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SUMMARY:IS PEACE POSSIBLE IN UKRAINE?
DESCRIPTION:Renowned anti-war and social justice activist Medea Benjamin talks about her new book\,  co-authored with Nicolas Davies\, entitled “War in Ukraine: Making Sense of a Senseless Conflict.”   She traces the origins of the war back to the fall of the Soviet Union  and addresses Russia’s grievances as well as Ukraine’s. Understanding both is necessary to find solutions to end the conflict.  Ms. Benjamin is a co-founder of CODEPINK\, the women-led peace and justice organization. \nFor information\, call 832-971-6796.\nHosted by Houston Peace and Justice Center Military and Foreign Policy Workgroup and\nForeign Policy Alliance-Houston. \nLoneStar College Kingwood Campus\, Music Building\nRoom 101\, 20000 Kingwood Dr.\, Kingwood\, TX 77339.
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/is-peace-possible-in-ukraine/
LOCATION:LoneStar College\, Kingwood Campus\, Music Building\, Room 101\, 20000 Kingwood Dr.\, Kingwood\, TX\, 77339
CATEGORIES:Foreign & Military Policy
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SUMMARY:IS PEACE POSSIBLE IN UKRAINE?
DESCRIPTION:Renowned anti-war and social justice activist Medea Benjamin talks about her new book\,  co-authored with Nicolas Davies\, entitled “War in Ukraine: Making Sense of a Senseless Conflict.”   She traces the origins of the war back to the fall of the Soviet Union  and addresses Russia’s grievances as well as Ukraine’s. Understanding both is necessary to find solutions to end the conflict.  Ms. Benjamin is a co-founder of CODEPINK\, the women-led peace and justice organization. \nFor information\, call 832-971-6796.\nHosted by Houston Peace and Justice Center Military and Foreign Policy Workgroup and\nForeign Policy Alliance-Houston. \nBay Area Unitarian Universalist Church\, 17503 El Camino Real\,\nHouston 77058.
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/is-peace-possible-in-ukraine-2/
LOCATION:Bay Area UU Church\, 17503 El Camino Real \, Houston\, TX\, 77058\, United States
CATEGORIES:Foreign & Military Policy
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SUMMARY:IS PEACE POSSIBLE IN UKRAINE?
DESCRIPTION:Renowned anti-war and social justice activist Medea Benjamin talks about her new book\,  co-authored with Nicolas Davies\, entitled “War in Ukraine: Making Sense of a Senseless Conflict.”   She traces the origins of the war back to the fall of the Soviet Union  and addresses Russia’s grievances as well as Ukraine’s. Understanding both is necessary to find solutions to end the conflict.  Ms. Benjamin is a co-founder of CODEPINK\, the women-led peace and justice organization. \nFor information\, call 832-971-6796.\nHosted by Houston Peace and Justice Center Military and Foreign Policy Workgroup and\nForeign Policy Alliance-Houston. \nFirst Unitarian Universalist Church\, 5200 Fannin St.\, Houston
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/is-peace-possible-in-ukraine-3/
LOCATION:1st Unitarian Universalist Church\, 5200 Fannin St.\, Houston\, TX\, 77004
CATEGORIES:Foreign & Military Policy
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SUMMARY:IS PEACE POSSIBLE IN UKRAINE?
DESCRIPTION:Renowned anti-war and social justice activist Medea Benjamin talks about her new book\,  co-authored with Nicolas Davies\, entitled “War in Ukraine: Making Sense of a Senseless Conflict.”   She traces the origins of the war back to the fall of the Soviet Union  and addresses Russia’s grievances as well as Ukraine’s. Understanding both is necessary to find solutions to end the conflict.  Ms. Benjamin is a co-founder of CODEPINK\, the women-led peace and justice organization. \nHouston Mennonite Church\, 1231 Wirt Road\, Houston\, 77055
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/is-peace-possible-in-ukraine-4/
LOCATION:Houston Mennonite Church\, 1231 Wirt Rd.\, Houston\, TX\, 77055\, United States
CATEGORIES:Foreign & Military Policy
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SUMMARY:Film showing - Abby Martin's Gaza Fight for Freedom
DESCRIPTION:The documentary was made during\, and depicts\, the Great March of Return protests\, whose images Palestinians of slain medics\, journalists\, women\, children\, and disabled people resounded throughout the world in 2018. The Trump administration’s deepened support for the most extreme Israeli positions is also displayed in the film\, with clips of Trump’s moving of the U.S. embassy in Israel to Jerusalem and preparation for the “Deal of the Century.” \nThe government of Israel tightly restricts the presence of journalists in the Gaza. In order to work around these restrictions\, The Empire Files team collaborated with Palestinian videographers from Gaza. \nGaza is  the 25-mile long\, seven-mile wide strip of occupied and blockaded land that the World Health Organization has said will be unfit for human occupation by 2020. The description of Gaza as an “open-air prison” is commonly used these days\, but Gaza Fights for Freedom gives a visceral and painful view of this descriptor. Narrated by Martin\, the camera winds us through the streets of Gaza\, through the rubble of past Israeli aerial assaults–2008\, 2012\, 2014\, and intermittent years.  The attack in 2014 alone destroyed nearly 20\,000 homes. Gaza is unable to recover from this destruction\, rebuild or remove the debris due to the blockade. The film takes us through densely populated cities\, where families have no choice but to drink water unsafe for consumption. \nThe height of the Great March Of Return protests\, it features exclusive footage of demonstrations where 200 unarmed civilians have been killed by Israeli snipers since March 30\, 2018.
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/film-showing-abby-martins-gaza-fight-for-freedom/
LOCATION:Dominican Center for Spirituality\, 6501 Almeda Rd\, Houston\, 77021
CATEGORIES:Film,Foreign & Military Policy,Human Rights & Criminal Justice,Protest
ORGANIZER;CN="Houston Peace and Justice Center Foreign Military Policy Workgroup":MAILTO:joe@metroretrofurniture.com
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SUMMARY:Coming Wars with Venezuela\, Iran\, Russia and China
DESCRIPTION:Dan Kovalik is a human rights and labor lawyer\, and his new book makes the case that the Trump/Russia scandal is a dangerous diversion that leads some progressives to agitate for war with Russia. Kovalik’s book offers history and context for the current scene and the “blame Russia” memes promoted by  the media\, based on anonymous leaks and unseen intelligence. From Vietnam to Iran/Contra\, the Iraq war and intervention in Libya\, false intelligence and spin have been used to justify illegal actions. \nKovalik notes that people–who marched against Bush’s wars–are now stoking efforts to limit Trump’s options with Russia\, and some are calling for war in response to unproven claims of cyber attacks. \nThe demonetization of Russia includes a new McCarthyism\, and PBC relates how a recent interviewer casually smeared NSA whistle blower Bill Binney as a Russian sympathizer\, because Binney argues that the breach of DNC servers was an insider leak\, not an outsider hack. \nNear the end of the interview\, Kovalik comments on the situation in Venezuela.  He will be in Caracas for the July 30 election\, and will report on it . \nForeign Policy  Domestic Political policy
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/coming-wars-with-venezuela-iran-russia-and-china/
LOCATION:Houston Mennonite Church\, 1231 Wirt Rd.\, Houston\, TX\, 77055\, United States
CATEGORIES:Presentation or Lecture
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SUMMARY:Undeterred:  Community Resistance on the US/Mexico Border (film showing & meet-n-greet w/filmmaker)
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.   Eva Lewis and other town members will be here to discuss the film. \n  \nThe Problem\n\nThe Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution protects Americans from random and arbitrary stops and searches.\nAccording to the government\, however\, these basic constitutional principles do not apply fully at our borders. For example\, at border crossings (also called “ports of entry”)\, federal authorities do not need a warrant or even suspicion of wrongdoing to justify conducting what courts have called a “routine search\,” such as searching luggage or a vehicle.\n\nhttps://www.aclu.org/other/constitution-100-mile-border-zone for more info on the situation. \nTrailer: \n \n \nUndeterred Trailer from Deep Dish TV on Vimeo. \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/undeterred-community-resistance-on-the-us-mexico-border-film-showing-meet-n-greet-w-filmaker-producer-eva-lewis-and-people-shown-in-the-film-will-be-here-to-discuss/
LOCATION:Dominican Center for Spirituality\, 6501 Almeda Rd\, Houston\, 77021
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SUMMARY:Pax Christi Texas 2018 State Conference
DESCRIPTION:  \nPaul K. Chappell   Army Captain\, Peace Activist\, Writer: b. 1980 \n  \n  \n“When people in a democracy are not educated in the art of living — to strengthen their conscience\, compassion\, and ability to question and think critically — they can be easily manipulated by fear and propaganda.  A democracy is only as wise as its citizens\, and a democracy of ignorant citizens can be as dangerous as a dictatorship.” \n  \nBiography \nPaul K. Chappell is the son of a Korean mother and a half African American and half Caucasian father whose thirty years of military service included combat duty in Korea and Vietnam. Following in his father´s military footsteps\, Chappell graduated from West Point in 2002 and served as a captain in Iraq. \nWhile on active duty\, Chappell wrote two books\, Will War Ever End?:  A Soldier’s Vision of Peace for the 21st Century and The End of War: How Waging Peace Can Save Humanity\, Our Planet\, and Our Future. He is also the author of Peaceful Revolution: How We Can Create the Future Needed for Humanity’s Survival (February\, 2012). \nAfter leaving active duty in November 2009\, he began serving as the Peace Leadership Director for the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation in Santa Barbara\, CA.  He speaks throughout the country to colleges\, high schools\, veterans groups\, churches\, and activist organizations. \nChappell´s books offer compelling insights on how we might end war.  Based on his personal experience\, military training\, and research into human nature and the myths that perpetuate war\, Chappell avoids blaming any particular political group; his ideas have found traction with liberals\, conservatives\, veterans\, and civilians. \nIt’s too simple to say that Chappell is a soldier turned peace leader.  Growing up in a violent household in Alabama\, his character was forged by violence\, rage\, and racism.  Chappell´s struggle with war and peace began when he was four and his shell-shocked father started beating him.  Chappell grew up believing that humans are by nature violent and that war is inevitable.  As a cadet at West Point\, he learned that neither of these is true.  And as a soldier in Iraq\, he decided to dedicate his life to helping others understand why. \nChappell believes that peace activists should be highly trained in the art of waging peace\, just as soldiers are highly trained for war.  He offers “peace leadership training” that educates and empowers students and people of all ages to create positive change\, and he believes – like Gandhi\, Martin Luther King Jr.\, and James Lawson – that many of the warrior ideals are vital for a nonviolent campaign to be effective. T hese warrior ideals include courage\, discipline\, determination\, resilience\, strategic thinking\, selflessness\, teamwork\, and working for the common good rather than personal glory. \nNobel Peace Prize Laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu said of Chappell’s second book\, “Captain Paul K. Chappell has given us a crucial look at war and peace from the unique perspective of a soldier\, and his new ideas show us why world peace is both necessary and possible in the 21st century.  The End of War can help people everywhere understand why war must end\, and how together we can end it.” \nDespite the many problems occurring around us\, Chappell believes that the 21st century is an exciting and hopeful era when a new “peaceful revolution” has the potential to reduce war and injustice around the world.  He says\, “The peaceful revolution is a revolution of mind\, heart\, and spirit.  But it is also a scientific revolution… The peaceful revolution will create a paradigm shift that changes how we see war\, peace\, our responsibility to the planet\, our kinship with each other\, and what it means to be human. \nPaul K. Chappell
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/pax-christi-texas-2018-state-conference/
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