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SUMMARY:“Will and Soul” Concert featuring Loop38
DESCRIPTION:Loop38 explores human creativity\, perseverance\, and all that binds us all together. Works by George Lewis and Chen Yi look inward\, considering humanity’s inherent creativity and life force\, while Carolyn Chen’s work looks outward\, contemplating our relationship with the environment. Deborah D.E.E.P. Mouton joins the musicians of Loop38 to present the world premiere of a work by Martha Horst based on D.E.E.P.’s poetry about hope\, aspiration\, and the power of creation.
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/will-and-soul-concert-featuring-loop38/
LOCATION:Rothko Chapel\, 3900 Yupon St\, Houston\, 77006
CATEGORIES:Live Performance
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230326T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230326T163000
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SUMMARY:2023 Rothko Chapel Óscar Romero Award Ceremony
DESCRIPTION:Since 1986\, the Rothko Chapel has been given the Óscar Romero Award in recognition of courageous\, grassroots human rights advocacy. This award is named in honor of Saint Óscar Romero of San Salvador\, who was assassinated in March 1980 while conducting Catholic Mass in a local hospital chapel. He is recognized internationally for his vocal opposition against oppression and has inspired countless others to advocate for justice even in the face of great economic and political pressure. \nThe 2023 Rothko Chapel Óscar Romero Award recognizes individuals and organizations exercising courageous\, grassroots\, human rights advocacy to further civil rights in the United States. At a time when many urgent\, intersecting civil liberties and human rights are under attack and actively losing protections in the US\, the Rothko Chapel continues a multi-year effort to further community engagement on the topic of civil rights\, following our 2021-22 Symposium “Beyond the Rhetoric: Civil Rights & Our Shared Responsibility.” \n2023 Awardees include Rev. Erika Ferguson\, Principal\, Envision Justice & Reproductive Justice Post Roe (Dallas\, Texas); Secunda Joseph\, Co-Founder & Director of Smart Media & Organizing with ImagiNoir/BLMTX (Houston\, TX); and The People’s Paper Co-Op (Philadelphia\, PA).
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/2023-rothko-chapel-oscar-romero-award-ceremony-2/
LOCATION:Rothko Chapel\, 3900 Yupon St\, Houston\, 77006
CATEGORIES:Human Rights & Criminal Justice
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SUMMARY:2023 Rothko Chapel Óscar Romero Award Ceremony
DESCRIPTION:The 2023 Rothko Chapel Óscar Romero Award recognizes individuals and organizations exercising courageous\, grassroots\, human rights advocacy to further civil rights in the United States. At a time when many urgent\, intersecting civil liberties and human rights are under attack and actively losing protections in the US\, the Rothko Chapel continues a multi-year effort to further community engagement on the topic of civil rights\, following our 2021-22 Symposium “Beyond the Rhetoric: Civil Rights & Our Shared Responsibility.”
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/2023-rothko-chapel-oscar-romero-award-ceremony/
LOCATION:Rothko Chapel\, 3900 Yupon St\, Houston\, 77006
CATEGORIES:Human Rights & Criminal Justice,Presentation or Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230215T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230215T200000
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SUMMARY:“The Long Struggle to Abolish Reproductive Slavery” with Dorothy Roberts Annual Frances Tarlton “Sissy” Farenthold Endowed Lecture in Peace\, Social Justice and Human Rights
DESCRIPTION:The Rothko Chapel and the Bernard and Audre Rapoport Center for Human Rights and Justice at the University of Texas at Austin present the eighth annual Sissy Farenthold Lecture featuring acclaimed scholar of race\, gender and the law\, Dorothy Roberts\, George A. Weiss University Professor of Law and Sociology and the Raymond Pace and Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander Professor of Civil Rights\, on the intersections between reproductive rights\, criminalization of pregnancy\, and the family policing/separation systems in the aftermath of the June 2022 Dobbs decision.
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/the-long-struggle-to-abolish-reproductive-slavery-with-dorothy-roberts-annual-frances-tarlton-sissy-farenthold-endowed-lecture-in-peace-social-justice-and-human-ri/
LOCATION:Rothko Chapel\, 3900 Yupon St\, Houston\, 77006
CATEGORIES:Human Rights & Criminal Justice,Presentation or Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230115T150000
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SUMMARY:"Images & Words: Media's Influence on the Struggle for Civil Rights" Annual MLK Birthday Observance
DESCRIPTION:In partnership with the Museum of Fine Arts\, Houston (MFAH) and The Gordon Parks Foundation\, the 2023 Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King\, Jr. Birthday Observance explores the role of the media in civil rights movements past and present. Inspired by the MFAH’s current exhibition Gordon Parks: Stokely Carmichael and Black Power\, panelists share their work and perspectives on how photographers and journalists shape narratives around social justice movements and leaders.
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/images-words-medias-influence-on-the-struggle-for-civil-rights-annual-mlk-birthday-observance/
LOCATION:Rothko Chapel\, 3900 Yupon St\, Houston\, 77006
CATEGORIES:Human Rights & Criminal Justice,Peace Education for Children & Families
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221201T083000
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DTSTAMP:20221120T055659Z
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SUMMARY:World AIDS Day Observance
DESCRIPTION:Show support and stand in solidarity with the millions of people living with and impacted by HIV. Attendees are invited to bring a small memento\, photo\, or item (please no food or drinks) to place on a community altar in remembrance of those who have passed on\, and items in celebration of those living with HIV and hope for the future to end this epidemic. \nPresenters include\nVicar Amber Harbolt\, Kindred\nTitan Capri\, Artist & Ryan White Planning Council Member\nDACAMERA Young Artists: Jeongwon An\, violin; David Dietz\, cello; Hanna Hrybkova\, violin; and Lauren Ross\, viola
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/world-aids-day-observance-3/
LOCATION:Rothko Chapel\, 3900 Yupon St\, Houston\, 77006
CATEGORIES:Peace Education for Children & Families
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221118T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221118T170000
DTSTAMP:20221120T055549Z
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SUMMARY:World AIDS Day Observance
DESCRIPTION:Show support and stand in solidarity with the millions of people living with and impacted by HIV. Attendees are invited to bring a small memento\, photo\, or item (please no food or drinks) to place on a community altar in remembrance of those who have passed on\, and items in celebration of those living with HIV and hope for the future to end this epidemic. \nPresenters include\nVicar Amber Harbolt\, Kindred\nTitan Capri\, Artist & Ryan White Planning Council Member\nDACAMERA Young Artists: Jeongwon An\, violin; David Dietz\, cello; Hanna Hrybkova\, violin; and Lauren Ross\, viola
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/world-aids-day-observance-2/
LOCATION:Rothko Chapel\, 3900 Yupon St\, Houston\, 77006
CATEGORIES:Human Rights & Criminal Justice
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20211013T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211013T193000
DTSTAMP:20210929T052830Z
CREATED:20210929T052829Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210929T052830Z
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SUMMARY:Defending & Advancing the Rights of Immigrants
DESCRIPTION:Join the Rothko Chapel for a timely conversation on the rights of immigrants in the US and Texas with Charles Kamasaki\, Senior Cabinet Advisor of UnidosUS and Norma Pimentel\, Executive Director of Catholic Charities Rio Grande Valley. A moderated conversation with Q&A will be facilitated by Frances Valdez\, Executive Director of Houston in Action. This event is part of a larger program series “Beyond the Rhetoric: Civil Rights & Our Shared Responsibility” which examines historical contexts and contemporary conditions for critical civil and human rights issues of today.  The program is free with a suggested contributions $5-20. For more info and to register visit www.rothkochapel.org 
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/defending-advancing-the-rights-of-immigrants/
LOCATION:Rothko Chapel\, 3900 Yupon St\, Houston\, 77006
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210930T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210930T193000
DTSTAMP:20210929T052238Z
CREATED:20210929T052236Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210929T052238Z
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SUMMARY:American Indian Worldview and the Concept of Rights
DESCRIPTION:Join the Rothko Chapel for a dialogue between Tink Tinker and Dina Gilio-Whitaker\, moderated by Suzanne Benally\, exploring the concept of rights for the American Indian people. Juxtaposed to western frameworks that focus on individual rights\, for American Indians the idea of rights has often been used against the collective interests of tribal nations because the philosophical foundations at the core of Indigenous and western worldviews are dramatically different. The conversation will include these themes and provide an opportunity for the virtual audience to ask questions.  \nThe program is free with a suggested contributions $5-20.  For more info and to register visit www.rothkochapel.org. 
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/american-indian-worldview-and-the-concept-of-rights/
LOCATION:Rothko Chapel\, 3900 Yupon St\, Houston\, 77006
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210811T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210811T193000
DTSTAMP:20210807T015042Z
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LAST-MODIFIED:20210807T015042Z
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SUMMARY:The Struggle for Equality: LGBTQIA+ Rights
DESCRIPTION:Join the Rothko Chapel for a virtual conversation on the state of LGBTQIA+ rights in the US with Alphonso David\, President of Human Rights Campaign and Adri Perez\, Policy & Advocacy Strategist at ACLU of Texas. Alphonso David will address national LGBTQIA+ issues and initiatives\, followed by Adri Perez who will focus on the state of Texas. Register to receive the livestream link.
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/the-struggle-for-equality-lgbtqia-rights/
LOCATION:Rothko Chapel\, 3900 Yupon St\, Houston\, 77006
CATEGORIES:Presentation or Lecture
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210722T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210722T193000
DTSTAMP:20210709T040823Z
CREATED:20210709T040822Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210709T040823Z
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SUMMARY:Our Moral Obligation: Ensuring the Dignity of All
DESCRIPTION:Join the Rothko Chapel for the first virtual lecture in our Beyond the Rhetoric: Civil Rights & Our Shared Responsibility summer lecture series featuring the Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II\, President and Senior Lecturer for Repairers of the Breach and Co-Chair of the Poor People’s Campaign. In this virtual conversation\, Rev. Dr. Barber will address his perspectives on civil rights in the United States through a moral and faith-based lens. Sharing historical context and contemporary experiences of organizing for economic and racial justice\, Rev. Dr. Barber will discuss the work of his coalitions and how we can create lasting\, systemic change. Register to receive the livestream link.
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/our-moral-obligation-ensuring-the-dignity-of-all/
LOCATION:Rothko Chapel\, 3900 Yupon St\, Houston\, 77006
CATEGORIES:Economic Justice
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210707T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210707T130000
DTSTAMP:20210709T041923Z
CREATED:20210709T041922Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210709T041923Z
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SUMMARY:Contemplation & Sound: Laughter Meditation
DESCRIPTION:Join the Rothko Chapel for a Zoom laughter meditation led by Stephen Findley. This interactive\, family-friendly offering will focus on the power of laughter and humor to encourage healing and release stress from our bodies. Register to receive the Zoom link.
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/contemplation-sound-laughter-meditation/
LOCATION:Rothko Chapel\, 3900 Yupon St\, Houston\, 77006
CATEGORIES:Presentation or Lecture
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210602T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210602T130000
DTSTAMP:20210525T030338Z
CREATED:20210525T030337Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210525T030338Z
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SUMMARY:Contemplation & Sound: Unitarian Universalist Tradition
DESCRIPTION:Join the Rothko Chapel for a livestream meditation in celebration of Pride month in the Unitarian Universalist tradition led by Rev. Dr. Colin Bossen and Mark Vogel of First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston. This family-friendly offering will include songs of social justice\, readings and interactive meditations. Register to receive the livestream link.
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/contemplation-sound-unitarian-universalist-tradition/
LOCATION:Rothko Chapel\, 3900 Yupon St\, Houston\, 77006
CATEGORIES:Live Performance
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210505T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210505T130000
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SUMMARY:Contemplation & Sound: Islamic Tradition
DESCRIPTION:Join the Rothko Chapel for a livestream meditation in the Islamic tradition led by Mohamed Hussein and organized by the Minaret Foundation. Comparing elements of sound in different Quran recitation styles\, this contemplative practice will showcase thematic recitations where tunes and melodies match the stories being read\, allowing the audience to get lost in the stories. Register to receive the livestream link.
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/contemplation-sound-islamic-tradition/
LOCATION:Rothko Chapel\, 3900 Yupon St\, Houston\, 77006
CATEGORIES:Presentation or Lecture
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210407T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210407T130000
DTSTAMP:20210318T034651Z
CREATED:20210315T204151Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210318T034651Z
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SUMMARY:Contemplation & Sound: Zarathushti Tradition
DESCRIPTION:Join the Rothko Chapel for a livestream meditation in the Zarathushti (Zoroastrian) tradition\, organized by Kaemerz Dotiwala and led by representatives of the Zoroastrian Association of Houston. This session will be focused on The Gathas\, seventeen hymns composed by poet-prophet Zarathushtra around 1200 BCE that form the core of Zarathushti liturgy. Register to receive the livestream link.
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/contemplation-sound-zarathushti-tradition/
LOCATION:Rothko Chapel\, 3900 Yupon St\, Houston\, 77006
CATEGORIES:Presentation or Lecture
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SUMMARY:Rothko in Jazz with Maris Briežkalns Quintet
DESCRIPTION:The Rothko Chapel continues its 50th Anniversary celebrations with a livestream jazz performance inspired by the work of Mark Rothko. In honor of Rothko’s Latvian heritage\, Latvian jazz ensemble the Māris Briežkalns Quintet commissioned ten Latvian composers to each create an original jazz composition\, arranged and performed by the Quintet. Each composition is created to illustrate the moods and atmosphere evoked by an iconic Rothko painting selected by the composer. Register to receive the livestream link.
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/rothko-in-jazz-with-maris-briezkalns-quintet/
LOCATION:Rothko Chapel\, 3900 Yupon St\, Houston\, 77006
CATEGORIES:Live Performance
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SUMMARY:Contemplation & Sound: Hindu Tradition
DESCRIPTION:Join the Rothko Chapel for a livestream meditation in the Hindu tradition\, led by Dr. Hansa Medley and representatives of International Society of Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) of Houston. In this traditional Vedic or Hindu meditation we will vibrate sacred sound in the form of mantras accompanied by musical instruments. Register to receive the livestream link.
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/contemplation-sound-hindu-tradition/
LOCATION:Rothko Chapel\, 3900 Yupon St\, Houston\, 77006
CATEGORIES:Live Performance
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SUMMARY:Contemplation & Sound: Baha'i Tradition
DESCRIPTION:Join the Rothko Chapel for a livestream meditation in the Baha’i tradition\, led by members of the Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Houston. According to Baha’i writings\, music is “a ladder for our souls.” Join us for an immersive meditative experience of the soul of the Baha’i community\, with uplifting and contemplative music from Baha’i holy day celebrations and devotionals. Register to receive the livestream link.
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/contemplation-sound-bahai-tradition/
LOCATION:Rothko Chapel\, 3900 Yupon St\, Houston\, 77006
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SUMMARY:TAKE A “TOXIC TOUR” OF HOUSTON WITH ROTHKO CHAPEL AND TEXAS ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ADVOCACY SERVICES
DESCRIPTION:Participants will visit East End sites on February 8 \n  \n  \nHouston\, TX (December 19\, 2019) Rothko Chapel in collaboration with Texas Environmental Justice Advocacy Services (t.e.j.a.s.) will host a bus tour of toxic sites in and around the greater Houston community on Saturday\, February 8\, 2020 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.  The tour will be led by Juan Parras and Yvette Arellano of t.e.j.a.s. and will explore the East End of Houston\, a neighborhood which borders Houston’s Ship Channel and is comprised of mostly Latino residents.  This frontline community is situated next to some of the largest refineries and chemical plants in the city.  Air pollution from nearby plastics-producing plants floats over schools\, offices\, and\, homes.  The goal of the tour is to show participants the structural reality of these massive industrial complexes and to offer a first-hand understanding of environmental justice issues the community faces. \n  \nParticipants will meet at 1415 Sul Ross (Chapel Annex) at 9:15 a.m. to enjoy a light breakfast and to board the bus. The bus is equipped with restrooms and WIFI. Bring your own lunch to eat on the bus. Please note that the bus will stop and explore some areas on foot. Therefore\, participants are encouraged to wear comfortable attire and closed toe shoes for walking on uneven and muddy terrain.  Tickets are $20 per person to offset transportation costs incurred by the Rothko Chapel and space is limited. Registration is required through rothkochapel.org. \n  \nThis program is presented as part of the Rothko Chapel’s two-year programmatic initiative exploring climate change’s impact on individuals around the world\, culminating with the biennial Rothko Chapel Óscar Romero Award for Human Rights in 2020. \n  \nTour Guides \nJuan Parras\, Founder/Executive Director\, Texas Environmental Justice Advocacy Services (t.e.j.a.s).  Juan has been organizing community voices for years beginning as a social worker with the Harris County Welfare Office\, and later with City of Houston Section 8 Housing Department. Juan’s resolve for equity\, justice and community resilience is the driving force behind t.e.j.a.s. with more than 40 years of organizing and work from social services to labor\, to environmental justice\, Parras can attest to the empowering force behind marrying issues of intersectionality in environmental work for marginalized communities. \n  \nYvette Arellano serves as a policy research and grassroots advocate with t.e.j.a.s. In 2015\, they led the campaign against H.R. 702\, which opened the floodgates to U.S. crude oil exports. Yvette represented the Gulf South at COP25. She was instrumental in the publication Double Jeopardy in Houston\, Air Toxics and Health in the Houston Community of Manchester and most recently Plastic and Health: The Hidden Cost of a Plastic Planet. They strive to emphasize that the Rights of Nature are fundamental to overall existence. Currently\, Yvette is leading efforts in Houston to help stop petrochemical expansion fueled by plastic production. \n  \nAbout Rothko Chapel \nThe Rothko Chapel is closed through June 2020 for major renovations.  As part of its Opening Spaces campaign\, the first phase of the project will realize a Welcome House and a new energy center; enhancements to the lighting and entryway in the Chapel; and new greenspaces for reflection will be added to the existing grounds. This event is one in a series of offsite programs presented by Chapel during the renovation.  For more visit: http://www.rothkochapel.org/experience/events/ \n  \n### \n  \n 
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LOCATION:Rothko Chapel\, 3900 Yupon St\, Houston\, 77006
CATEGORIES:Environmental & Environmental Justice
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SUMMARY:“Toxic Tour” of Houston
DESCRIPTION:Rothko Chapel Presents\, Offsite Program: “Toxic Tour” of Houston with t.e.j.a.s.\n9:15am – Meet at 1409 Sul Ross (Chapel Annex) for light breakfast and to board the bus\n10am-2pm – Tour (bring your own lunch)\nTicketed event\, $20 fee to offset transportation costs. Space is limited. \nJuan Parras and Yvette Arellano of Texas Environmental Justice Advocacy Services (t.e.j.a.s.) will lead a tour addressing toxic sites in and around the greater Houston community. \nPlease meet at 1409 Sul Ross (Chapel Annex) at 9:15am for light breakfast and to board the bus. The bus is equipped with restrooms and wifi. Bring your lunch with you to eat on the bus\, as the tour will continue through lunchtime. Please wear comfortable apparel and closed toed shoes for walking and muddy terrain\, as we will stop and explore some areas on foot.  \nt.e.j.a.s. originated the toxic tour over 20 years ago in Houston as an educational tool for individuals within and outside of the community to gain a further understanding of environmental justice issues. Pictures cannot easily convey the surreal site of this massive industrial complex\, nor the thick polluted air. Join us on a tour through the East End of Houston\, where some of the largest refineries and chemical plants surround neighborhoods and spew toxins into the air. Thousands of people live\, work\, and attend schools in the shadow of these facilities. \nThis program precedes the Rothko Chapel 2019 Symposium “Toward a Better Future: Transforming the Climate Crisis” taking place February 28 through March 2 in partnership with the University of St. Thomas. To learn more about topics and presenters included in the symposium\, click here. \nAbout t.e.j.a.s.:\nTexas Environmental Justice Advocacy Services (t.e.j.a.s.) is dedicated to providing community members with the tools necessary to create sustainable\, environmentally healthy communities by educating individuals on health concerns and implications arising from environmental pollution\, empowering individuals with an understanding of applicable environmental laws and regulations and promoting their enforcement\, and offering community building skills and resources for effective community action and greater public participation. Our goal is to promote environmental protection through education\, policy development\, community awareness\, and legal action. Our guiding principle is that everyone\, regardless of race or income\, is entitled to live in a clean environment. \nFor more information and to register\, visit http://rothkochapel.org/experience/events/register/1577
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SUMMARY:World AIDS Day Observance
DESCRIPTION:World AIDS Day Observance\n8-8:30am Pastries and Coffee from Giant Leap Coffee outside on the Chapel Plaza\n8:30-9:30am Meditation inside the Chapel\nPay What You Can\, suggested contribution $15 \nIn commemoration of World AIDS Day\, the Rothko Chapel will host a morning observance to show support and solidarity with the millions of people living with and impacted by HIV/AIDS. This program is offered in partnership with The oH Project: Oral Histories of HIV/AIDS in Houston\, Harris County\, and Southeast Texas. \nThe morning program will include live music\, personal testimonials\, and guided reflection. Gregory Hamilton\, a community educator and advocate working at ASP Cares Pharmacy will share information on the state of the battle against HIV in Houston and Texas. Isis Torrente\, member of the Latino HIV Task Force\, Greater Houston chapter of the Positive Women’s Network\, and Ryan White Planning Council will speak on her experience within the HIV community in Houston. Moments of reflection will be led by Reverend Diane McGehee\, Senior Pastor of Bering Memorial UMC\, and music will be performed throughout by John Edward Ross on acoustic guitar. \nEstablished by the World Health Organization in 1988 as the first ever global health day\, World AIDS Day takes place on the 1st day of December each year. It is an occasion to reflect on the more than 35 million people who have died from HIV/AIDS since the virus was first identified in 1984\, and a time to consider how to better care for the 36.7 million people living with HIV/AIDS\, and their families\, friends and loved ones who have been deeply impacted. To learn more\, click here. \nAbout program participants:\nGregory Hamilton is a community educator and advocate\, and works at ASP Cares Pharmacy in Houston. From 1998 to 2000\, he worked for BEAT AIDS (Black Effort Against the Threat of AIDs) in San Antonio to provide HIV/AIDS education and free screenings to high-risk communities\, including injection drug users. In 2000\, he became a Patient Advocate at San Antonio AIDS Foundation\, helping patients gain access to medicines\, food\, and shelter\, and formed support groups for people living with HIV/AIDS. \nRev. Diane McGehee\, M. Div.\, J.D.\, is Senior Pastor of Bering Memorial UMC where ALL are welcome and celebrated\, no exceptions. She is an advocate for social justice on behalf of the LGBTQ community\, immigrants\, refugees\, returning citizens\, foster children\, human trafficking victims\, and all who need to know they are loved by God and of infinite worth just as they are. She graduated from Harvard Law School and Perkins School of Theology. Diane founded and directs the non-profit Together in Hope; was a founding board member of Houston Justice for Our Neighbors; and is an ALF Senior Fellow. \nJohn Edward Ross is a composer\, producer\, guitarist\, and educator. He built and owns Studio Sassafras where he writes\, records\, and engineers music. He has scored documentary and commercial films\, composed and performed for modern dance companies\, produced and recorded for jazz\, country\, rock\, R&B\, gospel\, rock\, and electronic artists\, written and arranged for choirs\, scored musicals\, and produced music for commercials. He has performed professionally as a guitarist since 1995. He teaches private music lessons and has developed a series of books and recordings for teaching guitar. He is the recipient of several artist grants and residencies. \nIsis Torrente has been active in the HIV/AIDS community for over five years\, since moving to Houston only six years ago. She has served as a volunteer interpreter and patient mentor at Thomas Street Health Center\, which is a local HIV public clinic. She is also an active member of the Latino HIV Task Force and a founding member of the Greater Houston chapter of the Positive Women’s Network. In January 2016\, Harris County Judge Ed Emmett appointed Isis to the Ryan White Planning Council where she helps design services for over 13\,000 people living with HIV in the Greater Houston area. \nThe oH Project (The Oral History Project) was founded in 2015 to collect\, preserve\, and make available the painful\, heroic\, and inspiring experiences of people impacted by the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Houston\, Harris County\, and Southeast Texas.  The organization is capturing the personal experiences of 100 long term survivors\, physicians\, activists\, religious and political leaders and others in order to preserve the personal and institutional history of Houston’s response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic.  These important materials is available to all\, including those who need source material for research and educational purposes\, at Rice University’s prestigious Woodson Research Center\, ranked among “the 20 most impressive special collections\,” according to Open Education Database.  The community is encouraged to offer themselves or recommend others as interview subjects for the project by filling out the form found at http://tiny.cc/ohreferral. The founding partners for The oH Project are Legacy Community Health\, the Montrose Center\, and Woodson Research Center at Rice University.  Generous supporters include Gayle and Corvin Alstot\, the John Steven Kellett Foundation\, and The Williams Family. \nSpecial thanks to our promotional partners Ryan White Planning Council\, Bering Memorial UMC\, The Montrose Center\, and Legacy Community Health.
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LOCATION:Rothko Chapel\, 3900 Yupon St\, Houston\, 77006
CATEGORIES:Social
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SUMMARY:Art & Activism: An Evening with Peter Sellars
DESCRIPTION:The arts play an important connecting role in society in ways that other sectors cannot. Artists can move through a variety of environments using music\, performance\, visual arts and other media to address difficult topics\, challenge cultural stigmas\, bring diverse people together\, and provoke new ways of thinking that can lead to powerful social and political changes. In a time of censorship\, political bullying\, and polarization between people\, where do the arts stand today\, locally and nationally? What is the role of the arts as commentator and catalyst for social justice? And what is the responsibility of cultural institutions and patrons for preserving the arts as a voice for the public? \nIn partnership with Houston Grand Opera and in conjunction with their initiative Seeking the Human Spirit\,  join the Rothko Chapel for a conversation exploring arts and activism in society today from the perspectives of the artist\, cultural institution and funder. \nThe conversation participants include Peter Sellars\, renowned opera and theater director and professor at UCLA; Debbie McNulty\, Director of Mayor Turner’s Office of Cultural Affairs; and Patrick Summers\, Artistic and Music Director of Houston Grand Opera; moderated by the Rothko Chapel’s Executive Director David Leslie. \nAbout the program participants: \nPeter Sellars has gained international renown for his groundbreaking and transformative interpretations of artistic masterpieces and for collaborative projects with an extraordinary range of creative artists. He has staged operas at the Canadian Opera Company\, Dutch National Opera\, English National Opera\, Lyric Opera of Chicago\, Opéra National de Paris\, and the Salzburg Festival\, among others. Recent projects include an acclaimed production of La Clemenza di Tito at the 2017 Salzburg Festival\, a concert staging of The Cunning Little Vixen with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra\, and the premiere of the latest John Adams/Peter Sellars collaboration\, Girls of the Golden West\, at San Francisco Opera. Sellars has led several major arts festivals\, including the 1990 and 1993 Los Angeles Festivals and the 2002 Adelaide Arts Festival. In 2006 he was Artistic Director of New Crowned Hope\, a festival in Vienna for which he invited artists from diverse cultural backgrounds to create new work in the fields of music\, theater\, dance\, film\, the visual arts and architecture for the celebration of Mozart’s 250th birth anniversary. \nHe is a Distinguished Professor in the Department of World Arts and Cultures at UCLA\, a resident curator of the Telluride Film Festival\, and was a Mentor for the Rolex Arts Initiative. Sellars is the recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship\, the Erasmus Prize for contributions to European culture\, the Gish Prize\, and is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. In 2014 he was awarded the prestigious Polar Music Prize and named Artist of the Year by Musical America. \nDebbie McNulty served as Lead Consultant for the City of Houston’s Arts and Cultural Plan before being appointed Director of the Houston Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs in 2015. Her extensive experience includes work in philanthropy\, public-private partnerships\, community-based organizations and the arts. She was a program officer with Houston Endowment Inc. from 2008 to 2014\, working primarily in the areas of arts and culture and community and economic development. From 2004 to 2008\, McNulty was Executive Director of Art League Houston\, a nonprofit art school and gallery\, coordinating the development and construction of their expanded facility. From 2000 to 2004\, she served as Director of the Civic Art and Design Program at the Cultural Arts Council of Houston/Harris County (now Houston Arts Alliance)\, having worked with the program from its inception in 1994 and throughout the effort that resulted in the adoption the Houston percent-for-art ordinance in 1999. \nPatrick Summers was named artistic and music director of HGO in 2011 after having served as the company’s music director since 1998. He has conducted more than 60 operas at HGO and has been responsible for many important artistic advances\, including the development of the HGO Orchestra. Some highlights of his work at HGO include conducting the company’s first-ever complete cycle of Wagner’s Ring and its first performances of the Verdi Requiem; collaborating on the world premieres of André Previn’s Brief Encounter\, Christopher Theofanidis’s The Refuge\, Jake Heggie’s It’s a Wonderful Life\, The End of the Affair\, and Three Decembers\, Carlisle Floyd’s Cold Sassy Tree and Prince of Players\, and Tod Machover’s Resurrection; leading the American premiere of Weinberg’s Holocaust opera The Passenger\, both at HGO and on tour to the Lincoln Festival; and nurturing the careers of such artists as Christine Goerke\, Ailyn Pérez\, Joyce DiDonato\, Ana María Martínez\, Ryan McKinny\, Tamara Wilson\, Albina Shagimuratova\, Anthony Roth Costanzo\, Norman Reinhardt\, Jamie Barton\, and Dimitri Pittas. Maestro Summers is principal guest conductor for San Francisco Opera\, where he was honored in 2015 with the company’s highest honor\, the San Francisco Opera Medal. His work with SFO includes collaborating with André Previn on the 1998 world premiere of A Streetcar Named Desire and conducting several of the performances\, and conducting Jake Heggie’s Moby-Dick\, which was recorded and telecast on PBS’s Great Performances. \n  \nPay What You Can\, suggested contribution $20 \nREGISTER BELOW\nIf you are having trouble registering with the form below or are using a Safari browser\, please register here.\nPlease contact us if you do not receive a confirmation email.
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LOCATION:Rothko Chapel\, 3900 Yupon St\, Houston\, 77006
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SUMMARY:2017 Rothko Chapel Óscar Romero Award Ceremony
DESCRIPTION:2017 Rothko Chapel Óscar Romero Award Ceremony\nKeynote address by Harris County Precinct One Commissioner Rodney Ellis \nRothko Chapel’s bi-annual Óscar Romero Award–named after Archbishop Óscar Romero of San Salvador who was assassinated on March 24\, 1980\, because of his vocal opposition to the violent oppression of his fellow citizens–has been given every two years since 1987 in recognition of courageous\, grassroots human rights advocacy. Building upon the topic of ending mass incarceration addressed at our 2017 Spring Symposium\, the Chapel will honor two recipients\, one internationally and the other locally selected\, for this year’s recognition. \nThe international awardee is Pierre Claver Mbonimpa\, Executive Director of Association for the Protection of Prisoners and Human Rights in Burundi\, east Africa. The local awardee is Kathryn Griffin Griñán\, a Recovery Coach & Peer-To-Peer Counselor at Been There\, Done That in Houston\, Texas. The public award ceremony will take place on November 12\, 2017 at 3pm in the Rothko Chapel\, including a keynote speech by Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis\, with a reception to follow on the plaza. This ceremony will honor both recipients’ courage while recognizing the vital importance of their work. \nAbout the Awardees:\nPierre Claver Mbonimpa is the executive director of Association pour la Protection des Droits Humains et des Personnes Détenues (Association for the Protection of Prisoners and Human Rights – APRODH)\, an organization that documents and reports on human rights violations with an emphasis on those committed against incarcerated people in Burundi where its citizens face alarming insecurity and violence. He has been imprisoned and faced an assassination attempt after challenging the government’s many abuses\, including sexual violence\, torture\, and violations committed against incarcerated people. \nKathryn Griffin Griñán‘s road to recovery led her to the re-entry program in the Harris County Sheriff’s Office jail where she provides direct service and counseling to victims of sex trafficking\, while advocating for rehabilitation and community support versus incarceration. \nTo learn about other Rothko Chapel Óscar Romero Award related programs this season\, please click here.
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/2017-rothko-chapel-oscar-romero-award-ceremony/
LOCATION:Rothko Chapel\, 3900 Yupon St\, Houston\, 77006
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SUMMARY:Silencing Opposition: Human Rights Violations in Burundi
DESCRIPTION:ORA Pre-Program: Silencing Opposition: Human Rights Violations in Burundi\nConversation with Former Ambassador Robert Krueger and Tony Tate\, The Fund for Global Human Rights \nAbout the presenters:\nRobert Krueger is a former US Representative and US Senator from Texas\, and served as US Ambassador on three occasions: to Mexico\, Burundi\, and Botswana; and additionally as US Special Representative to the Southern African Development Community. During his service in Burundi\, Krueger’s outspokenness on human rights issues provoked an ambush of his convoy in which two persons were killed and eight grievously wounded. Former President Bill Clinton\, addressing seven African presidents in Washington said\, “Our symbols need to be people like Ambassador Krueger\, who risked his life to keep people alive in Burundi.” Nobert Ndihokubwayo\, member of Burundi Parliament said\, “An ambassador out of the ordinary\, he went to the country side to see for himself the atrocities committed against a population afraid to speak out. He viewed massacre sites and visited the wounded at their hospital beds. This man of peace and exceptional courage contributed immensely to the defense of human rights for the population of Burundi; even today\, his name reminds people of the love and hope that he gave to the people of Burundi.” His book on living amid genocide in Burundi\, From Bloodshed to Hope in Burundi\, was published in 2007 by the University of Texas Press. Krueger holds a Ph.D. from Oxford University\, and served as a Professor of English and as Vice Provost and Dean of Arts and Sciences at Duke University. He currently lives with his family in New Braunfels\, Texas. \nTony Tate began working with the Fund for Global Human Rights as the program officer for Sub-Saharan Africa in October 2010. He oversees the Fund’s grant making programs in Burundi\, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. Before joining the Fund\, Tony was a program officer at Unbound Philanthropy\, responsible for the development of the organization’s international programs. Prior to his work at Unbound Philanthropy\, Tony worked for seven years as a researcher at Human Rights Watch\, first as their in-country researcher in Burundi\, later as the Africa researcher in the Children’s Rights Division. At Human Rights Watch\, he investigated and published reports on human rights violations in numerous countries in central\, eastern and southern Africa. In the 1990s\, Tony worked as a case manager at the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda and as a Peace Corps volunteer in the Comoros Islands. He has a J.D. from the City University of New York School of Law\, an M.A. in international affairs and African studies from Columbia University\, and a B.A. from the George Washington University. Tony is a member of the advisory committee of the Children’s Rights Division of Human Rights Watch and is fluent in French and conversant in Swahili.
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/silencing-opposition-human-rights-violations-burundi/
LOCATION:Rothko Chapel\, 3900 Yupon St\, Houston\, 77006
CATEGORIES:Foreign & Military Policy,Human Rights & Criminal Justice,Presentation or Lecture
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SUMMARY:Double Jeopardy: Women and the Criminal Justice System
DESCRIPTION:2017 Rothko Chapel Óscar Romero Award Pre-Program\nDouble jeopardy: Women and the Criminal Justice System\nConversation and Book Signing with Julie Bindel \nWomen of sex trafficking face the dual realities of being victims while also being prosecuted as offenders. Join Julie Bindel in conversation with Houston activists and advocates as they explore this topic from both local and global perspectives. \nIn her most recent book “The Pimping of Prostitution\,” Bindel takes the debate on prostitution legislation head-on\, exposing the lived realities of women in contrast with the dominant discourse in current academic and liberal feminist debates. \nBased on more than 250 interviews with people involved in and affected by prostitution around the world\, Bindel exposes the harms of the global sex trade and documents the emergence of the exciting and vibrant survivor abolitionist movement – leading us to question when the policy makers\, politicians and international human rights organizations will start to reject the mythology around prostitution\, hold sex buyers accountable for the damage that they do\, and truly begin to fight for the human rights of women around the world. \nThis program will be followed by a public reception and book signing on the plaza. \nAbout the presenter:\nA renowned investigative journalist\, Julie Bindel has written extensively on a range of topics including violence against women\, the international surrogacy trade\, mail order brides\, trafficking\, and unsolved murders. She writes regularly for The Guardian\, New Statesman\, The International Business Times\, and The Spectator\, and frequently appears on the BBC and Sky News. She was Visiting Journalist at Brunel University\, UK (2013 – 2014) and is now on the Advisory Board of Byline.com. \nThis program builds upon the topic of ending mass incarceration addressed at our 2017 Spring Symposium and this year’s focus of our biannual Rothko Chapel’s Óscar Romero Award\, which recognizes courageous\, grassroots human rights advocacy. This year the Chapel will honor two recipients\, one internationally and the other locally selected. To learn more about the Award Ceremony and other related programs please click here.
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/double-jeopardy-women-criminal-justice-system/
LOCATION:Rothko Chapel\, 3900 Yupon St\, Houston\, 77006
CATEGORIES:Human Rights & Criminal Justice,Presentation or Lecture
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SUMMARY:Art and Incarceration: Poetry\, Theatre and Music in and about Captivity
DESCRIPTION:Concert\, Ensemble Pi\nFor this interdisciplinary performance\, Ensemble Pi presents music\, text\, and theater works that focus on the rise of mass incarceration\, the racial disparities it reveals\, and the emotional toll it takes on inmates and their families. The concert opens with Rzewski’s minimalist masterpiece\, Coming Together\, composed in the wake of the 1971 prison riots in upstate New York and powerfully expressing the frustration of life behind bars and anger about injustice. The evening’s highlight is the world premiere of Rikers Islandby New York composer Eleanor Cory\, inspired by the anthology These Are Hard Times for Dreamers. Joseph Assadourian\, the narrator for Coming Together\, will also perform an excerpt from his tragi-comic play\, The Bullpen\, based on his own incarceration. The performance closes with the sublime Olivier Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time (1941)\, composed and performed in the prisoner-of-war camp in Gorlitz\, Germany\, capturing the hardship and sadness of being in prison\, while still conveying optimism. \nAbout the presenters:\nEnsemble Pi is a new music collective that uniquely connects pressing social and political issues and the idioms of classical contemporary music. We began our Peace Concerts series 10 years ago in response to the invasion of Iraq\, and have since presented annual chamber music concerts giving voice to the struggle for peace. Every concert includes at least one commission\, as well as contemporary classical masterpieces to address the historical tradition of “socially conscious” compositions. In the past\, we’ve collaborated with visual artists\, writers\, journalists and actors – including South African artist William Kentridge and American journalists Naomi Wolf and Jeremy Scahill – and have featured the music of John Harbison\, Frederic Rzewski\, Shostakovich and Penderecki. Our series has voiced protest against the Iraqi invasion\, but also the censorship of media\, fracking\, the Apartheid\, and more. Performers include: Alexis Gerlach\, cello; Moran Katz\, clarinet; Idith Meshulam Korman\, piano; Airi Yoshioka\, violin; and Joseph Assadourian\, actor and narrator.
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/art-incarceration-poetry-theatre-music-captivity/
LOCATION:Rothko Chapel\, 3900 Yupon St\, Houston\, 77006
CATEGORIES:Human Rights & Criminal Justice,Live Performance
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SUMMARY:Presence\, Patience and Love at the Rothko Chapel  “Twelve Moments” series continues with Rabbi Scott Hausman-Weiss
DESCRIPTION:Sometimes making a little change can be a big challenge. \nRabbi Scott Hausman-Weiss says the first step is learning to love who and where you are now – before moving forward and heading to where you want to be.\nThe Rabbi will be leading a guided\, silent and reflective meditation at noon on Wednesday\, Sept. 7 at the Rothko Chapel at 3900 Yupon. Suggested donation is $10. \nHausman-Weiss\, the spiritual leader of Congregation Shma Koleinu\, was ordained from the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion with master’s\ndegrees in Hebrew Letters and Jewish Education. He served as senior rabbi of Emanu El\, Houston from 2009 to 2011. \n“Rabbi Scott’s message in this guided experience is the importance of embracing presence\, patience and love in our pursuit of positive change” Rothko Chapel’s program and community engagement director Ashley Clemmer Hoffman said. “We looking forward to shared learning around attentiveness and self-acceptance with the Houston community.” \nThe event is a continuation of Rothko Chapel’s meditation series\, “Twelve Moments: Experiencing Spiritual and Faith Traditions\,” aimed at helping people learn spiritual practices to quiet\, center\, expand and renew their minds. \nThe “Twelve Moments” series is co-sponsored by Ligmincha Texas Institute\, The Jung Center of Houston\, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center and the Rothko Chapel. \nFor more information about the Rothko Chapel and the full calendar of upcoming programs\, workshops and events\, visit rothkochapel.org or call 713-524-9839.
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/presence-patience-love-rothko-chapel-twelve-moments-series-continues-rabbi-scott-hausman-weiss/
LOCATION:Rothko Chapel\, 3900 Yupon St\, Houston\, 77006
CATEGORIES:Live Performance,Non-HPJC Meeting
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