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SUMMARY:HPJC 2025 Holiday Networking Mixer/Social/Lunch
DESCRIPTION:HPJC invites representatives from other Houston area non-profits to join us for a pot-luck lunch and holiday networking mixer/social at the Houston Mennonite Church on Saturday\, Dec. 6. It will start at 12:30 pm\, immediately following an HPJC Board meeting that day \n\n\n\nPlease RSVP to let us know you are coming here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1eCCwtwu9-Rm2tD5_K9bX0nDkS8VLcChMv9xM1Dp7f-s/edit?usp=sharing or email director@hpjc.org and give us your contact information\, names of anyone else you are bringing\, and the name of your organization. If you’d like to bring some food or drinks to share\, you can let us know that\, too\, at that link or in the email. \n\n\n\nPlease let us know if you need table space for literature or information about your organization. Representatives of all organizations that come will have an opportunity to tell everyone about your activities and events\, both ongoing and upcoming.
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/hpjc-2025-holiday-networking-mixer-social-lunch/
LOCATION:Houston Mennonite Church\, 1231 Wirt Rd.\, Houston\, TX\, 77055\, United States
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SUMMARY:2025 HPJC Peacemaker Awards Ceremony
DESCRIPTION:The Houston Peace & Justice Center is excited to announce the Peacemaker Awardees who we will recognize at our annual Peacemaker Awards Ceremony on Sunday\, Nov. 9\, and encourage you to make your reservations soon for this event – which is also the primary fundraiser for the year\, for all of HPJC’s activities. \n\n\n\nPeacemaker Awardees\n\n\n\nOur Peacemaker Awardees this year are: \n\n\n\n* Houston Interfaith for Middle East Peace\n\n\n\n* Jennifer Park of Moving Waters Houston\n\n\n\n* Atlantis Narcisse of Save Our Sisters United\, and Kai Jones & Rene Mendiola of Save Our Sons & Brothers (joint award)\n\n\n\n* Julio Luna\n\n\n\nMore about each of these Peacemakers\, and why we are so excited to honor them\, is at hpjc.org/hpjc-peacemaker-awardees-2025/\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nZoom info if you can’t come in person but want to watch/listen to the ceremony:\n\n\n\nHPJC is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. \n\n\n\nTopic: HPJC Peacemaker Awards 2025Time: Nov 9\, 2025 02:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)Join Zoom Meetinghttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/84493644908?pwd=XZaqtz95dQXFVWpFfNMlsXg9VmNesd. \n\n\n\nMeeting ID: 844 9364 4908Passcode: 77009212 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOne tap mobile+13462487799\,\,84493644908#\,\,\,\,77009212# US (Houston) +16699006833\,\,84493644908#\,\,\,\,77009212# US (San Jose) \n\n\n\nJoin instructionshttps://us02web.zoom.us/meetings/84493644908/invitations?signature=wqoNgb68q0-qqZD3yt4GRMcAA3LabYYblSUL-FvS-h0 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReserve your Seats for the Ceremony\n\n\n\nSeats for the ceremony are limited\, and we need to make sure we have adequate food\, drinks and seating. So please make your reservations today. \n\n\n\nHere’s the registration link: https://form.jotform.com/hpjc/hpjc-peacemaker-awards-2025\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nThe Awards Ceremony is not just a fun event\, that recognizes some outstanding people and organizations. It’s also HPJC’s primary fundraiser for the year\, that helps to cover expenses for our varied programs\, including Peace Camp Houston. \n\n\n\nTicket prices:\n\n\n\nThis year\, we are not having a specific ticket price. Instead\, we have a suggested amount ($50/person) but you may pay more or less than this amount\, depending on your personal financial situation and your interest in supporting HPJC financially. This event is our major fundraiser for the year\, and it provides funds for our activities including Peace Camp Houston\, our Working Groups\, micro-grants for area non-profits\, our web site\, and online calendar of events. \n\n\n\nWe do ask that you make your reservation by Nov. 2 — earlier is better! \n\n\n\nFood\, Drinks\, Location\n\n\n\nWe will not have a full dinner\, but there will be plenty of food and drinks for all – another reason we need everyone to reserve seats in advance\, so we’ll know how much food and how many chairs and tables will be needed. \n\n\n\nThe ceremony will be Sunday afternoon\, Nov. 9 (after the general elections) at the Dominican Sisters of Houston Spirituality Center Meeting Room\, 6501 Almeda Rd\, Houston 77021. This is the same location of last year and we are thrilled that the Sisters are providing this venue for us again. This is just east of Hermann Park\, north of Holcomb Blvd. There is plenty of free parking. Doors open at 2 pm\, with food/ drinks/ reception starting then\, with the program starting around 45 minutes later. Pre-registration is required!
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SUMMARY:Contance's Farewell Party
DESCRIPTION:Our beloved Constance Gray\, former HPJC President\, non-violence teacher\, activist\, and all-around great volunteer and friend\, is moving away from the Houston area at the end of May. Come by to wish her well and see her before she leaves town. \n\n\n\nDonations can be made to Open Gate Ministries.
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LOCATION:Bering Memorial United Church of Christ\, 1440 Harold St.\, Houston\, TX\, 77006\, United States
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SUMMARY:2024 HPJC Peacemaker Awards Ceremony
DESCRIPTION:The Houston Peace & Justice Center is excited to announce the Peacemaker Awardees who we will recognize at our annual Peacemaker Awards Ceremony on Nov. 10\, and encourage you to make your reservations soon for this event – which is also the primary fundraiser for the year\, for all of HPJC’s activities. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPhoto credit for the Three Amigos: The Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston \n\n\n\nPeacemaker Awardees\n\n\n\nWe’re doing something a bit different this year for the National Peacemaker Award. Instead of being giving on one person\, we will give it posthumously to three outstanding individuals who were leaders in three different faiths and who worked individually and collectively for more than 50 years to make major strides in social justice and more. They are the “Three Amigos of Houston” — Rev. William A. Lawson\, Archbishop Joseph A. Fiorenza\, and Rabbi Samuel E. Karff. Accepting the award on their behalf will be family members of Rev. Lawson and Rabbi Karff\, and one of the Dominican Sisters for Archbishop Fiorenza. Details are below. \n\n\n\nLocal Peacemaker Awardees this year are Dr. John Theis\, the Death Row Angels of Houston\, Barry Klein\, and Laisha Harris. More on each of them is below as well. \n\n\n\nReserve your Seats for the Ceremony\n\n\n\nSeats for the ceremony are limited\, and ticket prices go up as we get closer to the event\, so please make your reservations today. Here’s the registration link: https://form.jotform.com/hpjc/hpjc-peacemaker-awards-2024\n\n\n\nThe Awards Ceremony is not just a fun event\, that recognizes some outstanding people and organizations. It’s also HPJC’s primary fundraiser for the year\, that helps to cover expenses for our varied programs\, including Peace Camp Houston. \n\n\n\nTicket prices:\n\n\n\n\n$80 per person through Oct. 10\n\n\n\n$90 Oct. 11-20\n\n\n\n$100 after Oct. 20\n\n\n\n\nFood\, Drinks\, Location\n\n\n\nWe will not have a full dinner\, but there will be plenty of food and drinks for all – another reason we need everyone to reserve seats in advance\, so we’ll know how much food and how many chairs and tables will be needed. \n\n\n\nThe Ceremony will be Sunday afternoon\, Nov. 10 (after the general elections) at the Dominican Sisters of Houston Spirituality Center Meeting Room\, 6501 Almeda Rd\, Houston 77021. This is the same location of last year and we are thrilled that the Sisters are providing this venue for us again. This is just east of Hermann Park\, north of Holcomb Blvd. There is plenty of free parking. Doors open at 2 pm\, with food/ drinks/ reception starting then\, with the program starting around 45 minutes later. Pre-registration is required! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPeacemaker Awardee Details\n\n\n\nNational Peacemaker Award – to be given posthumously to the “Three Amigos of Houston”:\n\n\n\nThe three faith leaders Reverend William A. Lawson (Baptist)\, Archbishop Joseph A. Fiorenza (Catholic) and Rabbi Samuel E. Karff (Jewish) are all now deceased\, but they joined forces for more than 50 years to help make Houston a better place to live. The coverage of the recent death of Reverend Bill Lawson highlighted some of their work together. \n\n\n\nLongtime Houston faith and civil rights leaders Rabbi Samuel Karff of Congregation Beth Israel\, and Reverend William Lawson\, Pastor Emeritus of Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church in Houston\, and Archbishop Emeritus Joseph A. Fiorenza of the archdiocese of Galveston Houston were affectionately called the “Three Amigos” for their lengthy experience of working together to end injustices and to “respect thy neighbor” \n\n\n\nMuch of the group’s efforts led to long-lasting systemic change for good as a early result of their friendship and a shared interest in trying to bring justice for all in our city and our state and our country. \n\n\n\nTogether\, the “Three Amigos” were a mighty force. They united their formidable powers to champion the causes that were important to them. In the mid 1980’s during Houston’s economic downturn\, the Three Amigos\, along with other local clergy\, banded together to form the Campaign for the Homeless\, which exists today as the Coalition for the Homeless. They were also leading voices in the Anti-Defamation League’s Coalition for Mutual Respect since its inception twenty-five years ago. Additionally\, they worked for numerous other city causes including juvenile justice reform\, geriatric health care needs\, and distribution of funding for low-income victims of Hurricane Harvey. The beautiful Plaza of Respect at the Interfaith Ministries building in downtown Houston is dedicated to all three of them. It is a lasting legacy of their love of each other\, this city and humanity. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRev. William A. Lawson\n\n\n\nRev. William A. “Bill” Lawson (1928–2024) was born in St. Louis\, but made his home in Houston as a young man when he accepted a professorship at Texas Southern University. Within a few years of his 1955 arrival in the city\, he became one of its civil rights leaders. He listened to his students at the historically Black Texas Southern\, who were inspired by lunch counter sit-ins elsewhere in the country: They wanted to mount their own in an effort to desegregate Houston. Drawn into the movement by their passion\, Lawson became an important voice for peaceful integration there.   \n\n\n\nLawson joined meetings of Houston business leaders as they discussed the sit-ins and considered whether and how to desegregate the city. Lawson advised the officials as they came to a consensus to quietly remove “whites only” signs and other symbols of segregation\, effectively ushering in integration with little fanfare. The stealth tactic worked\, and Houston’s 1960 integration was notably peaceful.  \n\n\n\nIn 1962\, Lawson founded Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church\, a prominent faith community in Houston that he went on to lead for more than 40 years. The following year\, King came to Houston and preached at Wheeler Avenue Baptist. It marked the beginning of a friendship between the two activists\, as well as a working relationship in which Lawson established a Houston office of King’s Southern Christian Leadership Conference.  \n\n\n\nEarning the nickname “Houston’s Pastor\,” Lawson remained an important figure in the city throughout his life. Among his many efforts of service\, he helped establish the first African-American studies program at the University of Houston\, worked to get out the vote\, and sponsored the city’s largest troop of Boy Scouts.  \n\n\n\nThe above bio is from legacy.com \n\n\n\nAccepting the award on behalf of Rev. Lawson\, telling everyone about him\, and answering questions will be one of his family members (TBD). \n\n\n\nArchbishop Joseph A. Fiorenza\n\n\n\nArchbishop Joseph A. Fiorenza (1931-2022) was was an American prelate of the Catholic Church. He was the seventh bishop and the first archbishop of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston in Texas\, serving from 1985 to 2006. He previously served as bishop of the Diocese of San Angelo in Texas from 1979 to 1984.  \n\n\n\nAbout the Archbishop\, Rev. William Lawson shared the following message with the Archdocese following Fiorenza’ shared this message to the Archdiocese’s death: \n\n\n\n“My friendship with Archbishop Joseph A. Fiorenza was a genuine one. I respect his title\, but to me\, he was always “Joe.” He shared my values to “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind and that we should love our neighbor as ourselves” (Luke 10:27). His leadership among the Catholic Bishops of America\, and even his extraordinary involvement in the construction and planning of the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart\, are a testament to his skills of collaboration. In service to our faiths and shared values\, Joe and I\, along with the late Rabbi Samuel Karff\, did our best to humbly answer the call in Isaiah (1:17) to do good\, seek justice\, and defend the oppressed. We worked to de-segregate Houston’s schools and businesses\, created alliances to provide solutions for Houston’s homeless\, committed to increase Harris County’s responsiveness to the legal needs of the indigent and even labored to create a vision for age-friendly care which supports seniors who need geriatric services. Joe spoke in a quiet voice\, but he was a strong presence wherever he went. My prayers are with the Fiorenza family and the many persons who\, like me\, loved him. I will always miss him.” \n\n\n\nAccepting the award on behalf of the Archbishop\, telling everyone about him\, and answering questions will be Maureen O’Connell\, OP\, who founded Angela House in 2001 to serve women coming out of incarceration. She also served as Chicago police officer and police chaplain; 16 years as a clinical social worker serving children and families who had experienced physical and sexual abuse in Houston and as Victim’s Assistance Coordinator for the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston. Sister Maureen has also served as Director of the Secretariat for Social Concerns in the Archdiocese of Galveston Houston since January 2020. She is a Dominican Sister of Adrian\, Michigan\, and has lived and ministered with the Houston Dominican Sisters. Both are Catholic religious community known for their commitment to social justice. \n\n\n\nRabbi Samuel E. Karff \n\n\n\nRabbi Samuel Egal Karff (1931-2020) was the son of two Israeli immigrants\, Louis and Reba Karff\, who were both Hebrew school teachers\, and he grew up with a strong love of both Judaism and education. He graduated Magna Cum Laude from Harvard\, and was ordained as a Reform Rabbi in 1956 from the Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati\, Ohio where he also received a Doctorate in Hebrew Letters in 1962. Prior to starting his career as a congregational Rabbi\, he served as an Air Force Chaplain both in the states and overseas. Rabbi Karff’s rabbinate took him first to Temple Beth Israel in Hartford\, Connecticut. In 1963\, Rabbi Karff’s career took him from Flint to the prestigious Reform congregation\, Sinai Temple in Chicago’s Hyde Park. In addition to his rabbinic responsibilities\, Rabbi Karff taught classes at the University of Chicago Divinity School and Notre Dame and became involved in social justice issues that he would champion the rest of his life. In 1974\, Rabbi Karff accepted the position of senior Rabbi at Congregation Beth Israel\, (Texas’s oldest synagogue) in Houston\, Texas. During his twenty-four year tenure at Congregation Beth Israel\, he founded the Shlenker School which continues to provide a rich Jewish and secular education for students from early childhood through fifth grade. The role of congregational rabbi is multi-faceted\, and Rabbi Karff was uniquely gifted in all of the different areas. He was a phenomenal speaker and wove brilliant sermons together by blending biblical scholarship\, contemporary literary fiction\, current events and film. Each sermon was a profound collage that moved the congregation so much you could often hear their collective murmurs of awe after he finished speaking. He was also able to preach and teach to the youngest members of his congregation. But he was also the consummate spiritual guide as his own deep and abiding faith was both genuine and constant. Rabbi Karff was also a Rabbi’s Rabbi\, leading his colleagues as the President of the Central Conference of American Rabbis from 1989-1991 and by sharing his experience of being called to the rabbinate in his memoir\, For This You Were Created. While in Houston\, Rabbi Karff found many ways to interact with the larger community outside the congregation. He taught in the Religion Department at Rice University and was actively involved with Interfaith Ministries. His social justice work\, begun in Chicago\, took on even deeper meaning\, when he joined forces with Rev. William A. Lawson\, Founding Pastor Emeritus Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church and Archbishop Emeritus Joseph Fiorenza of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston. \n\n\n\nAfter becoming the Rabbi Emeritus of Congregation Beth Israel in 1999\, Rabbi Karff embarked on new challenges in the Texas Medical Center. He founded the Health and Human Spirit Program–the precursor to the McGovern Center. He also co-created the Sacred Vocation Program (SVP) at the University of Texas Medical School and served as its co-director. SVP is a program which focuses on the relational aspects of being a physician; Rabbi Karff believed deeply that all members of a patient’s health care team— and all employees of health care institutions—were part of a sacred vocation because they had opportunities to make each person feel honored and nurtured. The Sacred Vocation Program is now incorporated into medical centers across the United States. He shared a very special bond with the other two thirds of the Three Amigos\, Reverend Bill Lawson and Archbishop Emeritus Joseph Fiorenza. www.beth-israel.org \n\n\n\nAccepting the award on behalf of the Rabbi will be Liz Seitz\, who is one of his daughters. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLocal Peacemaker Awardees\n\n\n\nDr. John J. Theis\n\n\n\nJohn Theis\n\n\n\nDr. John J. Theis\, Director of the Center for Civic Engagement for the Lone Star College System and professor of Political Science on the Kingwood Campus\, introduced deliberative forums work to college campuses. He recently brought together a predominantly black church with a predominantly white church to discuss racial and social justice issues for several years now. He cofounded Occupy Kingwood where the group occupied a corner in Kingwood for 52 consecutive weeks. He works with teens engaging them in our current body politic and much more. \n\n\n\nIn an article titled “How Civic Engagement Spread across Six College Campuses”\, author Maura Casey describes how Dr. Theis introduced deliberative forums work to college campuses. Here’s an excerpt: “He began looking for ways to give students more experience with democracy that went beyond voting. At the request of his department head at the college where he taught\, Theis met with a group from Minnesota interested in civic engagement. One person from that group\, Harry Boyte\, talked about helping people identify issues in their community and getting young people involved. “I thought\, ‘This is exactly the experience I want my students to have.’ So I told them\, ‘I’m in. Political science doesn’t teach this stuff. Let’s figure out how to do this.’” \n\n\n\nMore information about his work using deliberative forums to get students involved in community affairs is at: https://www.nifi.org/en/read-about-dr-john-j-theis-and-his-work-students-how-civic-engagement-spread-across-six-college \n\n\n\nDeath Row Angels of Houston\n\n\n\nDani Allen\n\n\n\nLinda Snyder\n\n\n\nDeath Row Angels of Houston is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization founded by Dani Allen and Linda Snyder.  Their mission is to provide outreach to offenders and their families as well as to educate the public about the death penalty.  \n\n\n\nHere is a list of activities they do: \n\n\n\n\nThey correspond and personally visit  with 5-20 prison inmates every week with the goal of proving hope\, love and peace which is often absent in the day to day life of the incarcerated. \n\n\n\nThey donate food\, books\, hygiene products and help replace old or broken personal items such as a winter coat\, hot pot or radio. During visits Dani and Linda are able to purchase hot meals and cold drinks for the inmates. \n\n\n\nDani and Linda also reach out to the families of the inmates if needed offering guidance and support.  They host at their homes family members who travel to Texas to visit their loved ones in prison. They provide transportation to and from the airport and to and from the prisons. \n\n\n\nThey attend court hearings as support for the inmate. They stand outside the Huntsville Unit during every execution in protest. They attend rallies that support an inmate’s legal appeals and oppose the use of the death penalty. They write to elected officials to help inform and express concern over pending executions and new legislation.\n\n\n\nThey fund an active Pacer account (Public Access to Court Electronic Records) in order to provide access to legal filings for inmates. \n\n\n\nThey use their social media pages to educate the public about prison conditions and the death penalty process as well as keep people updated with current events and news. \n\n\n\n\nDani and Linda deserve recognition of their tireless efforts to help the men and women on death row as well as their families. Dani and Linda are the only people some of the inmates have. They bring a little bit of humanity into an inhumane system.  While registered as a non-profit organization\, the group is still very small. All of the energy is spend doing to work rather than fundraising or marketing. The vast majority of funds come from their own pockets.  \n\n\n\nBarry Klein\n\n\n\nBarry Klein\n\n\n\nBarry Klein is a long-time Houston area activist. In 1969 he was a volunteer  with the campaign to set up a Pacifica station in Houston and later became a board member. Circa 1972 he stood on a Houston esplanade in front of an office building holding a homemade sign\, saying “Dow Shall Not Kill”.  \n\n\n\nCirca 1980\, as an advocate for liberty and smaller government\, he became a reformer on local issues. Over the succeeding years he pushed for expanding transit options such as jitneys\, fought Metro’s plan to replace buses with rail\, and opposed needless freeway expansion which induces sprawl. \n\n\n\nBarry believes his most significant work is his defense of property rights with his opposition to zoning\, a traditional tool of racial and economic segregation that was being pushed by leaders of upper income neighborhoods. This led to the creation of the Houston Property Rights Association in 1992 and a successful petition drive that put the final decision in the hands of voters. The result is that voters defeated a proposed zoning ordinance in 1993 and then\, with a second vote\, added an amendment to the Houston charter in January 1994 that guarantees voters an election any time a new ordinance is proposed\, giving Houston residents a higher quality of property rights than all other major US cities. \n\n\n\nIn the course of the petition drive Barry was repeatedly interfered with by Houston police while gathering signatures or distributing flyers at public meetings. With help from pro-bono attorneys he was able sue the city and win a settlement agreement that reined in this aspect of police misconduct (HPD Circular\, Sept 1993; “LAWFUL EXERCISE OF FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS TO DISTRIBUTE LEAFLETS AND GATHER PETITION SIGNATURES IN PUBLIC PLACES”) \n\n\n\nIn 2015 he worked with the HPJC Military and Foreign Policy working group to plan a conference on foreign policy reform. He recruited some Republican and Libertarian Party friends who oppose unconstitutional wars. The result is that the HPJC was able to create a trans-partisan committee that sponsored an event held at Texas Southern University in April 2015 titled\, “PEACE OR WARS WITHOUT END? US Foreign Policy: A Conference to Explore Our Choices”. In the months after the conference\, the committee continued to meet with several participants to plan a post conference followup. Thus the Foreign Policy Alliance (FPA)\, as an HPJC spinoff\, was formed in 2016. \n\n\n\nBarry has devised a novel approach to peacemaking by writing a 12 point strategy to “Make foreign policy a local issue.” Most important of the tactics is direct democracy. In this case\, binding and non-binding ballot measures can be used at the local and state levels\, similar to the Nuclear Freeze playbook in the 1980s. These initiatives set the stage for a series of treaties (Ronald Reagan\, a hawk in his first term\, became a dove in his second) between the US and USSR that made massive cuts in the nuclear arsenals of both nations. The websites of Ballotpedia and the Initiative and Referendum Institute offer details on direct democracy\, and are covered comprehensively in Let the People Rule (2020)\, by professor John Matsusaka at the Univ. of Southern California. \n\n\n\nSome of the tactics promoted by Barry appear on the Take Action page of ForeignPolicyAlliance.org\, including use of home-based teach-ins to expand the antiwar movement\, and direct democracy with initiative and referendum elections\, and advisory votes. In recent years Barry has mailed dozens of packages\, and sent hundreds of letters and emails to antiwar and anti-nuke activists around the country to alert them to the power of direct democracy and local ballot measures\, with some financial assistance provided by FPA. \n\n\n\nLaisha Harris\n\n\n\nLaisha Harris\n\n\n\nLaisha Harris moved to Texas in 2017 and taught 8thgrade middle school girls before going to law school. Her students encouraged her to get back into the community and work towards the change that she so desperately wanted to see in the world. She then went to\, and graduated from\, Thurgood Marshall School of Law at Texas Southern University. \n\n\n\nCurrently\, she serves as an Assistant Public Defender at the Harris County Public Defender’s Office. She is the author of “A Tale of Two Americas” and “Qualified Immunity: The Court’s Brain Child and a License to Kill\,” published by The Bridge. She is also the creator/organizer of “Legal Bootcamp\,” which is an interactive community program that breaks down how the government and law works for kids and nonlawyers.
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/2024-hpjc-peacemaker-awards-ceremony/
LOCATION:Dominican Sisters of Houston Spirituality Center Meeting Room\, Dominican Sisters of Houston\, 6501 Almeda Rd\, Houston\, TX\, 77021\, United States
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SUMMARY:HPJC Board Orientation & Planning Retreat
DESCRIPTION:All HPJC members\, and especially Board members\, are invited to participate in our annual Board orientation and planning retreat.  \n\n\n\nWe’ll gather in person to learn and discuss together how to make HPJC more effective\, answer questions\, and plan activities for 2024. This includes what we want to do more or less of\, or differently than in the past\, in order to better achieve our mission. \n\n\n\nBoard members are especially encouraged to attend. \n\n\n\nWe’ll have some (non-alcoholic) drinks and light snacks. If you want to bring something that we can all munch on\, please do so!
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/hpjc-board-orientation-planning-retreat/
LOCATION:Dominican Sisters of Houston Spirituality Center Meeting Room\, Dominican Sisters of Houston\, 6501 Almeda Rd\, Houston\, TX\, 77021\, United States
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SUMMARY:2023 Peacemaker Awards Ceremony-Celebration
DESCRIPTION:This year\, HPJC is recognizing the wonderful work of these recipients of our annual Peacemaker Awards at our 2023 Awards Ceremony: \n\n\n\nThe Texas ObserverKristen SchlemmerJacilet GriffinLorena Perez McGill\n\n\n\nClick here for the Program for the Awards Ceremony\, and for details about the Peacemaker Awardees\n\n\n\nMake your reservations today\, using our Peacemaker Awards reservation form.\n\n\n\nTickets start at $80 per person\, and go up after Sep. 30\, as long as tickets are available. \n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\nNational Peacemaker awardee: The Texas Observer\n\n\n\nJosephine Lee\, Investigative Reporting Fellow\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGabriel Arana\, Editor-in-Chief\n\n\n\nTexas Observer Editor-in-Chief Gabriel Arana and Investigative Reporting Fellow Josephine Lee (click on their names to learn more about them) will accept the National Peacemaker award for the Observer\, and give the keynote presentation. \n\n\n\nThe Texas Observer is a progressive nonprofit news outlet and print magazine covering the Lone Star State. The Observer strives to make Texas a more equitable place through investigative reporting\, narrative storytelling\, and political and cultural coverage and commentary. They dig beyond the headlines and contextualize news events. Their essays\, reviews\, and criticism seek to create a new cultural canon and challenge existing mythologies. \n\n\n\nSince its founding in 1954\, the Observer has focused on communities whose stories are too often ignored or poorly told. It seeks not only to inform\, but to empower their readers\, as they work to hold public officials and corporations accountable. Their reporters recognize that oppressed people are experts on their own lives and trust their expertise. \n\n\n\nThe Texas Observer’s journalism is fact-based and rigorous\, and they prize writing that entertains as it informs. They value history as a reporting tool that allows us to interrogate the origins of policies and to correct narratives that whitewash exploitation\, dispossession\, and genocide. \n\n\n\nLocal Peacemaker awardees:\n\n\n\nKristen Schlemmer\n\n\n\nKristen Schlemmer\n\n\n\nKristen Schlemmer is a lawyer who works every day to secure water justice in her hometown of Houston. As the Legal Director of Bayou City Waterkeeper since 2018\, her work confronts the many facets of water injustice\, from water pollution and infrastructure failures\, to wetlands destruction and flooding\, to inequities in climate mitigation and disaster recovery. In 2021\, Kristen helped secure a $2 billion consent decree that will transform Houston’s wastewater infrastructure over the next generation. \n\n\n\nBefore joining Bayou City Waterkeeper\, Kristen’s legal work included developing a precedent-setting legal theory for families flooded during Harvey\, defending the city of Houston’s equal rights ordinance\, and representing marine mammal scientists in seeking better living conditions for a captive orca. She previously worked at Susman Godfrey LLP and Irvine & Conner PLLC and clerked for two federal judges. \n\n\n\nHer perspective is shaped by her childhood in Houston and South America\, previous translation work with Brazilian human rights organizations\, earlier advocacy focused on wildlife and farmed animals\, legal education at Tulane in post-Katrina New Orleans\, and motherhood. She is a Texas Gulf Coast Master Naturalist and previously served on the local board of New Leaders Council and the Houston Regional committee of the Sierra Club\, Lone Star Chapter. Kristen and her family live a short walk from Buffalo Bayou. \n\n\n\nJacilet Griffin\n\n\n\nJacilet Griffin\n\n\n\nJacilet Griffin formed “From Custody to Casket” after her son was murdered in the Harris County Jail over a year ago.  The Texas Rangers investigated his murder after the Harris County Medical Examiner’s Office ruled his death a homicide.   The Sheriff’s Office continually lied about the circumstances\, once claiming he might have died from food poisoning\, then claiming he might have died from a friendly game of slap boxing.  They (HCSO) hid the circumstances and claimed they did not know what happened the entire time.   \n\n\n\nJacilet Griffin lost her son to our local Criminal Justice System.  She used her grief to focus and empower her to start changing the system. She contacted state rep Ron Reynolds and Shelia Jackson Lee to create a law to help prevent others from dying while in custody.  House Bill 3434\, also to be known as the Evan Griffin Lee bill\, was introduced by Rep Ron Reynolds to ensure inmates living with mental health issues are separated from the general population. Ms. Griffin says her son was suffering at the time of his arrest.  \n\n\n\nShe has also helped the Public Defender’s Office with a new program called Participatory Defense.  The first one was created in the Sunnyside neighborhood under her leadership.  The program empowers families who have had a loved one arrested and informs them of their rights and gives them resources. Unfortunately within this process\, Jacilet lost her job and has been struggling financially.  Just prior to her son’s murder\, her goddaughter was killed by a Precinct 4 Deputy Constable traveling at a very high rate of speed.  Precinct 4 has claimed that she was at fault even though her car was almost torn in half and struck by the marked unit driven by the deputy who never applied his brakes. \n\n\n\nJacilet Griffin never gave up\, but turned her frustration and anger into action\, helping to try to change the criminal justice system in Harris County. “I say to anyone that is dealing with the gravity of such death of their loved ones\, don’t give up on trying to reach whomever and whatever to try and get answers\,” said Griffin. “And I think this is something Evan would definitely be proud of.” \n\n\n\nLorena Perez McGill\n\n\n\nLorena Perez McGill\n\n\n\nLorena Perez McGill is an immigration attorney\, and has taught at American University – Washington College of Law\, the University of Houston Law Center\, and the Georgetown University Law Center. \n\n\n\nShe is Founder and Managing Partner of Perez McGill Law Firm in Spring\, TX\, and represents clients from Bolivia\, Brazil\, Cameroon\, Cuba\, El Salvador\, Guatemala\, Haiti\, Honduras\, Mexico\, Nicaragua\, Peru\, Russia\, and Venezuela\, in US immigration law matters. \n\n\n\nBefore Immigration Courts\, she has represented over 55 asylum-seekers and individuals facing deportation in immigration courts in Arizona\, California\, Colorado\, Florida\, Georgia\, Louisiana\, Maryland\, Minnesota\, Nevada\, New York\, and Texas. She has represented detained clients\, some of whom have been granted release on bond in amounts ranging from $5\,000 to $25\,000\, and some of whom have been granted asylum or withholding of removals. \n\n\n\nBefore the Board of Immigration Appeals\, she has represented over a dozen asylum-seekers on appeal. Some of are pending before the BIA\, and three were remanded in the last two years; \n\n\n\nShe has also represented numerous clients before agencies within the US Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). \n\n\n\nHer current volunteer work includes:  \n\n\n\nVolunteer mediator with the Montgomery County Dispute Resolution Center in Conroe (mediate contractual and labor & employment cases).Volunteer lawyer with Kids in Need of Defense in Houston (represent low-income immigrants in their Special Immigrant Juvenile Status visa processes).Volunteer lawyer with Lone Star Legal Aid and the Montgomery County Women’s Center\, in Conroe (represent low-income victims of crimes and domestic violence in the attainment of special U and VAWA visas).\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nChanges for this year\n\n\n\nThe event will be a bit different this year. We’ve decided not to have it at a hotel\, all of which have become quite expensive and which require payment months in advance even when we don’t know what the attendance will be.  \n\n\n\nIt’s still going to be both an awards ceremony/celebration\, and also a social event\, where you can visit with people from other organizations involved with work for peace\, justice\, and the environment. We plan to have a variety of hors d’oeuvres and drinks (but not a full dinner) served buffet style\, and we will combine the event with what used to be the pre-dinner reception that we used to have in the foyer outside the banquet rooms of hotels we’ve used. \n\n\n\nWe plan to keep the event shorter than in recent years\, as several of you have requested. \n\n\n\nThe Dominican Sisters of Houston are graciously allowing us to use their large “Meeting Room” at the Dominican Center\, which is not only centrally located (east of the Medical Center)\, but also is a less formal venue which allows us more flexibility as well. \n\n\n\nReservations\n\n\n\nTo help us honor and celebrate the awardees\, please make your reservations for the event\, using our  Peacemaker Awards reservation form. There’s a discount for early registration\, and advance reservations are required. We can accommodate a limited numbers of people\, so don’t wait until November to make your reservations. \n\n\n\nThis is our major fundraiser for the year\, and helps to pay expenses for Peace Camp\, for micro-grants we provide to other non-profits\, for sponsorships of events\, and more. So we greatly appreciate donations of more than the minimum.
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/2023-peacemaker-awards-ceremony/
LOCATION:Dominican Sisters of Houston Spirituality Center Meeting Room\, Dominican Sisters of Houston\, 6501 Almeda Rd\, Houston\, TX\, 77021\, United States
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SUMMARY:2022 Peacemaker Awards Ceremony-Dinner
DESCRIPTION:Join other peace\, justice\, and environmental activists for our 2022 Peacemaker celebration\, reception\, awards ceremony\, and dinner. We had only an online ceremony in 2020 and a limited in-person and online ceremony in 2021 because of the pandemic\, but we’re looking forward to seeing all of you again in person this year.  \n\n\n\nThe event will be at the Houston Marriott South-Hobby Airport\, on the Gulf Freeway (see details and map below). A pre-dinner reception\, open to all attendees\, starts at 5 pm\, with the dinner starting a little after 6 pm. \n\n\n\nAll attendees should be fully vaccinated for COVID-19.\n\n\n\nPre-registration is required\, and the meal count has to be turned into the hotel a week in advance. So don’t wait until the last minute!\n\n\n\nClick here to reserve your seat for the HPJC Peacemaker Awards Dinner today.\n\n\n\nInformation on our wonderful peacemaker awardees follows.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNational Peacemaker Awardee\n\n\n\n       Dr. Reuben Jonathan Miller\n\n\n\nWe are excited about our national Peacemaker award recipient\, Reuben Jonathan Miller\, who will also give the keynote address for the dinner. Dr. Miller is an assistant professor of sociology at the University of Chicago Crown Family School and a Research Professor at the American Bar Foundation. His research examines how racialized and poor people experience law\, crime control\, and social welfare policy.  \n\n\n\nUPDATE\, Oct. 12\, 2022: Dr. Miller has just been awarded a MacArthur Foundation fellowship for his work tracing the long-term consequences that incarceration and re-entry systems have on the lives of individuals and their families. Details: www.macfound.org/fellows/class-of-2022/reuben-jonathan-miller#searchresults  and https://news.uchicago.edu/story/reuben-jonathan-miller-scholar-mass-incarceration-awarded-macarthur-fellowship \n\n\n\nHis first book\, Halfway Home: Race\, Punishment and the Afterlife of Mass Incarceration is based on 15 years of research and practice with currently and formerly incarcerated men\, women\, their families\, partners\, and friends in Chicago\, Detroit\, and a number of cities across the United States. He was featured in a recent PBS Newshour special\,  “Searching for Justice: Life After Lockup“ (or watch it on YouTube) that focused on the difficulties that formerly incarcerated people face after they are released. \n\n\n\nTo capture the effects of crime control in global cities under different public policy regimes\, Miller conducts ongoing fieldwork in the UK and the EU\, and will begin fieldwork on the African Continent and in the Carribbean. He is currently conducting research on the “moral worlds” of people we’ve deemed violent and a comparative study of punishment and social welfare policy in port cities that were most involved in the transatlantic slave trade.  \n\n\n\nPrior to joining Crown Family School at the University of Chicago\, Dr. Miller was an Assistant Professor of Social Work at the University of Michigan where he served as a Faculty Associate in the Population Studies Center and a Faculty Affiliate in the Department of Afro American and African Studies. He was selected as a Member in the School of Social Science at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton\, NJ (2016-17)\, the world’s leading center for curiosity driven research\, a visiting fellow at Dartmouth University (2018) and an Eric and Wendy Schmidt National Fellow at the New America Foundation (2018-19). His work has been published in journals of criminology\, human rights\, law\, psychology\, sociology\, social work and public health and he is frequently called upon to offer commentary on issues of crime\, punishment\, racism and poverty. \n\n\n\nRead more about Dr. Miller’s biography and research at the UC Crown School’s website. \n\n\n\nWatch Reuben Jonathan Miller’s TED Talk. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nHPJC Local Peacemaker Awardees\n\n\n\nWe are also excited about our Local Peacemaker Awardees: \n\n\n\nDr. Maria Elena Bottazzi and Dr. Peter Hotez\n\n\n\n       Dr. Maria Elena Bottazzi\n\n\n\n          Dr. Peter Hotez\n\n\n\nDr. Maria Elena Bottazzi and Dr. Peter Hotez\, of Baylor College of Medicine and the National Institute of Infectious Diseases here in Houston\, are receiving awards for their outstanding work developing the Corbevax vaccine for COVID-19 as well as for their research on often-neglected tropical diseases.  \n\n\n\nHundreds of millions of doses of Corbevax have already been made in India\, and have been shipped to African countries and elsewhere. \n\n\n\nIn addition to Corbevax\, Hotez and Bottazzi also developed a halal version\, called IndoVac\, for Muslim-majority countries. The IndoVac vaccine was recently approved for emergency authorization use in Indonesia as a primary vaccine for adults. The hope is that IndoVac will replicate the Corbevax’s India success in Indonesia\, he said. \n\n\n\nUnlike other COVID vaccines\, they are making Corbevax and IndoVax available to the world without the expensive patent or royalty payments that the large pharmaceutical companies are requiring. As a result\, many less wealthy countries are able to get their people vaccinated at the cost of production.  \n\n\n\nDr. Bottazzi is Associate Dean\, National School of Tropical Medicine. She is a Professor in the Departments of Pediatrics (Tropical Medicine) and Molecular Virology and Microbiology\, Integrative Molecular and Biomedical Sciences Program\, and Translational Biology and Molecular Medicine Program\, at Baylor College of Medicine.  \n\n\n\nDr. Hotez is the Dean for the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine. He is also a Professor in the Departments of Pediatrics and Molecular Virology & Microbiology at Baylor. In addition\, he is the Endowed Chair in Tropical Pediatrics at Texas Children’s Hospital\, and Co-Director of the Texas Children’s Hospital Center for Vaccine Development \n\n\n\nFor more about the accomplishments of\, and research by\, Drs. Bottazzi and Hotez\, read their individual bios (click on their names above) and these articles: \n\n\n\nhttps://www.houstonchronicle.com/lifestyle/article/Dr-Bottazzi-talks-about-vaccines-for-children-17088324.phphttps://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/health/article/Houston-made-COVID-shot-to-be-authorized-in-India-16689187.phphttps://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outlook/article/Opinion-How-the-India-U-S-partnership-can-win-16977774.phphttps://www.texastribune.org/2022/02/10/corbevax-texas-coronavirus-vaccine/https://houston.innovationmap.com/indovac-maria-elena-bottazzi-peter-hotez-approval-2658400939.html\n\n\n\nRep. Senfronia Thompson\n\n\n\n      Rep. Senfronia Thompson\n\n\n\nState Rep. Senfronia Thompson is also receiving a Local Peacemaker Award. She represents District 141\, which includes Northeast Houston and Humble\, and is a Houston attorney and award-winning legislator. Her commitment to social\, economic and criminal justice reform has earned her the respect and admiration of many people from Texas and beyond.Rep. Thompson has proven her commitment to those less fortunate with her tireless fight for justice\, equality and opportunity for all. Rep. Thompson has led the fight against human trafficking long before people even recognized what human trafficking was and how these traumatic experiences damage people’s lives. She has put Texas first in having some of the best anti-human trafficking laws compared to other states. She worked passionately for the passage of Texas’ Equal Pay Act in both the house and senate. Although the bill was vetoed\, Rep. Thompson remains committed to ensuring Texans receive equal pay for equal work.She is the author of the James Byrd\, Jr. Hate Crimes Act; the Sexual Assault Program Fund; the Model School Records Flagging Act to assist in the location of abducted children; the state’s current minimum wage law; Texas’ first and only alimony law; laws creating drug courts; laws providing insurance coverage for anti-cancer oral medication\, 3D mammograms; HPV & cervical cancer screening tests and contraceptives\, like the IUD and diaphragms. She has also passed laws protecting unpaid interns from sexual harassment; allow Medicaid nursing home residents to keep more of their retirement or social security money for their personal use; allow homeowners over the age of 65 to make quarterly property tax payments without penalty; law allowing parents to request a camera in the classroom of special need students\, and scores of other reforms benefiting women\, children and the elderly.She sponsored laws banning racial profiling\, secured state funding to install video cameras and audio equipment in every police car to be used at all stops; ended “debtor’s prison” to prevent people from ending in a cycle of debt\, jail time and license suspension simply because they can not afford to pay their traffic tickets or other fine-only offenses. She also authored the Chief Justice Jack Pope Act which increases funding for legal aid to help low-income Texans with their civil cases and the Michael Morton Act\, to create a fairer criminal justice system in Texas. She has passed legislation aimed at protecting women and children against domestic violence\, extending protective orders to last longer and enforceable within the entire state of Texas\, increasing the penalty of sex offenders\, giving rape victims a voice in the processing of their rape kits and fought to end sexual discrimination in the work place. \n\n\n\nLearn more about Rep. Thompson at senfroniathompson.com/about/ \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nLenore Walker\n\n\n\nLenore Walker\n\n\n\nLenore Walker is also receiving one of our Local Peacemaker Awards. She is a long-term volunteer at Casa Juan Diego here in Houston and a fierce ally and advocate for many immigrant and refugee women and their families after they leave the women’s shelter. Ms. Walker has been volunteering with the women’s shelter of Casa Juan Diego for more than twenty years. She started volunteering at Casa with Mark and Louise Zwick\, and eventually became part of the team that has helped keep Casa Juan Diego open for the thousands of migrants who go through it every year. \n\n\n\nMs. Walker is the daughter and granddaughter of Italian immigrants\, and she never forgot her migrant roots. This had a decisive influence on her calling and her capacity to establish profound relationships with the women that pass through the shelter at Casa Juan Diego where she has cooked\, cleaned\, and advocated for them and their children all these years. \n\n\n\nImmigrant women from Cameroon\, China\, Ethiopia\, Eritrea and Central America call Ms. Walker their second mom and their children call her Nonna (or grandma). She has been with them as they navigate asylum and immigration cases\, advocating for them and accompanying mothers and their children as they learned how to respond to the challenges presented by school systems and other agencies. \n\n\n\nMs. Walker has served for more than two decades with humility\, perseverance\, and a fierce love for these immigrant and refugee families\, rooted in her faith and her own identity as a woman\, a working mom\, and the daughter of Italian immigrants. Very often the spotlight is given to those in the movement who do work that is considered more “political” and is more visible\, but the backbone of the movement for peace and justice in the US resides in community-based social services and in the quiet\, effective\, and reliable work of countless volunteers. In these political times the profound testimony of radical hospitality that the Catholic Worker movement proposes and Casa Juan Diego makes real\, is kept alive by persons like Ms. Walker. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOur Peacemaker Awards Dinner is HPJC’s primary fundraiser for the year\, and proceeds support Peace Camp Houston and our other activities. \n\n\n\nAdvance registration for the Awards Dinner is required\, and a discount is offered for early registration\, so please click here to register today!
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/2022-peacemaker-awards-ceremony-dinner/
LOCATION:Marriott Houston South-Hobby\, 9100 Gulf Freeway\, Houston\, Texas\, 77017
CATEGORIES:Fundraiser,Human Rights & Criminal Justice,Social
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SUMMARY:Jazz Concert Fundraiser Benefiting the Foreign Policy Alliance
DESCRIPTION:The Foreign Policy Alliance is hosting its first fundraiser\, a Jazz Concert\, Sunday\, September 2\, 7 pm\, at the Houston Mennonite Church\, 1231 Wirt Rd. The concert will feature noted Houston jazz pianist Bob Henschen’s quartet\, featuring saxophonist Warren Sneed\, and the popular and wildly eclectic group\, the Free Radicals. \nA tax deductible $10 donation is requested but no one will be turned away. Proceeds go to support the work of the Foreign Policy Alliance\, which is bringing together left and right in support of a non-interventionist U.S. foreign Policy. \nFor more information: 713-661-9889\, bhenschen@msn.com\, ForeignPolicyAlliance.org
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/jazz-concert-benefiting-foreign-policy-alliance-2018/
LOCATION:Houston Mennonite Church\, 1231 Wirt Rd.\, Houston\, TX\, 77055\, United States
CATEGORIES:Foreign & Military Policy,Fundraiser,Live Performance
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20170401T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170401T213000
DTSTAMP:20260502T121936
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SUMMARY:Roy Zimmerman Concert - Potluck- Fundraiser for Peace Camp Houston
DESCRIPTION: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. \nHPJC is bringing Roy Zimmerman back to Houston in a benefit to raise funds for Peace Camp Houston.  \n“ReZist” is ninety minutes of Roy Zimmerman’s hilarious\, rhyme-intensive original songs. \n“Sometimes I think satire is the most hopeful and heartfelt form of expression\,” says Roy\, “because in calling out the world’s absurdities and laughing in their face\, I’m affirming the real possibility for change.” \nRoy’s songs have been heard on HBO and Showtime.  He’s shared stages with Bill Maher\, Robin Williams\, Ellen DeGeneres\, John Oliver\, Kate Clinton and George Carlin.  He’s been profiled on NPR’s “All Things Considered\,” and he’s a featured blogger for the Huffington Post. \nHe’s funny\, he’s a great musician\, he’s an excellent performer\, and his in-person performances are outstanding.  What more could you ask for? \nThe concert starts at 7:30 pm\, but there’s also an optional pot luck dinner at 6:30 pm — bring some food or drink to share\, if you wish. \nVisit Roy’s web site and check out his music on YouTube for more information about him and his music. If you can’t come\, but would like to help us pay expenses so more children can attend peace camp\, go to the Peace Camp Houston donation form. \nReserve your discount seats now!\nWe’re asking for a contribution of $20 at the door\, or $15 in advance\, but if that’s too much for you\, please let us know. \n\nIf you’d like to purchase tickets with a check\, make it payable to “Houston Peace and Justice Center”\, and indicate “Roy Zimmerman” on the memo line. Please also send us your email so we can add to our updates list! Mail it to HPJC\, PO Box 66234\, Houston TX 77266-6234.  Mail early so that we’ll receive the checks by March 8.\nUse the form below to purchase your tickets online!\n\nWe’ll also collect additional donations just for this summer’s Peace Camp Houston\, for those who can give more.  We hope to add more weeks of peace camp\, at different locations\, and provide subsidies for more children of lower income families – it all depends on how much funds we can raise. Please give generously!
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/roy-zimmerman-2017/
LOCATION:Bering Memorial United Church of Christ\, 1440 Harold St.\, Houston\, TX\, 77006\, United States
CATEGORIES:Fundraiser,Live Performance,Social
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20170114T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170114T120000
DTSTAMP:20260502T121936
CREATED:20161129T212643Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161129T222232Z
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SUMMARY:Urban Harvest Fruit Tree Sale 2017
DESCRIPTION:Each year\, Urban Harvest has perhaps the largest one-day fruit tree sale on the planet (at least\, no one knows of a bigger one)\, and it’s one of the best places to get fruit trees and berries that are selected specifically for the climate and soil conditions of the greater Houston area. \nBefore the sale\, be sure to check out the many varieties of trees and berries at urbanharvest.org\, so you’ll know how much space each needs\, when to plant and how to care for them\, and anything else to know before you make your selections. Special fruit tree classes are also listed there. Advice will also be available at the sale itself. \nMany of the tree varieties sell out by 11 am\, so plan on arriving early. However\, some of the unsold trees\, plus tropical plants that are best to plant in March or later\, may be available later in March at the farmers market on Eastside St.  More details on that will also be on the Urban Harvest web site.
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/urban-harvest-fruit-tree-sale-2017/
LOCATION:Rice Stadium Parking Lot\, 5600 Greenbriar Dr. at University Blvd.\, Houston\, TX\, 77005\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20161229T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20161229T200000
DTSTAMP:20260502T121936
CREATED:20161219T170920Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161221T011434Z
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SUMMARY:Holiday Party sponsored by Houston Foreign Policy Alliance
DESCRIPTION:The Houston Foreign Policy Alliance invites all those who support our goals of reforming US foreign policy (see below) to join us in a holiday party. It’s pot luck\, so bring something to eat or drink\, to share\, and have dinner with us. Or you can make a donation to help us cover expenses. Admission is free! Please RSVP here! \nThis is a family friendly party\, and we’ll have more information about HFPA available. \nThis will be in the big meeting room at the Dominican Center\, on the east side of Almeda. Enter via the second driveway north of Holcombe.  To make sure you’re at the correct building: Look for the big sign shortly after you enter the property that reads “Dominican Sisters Center for Spirituality Meeting Room“. There is a smaller sign on one of the pillars at the entrance to the meeting room that reads “Dominican Sisters Meeting Room”. \nNote: Almeda Rd is being reconstructed. The new road on the west side of Almeda was opened and you are now able to make a left from Almeda (if going south) onto the property at 6501 Almeda Road. However\, the city is still working on the entrances and the slope of the road as you enter the main entrance off of Almeda is still very steep. The city will continue to work on the entrances and will try to stabilize and clean-up both Almeda entrances. PLEASE USE CAUTION as you come into the entrances due to the high slope/grade of the road! The best way to determine where the drive is located is to look for the barrels. \nIf you tell others about the party via e-mail or social media\, please link to this web page. We may have updates the week of the party\, depending on how construction goes in the area. \nHFPA’s Mission: The Houston Foreign Policy Alliance works to build support across the political spectrum for a U.S. foreign policy that emphasizes diplomacy\, law\, and cooperation\, rather than costly and counterproductive armed intervention that needlessly puts U.S. military personnel and innocent civilians in harm’s way. \nPlease RSVP at https://actionnetwork.org/events/foreign-affairs-christmas-party \nWe have a resolution with more details about what we support\, and why\, at foreignpolicyalliance.org/resolution \nFind us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/houstonforeignpolicy
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/holiday-party-hfpa/
LOCATION:Dominican Sisters of Houston\, 6501 Almeda Rd\, Houston\, 77021
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20161112T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20161112T213000
DTSTAMP:20260502T121936
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SUMMARY:HPJC 2016 Peacemaker Awards Dinner with Sonia Nazario
DESCRIPTION:Join peace and justice activists from the southeast Texas area in our 2016 celebration of peacemakers. The reservation deadline was Nov. 7\, and the meal counts have already been turned into the hotel\, so no more reservations can be accepted. \nOur national peacemaker and keynote speaker for 2016 is Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Sonia Nazario\, author of bestseller Enrique’s Journey\, a true story about a young Honduran boy’s search for his mother who left home to find work in the US to pay for food for her starving family. The story is representative of thousands of children who endure similar struggles\, many of whom die while trying to reach their mothers. Read Nazario’s LA Times articles that led to her Pulitzer Prize.  Nazario’s latest article in the NY Times in English or en Español. \nOur local peacemaker awardees\, who will also tell us about their activities\, are: \n\nAshton Woods is an activist in the Black Lives Matter and SGL/GLBT rights movements\, and works tirelessly for equality and to end racism and gender discrimination.  He describes himself as a gay\, atheist\, HIV-positive and “unapologetically black” man who believes that justice must be intersectional.  While none of these things completely define Woods\, they highlight the multiple dimensions that help define his justice work.\nJackie Young\, executive director of Texas Health and Environment Alliance and leader of the San Jacinto River Coalition. See her recent Houston Chronicle op-ed on the San Jacinto waste pits\, a Texans Together feature article about her\, and a Houston Press article about her and her family’s struggle with the effects of the river’s waste pits\, which are now among the top Superfund sites in the US. Also see the Houston Chronicle’s Nick Anderson editorial cartoon series on Jackie and the waste pits: part 1\, part 2\nBren Hardt\, long-time peace activist with Fellowship of Reconciliation\, Creating a Culture of Peace\, Board of Church and Society – Peace with Justice Program of the United Methodist Church\, and Houston Non-Violent Communication (NVC). Bren has initiated and organized training and informational programs for other activist to develop the skills and understanding in ourselves that we need to build a peaceful and just world.\n\nA special recognition will also given to Casa Juan Diego\, that has served immigrants and the poor in Houston for many years. \nLocation\, parking\, How to get there: \nThe festivities will be at the Hilton Hotel on the campus of the University of Houston. Check-in\, with a cash bar and social hour for everyone attending the dinner\, is from 6-7 pm. The dinner and program start at 7 pm. Parking is available in the garage under the UH Hilton Hotel – note that there are TWO parking levels there\, so if the first is full\, go down to the lower level.  There is a UH football game in the afternoon of the dinner\, and fans may be leaving it as people arrive for our dinner\, so allow for some extra time due to traffic. We will have discount parking passes for the UH Hilton garage for $5\, at the dinner check-in area. There is also parking across the street in the UH Welcome Center parking garage (just east of the hotel)\, but it may cost as much as the discounted Hilton garage tickets. \nIt’s also easy to ride Metrorail’s Purple Line to the University of Houston\, and then you won’t have to worry about parking at all. It runs every 12 minutes in both directions on Saturday. The UH South/University Oaks stop is closest to the UH Hilton. \n Map and directions \nAdditional donations not only support the work of HPJC to promote peace and justice\, but also allow us to invite activists of slender means who would not otherwise be able to attend. If you can’t come\, you may join or donate to HPJC instead\, so support our work for peace and justice. Wally James of KPFT plans to record Sonia Nazario’s talk\, and at least that part of our program may be broadcast later on his show\, the Progressive Forum\, Thursday evenings from 7 to 9 pm.
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/hpjc-2016-awards-dinner/
LOCATION:University Hilton Hotel\, University of Houston\, 4350 University Drive\, Houston\, TX\, United States
CATEGORIES:Economic Justice,Fundraiser,Human Rights & Criminal Justice,Social
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20160611T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20160611T160000
DTSTAMP:20260502T121936
CREATED:20160305T163149Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160418T143203Z
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SUMMARY:HPJC Quarterly Board Meeting-June 2016
DESCRIPTION:Check back for more details and a draft agenda the week before this meeting.
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/hpjc-quarterly-board-meeting-june-2016/
LOCATION:Houston Mennonite Church\, 1231 Wirt Rd.\, Houston\, TX\, 77055\, United States
CATEGORIES:HPJC Meeting
ORGANIZER;CN="Bill Crosier":MAILTO:hpjc@crosierbiomed.com
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20160503
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20160505
DTSTAMP:20260502T121936
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SUMMARY:Big Give Houston
DESCRIPTION:Donate to HPJC on May 3rd\, 2016 during “Big Give Houston.” #BigGiveHouston is a day of online giving where you can support some of your favorite non-profits in Houston that make our community better. \nPlease donate through our Big Give Houston page here: https://biggivehouston.org/npo/houston-peace-and-justice-center \nYour tax-deductible donation supports Peace Camp\, support for activism in Houston\, conferences and workshops that promote peace and social justice\, fiscal agency services for local organizations and more. Thank you for giving generously on Big Give Houston!
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/big-give-houston/
LOCATION:Unnamed Venue\, Houston\, TX\, United States
CATEGORIES:Fundraiser
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20160311T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20160311T153000
DTSTAMP:20260502T121936
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LAST-MODIFIED:20160311T000109Z
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SUMMARY:Roy Zimmerman Concert - Potluck - Fundraiser for Peace Camp Houston
DESCRIPTION:What can one person do about climate change\, torture\, racism\, gun violence\, fracking\, Congressional ineptitude\, ignorance\, war and greed?  Write funny songs\, says Roy Zimmerman \, master satirist\, songwriter\, and performer. \nHPJC is bringing Roy Zimmerman back to Houston in a benefit to raise funds for Peace Camp Houston. In 14 albums over 20 years\, Roy has brought the sting of satire and parody to the struggle for peace and social justice. \nRoy says\, “I’m calling the election year tour “This Machine\,” a reference to Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger to be sure\, but also an acknowledgement that songwriting does good work in the world.  Sometimes I think satire is the most hopeful and heartfelt form of expression\, because in calling out the world’s absurdities and laughing in their face\, I’m affirming the real possibility of change.” \nHe makes fun of right wing politicians\, hypocrites\, war profiteers\, large multinational corporations\, religious bigots\, and hate-mongers\, while entertaining you with stories and music. \nHis songs have been heard on HBO and Showtime.  He’s shared stages with Bill Maher\, John Oliver\, Ellen DeGeneres\, Kate Clinton and George Carlin.  He’s been profiled on NPR’s “All Things Considered\,” and he’s a featured blogger for the Huffington Post. \nHe’s funny\, he’s a great musician\, he’s an excellent performer\, and his in-person performances are outstanding.  What more could you ask for? \nThe concert starts at 7:30 pm\, but there’s also an optional pot luck dinner at 6:30 pm — bring some food or drink to share\, if you wish. \nVisit Roy’s web site and check out his music on YouTube for more information about him and his music. \nRoy Zimmerman on YouTube:\n\n“The Big Republican Tent“\n“My Vote\, My Voice\, My Right“\n“To Be a Liberal“\n“Creation Science 101”\n“Hope\, Struggle and Change”\n“The Faucet’s on Fire!”\n“SCROTUS”\n\nReserve your discount seats now!\nWe’re asking for a contribution of $20 at the door\, or $15 in advance\, but if that’s too much for you\, please let us know. Reserve your tickets today! \nWe’ll also collect additional donations just for this summer’s Peace Camp Houston\, for those who can give more.  We hope to add additional weeks of peace camp\, at different locations\, and provide subsidies for more children of lower income families – it all depends on how much funds we can raise. \nIf you can’t come\, but would like to help us pay expenses so more children can attend peace camp\, go to the Peace Camp Houston donation form. \nRoy usually brings CD’s to sell for those who want more of his music.  (Generally many people do!) \nFor more information about Roy and his music\, go to http://www.royzimmerman.com or search for “Roy Zimmerman” on YouTube.
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/roy-zimmerman-concert/
LOCATION:Unitarian Fellowship of Houston\, 1504 Wirt Road\, Houston\, TX\, 77055\, United States
CATEGORIES:Fundraiser,Peace Education for Children & Families,Social
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