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Events:
Block
Walking and Phone Banking for endorsed candidates who made it into the
run-off election to be held Saturday, December 6: Volunteer
-- especially on the day of voting, at polling places!
Green
Party Meeting
(Harris County) Third Monday of every month, usually at the Houston
Downtown Library, 6:30-8:45 PM; conviviality afterward
Green Watch:
TV Call-in show of Harris County Green Party; every other Wednesday,
9pm. Warner Channel 17 (or other, depending on your location within
weird Houston city limits).
KPFT
90.1 FM hosts numerous community and progressive oriented programs
throughout the week. Check out their programming schedule (click On
The Air --> Program Guide) Too many to list!!!
Execution day vigils whenever Texas kills someone. Sponsored
by Texas Coalition to
Abolish the Death Penalty and Texas
Death Penalty Abolition Movement. Locations vary; contact Lynn Furay,
713/726-1266, LFuray33@aol.com.
(Call Lynn shortly before the vigil in case there has been a stay of
execution.)
Confronting MAXXAM. Every Monday, from 5:00- 6:00 pm.
Non-denominational prayer and meditation at MAXXAM headquarters to protest
its destructive logging of old growth redwoods in California and its
other bad actions. 5847 San Felipe. Sponsored by SACRED.
For
other progressive Houston calendars, see also: Houston
Peace and Justice, Houston
Indymedia, Houston
Justice Not War, Latinos
por la Paz, KPFT
Calendar
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| Monday,
March 17 |
| Weekday (Mon-Fri) sunrise vigil for peace
at the Live Oak Friends Meeting House, 1318 W. 26th St. 1/2 hour
before sunrise until 8 a.m. Now opening at 5:45 a.m. till April
6, and at 6:45 after DST change beginning April 7. Weather permitting,
the skyspace will be open to experience the transformation of light
at dawn. |
Monday, March 17 - Friday, March 21
Spring Break Youth Social - an 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. community
service for parents seeking alternatives during Spring Break. Offered
by The Brazos Valley Sudbury School. $35 registration fee. Contact:
www.HoustonSudbury.org or 281/375-7900. |
GREEN PARTY General Meeting
Houston Downtown Public Library |
| HOUSTON TEA PARTY 2003 -- Demonstrate
for Peace At British Consulate Mon 3:30-6 pm Join us for a show
of solidarity with the British people, whose will for peace is being
repressed by the undemocratic regime of Tony Blair. Rally at the
British Consulate, 1000 Louisana 3:30-6 pm Monday, March 17. Bringsigns,
tea bags and other small British-made goods to leave at the entrance.
Endorsed by the Harris County Green Party and the Houston Coalition
for Justice Not War. |
| Tuesday,
March 18 |
| Tuesday mid-day ("Silent Witness
for Peace") sponsored by the Peace and Social Action Committee
of Live Oak Friends Meeting. Gather at the corner of Smith and Walker
(by Tranquility Park) from 11:30 - 12:30. |
| MPAC Houston & ACLU TX
will appear live on Houston Public Access Channel’s “Patriot
Television Network.” Discussion Topics: Patriot Acts 1 &
2/ INS detentions after 911/ War on Iraq. 6:30-7:30 PM Tel: 713-797-MPAC
(6722) |
| "Condition Critical,”
Dr. Ana Malinow’s radio show about health-care reform, will
have Barbara McCormick (Children at Risk), Dr. Guy Clifton (Save
Our ERs), and Barbara Best (Children’s Defense Fund) talking
about how our health-care system is treating – and failing
– our children. Noon-1 p.m. Tuesday, March 18, on KPFT, 90.1
FM. Dr. Malinow, a pediatrician at Ben Taub General Hospital, is
head of Health Care for All-Texas (www.healthcareforalltexas.org). |
| Houston Peace & Justice Center's "Peace
Social" Tuesday, March 18th @ 7:00 pm (1st & 3rd
Tuesdays)! See a Video on the Israel/Palestine conflict and be
a part of a discussion afterward.Video Title: "People and
The Land - The Story of a People Under Occupation." "People
and The Land airdrops viewers into the universe of an occupied
people, unreeling images of a new form of apartheid based on ethnicity.
Challenging U.S. foreign policy and the conventions of documentary
form itself, People and The Land examines the concrete realities
of Israel's conduct in the West Bank and Gaza, the level of U.S.
support for that conduct through foreign aid, and the human cost
of that aid in Palestine and the U.S. The Next Door Coffee House
<http://www.thenextdoorcoffeehouse.org> on the corner of
Edloe and Kipling between Westheimer & W. Alabama in the Upper
Kirby District of Houston, Texas Note: Coffee, sodas, and munchies
available for donations that go directly to charity. The Houston
Peace & Justice Center: <http://www.hpjc.org> |
| Wednesday,
March 19 |
| The Globalization Forum presents a program on
“environmental racism” with Juan Parros, director of the
Clinic on Environmental Racism at TSU’s Thurgood Marshall
School of Law. He educates and raises funds for groups suffering
discrimination. 7:30 p.m. in Olive Branch Meeting Rm. of Maryknoll
House, 2360 Rice Blvd. For more information, contact Joan Denkler,
jndenkler@aol.com. |
| MPAC Houston & ACLU - Texas have rescheduled
the mandatory “Monitor the Houston INS” training
for Wednesday, March 19, 2003 (was originally scheduled for 2/18)
for all volunteer human rights monitors. Call MPAC Houston to sign
up to be a volunteer and to attend the training. Tel:713-797-MPAC
(6722) |
| PRACTICE NON-VIOLENT CREATIVE RESISTANCE
On MARCH 19th at 5 PM In front of the Kellogg, Brown and Root Tower
@ 601 Jefferson in downtown. "Kellogg, Brown and Root Government
Operations, a subsidiary of Halliburton, provides a diverse range
of services to all branches of the United States military and other
Department of Defense and government agencies. For some facts about
them see http://houston.indymedia.org/news/2003/03/8129.php They
represent the military-industrial complex which stand to make huge
profits from the slaughter of Iraqi people, all in the name of removing
one man, an evil dictator who had been propped up and supported
with billions in weapons by the United States for years. |
| Thursday,
March 20 |
GreenWatch
TV
The Harris County Green Party's own call in talk show. Tune in at
9pm on Warner Cable channel 17 or 18 (depending on your area). |
| Execution day vigils whenever
Texas kills someone. Executions scheduled for next two months: March
11, 12, 20, April 15, 22, 23. 5:30 - 6:20 p.m. at Immaculate Heart
of Mary Catholic Church, 7539 Avenue K (just east of I-610 East
Loop between Ship Channel and Lawndale). Sponsored by Texas Coalition
to Abolish the Death Penalty and Texas Death Penalty Abolition Movement.
Before you come, make sure there hasn’t been a stay. Contact
Lynn Furay, 713/726-1266, LFuray33@aol.com |
| Listen to KPFT (90.1 FM Houston, 89.5 FM Galveston)
at noon for a special program on The Economic and Political Underpinnings
of the US War against Iraq, hosted by Ken Freeland (Houston
Coalition for Justice Not War). Marilyn White, Houston SOA-watch
activist, will also be interviewed on this program on the eve of
her six month prison sentence for civil disobedience actions last
November at the School of the Americas. |
THROUGH CHINESE WOMEN’S EYES (Mayfair
Yang, 52 mins, 1997). Documents
the attempts to erase gender differences under Mao, current changing
ideas of femininity, and the crystallization of Chinese feminism
at the UN Women’s conference in Beijing. Part of Sisterhood
is Global‘s film series. Part of Sisterhood is Global‘s
film series. Series assisted by the UH Women’s Studies Program
and Dr. Carol Williams. Subsequent showings are every Thursday except
March 6. Discussions follow screenings. All showings are at 5 p.m.
at UH’s Houston Science Center, Room 102 (the building is located
directly across from the Alumni Center on Holman just behind Agnes
Arnold Hall). Visitor parking in lot 16B; for a charge there is
gated parking in lot 16F, and there is metered parking along entrance
14 and Holman street. For a map, visit http://www.uh.edu/campus_map/buildings/HSC.html.
For more information, contact Athea Davis, davisathea@hotmail.com,
713/842-2001, or Samantha Rodriguez, samanthamr@hotmail.com, 713/859-9620. |
| “Threats and Opportunities on the Korean
Peninsula,“ a talk by Donald P.Gregg, former U.S. Ambassador
to Korea & chair of The Korea Society. Sponsored by the Asia
Society of Texas. 6 p.m. reception, 6:30 p.m. program at the Omni
Hotel, Four Riverway. Charge for the reception is $15 for Asia Society
members, $20 for nonmembers. Reservations and cancellations must
be received by March 18. To reserve, contact Asia Society, 713/439.0051. |
| Friday,
March 21 |
| MPAC Houston & ACLU-TX will monitor the
Houston INS special registrant process at the Houston INS as part
of MPAC’s national “Monitor the INS” initiative,
the extended deadline date for those from Pakistan and Saudi Arabia
to register. Greater Houston has over 300,000 Muslims and over 60,000
Pakistanis. (Houston District INS Office, 126 N. Point Drive, Houston,
TX 77060) Tel: 713-797-MPAC (6722) |
VIGIL FOR PEACE
Friday evening candlelight vigil to stop the Bush war on Iraq. Sponsored
by the Houston Coalition for Justice Not War. 5-8 p.m. at Mecom
Fountain, where Montrose Blvd. meets Hermann Circle. Come when you
can -- leave when you want. Candles will be available. |
| Sunday,
March 23 |
| Dick Grisham of the Holocaust Museum of Houston
is featured in the Social Justice and Peacemaking series
at Emerson Unitarian Church. |
| Thursday,
March 27 |
THE STORY OF THE COAST SALISH KNITTERS (Christine
Welsh, 52 mins, 2000)
Looks at the women who have produced the distinctive and cherished
Cowichan sweaters. Using historic photographs and interviews across
generations of Salish women, the films tells how their knitting
has been an economic mainstay of the region. & THE LEGACY OF
GENERATIONS (Linda Lewett, 30mins, 1998). Inspired by the exhibition
organized by the national Museum of Women in the Arts, this film
highlights the Southwest Indian women, such as Margaret Tafoya,
who create pottery preserve a centuries-old tradition while paving
the way for contemporary artists. Part of Sisterhood is Global‘s
film series. Part of Sisterhood is Global‘s film series.
Series assisted by the UH Women’s Studies Program and Dr. Carol
Williams. Subsequent showings are every Thursday except March 6.
Discussions follow screenings. All showings are at 5 p.m. at UH’s
Houston Science Center, Room 102 (the building is located directly
across from the Alumni Center on Holman just behind Agnes Arnold
Hall). Visitor parking in lot 16B; for a charge there is gated parking
in lot 16F, and there is metered parking along entrance 14 and Holman
street. For a map, visit http://www.uh.edu/campus_map/buildings/HSC.html.
For more information, contact Athea Davis, davisathea@hotmail.com,
713/842-2001, or Samantha Rodriguez, samanthamr@hotmail.com, 713/859-9620. |
| Friday,
March 28 |
VIGIL FOR PEACE
Friday evening candlelight vigil to stop the Bush war on Iraq. Sponsored
by the Houston Coalition for Justice Not War. 5-8 p.m. at Mecom
Fountain, where Montrose Blvd. meets Hermann Circle. Come when you
can -- leave when you want. Candles will be available. |
| Sunday,
March 30 |
| Ramona Rhines of Amnesty International is featured
in the Social Justice and Peacemaking series at Emerson Unitarian
Church. |
| 5:30 PM The Rothko Chapel will present the seventh
Oscar Romero Award --This award, which was established by
Dominique de Menil in 1986, is periodically given to organizations
or persons who distinguish themselves by their courage and integrity
in the pursuit of human rights. Admission to this event will be
by presentation of a mailed invitation only. If you would like to
attend and have us mail you an invitation, please respond to this
notice with your complete mailing address.713-524-9839 tel 713-524-7461
fax alice@rothkochapel.org |
| Monday,
March 31 |
| Amina Wadud -- "Text, Gencess as part of
MPAC’s national “Monitor the INS” initiative,
the deadline date for those from Bangladesh, Indonesia, Egypt, Jordan
and Kuwait to register. (Houston District INS Office, 126 N.. Point
Drive, Houston, TX 77060) Tel: 713-797-MPAC (6722) |
| Amina Wadud, "Text, Gender and Reform
in Islam." The second in Rice University’s Women and
Gender in Islamic Societies Lecture Series. Sponsored by The Center
for the Study of Cultures and James A. Baker III Institute for Public
Policy. Arab-American Educational Foundation and Study of Women
and Gender, Feminist Reading Group are co-sponsors. Reception follows
talk. 7 p.m. in Baker Hall. RSVP to bipprsvp@rice.edu or 713-348-5794. |
| |
| Tuesday,
April 1 |
| The Woodlands - Nonviolence Course, 7pm
in The Woodlands: Join us to study the nonviolence course, From
Violence to Wholeness by www.paceebene.org Books cost $15 and will
be available at the first meeting. The group will meet on the first
Tuesday of the month for ten meetings. RSVP to Debbie Robertson,
281-443-6733 dale.robertson@chron.com. |
| Thursday,
April 3 |
GreenWatch
TV
The Harris County Green Party's own call in talk show. Tune in at
9pm on Warner Cable channel 17 or 18 (depending on your area). |
| KEEPERS OF THE FIRE (Christine Welsh, 54 mins,
1994) In this film Mohawk, Haida, Maliseet and Ojibwe “warrior”
women have been on the front lines of some of the most important
political struggles First Nations people in Canada have faced. This
film surveys four instances of women’s activism & CHICANA
(Sylvia Morales, 23mins, 1979) employing Mexican murals, rare photographs,
prints, and documentary footage this classic film traces the traditional
and emerging roles of Mexicanas/Chicanas from pre-Columbian times
to the present. Part of Sisterhood is Global‘s film series.
Series assisted by the UH Women’s Studies Program and Dr. Carol
Williams. Subsequent showings are every Thursday except March 6.
Discussions follow screenings. All showings are at 5 p.m. at UH’s
Houston Science Center, Room 102 (the building is located directly
across from the Alumni Center on Holman just behind Agnes Arnold
Hall). Visitor parking in lot 16B; for a charge there is gated parking
in lot 16F, and there is metered parking along entrance 14 and Holman
street. For a map, visit http://www.uh.edu/campus_map/buildings/HSC.html.
For more information, contact Athea Davis, davisathea@hotmail.com,
713/842-2001, or Samantha Rodriguez, samanthamr@hotmail.com, 713/859-9620. |
| Friday,
April 4 |
| First Friday Forum features a well-known disciple
of Buddhist leader Thich Na Canh speaking on the practice of
non-violence. 7:30 p.m. at Maryknoll House, 2360 Rice Blvd. |
| Saturday,
April 5 |
| Day of Mindfulness--an intensive exploration
of non-violence living. The workshop is led by a well-known disciple
of Buddhist leader Thich Na Canh. Proceeds benefit the Houston Peace
and Justice Center. For more information and to register, contact
HPJC, 713/522-9850, or Dick Steele, 713/669-8666. |
| PROTEST PRISON CONDITIONS AT THE POLUNSKY
UNIT EVERY SATURDAY IN APRIL, 2-5 PM From Houston, take 59 North
to Livingston, Highway 190, go left over freeway for 2 miles and
turn left onto FM 350. Go for 4 miles. Polunsky Unit on your right.
Turn left into the lot across from the prison entrance. STOP HUMAN
RIGHTS VIOLATIONS NOW! TORTURING PRISONERS IS A VIOLATION OF THE
8TH AMMENDMENT TO THE US CONSTITUTION Sleep Deprivation—men
are awakened every 2-3 hours for cell check US Mail is irregular
and slow—includes legal mail and family mail Poor quality and
insufficient amount of food—weight loss/hunger common Shakedowns
are harassment and retaliatory—legal documents are trashed;
also other prisoners’ property, such as eye glasses, radios
Faulty plumbing—toilets and sinks stopped up with excrement
Walls and windows leak when it rains, damaging property and causing
mildew Single-man recreation—men should be allowed to recreate
in groups Lack of television—contributes to depression caused
by isolation Untrained and/or sadistic guards delight in torture
and use grievances to retaliate against those who demand their rights.
Postage stamps are extremely limited, 30 every 2 weeks, and more
are needed for legal correspondence and also foreign correspondence
Sponsored by: Texas Death Penalty Abolition Movement 2423 Dowling,
Houston, TX 77004 713-523-8454 Email: AbolitionMovement@juno.com
Meetings: First Tuesday of each month, 7-9 PM |
| Thursday,
April 10 |
| SALT OF THE EARTH (Independent Productions
corporation and the International Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter
works, directed by Herbert Biberman, 1997, 93 mins). A semi documentary
of the year long struggle by Mexican American zinc miners in New
Mexico. When an injunction is issued against the workers, their
wives take up battle, leaving the husbands to care for home and
children. Part of Sisterhood is Global‘s film series.
Series assisted by the UH Women’s Studies Program and Dr. Carol
Williams. Subsequent showings are every Thursday except March 6.
Discussions follow screenings. All showings are at 5 p.m. at UH’s
Houston Science Center, Room 102 (the building is located directly
across from the Alumni Center on Holman just behind Agnes Arnold
Hall). Visitor parking in lot 16B; for a charge there is gated parking
in lot 16F, and there is metered parking along entrance 14 and Holman
street. For a map, visit http://www.uh.edu/campus_map/buildings/HSC.html.
For more information, contact Athea Davis, davisathea@hotmail.com,
713/842-2001, or Samantha Rodriguez, samanthamr@hotmail.com, 713/859-9620. |
| Friday,
April 11 |
| The Midwest Worker Cooperative Conference
is just around the corner in Madison, WI occuring April 11-13th.
If you are at all interested please contact me at bob_etr@yahoo.com
or 612.813.0754 before March 26th for last minute registrations.
Workshops: 1. Your Co-op and Your Community 2. Basic Finance 3.
Advanced Finance 4. Facilitation 5. Creating Autonomy and Acountability
6. Self-Care andPreventing Burnout 7. Developing Cooperative Leadership
8. An open space for a workshop decided at the conference. I know
the infoshops and resource centers are going to have an open workshop
on the more social justice advocating groups.
Registration info I need if you are interested:
1. Name 2. Co-op/Collective/Organization 3. Address
4. Phone or Fax or e-mail 5. Transportation info
6. Dietary info
Registration costs:
1. Conference Fee (no housing or housing in
cooperative housing in Madison).......$100
2. Conference and Double Room.........$160
3. Conference and Single Room.........$210
Scholarships are available through North Country Cooperative
Development Fund. Contact David Bael at david@ncdf.org or 612.331.9103 |
| Saturday,
April 12 |
| Houston Copwatch workshop on civilian
oversight and community empowerment. Featuring speakers Cat Sippel
of Copwatch and Marilyn Head of Corpus Justice. On Saturday, April
12, 4 p.m., Montrose Library, 4100 Montrose (upstairs meeting room).
For more information, call Copwatch at 713-559-1359 or visit www.houstoncopwatch.org. |
| PROTEST PRISON CONDITIONS AT THE POLUNSKY
UNIT EVERY SATURDAY IN APRIL, 2-5 PM From Houston, take 59 North
to Livingston, Highway 190, go left over freeway for 2 miles and
turn left onto FM 350. Go for 4 miles. Polunsky Unit on your right.
Turn left into the lot across from the prison entrance. STOP HUMAN
RIGHTS VIOLATIONS NOW! TORTURING PRISONERS IS A VIOLATION OF THE
8TH AMMENDMENT TO THE US CONSTITUTION Sleep Deprivation—men
are awakened every 2-3 hours for cell check US Mail is irregular
and slow—includes legal mail and family mail Poor quality and
insufficient amount of food—weight loss/hunger common Shakedowns
are harassment and retaliatory—legal documents are trashed;
also other prisoners’ property, such as eye glasses, radios
Faulty plumbing—toilets and sinks stopped up with excrement
Walls and windows leak when it rains, damaging property and causing
mildew Single-man recreation—men should be allowed to recreate
in groups Lack of television—contributes to depression caused
by isolation Untrained and/or sadistic guards delight in torture
and use grievances to retaliate against those who demand their rights.
Postage stamps are extremely limited, 30 every 2 weeks, and more
are needed for legal correspondence and also foreign correspondence
Sponsored by: Texas Death Penalty Abolition Movement 2423 Dowling,
Houston, TX 77004 713-523-8454 Email: AbolitionMovement@juno.com
Meetings: First Tuesday of each month, 7-9 PM |
| Monday,
April 14 |
GREEN PARTY Steering Committee
Meeting
The business meeting of the HCGP. This meeting is open to all interested.
|
| Tuesday,
April 15 |
| Execution day vigils whenever Texas kills
someone. Executions scheduled for next two months: March 11, 12,
20, April 15, 22, 23. 5:30 - 6:20 p.m. at Immaculate Heart of Mary
Catholic Church, 7539 Avenue K (just east of I-610 East Loop between
Ship Channel and Lawndale). Sponsored by Texas Coalition to Abolish
the Death Penalty and Texas Death Penalty Abolition Movement. Before
you come, make sure there hasn’t been a stay. Contact Lynn
Furay, 713/726-1266, LFuray33@aol.com |
| Thursday,
April 17 |
GreenWatch
TV
The Harris County Green Party's own call in talk show. Tune in at
9pm on Warner Cable channel 17 or 18 (depending on your area). |
| PERFORMING THE BORDER (Ursula Biemann, 42mins,
1999) Examines the socioeconomic problems of the Mexican-American
border region and Ciudad Juarez in particular where US multinational
corporations assemble electronic and digital equipment. This film
investigates the growing feminization of the global economy and
its impact on Mexican women living and working in the area. Based
on candid interview with Mexican women factory and sex workers as
well as activists and journalists. & DEFENDING OUR LIVES: a
film about domestic violence (Margaret Lazarus, Renner Wunderlich,
Stacey Kabat, 42mins, 1997) A woman in the US is more likely to
be killed by her partner than by any other assailant. The women
in this Oscar winning documentary were forced to defend their lives,
and this film features four women imprisoned for killing their batterers
and their terrifying personal testimonies. The film captures the
cruel irony of putting them behind bars once they have finally escaped
their abusers. Part of Sisterhood is Global‘s film series.
Series assisted by the UH Women’s Studies Program and Dr. Carol
Williams. Subsequent showings are every Thursday except March 6.
Discussions follow screenings. All showings are at 5 p.m. at UH’s
Houston Science Center, Room 102 (the building is located directly
across from the Alumni Center on Holman just behind Agnes Arnold
Hall). Visitor parking in lot 16B; for a charge there is gated parking
in lot 16F, and there is metered parking along entrance 14 and Holman
street. For a map, visit http://www.uh.edu/campus_map/buildings/HSC.html.
For more information, contact Athea Davis, davisathea@hotmail.com,
713/842-2001, or Samantha Rodriguez, samanthamr@hotmail.com, 713/859-9620. |
| Saturday,
April 19 |
| Hold this date for a Peace Festival with
music, food, drink, booths, comraderie and celebration. Builds on
the great success of last year’s festival. Probably will begin
at noon and continue into the evening. Details will be announced
in subsequent calendars. AVOID SCHEDULING EVENTS THAT WOULD CONFLICT
WITH THIS. |
| PROTEST PRISON CONDITIONS AT THE POLUNSKY
UNIT EVERY SATURDAY IN APRIL, 2-5 PM From Houston, take 59 North
to Livingston, Highway 190, go left over freeway for 2 miles and
turn left onto FM 350. Go for 4 miles. Polunsky Unit on your right.
Turn left into the lot across from the prison entrance. STOP HUMAN
RIGHTS VIOLATIONS NOW! TORTURING PRISONERS IS A VIOLATION OF THE
8TH AMMENDMENT TO THE US CONSTITUTION Sleep Deprivation—men
are awakened every 2-3 hours for cell check US Mail is irregular
and slow—includes legal mail and family mail Poor quality and
insufficient amount of food—weight loss/hunger common Shakedowns
are harassment and retaliatory—legal documents are trashed;
also other prisoners’ property, such as eye glasses, radios
Faulty plumbing—toilets and sinks stopped up with excrement
Walls and windows leak when it rains, damaging property and causing
mildew Single-man recreation—men should be allowed to recreate
in groups Lack of television—contributes to depression caused
by isolation Untrained and/or sadistic guards delight in torture
and use grievances to retaliate against those who demand their rights.
Postage stamps are extremely limited, 30 every 2 weeks, and more
are needed for legal correspondence and also foreign correspondence
Sponsored by: Texas Death Penalty Abolition Movement 2423 Dowling,
Houston, TX 77004 713-523-8454 Email: AbolitionMovement@juno.com
Meetings: First Tuesday of each month, 7-9 PM |
| Monday,
April 21 |
GREEN PARTY General Meeting
Houston Downtown Public Library |
| Azizah Al-Hibri, "The Qur'anic Worldview:
A Womanist Perspective." The third in Rice University’s
Women and Gender in Islamic Societies Lecture Series. Sponsored
by The Center for the Study of Cultures and James A.Baker III Institute
for Public Policy. Arab-American Educational Foundation and Study
of Women and Gender, Feminist Reading Group are co-sponsors.Reception
follows talk. 7 p.m. in Baker Hall. RSVP to bipprsvp@rice.edu or
713-348-5794. |
| Tuesday,
April 22 |
| Execution day vigils whenever Texas kills
someone. Executions scheduled for next two months: March 11, 12,
20, April 15, 22, 23. 5:30 - 6:20 p.m. at Immaculate Heart of Mary
Catholic Church, 7539 Avenue K (just east of I-610 East Loop between
Ship Channel and Lawndale). Sponsored by Texas Coalition to Abolish
the Death Penalty and Texas Death Penalty Abolition Movement. Before
you come, make sure there hasn’t been a stay. Contact Lynn
Furay, 713/726-1266, LFuray33@aol.com |
| Wednesday,
April 23 |
| Execution day vigils whenever Texas kills
someone. Executions scheduled for next two months: March 11, 12,
20, April 15, 22, 23. 5:30 - 6:20 p.m. at Immaculate Heart of Mary
Catholic Church, 7539 Avenue K (just east of I-610 East Loop between
Ship Channel and Lawndale). Sponsored by Texas Coalition to Abolish
the Death Penalty and Texas Death Penalty Abolition Movement. Before
you come, make sure there hasn’t been a stay. Contact Lynn
Furay, 713/726-1266, LFuray33@aol.com |
| Sunday,
April 27 |
| The Houston Coalition for Justice Not War will
hold its annual Peace Festival at Talento Bilingue de Houston,
Jensen and Navigation. Indoor and outdoor activities: diverse music,
antiwar film festival, children's activities, poetry, dance, eats
and drinks -- and more! 12:00 noon to 9:00 pm -- $5 per person donation
requested, but no one will be turned away. If you would like to
present an activity or event at this festival, or need more info,
call Diane at (713) 957-4976 or email her at redtobias@aol.com.
|
| |
| Thursday,
May 1 |
GreenWatch
TV
The Harris County Green Party's own call in talk show. Tune in at
9pm on Warner Cable channel 17 or 18 (depending on your area). |
| 2nd annual Women and War Conference at
Stonehave Ranch, San Marcos, Texas. A sampling of panels is War
in the Domestic Sphere, Structural Analysis of the War on Terror,
War in the Holy Land: Women of Palestine and Israel; and Native
American Women: The First Victims of the War on Terror. Participants
will travel to Austin Saturday for the rally (see May 3 entry).
A project of AFSC’s Women’s Nation. For more information,
visit www.madeintexas.org or call 512/370-9553. |
| Saturday,
May 3 |
| Statewide rally in Austin against the war and
U.S. economic, foreign and military policy more generally. Organized
by The Made in Texas Campaign, a project of the American
Friends Service Committee’s Central Region. To work on the
event, call 512/370-9553. Visit www.madeintexas.org. |
| Sunday,
May 4 |
| Server
problems began in early may... sorry for gaps. |
| Monday,
May 12 |
GREEN PARTY Steering Committee
Meeting
The business meeting of the HCGP. This meeting is open to all interested.
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| Thursday,
May 15 |
GreenWatch
TV
The Harris County Green Party's own call in talk show. Tune in at
9pm on Warner Cable channel 17 or 18 (depending on your area). |
| Monday,
May 19 |
GREEN PARTY General Meeting
Houston Downtown Public Library |
| Thursday,
May 29 |
GreenWatch
TV
The Harris County Green Party's own call in talk show. Tune in at
9pm on Warner Cable channel 17 or 18 (depending on your area). |
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| Monday,
August 18 |
| GREEN PARTY General Meeting
Houston Downtown Public Library
WHAT
YOU MISSED: Stirring campaign speeches by Jolanda Jones (candidate
for City Council) and HISD Board candidates Iris Williams, Joseph
Rodriguez, and Mike Gomez. Come next month; you never know who
you might meet! |
| Wednesday,
August 20 |
GREENWATCH
The Harris County Green Party's own call in talk show. Tune in at
9pm on Warner Cable channel 17 or 18 (depending on your area). Local
Hispanic Politics |
| Saturday,
August 23 |
Block Walking/Petitioning for
Endorsed Candidates:
Make a difference doing grassroots democracy. Politics where it
counts: face to face with our fellow voters. Contact Don Cook at
713-705-5594. Candidates include Jolanda Jones for City Council,
and for HISD School Board, Iris Williams(District 2), Mike Gomez
(District 3), Joseph Rodriguez (District 8). |
| Saturday,
August 30 |
Block Walking/Petitioning for
Endorsed Candidates:
Make a difference doing grassroots democracy. Politics where it
counts: face to face with our fellow voters. Contact Don Cook at
713-705-5594. Candidates include Jolanda Jones for City Council,
and for HISD School Board, Iris Williams(District 2), Mike Gomez
(District 3), Joseph Rodriguez (District 8). |
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| Wednesday,
September 3 |
GREENWATCH
The Harris County Green Party's own call in talk show. Tune in at
9pm on Warner Cable channel 17 or 18 (depending on your area). |
| Saturday,
September 6 |
Texas Environmental Leadership
Conference
University of Houston University Center
Saturday, September 6, 2003
8:30 AM - 6:00 PM
See the Texas Public Interest Research
Group website:
www.texpirg.org |
Block Walking/Petitioning for
Endorsed Candidates:
Make a difference doing grassroots democracy. Politics where it
counts: face to face with our fellow voters. Contact Don Cook at
713-705-5594. Candidates include Jolanda Jones for City Council,
and for HISD School Board, Iris Williams(District 2), Mike Gomez
(District 3), Joseph Rodriguez (District 8). |
| Monday,
September 8 |
GREEN PARTY Steering Committee
Meeting
The business meeting of the HCGP. This meeting is open to all interested. |
| early
September (10-13) |
WTO meeting in Cancun, Mexico
(More happened in H'town, but Web'prentice lost archives...) |
| Saturday,
September 13 |
Block Walking/Petitioning for
Endorsed Candidates:
Make a difference doing grassroots democracy. Politics where it
counts: face to face with our fellow voters. Contact Don Cook at
713-705-5594. Candidates include Jolanda Jones for City Council,
and for HISD School Board, Iris Williams(District 2), Mike Gomez
(District 3), Joseph Rodriguez (District 8). |
| Monday,
September 15 |
GREEN PARTY General Meeting
Houston Downtown Public Library |
| Wednesday,
September 17 |
GREENWATCH
The Harris County Green Party's own call in talk show. Tune in at
9pm on Warner Cable channel 17 or 18 (depending on your area). |
| Saturday,
September 20 |
Block Walking/Petitioning for
Endorsed Candidates:
Make a difference doing grassroots democracy. Politics where it
counts: face to face with our fellow voters. Contact Don Cook at
713-705-5594. Candidates include Jolanda Jones for City Council,
and for HISD School Board, Iris Williams(District 2), Mike Gomez
(District 3), Joseph Rodriguez (District 8). |
| Tuesday,
September 23 |
| Howard Zinn speaks
at the U.H. Main Campus at Cullen Performance Hall at 7:30 PM. Doors
open at 7:00 PM. The U H History Dept and others sponsor this event.
For more details call 832-725-6220 or email hgac@riseup.net |
| Wednesday,
September 24 |
| GreenWatchTV
Planning Meeting: Van Loc Restaurant at 3010 Milam, at the intersection
with Anita.
7:00 PM to about 9 or so. |
| Thursday,
September 25 |
Mayoral Forum sponsored by LWV, Channel 8 KUHT,
9 PM
(interesting political stuff, even though we have no dog in
that race -- yet!)
Also of interest to political junkies, this show will be
preceded and overlapped on MSNBC and maybe Fox News channel
as well by a double handful of Democrats discussing who among
them would make a better president than our ex-governor...
|
| Friday,
September 26 |
Friday night
vigils return to Mecom Fountain, 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm, to protest
the continuing state of war in Iraq. Candles and signs will be
available. |
| Saturday,
September 27 |
| Block Walking/Petitioning for
Endorsed Candidates: Make a difference doing grassroots democracy.
Politics where it counts: face to face with our fellow voters. See
Home for Candidates. To schedule, contact
Don Cook (713-705-5594) or Sheven Poole (832-264-3450) |
First meeting of the Gulf Coast
Green Party Black Caucus:
SHAPE Community Center; for further info, contact Gordon Anderson.
Call 281.531.8575, please leave e-mail address and/or phone number. |
Water for People & The
Environment
Conference sponsored by the Lone Star Chapter of the Sierra Club
in partnership with Environmental Defense, National Wildlife Federation,
and others.
Location: University Hilton, University of Houston Main Campus,
Houston, TX
Time: 8:15 AM to 4:30 PM (Pre-register by September 23.)
Contact: For more information & registration forms, visit http://www.texas.sierraclub.org
or contact E-Mail: lonestar.chapter@sierraclub.org
|
| Sunday,
September 28 |
| Flooding forum with
Mayoral, Comptroller and Council candidates
-- 3:30-6:00 PM, Living Word Fellowship Church,
7350 TC Jester --
The more people show up the more we can make the point that upstream
development and lax enforcement of regulations make flooding worse.
Candidates have been given a questionnaire to be discussed at
the event.
Contact George Reiter greiter@uh.edu
or 713-641-2815 and visit www.houstonvotersagainstflooding.com
(After the meeting, you can unwind at the picnic
below) |
Houston Peace and Justice Center's
annual Peace Picnic will be held once again.
Actually a potluck supper, bring a covered dish--entrée/salad,
dessert/bread. It's a time for networking, fellowship, and celebrating
our shared commitment to building a more decent world. Organizations
are invited to table. There will be some artistic performances as
well. 5:30 - 9:00 p.m. at First Congregational
Church, Beinhorn just west of Voss (take Bingle/Voss exit from I-10
and go south to Voss; turn right and the church is on the right
about 300 yds.). Visit http://www.hpjc.org/
and/or contact micah@hal-pc.org |
| Tuesday,
September 30 |
Fair Trade,
not "Free" Trade! CAFTA (Central America Free
Trade Agreement negotiations will be held in Houston, October
20-24. No
CAFTA Coalition planning meeting 7PM each Tuesday
at Maryknoll House, 2360 Rice Blvd. SEE calendar
entry for October 22: Peaceful Demonstration
(contact info below). |
| |
| Wednesday,
October 1 |
GREENWATCH
The Harris County Green Party's own call in talk show. Tune in at
9pm on Warner Cable channel 17 or 18 (depending on your area). This
week our show will feature candidates for HISD board elections --
VOLUNTEER to help
them! |
| Thursday,
October 2 |
Thinking
Green
New
to the Green Party? An old hand? Want to talk about Green values?
Want to discuss Green issues? Wat to learn about the Green Party
without any pressure? Want to socialize with like-minded people?
Then join us for "Thinking Green." Thinking Green does
all these cool things and more every 1st and 3rd Thursday of the
month from 7pm to 9pm. Email
Earl Gerhard for more info. |
| |
| Friday,
October 3 |
Friday night
vigils at Mecom Fountain, 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm, to protest the continuing
state of war Iraq. Candles and signs will be available. |
Anarchist People of Color
Conference
October 3-5, Detroit, Michigan. Check This
Web Site for info. |
| Saturday,
October 4 |
| Block Walking/Petitioning for
Endorsed Candidates: Make a difference doing grassroots democracy.
Politics where it counts: face to face with our fellow voters. See
Home for Candidates. To schedule, contact
Don Cook (713-705-5594) or Sheven Poole (832-264-3450) |
FLASH - Members
of the Houston Women's Caucus for Art will FLASH! you at their
one-day-only 25th anniversary exhibit at The Foundry, an artists'
building just north of downtown. MORE info, SEE http://www.artwomenhouston.org
-- Noon to 10 PM: The Foundry, 1712 Burnett,
Houston 77026
|
| Sunday,
October 5 |
Downtown
peace festival
Sokka Gaikai International will sponsor "Daniel Perl Music
Day" in recognition of the Decade for Non-Violence. Eight
booths are available for displays. 1-5 p.m. on Jones Plaza in
the downtown theater district. For more information, contact Leslie
Golden, 713/440-7976x104, lesjgold@datatudeinc.com |
| Monday,
October 6 |
OCTOBER 4-11:
Keep Space For Peace Week
Iinternational days of protest to stop the militarization of space.
Stop 'Star Wars' research & development (national missile
defense) and other uses of space for military purposes. More:
Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space, http://www.space4peace.org
|
| Tuesday,
October 7 |
| House Party fund raiser for
Jolanda Jones (City Council At-Large Position 3) and Iris
Williams (HISD District 2): 7:00 to 9:00 PM,
hosted by Don and Mary Cook at 7954 Glenheath; call 713-705-5594
to RSVP and get directions. |
HPJC’s
Peace Social: featuring The Houston Peacemaker Support
Group, a newly established interfaith gathering of peacemakers
from across the Houston area. One of its goals is to bring the
faith community and the peace community together in the quest
for peace. 7 p.m. at the Houston Peace & Justice Center, 1627
W. Alabama. For more information, contact Micah McBride, 281/558-0215,
micah@hal-pc.org. |
Fair Trade,
not "Free" Trade! CAFTA (Central America Free
Trade Agreement negotiations will be held in Houston, October
20-24. No
CAFTA Coalition planning meeting 7PM each Tuesday
at Maryknoll House, 2360 Rice Blvd. SEE calendar
entry for October 21: Peaceful Demonstration
(contact info below). |
| Wednesday,
October 8 |
| Panel Discussion on the Death
Penalty had been incorrectly listed here for this evening; please
accept apologies for this mistake and correct your calendar... |
| Thursday,
October 9 |
Panel Discussion on the
Death Penalty - Amnesty International groups in Houston
observe the National Weekend of Faith in Action by hosting Houston
religious leaders to discuss the immorality of 'legal' executions..
7-9 PM at the University of St. Thomas, Cullen Hall , 4001 Mt.
Vernon St., Houston, TX 77006. (Co-sponsored by Pax Christi &
Texas Coalition against the Death Penalty) There is no charge
for this event. For more information: 281.419.0661 or 713.529.3826.
For maps & directions: http://stthom.edu/map/index.html
(Amnesty International/Group 23 meets 1st Wednesday, 7 p.m.
at the Olive Branch Meeting Room of the Maryknoll House, 2360
Rice Blvd. Contact:(281)587-5386.) See http://www.amnestyhouston.org/
for up to date information. or http://houston.indymedia.org/news/2003/10/16380.php |
| Program on CAFTA, Houston Peace
Forum, First Unitarian Church, 5200 Fannin |
| Friday,
October 10 |
Friday night
vigils at Mecom Fountain, 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm, to protest the continuing
state of war Iraq. Candles and signs will be available. |
| Saturday,
October 11 |
| Block Walking/Petitioning for
Endorsed Candidates: Make a difference doing grassroots democracy.
Politics where it counts: face to face with our fellow voters. See
Home for Candidates. To schedule, contact
Don Cook (713-705-5594) or Sheven Poole (832-264-3450) |
| Green Festival: Austin
Convention Center (two days, organized by Global Exchange)
See www.greenfestivals.com/austin.htm |
| Sunday,
October 12 |
| Green Festival: Austin
Convention Center (two days, organized by Global Exchange)
See www.greenfestivals.com/austin.htm |
| Monday,
October 13 |
GREEN PARTY Steering Committee
Meeting
The business meeting of the HCGP. This meeting is open to all interested. |
| Tuesday,
October 14 |
Fair Trade,
not "Free" Trade! CAFTA (Central America Free
Trade Agreement negotiations will be held in Houston, October
20-24. No
CAFTA Coalition planning meeting 7PM each Tuesday
at Maryknoll House, 2360 Rice Blvd. SEE calendar
entry for October 21: Peaceful Demonstration
(contact info below). |
| Wednesday,
October 15 |
GreenWatch
TV
The Harris County Green Party's own call in talk show. Tune in at
9pm on Warner Cable channel 17 or 18 (depending on your area). This
week our show will feature Ada
Edwards and Annise
Parker --also VOLUNTEER
to help Green endorsed candidates! |
| Thursday,
October 16 |
Hear
Sue Lovell,
HCGP endorsed candidate for City Council, At-Large Position 4,
on the George Reiter show, KPFT 90.1 FM Radio, 10-11 am |
Starting at 6
pm at 3015 Richmond, Jeffrey M. Smith, author of Seeds of Deception,
will discuss GMOs and bio-engineered foods, and the dangers they
present.
CEC will be providing books available for purchase at the event.
Mr. Smith will be available for signing after his talk. The event
is free and open to the public, Donations are appreciated. The
explosive exposé Seeds of Deception by Jeffrey M. Smith
documents significant health dangers of genetically modified (GM)
foods and the intense industry influence and political corruption
that allow them on the market. Hailed as the best book on the
topic, many believe that the revelations in this book can topple
an industry.
|
Thinking
Green
New
to the Green Party? An old hand? Want to talk about Green values?
Want to discuss Green issues? Wat to learn about the Green Party
without any pressure? Want to socialize with like-minded people?
Then join us for "Thinking Green." Thinking Green does
all these cool things and more every 1st and 3rd Thursday of the
month from 7pm to 9pm. Email
Earl Gerhard for more info. |
| Friday,
October 17 |
Friday night vigils at Mecom Fountain, 6:00 pm to 8:00 PM
Protest the continuing state of war in Iraq
Candles and signs will be available
|
www.latinosporlapaz.org
*** CHENEY'S IN TOWN -- PROTEST!!! ***
MAIN @ SUNSET
Meet up at Mecom Fountain
BRING SIGNS!
Spread the word!
|
4 PM protest at Maxxam headquarters (5847 San Felipe)
Don't let them cut the remaining 3% of old growth forests
to line their pockets!
call the DSEF! cell phone any time for directions to where we
are all weekend: 713-291-4328.
|
| Saturday,
October 18 |
Block Walking
for Candidates -- 9:00 AM and 1:00 PM
Make a difference doing grassroots democracy -- Politics
where it counts: face to face with our fellow voters
See Home for Candidates and Volunteer
To schedule, contact Don Cook (713.705.5594), Sheven
Poole (713 532-3345), Gordon Anderson (281.531.8575) |
| Texas 4th
Annual March to Stop Executions: Austin, 1:00 PM
Texas Death Penalty Abolition Movement has chartered a bus which
will leave Houston at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 18th from
Nation of Islam Mosque #45 at 4443 Old Spanish Trail (between
Scott & Cullen) and return there that same evening. Bring
water and pack food. eMail for directions or details, or phone
713-523-8454. See texasmoratorium.org
|
Debate among candidates for HISD Position 3
4:00
PM at Leisure Learning Center, 2990 Richmond, 6th Floor
come and support Jo!
(GreenWatch TV and KPFT Radio plan coverage)
All four candidates have confirmed: Shelly Sekula-Gibbs, Renee
Hicks, Peter Brown, and Jolanda
Jones
|
| Sunday,
October 19 |
Volunteer
to Walk the Block for Candidates
1:00 PM
Don Cook 713-705-5594, Sheven Poole 713
532-3345, Gordon Anderson 281.531.8575 |
Central American solidarity activists under the leadership
of CRECEN* will rally at 4 p.m. in front of the Westin Galleria
Hotel on W. Alabama St. just west of the I-610 Loop. The initial
gathering is at the CRECEN office, 6601
Hillcroft, at 3:30 p.m.. From there people will walk to the
hotel. (No
CAFTA Houston)
|
| Monday,
October 20 |
Aldo Gonzalez of Witness for Peace and UNOSJO
(Union of Organizations of the Sierra Juarez Oaxaca) will be
at the University of Houston at noon discussing the impact of
"free trade" on Latin America. Aldo will also be speaking
at other events during the day. See below.
|
GREEN PARTY General Meeting
-- Important: candidates to appear!
Come out and join the Green Party at its General Monthly -- open
to all interested people. We meet the third Monday of each month
in the Houston Downtown Public Library at 500 McKinney, Concourse
Meeting Room (go down the escalator to the basement, turn left,
and go through the turnstile marked EXIT). The Downtown Library
offers underground (paid) parking, or free onstreet parking after
6pm. Our meetings start shortly after 6:30 PM and end before 9:00
PM when the library closes. Many of us continue to discuss matters
afterwards outside the library or elsewhere. |
No CAFTA!
No FTAA! Another World is Possible! MANY ACTIONS THROUGHOUT THE
WEEK. See Stop
CAFTA and No
CAFTA Houston
Today, a rally starts at 4 p.m. in Grady Park, 1700 Yorktown.
Organizers have permit to march from the park to the Westin Galleria
Hotel at 5060 W. Alabama, site of the negotiations. The rally
there begins at 5 p.m. |
In Solidarity with Animals
will join the march when it gets to the Galleria. Before then,
it will be protesting “Neiman Carcass” at the Neiman
Marcus Post Oak Entrance of the Galleria.
|
| Tuesday,
October 21 |
Aldo Gonzalez
of Witness for Peace and UNOSJO (Union of Organizations of the
Sierra Juarez Oaxaca) will be speaking at the University of St.
Thomas at 12:30 and 4:30 in Tiller Hall. |
DEMONSTRATION
against CAFTA:
Assemble 6:00 PM at the corner of S. Post Oak and W. Alabama.
March to Westin Galleria Hotel, 5060 W. Alabama., then march on
the sidewalks to the hotel at 5060 W. Alabama for the demonstration.
Endorsers say: CAFTA (Central America Free Trade Agreement)
is a proposed commercial pact between the governments of the U.S.
and five Central American countries. It is not really about free
trade -- it is about helping giant corporations amass more profits.
For more information, call the No CAFTA Coalition at (281) 534-7638,
(713) 942-9752, (832) 493-0508, or (713) 524-3927; and/or visit
the new website at http://www.NoCAFTAHouston.org
and http://www.stopcafta.org/ |
CRECEN “information forum and dialogue”
at 6:30 p.m. at the Courtyard Marriott, 3131 W. Loop South (corner
Richmond and I-610 Loop.
|
| Wednesday,
October 22 |
October
22 Coalition to Stop Police Brutality, Repression, and the
Criminalization of a Generation. Recent news story on
KPFT mentioned bullhorn and amplifier issues in city parks...
Was being negotiated as of last week.
Stay tuned! |
CRECEN news
conference at 1 p.m. at at the Courtyard Marriott, 3131 W. Loop
South (corner Richmond and I-610 Loop. No
CAFTA Houston |
Maria Domingo, Mayan human-rights activist,
will speak on Guatemala and CAFTA at the University
of Houston at 7 PM. For location, Check the STOP
CAFTA website later in the week, or No
CAFTA Houston
|
| Thursday,
October 23 |
Maria Domingo, Mayan human-rights activist,
will speak on Guatemala and CAFTA at the University
of Houston at 7 PM. For location, Check the STOP
CAFTA website later in the week, or No
CAFTA Houston
|
| Friday,
October 24 |
Friday night
vigils at Mecom Fountain, 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm, to protest the continuing
state of war Iraq. Candles and signs will be available. |
The Fat City
Bike Club is devoting its monthly Critical Mass Bike Ride to riding
the CAFTA negotiators out of town. Gather at
6 p.m. in Market Square Park, downtown at the corner of Travis
and Congress.
|
| Saturday,
October 25 |
Block Walking
for Candidates -- 9:00 AM and 1:00 PM
Make a difference doing grassroots democracy -- Politics
where it counts: face to face with our fellow voters
See Home for Candidates and Volunteer
To schedule, contact Don Cook (713.705.5594), Sheven
Poole (713 532-3345), Gordon Anderson (281.531.8575) |
National mobilization against
War, Washington, D.C.
(Join United
for Peace and Justice and ANSWER
in unity)
*** In Houston: 1:00 PM at Mickey Leland
Federal Bldg. (1919 Smith) ***
+++ Rally 1:30-3:30 PM, Tranquility Park (Smith and Rusk) +++
National Mobilization to End the Occupations of Iraq and Afghanistan.
Endorsed by all the major peace organizations, the biggest gathering
will be in D.C. In Houston, there will be a simultaneous demonstration
starting at the Mickey Leeland Bldg and ending in tranquility
Park
** Speakers will include: Dick Underhill, Texas Coordinator for
Veterans for Peace, Anne Bayerkohler, Military Families Speak
Out, Henry Cooper, Latinos Por La Paz.
** Brief messages from candidates for local office who support
peace
**Live music and sound system by SOUNDCHICK!
For more information and/or to endorse, contact Ken Freeland,
kenfree@ev1.net |
| The Houston Women's Festival
- the largest annual event for the women's community in Texas. Last
year, 1756 tickets were sold and 300 vendors participated. It's
a celebration of music, art, culture, and community. It will be
held in Jones Plaza in the downtown Theater District. For more information,
write the Houston Women's Festival, P.O. Box 70102, Houston 77270. |
| Sunday,
October 26 |
RADIO:
at 7:00 am, the candidates for HISD, District 2 Iris Williams,
Kevin Hoffmann, and Larry Williams -- have been invited to appear
on Ada Edwards' radio program on The Box, 99.7 FM. Iris
has accepted. Please listen.
. |
Volunteer
to Walk the Block for Candidates
1:00 PM
Don Cook 713-705-5594, Sheven Poole 713
532-3345, Gordon Anderson 281.531.8575 |
| Monday,
October 27 |
Press
Conference for Candidates endorsed
by HCGP
11:00 AM on the steps of City Hall
(contact Gordon Anderson, 281.531.8575) |
Health physicist
Doug Rokke, Major, U.S. Army (ret.) and former
director of the U.S. Army's Depleted Uranium Project, will be
in Houston these two days educating on the health and environmental
consequences of our use of depleted uranium ordnance in the two
Gulf wars and the Balkans.
10 a.m. News conference outside the VA hospital,
corner Holcombe and Almeda.
3 p.m. Talk at University of Houston, Agnes Arnold
Hall Rm. 110. Sponsored by the Physics Department.
7 p.m. Talk at Rice University, Space Sciences
Building (SS) Rm. 106. Sponsors are the Muslim Public Affairs
Committee-Houston and American-Arab Anti-discrimination Committee,
Houston.
For more information, contact Lee Loe, 713 524 2682, leeloe@igc.org
|
| Tuesday,
October 28 |
Doug Rokke
continues educating about the effects of depleted uranium. (see
PAST for bio sort
of info... scroll to the bottom of the page when you get there.)
Noon Brown bag discussion at UT Health Science
Center-Houston School of Public Health, Rm. 102A, 1200 Hermann
Pressler (off Bertner S of Holcombe Blvd).
7 p.m. Talk at First Unitarian Universalist Church,
5200 Fannin (corner Southmore). $10 donation requested, but no
one turned away.
For more information, contact Lee Loe, 713 524 2682, leeloe@igc.org
|
| Wednesday,
October 29 |
GreenWatch
TV
The Harris County Green Party's own call in talk show. Tune in at
9pm on Warner Cable channel 17 or 18 (depending on your area). OUR
PRE-ELECTION DAY SHOW! We will feature candidates
for Houston City Council: Sue
Lovell (At-Large Position 4) and Dennis Carter (District A);
possibly also Maliki
Sims (District C). |
| Friday,
October 31 |
Friday night
vigils at Mecom Fountain, 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm, to protest the continuing
state of war Iraq. Candles and signs will be available. |
| |
| Saturday,
November 1 |
An oral history
party put on by The Center for the Healing of Racism in partnership
with the James Byrd Jr. Foundation for Racial Healing. People
are invited to “tell their own story.” 9 a.m. to 1
p.m. at Houston Community College’ Southeast Campus, Hwy.
288 South at Airport Blvd. |
Block Walking
for Candidates -- 9:00 AM and 1:00 PM
Make a difference doing grassroots democracy. Politics where it
counts: face to face with our fellow voters. VOLUNTEER
LAST CHANCE BEFORE ELECTION!!!
see HOME for list of candidates.
Contact Don Cook 713-705-5594, Sheven
Poole 713-532-3345, Gordon Anderson 281-531-8575 |
Death
Penalty Film and Speaker
6:00 pm in Mini-Hall of St. Bernadette
Catholic Church in Clear Lake (15500 El Camino Real), Social Justice
group welcomes Linda White, national board member
from " Murder
Victims Families for Reconciliation" to discuss the death
penalty. Linda says that the death penalty "is about who
we are as a society, not what the offender has done to deserve
this punishment. As long as we model killing as an appropriate
response, we will continue to be the most violent society within
the highly developed nations". Linda's daughter was abducted,
raped and murdered in 1986. This moved Linda to study grief and
loss in order to help others. She now shares her learnings as
an adjunct professor of Psychology and Philosophy at Sam Houston
State University in Huntsville, Texas.Prior to Linda's talk a
short film, "Balancing the Scales", concerning the death
penalty in Texas will be shown. Refreshments will be served.
Contact: tgederberg@yahoo.com |
Houston Alumni
Organization will "honor" U.S. Rep. Tom Delay
at its "Red and White Ball" at the new Campus Rec and
Wellness Center, 7:00 PM
(directions at http://www.uh.edu/campus_map/buildings/CRWC.html)
Tom Delay's policies and ideas on Education, the Environment,
Workers, Women, Sexual Orientation, and, in fact, Democracy,
are opposed to the ideas of diversity, equality and fairness
that a University is supposed to encourage.
Let's give Tom Delay a big "welcome"
on Saturday Night.
Tell him what we think!
(some say: Meet at the Rec and Wellness Center at 6:30;
some say: Gather at 6 PM, Calhoun @ Spur 5;
some say: Cullen and University)
All say: COME!!!
|
| Sunday,
November 2 |
Volunteer
to Walk the Block for Candidates
1:00 PM
Contact phone numbers: Don Cook 713-705-5594, Sheven
Poole 713-532-3345, Gordon Anderson 281-531-8575 |
Three-time Nobel
Peace Prize nominee Kathy Kelly of Voices
in the Wilderness will deliver a talk entitled “Eyewitness
to War, Witness for Peace” in the activity center of St.
Mary’s Catholic, 603 Church Ave., College Station,
TX. The talk will recount her experiences of being a peacemaker
in solidarity with the Iraqi people during the war on Iraq and
its aftermath. For the time, contact Cody Sain, 797/847-1865,
niasain@tamu.edu, or Kristopher
Cowles, 797/775-4771, kristofer@thecowlesfamily.com.
(Personal note: Kathy Kelly moves me every time I hear her speak,
which is usually on KPFT,
and most often on Flashpoints
hosted by Dennis Bernstein. Art B.)
|
Latinos
Por La Paz Presents:
Día de los Muertos/Day of the Dead
7:00 PM at Super Happy Fun Land!
2610 Ashland (between Shepherd and Yale in the Heights)
Website: http://latinosporlapaz.org
E-Mail: talvarez@houston.rr.com
An evening of music, poetry, art, et cetera in commemoration
of the people who have died in the war on Iraq.
Proceeds from the event will be donated to Voices
in the Wilderness for efforts in Iraq.
If you would like to participate in the event as a musician,
artist, poet, etc. please contact Tara Ramos at Tararamos@yahoo.com
or 281-759-2954
(Echoing KPFT
Community Calendar yet again)
|
“Remembering
Edward Said,” a tribute to one of the most
influential intellects and activists of the 20th century, who
died September 25. Speakers will be Dr. Ussama Makdisi, associate
professor of History at Rice University, and Husam Aboul-ela,
assistant professor of Comparative Literature at UH. The event
is sponsored by the Arab-American Cultural & Community Center
(ACC) and the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee-Houston
Chapter. 2:30 p.m. at ACC Ballroom, 10555 Stancliff Road.
|
Liz Carpenter,
nationally known speaker, author and political activist, will
keynote RESULTS‘ annual Barbeque Dinner. James Michener
said that Texas never had a truer daughter than Liz Carpenter.
The event is a fundraiser for RESULTS, a non-partisan, grass-roots
citizens’ advocacy group creating the political will to
end hunger and the worst poverty. There is no fixed charge or
contribution; any amount will be gratefully accepted. 5-7:30 p.m.
at First Unitarian Universalist Church, 5200 Fannin. For more
information, call David Schubert, 713-/665 -7866.
|
| Monday,
November 3 |
7:30 PM The Rothko Chapel 1409 Sul Ros
cordially invites you to hear
CORINNE KUMAR
speak on
WOMEN'S AND HUMAN RIGHTS
A passionate and tireless activist for the rights of women,
Corinne Kumar is the international coordinator of the World
Court of Women. "We need to hear the voices of women in
the third world," she has said. In the safety of the World
Court women survivors and those who resisted violence can tell
their stories themselves. The World Court challenges the dominant
rights discourse that has failed to respond to the violence
of our times and invites us to create a new political space
and, in the process a new politics, a new political imaginary.
Ms. Kumar is also Secretary General of El Taller, an international
network of non-governmental organizations and social movements
headquartered in Tunis. By listening to voices on the periphery,
El Taller seeks to communicate alternative non-violent approaches
across cultures by challenging the dominant discourse on development,
human rights, gender, and the environment.
A sociologist, Corinne Kumar is also Co-President of the Asian
Women's Human Rights Council, and founder of TUNISIA
The program is free and all are welcome. Seating is limited
and on a first come, first served basis, but reservations are
recommended. For more information, please call 713-524-9839
or email info@rothkochapel.org
Visit our website at www.rothkochapel.org
and, for this event, click on "Event Information."
|
| Tuesday,
November 4 |
| Election
Day: VOTE!
|
| Election
Day: VOTE!
|
| Election
Day: VOTE!
|
If you can get some time off, help progressive candidates
by working the polls.
Volunteers are needed to hand out flyers and push cards.
Contact Gordon Anderson at 281-531-8575, Sheven Poole at 713-532-3345,
and Don Cook at 713-705-5594.
VOLUNTEER!
Furthermore: All you Environmentalists?
Help clean up the neighborhoods: GET THOSE SIGNS!!!
recycle, reclaim, and reuse.
run-offs likely...
CALL
TO ACTION!
|
| Wednesday,
November 5 |
|
| Thursday,
November 6 |
Thinking
Green, (1st
and 3rd Thursday of the month from 7pm to 9pm)
This
is the First Thursday of an Odd Month, so it's session 1: Grassroots
Democracy and HCGP information (currently at Mykonos,
2181 Richmond)
|
| Friday,
November 7 |
Friday night vigils
at Mecom Fountain, 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm, to protest the continuing
state of war Iraq. Candles and signs will be available. |
The First Friday
Forum features Bob Buzzanco, UH professor of history, speaking
on globalization. This forum falls between the recent CAFTA negotiations
in Houston and the Free Trade of the Americas Agreement negotiations
in Miami November 20-21, so the focus is timely. 7:30 p.m. at
the Maryknoll House, 2360 Rice Blvd.
|
| Saturday,
November 8 |
What: Radical Encuentro Camp
http://www.RadicalEncuentro.org
When: NOVEMBER 7-9 2003
Where: Rhizome Collective Warehouse
300 Allen St. Austin,Tx. 78702
Our Mission:The Radical Encuentro camp organizes to build solidarity
amongst diverse communities, grassroots organizers and activist
groups in Tejas and beyond. Through the use of popular education
and connecting our struggles, we are developing skills, strategies
and tactics to further our movements in general moving us from
resistance to revolutionary consciousness and actions.
Our Special guest will be: ROBERT KING WILKERSON of the Angola
3, a former Black Panther, and
recent political prisoner
For more, see the web site referenced at the top of this entry...
|
| Sunday,
November 9 |
KPFT Local Station
Board Candidate "Meet and Greet" number one.
3-5 pm at 419 Lovett. Click
here for more information. |
| Tuesday,
November 11 |
5:30-7:00
PM: Texas Fair Trade Coalition reception with Robert
K. Stumberg (Professor of Law; Clinical Director, Harrison Institute
for Public Law)
Hosted by our friend, the Honorable Sissy Farenthold; Lamar
Tower Garden Room; 2929 Buffalo Speedway, Houston, Texas; suggested
donation to TFTC: $25
Click
here for details, and/or contact Lesley
Ramsey at (512) 472-1915, or email: Lesley@texasfairtrade.org
|
KPFT Local Station
Board Candidate "Meet and Greet" number two.
6-8 pm at 419 Lovett. Click
here for more information. |
| Wednesday,
November 12 |
GreenWatch
TV
The Harris County Green Party's own call in talk show. Tune in at
9pm on Warner Cable channel 17 or 18 (depending on your area). TODAY'S
TOPIC: Iraq Quagmire, including material from Doug
Rokke's recent Houston appearance discussing the use of depleted
uranium. And What Do Iraqi People Want? And Military Families for
Reconciliation. |
| Thursday,
November 13 |
The Houston Peace
Forum features immigration justice advocate Maria Jimenez, long
time immigration activist Maria Jimenez. She‘ll be describing
the Immigrant Workers Freedom Ride from Texas and around the country
that took place September 26- October 4. Inspired by the Freedom
Rides of the Civil Rights Movement, participants converged on
Washington, D. C. and met with members of Congress, then traveled
to New York for a mass rally. Other members of the Texas riders
will also be present. 7:30 p.m. at First Unitarian Universalist
Church, Rm. 302 , 5200 Fannin St. For more information, call Pat
Nichols, 713/681-6267. |
| Friday,
November 14 |
Friday night vigils
at Mecom Fountain, 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm, to protest the continuing
state of war Iraq. Candles and signs will be available. |
SOUTHMORE HOUSE 3107 Leeland (at Palmer)
sometime in the evening
some money to get in maybe
713-299-4996
http://southmore.tripod.com/directions.html
recent info:
7:30 Doors open
Matt Sonzala DJs Reprogrammed Radio.
9:00 Poetry in Reverse, MC EK Keith, music, images,
even more poetry, sound, vox humana, and beats
11:00 David Rovics
(And a possible manifestation by the left reverend Jim Hightower
|
| Saturday,
November 15 |
|
First
Annual HPJC Awards Dinner
Houston Peace and Justice Center holds its first awards and fundraising
dinner this evening. Keynote speaker and main awardee will be
Oakland, CA U.S. Representative Barbara Lee, the only member of
Congress to vote against authorizing Bush to invade Afghanistan.
See HPJC
Calendar
|
7:30 PM; 2949 Dunvale at Westheimer
Jose Vargas Jr. (15) was killed by an off duty officer in a
local Houston movie theatre parking lot. Come demonstrate. Witness
for justice!!
CLICK HERE
FOR MORE
|
| Sunday,
November 16 |
|
KPFT Local Station
Board Candidate "Meet and Greet" number three.
3-5 pm at 419 Lovett. Click
here for more information. |
6:00 PM public lecture/book signing -- Meet the Director of
Rosenburg Fund for Children, www.rfc.org
In 1953, when Robert Meeropol was six years old, the United
States Government executed his parents for "conspiring
to steal the secret of the atomic bomb." Ethel and Julius
Rosenberg left behind a legacy that was both a burden and a
gift to their younger son. He has written:
AN EXECUTION IN THE FAMILY: One Son's Journey
. Houston Jewish Book Fair, JCC of Houston, 5601 South Braeswood,
Houston, TX
Series Ticket Holder free, JCC Member $5, Public $8. Call 713-551-7255
|
| Monday,
November 17 |
GREEN
PARTY General Meeting
(AGENDA)
-- POSTPONED DUE TO WEATHER
-- check here later for updates as to rescheduling, if that's
what happens... Meanwhile, stay safe, stay dry, if you can. Best
of luck. |
| Tuesday,
November 18 |
KUHT
Channel 8 TV, 9-10 pm: The
Connection (a regular TV magazine-type show) will explore
the state of democracy in our country. Plans include Jerry Larson
(co-chair, Harris County Green Party, ears now burning) as one
of several guests representing local political parties. (To
be repeated Sunday at 5 pm) |
| Wednesday,
November 19 |
KPFT Local Station
Board Candidate "Meet and Greet" number four.
6-8 pm at 419 Lovett. Click
here for more information. |
"What
Now?: The U.S. after the Takeover of Iraq,” a talk by Herb
Rothschild of Peace Action, will set current foreign/military
policy in the context of our nation's long-standing, though unevenly
pursued, imperial aspirations. Beginning with reflections on the
nature of empire, he will consider the way the debacle in Vietnam
and the Islamic resurgence in the 1970's lent urgency to the policies
that began to be implemented with the first Gulf War and have
been brought to a doubtful fruition by the present administration.
Sponsored by the Globalization Forum. 7:30 pm
at the Olive Branch Meeting Room of Maryknoll House, 2360 Rice
Blvd. (just west of Greenbriar; above garage behind main building).
For more information, contact Joan Denkler, 713/467-2996, jndenkler@aol.com.
|
| Thursday,
November 20 |
Thinking
Green, (1st
and 3rd Thursday of the month from 7pm to 9pm)
This
is the Third Thursday of an Odd Month, so it's Session
2: Ecological Wisdom, Consensus Decision-Making
and HCGP information (currently at Mykonos, 2181 Richmond)
|
Free
Trade of the Americas Agreement negotiations in Miami November
20-21 Stop
FTAA in Miami! And
add this to your tracking tool: FTAA
IMC
Local
link to David Rovics commentary on both FTAA in Miami and SOAW
in Georgia, courtesy
Bonnie
|
| Friday,
November 21 |
School
of the Americas Watch - (Ft. Benning GA) November 21-23
Join the annual pilgrimage to Fort Benning, Georgia, home of the
infamous SOA (now known as WHISC: Western Hemisphere Institute
for Security Cooperation). The U.S. has used the SOA to train
over 60,000 Latin American Soldiers in Counter-Insurgency, Sniper
Training, Psychological Warfare and Interrogation Tactics. Hundreds
of Thousands of Latin America's poor have been tortured, raped
and massacred by SOA graduates. For information on taking the
bus from Austin call Jeff at (512) 272-4065 or John at (512) 447-9352
For General Information Go To www.soaw.org
Texas Solidarity Demonstration in San Antonio: CLICK
HERE
|
The Community
Dialogue at SHAPE will focus on the criminalization of a large
percentage of African American men. One in 7 Black men has lost
the right to vote, and the number of Black men in prison will
soon hit the million mark. Many are imprisoned on racially applied
drug charges. Invited panelists are Darryl Williams, Williams
Resources; Sadiki Kadirifu, Texas Inmate Families Ass'n.; Mike
Roberson, Fifth Ward Enrichment Program; Jolanda Jones, attorney
and community activist; Donald Haynes, Asst. Chief, Arson Div.,
Houston Fire Dept.; and Robin E. Taylor, HIV educator and anger
management counselor.
6:30 p.m. at SHAPE Community Center, 3815 Live Oak. For
more information, Anelle Williams, 713/785-3827, sunwoman22@sbcglobal.net.
|
| Saturday,
November 22 |
|
Vegetarian
Society Thanksgiving Dinner
6:00 PM at The Moveable Feast, I-10 & Echo Lane
details at www.vshouston.org |
| Sunday,
November 23 |
|
KPFT Local Station
Board Candidate "Meet and Greet" number five.
3-5 pm at 419 Lovett. Click
here for more information. |
SOA
Watch continues - (Ft. Benning GA) see above; PLUS:
Texas Solidarity Demonstration With The
School Of The Americas Rally (San Antonio) 1:00 p.m. Lackland
Air Force Base San Antonio, Texas. For details on location to
gather for caravan to Lackland from downtown see www.iconmedia.org/mdp/iaafa/ |
KUHT
Channel 8 TV, 5-6 pm: The
Connection repeats the show from last Tuesday, exploring the
state of democracy in our country. (Jerry Larson, co-chair, Harris
County Green Party, to be one of several guests representing local
political parties.) |
"The Power
of Creative, Active Nonviolence," a presentation by Janet
Chisholm, Coordinator of Nonviolence Programs for the Fellowship
of Reconciliation. She’ll be in Houston to lead a four-day
training of 24 new facilitators in “From Violence to Wholeness,“
a peace education curriculum being promoted here by the Decade
of Nonviolence-Houston. 6 p.m. at St. Stephen's
Episcopal Church, 1805 W. Alabama (corner Woodhead). |
| Monday,
November 24 |
Vigils for Eli
Escobar, the 14-year old boy murdered by Houston police
Friday night. First vigil at 6 PM where he was shot and killed.
Second vigil at 9:30 outside the mayoral candidate debate at Channel
26 studios. See HoustonCopWatch
for details. |
Texas Federation
of Teachers holds a rally at Tom Delay's congressional offices
in Fort Bend. Immediate issue: Delay refuses to allow H.R. 594
to reach the House floor despite its having garnered more than
200 sponsors. The resolution would eliminate laws that prevent
teachers and school employees from collecting Social Security
after they retire into the Teacher Retirement System. 10:30-11:30
a.m. at 10701 Corporate Dr, Ste 118 in Stafford,. For more information,
email jmastas@sbcglobal.net.
|
7:30 pm - "Spin"
by Brian Springer - Film Screening @ Dean's Credit
Clothing -- 316 Main St. (sponsored by Aurora Picture Show; contact
713-868-2101) |
| Tuesday,
November 25 |
Attend City Council's
meeting with Corpus
Justice and Civilians
Down at 9 a.m. to speak about the murder of Eli Escobar,
the 14-year old boy shot and killed by Houston police Friday-night..
Call the city secretary at 713-247-3555 to reserve time to speak. |
| Wednesday,
November 26 |
Protest the killing
of Eli Escobar. Demonstration in front of HPD
headquarters, 1200 Travis at Polk at 12 noon. (Sponsored by the
Nanon Williams Support Association and Texas Death Penalty Abolition
Movement.) See HoustonCopWatch
and BACKGROUND |
| GreenWatch
TV: The Evening of Thanksgiving. A virus called CONSUMPTION
infects our country, and it threatens to consume our planet. When
Europeans entered the "Americas" a major change occurred...
For this fortnight's TV show, we host people of the Simplicity Movement
and entertain ideas from such sites as Affluenza
and Adbusters |
| Thursday,
November 27 |
|
| Friday,
November 28 |
|
WHAT: Houston
Simplicity Network’s 2nd Annual “BUY NOTHING DAY”
BARTER FAIR and After-Thanksgiving “potluck”
WHEN: 11 am to 2 pm (eat around noon.)
WHERE: Live Oak Friends Meetinghouse – 1318 West 26th Street,
Houston 77018
WHY: To practice simplicity and provide an alternative to media-driven
consumerism
For more information get in touch with Victoria Albright at Albrightv@yahoo.com
Phone: 713-699-8424
|
| Saturday,
November 29 |
|
7
pm to midnight,
GREEN
PARTY PARTY
at Super
Happy Fun Land
2610 Ashland (just north of 26th between Yale and
Shepherd)
Socializing, Snacks, Candidates, Music
including David
Rovics and
7th
Generation Rise
CLICK HERE
FOR SCHEDULE
(No
admission fee required; donation requested at the door)
Are you a Green? If you agree with our Key Values, then you're
invited!
THE FOUR PILLARS: Non-violence, Social Justice, Ecological Wisdom,
Grassroots Democracy.
|
| Sunday,
November 30 |
|
| |
| Monday,
December 1 |
The Harris County Republican Party vs Maria Jimenez at 4:00
PM, Municipal Court #15, 1400 Lubbock, Houston, Texas A judge
will decide: Did Maria Jimenez "assault by contact"
the Executive Director of the HCRP when attempting to deliver
2000 letters opposing their Executive Committee decision to
support federalizing local police to enforce immigration law?
In 34 years as a community activist, this is first time Maria
has been so unjustly accused. SHOW YOUR SUPPORT FOR MARIA JIMENEZ
- BE PRESENT AT COURT. For more information: (713)923-8132.
El 1 de Diciembre, A las 4:00 PM; Corte Municipal # 15 - Un
juez decidira: Si Maria Jimenez "asalto por contacto"
al Director Ejecutivo del HCRP cuando intento dejarles 2000
cartas de oposicion a la decision de su Comite Ejecutivo de
apoyar darles a la policia local el poder federal de hacer cumplir
leyes migratorias? En mas de 3 decadas como activista comunitaria,
esta es la primera vez que se la hace a Maria tan injusta acusacion.
MUESTRE SU APOYO POR MARIA JIMENEZ: ESTE PRESENTE EN LA CORTE.
|
|
| Tuesday,
December 2 |
“Converging
in Houston: A World AIDS Day Performance” will give Houstonians
a chance to participate in an international response to the global
AIDS crisis. A joint venture of DiverseWorks and Voices Breaking
Boundaries, the event features a multi-ethnic, multi-national
line-up of artists, academics, and activists conveying the impact
of HIV/AIDS on communities. There is a door charge. 8 p.m. at
Diverse Works. 1117 East Frwy. For more information, contact info@voicesbreakingboundaries.org
or 713/223-8346 |
7:00
PM at the Dominican Sisters Meeting Room, 6500 Almeda Road
Please join us in HONORING MARTYRS OF FREEDOM
On the 23rd anniversary of the murder of four American churhwomen
in EL Salvador, we invite you to honor Central American martyrs
and all those who have given their lives for freedom and justice
in the civil rights movement and the immigrants rights movement.
The event will consist of a short prayer service followed by a
Reception hosted by the Dominican Sisters.
Sponsored by the Dominican Sisters of Houston and the Immigrant
Workers Freedom Riders |
DREAM ACT ORGANIZING
MEETING - Youth in Schools!!
9-11 am; UH Agnes Arnold Hall, room 323 (entrance
14 off Cullen)
First organizing meeting for the DREAM act. This legislation will
allow immigrant youth who graduate from high school to attend
university at in-state tuition rates. There is strong support,
but there is also a strong ORGANIZED anti-immigrant flock in Houston.
These will be bimonthly meetings to build bridges between those
interested and supporting the DREAM Act as well as public support
for the measure.
This is a GREAT issue to get involved in, especially through Campus
Greens or by galvanizing Campus Greens chapters (at your high
school too!) The effort is led by leading activists in the latino
community.
Contacts: David Johnston 713-787-1715 (office) 713-857-8041 (cell)
or
Henry Cooper: henrycooper@muchomail.com
|
| Wednesday,
December 3 |
Execution
Vigil 5:30 p.m. at St. Ann Catholic Church, corner Shepherd
and Westheimer. (Call Lynn Furay, 713-726-1266, shortly before
the vigil in case there has been a stay of execution.) Scheduled
for death: Richard Duncan.
|
7:30
PM, Robert Jensen speaks on "The Case Against Patriotism"
at Azteca Restaurant and Grill, 2207 Richmond (at Greenbirar).
Sponsors: KPFT and PPR.
|
| Thursday,
December 4 |
Execution
Vigil 5:30 p.m. at St. Ann Catholic Church, corner Shepherd
and Westheimer. (Call Lynn Furay, 713-726-1266, shortly before
the vigil in case there has been a stay of execution.) Scheduled
for death: Ivan Murphy Jr.
|
Thinking
Green: 1st
and 3rd Thursday of the month from 7pm to 9pm; at Mykonos Restaurant,
2181 Richmond
Although
it's the First Thursday of an Even Month is will not be Session
3 but Session 4: Non
Violence and National and International Green Parties
|
Karla
sez: The Beehive Collective uses narrative presentations of
their anti-copyright graphics campaigns to spread the word about
war, colonialism, and globalization. They will be at
MECA 1400 Kane St., theater, 7:00 pm Be Sure and Check out the
Show.
|
| Saturday,
December 6 |
| |
| Sunday,
December 7 |
Video,
just under an hour long, starting at 6 PM "Uncovered: The
Whole Truth about the Iraq War" at Houston Peace and Justice
Center, 1627 West Alabama. Free, donations accepted. (Full disclosure:
part of nationwide MoveOn.org activity; contact Theresa 713-697-8032.)
(But
part of it is wrong. This war in Iraq is not the first time
the American people have been lied to for the purpose of excusing
the invasion of another country. Remember the USS Maine, remember
the Gulf of Tonkin. Remember. Study history.)
|
| A performance by 7th
Generation Rise, a Native American band that blends high energy
funk/rock with traditional Indigenous sounds, spiritual messages,
and politically powerful lyrics to create an original sound known
as Indigenous Soul." 9 p.m. at Last Concert Café, 1403
Nance Street |
| Tuesday,
December 9 |
Execution
Vigil 5:30 p.m. at St. Ann Catholic Church, corner Shepherd
and Westheimer. (Call Lynn Furay, 713-726-1266, shortly before
the vigil in case there has been a stay of execution.) Scheduled
for death: Billy Vickers.
|
7:00
PM talk on "The Great Wall of Israel: A Barrier to Peace"
by Tarek Abuata at Rice Media Center, Entrance 8 off University
Blvd. (Sponsors: American Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee-Houston
and Rice RUZ Club)
|
| Wednesday,
December 10 |
Execution
Vigil 5:30 p.m. at St. Ann Catholic Church, corner Shepherd
and Westheimer. (Call Lynn Furay, 713-726-1266, shortly before
the vigil in case there has been a stay of execution.) Scheduled
for death: Kevin Zimmerman. HALTED BY THE SUPREME COURT
while they consider whether or not the method used for killing
is cruel and unusual.
|
GreenWatch
TV
The Harris County Green Party's own call in talk show. Tune in at
9pm on Warner Cable channel 17 or 18 (depending on your area). Tonight's
topic: Elections.
Multi-faceted discussion, including local election results (following
the December 6 run-off voting), Instant Runoff Voting (IRV) |
| Thursday,
December 11 |
Execution
Vigil 5:30 p.m. at St. Ann Catholic Church, corner Shepherd
and Westheimer. (Call Lynn Furay, 713-726-1266, shortly before
the vigil in case there has been a stay of execution.) Scheduled
for death: Bobby Hines. POSSIBLY HALTED AS WELL? SEE THIS HOUSTON
CHRONICLE STORY.
|
| Saturday,
December 13 |
| Copwatch’s last training
of 2003. New members will learn the techniques the organization
uses to discourage police misconduct and to document it if it occurs.
2 p.m. at the Houston Peace and Justice Center, 1627 W. Alabama
(just east Dunlavy). For more information, visit www.houstoncopwatch.org
or call 713/599-1359 |
Galveston Peace Action Network will hold another of its series
of “End the Occupation; Bring Them Home Now!” demonstrations.
There will be speakers and music. 2 - 4 p.m. at the U.S. Post
Office Building, 601 25th St. in Galveston. For more information,
contact Mark, 409/763-0482, MarkMuhich@ev1.net
|
| Monday,
December 15 |
GREEN
PARTY General Meeting
- LINK TO DRAFT AGENDA
Houston Downtown Public Library |
| Wednesday,
December 17 |
After the recent WTO, FTAA, CAFTA meetings, let's brainstorm
with Lesley Ramsey, Co-Director of the Texas
Fair Trade Coalition, on future local plans. 7:30 pm, 2360
Rice Blvd, rear garage apt. 4 doors from Greenbriar. Info? Joan
Denkler, 713-467-2996, jndenkler@aol.com
(PS: Lesley ran as a Green for Texas State Board of Education
in 2002; more than one out of five of the voting public took
the trouble to express hope that she would represent them --
see Historical
Texas Election Results
21.7%)
|
| |
Thinking
Green, 1st
and 3rd Thursday of the month from 7 to 9 pm; this
time NOT at
Mykonos Restaurant, 2181 Richmond,
but back at to trusty host Kirston Otis: 1820 Colquitt
(one block north of Richmond and four houses west of Woodhead,
3-4 blocks east of Shepherd). Switch sessions
this month: instead of Session 4,
tonight will be Session 3: Social Justice and Texas Green
Party
|
| Saturday,
December 20 |
6:00 PM at Fat Cat's 4216 Washington
Ave 713-869-5263
Benefit Concert/Food & Clothing Drive for for SEARCH (www.searchproject.org)
a local organization that helps out Houston's homeless by providing
healthcare, food and housing, job counseling, and more. Bands include
Free Radicals, meoWcifer, little compass, dimitri's rail, house
of moist, salt of the earth, sally tawfik, steve steele, nadiri,
jon benet, and the quiet type. Cover- $7 for under 21, $5 for 21+.
Donations welcome; anyone interested in just dropping off food or
clothing may do so at the door w/ no charge between 4pm-2am.. Hosted
by Politically Active Students Association; for more information
contact admin@pasanet.org
and/or visit www.pasanet.org |
| Sunday,
December 21 |
WINTER
SOLSTICE: shortest day of the year
WHAT'S
ALL THIS ABOUT SOME WILD COLOR ALERT!?!
|
| Wednesday,
December 24 |
GreenWatch
TV
The Harris County Green Party's own call in talk show. Tune in
at 9pm on Warner Cable channel 17 or 18 (depending on your area).
This Christmas Eve, the studio will be closed, so we shall air
a taped show. We have chosen the show from April
17 with Anna Núñez and Imran B. Mirza on War
and Immigrants. |
| Saturday,
December 27 |
NOW: Don’t
miss the next Houston Indymedia benefit tonight
The Frequent Fighters Club is throwing down at 10 pm
Some of Houston’s finest talents will be on hand:
Music by the Free Radicals, Caproot, and the Satin Hooks
Words by James Jones, Stalina Villarreal, Dominguez, and Keshia
There will also be a special session of Critical Mass in the attic
hosted by Alabara.
The show starts at 10 pm at Helios 411 Westheimer
There will be free food, the show is all ages and a $5 donation
will be taken at the door. Checks can be made to SWAMP if you
would like to give more.
We are also taking non-perishable food items to be donated
to the National Black United Front food drive. Basic toiletries
are also needed (toothpaste, deodorant, soaps, etc.).
PLEASE FORWARD!!!
|
| Monday,
December 29 |
| Happy 70th, Charlie
(HPJC 7pm) |
| Tuesday,
December 30 |
| This day
in history -- 1853: Southern U.S. border established,
1916: Rasputin murdered, 1922:
USSR established [see
details;
more history
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| Wednesday,
December 31 |
What
to do with the last day of the year...
Thinking about running for office? You can still file for a
place on the ballot, several ways- with some strange exceptions,
the last day to file semi-regularly is January 2 - FRIDAY!
Incumbent lawmakers make it not so easy.
See TX
Secretary of State. For specifically Green
action, see HOW!
You'll have to hustle, notary required.
Hey! Primary elections? Don't vote!!! If you do, you won't be
allowed to say you believe in third party ballot access during
our Petition
drive...
nappy you hear?
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