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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.

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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.

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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.  

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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.

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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 yearÔøΩs achievements. In this spirit, the family of Camp Casey and the Crawford Peace Movement will reunite in Crawford, Texas  this Thanksgiving to celebrate our work, remember those who are no longer with us, and share our stories, our lives, and the wealth of  our community.

The past year has seen many tragic milestones in the war on Iraq.  Despite the President's assertion that major combat ended last year, military operations have continued, and resulted in the destruction of  the city of Falluja, 2,038 American deaths, 200,000 Iraqi deaths, 199  coalition deaths, and 15,353 American soldiers wounded. But this year has also been a year of victories for our movement ( figures as of  11/04/05).

This past August, our community united in Crawford to demand that the President explain the ÔøΩnoble causeÔøΩ for which he claims our troops  have died.  Then, on September 24, we massed over 200,000 people in Washington D.C. to send a clear message that we do not consent to wars of conquest in our name and demand that the troops be brought home  NOW!

Since Hurricane Katrina ravaged Louisiana, claiming over 1,000 American lives, the Crawford coalition has been providing material assistance to the people of New Orleans while the government struggles  under the weight of its own bureaucracy.

After we left Crawford at the end of August, McLennan County designated the county bar ditches ÔøΩno speech zonesÔøΩ by making it  illegal to camp, park or eat in them.  This is a violation of our constitutional rights to free speech and free assembly. On Tuesday, November 22, some of us will challenge this ordinance by gathering in the Camp Casey ditch to let George Bush know that he cannot continue  to turn a deaf ear to our grievances.

In solidarity with people who continue to suffer as a result of the PresidentÔøΩs failed war in Iraq, we will forgo the standard excessive American Thanksgiving feast for a simple Iraqi meal.  We will send a convoy> to New Orleans to donate the makings of a traditional feast to those  who continue to struggle to rebuild their lives.

Friday, we will dedicate the new Memorial Garden at the Crawford Peace  House.

Saturday, we will engage in a demonstration (march/rally/caravan,  details to be announced) and disband on Sunday to return to our local  communities to continue our campaign to end the war and bring our  troops home. We are requesting each organization to collect donations of food or funds from their membership and supporters, as well as post  information about this event on their websites.  We must keep the war  at the forefront of public consciousness this holiday season. One more  death is too many; tomorrow is too late. Let us come together in  community to renew our commitment to end the suffering NOW! > The Crawford Peace House will secure access to Tonkawa Falls State  Park for camping, if needed.  Shuttles will also be needed.

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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.

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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.

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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).

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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

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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.

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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. 

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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.

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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.

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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

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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.

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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

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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!

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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

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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.

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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.

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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