Events

Event Description:

March 20 - Dialogue: Racism - A program developed by The Center for the Healing of Racism to promote the sharing of thoughts, feelings, experiences and perspectives on racism among diverse groups of people.

Event Sponsor:
The Center for the Healing of Racism

Event Description:

Training with a certified CNVC trainer from Virginia, Gregg Kendrick
in Compassionate Communcation "NVC Everyday...The World Within"
Registration (by April 2nd ) :
Send payment to : Marylinn Schwanitz, 2915 Taylors Glen Ct. Katy, TX 77494
(payable to Decade of Nonviolence Houston)

Event Sponsor:
Decade of Nonviolence - Houston

Event Website:
DecadeofNonviolenceHouston.org

Event Description:

Houston Institute for Culture
and the Havens Center Present

Topical Films and Discussions

Free and Open to the Public

All films 7:00pm (unless otherwise noted)

Havens Center - 1827 W. Alabama St, Houston, Texas 77098


Havens Center is located about 1/4 mile east of Shepherd on W. Alabama Street, on the south side of the street at 1827. Parking is available at St Stephens Episcopal Church (on the south side of the street near Woodhead and Alabama) or in the parking lot directly across the street from Havens Center (on the north side of Alabama).

Havens Center is accessible. Please call 713-521-3686 for accessibilty information.


Saturday, April 14

Thirst, 2004, 62mins
Directed by Alan Snitow and Deborah Kaufman

Thirst offers a piercing look at the global corporate drive to control and profit from water. Is water part of a shared "commons", a human right for all people? Or is it a commodity to be sold and traded in a global marketplace? Thirst tells the stories of communities in Bolivia, India, and the United States that are asking these fundamental questions, as water becomes the most valuable global resource of the 21st Century.

Global Banquet, 2001, 50mins
Directed by Ann Macksoud and John Ankele

Details how several large multi-national corporations have come to dominate the food production business, driving small family farmers both in the US and developing world out of existence, controlling markets, destroying the ability of developing nations to feed themselves and perpetuating the structures which promote poverty and hunger.

Next Screening:

Saturday, April 21

The Power of Community - How Cuba Survived Peak Oil, 2004
Directed by Faith Morgan; Written and Produced by Faith Morgan, Eugene "Pat" Murphy and Megan Quinn

The independent documentary was inspired when Faith Morgan and Pat Murphy took a trip to Cuba through Global Exchange in August, 2003. That year Pat had begun studying and speaking about worldwide peak oil production. In May, Pat and Faith attended the second meeting of The Association for the Study of Peak Oil and Gas, a European group of oil geologists and scientists, which predicted that mankind was perilously close to having used up half of the world's oil resources. When they learned that Cuba underwent the loss of over half of its oil imports and survived, after the fall of the Soviet Union in 1990, the couple wanted to see for themselves how Cuba had done this.

During their first trip to Cuba, in the summer of 2003, they found what Cubans call "The Special Period" astounding and Cuban's responses very moving. Faith found herself wanting to document on film Cuba's successes so that what they had done wouldn't be lost. Both of them wanted to learn more about Cuba's transition from large farms and plantations, and reliance on fossil-fuel-based pesticides and fertilizers, to small organic farms and urban gardens. Cuba was undergoing a transition from a highly industrial society to a sustainable one. Cuba became, for them, a living example of how a country can successfully traverse what we all will have to deal with sooner or later, the reduction and loss of finite fossil fuel resources.

Radically Simple, 2005, 35mins
Directed by Jan Cannon

Imagine that you are first in line at a potluck supper. The spread includes not just food and water, but all the materials needed for shelter, clothing, healthcare, and education. How do you know how much to take? How much must you leave for your neighbors behind you - not just the 6 billion human beings, but our fellow creatures and the yet-to-be-born? In the face of looming ecological disaster, many people feel the need to change their own lifestyle as a necessary step in transforming our unsustainable way of life. But it's the first step that is often the most intimidating.

In Radically Simple, we join engineer and author Jim Merkel as he presents his views on sustainable living in public presentations and workshops at his home. These meetings, which revolve around discussions on global economics and resource consumption, show Merkel leading by example. He demonstrates that a radically simple lifestyle - while at times intimidating - is not only possible but extremely satisfying.

Radically Simple is a practical, personal answer to the challenge laid down by Al Gore in An Inconvenient Truth that will appeal as much to "cultural creatives" and students as to policymakers and sustainability professionals.

Event Sponsor:
Houston Institute for Culture

Event Website:
www.houstonculture.org

Event Description:

Political Satire-- well worth carpooling with friends to see!

If Gandhi had played guitar, grown hair and sung at the top of his lungs, he still wouldn't have had Roy Zimmerman's wicked sense of musical satire. On the other hand, Roy Zimmerman has never liberated a nation from a tyrannical oppressor. He's working on it though, one song at a time. Roy sings a compelling combination of socially conscious comedy and original music. It's Lenny Bruce meets Stephen Sondheim meets Phil Ochs in Brian Wilson's living room. Millbend co-producer and resident songwriter Pat Hanna will open this concert with a few of his pithy and politically incorrect songs.

Event Sponsor:
Millbend Coffeehouse

Event Description:

March 20 - Dialogue: Racism - A program developed by The Center for the Healing of Racism to promote the sharing of thoughts, feelings, experiences and perspectives on racism among diverse groups of people.

Event Sponsor:
The Center for the Healing of Racism

Event Description:

Pancakes for Peace is on April 28th from 9am - 1pm. This is a funraiser for the peace festival on November 10th. Bring friends and family to enjoy some pancakes and support the peace community. Musicians bring your instruments for a folk jam session and singing.

Event Sponsor:
Peace and Social Action Committe of Live Oak Friends Meeting

Event Description:

Support your love of peace by joining us Saturday April 28, 7p.m. at the Unitarian Fellowship of Houston for our annual Department Of Peace fundraiser. The church address is: 1504 Wirt Rd.,Houston. Enjoy the extodinary music of Pat Hanna, the beautiful words of Hallie Moore and very funny style of comedian Chuck Montgomery. Reserve your tickets beforehand for $12 each at escramble('jgeo61','sbcglobal.net'); or buy them at the door for $15. Tasty refreshments will available for purchase. 100% of all funds raised from the door and the refreshments will go directly to the national DOP. We are looking forward to enjoying this incredible night with you. Questions? Please contact Joy at escramble('jgeo61','sbcglobal.net'); Thank you.

Event Sponsor:
Department of Peace Campaign