Conference

Event Description:

What's happening with the Houston region environment? How bad is it? The people of Houston suffer the ill effects day in and day out and seem unable to make their voices heard by most elected officials. What can we do?

Event Sponsor:
Harris County Democrats Progressive Organization and the Billie Carr Institute

Event Website:
www.harriscountydemocrats.org

Event Description:

Friday and Saturday, April 27-28, people across the country, in cities large and small are staging rallies and demonstrations as part of a nationwide demand for impeachment to redress the illegal, immoral invasion and occupation of Iraq; the spying in open violation of the law; the sanctioned use of torture etc.

Event Sponsor:
Progressive Action Alliance

Event Website:
paa-tx.org

Event Description:

IMPEACHMENT!
Our Right, Our Duty

* An event for networking, protesting, petition signing, postcard writing, tabling, food, drinks, videos, music, and speeches.

Event Sponsor:
Progressive Action Alliance, The World Can't Wait, Veterans for Peace, Harris County Green Party, Democracy for Houston

Event Website:
www.dfa-link.com/event.php?id=18360

Event Description:

EMERGENCY Conference: Impeach Bush for War Crimes!

Saturday & Sunday, February 17 & 18 New York City

(Manhattan location to be announced. Saturday 9am-9pm Sunday 10-5)

Event Sponsor:
World Can't Wait Drive Out the Bush Regime

Event Contact Name:
Houston: Lea Mesa (832) 453-3082

Event Phone Contact Information:
(866) 973-4463

Event Email Address:
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Event Website:
www.worldcantwait.org

Event Fee:
$25-$50 per person, Students/low income: $10-$20

Event Description:

Progressive organizations from around Texas are coming together on Saturday, March 10, in San Antonio, to network and build alliances so we can all have a more powerful political influence, both in Texas and nationally.

Event Sponsor:
Progressive Populist Caucus, Progressive Action Alliance, others

Event Description:

Public Access TV, Channel 17 (or 95 TVMax, or 98 Kingwood) Featuring 6th bi-annual Southern Human Rights Organizers Conference (SHROC VI ), in Houston this weekend Dec 8-10: "Black and Brown: Unite to Fight" our guests: Maria Jimenez, Obidike Kamau, Trevor Palacios, and Jamiru Hill. Call in! Join in.

Every other week, Wednesday night, we bring you voices of the people, on We The People TV (public access cable TV, inside the city limits of Houston, Texas. --- sponsored by, Harrris County Greeen Party, this fortnightly talking-heads-type show gives access to the airwaves for people all too often not heard.

THIS WEEK, well, see the summary above. Hope to see y'all at the conference! http://www.shroc.org/index1.htm

Event Sponsor:
Harris County Green Party

Event Contact Name:
Art Browning

Event Phone Contact Information:
281-728-6327

Event Email Address:
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Event Website:
www.hcgp.org/getinvolved/greenwatch/greenwatch.htm

Event Fee:
FREE! (if you have cable and live inside the city limits...)

Event Description:

The Boniuk Center for Religious Tolerance and James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy present Dina R  Khoury, Associate Professor of History and International Affairs George Washington University who will lecture on "Understanding the Sunni-Shi'i Divide in Iraq". Farnsworth pavilion is inside the RMC student center. The closest parking is the parking garage, accessible from entrance #20 on the campus map.

Event Sponsor:
Boniuk Center for Religious Tolerance and James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy

Event Description:

The 6th bi-annual conference will be in Houston. The theme is "Black and Brown Unite to Fight-Toward a Human Rights Movement in the Deep South." Program will cover a wide range of topics, among them immigrants' and women's rights, juvenile justice, low wages, felony disenfranchisement, and environmental justice. There'll be workshops, plenaries, a public speakout, and a direct action. If you are reading this on the PAA home page, click on the event title for details.

Event Phone Contact Information:
888-949-9754

Event Website:
www.shroc.org/index1.htm

Event Fee:
$25 registration, $10 student and low income

Event Description:

It's Worse Than You Think...

Where is the Bush administration taking our nation? Why MUST it be stopped?

Join us for an interactive, educational, emergency TEACH-IN!

Event Sponsor:
World Can't Wait Drive Out the Bush Regime - Houston chapter

Event Phone Contact Information:
713-894-0932

Event Email Address:
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Event Website:
houstonworldcantwait.tripod.com

Event Description:

Learn about Lt. Ehren Watada's war against the invasion and occupation of Iraq 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 28.

6:15 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 28

DAN ELECTRO’S GUITAR BAR

Event Fee:
$10 admission

Event Description:

Mr. Bob Watada, father of Lt. Ehren Watada, first commissioned officer to refuse to participate in the Iraq war will speak on behalf of his son, who faces prison.  Lt Ehren Watada is not a conscientious objector but claims the Iraq war is illegal.

Event Sponsor:
Military Families Speak Out - Texas Chapter

Event Contact Name:
Mikal Hutto

Event Phone Contact Information:
713-472-3711

Event Email Address:
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Event Fee:
Donations to cover our costs accepted

Event Description:

Cheryl & Bill Crosier, and Don Cook, invite you to a fund raising house party for:
* James G. Pierre, Democratic Party candidate for Harris County Clerk
* Charles Waterbury, independent write-in candidate for Chief Justice of the Texas Supreme Court
* David Van Os, Democratic party candidate for Texas Attorney General

Event Contact Name:
Bill & Cheryl Crosier, Don Cook

Event Phone Contact Information:
713.641.4941 or 713.705.5594

Event Fee:
Free, but we hope you'll want to donate to these fine candidates

Event Description:

Houston Janitors are continuing their Campaign for Justice... AND THEY NEED OUR HELP

Last year, with the unwavering support of more than 100 community, elected, and faith leaders, Houston janitors won their struggle to unite with SEIU for a chance at the American Dream.

Event Sponsor:
Houston Justice for Janitors & SEIU

Event Contact Name:
Amber Goodwin

Event Phone Contact Information:
(713) 907-0008

Event Website:
www.houstonjanitors.org

Event Description:

WE ARE WITHIN REACH!

We have thousands of voters still to reach by election day. Help us give out materials at the Renaissance Fair in Old Town Spring, Blockwalking and calling on True Blue Action.com.

Event Email Address:
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Event Website:
www.campdemocracy.org

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The First Annual Y'all-Stock music and arts fair

Look at all the peace around you. Sometimes, it doesn't seem like there's very much peace at all, unless you know where to look. Coming up on September 16th we're gonna have a good ol' time.  Ya'll Stock'06, is a comin' to the Cypress Creek Christian Church & Community center We'll have music to get our feet movin', speakers to stir our intellect and a shared community to let us all know we're not alone, that there are a significant bunch of us that want to make our world a peaceful place to live.

Event Sponsor:
Peace and Unity Network with Houston Peace and Justice Center

Event Contact Name:
John Basel

Event Phone Contact Information:
713-291-9357

Event Website:
www.messermedia.com/YallLogInfo.html

Event Fee:
$5

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:

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

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Ballots by mail MUST be received NOT postmarked by October 31, 2006

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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