Alex McDonald

Phone 2817700290
Email peacenotapathy@gmail.com
Website http://friendshouston.org

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  • Presentation on Palestinian and Israeli Nonviolent Activism Against the Occupation

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

    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.

    Free

  • Two Houston Quakers Visit Israel / Palestine

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

    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?

    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.

    Free

  • Investigating Russia 2017 Natalie M. Smith PH.D

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

    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.

    Free

  • Two Houston Quakers Visit Israel / Palestine

    Clear Lake Islamic Center 17511 El Camino Real, Clear Lake

    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.

    Free

  • 2018 Gaza Freedom Flotilla Presentation

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

    Come 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.

    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

  • Climate Movie Evening: Paris to Pittsburgh

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

    Paris 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.

    Free

  • Potluck and Movie: An Endless War: Getting Out of Afghanistan

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

    On 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.

    Potluck at 6 PM, movie at 7 PM.  Come for either or both!

    Free

  • Potluck and Movie: Imprisoning a Generation

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

    Imprisoning 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.

    Free

  • Gaza Freedom Flotilla Captain Presentation

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

    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!

    Free

  • Earth Day Barter Fair

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

    Trade objects and services without using common currency Support Earth Day efforts to decrease our carbon foot print Opportunity 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. Kid […]

    Free

  • Jim Presley in Concert–old school acoustic blues and Native American music

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

    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 Concert will […]

    Free

  • Undeterred Movie, online

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

    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 […]

    Free

  • Enroads Climate Workshop: Simulating Global Solutions

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

    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 […]

    Free

  • Quaker Barter Fair

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

    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 […]

    Free

  • Friends of Iman Iftar and Interfaith Panel Discussion

    Friends of Iman Iftar and Interfaith Panel Discussion
    Live Oak Friends Meeting House 1318 W. 26th, Houston, TX, United States

    Friends of Iman Iftar and Interfaith Panel Discussion Hosted by Live Oak Friends Meeting–weather permitting, also experience the James Turrell Skyspace Schedule: 6:15-doors open                     6:30 Program                     7:30 Iftar and Prayer           […]

  • Save a Life, Sponsor a Family from Ukraine

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

    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 […]