Events
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Come to the regular monthly meeting of the Progressive Action Alliance (second Thursday of each month). This month, we're continuing our discussion about priorities and strategizing for the future. 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.
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Gold mining blossoms in the state of Guerrero in southern Mexico.
How do indigenous people feel about it? Are they being respected? Is their livelihood being threatened? Google Guerrero Gold and all you get is mining prospect reports. Learn more, another side, tonight
Event Sponsor:
Harris County Green Party
Event Website:
www.hcgp.org/getinvolved/greenwatch/greenwatch.htm
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WHAT: Fair Trade shopping night to benefit HPJC (Houston Peace and Justice Center)
WHEN: Thursday, December 18, 6-8 p.m.
WHERE: Ten Thousand Villages, 2424 Rice Blvd # A.
WHY: Ten Thousand Villages is a national network of shops run by the Mennonite Central Committee to promote just working conditions in developing nations.
(It's always good to shop at the stores, and especially good to do some of your last minute shopping on this evening, because 15% of the sales proceeds will go Houston Peace and Justice Center.)
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The Festival of Life is a PARTY and solstice event to celebrate life in the new , post-911 United States.
Bold new approaches in environmental , scientific , financial , spiritual , artistic , medical , energy frontiers must be explored for the joyful survival of the human race .
Event Sponsor:
Progressive Action Alliance , Waldorf Shining Star , intergalactic artists 4 peace
Event Website:
paa-tx.org/node/3147
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FRIENDS, have you been partying like a holiday rock star?
Making the scene at the office party, the neighborhood dinner, your friends' seasonal gatherings... Are you in party pain?
Find the relief you need at the "ANTACID TEST."
The ANTACID TEST is the second annual "JERRY CHRISTMAS CONCERT" benefitting KPFT 90.1 FM - Pacifica.
Nine bands will rock to the music of Jerry Garcia and the Grateful Dead along with other inspired jams:
Event Sponsor:
KPFT
Event Website:
kpft.org
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WHAT: Meso-America Resiste!
WHEN: Saturday, December 20, 8 p.m.
WHERE: Sedition Books, 901 Richmond Ave. (one block east of Montrose)
Sedition is pleased to announce this appearance of the Beehive Collective in Houston. The Beehive has produced a series of amazingly intricate drawings that represent the struggles in the Americas using insects as an extended metaphor. The art is incredible but the politics behind the drawings is the real clincher! So come out and listen to Juan from the Beehive Collective. Bring $$ if you want to purchase posters or patches!
Event Sponsor:
Sedition Books
Event Website:
seditionbooks.org/node/75
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Self Respect, Self Defense & Self Determination
Featuring Mabel Williams and Kathleen Cleaver, with an introduction by Angela Davis.
Sunday. 12/21, 8pm @ Sedition Books (901 Richmond Ave.)
Event Sponsor:
Sedition Books
Event Website:
seditionbooks.org/node/79
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SUBTITLE: Fighting Goliath: TX Coal Wars/Mountaintop Removal/clips from EF!, RT & others
Rising Tide Houston and Global Justice for Animals & the Environment present two short films on the coal industry, as well as clips from Earth First!, Rising Tide, and other groups.
Event Sponsor:
various
Event Website:
seditionbooks.org/node/80
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Oppose apartheid and grossly disproportionate reprisals
(100/1 ratio of Palestinian civilians killed per Israeli deaths)
Support immediate cease-fire and halt to hostilities.
Event Sponsor:
Multiple
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"Cruelty-free desserts all day!"
It's the first Saturday of the month, and that means..Join us for our MONTHLY VEGAN BAKE SALE!
We'll have pies, cookies, brownies and/or other tasty treats..and drinks to wash it down!
Event Sponsor:
Sedition Books
Event Website:
www.seditionbooks.org
Event Description:
"Life in occupied Iraq"
(2008, 60 minutes, video)
Filmed over the course of three trips to Iraq as an independent videographer, this is a documentary not about soldiers, not about governments, but about Iraqi civilians and a handful of independent journalists in a country being turned into hell. A cinema verite narrative of daily life, disintegration, and the humor that ordinary people adapt when living in a warzone.
Event Sponsor:
Sedition Collective
Event Website:
www.seditionbooks.com
Event Description:
Come to the regular monthly meeting of the Progressive Action Alliance (second Thursday of each month). This month, we're continuing our discussion about priorities and strategizing for the future. Other agenda items include what we should do about the attacks on Gaza. 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.
