Events
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WHAT - A Gulf Coast Juneteenth
WHEN - 7 pm, Thursday, June 19, 2008
WHERE - Miller Outdoor Theatre, 100 Concert Drive (in Hermann Park),
Houston, Texas 77030
WHO - ReBirth Brass Band; Geno Delafose and French Rockin' Boogie
(Zydeco); Sherman Robertson and Trudy Lynn (Blues); and local
singer/songwriters and gospel artists.
Event Sponsor:
Houston Institute for Culture
Event Website:
june19.org
Event Description:
Jeremy Scahill will release a fully revised and updated paperback edition of his intriguing international bestseller, “Blackwater: The Rise of the World’s Most Powerful Mercenary Army”, at a fundraiser for KPFT, 90.1 FM in Houston, on Wednesday, June 25, 2008.
Event Sponsor:
KPFT
Event Website:
kpft.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=189&Itemid=101
Event Description:
On Friday, June 27, Artist Rescue Mission (ARM) http://artistrescuemission.org will auction 31 paintings by 8 different artists living in Iraq to benefit those same artists. Beginning at 7:00 p.m. at G Gallery http://ggalleryhouston.com at 301 E 11th Street, the Benefit offers assistance to the artists and insight into the war-torn Iraq, art meant “to tell about the suffering of our artists inside our wounded Iraq,” as one of the artists, Salem Al Haj writes.
The evening will offer the 31 paintings in a silent auction; the highest bid will take the painting when the bidding closes at 9:00 p.m. If you are reading this on the PAA home page, click on the event title for more details.
Night from Baghdad graphic
Event Sponsor:
Artist Rescue Mission
Event Website:
paa-tx.org/node/2980
Event Description:
Over a thousand Greens from all over the world gather in Chicago from July 10th-13th for the 2008 U.S. Green Party National Nominating Convention. On Thursday and Friday, they join in Workshops to learn from one another. On Saturday, a National Party Platform will be adopted; then the National Nominating Convention will select the Green Party candidate for the 2008 Presidential Election. Sunday morning: workshops and connecting with fellow Greens.
Event Sponsor:
Green Party of the United States
Event Website:
www.greenparty2008.org/wiki/index.php/Home
Event Description:
Come to the regular monthly meeting of the Progressive Action Alliance Thursday, May 8. Come early (about 6:45PM) to visit; meeting is from 7-9 p.m. Bring something non-messy to eat or drink and share if you wish. If you are reading this on the PAA home page, click on the event title for more info.
Event Sponsor:
PAA
Event Website:
www.paa-tx.org
Event Description:
Over a thousand Greens from all over the world gather in Chicago from July 10th-13th for the 2008 U.S. Green Party National Nominating Convention. On Thursday and Friday, they join in Workshops to learn from one another. On Saturday, a National Party Platform will be adopted; then the National Nominating Convention will select the Green Party candidate for the 2008 Presidential Election. Sunday morning: workshops and connecting with fellow Greens.
Event Sponsor:
Green Party of the United States
Event Website:
www.greenparty2008.org/wiki/index.php/Home
Event Description:
Over a thousand Greens from all over the world gather in Chicago from July 10th-13th for the 2008 U.S. Green Party National Nominating Convention. On Thursday and Friday, they join in Workshops to learn from one another. On Saturday, a National Party Platform will be adopted; then the National Nominating Convention will select the Green Party candidate for the 2008 Presidential Election. Sunday morning: workshops and connecting with fellow Greens.
Event Sponsor:
Green Party of the United States
Event Website:
www.greenparty2008.org/wiki/index.php/Home
Event Description:
Over a thousand Greens from all over the world gather in Chicago from July 10th-13th for the 2008 U.S. Green Party National Nominating Convention. On Thursday and Friday, they join in Workshops to learn from one another. On Saturday, a National Party Platform will be adopted; then the National Nominating Convention will select the Green Party candidate for the 2008 Presidential Election. Sunday morning: workshops and connecting with fellow Greens.
Event Sponsor:
Green Party of the United States
Event Website:
www.greenparty2008.org/wiki/index.php/Home
Event Description:
The Justice Coalition and Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee will hold an Inquiry of the state of Harris County criminal justice system. Congressman John Conyers, Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, will be present to hear our concerns. To show these congressional representatives the great depth of the problems and the reasons we must have a national hearing, we need to fill the City Council Chamber and the overflow area in City Hall Annex.
Event Sponsor:
Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee and the Justice Coalition
