member of People Helping People in the Border Zone (PHP). Undeterred was created in close collaboration with the Arivaca community and members of PHP.\nLearn more and view the trailer here\nDownload and share the poster here\nJoin Zoom Meeting\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/81859004066?pwd=U3pwc1ZHb1l3aHRPRU1QSUtTWE9qQT09 \n 
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/undeterred-movie-online/
LOCATION:Live Oak Friends Meeting House\, 1318 W. 26th\, Houston\, TX\, 77008\, United States
CATEGORIES:Film,Human Rights & Criminal Justice
ORGANIZER;CN="Alex McDonald":MAILTO:peacenotapathy@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210424T133000
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SUMMARY:Jim Presley in Concert--old school acoustic blues and Native American music
DESCRIPTION:For the second barter fair in a row\, we will also welcome blues guitarist Jim Presley to the Barter Fair sound stage. Jim will play Old School Acoustic Blues plus original creations in this tradition and others\, as well as Native American songs interspersed with delightful stories.  Learn more about Jim and his music here\nConcert will be outdoors and we will be observing Covid-19 precautions–social distancing\, masks\, good hand sanitizing technique
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/jim-presley-in-concert-old-school-acoustic-blues-and-native-american-music/
LOCATION:Live Oak Friends Meeting House\, 1318 W. 26th\, Houston\, TX\, 77008\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Performance
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210424T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210424T160000
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SUMMARY:Earth Day Barter Fair
DESCRIPTION:Trade objects and services without using common currency\n\n\nSupport Earth Day efforts to decrease our carbon foot print\n\n\nOpportunity to share in the Quaker testimonies of simplicity\, stewardship\, and community by creating a space to practice thinking together in a new way about how we place value on objects and services within our community.\n\n\nKid friendly earth care activities\, such as a program by a Master Gardener on monarch butterflies complete with planting native milkweed plants in our pollinator garden.  Learn more about monarch conservation here\n\n\nBeneficial plant and seed swaps are welcome.\n\n\nEvent will be outdoors and we will be observing Covid-19 precautions–social distancing\, masks\, good hand sanitizing technique
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/earth-day-barter-fair-4/
LOCATION:Live Oak Friends Meeting House\, 1318 W. 26th\, Houston\, TX\, 77008\, United States
CATEGORIES:Economic Justice,Environmental & Environmental Justice
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ORGANIZER;CN="Alex McDonald":MAILTO:peacenotapathy@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20200204T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20200204T203000
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SUMMARY:Gaza Freedom Flotilla Captain Presentation
DESCRIPTION: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! \nHe is visiting the United States after spending six months as a crew member on a rescue boat in the Mediterranean.
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/gaza-freedom-flotilla-captain-presentation/
LOCATION:Live Oak Friends Meeting House\, 1318 W. 26th\, Houston\, TX\, 77008\, United States
CATEGORIES:Human Rights & Criminal Justice,Presentation or Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20200111T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20200111T210000
DTSTAMP:20260505T163018
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LAST-MODIFIED:20191219T202459Z
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SUMMARY:Potluck and Movie:  Imprisoning a Generation
DESCRIPTION:Learn more and watch trailer at https://www.anemoia.net/\nImprisoning a Generation is a 50-minute documentary film that follows the stories of four young Palestinians who have been detained and imprisoned in the Israeli military detention system and prosecuted in Israeli military courts. Their perspectives\, along with the voices of their families\, combine to form a lens into the entangled structures of oppression that expand well beyond the prison walls.\nPotluck at 6pm\, movie followed by discussion begins at 7pm
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/potluck-and-movie-imprisoning-a-generation/
LOCATION:Live Oak Friends Meeting House\, 1318 W. 26th\, Houston\, TX\, 77008\, United States
CATEGORIES:Film,Human Rights & Criminal Justice
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ORGANIZER;CN="Alex McDonald":MAILTO:peacenotapathy@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20191019T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20191019T203000
DTSTAMP:20260505T163018
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LAST-MODIFIED:20250220T160753Z
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SUMMARY:Potluck and Movie:  An Endless War: Getting Out of Afghanistan
DESCRIPTION:Potluck at 6 PM\, movie at 7 PM.  Come for either or both!\nOn October 7\,  2001\, The United States embarked on its longest war ever by invading Afghanistan. In addition to Afghanistan\, the 2001 Authorization to Use Military Force (AUMF) has been used by the Bush\, Obama\, and Trump administrations to justify military operations in 18 countries\, including Somalia\, Libya\, Syria\, and Yemen.\nAfter over 18 years of endless war\, it is time for Congress to repeal the 2001 AUMF and hold a public debate on how these wars serve the American people and how they impact global stability and security.\n\nTo view the trailer and learn more\, go to https://endlesswar.org/film/\n\nFOR MORE INFORMATION ON HOW YOU CAN TAKE ACTION TO REPEAL THE 2001 AUMF GO TO:   FCNL.ORG/ENDLESSWAR\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThere will be discussion after the movie and and an opportunity to write letters to our Senators and Representatives requesting their support for repeal.
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/potluck-and-movie-an-endless-war-getting-out-of-afghanistan/
LOCATION:Live Oak Friends Meeting House\, 1318 W. 26th\, Houston\, TX\, 77008\, United States
CATEGORIES:Film,Foreign & Military Policy
ORGANIZER;CN="Alex McDonald":MAILTO:peacenotapathy@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190824T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190824T210000
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SUMMARY:Climate Movie Evening:  Paris to Pittsburgh
DESCRIPTION:Join us at Live Oak Friends Meeting (Quaker Meeting House) in the Heights for a movie evening.  There will be a pot-luck dinner for those who are interested at 6 pm on Saturday August 24th.  The movie\, Paris to Pittsburgh will start at 7pm.  Families welcome.  Admission is free; just bring your pot luck item to share dinner and conversation.\n\nParis to Pittsburgh brings to life the impassioned efforts of individuals who are battling the most severe threats of climate change in their own backyards. Set against the national debate over the United States’ energy future – and the Trump administration’s decision to exit the Paris Climate Agreement – the film captures what’s at stake for communities around the country – and the inspiring ways Americans are responding. The film is directed by Sidney Beaumont and Mike Bonfiglio\, produced by Bloomberg Philanthropies and RadicalMedia and distributed by National Geographic Documentary Films.\n\nMore info on the film at: https://www.paristopittsburgh.com/\n\nIf you have any questions\, call 832-463-1128.
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/climate-movie-evening-paris-to-pittsburgh/
LOCATION:Live Oak Friends Meeting House\, 1318 W. 26th\, Houston\, TX\, 77008\, United States
CATEGORIES:Environmental & Environmental Justice,Film
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190226T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190226T213000
DTSTAMP:20260505T163018
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SUMMARY:FCNL Advocacy Training
DESCRIPTION:Change in Washington starts with you. \nPlease join FCNL for an advocacy workshop: \n\nInfluence your members of Congress and their staff through face-to-face conversations\nDrive the media coverage you want to see\nBuild a strategic team in your community that lobbies as part of a powerful national advocacy network\nJoin 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.\n\nLearn More: fcnl. org/advocacyteams \nRegister Here! http://act.fcnl.org/event/advocacy-teams_attend/680
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/fcnl-advocacy-training/
LOCATION:Live Oak Friends Meeting House\, 1318 W. 26th\, Houston\, TX\, 77008\, United States
CATEGORIES:Foreign & Military Policy
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ORGANIZER;CN="Alex McDonald":MAILTO:peacenotapathy@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20180729T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180729T150000
DTSTAMP:20260505T163018
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LAST-MODIFIED:20180726T010836Z
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SUMMARY:2018 Gaza Freedom Flotilla Presentation
DESCRIPTION:The 2018 Boats to Gaza Freedom Flotilla is crossing the Mediterranean as this is. being posted!\n\n  \nCome see Col. Ann Wright who was with the Gaza flotilla in Sicily and Alex McDonald who was crew member on one of the boats as it was harassed by police in Paris do a presentation on the story of the 4 boats\, their stops\, the reception in different ports and their crews.\n\nPresentation will start at 1pm at Live Oak Friends Meeting.  Bring your friends and families for an interesting story of activism for human rights and the Right To A Just Future For Palestine.\n\n  \nSee the flotilla’s progress at https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=14N5JulWb1BNdJnCKEd9FKn_zHSjlfgD6 (Points are in DDMMYY HHMM format so 250718 1535 is July 25th at 3:35pm)
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/2018-gaza-freedom-flotilla-presentation/
LOCATION:Live Oak Friends Meeting House\, 1318 W. 26th\, Houston\, TX\, 77008\, United States
CATEGORIES:Foreign & Military Policy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20180406T184500
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180406T210000
DTSTAMP:20260505T163018
CREATED:20180328T204932Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180328T204932Z
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SUMMARY:Two Houston Quakers Visit Israel / Palestine
DESCRIPTION:Two Quakers have recently returned from an interfaith delegation to Palestine and Israel. They will share photos and stories from their experiences after staying with families\, meeting with Israeli and Palestinian peace activists and non-governmental organizations and experiencing life on both sides of the separation barrier. \nCome and join us\, experience life today in the area and learn about the struggles and hopes for the region. \nTwo Quakers from Live Oak Friends Meeting in Houston went with an interfaith delegation to Palestine and Israel. They and twenty-eight other participants from the United States\, Canada and the UK had the unique opportunity to hear directly from Palestinians and Israelis regarding the role of the United States in the pursuit of a just peace. The US government is the most dominant international player in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. \nBridget Lois Jensen is a second-generation Houstonian with a family history of service to the people of the city. Believing that Houston’s diversity is an asset only if the various communities develop relationships with one another\, she became involved in interfaith and cross-cultural activities with such organizations as Interfaith Ministries of Greater Houston and the Center for the Healing of Racism. About her trip\, Ms. Jensen says\, “Though peace through political means has been elusive\, I witnessed a visceral hope in the people we met who are living in the midst of the conflict. I saw how their resiliency\, courage\, and commitment to preserving human dignity feed this hope and inspire individuals from various countries who accompany them. I too have been inspired and I want to share their stories and my experience so others will want to join this community of hope.” \nAlex McDonald is an entrepreneur and a Quaker committed to the American values of freedom and equality. Having been a student of the Israeli / Palestinian conflict for many years\, Mr. McDonald is grateful to have had the opportunity to see first-hand the implications of U.S. policies and to be able to separate fact from fiction in what we hear in the news. He thinks that the images from the trip will speak for themselves. \nBridget and Alex will share photos and stories from their experiences after staying with families\, meeting with Israeli and Palestinian peace activists and non-governmental organizations and experiencing life on both sides of the separation barrier. \nCome and join us\, experience life today in the area and learn about the struggles and hopes for the region.
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/two-houston-quakers-visit-israel-palestine-2/
LOCATION:Clear Lake Islamic Center\, 17511 El Camino Real\, Clear Lake\, 77058
CATEGORIES:Foreign & Military Policy,Human Rights & Criminal Justice,Peace Education for Children & Families,Presentation or Lecture
ORGANIZER;CN="Alex McDonald":MAILTO:peacenotapathy@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20170909T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170909T150000
DTSTAMP:20260505T163018
CREATED:20170809T195853Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170814T140000Z
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SUMMARY:Investigating Russia  2017 Natalie M. Smith PH.D
DESCRIPTION:Natalie M Smith visited Crimea\, Moscow and St. Petersburg\, Russia\, as a delegate of the Center for Citizen Initiatives in May 2017. She has a Ph.D. in Russian literature and linguistics from the University of Texas at Austin and has traveled in the Russian Federation since 1995. CCI\, the largest citizen diplomacy organization between the two nations\, determined this year to carry out a first-ever “information-gathering” delegation of American citizen investigators who would travel to major Russian cities to learn what is happening in Russia – since many allegations are made in US mainstream media and few know whether it is truth or misinformation.\n\nIn Moscow\, CCI delegates met with Mikhail Gorbachev\, ballistics expert Vladimir Kozin\, foreign policy expert Andrei Kortunov\, journalist Dmitri Babich and TV celebrity Vladimir Pozner to discuss areas of US and Russian concern. \nIn Yalta\, Simferopol and Sevastopol city officials\, school children\, Simferopol’s Rotary Club\, university students\, journalists and many others gave perspectives on Crimea’s 2014 referendum and Western sanctions\, extended by the EU to 2018. \nIn St.Petersburg entrepreneurs\, opposition politicians\, and educators shared their hopes for more cooperative work in the future. \nSharon Tennison’s website further describes her work: \nhttps://ccisf.org/ \nThe attached photo is during our meeting with Mikhail Gorbachev:
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/investigating-russia-2017-natalie-m-smith-ph-d-2/
LOCATION:Live Oak Friends Meeting House\, 1318 W. 26th\, Houston\, TX\, 77008\, United States
CATEGORIES:Foreign & Military Policy,Peace Education for Children & Families,Presentation or Lecture
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ORGANIZER;CN="Alex McDonald":MAILTO:peacenotapathy@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20170724T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170724T210000
DTSTAMP:20260505T163018
CREATED:20170703T203953Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170710T110229Z
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SUMMARY:Two Houston Quakers Visit Israel / Palestine
DESCRIPTION:Ever wonder how the $10 million we give to Israel every day is used? Can there ever be peace in Israel / Palestine? What should America’s role be there? \nTwo Quakers have recently returned from an interfaith delegation to Palestine and Israel. They will share photos and stories from their experiences after staying with families\, meeting with Israeli and Palestinian peace activists and non-governmental organizations and experiencing life on both sides of the separation barrier. \nCome and join us\, experience life today in the area and learn about the struggles and hopes for the region. \nTwo Quakers from Live Oak Friends Meeting in Houston have recently returned from an interfaith delegation to Palestine and Israel. They and twenty-eight other participants from the United States\, Canada and the UK had the unique opportunity to hear directly from Palestinians and Israelis regarding the role of the United States in the pursuit of a just peace. The US government is the most dominant international player in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. \nBridget Lois Jensen is a second-generation Houstonian with a family history of service to the people of the city. Believing that Houston’s diversity is an asset only if the various communities develop relationships with one another\, she became involved in interfaith and cross-cultural activities with such organizations as Interfaith Ministries of Greater Houston and the Center for the Healing of Racism. About her trip\, Ms. Jensen says\, “Though peace through political means has been elusive\, I witnessed a visceral hope in the people we met who are living in the midst of the conflict. I saw how their resiliency\, courage\, and commitment to preserving human dignity feed this hope and inspire individuals from various countries who accompany them. I too have been inspired and I want to share their stories and my experience so others will want to join this community of hope.” \nAlex McDonald is an entrepreneur and a Quaker committed to the American values of freedom and equality. Having been a student of the Israeli / Palestinian conflict for many years\, Mr. McDonald is grateful to have had the opportunity to see first-hand the implications of U.S. policies and to be able to separate fact from fiction in what we hear in the news. He thinks that the images from the trip will speak for themselves. \nBridget and Alex will share photos and stories from their experiences after staying with families\, meeting with Israeli and Palestinian peace activists and non-governmental organizations and experiencing life on both sides of the separation barrier. \nCome and join us\, experience life today in the area and learn about the struggles and hopes for the region.
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/two-houston-quakers-visit-israel-palestine/
LOCATION:Live Oak Friends Meeting House\, 1318 W. 26th\, Houston\, TX\, 77008\, United States
CATEGORIES:Foreign & Military Policy
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ORGANIZER;CN="Alex McDonald":MAILTO:peacenotapathy@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20160509T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20160509T200000
DTSTAMP:20260505T163018
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SUMMARY:Presentation on Palestinian and Israeli Nonviolent Activism Against the Occupation
DESCRIPTION:Maxine Kaufman-Lacusta\, a Quaker Jewish activist and writer from Burnaby\, B.C.\, Canada will be in Houston to speak and do a presentation on nonviolence in Palestine.  She will share information about nonviolent activism by Palestinians and Israelis\, separately and together\, in challenging the Israeli occupation of Palestinian land–as this is a much under-publicized aspect of the Palestinian struggle–as well as ways in which “Internationals” can support these efforts. \nShe will also introduce her book: “Refusing to be Enemies: Palestinian and Israeli Nonviolent Resistance to the Israeli Occupation”.  The book is an interview-based study that presents the voices of over 100 practitioners and theorists of nonviolence\, the vast majority either Palestinian or Israeli\, as they reflect on their own involvement in nonviolent resistance and speak about the nonviolent strategies and tactics employed by Palestinian and Israeli organizations toward the occupation. \nMore info at http://refusingtobeenemiesthebook.wordpress.com \nCopies of Refusing to be Enemies will be available for purchase and signing.
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/kaufman-lacusta-on-palestinian-and-israeli-nonviolent-activism/
LOCATION:Live Oak Friends Meeting House\, 1318 W. 26th\, Houston\, TX\, 77008\, United States
CATEGORIES:Foreign & Military Policy,Human Rights & Criminal Justice,Peace Education for Children & Families
ORGANIZER;CN="Alex McDonald":MAILTO:peacenotapathy@gmail.com
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