Events
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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:
The PPC annual meeting will be held in conjunction with the Progressive Alliance Conference of Texas. There are NO registration fees to attend the PPC annual meeting, it is open to everyone, however, if you wish to attend the Progressive Action Conference of Texas, please register and there are fees for lunch and the remaining part of the PACT conference.
Dennis Kucinich, presidential candidate for 2008 and long time progressive Democrat, will be the keynote speaker for the Progressive Alliance Conference of Texas, taking place at the same location. Also speaking at the conference will be Julie Coniglio, representative of the Progressive Democrats of America. We hope you will join us in San Antonio on March 10, 2007.
Location
The PPC annual meeting and PACT conference is at San Antonio's Northeast Service Center "Toolyard" at 10303 Toolyard, in northeast San Antonio. Note that this is a change from the original tentative location. It's off Wurzbach Parkway---between Perrin Beitel and Thousand Oaks --- west of I-35 and north of the north loop I-410.
Event Description:
Following the annual general meeting of the Progressive Populist Caucus (PPC) and the Progressive Alliance Conference of Texas (PACT) satewide meeting of progressive organizations, with Dennis Kucinich as the keynote speaker (details), Texas friends of Dennis will have two fund raisers for the Kucinich campaign in the evening.
The first will be a San Antonio fund raiser, and the second will be an Austin fund raiser. Click on these links for details.
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
Event Sponsor:
Houston Institute for Culture
Event Website:
www.houstonculture.org
Event Description:
YOU and your friends are invited to a SIGN MAKING PARTY for PEACE
Why: Make giant signs and banners to use on Mar. 20 for the coordinated freeway blogging and candlelight vigil, on freeway overpasses for the 4th anniversary of the Iraq invasion. Make your own sign stressing the need for peace and for bringing the troops home now. And of course, you can use your sign later, or donate it to someone else who will, as the freeway blogging is a continuing activity as long as US troops are in Iraq.
Event Description:
The "Million Musician March Against the War" in Austin, Saturday, March 17th, commemorates the beginning of the war against Iraq.
Musicians from near and far will participate, but that's just a way to make noise.
Event Sponsor:
Austin Against War, Texans for Peace, Code Pink, Instruments for Peace, Austin Center for Peace and Justice.
Event Website:
www.austinagainstwar.org
Event Description:
JOIN WORLD CAN’T WAIT - DRIVE OUT THE BUSH REGIME Event Sponsor: Event Contact Name: Event Phone Contact Information: Event Website: Event Fee:
And a massive coalition of anti-war organizations to
MARCH ON THE PENTAGON Saturday March 17
End the War NOW! Impeach Bush for War Crimes!
World Can't Wait & ANSWER Coalition
Lea Mesa
866-973-4463
www.MarchOnThePentagon.org
Free
Event Description:
Hello friends of peace,
Below is a press release for an event we are planning for Sat. March 17. We would love for each of you to come and walk with us. I plan to speak about the Department of Peace and give each walker a brochure about it. Please come and pass this information to any and all! I hope to see you there. Wear a peace t-shirt if you have one!
Event Sponsor:
Lonestar Democratic Club
Event Website:
www.lonestardemocraticclub.org
Event Description:
March 17, 2007
SHAPE Community Center
3903 Almeda Rd., Hou, TX 77004
5:00 PM to 6:30 PM Film Screening
6:30 PM to 7:30 PM Open Forum Discussion
7:30 PM to 8:00 PM Light Reception
Event Sponsor:
The Isis Pages (www.isispages.com)
Event Website:
www.racetoexecution.com
Event Description:
CLEAN cordially invites you to an evening with environmentalist and CODEPINK co-founder, DIANE WILSON, author of An Unreasonable Woman. Wilson will be signing copies of her book to raise funds for her organization, Calhoun County Resource Watch and CLEAN, a Houston-based non-profit environmental organization.
Event Sponsor:
CLEAN
Event Website:
www.cleanhouston.org/wilson.pdf
Event Description:
The event will honor and remember all the casualties of the Iraq war on the fourth anniversary of this war. There will be a flag planted for each American casualty, and a display memorializing the estimated Iraqi and civilian deaths resulting from the war.
Event Sponsor:
Military Families Speak Out, Houston, - Veterans for Peace - Chapter 12
Event Description:
The event will honor and remember all the casualties of the Iraq war on the fourth anniversary of this war. There will be a flag planted for each American casualty, and a display memorializing the estimated Iraqi and civilian deaths resulting from the war.
Event Sponsor:
Military Families Speak Out, Houston, - Veterans for Peace - Chapter 12
Event Description:
THIS MEETING IS THE EVENING OF THE DAY THE UNITED STATES STARTED THE WAR IN IRAQ FOUR YEARS AGO. If you are not too tired, and are still in town, it could be a good time to rally, share stories, make plans. (Unless we have all been rounded up and detained.)
Event Sponsor:
Harris County Green Party
Event Website:
www.hcgp.org
Event Description:
The event will honor and remember all the casualties of the Iraq war on the fourth anniversary of this war. There will be a flag planted for each American casualty, and a display memorializing the estimated Iraqi and civilian deaths resulting from the war.
Event Sponsor:
Military Families Speak Out, Houston, - Veterans for Peace - Chapter 12
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:
Mark the 4th anniversary of the invasion/occupation of Iraq with a Houston-style freeway blogging & candlelight vigil 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, March 20, on the six suspension bridges spanning Highway 59 (Southwest Freeway), west of downtown Houston. This will be on the Montrose, Graustark, Mandell, Dunlavy, Woodhead, Hazard Bridges, bounded on the west by Shepherd Street and on the east by Main Street. Please come and join one of these groups, as we stand up for peace.
If you are reading this on the PAA home page, click on the event title for details.
Event Sponsor:
Harris County Green Party, Progressive Action Alliance, Military Families Speak Out, World Can't Wait, KPFT, more
Event Website:
www.paa-tx.org
Event Description:
The event will honor and remember all the casualties of the Iraq war on the fourth anniversary of this war. There will be a flag planted for each American casualty, and a display memorializing the estimated Iraqi and civilian deaths resulting from the war.
Event Sponsor:
Military Families Speak Out, Houston, - Veterans for Peace - Chapter 12
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:
The event will honor and remember all the casualties of the Iraq war on the fourth anniversary of this war. There will be a flag planted for each American casualty, and a display memorializing the estimated Iraqi and civilian deaths resulting from the war.
Event Sponsor:
Military Families Speak Out, Houston, - Veterans for Peace - Chapter 12
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:
The event will honor and remember all the casualties of the Iraq war on the fourth anniversary of this war. There will be a flag planted for each American casualty, and a display memorializing the estimated Iraqi and civilian deaths resulting from the war.
Event Sponsor:
Military Families Speak Out, Houston, - Veterans for Peace - Chapter 12
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:
The event will honor and remember all the casualties of the Iraq war on the fourth anniversary of this war. There will be a flag planted for each American casualty, and a display memorializing the estimated Iraqi and civilian deaths resulting from the war.
Event Sponsor:
Military Families Speak Out, Houston, - Veterans for Peace - Chapter 12
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:
March for Economic Justice – 1 p.m. Saturday, March 24
Houston Coalition of Working People and the Poor has called this major march and rally to advance its 2007 agenda: raising the federal minimum wage, healthcare for all, and adequate funding of human needs programs, especially the critical entitlement programs that are up for re-authorization this year—Food Stamps and State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP).
Event Sponsor:
Houston Coalition of Working People and the Poor
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, March 24
Women of Latin America Series
Mexico: Rebellion of the Weeping Women, 1992, 61mins
This is the story of Mexican women who have fought, and continue to fight, for equality and women's rights. They are women looking for children kidnapped during political pogroms, journalists, writers, and political activists. Machismo and the resulting sexism, as well as Catholicism and its perpetuation of the myth of the Virgin Mary as the standard for feminine behavior, are discussed as social factors contributing to the continued subjugation of Mexican women.
Ecuador: The Indigenous Woman, 1997, 57mins
Isolated in jungles, or crowded into large cities, Latin American Indians constitute the most exploited sector of society. This program traces the harsh life of indigenous women from several tribes, including the Otavalan, Puruha, and Quechua of Ecuador, from pre-Columbian times to the present. Topics discussed include rape as an ongoing practice; labor exploitation; the effects of acculturation; and racial and sexual discrimination.
Next Screening:
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.
More information: http://www.houstonculture.org
Event Sponsor:
Houston Institute for Culture
Event Website:
www.houstonculture.org
Event Description:
The event will honor and remember all the casualties of the Iraq war on the fourth anniversary of this war. There will be a flag planted for each American casualty, and a display memorializing the estimated Iraqi and civilian deaths resulting from the war.
Event Sponsor:
Military Families Speak Out, Houston, - Veterans for Peace - Chapter 12
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:
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:
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:
The Citizens League for Environmental Action Now (CLEAN) and the Houston Chapter of the Sierra Club are teaming up to present Out of Balance: ExxonMobil’s Impact on Climate Change. This film shows the influence that the largest company in the world has on governments, the media and citizens and what can be done about global warming. While the Earth’s climate is pushed further out of balance by increasing use of fossil fuels, ExxonMobil continues to assert undue influence around the world— making record profits while ignoring climate science for which there has been overwhelming consenus for over ten years.
Event Sponsor:
CLEAN & the Houston Regional Group of the Sierra Club
Event Website:
www.cleanhoustob.org
Event Description:
March 27, Tuesday 7pm, support group on becoming part of the global warming solution using Low Carbon Diet. You'll learn how to: Calculate your CO2 footprint with our easy-to-use “carbon calculator”. Create “cool household systems” that save the Earth while saving you money. Take on “cool lifestyle practices” that reduce CO2 emissions without cramping your style. Purchase carbon offsets to become “carbon neutral”. Form a Low Carbon Diet “EcoTeam” with friends, colleagues, co-workers or your faith community. Four sessions every other Tuesday. RSVP to Nancy Edwards, 713-661-9737 nancyedwards(at)houston.rr.com
Event Sponsor:
Houston Climate Protection Alliance
Event Website:
www.HoustonClimateProtection.org
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:
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:
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:
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:
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:
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:
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:
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:
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:
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:
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:
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:
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:
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
