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SUMMARY:Breaking the Siege of Gaza w/Ann Wright
DESCRIPTION:Details\nWhat: Breaking the Siege of Gaza: 2018 Gaza Flotilla Fundraiser\nWhen: May 3rd\, 2018\nWhere: Arab American Cultural & Community Center\nRefreshments and Entertainment: TBA\n===============================================\nJoin us to learn about Gaza’s increasingly deteriorating conditions and hear how a broad coalition of activists\, academics\, veterans\, and Palestine solidarity organizers plan to break the siege in this summer’s upcoming Gaza Freedom Flotilla and to draw attention to the inhumane conditions Israeli Occupation and blockades imposes on Palestinians. \nSpeaker: Col. Ann Wright\, Veterans For Peace\nTentative Special Guest Via Video Chat: Palestinian youth from Gaza\, who has lived his whole life under Israeli siege \nAnn Wright is a Retired US Army Colonel and former US Diplomat who resigned from the State Department in ’03 in opposition to the invasion/war of Iraq. A deeply committed peace & justice activist\, she has sailed on three of the more than two dozen Gaza Freedom Flotillas-including the most recent “2016 Women’s Boat to Gaza” carrying Humanitarian aid & construction materials to challenge Israel’s blockade of Gaza. Ann will present an update on the deterioration of Gaza\, efforts to challenge Israel’s occupation of the West Bank\, and give info on how people can support the movement to break the siege. \nAll proceeds will go directly to the upcoming 2018 Gaza Freedom Flotilla.\n===============================================\nCosponsors:\nCampaign Nonviolence Houston\nVeterans For Peace\nThe Council on American-Islamic Relations Texas\nPalestinian American Cultural Center\nCODEPINK: Women For Peace\nSponsorships available by request at cnvhouston1@gmail.com
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/breaking-the-siege-of-gaza-w-ann-wright/
LOCATION:Arab American Cultural and Community Center\, 10555 Stancliff Rd\, Houston\, 77099
CATEGORIES:Fundraiser
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SUMMARY:Walls of Racism and Oppression: From TX to Palestine & Beyond
DESCRIPTION:Veterans For Peace Palestine/Israel Delegation Texas Tour:\nWALLS OF RACISM AND OPPRESSION\n– Texas to Palestine and Beyond – \nWHAT: Presentation by delegates who have traveled to Palestine\, Ferguson\, Standing Rock\, Jeju Island\, Okinawa\, and more – and will visit the US/Mexico border this Fall – to witness and support oppressed communities. (See bios\, below.)\nWHEN: Monday\, October 23\, 6:30 p.m reception. 7:00 program followed by Q&A.\nWHERE: Dominican Sisters of Houston\, 6501 Almeda Rd. \nSuggested donation at the door\, sliding scale: $15 – $10. No one turned away. \nA nine-person Veterans For Peace delegation visited Palestine/Israel earlier this year. While there\, they met with Palestinian popular resistance leaders as well as members of the Knesset. They participated in nonviolent direct action and witnessed the resiliency\, solidarity\, creativity and courage of the Palestinian resistance to the Israeli occupation and the settlements that steal their land\, water\, and other resources. \nPhotographer ELLEN DAVIDSON\, former State Dept official and USMC Captain MATTHEW HOH\, former US Army paratrooper TARAK KAUFF\, and filmmaker CHRIS SMILEY are touring Texas to tell us what they observed first-hand\, using dramatic video clips and slides of this eventful trip\, soon to be made into a documentary series. Their experience helped them to see how Palestinian struggles relate to those of oppressed communities in Texas and beyond. \nSee a trailer for the documentary series at http://tinyurl.com/y9ucnhwk \n****************************************************\nELLEN DAVIDSON is a journalist\, photographer\, and longtime peace and justice activist. She is an editor of Peace in Our Times and of the New York City-based Indypendent. She has co-led Veterans For Peace delegations to the West Bank\, where she has traveled extensively\, and to Jeju Island\, Okinawa and Standing Rock. She is the co-director of the VFP Chorus. \nMATTHEW HOH is a Senior Fellow at the Center for International Policy and former Director of the Afghanistan Study Group\, advocating for change in U.S. strategy in Afghanistan. A former State Department official\, Matt resigned in protest from his post in Afghanistan in 2009 over U.S. strategic policy and goals. Matthew served in Iraq in 2004-2005 in Salah ad Din Province and in 2006-2007 in Anbar Province as a Captain in the USMC. He has participated in VFP delegations to Standing Rock\, Okinawa\, and Palestine\, and is a member of the advisory boards of Expose Facts\, World Beyond War\, and Veterans For Peace. \nTARAK KAUFF served in the U.S. Army as a paratrooper from 1959 to 1962. He has been a member of the Veterans For Peace Board of Directors for the past five years. Tarak has held a lead role in VFP’s Direct Action Team\, organizing and leading actions at the National Archives\, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial\, and multiple actions at the White House. He took part in the Gaza Freedom March in Cairo. He is the managing editor of Peace in Our Times\, VFP’s quarterly newspaper\, and has organized and led delegations to Jeju Island\, Okinawa\, Standing Rock\, and Palestine. \nCHRIS SMILEY is a professional filmmaker and associate member of Veterans For Peace who filmed the delegation to Palestine and is in the process of making a docu-series about the trip. \n*Money raised goes towards Veterans For Peace NTX and Campaign Nonviolence-Houston* \nFor info on Event Sponsorship/Endorsements: Contact Jerry via cnvhouston1@gmail.com \nEvent organized by Campaign Nonviolence-Houston Facebook.com/CNVhou1
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/walls-racism-oppression-tx-palestine-beyond/
LOCATION:Dominican Sisters of Houston Spirituality Center Meeting Room\, Dominican Sisters of Houston\, 6501 Almeda Rd\, Houston\, TX\, 77021\, United States
CATEGORIES:Foreign & Military Policy,Fundraiser,Human Rights & Criminal Justice
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SUMMARY:No Borders/Sin Fronteras
DESCRIPTION:As part of Campaign Nonviolence-Houston‘s continued effort to educate the masses of the struggles that communities are going through and their creative ways of liberating themselves\, we have partnered with Black Rose/Rosa Negra to bring you this film SIN FRONTERAS/NO BORDERS produced by Sur Negro Communicaciones\nhttps://eng.surnegro.tv/ \nThis film chronicles the grassroots efforts of creative\, courageous\, and dynamic activists that are striving to liberate their communities from injustice and demolishing all kinds of borders which seek to marginalize and oppress the poor. We believe lifting up the efforts of others is an act of solidarity so we are offering this film screening to showcase these wonderful activists but also to help raise money so that more cities can be added to this project and the young chilean students who produced the film\, can pay off some of the accomolated debt that has arisen while making this film.  \nThe screening begins @ 6PM with sign-in/welcome/tabling. If you have an organization that would like to sponsor this event and table\, please send an email to cnvhouston1@gmail.com. It is $100 to sponsor and table. There is a door fee of $10 but NO ONE will be turned away if you can not pay. This is CHILD FRIENDLY event so please feel free to bring your children if you are not able to acquire childcare for the evening. Feel free to bring food and drinks to share with everyone. If you can not pay the door fee but would like to bring food instead\, feel free to do that but be sure to let us know so we can make a note of it.  \nFor more info please email jerry via cnvhouston1@gmail.com \n  \n$5-$10 door fee ***NO ONE IS TURNED AWAY IF THEY CANT PAY….. \nPpl can bring food/drink to share. \nIf orgs want to table they can send an email inquiry to cnvhouston1@gmail.com \n****all money raised helps the Chilean students who produced this film but ran out of money in the middle of the production****
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/no-borderssin-fronteras/
LOCATION:Shape Community Center\, 3903 Almeda Rd\, Houston\, TX\, 77004
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SUMMARY:Share Your Peace: Creatives Resist
DESCRIPTION:As part of our continued efforts to create platforms for peace\, self-expression\, and creativity\, we our hosting our first “Share Your Peace” poetry/prose recitation. One of the most important tools for building a culture of peace\, is self expression. Therefore\, we invite all poets\, writers\, resisters\, lovers\, painters\, and creatives of every kind to come and share your peace. Tell us how you live peace. Show us how you live justice. Guide us through your art journey and let’s build a creative bond together. \nWe will begin promptly at 7PM and should finish around 10PM. We recommend a $5-$10 donation at the door but no one will be turned away if you can not pay. Drinks & food are BYOB & BYOF (Bring your own drink) (Bring your own food). This is a communal space so please be willing to share with others. \nFor more info and to REGISTER your spot as one of our presenters\, please send our Regional Organizer\, Jerry\, an email via cnvhouston1@gmail.com
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/share-peace-creatives-resist/
LOCATION:Solidarity Houston\, 6733 Harrisburg Blvd\, Houston\, TX\, 77011\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Performance,Presentation or Lecture
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SUMMARY:Radical Coffee Hour: Let's End Militarism
DESCRIPTION:Campaign Nonviolence-Houston wants to meet with young radicals who are interested in abolishing war\, ending militarism at home & abroad\, transforming weapons into tools\, and building a new world!\nJOIN US as we share a cup of coffee\, share our stories\, and envision a world free from militarism\, war\, weapons\, and the epidemic of social/global violence. \nThe “Coffee Hour” starts at 2 and goes on until 3 HOWEVER we are hoping that this event will stir people up so as to continue this conversation further. Therefore\, if we want we can continue the conversation at a restaurant\, someone’s home\, or hopefully make this a regular monthly gathering. \nFor more information contact our Regional Organizer/Founder\, Jerry via cnvhouston1@gmail.com \nATTENTION: THIS IS A FREE EVENT…but pls bring about $5 in cash to donate to Solidarity Houston for allowing us to use their wonderfully radical and inclusive space.
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/radical-coffee-hour-lets-end-militarism/
LOCATION:Solidarity Houston\, 6733 Harrisburg Blvd\, Houston\, TX\, 77011\, United States
CATEGORIES:Foreign & Military Policy
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SUMMARY:Drones in Our Backyard
DESCRIPTION:http://Facebook.com/CNVhou1\nCampaign Nonviolence-Houston\n\n\n\nYOU ARE INVITED! \n\nto attend this lecture and film screening on drones at Live Oak Friends Meeting\, April 8th from 6-8PM.\n\n\n\nWe will gather from 6-6:30 for snack and a brief lecture on why Houstonians should be concerned about drones\, what we can do to resist drone warfare in our communities\, and what our next steps will be to build a movement against drones in Houston. At 6:30 we will begin screening the documentary UNMANNED: US Drone Wars followed by a brief time to network.\n\n\n\nIf you’d like to sponsor this event send an email to our Regional Organizer via cnvhouston1@gmail.com\n\n\n\nTHIS IS A FREE EVENT…\nhowever a good will offering of $10 is welcomed. All donations are tax-deductible and help go to the funding for this campaign against drone warfare in Houston.\n\nReserve a free ticket!\n\n\nSPONSORSHIPS: \n\n\n\nTo table this event\, a one time donation of $25 is required.\n\n\n\nIf you’d like to table and make an announcement at the beginning of the event\, it is a one time donation of $50.\n\n\n\nIf you’d like to table\, make an announcement\, and become a strategy partner for this campaign against drones\, it is one time donation of $100\n\n\n\nFood and Drink will be provided\, feel free to bring a dish to share if you’d like.\n\n\nTHIS IS NOT A KID FRIENDLY EVENT! \nThe film screening we are showing has graphic images so please use caution if you decided to bring young children with you. 
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/drones-in-our-backyard/
LOCATION:Live Oak Friends Meeting House\, 1318 W. 26th\, Houston\, TX\, 77008\, United States
CATEGORIES:Foreign & Military Policy,Human Rights & Criminal Justice,Non-HPJC Meeting
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SUMMARY:Medea Benjamin & Ann Wright on U.S. Foreign Policy in Trump Administration:  What will it be and how will it affect you?
DESCRIPTION:As part of a “Texas Tour\,” Medea Benjamin and Ann Wright will speak in Houston.  Medea will draw upon her first-hand knowledge of the Middle East to share her insights\, and she’ll introduce her latest book\, Kingdom of the Unjust; Behind the U.S.-Saudi Connection.  Ann was recently – once again – captured in international waters and imprisoned by the Israelis while attempting to reach shore on the Women’s Boat to Gaza.  She has also traveled to Japan\, Korea\, Russia\, Germany\, Greece\, and elsewhere this year and can speak on the human and environmental costs of war and militarism around the globe and the possible effects of a Trump administration’s policies on all of us. \nMedea Benjamin is the co-founder of the women-led peace group CODEPINK and the co-founder of the human rights group Global Exchange.  She has been an advocate for social justice for more than 40 years.  Described as “one of America’s most committed — and most effective — fighters for human rights” by New York Newsday\, and “one of the high profile leaders of the peace movement” by the Los Angeles Times\, she was one of 1\,000 exemplary women from 140 countries nominated to receive the Nobel Peace Prize on behalf of the millions of women who do the essential work of peace worldwide.  She is the author of nine books\, including Drone Warfare: Killing by Remote Control and Kingdom of the Unjust:  Behind the U.S.-Saudi Connection\, and her articles appear regularly in outlets such as The Huffington Post\, Common Dreams\, Alternet\, The Other Words\, and TeleSUR. \nAnn Wright is a 29-year US Army/Army Reserves veteran\, a retired United States Army colonel and retired U.S. State Department official\, known for her outspoken opposition to the Iraq War. She received the State Department Award for Heroism in 1997\, after helping to evacuate several thousand people during the civil war in Sierra Leone. She is most noted for having been one of three State Department officials to publicly resign in direct protest of the 2003 Invasion of Iraq. Wright was also a passenger on the Challenger 1\, which along with the Mavi Marmara\, was part of the Gaza flotilla. She served in Nicaragua\, Grenada\, Somalia\, Uzbekistan\, Kyrgyzstan\, Sierra Leone\, Micronesia and Mongolia. In December\, 2001 she was on the small team that reopened the US Embassy in Kabul\, Afghanistan. She is the co-author of the book “Dissent: Voices of Conscience.” She has written frequently on rape in the military. \nA reception and book signing of Medea Benjamin’s book at 6:30 PM will be followed by their presentations at 7 PM\, followed by Q & A and book signing. \nPhoto credit: AP Photo – Charles Dharapak \n 
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/medea-benjamin-ann-wright-jan2016/
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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