BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Houston Peace & Justice Center - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Houston Peace & Justice Center X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://hpjc.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Houston Peace & Justice Center REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20190310T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20191103T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20200308T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20201101T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20210314T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20211107T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20220313T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20221106T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20230312T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20231105T070000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220921T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220921T203000 DTSTAMP:20260507T104007 CREATED:20220906T144028Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220906T144032Z UID:10001310-1663786800-1663792200@hpjc.org SUMMARY:Voter Suppression: Christian Nationalism's Attempts to Control Who Votes DESCRIPTION:Texas’ fight over the Election Integrity Protection Act of 2021\, known as SB1\, and the problems it led to in Texas’ primaries this spring have drawn national attention. Long before the 2020 election\, Christian right leaders were promoting legislation to limit voter access. Americans United has written frequently about how Christian nationalist organizations have been working with their allies to erect barriers to voting under the rubric of “election integrity” since the 2020 election\, but most people aren’t aware of the connection. \nJournalist and author Sarah Posner and Americans United Vice President of Strategic Communications Andrew Seidel have studied and written about the religious right/Christian nationalists for years. They will shed light on Christian nationalism’s involvement in voter suppression nationally and in Texas. Bruce Elfant will moderate and share some of his real-life experiences as Travis County’s voter registrar since 2013. URL:https://hpjc.org/event/voter-suppression-christian-nationalisms-attempts-to-control-who-votes/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Presentation or Lecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hpjc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/AU-Voting-Program-Logo-scaled.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Americans United for Separation of Church and State - Houston chapter":MAILTO:americansunited.houstonchapter@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220607T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220607T203000 DTSTAMP:20260507T104007 CREATED:20220527T000012Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220527T000013Z UID:10001278-1654628400-1654633800@hpjc.org SUMMARY:Church-State Separation Affects Everyone DESCRIPTION:Christian nationalists are using the law to force everyone to live according to their beliefs and widen inequality in our communities and country. Separation of church and state guarantees religious freedom\, which protects everyone’s right to practice the religion of their choice or no religion at all\, as long as they don’t harm others. \n  \nFollowing a brief annual business meeting\, three Houston leaders with deep\, personal connections to reproductive freedom\, LGBTQ equality and racial justice will explain how religious doctrine is an underlying factor in these issues\, and how—in obvious or subtle form—it often is linked to problematic actions of governments or publicly-funded private organizations. URL:https://hpjc.org/event/church-state-separation-affects-everyone-2/ LOCATION:Zoom ORGANIZER;CN="Americans United for Separation of Church and State - Houston chapter":MAILTO:americansunited.houstonchapter@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220607T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220607T203000 DTSTAMP:20260507T104007 CREATED:20220526T233016Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220526T233017Z UID:10001277-1654628400-1654633800@hpjc.org SUMMARY:Church-State Separation Affects Everyone DESCRIPTION:Christian nationalists are using the law to force everyone to live according to their beliefs and widen inequality in our communities and country. Separation of church and state guarantees religious freedom\, which protects everyone’s right to practice the religion of their choice or no religion at all\, as long as they don’t harm others. \n  \nFollowing a brief annual business meeting\, three Houston leaders with deep\, personal connections to reproductive freedom\, LGBTQ equality and racial justice will explain how religious doctrine is an underlying factor in these issues\, and how—in obvious or subtle form—it often is linked to problematic actions of governments or publicly-funded private organizations. URL:https://hpjc.org/event/church-state-separation-affects-everyone/ LOCATION:Zoom ORGANIZER;CN="Americans United for Separation of Church and State - Houston chapter":MAILTO:americansunited.houstonchapter@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220122T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220122T130000 DTSTAMP:20260507T104007 CREATED:20220120T022143Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220120T022144Z UID:10001236-1642842000-1642856400@hpjc.org SUMMARY:A Way Forward: A History of Racism in Law Enforcement DESCRIPTION:Please join us on Saturday\, January 22\, 2022 (9 AM to 1 PM) to examine the history of racism in law enforcement in the United States. Our presenter\, Jeff Reese\, will discuss the origins of the problem and how we got where we are today.  Reese will lead us in seeking A Way Forward to dismantle institutional racism and mass incarceration.\n\nDuring his 26 year career with the Harris County Sheriff’s Office\, Jeff Reese worked as a hostage negotiator\, suicide counselor\, certified Mental Health Peace Officer\, state certified law enforcement instructor and a front-line supervisor.  After retiring from the Sheriff’s Office\, he joined the Houston Peace & Justice Center (HPJC) and the Greater Houston Coalition for Justice.  For the past three years\, he served as president of the HPJC.\n\nThis event is free and open to the public.  Donations appreciated.  RSVP to receive the link to this event on Zoom:\nhttps://www.centerhealingracism.org/event/a-way-forward-a-history-of-racism-in-law-enforcement/ URL:https://hpjc.org/event/a-way-forward-a-history-of-racism-in-law-enforcement/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Presentation or Lecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hpjc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/A-WAY-FORWARD-FLIER-FINAL-CRITICAL-RACE-THEORY.jpeg ORGANIZER;CN="Center for the Healing of Racism":MAILTO:cfhr1@juno.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20211211T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211211T133000 DTSTAMP:20260507T104007 CREATED:20201221T144835Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210115T043629Z UID:10001117-1639224000-1639229400@hpjc.org SUMMARY:HPJC Quarterly Board Meeting DESCRIPTION:Please join the Houston Peace & Justice Center for our Quarterly Board Meeting. Organizational members are asked to send a representative to each Quarterly Board Meeting. Individual members are always welcome to attend. We will be discussing Officers for 2022 and other agenda items. \nThe meeting will be held via Zoom. Please contact info@hpjc.org (or any HPJC board member) for meeting login info. \n\n  URL:https://hpjc.org/event/hpjc-quarterly-board-meeting-13/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:HPJC Meeting ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hpjc.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/cropped-Logo-HPJC-blue-orange.png ORGANIZER;CN="Houston Peace &%3B Justice Center":MAILTO:info@hpjc.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210814T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210814T133000 DTSTAMP:20260507T104007 CREATED:20201221T144404Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210115T043507Z UID:10001116-1628942400-1628947800@hpjc.org SUMMARY:HPJC Quarterly Board Meeting DESCRIPTION:Please join the Houston Peace & Justice Center for our Quarterly Board Meeting. Organizational members are asked to send a representative to each Quarterly Board Meeting. Individual members are always welcome to attend. We will be discussing our 2021 plans for activism towards peace and justice in the areas of peace and family education\, foreign and military policy\, environmental justice\, economic justice\, and human rights and criminal justice. \nWe welcome members to send in their agenda items. Hope to see everyone there! \n  \nThe meeting will be held via Zoom. Please contact info@hpjc.org (or any HPJC board member) for meeting login info. URL:https://hpjc.org/event/hpjc-quarterly-board-meeting-12/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:HPJC Meeting ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hpjc.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/cropped-Logo-HPJC-blue-orange.png ORGANIZER;CN="Houston Peace &%3B Justice Center":MAILTO:info@hpjc.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210508T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210508T133000 DTSTAMP:20260507T104007 CREATED:20201221T144043Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210115T043744Z UID:10001115-1620475200-1620480600@hpjc.org SUMMARY:HPJC Quarterly Board Meeting DESCRIPTION:Please join the Houston Peace & Justice Center via Zoom for our Quarterly Board Meeting. Organizational members are asked to send a representative to each Quarterly Board Meeting. Individual members are always welcome to attend. \nWe welcome members to send in their agenda items. Hope to see everyone there! \nThe meeting will be held via Zoom. Please contact info@hpjc.org (or any HPJC board member) for meeting login info. URL:https://hpjc.org/event/hpjc-quarterly-board-meeting-11/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:HPJC Meeting ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hpjc.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/cropped-Logo-HPJC-blue-orange.png ORGANIZER;CN="Houston Peace &%3B Justice Center":MAILTO:info@hpjc.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210213T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210213T133000 DTSTAMP:20260507T104007 CREATED:20201221T143731Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210115T043943Z UID:10001114-1613217600-1613223000@hpjc.org SUMMARY:HPJC Quarterly Board Meeting DESCRIPTION:Please join us for the first HPJC Quarterly Board meeting of 2021. Organizational members are asked to send a representative to each Quarterly Board meeting. Individual members are always welcome to attend. We will be discussing our plan for activism towards peace and justice in the areas of peace and family education\, foreign and military policy\, environmental justice\, economic justice\, and human rights and criminal justice. We also welcome members to send in their agenda items. \nThe meeting will be held via Zoom. Please contact info@hpjc.org (or any HPJC board member) for meeting login info. URL:https://hpjc.org/event/hpjc-quarterly-board-meeting-10/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:HPJC Meeting ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hpjc.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/cropped-Logo-HPJC-blue-orange.png ORGANIZER;CN="Houston Peace &%3B Justice Center":MAILTO:info@hpjc.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210109T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210109T170000 DTSTAMP:20260507T104007 CREATED:20201229T011425Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201229T011426Z UID:10001120-1610186400-1610211600@hpjc.org SUMMARY:Prayer to End Human Trafficking DESCRIPTION:Join the Dominican Sisters of Houston on Saturday\, January 9\, 2021 at 9am as they gather virtually for Prayer to End Human Trafficking. Kimberly Williams\, Program Director of the Anti-Human Trafficking Initiative at Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center\, will join us to explain the PATH Collaborative. PATH Collaborative is a partnership of medical and community-based organizations working to identify and assist trafficked individuals onto a path of healing and recovery in the Greater Houston Area. \n  \nRSVP to Ceil Roeger at croeger@domhou.org to receive a zoom link\, URL:https://hpjc.org/event/prayer-to-end-human-trafficking/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Presentation or Lecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hpjc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/January-9-flyer.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20201219T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20201219T140000 DTSTAMP:20260507T104007 CREATED:20201211T192437Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201211T192522Z UID:10001111-1608379200-1608386400@hpjc.org SUMMARY:HPJC Quarterly Board Meeting DESCRIPTION:Please join the Houston Peace & Justice Center for our Quarterly Board Meeting. Organizational members are asked to send a representative to each Quarterly Board Meeting. Individual members are always welcome to attend. We will be discussing Officers for 2021 and other agenda items. \nThe meeting will be held via Zoom. Please contact evansilverman108@gmail.com (or your favorite HPJC board member) for login info. URL:https://hpjc.org/event/hpjc-quarterly-board-meeting-8/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:HPJC Meeting ORGANIZER;CN="Houston Peace &%3B Justice Center":MAILTO:info@hpjc.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20200929T184500 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20200929T184500 DTSTAMP:20260507T104007 CREATED:20200928T203056Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200928T203057Z UID:10001398-1601405100-1601405100@hpjc.org SUMMARY:Virtual Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Candidates Forum DESCRIPTION:Here is the link: \nhttps://zoom.us/j/94131310993 \nCriminal Appeals Forum for tomorrow: Sept. 29th – 6:45 pm \nTop 3 reasons to join: \n1 – Informed voters are the best voters. Hear from 5 of the 6 candidates for the 3 openings on this most important Court that decides on IPTX exonerations. All registered Texas voters will be voting for these three open Places. \n2 – It’s free! Zero cost to you – and you don’t even have to be an IPTX donor to join. \n3 – It’s a webinar; no need to dress up for the call (you won’t be seen). Just log on at 6:45. \nFeel free to share this email with any registered Texan voter. URL:https://hpjc.org/event/virtual-texas-court-of-criminal-appeals-candidates-forum/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Town Hall Meeting ORGANIZER;CN="Innocence Project of Texas":MAILTO:info@innocencetexas.org END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR