Visibility

Event Description:

Please join Democrats in welcoming Chris Bell to Houston. Come have breakfast with Chris!

Please RSVP to Annelies Husmann at 713-524-0009 or escramble('annelies','chrisbell.com');

Event Contact Name:
Annelies Husmann

Event Phone Contact Information:
713-524-0009

Event Email Address:
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Event Description:

A statewide televised debate with Chris Bell, Kinky Friedman, Rick Perry, and Carole Strayhorn will happen on Friday, October 6. Details to come as they are available.  Following the debate watch party at the location below, local supporters of David Van Os for Attorney General will meet nearby to plan for David's Oct. 18 visit to Houston and other ways of helping him in our area.

(1) Televised:

Event Description:

On October the 5th, people throughout the country will be stepping forward in a day of mass resistance. Join us here in Houston for a spirited demonstration calling for an end to the lies and corruption of George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld, and Karl Rove. We will protest the Bush regime and make a clear statement: We will not tolerate a unethical, theocratic, reckless presidency to violate our constitutional liberties! NO MORE ILLEGAL WAR, NO MORE IMMORAL TORTURE, NO MORE LAWLESSNESS, NO MORE MASSIVE DEBTS, NO MORE SCANDALOUS, NO MORE BUSH!

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

Event Contact Name:
Jamilah

Event Phone Contact Information:
713-894-0932

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

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:

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:

[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:

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:

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:

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:

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:

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:

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:

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:

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:

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:

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:

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