Events
month | week | day | list| « | April 29, 2006 - May 29, 2006 | » |
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04 / 29
Start: 8:00 am
Start: Apr 29 2006 - 8:00am
End: Apr 30 2006 - 5:00pm
Event Description: The Houston Social Forum is:
Details: http://www.houstonsocialforum.org/ Event Sponsor: Event Contact Name: Event Phone Contact Information: Event Email Address: Event Website: Start: 9:45 am
End: 1:00 pm
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! Event Sponsor: Event Contact Name: Event Phone Contact Information: Event Email Address: Event Website: Start: 4:00 pm
End: 6:00 pm
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: Event Contact Name: Event Phone Contact Information: Event Email Address: Event Website: Event Fee: | ||
04 / 30
End: 5:00 pm
Start: Apr 29 2006 - 8:00am
End: Apr 30 2006 - 5:00pm
Event Description: The Houston Social Forum is:
Details: http://www.houstonsocialforum.org/ Event Sponsor: Event Contact Name: Event Phone Contact Information: Event Email Address: Event Website: | ||
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05 / 2
Start: 7:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm
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: Event Contact Name: Event Phone Contact Information: Event Email Address: Event Website: Event Fee: | ||
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05 / 5
Start: 12:00 pm
Start: May 5 2006 - 12:00pm
End: May 6 2006 - 1:00pm
Event Description: May 6, 2006 12:30pm-4pm 1445 N. Loop W. @ Ella Blvd, suite #110 Event Sponsor: Event Contact Name: Event Phone Contact Information: Event Email Address: Event Website: Event Fee: | ||
05 / 6
End: 1:00 pm
Start: May 5 2006 - 12:00pm
End: May 6 2006 - 1:00pm
Event Description: May 6, 2006 12:30pm-4pm 1445 N. Loop W. @ Ella Blvd, suite #110 Event Sponsor: Event Contact Name: Event Phone Contact Information: Event Email Address: Event Website: Event Fee: Start: 9:00 am
End: 11:00 am
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) 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: Event Phone Contact Information: Event Email Address: | ||
05 / 7
Start: 4:00 pm
End: 7:00 pm
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. Event Phone Contact Information: Event Email Address: Event Website: Event Fee: Start: 5:00 pm
End: 8:00 pm
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: Event Contact Name: Event Phone Contact Information: Event Email Address: Start: 7:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm
Event Description: Voices Breaking Boundaries presents WORDS FOR PEACE 4, Voices of a People’s History
For reservations, call 713.524.7821, or email escramble('info','vbbarts.org'); Event Sponsor: Event Phone Contact Information: Event Email Address: Event Website: Event Fee: | ||
05 / 8
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05 / 9
Start: 7:15 pm
End: 9:00 pm
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: Event Contact Name: Event Phone Contact Information: Event Email Address: Event Website: | ||
05 / 10
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05 / 11
Start: 6:30 pm
End: 9:00 pm
Event Description: Attend the regular monthly meeting of the Progressive Action Alliance at Leisure Learning Unlimited, 6th Floor, Room 6.
We meet the 2nd Thursday of each month to discuss recent and upcoming activities. Join us! Event Sponsor: Event Contact Name: Event Phone Contact Information: Event Email Address: Event Website: Event Fee: | ||
05 / 12
Start: 11:00 am
End: 1:00 pm
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: Event Contact Name: Event Phone Contact Information: Event Email Address: Event Website: | ||
05 / 13
Start: 10:00 am
End: 2:00 pm
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: Event Contact Name: Event Phone Contact Information: Event Email Address: | ||
05 / 14
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05 / 17
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05 / 18
Start: 6:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm
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: Start: 7:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm
Event Description: The next meeting of the OilPatch Democrats will be Thursday May 18th Event Sponsor: Event Contact Name: Event Phone Contact Information: Event Email Address: | ||
05 / 19
Start: 6:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm
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: | ||
05 / 20
Start: 1:00 pm
End: 4:00 pm
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 Event Sponsor: Event Contact Name: Event Fee: | ||
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05 / 24
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05 / 26
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05 / 27
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05 / 28
Start: 10:00 am
End: 5:00 pm
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.
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: Event Contact Name: Event Phone Contact Information: Event Email Address: Start: 6:00 pm
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. Event Sponsor: Event Contact Name: Event Phone Contact Information: | ||
05 / 29
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