Events
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Come join your neighbors for a fun time at Karl Young Park on Sunday October 9th.
The event starts at 2:00 PM and ends at 5:00 PM with vendors, games, cold drinks, bake sale and face-painting. And the Dog Show judging begins at 4:00 with the candidates officiating.
Categories are:
Event Sponsor:
Braeswood Democrats
Event Description:
Attend the Houston Peace and Justice Center's Annual Peace Picnic to celebrate Houston's communities of conscience. Bring a covered dish and news of your group's activities.
Event Sponsor:
Houston Peace and Justice Center
Event Contact Name:
Bob Henschen
Event Phone Contact Information:
713-661-9889
Event Email Address:
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Event Description:
October 11, 2005: Last Day to Register to Vote (October 9th is 30th day, but deadline moves to next business day, Tuesday, due to Columbus Day holiday). If you need to register to vote, please send email to
. We will help you find a voter registrar close by or come to you.
Event Description:
Come share ideas and plan upcoming actitivies with the Progressive Action Alliance on the 2nd Thursday of each month from 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm, (6:30 social). Topics include election reform and protests, Department of Peace, economic and social justice, and other progressive actions.
Event Contact Name:
Bill Crosier
Event Phone Contact Information:
713 641-4941
Event Description:
For professional and general audiences, this three-day annual event equips participants with models, resources and networks, encouraging everyone to act as primary forces in the transformation toward a restorative future. Bioneers are biological pioneers who are working with nature to heal nature and ourselves. They have peered deep into the heart of living systems to devise strategies for restoration based on nature's own operating instructions. They come from many cultures and perspectives, and all walks of life.
Bioneers are scientists and artists, gardeners and economists, activists and public servants, architects and ecologists, farmers and journalists, priests and shamans, policymakers and citizens. They are everyday people committed to preserving and supporting the future of life on Earth. They herald a dawning Age of Restoration founded in natural principles of kinship, interdependence, cooperation, reciprocity, and community.
In addition to the speakers listed at right, lunch and dinner are available at $11 per meal.
Event Sponsor:
University of St. Thomas
Event Contact Name:
Cath Conlon
Event Phone Contact Information:
(713) 768-3422
Event Email Address:
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Event Website:
http://www.blackwoodland.com/TexasBioneers/
Event Fee:
Registration before Oct 1 is $100 for all three days (work exchange / scholarships available!)
Event Description:
For professional and general audiences, this three-day annual event equips participants with models, resources and networks, encouraging everyone to act as primary forces in the transformation toward a restorative future. Bioneers are biological pioneers who are working with nature to heal nature and ourselves. They have peered deep into the heart of living systems to devise strategies for restoration based on nature's own operating instructions. They come from many cultures and perspectives, and all walks of life.
Bioneers are scientists and artists, gardeners and economists, activists and public servants, architects and ecologists, farmers and journalists, priests and shamans, policymakers and citizens. They are everyday people committed to preserving and supporting the future of life on Earth. They herald a dawning Age of Restoration founded in natural principles of kinship, interdependence, cooperation, reciprocity, and community.
In addition to the speakers listed at right, lunch and dinner are available at $11 per meal.
Event Sponsor:
University of St. Thomas
Event Contact Name:
Cath Conlon
Event Phone Contact Information:
(713) 768-3422
Event Email Address:
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Event Website:
http://www.blackwoodland.com/TexasBioneers/
Event Fee:
Registration before Oct 1 is $100 for all three days (work exchange / scholarships available!)
Event Description:
For professional and general audiences, this three-day annual event equips participants with models, resources and networks, encouraging everyone to act as primary forces in the transformation toward a restorative future. Bioneers are biological pioneers who are working with nature to heal nature and ourselves. They have peered deep into the heart of living systems to devise strategies for restoration based on nature's own operating instructions. They come from many cultures and perspectives, and all walks of life.
Bioneers are scientists and artists, gardeners and economists, activists and public servants, architects and ecologists, farmers and journalists, priests and shamans, policymakers and citizens. They are everyday people committed to preserving and supporting the future of life on Earth. They herald a dawning Age of Restoration founded in natural principles of kinship, interdependence, cooperation, reciprocity, and community.
In addition to the speakers listed at right, lunch and dinner are available at $11 per meal.
Event Sponsor:
University of St. Thomas
Event Contact Name:
Cath Conlon
Event Phone Contact Information:
(713) 768-3422
Event Email Address:
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Event Website:
http://www.blackwoodland.com/TexasBioneers/
Event Fee:
Registration before Oct 1 is $100 for all three days (work exchange / scholarships available!)
Event Description:
When: 6:30 PM on October 20th
Where: Pavani's Indian Cuisine (10554 SWFwy--north side of I-59 just inside the Beltway)
There will be a presentation on Biodiesel and a session for candidates for City Council & other local seats.
Event Sponsor:
OilPatch Democrats
Event Contact Name:
John Preston
Event Email Address:
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Event Fee:
$10 suggested
Event Description:
On October 23, 2005, 1,138 people dressed in black and wearing "tragedy" masks will gather at Spotts Park to demonstrate against the discriminatory Texas Marriage Amendment.
Each individual will hold a sign with one of the 1,138 federal protections for married couples that are denied to same-sex couples and their families. We need you to participate and represent one of those rights in this historic event!
Event Sponsor:
Foundation for Family and Marriage Equality, Inc.
Event Email Address:
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Event Website:
www.familyequality.org
Event Description:
Houston City Council Candidates Forum- Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail
Tuesday, Oct. 25 7:30 p.m. Rice University
The Rice University Young Democrats and The Progressive Populist Caucus of the Texas Democratic Party invite Houston City Council candidates and the community to hear a brief presentation on the Election Reform Committee of the Harris County Democratic Party's position regarding the necessity for a voter verifiable paper audit trail with our Hart
InterCivic (E-Slate) electronic voting system.
Event Sponsor:
Rice YOung Dems & Prog Pop Caucus
Event Email Address:
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Event Website:
http://www.texaspopulists.com/node/396
Event Fee:
doantions welcome
Event Description:
You're invited to a house party to meet DENNIS CARTER, Candidate for Houston City Council District A
Dennis is a Green Party candidate and is the only current challenger to the incumbent, Republican Toni Lawrence
http://www.houstontx.gov/council/a/index.html
Event Sponsor:
Harris County Green Party
Event Contact Name:
Don Cook or Randy Scott
Event Phone Contact Information:
713-705-5594 or 713-683-9531
Event Website:
http://tinyurl.com/8qpt6
Event Fee:
not required
Event Description:
The Sierra Club's "Building Environmental Communities" campaign invites you to join us in a neighborhood walk and cleanup around Bruce Elementary School and the Many Diversified Interest (MDI) Superfund site located in the heart of the historic Fifth Ward community. It’s a project to pull you in and make you an active participant, part of a society built on five core principles:
Event Sponsor:
Sierra Club Houston
Event Contact Name:
Reginald Adams
Event Phone Contact Information:
713.269.2711
Event Email Address:
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Event Website:
http://www.sierraclub.org/community/houston/
Event Description:
First Annual Legislative And Public Policy Conference
TSU's Mickey Leeland Center on World Hunger and Peace and Earl Carl Institute for Legal and Social Policy are holding a forum this Saturday on Voting Rights and Committee Hearings on Voter Disenfrachisement. Beverly Kaufman is one of the panelists!
Event Sponsor:
TSU's Mickey Leeland Center on World Hunger and Peace and Earl Carl Institute for Legal and Social Policy
Event Phone Contact Information:
713-313-1139
Event Website:
www.earlcarl.org
Event Description:
You are invited to participate in a week-long memorial to the 2000th US military casualty of the Iraq war, in the Heights in Houston. It will begin the Saturday after the announced 2000th US casualty of the Iraq war, with a ceremony each evening sponsored by a different group, and ending the following Saturday (one week later) with a larger ceremony.
Event Sponsor:
Oil Patch Democrats
Event Contact Name:
Jim Rine
Event Phone Contact Information:
281-414-1386
Event Email Address:
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Event Website:
oilpatchdemocrats.blogspot.com
Event Description:
Party with the Houston Social Forum at Helios 411
Several bands will be playing including
- Meridea Rosa
- Bart Boyce
- DJ AJ5s
- Free Radicals ...
- and more
Vegan Food, music, poetry, halloween costumes creating and more! Bring your literature, tables will be provided and bring yourself! Event fee is $5 for 21 and up and $10 under 21. Another world is possible!
Event Contact Name:
Heather Smith
Event Phone Contact Information:
832 860-0431 (Heather) or (713) 526-4648 (Helios)
Event Email Address:
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Event Website:
www.houstonsocialforum.org
Event Fee:
Event fee is $5 for 21 and up and $10 under 21
Event Description:
Party with the Houston Social Forum at Helios 411
Several bands will be playing including
- Meridea Rosa
- Bart Boyce
- DJ AJ5s
- Free Radicals ...
- and more
Vegan Food, music, poetry, halloween costumes creating and more! Bring your literature, tables will be provided and bring yourself! Event fee is $5 for 21 and up and $10 under 21. Another world is possible!
Event Contact Name:
Heather Smith
Event Phone Contact Information:
832 860-0431 (Heather) or (713) 526-4648 (Helios)
Event Email Address:
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Event Website:
www.houstonsocialforum.org
Event Fee:
Event fee is $5 for 21 and up and $10 under 21
Event Description:
On October 30, 2005 Houstonians will have the chance to see first hand the beginnings of a transformation in our society - the transition to a sustainable energy future! Come tour real solar homes and buildings in the Houston area and learn more about all forms of renewable energy. Houston has long been an energy leader but the fossil fuel era must give way to cleaner, inexhaustible, local forms of energy. Tour organizers want to show how Houston can remain an energy leader in the 21st century by showcasing pioneering efforts to incorporate solar and other forms of renewable energy into our homes, commercial buildings and everyday lives.
Event Sponsor:
Houston Renewable Energy Group
Event Contact Name:
Mike Ewart
Event Email Address:
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Event Fee:
Tour Fee is $5
Event Description:
Meeting Agenda
I. Introductions and Practice rap (talking about social forum) (10 min) volunteers
II. article discussion - heather
http://www.consensus.net/ocac1.html (this is the article. it is short, but if you have time, please browse the other articles. it is the first chapter in a book on formal consensus. as we pretend to run our meetings on formal consensus, i thought this information would be good for us to review. are there any reservations about discussing this article?) (7 min)
Event Contact Name:
Heather Smith
Event Email Address:
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Event Description:
You are invited to participate in a week-long memorial to the 2000th US military casualty of the Iraq war, in the Heights in Houston. It will begin the Saturday after the announced 2000th US casualty of the Iraq war, with a ceremony each evening sponsored by a different group, and ending the following Saturday (one week later) with a larger ceremony.
Event Sponsor:
Oil Patch Democrats
Event Contact Name:
Jim Rine
Event Phone Contact Information:
281-414-1386
Event Email Address:
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Event Website:
oilpatchdemocrats.blogspot.com
Event Description:
You are invited to participate in a week-long memorial to the 2000th US military casualty of the Iraq war, in the Heights in Houston. It will begin the Saturday after the announced 2000th US casualty of the Iraq war, with a ceremony each evening sponsored by a different group, and ending the following Saturday (one week later) with a larger ceremony.
Event Sponsor:
Oil Patch Democrats
Event Contact Name:
Jim Rine
Event Phone Contact Information:
281-414-1386
Event Email Address:
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Event Website:
oilpatchdemocrats.blogspot.com
Event Description:
Come enjoy lunch and one credit of Continuing Legal Education credit to hear Mitchell Katine, speaking on the state of the law as it relates to gender identity. You may also contact Heather Busby for additional information -
Event Sponsor:
Houston ACLU
Event Contact Name:
Laura Bellows
Event Email Address:
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Event Website:
http://www.aclu-houston.org/
Event Description:
You are invited to participate in a week-long memorial to the 2000th US military casualty of the Iraq war, in the Heights in Houston. It will begin the Saturday after the announced 2000th US casualty of the Iraq war, with a ceremony each evening sponsored by a different group, and ending the following Saturday (one week later) with a larger ceremony.
Event Sponsor:
Oil Patch Democrats
Event Contact Name:
Jim Rine
Event Phone Contact Information:
281-414-1386
Event Email Address:
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Event Website:
oilpatchdemocrats.blogspot.com
Event Description:
November 2, the first anniversary of Bush's "re-election", we will take the first major step in this by organizing a truly massive day of resistance all over this country. People everywhere will walk out of school, they will take off work, they will come to the downtowns and town squares and set out from there, going through the streets and calling on many more to JOIN US. They will repudiate this criminal regime, making a powerful statement: "NO! THIS REGIME DOES NOT REPRESENT US! AND WE WILL DRIVE IT OUT!"
Event Sponsor:
The World Can't Wait
Event Phone Contact Information:
713-459-5962
Event Email Address:
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Event Website:
worldcantwait.org
Event Description:
You are invited to participate in a week-long memorial to the 2000th US military casualty of the Iraq war, in the Heights in Houston. It will begin the Saturday after the announced 2000th US casualty of the Iraq war, with a ceremony each evening sponsored by a different group, and ending the following Saturday (one week later) with a larger ceremony.
Event Sponsor:
Oil Patch Democrats
Event Contact Name:
Jim Rine
Event Phone Contact Information:
281-414-1386
Event Email Address:
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Event Website:
oilpatchdemocrats.blogspot.com
Event Description:
This is the November Democracy for Houston meetup.
Jim Dean, chairman of the national Democracy for America organization (and brother of Howard Dean) will be the special guest of honor. We will also have a live conference call with DNC Chairman Howard Dean!
Event Sponsor:
Democracy for Houston
Event Phone Contact Information:
713-301-6838
Event Email Address:
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Event Website:
www.democracyforhouston.org
Event Description:
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED!
Democratic primary voters in two central Houston precincts get together for a little food, a lot of fun, and some political talk.
Pct. 223 and 541 "double-D's" will mett and greet along with candidates Borris Miles (SH 146), David Van Os, and several Houston city council candidates ahead of the municipal elections and this spring's primary.
Event Email Address:
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Event Description:
You are invited to participate in a week-long memorial to the 2000th US military casualty of the Iraq war, in the Heights in Houston. It will begin the Saturday after the announced 2000th US casualty of the Iraq war, with a ceremony each evening sponsored by a different group, and ending the following Saturday (one week later) with a larger ceremony.
Event Sponsor:
Oil Patch Democrats
Event Contact Name:
Jim Rine
Event Phone Contact Information:
281-414-1386
Event Email Address:
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Event Website:
oilpatchdemocrats.blogspot.com
Event Description:
Voices Breaking Boundaries and co-sponsor KPFT present a Cultural Narrative series event:
Haiti: The Untold Story
Produced by: Haiti Information Project
Directed by: Kevin Pina (Flashpoints correspondent and filmmaker)
53 minutes, color
Event Sponsor:
Voices Breaking Boundaries and co-sponsor KPFT
Event Phone Contact Information:
713-524-7821
Event Email Address:
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Event Website:
www.voicesbreakingboundaries.org
Event Fee:
Tickets $5 (no one turned away)
Event Description:
To be held in front of Houston City Hall.
The goal of this rally is not to advocate for one particular solution to this complex issue, but to raise this issue to the moral consciousness of our society. We believe that the wealthiest nation in the world, which often speaks of "values", has a moral obligation to find a way to erase this great and obvious divide between the rich and the poor, the haves and the have-nots. We are also going to voice our opposition to the proposed Medicaid cuts, which will leave many Katrina survivors and other Americans without insurance.
Event Sponsor:
Organized by the American Medical Student Association chapters at Baylor College of Medicine and UT-Houston
Event Contact Name:
Matt Cope
Event Phone Contact Information:
713-412-7029
Event Website:
http://www.hpjc.org/majorevents.asp#11-4-2005
Event Description:
You are invited to participate in a week-long memorial to the 2000th US military casualty of the Iraq war, in the Heights in Houston. It will begin the Saturday after the announced 2000th US casualty of the Iraq war, with a ceremony each evening sponsored by a different group, and ending the following Saturday (one week later) with a larger ceremony.
Event Sponsor:
Oil Patch Democrats
Event Contact Name:
Jim Rine
Event Phone Contact Information:
281-414-1386
Event Email Address:
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Event Website:
oilpatchdemocrats.blogspot.com
Event Description:
You are invited to participate in a week-long memorial to the 2000th US military casualty of the Iraq war, in the Heights in Houston. It will begin the Saturday after the announced 2000th US casualty of the Iraq war, with a ceremony each evening sponsored by a different group, and ending the following Saturday (one week later) with a larger ceremony.
Event Sponsor:
Oil Patch Democrats
Event Contact Name:
Jim Rine
Event Phone Contact Information:
281-414-1386
Event Email Address:
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Event Website:
oilpatchdemocrats.blogspot.com
Event Description:
View a printable version of this entire page to take with you to the polls!
The Harris County municipal elections are held on November 8th, 2005! Please check the Harris County Clerk's website for more detailed information. The most important information is listed below. Review the candidates for the City of Houston General Ballot 2005. You may also review the 2005 Campaign finance reports for these candidates.
- Download Early Voting Locations
- League of Women Voters provides a voting guide complete with candidate descriptions, etc.. in both English and Spanish!
- If you do not vote early, if you vote on November 8th, you are required to vote at your designated polling locaction. This information is not yet available - please check back for details.
- Harris County sample ballot
Important Dates
- September 9, 2005: First Day to Apply for Ballot by Mail
- October 11, 2005: Last Day to Register to Vote (October 9th is 30th day, but deadline moves to next business day, Tuesday, due to Columbus Day holiday)
- October 24, 2005: First Day of Early Voting. Download / review early voting locations.
- November 1, 2005: Last Day to Apply for Ballot by Mail (application must be received by November 1, not postmarked November 1)
- November 4, 2005: Last Day of Early Voting
- November 8, 2005: Election Day
Please pay special attention to the State Constitutional Amendments Appearing on the November 8, 2005 Special Election Ballot:
Constitutional Amendments on the November 8, 2005 Ballot Bill / Proposition Number Sponsors Ballot Language Vote?
Proposition 1
Summary
Bill Text HJR 54
McClendon - Staples “The constitutional amendment creating the Texas rail relocation and improvement fund and authorizing grants of money and issuance of obligations for financing the relocation, rehabilitation, and expansion of rail facilities.”
Proposition 2 on the Ballot VOTE NO in November!
PDF Printable / Downloadable version of the bill
Chisum - Staples “The constitutional amendment providing that marriage in this state consists only of the union of one man and one woman and prohibiting this state or a political subdivision of this state from creating or recognizing any legal status identical or similar to marriage.”
The state of Texas and the Federal Government have already passed the Defense of Marriage Act, H.R.3396, which defines marriage as the following.
"`In determining the meaning of any Act of Congress, or of any ruling, regulation, or interpretation of the various administrative bureaus and agencies of the United States, the word `marriage' means only a legal union between one man and one woman as husband and wife, and the word `spouse' refers only to a person of the opposite sex who is a husband or a wife.'." Download a PDF version of the bill. Visit the No Nonsense in November website for more details. This bill is so poorly and loosely worded it could also effect those living in common law marriages as well.
NO
Proposition 3
Summary
Bill Text HJR 80
Krusee - Ogden “The constitutional amendment clarifying that certain economic development programs do not constitute a debt.” Proposition 4
Summary
Bill Text SJR 17 Staples - Gattis “The constitutional amendment authorizing the denial of bail to a criminal defendant who violates a condition of the defendant’s release pending trial.” Proposition 5
Summary
Bill Text SJR 21 Averitt - Flynn “The constitutional amendment allowing the legislature to define rates of interest for commercial loans.” Proposition 6
Summary
Bill Text HJR 87 Farabee - Lindsay “The constitutional amendment to include one additional public member and a constitutional county court judge in the membership of the State Commission on Judicial Conduct.” Proposition 7
Summary
Bill Text SJR 7 Carona - Hochberg “The constitutional amendment authorizing line-of-credit advances under a reverse mortgage.” Proposition 8
Summary
Bill Text SJR 40 Eltife - Hughes “The constitutional amendment providing for the clearing of land titles by relinquishing and releasing any state claim to sovereign ownership or title to interest in certain land in Upshur County and in Smith County.”
Proposition 9
Summary
Bill Text HJR 79
Krusee - Staples “The constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for a six-year term for a board member of a regional mobility authority.”
General Election Ballot, November 8, 2005
(i) Incumbent - (TL) Term Limited - (R) Republican - (D) Democrat
Houston City Council Candidates 2005
Office
Name
Party
Phone
Fax
Website/Email
Address
Mayor
Bill White (i)
D
713-659-9000
Friends of Bill White 109 N. Post Oak Lane Suite 350 Houston, TX 77024
Jack Terence
?
City Controller
Annise Parker (i)
D
713-960-1601
713-960-1636
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PO Box 66513 Houston, TX 77266
Houston City Council-at-Large
Position 1
Peter Brown
D
713-528-0049
713-528-2334
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3306 S. Shepherd Houston, TX 77098
Mark Ellis (i) term-limited R 713-247-2014 Michael Griffin D
Roy Morales
R
713-520-7825
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Roy Morales Campaign 2450 Louisiana, Suite 400-224 Houston, TX 77006
Position 2
Jay Aiyer
D
713-978-7701
713-978-7716
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6524 San Felipe, PMB 412 Houston, TX 77057
Sue Lovell
D
713-960-1601
713-960-1636
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2615 Waugh Drive #222 Houston, TX 77006
John Elford
R
713-266-4695
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PO Box 571733 Houston, TX 77257-1733
Poli Acosta James B. Neal Gordon Quan (i) term-limited) D
Position 3
Shelley Sekula-Gibbs (i)
R
713-247-2005
713-247-2648
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PO Box 890954 Houston, TX 77289-0954
James Partsch-Galvan
Position 4
Ronald Green (i)
D
713-247-2012
713-247-1424
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Councilman Ronald GreenCity Hall Annex900 Bagby, 1st FloorHouston, TX 770026524 San FelipePMB 517 Houston, TX 77057
Position 5
Michael Berry (i)
R
713-522-6138
713-522-3286
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223 Westheimer Houston, TX 77006
Michael Stoma D 281 380-3728 13838 Hollowgreen Drive
Houston, TX 77082
Houston City Council District
District A
Toni Lawrence (i)
R
713-247-2010
Councilwoman Tonie Lawrence City Hall Annex 900 Bagby, 1st Floor Houston, TX 77002
Dennis Carter escramble('cartclan','earthlink.net');">Email
District B
Tommie Ruth Allen
D
281-590-1832
281-449-0033
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PO Box 116677 Houston, TX 77293-1667
Angle Bush
?
281-961-6389
Robin German Curtis
Felicia Galloway Hall
D
Anna Gray
Willie Hunter
D
832-286-7711
281-590-9499
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PO Box 111662 Houston, TX 77293
Jarvis Johnson
D
713-957-5113
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PO Box 130932Houston, TX 77219
Carol Galloway (i) term-limited D
District C
Ray Jones
D
713-529-2939
713-529-7887
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Post Office Box 667518Houston, Texas 77266
Mark Lee
D
713-978-7701
713-978-7716
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6524 San Felipe, PMB 124 Houston, TX 77057
Herman Litt
D
Website | escramble('herman','hermanlitt.com');">Email
PO Box 35965 Houston, TX 77235-5965
Anne Clutterbuck
R
713-520-1741
Website | escramble('anne','clutterbuckforcouncil.com');">Email
2476 Bolsover #428 Houston, TX 77005
Mark Goldberg (i) term-limited R
Brian Cweren
R
713-622-2111
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George Hittner
R
713-978-7501
713-339-1947
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PO Box 20609 Houston, TX 77225-0609
Judy Siverson
R
713-349-9270
Website | escramble('judysiverson','yahoo.com');">Email
District D
Ada Edwards (i)
D
District E
Addie Wiseman (i)
R
District F
M.J. Khan (i)
R
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PO Box 742368 Houston, TX 77274-2368
K.A. Khan
John Shike
D
281-561-8400
281-561-8226
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6523 Briar Glade Houston, TX 77072
District G
Pam Holm (i)
R
713-621-4328
713-861-4602
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5773 Woodway Drive, PMB 293 Houston, TX 77057
District H
Adrian Garcia (i)
D
Larry Williams
District I
Carol Alvarado (i)
D
713-247-2011
713-247-3067
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PO Box 162 Houston, TX 77251-1562
John Parras
D
Website | escramble('voteparras','mac.com');">Email
5820 Rusk Houston, TX 77023
Houston Independent School District
Trustee Positions 1, 5, 6, 9
District 5
Richard Schechter
D
713-823-7136
Houston Community College
Trustee Positions 1, 4, 7
Event Description:
PRESS RELEASE: Please join our protest! Numbers count!
The McCain amendment to ban "cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment" of any detainee of the U.S. passed the senate 90-9. Texas senator John Cornyn was one of only nine senators to vote against the McCain amendment. Bush and Cheney want an exception so that the CIA can continue to torture.
Event Sponsor:
Amnesty International and others
Event Contact Name:
Jimmy Dunne, Amnesty Int. Houston Denounce Torture Coordinator
Event Phone Contact Information:
281.584.9707 or cell 281.250.0096
Event Description:
No details on the agenda yet, but save the date.
Come early to visit & gab
6:30 pm - 7:00 pm: social/meet & greet
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm: meeting
We meet the 2nd Thursday of each month to discuss recent and upcoming activities.
Event Description:
The Houston Peace and Justice Center is having their 3rd annual awards dinner. They'll be honoring Bob Jensen, State Representative Garnet Coleman, Sissy Farenthold, and immigration rights activist Maria Jimenez.
Event Sponsor:
Houston Peace and Justice Center
Event Contact Name:
Herb Rothschild
Event Phone Contact Information:
713/861-2494
Event Email Address:
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Event Website:
www.hpjc.org/majorevents.asp#11-11-2005
Event Fee:
Tickets $50; some subsidized seats available
Event Description:
Houston Social Forum Dinner and Movie: 5:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 13, The Artery, 5401 Jackson at Prospect (entrance on Prospect)
Join the Houston Social Forum for a potluck dinner and screening of Rumble in Mumbai. The film documents the World Social Forum held in Mumbai, India January 2004 and the 100,000 plus people who attended the forum, all looking to build solidarity--and a better world. For those looking to understand the growing global malaise, which the social forae seek to rectify, Rumble in Mumbai is a good starting point.
Event Sponsor:
Houston Social Forum
Event Contact Name:
Heather Smith
Event Phone Contact Information:
832-860-0431
Event Email Address:
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Event Website:
www.houstonsocialforum.org
Event Fee:
Donations (however little or much as able)
Event Description:
Join us to view the "End of Suburbia: Oil Depletion and the Collapse of the American Dream", a movie about how the end of cheap oil will affect our lives, will be shown at Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
Event Sponsor:
Sierra Club and Documentary Alliance
Event Website:
www.mfah.org/main.asp?target=films&par1=1&par2=307&par3=514
Event Description:
The Department of Visual Arts in the Rice Media Center will host a three-part event featuring the internationally-acclaimed photographer and nuclear activist James Lerager. We especially invite you to participate in the public discussion, which will be led by Lerager prior to the opening reception for the exhibit.
Event Sponsor:
Department of Visual Arts, Rice University
Event Contact Name:
Rachel Boyle
Event Phone Contact Information:
713-348-4882
Event Email Address:
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Event Description:
Join others interested in making the Houston Social Forum (HSF) happen. We meet almost every week to plan details for the HSF.This week, we are meeting Friday evening at Field of Greens, about 1/10 mile east of Kirby. It's a (mostly) vegetarian restaurant. Please join us! The phone # for Field of Greens is 713-533-0029.
Event Sponsor:
Houston Social Forum organizing committee
Event Contact Name:
Heather Smith
Event Phone Contact Information:
832-860-0431
Event Email Address:
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Event Website:
houstonsocialforum.org
Event Description:
We hope you are planning to participate in the march and rally against the war in Iraq on Saturday, November 19, in downtown Houston.
This is the event that was originally scheduled for September 24, the day that hundreds of thousands of people marched in Washington, DC and other cities to demand an end to the occupation of Iraq. The Houston event was rescheduled because that was the day that hurricane Rita hit.
Event Sponsor:
Houston November 19 Coalition
Event Contact Name:
David and Rona Smith
Event Phone Contact Information:
832.692.2306
Event Email Address:
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Event Description:
Join the PAA in viewing Wal-Mart: the High Cost of Low Prices at the Artery!
This week, the director of "Uncovered: The War on Iraq" and "Outfoxed" released his latest film, "Wal-Mart: the High Cost of Low Prices." It's a powerful exposé on the toll the Wal-Mart behemoth has taken on workers and communities across the country, and how we can help turn the tide.
Event Sponsor:
Progressive Action Alliance
Event Website:
www.walmartmovie.com
Event Description:
Call to Action!
Events:
- 11/22: Civil Disobedience
- 11/23: Meal
- 11/24: Memorial Dedication
- 11/25: March/Rally
- 11/26: Interfaith Service
Thanksgiving is a time for families to gather to give thanks and celebrate the year
Event Description:
We will be organizing this event, talking about workgroups, how to proceed, finalizing venue information and dates and times and working on a focus for this event. A social forum is an open space where different groups of civil society come together around the theme: "Another World is Possible." It is an event that works to build alternatives to globalization and totalitarian capitalism by bringing together a variety of groups and organizations all working on the same and similar issues. It seeks to make apparent the interconnectedness of all the issues and how all the various tactics that progressive and radical activists use work together for change.
Event Sponsor:
Houston Social Forum action group
Event Contact Name:
Heather Smith
Event Phone Contact Information:
832 860 0431
Event Email Address:
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Event Website:
www.houstonsocialforum.org
Event Description:
A time to come and have intentional conversations on the questions that matter to us.
Invite others who will enjoy this non-partisan discourse in an innovative setting with food (potluck) and music, sponsored by the Houston Area Dept of Peace...Teaching ourselves peace and campaigning for a U.S. Dept of Peace and Nonviolence.
Event Website:
www.thenextdoorcoffeehouse.org
Event Description:
The 2005 Houston ACLU Gala with special guest AL FRANKEN!
Al Franken revolutionized comedy as a writer for Saturday Night Live. Now he is revolutionizing political commentary with his keen, ironic and hilarious observations. Mr. Franken authored Rush Limbaugh is a Big Fat Idiot and Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them, both best sellers. He currently hosts The Al Franken Show, Air America Radio’s flagship program, and has a new book, The Truth (with Jokes) (on sale at the event).
Event Sponsor:
Houston ACLU
Event Email Address:
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Event Website:
www.aclu-houston.org/2005Gala
Event Fee:
Admission is $75.00 per person
Event Description:
You are invited to the first stop on the David Van Os for Texas Attorney General Whistlestop Tour. Join us Saturday, December 3, 2005 at the Barr Mansion 10463 Sprinkle Road, Austin, Texas 78754 for a Democratic Hootenanny featuring our Guest Speaker - Jim Hightower
Event Fee:
$50 general seating Seating is limited
Event Description:
Janette Sexton is a progressive candidate who will bring a fresh perspective to the Texas legislature. Your involvement and attendance will help us raise the funds necessary to drive out a radical Republican incumbent who is anti-gay, anti-choice, pro-death penalty, and who has failed to represent the interests of the people of District 144.
Event Phone Contact Information:
281-479-0934
Event Email Address:
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Event Website:
www.sexton4district144.com
Event Fee:
$10.00 minimum donation
Event Description:
The next Houston Social Forum Planning meeting is at 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 4, at the Houston Institute for Culture, 5555 Morningside Dr., Ste. 204. Click here for map. Meeting minutes from last Sunday (Nov. 27) will be posted to the HSF website shortly.
Event Sponsor:
Houston Social Forum
Event Contact Name:
Heather Smith
Event Phone Contact Information:
832-860-0431
Event Email Address:
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Event Website:
www.houstonsocialforum.org
Event Fee:
Free!
Event Description:
As many of you probably know, more than one Democrat is getting excited about the chance to help the Democratic Party gain more seats within the House of Representatives come November 2006; specifically in the realm of our own seventh congressional district, where John Culberson currently sits.
Event Contact Name:
Michael Hurta
Event Email Address:
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Event Description:
Dear Sisters and Brothers,
We are pleased to inform you that a growing number of organizations and individuals are working together to organize a large, spirited, and peaceful protest against Cheney, DeLay, and their policies of war, repression, torture, and injustice.
The growing list of co-sponsors for this protest include:
Bay Area New Democrats, Civilians Down, Code Pink, Community Involvement Committee of the 1st Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston, Democracy for Houston, Gold Star Families for Peace-Houston, Harris Co. Democrats, Harris Co. Green Party, Harris Co. Young Democrats, Houston Global Awareness Collective, Houston Peace Forum, International Socialist Organization, Iraq Veterans Against the War, Military Families Speak Out, MoveOn, Peace Action, Progressive Action Alliance, Progressive Populist Caucus of the Texas Democratic Party, Progressive Workers Organizing Committee, Texas Death Penalty Abolition Movement, Troops Out Now Coalition, Veterans for Peace, Worldwide Movement for Justice and Peace, and more.
Event Sponsor:
Progressive Action Alliance and numerous others
Event Website:
houston.indymedia.org/news/2005/12/45968.php
Event Description:
The ACLU of Texas, Houston Regional office presents a series of Continuing Legal Education events that are open to the public - attorneys, activists, students and anyone interested. The December presentation will feature the co-founder and Board Chair of Jane's Due Process, a non-profit Texas information and advocacy center helping pregnant teenagers seek legal relief for their reproductive choices. Learn about the technical aspects of judicial bypass procedures and about how recent legislation affects these proceedings. Cost is $30 to cover lunch & materials. RSVP to
Event Sponsor:
ACLU of TX CLE
Event Email Address:
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Event Fee:
Cost $30 (covers lunch & materials)
Event Description:
Live Oak Friends Meeting is holding a vigil for the Christian Peace Team hostages in Iraq. Vigils are being held simultaneously throughout the world in Quaker Meetings and Churches.
Please join us feel free to pass this information along to anyone committed to peace.
Event Description:
Come early to visit & gab
6:30 pm - 7:00 pm: social/meet & greet
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm: meeting
Agenda items include:
* Report on Nov 19 Out-of-Iraq march & rally
Event Description:
An endorser of World Can’t Wait, Howard Zinn has been at the forefront of progressive thought in America for decades. Through archival materials, interviews with Noam Chomsky, Marian Wright Edelman, Daniel Ellsbery, Tom Haden and Alice Walker and commentary from Zinn himself, this documentary chronicles the influential thinker's inspiring commitment to social change.
All proceeds go to The World Can’t Wait, A National Movement to Drive Out the Bush Regime. We are hosting this event as part of a massive week of fundraising to generate the money needed to place an ad in the NY Times calling for Bush to STEP DOWN and TAKE YOUR WHOLE PROGRAM WITH YOU! We are serious about what we are doing and we need serious money to get the job done!
Event Sponsor:
World Can
Event Description:
Learning about grassroots, independent, and corporate media and how to tap into their various resources specific to the needs of the houston social forum's organizing committee. This Organizing Committee meets several times a month to organize for an event that will take place in late april 2006 with the theme "Another World is Possible." it is designed to be an open space for the meeting of the various groups of civil society in houston and beyond.
Event Contact Name:
Houston Social Forum Action Group
Event Email Address:
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Event Website:
www.houstonsocialforum.org
Event Description:
Tonight I and other organizers are hosting a silent auction for The World Can't Wait - Drive Out The Bush Regime
It will be at Winter Street Studios from 7 to 9:30PM. We have received donations from local restaurants, artists, life coaches, massage theapists and theaters. Come do a little holiday shopping, support a great cause and get to know more about who we are, what we've accomplished and where we are going as a movement.
Kate
Event Phone Contact Information:
713-686-4695
Event Email Address:
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Event Website:
www.worldcantwait.org
Event Description:
Harris County AFL-CIO Council, December 10th International Human Rights Day - STREET HEAT Day of Action to Restore Workers’ Freedom to Form Unions and Bargain Collectively
- Transport Workers Union of America (TWU), Local 582
- TWU’s School Bus Drivers in Cy-Fair ISD and Humble ISD
Let’s Stand with these Workers!
Continental Airlines’ Fleet Service Workers and the Bus Drivers of Cy-Fair and Humble ISD want a Union. The Transportation Workers Union and these Workers need our support.
December 10th is International Human Rights Day and is our National Day of Action to Restore Workers’ Freedom to Form Unions and Bargain Collectively. Our Houston event in support of TWU will be just one of many events held across the country by workers and their Unions. The Employee Free Choice Act that is now before Congress will protect workers who want to form a union and bargain a contract with their employer. Unfortunately, under our present labor laws 25% of workers are fired for doing so or threatened with a plant closing and 1/3 never achieve first contact.
We need to turn out on Saturday, December 10th (you will be voting in the run-off on that same day) at 10:00 a.m. at the Mickey Leland Federal Bldg, 1919 Smith St., Downtown Houston, Wear your Union colors and bring your Union banners. Show your support for workers.
Event Description:
Environmental & Energy Systems Institute/ Rice University
Center for Nanoscale Science & Technology
French Consulate-Houston
NANOTECHNOLOGIES for a SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT
December 15, 2005 - 8:00-6:00
Rice University - Duncan Hall - McMurtry Auditorium
Event Contact Name:
Christine Gardner, Institute Coordinator
Event Phone Contact Information:
713-348-4700
Event Description:
YOU are invited to join with other progressives (and people who don't mind being around progressives talking about politics) to a pot-luck New Year's eve party at the home of Bill and Cheryl Crosier.
Bring:
Something to eat or drink, or your voice or a musical instrument
(one of the above is plenty)
Or just bring yourself. Feel free to bring friends, too. We never have to worry about enough food with a pot-luck party.
Bring flyers, signs, etc. for candidates or for upcoming events for your favorite organizations. We'll have a literature table.
Event Sponsor:
Progressive Action Alliance
Event Phone Contact Information:
713-641-4941
Event Email Address:
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Event Website:
progressiveactionalliance.org/node/1120
Event Description:
YOU are invited to join with other progressives (and people who don't mind being around progressives talking about politics) to a pot-luck New Year's eve party at the home of Bill and Cheryl Crosier.
Bring:
Something to eat or drink, or your voice or a musical instrument
(one of the above is plenty)
Or just bring yourself. Feel free to bring friends, too. We never have to worry about enough food with a pot-luck party.
Bring flyers, signs, etc. for candidates or for upcoming events for your favorite organizations. We'll have a literature table.
Event Sponsor:
Progressive Action Alliance
Event Phone Contact Information:
713-641-4941
Event Email Address:
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Event Website:
progressiveactionalliance.org/node/1120
Event Description:
Please join us for the campaign kick-off party of Goodwille Pierre, Democratic candidate for the office of Harris County Clerk. Goodwille is an attorney and a dynamic voting rights activist. He is also the former state director of People for the American Way, a progressive advocacy organization that promotes strong civil liberties.
Event Contact Name:
Stan Merriman
Event Email Address:
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Event Description:
From the Secretary of State:
First day of period for voter to submit an application for an early ballot by mail for the general primary, or for both the general primary and the runoff primary. The application is considered submitted at the time of receipt. (Secs. 84.001(d), 84.007).
Event Description:
On Sat., Jan 7, 2006, at the Moody Gardens Hotel, Spa and Convention Center, 7 Hope Blvd., Galveston, the Galveston County Democratic Party will host a banquet titled TURN TEXAS BLUE. Social hour is at 6 pm, 7 pm is the banquet. Following the banquet is the program that will be opened with a video message from DNC Chairman Howard Dean. Among others, Nick Lampson and Shane Sklar, candidates for Districts 22 and 14, respectively, will be in attendance. Tickets to the banquet are $50. RESERVATIONS MUST BE MADE PRIOR TO JAN.1, 2006. Make your checks payable to the Galveston County Democratic Party and mail to PO Box 519, LaMarque, TX 77568. Committee meetings start at 9 am and run until noon at which time the rally starts that will feature statewide and federal candidates. This is your chance to meet them all. The rally will last until 1 pm. It is followed at 1 pm by the quarterly meeting of the State Democratic Executive Committee. If you plan to stay over night, call the Moody Gardens Hotel at 1-888-388-8484 for reservations and tell them you are part of the Texas Democratic Party. For further information see www.democraticswin.com. Your participation will benefit a great cause for our state and nation. Help TURN TEXAS BLUE!
Event Sponsor:
Galveston County Democratic Party
Event Contact Name:
June Bennett Larsen
Event Phone Contact Information:
281-482-5621
Event Email Address:
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Event Website:
www.Democratswin.com
Event Fee:
$50. per seat for banquet.
Event Description:
Join HRC at the L-Word Season 3 Premiere Event at Guava Lamp!
- Doors open: 6:00 PM
- Show begins: 8:00 PM
- Party: Pre-Screening
Event Sponsor:
Human Rights Campaign (HRC)
Event Website:
www.sho.com/site/lword/home.do
Event Fee:
Admission to screening is free and open to the public. $5 Pre-Party donation to the Human Rights Campaign suggested.
Event Description:
Republican Governor Rick Perry will be at the Greater Houston Builder Association this Wednesday at 9:30 AM to surgically reattach his lips to the builder’s ass. Let’s gather to protest Perry’s the culture of corruption, dishonesty, and failed policies. We will meet at 9:00 AM.
We hope to see you there!
Event Contact Name:
John Cobarruvias
Event Phone Contact Information:
281-486-5203
Event Description:
Come to the monthly meeting of the Progressive Action Alliance starting at 7:30 p.m. (30 minutes later than usual) Thursday, Jan. 12, at Leisure Learning Unlimited, 6th floor, Room 6.
Agenda items this month include:
Event Sponsor:
Progressive Action Alliance
Event Contact Name:
C. Lee Taylor
Event Phone Contact Information:
713-524-1944
Event Email Address:
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Event Website:
www.paa-tx.org
Event Fee:
Free
Event Description:
Harris County Democratic Party, Democracy for Houston, the Progressive Populist Caucus, and the Bay Area New Democrats invite you to a workshop for precinct organization. escramble('johncoby','sbcglobal.net');/workshop" target="_blank">Please RSVP! Registration starts at 8:00 am.
Event Sponsor:
Harris County Democratic Party
Event Contact Name:
John Cobarruvias, BAND
Event Phone Contact Information:
281-486-5203
Event Fee:
FREE to all Democrats and progressives
Event Description:
Please join us in the presentation of “The Trapped Flea Principle Other Weapons of Mass Instruction” with John Taylor Gatto, Author of Dumbing Us Down & The Underground History of American Education.
Event Sponsor:
Houston Sudbury Group, a self-directed, democratic learning environment
Event Phone Contact Information:
713-880-2489 or 713-201-6704
Event Website:
www.houstonsudbury.org
Event Fee:
$16
Event Description:
The annual Martin Luther King, Jr. parade is in downtown Houston, and we plan to be there to remind people that the struggle for peace and justice continues and that we need changes now as much as we did in the 1960's.
Event Description:
Harris County GREEN PARTY General Membership Meeting
6:30-9:00 PM, 3rd Monday of every month.
Tentative MAJOR TOPIC: Education Alternatives
Come out and join members of Harris County Green Party for this regular meeting -- open to all interested people.
Event Phone Contact Information:
713-705-5594
Event Website:
www.harriscountygreenparty.org/calendar/calendar.htm
Event Description:
US OIL COMPANIES CONTINUE TO RAVAGE THE NIGER DELTA (NIGERIA) REMEMBER KEN SARO-WIWA, SLAIN OGONI LEADER
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 7, 2005
LOCAL CONTACT: Dino Marcaccio, 281-788-5879, Email:
Event Sponsor:
MOSOP, Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People
Event Contact Name:
Dino Marcaccio
Event Phone Contact Information:
281-788-5879
Event Email Address:
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Event Description:
Gary Anderson, our country’s renowned portrayer of Clarence Darrow, brings America’s most hated and celebrated attorney to Florida to recount his life and his greatest trials. Including the Scopes “Evolution Versus Creationism” Trial, murder and civil rights trials and his defense of the most hated in our society.
One show only. Friday January 20 at 7:30 pm $15/$12 student with advance reservation, $20 at the door. Reserve tickets by calling Sarah at 281-813-0660 or email escramble('sbh930','sbcglobal.net');">
Event Sponsor:
Unitarian Fellowship of Houston
Event Contact Name:
Sarah Berel-Harrop
Event Phone Contact Information:
281-813-0660
Event Email Address:
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Event Fee:
$20 at the door, $15/$12 student/senior w/ adv. reservation
Event Description:
Former foreign service diplomat and U.S. Army colonel Ann Wright said recently,"... dissent or criticism during wartime is many times considered by administration politicians as anti-patriotic or traitorous."
Hear Ann Wright speak on Dissent in A Democracy at the Montgomery College Theater, Building D, at 7 p.m., Wednesday, January 25. A suggested donation of $10 is requested for this event.
Event Sponsor:
Northwoods Unitarian Universalist Church
Event Phone Contact Information:
281-298-2780
Event Fee:
A suggested donation of $10 is requested for this event
Event Description:
The SE Texas Progressive Populist Caucus will join Democracy For Houston and the Progressive Action Alliance by hosting a workshop training session focused on the Precinct Convention(s) that are held immediately following the closing of the polls on Primary Election Day on March 7th.
Event Sponsor:
Progressive Populist Caucus, Democracy for Houston and the Progressive Action Alliance
Event Description:
Let's party! Let's tell the world that change is in the air! Let's make signs!
I have a 1st Amendment, and I plan to use it before it's completely taken away. How about you?
Event Contact Name:
Bill Crosier
Event Email Address:
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Event Fee:
please RSVP and say what you can bring, so we can get a head count and see what other supplies may be needed
Event Description:
Throw a House Party for the State of the Union Address
Does the thought of watching President Bush give the State of the Union address (scheduled for January 31) leave you feeling a bit depressed? We have the solution: Throw a house party to support UFPJ and your local peace and justice group. And have fun!
To support your efforts in hosting a house party, we have prepared a "Parties for Peace & Justice" kit, with instructions and a timeline for throwing a house party, a sample invitation, RSVP form and other support materials. We also have ideas for games and talking points to use for Bush's State of the Union Address, including a "Track the Lies" tally sheet. Visit the merchandise section of our website today to order stickers, posters, yard signs, and other party favors!
More info, or to find or organize a party: http://unitedforpeace.org/
Event Website:
http://www.unitedforpeace.org/article.php?id=3168
Event Description:
January 31st is not the State of the Union. It's a State of Emergency! Join us as we Drown Out Bush's Lies.
Bring musical instruments, noisemakers, boomboxes, kazoos, our voices--whatever! We will not let Bush chart out the next year without hearing from the ones who are affected most by his regimes actions--THE PEOPLE. Our Demand: Bush Step Down! And Take Your Whole Program With You!
Event Description:
Sojourners is encouraging people throughout the US to organize or attend speech-watching parties and discussions:
Organizing or attending a State of our Values watch is an easy and fun way to build community, discuss President Bush's speech with fellow people of faith, and contribute our voices to the national dialogue about whether our values and priorities as a nation are being met. Imagine this: With your passion and energy, we will organize hundreds of State of our Values watches in churches and communities of faith across the country. Think of the media story: "People of faith react to the State of the Union: News at 11." It's time to raise our prophetic voices together!
Never done anything like this before? We've put together a comprehensive tool kit that will help you through this process step by step. Organizers will also be able to participate in conference calls with Sojourners and Call to Renewal staff, as well as fellow organizers, to compare notes and ideas. Putting together a successful State of Our Values watch will be a rewarding, empowering, and fun experience.
To host a speech-watching party in your home, church, or other location, or to find one that's already planned near you.
Event Description:
The next Monthly DFH Meeting will be Wednesday, February 1st. Join DFH as it hosts various candidates for the U.S. House including Ted Ankrum, David Murff, Jim Henley and others for a candidate's forum. DFH members will have the opportunity to exchange questions with each of the candidates.
Event Sponsor:
Democracy for Houston
Event Website:
www.democracyforhouston.org
Event Description:
Bicycle Safety Class
Learn How to Cycle in Traffic
Weds, February 1st & Saturday Feb 4th
- Does the thought of bicycling on the street make you nervous?
- Would you like to learn techniques to teach your child to ride a bicycle safely?
- Are you interested in learning to change a tire and other basics of bicycle maintenance?
The Effective Cycling? program is designed to develop the craft and science of bicycling - the basic ability to use a bicycle with confidence and competence for pleasure, utility and/or sport under various highway, climate, terrain and traffic conditions. This introductory course combines classroom discussion/activities and on-road practice of the principles of vehicular-style bicycling. Instructors are certified by the League of American Bicyclists and as such have undergone extensive and on-going training.
This basic 9 hour course is perfect as a primer for those cyclists who wish to gain a full understanding of how to safely operate a bicycle in a variety of situations. The 9 hour class includes learning how to perform a bicycle safety check, fixing a flat, interactive discussion, on-bike skills practice and student manual. Students will gain confidence knowing that they are riding legally and safely. Crash avoidance techniques and crash types will be discussed. Recommended for adults and children above 14.
WHEN:
Wed., Feb. 1, 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm Classroom (no bike needed)
Sat., Feb. 4, 9:00 am - 3:00 pm On-bike Skills (need bike & approved helmet)
WHERE: First Unitarian Universalist Church, 5200 Fannin, at the northwest corner of Southmore and Fannin, in the Museum District, Central Houston.
SPONSORS: BikeHouston.org and First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston www.firstuu.org
COST: Cost is $40.00, please mail a check as soon as possible payable to "BikeHouston" to P. Wang, 7711 Silent Star Ct, Houston TX 77095, or use PayPal to this email address. Please provide your e-mail address and phone number along with your check or PayPal payment. Fee can be reduced or waived if student has financial constraints.
INSTRUCTORS: David Dick, Peter Wang, and Steve Colvin, League Certified Instructors.
CONTACT: For further information call Peter Wang at 713-513-2168.
Event Sponsor:
Bike Houston & First Unitarian Universalist Church-Social Ministries
Event Contact Name:
Peter Wang at 713-513-2168
Event Email Address:
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Event Fee:
$40 - includes book. No one turned away for lack of funds.
Event Description:
Building a majority, issue by issue", The Billie Carr Institute
Featured presentations and discussions
- Voter surveys: Drs. Bob Stein, Stephen Klineberg, Richard Murray
- Discussion panels about environmental and education issues
- Candidates Bob Gammage (Gov.) and Nick Lampson (US House) & more
Targeted to activists, political club members and those newly involved in the political process, this workshop focuses on quality of life issues such as environment and education which are important to Democratic and independent voters in suburban and urban area campaigns.
To win elections in our region, Democrats need to communicate about issues important to Democrats as well as a segment of "independent" voters. We can't just shout at George W. Bush and complain about Tom DeLay, we need to speak intelligently about issues that a majority of voters care about. That is what this conference is all about.
This event features briefings from the top survey research experts in the Houston region, discussions about key quality of life issues, and a special time for activists and volunteers to meet candidates.
To pre-register, email to
and pay only $5 at the door or $10 at door without pre-registration. No charge to students!
Register now - Tell fellow activists and friends!
Event Sponsor:
Harris County Democrats (HCD)
Event Email Address:
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Event Fee:
pay only $5 at the door or $10 at door without pre-registration
Event Description:
From the Secretary of State
Last day for a person who is not a registered voter to submit a federal postcard application (FPCA) to receive a full ballot. Postmark with this date on the FPCA is proof that the applicant submitted the FPCA by this deadline. (Sec. 101.004). (See entry below for FPCA without postmark at the 22nd day before primary election day, February 13, 2006.)*
Event Description:
Come to the regular monthly meeting of the Progressive Action Alliance at Leisure Learning Unlimited, 6th floor, Room 6.
Come early to visit & gab ~
6:30 pm - 7:00 pm: social/meet & greet
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm: meeting
Agenda items include:
* Houston Social Forum update & Potluck Dinner & Movie, 5:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 12 at the Artery
* Code Pink/Cindy Sheehan Protest on President's Day, Feb. 20
* Planning for 2006 elections & party conventions
* PAA web site
We meet the 2nd Thursday of each month to discuss recent and upcoming activities. Join us!
Event Sponsor:
Progressive Action Alliance
Event Contact Name:
C. Lee Taylor
Event Phone Contact Information:
713-524-1944
Event Email Address:
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Event Website:
www.paa-tx.org
Event Fee:
Free! (Donations, however, always cheerfully accepted.)
Event Description:
Come to the Houston Social Forum Potluck Dinner and Movie 5:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 12, at the Artery, 5401 Jackson at Prospect (entrance on Prospect). Visit with Heather Smith and Jennifer Rooks, two young activists who recently returned from Caracas, Venezuela, where they attended the World Social Forum. Let their enthusiasm activate the latent activism in you.
Event Sponsor:
Houston Social Forum and The Artery
Event Contact Name:
C. Lee Taylor
Event Phone Contact Information:
713-524-1944
Event Email Address:
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Event Website:
www.houstonsocialforum.org
Event Fee:
Free! (Donations for HSF welcomed)
Event Description:
The SE Texas Progressive Populist Caucus will join Democracy For Houston and the Progressive Action Alliance by hosting a workshop training session focused on the Precinct Convention(s) that are held immediately following the closing of the polls on Primary Election Day on March 7th.
Event Sponsor:
Progressive Populist Caucus, Democracy for Houston and the Progressive Action Alliance
Event Description:
Noted author Paul Loeb is coming to Houston, and we've arranged for him to give a special presentation for us. This is something you should not miss!
Some excerpts from his web site:
Paul Loeb is a noted speaker and author of books on citizen activism, including "Soul of a Citizen" and "The Impossible Will Take a Little While". Both of these are underground bestsellers with a combined 160,000 copies in print. He has also written and published several other books.
Event Sponsor:
Progressive Action Alliance
Event Contact Name:
Bill Crosier
Event Phone Contact Information:
713-641-4941
Event Email Address:
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Event Website:
paa-tx.org/node/1371
Event Fee:
$5 suggested donation, no one turned away
Event Description:
Join us for an evening PEACE RALLY in The Woodlands with Cindy Sheehan and The Gold Star Families For Peace.
Additional speakers may include Mimi Kennedy and Ann Wright. We're waiting on confirmation on them.
Sorry, but NO SIGNS inside:
We won't be allowed to bring signs inside the building/auditorium
We will be selling copies of Cindy's book at the event.
Limited space will be available for tables. Groups wanting to set up a table should contact Stephen Harr, stephenharr[at]yahoo[dot]com, 713.301.1012, and be at the site by 5:45 PM Sunday.
Campus police will be on site to handle security for the event.
Directions to Montgomery College:
To Montgomery College from NORTH:
- Take I-45 south to exit #79 (Needham Rd./Hwy. 242/College Park Dr.).
- Turn right (away from interstate) and head approximately 1/4 mile.
- Main college entrance is on the right.
To Montgomery College from SOUTH:
- Take I-45 north to exit #79 (Needham Rd./Hwy. 242/College Park Dr.).
- Turn left under interstate and head approximately 1/4 mile.
- Main college entrance is on the right.
Event Sponsor:
North Houston Peace Group, Gold Star Families for Peace, Potlucks for Peace and Concerned Citizens of Montgomery County
Event Contact Name:
Steve Harr
Event Phone Contact Information:
713-301-1012
Event Email Address:
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Event Description:
This event will go on, rain or shine. Thousands of US troops and Iraqis are dying in Iraq -- The least we can do is to show our support for this event even if the weather is not spring-like and sunny. Bring rain gear, your long underwear, and a hat. Let's show Houston that we won't let a little weather interfere with our stand for peace, and that we want our troops home now.
Event Sponsor:
Gold Star Families for Peace, Veterans for Peace, Code Pink
Event Contact Name:
Amy Branham
Event Phone Contact Information:
281-251-3307
Event Email Address:
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Event Description:
Why did great civilizations collapse, and how likely is it ours will, too? How do we maximize our prosperity while avoiding ecological ruin? Jared Diamond will discuss these themes from his bestseller, Collapse. Jared Diamond won the Pulitzer Prize for his companion book, Guns, Germs, and Steel. He is professor of geography at UCLA and author of two other bestsellers, The Third Chimpanzee and Why is Sex Fun? He’s the recipient of America’s highest civilian award in science, the National Medal of Science, for his landmark research in evolutionary biology.
Event Sponsor:
The Progressive Forum
Event Contact Name:
Randall Morton
Event Phone Contact Information:
713-664-0020
Event Email Address:
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Event Website:
www.progressiveforumhouston.org
Event Fee:
$34 and $54 - student, senior and group discounts
Event Description:
From the Secretary of State:
Early voting by personal appearance begins on this day. (Secs. 85.001, 85.006).
Deadline to notify election judges of duty to hold election (Writ of Election). (Sec. 4.007). Written notice must be given to the presiding judge of the duty to hold the election, purpose of election, the election date, location of the polling place, hours the polls are open, and the number of clerks to be appointed.
Event Description:
U. S. Tour of Duty's Real Intelligence Project presents
Former UN Weapons Inspector
Scott Ritter
and
U. S. Representative Sheila Jackson Lee
at an emergency public discussion about Iraq, Iran, and America's constitutional crisis
"We Won't Get Neo-CONNED! Again"
A citizen response to lying, spying, and dying for the "war on terror"
Event Sponsor:
US Tour of Duty, KPFT http://kpft.org, Light in the Darkness Publications http://www.ihspress.com/
Event Phone Contact Information:
713-655-0050
Event Website:
www.ustourofduty.org
Event Fee:
$10 suggested donation (nobody turned away)
Event Description:
From the Secretary of State:
Last day to receive applications for ballots by mail. Early voter’s application (including FPCA) must be received by early voting clerk before close of regular business or 12 noon, whichever is later, on this date. If the FPCA applicant is not registered to vote, applicant will be sent a ballot for the federal offices only. (Secs. 84.007, 101.002, and 101.004(f)(1)).
Event Description:
Next Department of Peace Meeting will be a conference call on Thursday, March 2, 7- 8:15 p.m. Call in number is (319) 632-1100 code:664458. There is no charge other than your typical long distance charges. We will discuss National and International updates and our May 12 Action: Peace Wants A Piece of the Pie.. This conference call meeting will be in lieu of our regular general meeting, which takes place the first Thursday of every month. Contact Kathy Kidd at escramble('kathykidd','earthlink.net'); for more information or 713.443.9938 or visit the national website at www.dopcampaign.org
Event Sponsor:
Department of Peace
Event Contact Name:
Kathy Kidd
Event Phone Contact Information:
713.443.9938
Event Email Address:
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Event Website:
www.dopcampaign.org
Event Fee:
Free (other than regular long distance charges)
Event Description:
Hello friends, This is for a good cause and should be fun. Melinda & I are going and hope you will join us---
The Peace Camp Scholarship is having a fund raiser at Theatre Suburbia , oldest community theatre in Houston.
The name of the play is "Senior Follies". The play is about the crew at Pleasant Valley Retirement Home who believe in living life to the fullest with a "little who done it" along the way.
Performance 8pm, Thursday March 2. tickets are $10.
Theatre Suburbia, 1410 W. 43rd at Oak Forest.--take Ella north from 610 to 43rd left on 43rd.
The peace camp is an alternative day camp which fosters an understanding of peace, justice and environmental awareness appropriate to the age of the child. This is done through activities such as art, crafts,problem solving, cooperative games, special guests. puppets, stories, drama. yoga ect. We have fun.
This is 7th year--July 17-21--the children are Kdg. - 5th.
Call 713-688-1060 Awanda Whitworth for reservations.
Event Sponsor:
Texas Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty
Event Contact Name:
Lynn Furay
Event Fee:
$10. for the play
Event Description:
THE WOODLANDS, TX – Feb. 19, 2006 – A group of local clergy and other Woodlands residents have formed a new advocacy group that will address a range of issues affecting our community, our country, and our world. The public is invited to learn more about the Peace and Justice Network of Montgomery County at an Open House on Saturday, March 4, from 4 to 6 pm at Montgomery College (Room B102).
Leaders of the recently incorporated non-profit organization include Rev. Don Gebert, the first Director of Interfaith of The Woodlands; Rev. David Cobb, pastor of The Woodlands Christian Church (Disciples of Christ); and Rev. Danita Noland, pastor of Northwoods Unitarian Universalist Church.
The Peace and Justice Network of Montgomery County will address such issues as poverty, access to healthcare, youth and senior concerns, equal justice for all and peace. For more information, contact Steve Harr, (713) 301-1012.
Event Description:
Please join the ACLU Houston in a discussion of Protecting Your Muslim/South Asian/Arab Client Against Discrimination. Discussion will be held by Alamdar Hamdani.
Event Sponsor:
Houston ACLU
Event Contact Name:
Laura Bellows
Event Phone Contact Information:
713 942-8146 x-102
Event Email Address:
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Event Fee:
Cost, with lunch from Aladdin Mediterranean Cuisine: Attorneys $30, Students $15
Event Description:
Attend the regular monthly meeting of the Progressive Action Alliance at LLU, 6th Floor, Room 6.
Come early to visit & gab
6:30 pm - 7:00 pm: social/meet & greet
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm: meeting
Agenda items include:
* Report on Feb. 20 Tea Party with Cindy Sheehan
* Reflections on primary election
* Meet Janette Sexton, progressive Democrat running for Texas House of Rep. http://www.sexton4district144.com/
* Preparations for Democratic Senate District conventions (Mar. 25)
* Green party ballot access petition drive (March 15-May 30)
* Demonstration & rally for the Iraq invasion 3rd anniversary (Mar. 18) http://www.paa-tx.org/node/1488
* Sign-making party (Mar. 11) for freeways & Mar. 18 events http://www.paa-tx.org/node/1497
* Houston Social Forum (Apr. 29-30) http://www.houstonsocialforum.org/
Event Sponsor:
Progressive Action Alliance
Event Contact Name:
C. Lee Taylor
Event Phone Contact Information:
713-524-1944
Event Email Address:
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Event Website:
www.paa-tx.org
Event Fee:
Free! (Donations, however, always cheerfully accepted.)
Event Description:
Let's party! Let's tell the world that change is in the air! Let's make signs!
We're having a sign making party, before the First Amendment is taken away, for those needing a sign for the March 18 demonstration or for freeway blogging, or for anything else for which you need a political sign.
Where:
Bill & Cheryl Crosier's garage/sign-making laboratory
7445 Santa Fe Dr.
Houston 77061
713-305-5346
just northwest of Hobby airport
map: http://tinyurl.com/4f6xq
When:
Sat. Mar. 11, 2-6 pm
Bring any of this if you have it, but don't go out and buy any:
*Dark paint (latex only, please -- alkyd or oil-based paint takes too long to dry)
*LARGE cardboard, old sheets, old political yard signs, or anything large, lightweight, & paintable
*1.5 - 3" Paint brushes (we already have some, including larger ones and rollers)
*Something to share for dinner if you want to stay afterwards (or money for something to be delivered)
To find large pieces of cardboard, go by your favorite dumpster or call a nearby appliance store to ask when is a good time to get large boxes when their trucks return from delivery.
Fold the cardboard parallel to the corrugations if needed, to fit into your car.
We can duct tape smaller cardboard pieces together.
Old sheets make great signs/banners, too, and hold up if it rains better than cardboard.
Be sure to wear clothes and shoes that are OK to get paint on. We have several old T-shirts you can borrow.
The Freeway Blogger web site http://www.freewayblogger.com/ has lots of great examples, with photos of some of the hundreds and hundreds of signs that have been placed on freeway overpasses and other visible locations in all 50 states.
The simple procedure: http://www.freewayblogger.com/howto.htm
Everyone is invited to help us make signs, so feel free to forward this to others who may believe in the 1st Amendment.
Event Sponsor:
Progressive Action Alliance
Event Website:
www.paa-tx.org
Event Description:
Every bomb dropped in Iraq explodes over New Orleans...
Tuesday, March 14 – Sunday, March 19, 2006
MARCH FROM MOBILE TO NEW ORLEANS
March 19, 2006 is the 3rd anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq. Veterans For Peace is Marching to Bring the Troops Home NOW!
We are seeking JUSTICE for the victims of FEMA and Katrina through Ending the war in Iraq, and Meeting Human Needs at Home.
Event Sponsor:
Veterans for Peace, Mobile Alabama
Event Contact Name:
Paul Robinson
Event Phone Contact Information:
251-604-1837
Event Website:
http://www.vetgulfmarch.org/
Event Description:
Every bomb dropped in Iraq explodes over New Orleans...
Tuesday, March 14 – Sunday, March 19, 2006
MARCH FROM MOBILE TO NEW ORLEANS
March 19, 2006 is the 3rd anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq. Veterans For Peace is Marching to Bring the Troops Home NOW!
We are seeking JUSTICE for the victims of FEMA and Katrina through Ending the war in Iraq, and Meeting Human Needs at Home.
Event Sponsor:
Veterans for Peace, Mobile Alabama
Event Contact Name:
Paul Robinson
Event Phone Contact Information:
251-604-1837
Event Website:
http://www.vetgulfmarch.org/
Event Description:
Every bomb dropped in Iraq explodes over New Orleans...
Tuesday, March 14 – Sunday, March 19, 2006
MARCH FROM MOBILE TO NEW ORLEANS
March 19, 2006 is the 3rd anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq. Veterans For Peace is Marching to Bring the Troops Home NOW!
We are seeking JUSTICE for the victims of FEMA and Katrina through Ending the war in Iraq, and Meeting Human Needs at Home.
Event Sponsor:
Veterans for Peace, Mobile Alabama
Event Contact Name:
Paul Robinson
Event Phone Contact Information:
251-604-1837
Event Website:
http://www.vetgulfmarch.org/
Event Description:
Every bomb dropped in Iraq explodes over New Orleans...
Tuesday, March 14 – Sunday, March 19, 2006
MARCH FROM MOBILE TO NEW ORLEANS
March 19, 2006 is the 3rd anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq. Veterans For Peace is Marching to Bring the Troops Home NOW!
We are seeking JUSTICE for the victims of FEMA and Katrina through Ending the war in Iraq, and Meeting Human Needs at Home.
Event Sponsor:
Veterans for Peace, Mobile Alabama
Event Contact Name:
Paul Robinson
Event Phone Contact Information:
251-604-1837
Event Website:
http://www.vetgulfmarch.org/
Event Description:
Every bomb dropped in Iraq explodes over New Orleans...
Tuesday, March 14 – Sunday, March 19, 2006
MARCH FROM MOBILE TO NEW ORLEANS
March 19, 2006 is the 3rd anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq. Veterans For Peace is Marching to Bring the Troops Home NOW!
We are seeking JUSTICE for the victims of FEMA and Katrina through Ending the war in Iraq, and Meeting Human Needs at Home.
Event Sponsor:
Veterans for Peace, Mobile Alabama
Event Contact Name:
Paul Robinson
Event Phone Contact Information:
251-604-1837
Event Website:
http://www.vetgulfmarch.org/
Event Description:
Join us for an international day of solidarity and make the 3rd anniversary of the criminal war & occupation of Iraq the last one.
BRING THE TROOPS HOME NOW!
From New Orleans to Baghdad
STOP the War Abroad and HERE at HOME!
Money for jobs, health care, housing, schools and veterans benefits – NOT WAR!
Build levees, not bombs
Support the struggle of Katrina evacuees
Stop the illegal surveillance
Overturn the USA PATRIOT Act
NO CUTS IN VA FUNDING
NO WAR FOR OIL & EMPIRE
Hands off Iran & Venezuela
End all colonial occupations - From Iraq & Afghanistan to Palestine & Haiti
From Latin America & the Caribbean, to Africa, Asia & the Middle East – no more interventions
Please bring signs to remind the public about the thousands in the US military (as well as Iraqis) who have been severely wounded, disabled, and who need ongoing help, but who the US government is ignoring.
We want to support the VA Hospital and bring attention to how US funding of the occupation of Iraq is causing tremendous grief to both US and Iraqi families, and demonstrate the hypocrisy of a government that claims to be supporting the troops and hurricane survivors, while it spends money instead on death and destruction.
Keep the Heat in the Street!
Let us unite with Texas activists who are protesting in Austin, Dallas, Denton, San Antonio, and Galveston!
Protests are happening around the world! See http://answercoalition.org/ and http://unitedforpeace.org/
Houston Actions on Saturday, March 18:
11 AM – Demonstration & Leafleting at the VA Hospital, corner of OST and Almeda Rd.
1 PM – Rally 1/2 mile north of demonstration, at the southeast corner of Hermann Park, corner of Holcombe Blvd. and Almeda Rd.
Performances by local musicians and poets, open mic for our youth to voice their ideas on "Taking Back Our Future"
Parking is available near the rally location, and it's a short walk down to the demonstration. The Almeda Rd. entrance to the VA medical center may not be open on the weekend.
Event Sponsor:
See list above
Event Contact Name:
Gloria
Event Phone Contact Information:
713.503.2633
Event Email Address:
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Event Website:
paa-tx.org/node/1488
Event Description:
In recognition of the 3rd anniversary of the war in Iraq, The North Houston Peace Group is offering an afternoon of peace and hope for the future.
Join us Saturday, March 18th 2-4 p.m. We are honored to have Karen from Dances of Universal Peace who will lead us in a series of international dances and chants from all world traditions. No experience is necessary.
Other peace groups are also invited to table and share information on their current activities. For more information, please visit www.emmasplace.net and www.dancesofuniversalpeace.org
Event Sponsor:
North Houston Peace Group
Event Contact Name:
RSVP to Joy
Event Email Address:
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Event Description:
Every bomb dropped in Iraq explodes over New Orleans...
Tuesday, March 14 – Sunday, March 19, 2006
MARCH FROM MOBILE TO NEW ORLEANS
March 19, 2006 is the 3rd anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq. Veterans For Peace is Marching to Bring the Troops Home NOW!
We are seeking JUSTICE for the victims of FEMA and Katrina through Ending the war in Iraq, and Meeting Human Needs at Home.
Event Sponsor:
Veterans for Peace, Mobile Alabama
Event Contact Name:
Paul Robinson
Event Phone Contact Information:
251-604-1837
Event Website:
http://www.vetgulfmarch.org/
Event Description:
"WHAT I HEARD ABOUT IRAQ"
a theatrical reading, multimedia performance
& artistic act of dissent & vigil~
Event Sponsor:
Code Pink, First Unitarian Universalist Church, co-sponsored by KPFT, Voices Breaking Boundaries, and the Miranda Project
Event Contact Name:
Cathy Courtney (more noted above)
Event Phone Contact Information:
713-864-6724
Event Email Address:
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Event Description:
3 Years in Iraq
CANDLELIGHT VIGIL FOR PEACE
March 21 Dunlavy Bridge 6:30P
This week begins the fourth year of the criminal war and occupation of Iraq. The consequences have been enormous. Deaths for U.S. service people now number 2,311. Officially, over 17,000 more U.S. service people have been reported wounded — unofficial estimates are between 18,000 to 48,000 wounded. The number of Iraqi civilian deaths are reported at over 33,000 with an average of 36 people per day. An additional $92 billion dollars of more U.S. taxpayer money is slated to pass approval this week for a new total of $400 billion dollars being spent, there is no end in sight. The Senate has now permitted the national debt to grow to $9 trillion. And the war has brought new assaults on civil liberties and democratic rights.
Event Sponsor:
(Independent Hosts)
Event Contact Name:
Cyndy Allard
Event Email Address:
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Event Fee:
free
Event Description:
Author of Chain of Command: The Road from 9/11 to Abu Ghraib
Event Sponsor:
The Progressive Forum
Event Website:
www.progressiveforumhouston.org
Event Fee:
Seats $34 and $54 Senior and student discounts / Self-parking $5 located behind hotel; valet parking $12
Event Description:
Come meet and hear our next Texas Attorney General
Eat some great food and enjoy entertainment by David Rovics (The "Musical Version of Democracy Now" - Amy Goodman) - Brother Can You Spare A Dime (A musical-political comedy)
Master of Ceremonies - Richard Morrison (Democratic Candidate against Tom DeLay in 2004)
Purchase advanced tickets at http://www.vanosfortexasag.com/
Event Contact Name:
Tom Gederberg
Event Phone Contact Information:
281-451-4669Come meet and hear our next Texas Attorney General
Event Email Address:
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Event Website:
http://www.vanosfortexasag.com/
Event Fee:
Tickets are $20 (pre-paid), $25 (at the door), $10 if you don't plan to eat
Event Description:
AGENDA
I. Welcome – Council Member Carol Alvarado, Chair
II. Overview of City of Houston Environmental & Public Health Team
III. Overview & Update on Southern Crushed Concrete Environmental Effects
IV. Discussion on Fats, Oils, & Grease (FOG) Ordinance
V. Public Comments
Committee meetings are open to the public.
Event Sponsor:
Houston City Council
Event Contact Name:
Graci Garces
Event Phone Contact Information:
713-247-2011
Event Description:
This will be an Open Space conversation café. All participants are invited to suggest topics for conversation at the beginning of the meeting. We will then each join the conversation of our choosing and change conversations as our interests and passions dictate!
Event Contact Name:
Jimmy Pryor
Event Email Address:
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Event Description:
This will be an Open Space conversation café. All participants are invited to suggest topics for conversation at the beginning of the meeting. We will then each join the conversation of our choosing and change conversations as our interests and passions dictate!
Event Contact Name:
Jimmy Pryor
Event Email Address:
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Event Description:
Immigrant Issues: A Fighting Back! Workshop
This is the first in a series of issues forums planned for this election year. All candidates and Democratic activists are invited to attend. It is evident from the early tactics being used by the Repubs that beating up on immigrants is to be a theme of this election cycle. We have to be ready to talk back on this difficult issue. On April 8th we will host a workshop on framing the Immigration message to get ready for them.
The purpose of this workshop is to develop a common value frame about immigration. It is NOT about creating the 5 robotic talking points. Please attend . Hopefully you will be informed and empowered to spread the good word that Democratic values can effectively address this thorny problem.
Registration: 12:30 - 1:00 pm
Sessions: 1:00 - 4:00 pm
TO RSVP: Send name, address, phone, and email to HCDP at escramble('hcdp','hcdp.org');
Event Sponsor:
The Harris County Democratic Party and Democracy for Houston
Event Contact Name:
Murvin Auzenne
Event Email Address:
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Event Website:
http://democracyforhouston.org/
Event Fee:
Suggested donation to HCDP: $10 (no one turned away)
Event Description:
State Representative Sylvester Turner and Mayor Bill White are hosting a Town Hall Meeting to discuss rising electric rates for homeowners in Houston. Join us for this event.
Event Phone Contact Information:
(866) 886-8900
Event Description:
from GLORIA RUBAC grubac{at}prodigy.net:
Do you believe that prisoners should be treated humanely, whether in Abu Ghraib, Guantanamo or on Texas death row?
Do you think that the 400 men on Texas death row were sentenced to death and not to torture?
NOW IS YOUR CHANCE TO STAND UP FOR JUSTICE! WILL YOU TAKE IT?
PLEASE, PLEASE, JOIN US THIS SATURDAY, APRIL 8, IN LIVINGSTON, TEXAS!
Event Description:
[Updates by Bill Crosier, from information posted on Houston Indymedia, the HPJC calendar, and other sources]
Event Sponsor:
Labor Council for Latin American Advancement and other community and labor groups
Event Contact Name:
Angela Mejia
Event Phone Contact Information:
832-524-6158
Event Email Address:
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Event Description:
Featuring:
- John Sharp - Chair of Governor Rick Perry's Commission on Tax Reform
- Paul Colbert - Former state representative and expert education witness
- State Rep. Scott Hochberg - Member of the Texas House Public Education Committee and former chair of the Education Appropriations Subcommittee.
- Dr. Richard Tapia - University Professor and Director of the Center for Excellence and Equity in Education at Rice University
The American Jewish Committee, Houston Chapter and the AFL-CIO, Asian/Pacific American Heritage Association (APAHA), Collaborative for Children, Houston Area Urban League, NAACP Houston Chapter, ACLU of Texas, Houston Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Houston Hispanic Forum, Indo- American PAC, Jewish Community Center Houston, Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, National Council of Jewish Women.
Event Phone Contact Information:
AJC at 713-439-1202
Event Description:
Join HCDP for a panel discussion with three political consultants who answer the question: What do the Primary Results Mean? Our featured speakers include Robert Jara, Mustafa Tameez, and Keir Murray. Brown Bag Lunch is a monthly event of the Harris County Democratic Party. Bring your lunch. HCDP provides the soft drinks.
Event Description:
Attend the regular monthly meeting of the Progressive Action Alliance as we discuss current issues and plan for upcoming events.
Come early to visit & gab
Click on title of this event to get details (agenda, location, etc.)
Event Sponsor:
Progressive Action Alliance
Event Contact Name:
C. Lee Taylor
Event Phone Contact Information:
713-524-1944
Event Email Address:
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Event Website:
http://www.paa-tx.org/node/1562
Event Fee:
Free! (Donations, however, always cheerfully accepted.)
Event Description:
Molly Ivins Can’t Say That Can She?
Monday, April 17 | Wortham Cullen Theater
Event Sponsor:
The Progressive Forum
Event Website:
www.progressiveforumhouston.org
Event Fee:
Seats $54, $34 / Senior and student discounts
Event Description:
Mountain Top Removal coal mining is a radical form of strip mining. “Appalachian Treasures” is a stunning multi-media presentation about mountaintop removal coal mining, with stories from the coalfields and music from the area. Also, meet and talk with 2 Appalachian coalfield residents, Mary Miller and Pauline Canterberry, who will speak about daily life in the shadow of MTR mines. Free and open to the public (Donations to Appalachian Treasures happily accepted). Seating is limited, please rsvp to Irv at escramble('hirv','aol.com.');
Event Sponsor:
Thoreau UU Congregation Adult Discussion Group
Event Contact Name:
Irv Smith
Event Phone Contact Information:
281-813-0660
Event Email Address:
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Event Description:
The Harris County Green Party is having a celebration Sunday evening,
and this invitation is to you and any others who support the Green
Party values:
* Grassroots Democracy
* Healthy Environment
* Sustainable Energy
* Social Justice
* Non-Violence
Please note that progressive Democrats, who support those values, are
invited. If you are one of them, you can help with the petition
drive, even though you can't sign the petition yourself if you voted
in the primary. I'm one of those Dems, I support the GP values, and
I've already been helping to gather signatures. -- Bill C.
When:
Sunday, April 23, 3-8 pm
Where:
Dan Electro's Guitar Bar
1031 E. 24th St.
Houston 77009
713-862-8707
Entertainment:
Sofa Kings
Fahl N' Folk
Soul Hustlers
Thunder Pants
Steven Hung on the Patio
Funky Mustard
Admission:
$10 or 10 signatures on the Green Party ballot access petition
Anyone who comes to Dan Electro's this Sunday with their voter
registration card will get in for half-price ($5.)
Anyone who brings a sheet of signatures will get in for free!
There will be notaries there to notarize petitions.
There will be a raffle for $50 - one ticket for each sheet of
petition signatures!
For more information, or to download a petition form for the ballot
access drive: http://hcgp.org
Questions about the petition drive? Call 713-515-3433
Event Sponsor:
Harris County Green Party
Event Contact Name:
Earl Gerhard
Event Phone Contact Information:
713-515-3433
Event Website:
www.hcgp.org
Event Fee:
$10 or 10 signatures (see details)
Event Description:
Mountain Top Removal coal mining is a radical form of strip mining. “Appalachian Treasures” is a stunning multi-media presentation about mountaintop removal coal mining, with stories from the coalfields and music from the area. Also, meet and talk with 2 Appalachian coalfield residents, Mary Miller and Pauline Canterberry, who will speak about daily life in the shadow of MTR mines. Free and open to the public (Donations to Appalachian Treasures happily accepted).
Event Sponsor:
Unitarian Fellowship of Houston
Event Contact Name:
Sarah Berel-Harrop
Event Phone Contact Information:
281-813-0660
Event Email Address:
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Event Description:
Mountain Top Removal coal mining is a radical form of strip mining. “Appalachian Treasures” is a stunning multi-media presentation about mountaintop removal coal mining, with stories from the coalfields and music from the area. Also, meet and talk with 2 Appalachian coalfield residents, Mary Miller and Pauline Canterberry, who will speak about daily life in the shadow of MTR mines. Free and open to the public (Donations to Appalachian Treasures happily accepted).
Event Sponsor:
Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church
Event Contact Name:
Bridget Jensen
Event Phone Contact Information:
713-417-2056
Event Email Address:
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Event Description:
The Houston Social Forum is:
- a regional event that addresses local as well as global issues
- comprised of diverse groups building from common values
- nongovernmental and non-partian
- supportive of true participatory democracy
- nonviolent resistance to the world's injustice
- working toward mechanisms that value people over profit
Details: http://www.houstonsocialforum.org/
Event Sponsor:
Houston Social Forum organizing committee
Event Contact Name:
Bill Crosier
Event Phone Contact Information:
713-641-4941
Event Email Address:
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Event Website:
www.houstonsocialforum.org
Event Description:
Block Walk for Dems and Dot Nelson-Turnier
We will be blockwalking with the Spring Democratic Clubo on Saturday April 29th! Don't forget this is Harris County! And we want it ALL BLUE!
Meet at 9:45 at 23431 Prairie Bird, Spring, TX 77373
Call or Email if you need directions or more information.
We could really use experienced block walkers and Dot supporters as always! We will be knocking on doors and handing out literature in precinct 596. Volunteers are invited to relax with snacks and refreshmlents after the job is done!
Event Sponsor:
Spring Democratic Club
Event Contact Name:
Dot Nelson-Turnier
Event Phone Contact Information:
832-286-3681
Event Email Address:
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Event Website:
www.votedot.org
Event Description:
NOBELITY (the movie) seeks answers about the future of our planet 50 years from now by looking at the world's most pressing problems through the eyes of nine Nobel laureates. Filmed across the U.S., and in France, England, India and Africa, NOBELITY combines the insights of some of the world's most intelligent and accomplished individuals with a first-person view of 50 years from now, and the children that will be most impacted by this future.
Event Sponsor:
The Woodlands (GREEN) Grassroots Environmental Educ. Network
Event Contact Name:
Lynn Aldrich
Event Phone Contact Information:
281-292-2642
Event Email Address:
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Event Website:
www.thewoodlandsgreen.org
Event Fee:
donation
Event Description:
The Houston Social Forum is:
- a regional event that addresses local as well as global issues
- comprised of diverse groups building from common values
- nongovernmental and non-partian
- supportive of true participatory democracy
- nonviolent resistance to the world's injustice
- working toward mechanisms that value people over profit
Details: http://www.houstonsocialforum.org/
Event Sponsor:
Houston Social Forum organizing committee
Event Contact Name:
Bill Crosier
Event Phone Contact Information:
713-641-4941
Event Email Address:
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Event Website:
www.houstonsocialforum.org
Event Description:
NOBELITY seeks answers about the future of our planet 50 years from now by looking at the world's most pressing problems through the eyes of nine Nobel laureates. Filmed across the U.S., and in France, England, India and Africa, NOBELITY combines the insights of some of the world’s most intelligent and accomplished individuals with a first-person view of 50 years from now, and the children that will be most impacted by this future. Sponsored by The Woodlands Green April 29th, 2006 4pm Lord of Life Lutheran Church, 3801 Panther Creek Drive May 2nd, 2006 7Pm Montgomery College B102 Texas State 242 The Woodlands, just west of I-45 for details, call 281-292-2642 www.nobelitythemovie.com freewill donations benefit Habitat for Humanity of Montgomery County Lynn Aldrich c936-672-2244; 281-292-2642 The Woodlands Grassroots Environmental Education Network www.thewoodlandsgreen.org
Event Sponsor:
The Woodlands GREEN
Event Contact Name:
Lynn Aldrich
Event Phone Contact Information:
281-292-2642
Event Email Address:
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Event Website:
www.thewoodlandsgreen.org
Event Fee:
donation
Event Description:
Agenda for Harris County Democratic Party (HCDP)Democracy For Houston (DFH) Education Workshop
May 6, 2006 12:30pm-4pm
1445 N. Loop W. @ Ella Blvd, suite #110
Event Sponsor:
Harris County Democratic Party and Democracy for Houston
Event Contact Name:
Murvin Auzenne
Event Phone Contact Information:
713-802-0085
Event Email Address:
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Event Website:
www.hcdp.org
Event Fee:
10 dollar donation
Event Description:
Agenda for Harris County Democratic Party (HCDP)Democracy For Houston (DFH) Education Workshop
May 6, 2006 12:30pm-4pm
1445 N. Loop W. @ Ella Blvd, suite #110
Event Sponsor:
Harris County Democratic Party and Democracy for Houston
Event Contact Name:
Murvin Auzenne
Event Phone Contact Information:
713-802-0085
Event Email Address:
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Event Website:
www.hcdp.org
Event Fee:
10 dollar donation
Event Description:
This is info on the Cinco de Mayo Parade May 6. It has info for First UU paraders, but it applies to all of us. The parade begins at 10 a.m. in the Minute Maid Park area. (see map below)
Please wear white clothing (e.g., white shirts, t-shirts) to show Solidarity with immigrants.
For distributors of Iraq Notebook/Cuaderno de Irak: Our mission is to alert people, especially spanish speakers, about the Iraq war and provide info regarding recruiters, how to prepare your file for CO status as well as how to get it once you are in the armed forces -- all in legal ways. Good contact info for GI and peace organizations. Also, educational articles on Iraq, Iraq veterans for peace, great quotes and meaningful poems, etc. Read it yourself for good info!!
The Loes have papers at 1659 Harold #B (ring upper buzzer) which can be picked up Thurs. from 3 - 6:30P and Friday all day until 4:30P. We will also park our car (dust colored Prius with pink ribbon magnate on each side) at First UU church (on Fannin @ Southmore) on May 6 arriving about 8:30P and will have the papers with us. DO BRING YOUR OWN STRONG BAG (Whole Foods has great ones of heavy canvas) to the apt or the Church. If you don't have a good bag, we have a few extra. The paper is 16 pages and 200 are a bit heavy. But you will be able to get rid of them quickly; folks are usually grateful to receive them.
Event Contact Name:
Lee Loe
Event Phone Contact Information:
713 524 2682
Event Email Address:
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Event Description:
You are cordially invited to a backyard BBQ Benefit for the MARK MCDAVID CAMPAIGN. Mark McDavid is a native Houstonian running for State Representative in district 138. District 138 encompasses North and Northwest Harris County neighborhoods including Garden Oaks, Oak Forest, Spring Branch, Cy-Fair, and Bear Creek. Mark McDavid is a strong environmentalist who will fight for a stronger focus towards stewardship of our air and water. He will fight for legislation that will make health pollution screening levels stricter and he will fight for alternative fuel sources. Mark McDavid is running against Republican Dwayne Bohac, a right-wing radical that benefited from Tom DeLay's alleged felony criminal conspiracy.
Have you had enough of the corruption, cronyism, and polluted politics taking place in the state house in Austin? If so, Come join us for some good old Texas BBQ and join us in supporting the campaign of a pro-people, PROGRESSIVE Democrat.
Event Phone Contact Information:
713-812-9368
Event Email Address:
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Event Website:
www.votemcdavid.com
Event Fee:
$10.00 Suggested Donation
Event Description:
All are welcome at Houston's Annual Peace Picnic Most of it's inside, so come even if it rains. 5:00 pm - Children's Games begin on the playground. 6:00 pm - Potluck Picnic Dinner in the Church Hall. (Bring a covered dish; drinks supplied). Music and frolic and announcements will follow. For more information or to volunteer to help out, please contact Judy Hoffhien (see below).
Event Sponsor:
Houston Peace and Justice Center, the Decade of Nonviolence
Event Contact Name:
Judy Hoffhien
Event Phone Contact Information:
713-863-8708
Event Email Address:
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Event Description:
Voices Breaking Boundaries presents WORDS FOR PEACE 4, Voices of a People’s History
- Intros by Howard Zinn (via telephone) and Anthony Arnove, editor of Terrorism and War (in person)
- Featuring local artists/ activists rendering a dramatic version of Howard Zinn’s Voices of a People’s History.
- Artists include: Paula Anicete, Hitaji Aziz, Duane Bradley, City Council Member Ada Edwards, Chuck Jackson, Autumn Knight, Vivek Mittal, John Pluecker, Sehba Sarwar, Anita Wadhwa, students from Lee High School and Community Builders Cadre
- Open mic and poetry led by Equality, graffiti art by Hyroglifx Koncepts, capoeira by Grupo de N'Golo, music by Free Radicals, refreshments by Nusrat Malik, drinks and much more
For reservations, call 713.524.7821, or email escramble('info','vbbarts.org');
Event Sponsor:
Voices Breaking Boundaries, DiverseWorks, KPFT Pacifica Radio 90.1 FM
Event Phone Contact Information:
713.524.7821
Event Email Address:
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Event Website:
www.vbbarts.org
Event Fee:
$5.00, No one will be turned away
Event Description:
Interested in finding out more about our people-powered strategies for winning the 7th Congressional District in November?
Come find out how you can participate in Jim Henley’s grassroots campaign for the 7th Congressional District! Our first Meet Up will be Tues, May 9th 7:15 pm, Jason’s Deli (corner of Westheimer and Shepherd). We will announce several more Meet Ups in the coming weeks at locations throughout the 7th Congressional District.
Event Sponsor:
Henley for Congress
Event Contact Name:
Amy Sater
Event Phone Contact Information:
713-432-1793
Event Email Address:
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Event Website:
www.henleyforcongress.com
Event Description:
Attend the regular monthly meeting of the Progressive Action Alliance at Leisure Learning Unlimited, 6th Floor, Room 6.
Come early to visit & gab
6:30 pm - 7:00 pm: social/meet & greet
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm: meeting
Agenda items include:
- Report on Houston Social Forum
- Report on Immigrant Walk Out/Rally
- Department of Peace visits to Congressional offices - May 12
- Halliburton shareholders meeting protest - Duncan Okla, May 17
- Distribution of Iraq Notebooks/Cuadernos de Irak-Art Car parade & elsewhere
- Green Party ballot access petition drive
- Preparing for Dem. state convention
- Freeway blogging for peace & impeachment
We meet the 2nd Thursday of each month to discuss recent and upcoming activities. Join us!
Event Sponsor:
Progressive Action Alliance
Event Contact Name:
C. Lee Taylor
Event Phone Contact Information:
713.524.1944
Event Email Address:
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Event Website:
www.paa-tx.org
Event Fee:
Free! (Donations, however, always cheerfully accepted.)
Event Description:
Save this Mother's Day for our annual Peace Wants a Piece of the Pie. We will visit our congressional representatives bearing pies and requesting they fund the cabinet level Department of Peace with a small piece of the funding pie (federal budget).
On May 12th, tell Congress that PEACE wants a PIECE of the PIE! Ask your U.S. Representatives to support HR 3760 and Senators to support S1756 to establish a cabinet-level Dept of Peace to begin focusing on proven effective programs that reduce violence. Join us on May 12th (the Friday before Mother's Day), with pie in hand and/or Mother's Day cards and come to the Mickey Leland Building, 1919 Smith St., front entrance on Friday at 11 AM. We are expecting press coverage, so we need a good turnout. And also call your Members of Congress on Friday and ask for 1% of the U.S. budget to create a Department that will research, articulate and facilitate nonviolent solutions to domestic and international causes of violence. Call Senators in D.C. Switchboard: (202) 224-3121 or http://www.congress.org for Representative's local numbers. Ask them to put a focus on reducing violence by cosponsoring HR 3760 or S1756 to establish a Dept of Peace.
Event Sponsor:
Department of Peace Campaign
Event Contact Name:
Kathy Kidd
Event Phone Contact Information:
713.443.9938
Event Email Address:
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Event Website:
www.dopcampaign.org
Event Description:
Join your fellow Democrats who care about your State Party Platform to express your view on issues you believe should be in our Platform - State of Texas issues and National Issues impacting Texans. Click on the title of this event to read the details.
Event Sponsor:
Texas Democratic Party and the Harris County Democratic Party
Event Contact Name:
Stan Merriman
Event Phone Contact Information:
713-666-8444
Event Email Address:
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Event Description:
The Harris County Democratic Party will honor our precinct chairs at a swearing in ceremony. Mingle with great Democrats and meet the candidates: Glen Maxey, James G. Pierre, Boyd Richie (representative). Join us for a delicious BBQ dinner (free for precinct chairs, $15 per person for others).
Event Fee:
BBQ Dinner: $15 per person for people who are not precinct chairs (not required!)
Event Description:
The next meeting of the OilPatch Democrats will be Thursday May 18th
at Cosmos Cafe 69 Heights Blvd at intersection of Heights and Washington
Our guest speaker will be Leo Gold, host of The New Capital Show on KPFT Thurs mornings at 10:00 am
Event Sponsor:
OilPatch Democrats
Event Contact Name:
Randy Scott
Event Phone Contact Information:
713-683-9531
Event Email Address:
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Event Description:
Please join us for a fundraiser for Dot Nelson-Turnier, candidate for State Representative in District 150. She is running against Republican incumbent, Debbie Riddle.
Event Website:
www.votedot.org
Event Description:
Please join HCDP for the upcoming Energy Workshop. Speakers include:
Tom Rowan PHD, owner , Rowan Marketing. Tom has spend forty years researching, working in and advising about technology and energy issues . He has worked with NASA, done market research on various industries including energy, published research and proprietary reports on
numerous energy and technology related topics. He is also a long time Democratic activist.
Stephanie Hrabar, PHD of ENVIRONMENATL INITIATIVE OF THE HOUSTON REGION DEMOCRATS. Stephanie has studied and talked and lobbied on issues of environment and energy for a number of years and brings to the
discussion her expertise and passion.
This is going to be a VERY HOT TICKET! Register early!
May 20, 2006 Schedule
Event Sponsor:
Sponsored by Harris County Democratic Party and Democracy For Houston
Event Contact Name:
Murvin Auzenne
Event Fee:
Suggested donation: $10.00
Event Description:
Please join the San Jacinto Democratic Veterans Brigade, Code Pink and Veterans for Peace in a Memorial Day observance for US military casualties from the Afghanistan and Iraq wars.
- Ceremony: May 28th - 10am - 5pm
- Flag Display May 29th - 30th
VOLUNTEERS are NEEDED to read names and place flags. For more information, please contact Jim Rine at escramble('sanjacsec','yahoo.com'); or at 281 414-1386
Event Sponsor:
San Jacinto Democratic Veterans Brigade, Code Pink and Veterans for Peace
Event Contact Name:
Jim Rine
Event Phone Contact Information:
281 414-1386
Event Email Address:
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Event Description:
Did you attend the Houston Social Forum?
Did you like it?
Do you want to talk about the next one?
Did you miss the first?
Do you think it is a bad idea and want to tell us why?
Either way, come to the Houston Social Forum Memorial Day Weekend Fiesta at the Crosier's.
Click on the event title for details.
Why:
Relax and enjoy the company of others who are tired of corporate-dominated globalization and all the problems it creates.
Continue what we did at the HSF - visit and make connections with others, so we can support each other and help all of our groups become stronger.
Event Sponsor:
Houston Social Forum organizing committee
Event Contact Name:
Cheryl & Bill Crosier
Event Phone Contact Information:
713-641-4941
Event Description:
This special workshop is for progressive delegates and alternates attending the Texas Democratic Party (TDP) state convention the following week.
This is being organized by members of the PAA, PPC, DFH, and other local progressive groups. It is NOT for all delegates -- just for those wanting to help turn the TDP around in a positive direction, that focuses on electing progressive candidates who will talk about issues like election reform, the prison-industrial complex, improving public education, health care for all, regulation (such as for pollution, energy, and more) being controlled by the regulated, getting out of Iraq, impeachment, ending the assault on our civil liberties, and more. If you are reading this on the PAA home page, click on the title of this event for details.
Event Sponsor:
Progressive Action Alliance, Progressive Populist Caucus, others
Event Contact Name:
Bill Crosier
Event Phone Contact Information:
713-641-4941
Event Email Address:
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Event Description:
The 2006 State Convention is right around the corner! Join thousands of Democrats from across the state in Fort Worth at the Ft. Worth Convention Center from June 8-10 for three days of inspiring campaign speeches from our candidates, training sessions for activists and just the opportunity to spend a weekend with fellow Democrats planning for the final months until the election. All Democrats are welcome to attend! If you are reading this on the PAA home page, be sure to click on the title or the "Read the rest of this entry" for the whole article.
Event Website:
txdemocrats.org/Convention06
Event Description:
The 2006 State Convention is right around the corner! Join thousands of Democrats from across the state in Fort Worth at the Ft. Worth Convention Center from June 8-10 for three days of inspiring campaign speeches from our candidates, training sessions for activists and just the opportunity to spend a weekend with fellow Democrats planning for the final months until the election. All Democrats are welcome to attend! If you are reading this on the PAA home page, be sure to click on the title or the "Read the rest of this entry" for the whole article.
Event Website:
txdemocrats.org/Convention06
Event Description:
The 2006 State Convention is right around the corner! Join thousands of Democrats from across the state in Fort Worth at the Ft. Worth Convention Center from June 8-10 for three days of inspiring campaign speeches from our candidates, training sessions for activists and just the opportunity to spend a weekend with fellow Democrats planning for the final months until the election. All Democrats are welcome to attend! If you are reading this on the PAA home page, be sure to click on the title or the "Read the rest of this entry" for the whole article.
Event Website:
txdemocrats.org/Convention06
Event Description:
The monthly meetings of the Progressive Action Alliance are at Leisure Learning Unlimited, 6th Floor, Room 6.
If you are reading this on the PAA home page, click on the title for the entire meeting notice.
Event Contact Name:
Bill Crosier
Event Phone Contact Information:
713-641-4941
Event Email Address:
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Event Description:
This Figthing Back Workshop is the fourth in a series of issue forums planned for the election year. Learn effective ways to frame and discuss environmental issues.
Introduction
Much of the harsh partisan bickering that exists between Republicans and Democrats stems from a basic misunderstanding of the core values of each. Democrats realize that many Republicans have core values similar to Democrats.
Event Phone Contact Information:
RSVP: 713-802-0085
Event Email Address:
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Event Website:
www.dfalink.com/event.php?id=8978
Event Fee:
Suggested donation to HCDP: $10.00
Event Description:
Don Cook pledged to shave his head and donate his lengthy locks to Locks of Love if the Green Party of Texas successfully achieved ballot access this spring. It did not, but he is so impressed with the volunteer collection and fundraising successes of the campaign (not to mention the tenacity and optimism of volunteers), and so certain of success next time that he is going to do it, anyway. Where: 7954 Glenheath, Houston, TX 77061 (his home) When: Saturday, June 17, 7 p.m. Call 713-705-5594 or e-mail escramble('zenblews','hotmail.com'); for directions or more information.
Event Sponsor:
Harris County Green Party
Event Contact Name:
Don cook
Event Phone Contact Information:
713-705-5594
Event Email Address:
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Event Description:
Don Cook pledged to shave his head and donate his lengthy locks to Locks of Love if the Green Party of Texas successfully achieved ballot access this spring. It did not, but he is so impressed with the volunteer collection and fundraising successes of the campaign (not to mention the tenacity and optimism of volunteers), and so certain of success next time that he is going to do it, anyway. Where: 7954 Glenheath, Houston, TX 77061 (his home) When: Saturday, June 17, 7 p.m. Call 713-705-5594 or e-mail escramble('zenblews','hotmail.com'); for directions or more information.
Event Sponsor:
Harris County Green Party
Event Contact Name:
Don cook
Event Phone Contact Information:
713-705-5594
Event Email Address:
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Event Description:
Event Sponsor:
Texas Freedom Network
Event Contact Name:
Ian Davis
Event Phone Contact Information:
(512) 322-0545
Event Email Address:
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Event Website:
www.tfn.org/faithandfreedom/houston/
Event Fee:
FREE
Event Description:
WHAT IS SOUTHERN GIRLS CONVENTION?
The Southern Girls Convention is an annual grassroots meeting for networking, organizing, educating, agitating, and activism, devoted to empowering women, girls, and transfolks in the South, and to furthering the struggle for social justice. Each year’s convention is hosted by a different Southern community and facilitated by local organizers. Past conventions have brought together hundreds of folks in Memphis, Tennessee; Louisville, Kentucky; Auburn, Alabama; Athens, Georgia; Asheville, North Carolina; and Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Event Email Address:
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Event Website:
southerngirlsconvention.org/2006
Event Description:
WHAT IS SOUTHERN GIRLS CONVENTION?
The Southern Girls Convention is an annual grassroots meeting for networking, organizing, educating, agitating, and activism, devoted to empowering women, girls, and transfolks in the South, and to furthering the struggle for social justice. Each year’s convention is hosted by a different Southern community and facilitated by local organizers. Past conventions have brought together hundreds of folks in Memphis, Tennessee; Louisville, Kentucky; Auburn, Alabama; Athens, Georgia; Asheville, North Carolina; and Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Event Email Address:
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Event Website:
southerngirlsconvention.org/2006
Event Description:
WHAT IS SOUTHERN GIRLS CONVENTION?
The Southern Girls Convention is an annual grassroots meeting for networking, organizing, educating, agitating, and activism, devoted to empowering women, girls, and transfolks in the South, and to furthering the struggle for social justice. Each year’s convention is hosted by a different Southern community and facilitated by local organizers. Past conventions have brought together hundreds of folks in Memphis, Tennessee; Louisville, Kentucky; Auburn, Alabama; Athens, Georgia; Asheville, North Carolina; and Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Event Email Address:
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Event Website:
southerngirlsconvention.org/2006
Event Description:
The Harris County Democratic Party invites you to celebrate the Year of the Dog...Democrat style! Chinese dinner will be served, including vegetarian dishes. Music. Entertainment. Silent auction. Cash bar
Event Sponsor:
Harris County Democratic Party
Event Contact Name:
Phillip McNutt
Event Phone Contact Information:
713-802-0085
Event Email Address:
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Event Website:
www.hcdp.org/yoyd.html
Event Fee:
$35/HCDP Non-Sustaining member, $30/HCDP Sustaining member,$25 Full-time Student under 26, $15 16 or Younger
Event Description:
Attend the regular monthly meeting of the Progressive Action Alliance at Leisure Learning Unlimited, 6th Floor, Room 6.
Come early to visit & gab.
If you are reading this on the PAA home page, click on the event title for a preliminary agenda and other details.
6:30 pm - 7:00 pm: social/meet & greet
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm: meeting
Event Contact Name:
C. Lee Taylor
Event Phone Contact Information:
713.829.1218
Event Email Address:
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Event Fee:
Free! (Donations, however, cheerfully accepted.)
Event Description:
Democratic Gubernatorial Nominee Will Hold Press Conference at Minute Maid Park to Unveil Environmental Policy
Democratic gubernatorial nominee and former U.S. Congressman Chris Bell will be in Houston on Tuesday, July 18, for a stop on his week-long statewide press tour. Bell will hold a 2:00 pm press conference at Minute Maid Park in downtown Houston to announce his campaign's environmental platform.
Event Website:
www.chrisbell.com
Event Description:
Agenda : HCDP Labor and Working Conditions Workshop
RSVP: 713-802-0085, escramble('hcdp','hcdp.org');, or escramble('murvin','gmail.com');
Fifth in a Series of Interactive Workshops created to energize and inform concerned citizens by helping them better understand the Democratic perspective on provocative issues of the election year.
Event Fee:
Suggested donation: $10.00
Event Description:
Jim Henley Fundraiser and Film Screening featuring
The Hunting of the President with special guest Susan McDougal
Event Fee:
Reserved $100, Preferred $50, General $25 / $10 Students
Event Description:
KPFT FREE MOVIE NIGHT
"KPFA ON THE AIR"
Interested in the birth and history of Pacifica?
Come to one or both of the two upcoming showings of "KPFA on the Air", at the next KPFT movie nights. If you are reading this on the PAA home page, click on the title to read the entire article.
Event Sponsor:
KPFT
Event Phone Contact Information:
713-526-4000
Event Website:
kpft.org
Event Description:
You are invited to Democracy for Houston's August meet-up. This group meets on the first Wednesday of every month at the HCDP HQ to network, socialize, learn about the issues, and listen to great speakers. Democracy for Houston is a PAC dedicated to electing progressive candidates to office and fighting the influence of the radical right-wing and their greedy special interests.
Event Sponsor:
Democracy for Houston
Event Contact Name:
Leah Burris
Event Phone Contact Information:
713-301-6838
Event Email Address:
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Event Website:
www.democracyforhouston.org
Event Description:
Reflections by: Dr. Dan Watanabe, founding member of Houston's Anti-Nuclear Information Team; Frances Jones, who visited Hiroshima on Aug. 6 several years ago; and Rev. Jose Ballester, Pastor First UU Church.
There will be peace songs and flowers. Dr. Watanabe will float a traditional boat for the souls of the dead on the reflecting pool. Refreshments will be served following the program.
Sponsored by Houston Peace and Justice Center, Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers, Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, Fellowship of Reconciliation and First UU Church Community Service Committee.
Event Description:
Government Officials and Local Imams Together in a Dialogue
The Imam Roundtable is an inaugural attempt to bring together Muslim religious leaders [imams] with federal and local government officials in order to facilitate a dialogue. Imams are in a special position in the community of devout Muslims given their significant role not only in religious functions but also many times as the source for guidance on non-religious issues. By creating an environment for a productive, honest and candid discussion, the various stakeholders at the Roundtable will better understand each other. This understanding is an essential step to further the development of relationships which will aid both parties in addressing the issues impacting the Muslim-American community.
- Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, Department of Homeland Security, Daniel Sutherland
- Houston City Council Member, M. J. Khan
- President of the Islamic Society of Greater Houston, Rodwan Saleh
- Director of the Mayor's Office of Public Safety and Homeland Security for the City of Houston, Dennis Storemski
- Imams from various mosques throughout the greater Houston area
- Other government officials
Contact Mustafa at escramble('mitameez','gmail.com'); or call 713-247-9600 for more information.
Map to Rice - Closest parking is in the Central Parking Garage
Event Description:
KPFT FREE MOVIE NIGHT
"KPFA ON THE AIR"
Interested in the birth and history of Pacifica?
Watch "KPFA on the Air", at the next KPFT movie night. If you are reading this on the PAA home page, click on the title to read the entire article.
Event Sponsor:
KPFT
Event Phone Contact Information:
713-526-4000
Event Website:
kpft.org
Event Description:
Attend the regular monthly meeting of the Progressive Action Alliance at Leisure Learning Unlimited, 6th Floor, Room 6.
Come early to visit & gab.
If you are reading this on the PAA home page, click on the event title for a preliminary agenda and other details.
Event Contact Name:
C. Lee Taylor
Event Phone Contact Information:
713.829.1218
Event Email Address:
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Event Description:
Compassionate Communication is a language that serves life and which is being practically applied in educational institutions, business and industry, social service agencies and politically charged situations, as well as in families and personal relationships – all around the world.
Compassionate Communication (CC) is a way of interacting that facilitates the flow of communication needed to exchange information and resolve differences peacefully.
- CC focuses on shared human values and needs, and encourages the use of language that increases goodwill and avoidance of language that contributes to resentment or lowered self-esteem.
- CC assumes that enriching life is the most satisfying motivation for doing things, rather than being motivated by fear, guilt, blame, or shame.
- CC emphasizes taking personal responsibility for choices and improving the quality of relationships as a primary goal.
- CC is effective even when other people involved are not familiar with the process.
To read more about Compassionate Communication or to obtain the book Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Compassion by Marshall B. Rosenberg, PhD.
Brenda Hardt, a board member of Decade of Nonviolence-Houston and the Peace With Justice Coordinator of The United Methodist Church, will give a brief introduction to this process based on identifying universally shared standards and needs.
Event Sponsor:
Houston Peace and Justice Center
Event Contact Name:
Dave Atwood
Event Phone Contact Information:
832-693-5710
Event Email Address:
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Event Fee:
A free-will donation to HPJC of $10 or whatever you can afford. No one turned away!
Event Description:
Congressman Gene Green invites you to a Public Hearing on Comprehensive Immigration Reform and Community Security. There is an intense national debate to reform our current immigration and border policies. This Public Hearing presents an opportunity for the community to participate and share their concerns directly with political leaders of every level of government in the Harris County area. Please join us as we engage in a public dialogue to explore solutions to this issue.
Contact Armando Walle, 281-999-5879, or Adriana Cadena, 713-228-6400 x-14, for for information.
Event Description:
Maintaining our way of life depends on cheap oil but this is ending.
Global oil production will peak soon, if it hasn’t already, and then decline.
Event Sponsor:
Houston Peak Oil Progressives, 1st Unitarian Universalist Community Involvement Committee, Oil Patch Democrats-Houston, PAA
Event Contact Name:
Donald Cook
Event Phone Contact Information:
713-705-5594
Event Email Address:
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Event Website:
www.HoustonPeakOil.org
Event Fee:
$10 donation, no one turned away for lack of funds
