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Subject: IRAQ WAR SUMMIT: WHAT NEXT?
Summit and Peace March
THE IRAQ WAR SUMMIT: WHAT NEXT?
Join A Constructive Dialogue On Saving Lives Of Americans, Securing The Homeland, And Bringing Our Troops Home With Dignity.
WHO: Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, academician, veterans, clergy and other invited guests
Event Sponsor:
Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee
Event Contact Name:
Chonya Davis-Johnson
Event Phone Contact Information:
713.655.0050
Event Email Address:
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Event Description:
Check web site below for details.
To arrange carpooling from Houston, please post a note on the PAA discussion list, or come to the 4th Friday Flicks event http://www.paa-tx.org/node/2467 the evening before the Austin protest.
Event Sponsor:
American Arab Anti Discrimination Committee, Texans for Peace, Palestinian Solidarity Committee, International Socialist Organiz
Event Contact Name:
Event Phone Contact Information:
Karen Burke 512-659-4564, Martin Thomen 512-380-030
Event Email Address:
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Event Website:
www.thirdcoastactivist.org/events.html#jan27
Event Description:
WHEN I CAME HOME is a film about homeless veterans in America: from those who served in Vietnam to those returning from the current war in Iraq. The film looks at the challenges faced by returning combat veterans and the battle many must fight for the benefits promised to them.
Event Sponsor:
The Isis Pages
Event Contact Name:
Stephen Carter
Event Phone Contact Information:
281-748-1286
Event Email Address:
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Event Website:
www.whenicamehome.bravenewtheaters.com/screening/show/8798-houston
Event Fee:
$10
Event Description:
Have you ever asked yourself the question, "If our technology is so
great than why are we still relying on such a depleting resource to
run our cars?"
C.L.E.A.N. and the Rice Environmental Club are kicking off an
Environmental Film Series with "Who Killed The Electric Car?" showing
at the Rice Media Center on Wednesday, February 7 at 7 p.m. This will
be a quarterly event with a Question and Answer session to follow each
screening. The event is free to the public and donations are always
welcome. For more information and driving directions go to
www.cleanhouston.org or call (713) 524-3000.
Event Sponsor:
citizens league for environmental action now and rice environmental club
Event Contact Name:
Geoffrey Castro, executive director
Event Phone Contact Information:
(713) 524-3000
Event Email Address:
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Event Website:
www.cleanhouston.org
Event Fee:
Free! Donations are always welcomed
Event Description:
Take Action on Global Warming - Stop the Coal Rush
After 50 years of global warming, there are now eight times as many floods, bad hurricanes, and other climate disasters. Rising insurance rates mean global warming is costing us money now. www.climateandinsurance.org Governor Perry and Texas utility companies plan to add a lot to Texas' global warming emissions by hurrying to build a bunch of old-style, polluting coal plants.
Please join Houston Sierra Club, Houston Climate Protection Alliance, and other environmental groups in protesting this Coal Rush on Sunday February 11, 3pm on the Capitol Steps in Austin. We are organizing transportation and lodging. Travel funds are available . If you can, stay overnight for our Stop the Coal Rush Lobby Day on Monday February 12.
If you cannot come to Austin, please visit or write your Texas State Representative and Texas State Senator to ask them to vote for a time out in coal plant permitting, and for bills on energy efficiency and renewable energy. You can look up who represents you on www.capitol.state.tx.us
To register www.stopthecoalrush.com
Event Sponsor:
Houston Sierra Club
Event Contact Name:
Nan Hildreth
Event Phone Contact Information:
713-842-6643
Event Email Address:
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Event Website:
www.stopthecoalrush.org
Event Fee:
Modest charge for bus and lodging. Scholarships available.
Event Description:
Sedition Books open house 1-7 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 11, 4420 Washington Ave.
713-861-7735
Music, poetry, food.
Event Sponsor:
Sedition Books
Event Phone Contact Information:
713-861-7735
Event Fee:
Free
Event Description:
Take Action on Global Warming - Stop the Coal Rush
After 50 years of global warming, there are now eight times as many floods, bad hurricanes, and other climate disasters. Rising insurance rates mean global warming is costing us money now. www.climateandinsurance.org Governor Perry and Texas utility companies plan to add a lot to Texas' global warming emissions by hurrying to build a bunch of old-style, polluting coal plants.
Please join Houston Sierra Club, Houston Climate Protection Alliance, and other environmental groups in protesting this Coal Rush on Sunday February 11, 3pm on the Capitol Steps in Austin. We are organizing transportation and lodging. Travel funds are available . If you can, stay overnight for our Stop the Coal Rush Lobby Day on Monday February 12.
If you cannot come to Austin, please visit or write your Texas State Representative and Texas State Senator to ask them to vote for a time out in coal plant permitting, and for bills on energy efficiency and renewable energy. You can look up who represents you on www.capitol.state.tx.us
To register www.stopthecoalrush.com
Event Sponsor:
Houston Sierra Club
Event Contact Name:
Nan Hildreth
Event Phone Contact Information:
713-842-6643
Event Email Address:
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Event Website:
www.stopthecoalrush.org
Event Fee:
Modest charge for bus and lodging. Scholarships available.
Event Sponsor:
Houston Sierra Club
Event Website:
www.tpwd.state.tx.us/business/feedback/public_comment
Event Description:
Impeachment Fiesta
Organizing meeting 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 15 at the Daily Grind on 4115 Washington Ave. by Jackson Hill.
Help planning of Impeachment Fiesta set for Monday, April 9th with keynote speaker Cindy Sheehan.
Others contacted include: Robt. Jensen, Jesse Jackson, Sheila Jackson Lee.
Location: Possibly at Resurrection Church in Heights.
Committee Chair Ivan can be reached at escramble('ie3456','yahoo.com'); 713-269-7781
Impeachment Action Group Founder Charles Mauch can be reached at escramble('chasmauch','aol.com'); H: 713-432-1277.
Event Sponsor:
Progressive Action Alliance
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:
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:
What: Presentation on I-69 and how to stop it;
Who: RoadBlock Earth First;
When: Sunday Feb. 18 at 5:30 P.M.;
Where: The Artery 5401 Jackson at Prospect
ROADBLOCK ROADSHOW 2007!!!
There is a terrible concrete monster yearning to burst forth from
its slumber. It will be a leviathan feeding on corrupt
construction contracts, sweatshops, hydroelectric dams, big-box
stores, and resource extraction. It's shit will be free trade,
environmental devastation, and human suffering.
It is named I-69. While it currently sleeping between Canada's
industrial heartland and Indianapolis, it is dreaming of the coming
day (fast approaching in 2008) that it can grow, devastating all of
the land between central Indiana and the Texas-Mexico border.
There it will connect with the horrifying infrastructure projects
of the Plan Puebla Panama.
In order to slay this beast, people are organizing up and down the
middle of the United States, as well as across Central America. As
I-69 approaches the point of construction in our state, we want to
begin the vital work of developing networks of resistance with
other communities threatened by this road's projected route. From
Bloomington, IN to Central Texas, we want to talk about this road and
resistance to it, share inspiration with other activists, as well
as spread knowledge of direct action and diy skills.
We want to build the kind of lasting ties that will sustain us all
through a successful campaign to shut down the insane plans to let
the I-69 monster hatch and reproduce. In this, we are inspired by
resistance to the PPP in Central America, the self-organization of
farmers along the route all ready underway and by Earth First!'s
long history of successful fights to slay the road monster. We are
also motivated by the knowledge that we can't afford to fail- the
cost will be too high: the destruction of tens of thousands of
acres of forests, wetlands, and farms; increased oil consumption at
a time when we are facing catastrophic climate change; and the
elimination of hundreds of human communities along with the further
spread of suburban sprawl, convenience stores, and retail giants.
Features of the roadshow will include:
Plays!
Music!
Slideshows!
Puppets!
Skillshares!
Event Description:
Harris County Green Party holds a General Membership Meeting on the third Monday of each month from 6:30-9:00 p.m. We meet in the upstairs meeting room of Central Market on the southwest corner of Westheimer and Weslayan. Changes to this schedule or meeting location will be posted on the HCGP calendar (see URL below).
Everyone is welcome to attend the General Membership Meeting. Only active members are allowed to vote at the meeting. To be considered an active member, you must have attended at least two other General Membership Meeting in the last 12 months. You can see a typical agenda at the web site by clicking More Info.
After the meeting, we usually adjourn to the cafe area downstairs or outside for a few more minutes of more casual visiting, with food and drink bought at the venue.
Event Sponsor:
Harris County Green Party
Event Website:
www.hcgp.org
Event Description:
Attend any of Culberson's upcoming Town Hall Meetings:
Tuesday, February 20
Memorial High School
935 Echo Lane
6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Wednesday, February 21
Jersey Village High School
7600 Solomon
6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Thursday, February 22
Rice University
Shell Auditorium, McNair Hall
6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Enter the Rice campus at entrance Gate #20, Rice Blvd. at Kent Street. Follow signs to free parking at the Central Campus Garage in McNair Hall. Additional free parking lot on Greenbriar between Rice and University.
Contact Kathleen Kain for more info: 281-376-7066. escramble('kkain1','earthlink.net');
You may also share with Culberson the benefit of your views as follows:
Houston Office:
10000 Memorial Drive Suite 620 Houston, TX 77024-3490
p/(713) 682-8828 | f/(713) 680-8070
Washington Office:
428 Cannon House Office Bldg Washington, D.C. 20515-4307 (In person or postcards only)
p/(202) 225-2571 | f/(202) 225-4381
Privacy & Security Policy
Event Description:
What: TXU, Merrill Lynch and their plan to cook the climate; Creative activism workshop following the presentation
Who: Scott Parkin, Rainforest Action Network Global Finance Campaigner
When: Tuesday, Feb 20 at 7pm
Event Sponsor:
Rainforest Action Network
Event Website:
http://www.dirtymoney.org
Event Description:
Attend any of Culberson's upcoming Town Hall Meetings:
Tuesday, February 20
Memorial High School
935 Echo Lane
6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Wednesday, February 21
Jersey Village High School
7600 Solomon
6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Thursday, February 22
Rice University
Shell Auditorium, McNair Hall
6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Enter the Rice campus at entrance Gate #20, Rice Blvd. at Kent Street. Follow signs to free parking at the Central Campus Garage in McNair Hall. Additional free parking lot on Greenbriar between Rice and University.
Contact Kathleen Kain for more info: 281-376-7066. escramble('kkain1','earthlink.net');
You may also share with Culberson the benefit of your views as follows:
Houston Office:
10000 Memorial Drive Suite 620 Houston, TX 77024-3490
p/(713) 682-8828 | f/(713) 680-8070
Washington Office:
428 Cannon House Office Bldg Washington, D.C. 20515-4307 (In person or postcards only)
p/(202) 225-2571 | f/(202) 225-4381
Privacy & Security Policy
Event Description:
What: Tell Merrill Lynch--Stop Funding TXU's Dirty Coal Plants
Where Merrill Lynch; 1221 MCKINNEY STREET (at San Jacinto); downtown Houston
When: Wednesday Feb. 21 at Noon
Contact: Melissa; escramble('anothermotherforpeace','earthlink.net');; 281-455-3144; http://www.dirtymoney.org
Event Sponsor:
Rainforest Action Network
Event Website:
http://www.dirtymoney.org
Event Description:
Attend any of Culberson's upcoming Town Hall Meetings:
Tuesday, February 20
Memorial High School
935 Echo Lane
6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Wednesday, February 21
Jersey Village High School
7600 Solomon
6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Thursday, February 22
Rice University
Shell Auditorium, McNair Hall
6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Enter the Rice campus at entrance Gate #20, Rice Blvd. at Kent Street. Follow signs to free parking at the Central Campus Garage in McNair Hall. Additional free parking lot on Greenbriar between Rice and University.
Contact Kathleen Kain for more info: 281-376-7066. escramble('kkain1','earthlink.net');
You may also share with Culberson the benefit of your views as follows:
Houston Office:
10000 Memorial Drive Suite 620 Houston, TX 77024-3490
p/(713) 682-8828 | f/(713) 680-8070
Washington Office:
428 Cannon House Office Bldg Washington, D.C. 20515-4307 (In person or postcards only)
p/(202) 225-2571 | f/(202) 225-4381
Privacy & Security Policy
Event Description:
Come join us in impeaching Bush, Cheney, Rice, Gonzales, Rumsfeld, Ashcroft, et. al.
Some of the factors we have discussed at past meetings include:
1. It is important to put forth the message to subsequent administrations that the reason for this impeachment is war. (Not sex scandals, hotel burglaries, etc.) Solutions for lasting peace require that our public servants understand that Americans do not tolerate war.
2. Impeachment efforts can work hand in hand with other groups toward this common goal.
3. There is a need for fundraising (see the Impeachment Fiesta committee meetings in this calendar) and for public education on the need for impeachment.
For Q's about this meeting, call Charles Mauch, 713-432-1277. escramble('chasMauch','aol.com');
For Q's about the Impeachment Fiesta fundraiser, call Ivan Espinosa, 713-269-7781
Event Sponsor:
Progressive Action Alliance
Event Description:
Honor Black History and join us Friday, Feb. 23 for refreshments and a visit with other activists, followed by the screening of the new documentary, 3 Black Panthers and the Last Slave Plantation. Learn about a history effectively erased from discourse.
Help us spread the word and invite your friends and family to come along. Fliers for distribution are linked below.
6:30 PM - social, potluck refreshments -- bring something to share, or more importantly just show up
7:30 PM - movie showing
9:00 PM - discussion, more refreshments
The Havens Center is located at 1827 W. Alabama. Parking available in lot next to Divino’s, or in St. Stephen’s parking lot, just east of the Center.
Event Sponsor:
Progressive Action Alliance
Event Description:
Comedy night benefiting the Houston Peace and Justice Center - Saturday, February 24
Join other progressive activists for the best pizza in town plus great stand-up comedy by Chuck Montgomery. Montgomery is a pioneer and 26-year veteran of the Houston comedy scene, having started his career at the Comedy Workshop in 1978. During the eighties and nineties, he headlined countless comedy clubs and college shows. In his pre-television years, Drew Carey opened for Chuck. He has worked with Sam Kennison, Rosie O'Donnell, Ellen DeGeneres, Pat Paulson, Brett Butler, and many others.
Event Sponsor:
Houston Peace & Justice Center
Event Website:
http://hpjc.org/majorevents.asp#2-24-2007
