Fundraiser

Event Description:

ROCK OUT FOR PEACE

~ A Live Music Bash benefiting Houston ’s peace and justice groups ~

FOOD, ICE COLD DRINKS, BEER
FOURTEEN LIVE BANDS ON A WONDERFUL OUTDOOR STAGE!!!

Only $10.00 at the door!
Children 12 and under are free and welcome!

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Show your love for the arts by supporting THE CANVAS on July 30th!
Join us for a live music EXTRAVAGANZA @ Bohemeo's!!!
Come enjoy a wide array of performances from rock bands, singer-songwriters, and poets!
Plus, dance to covers of all your favorite hits from the Rolling Stones, the Doors, Rush, the Beatles, and more!!!

Event Website:
www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=120893291880

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Join us for an evening of LIVE MUSIC, DANCE, KARAOKE, AND FUN!
Come out and support a good cause and dance to some lively tunes!

Help us raise money for our art space, The Canvas!
We believe that true art comes from within, motivated and directed by our deepest emotions and sentiments.
We envision a space where people can escape the stress and constraints of the city and express their personal artistic vision.

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Roy Zimmerman Concert
Friday evening, February 13th, 2009
8:00pm (with a potluck at 7:00pm)
Silent auction before and during the first set

In a House Concert in Houston near St Thomas University.
Reservations required. Space Limited.
For those who would like to come early, it will preceded by a potluck at 7:00pm (bring something you like and share)

Event Sponsor:
Houston Chapter of the ACLU of Texas

Event Website:
action.aclu.org/site/Calendar/2005439024?view=Detail&id=104601

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In an e-mail to many, Dave Atwood of Texas Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty (TCADP) says:

"Please join us for a wonderful evening with Law Professor David Dow [University of Houston Law Center] and Consul General Pierre Grandjouan of France."

Event Sponsor:
TCADP, et al.

Event Website:
www.tcadp.org

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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

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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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This is the sixth year of this premiere celebration of Houston's vibrant progressive community. Please RSVP now!
This year, the National Peacemaker Award will be given to the Center for Constitutional Rights http://ccrjustice.org which was founded in 1966 by attorneys who represented civil rights movements in the South. Over the last four decades, CCR has lent its expertise and support to virtually every popular movement for social justice. Its cases involving Guantánamo, Blackwater, and extraordinary rendition (for torture) are making legal history.

Event Sponsor:
Houston Peace & Justice Center

Event Website:
hpjc.org/awardsdinner_6.html

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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

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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

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Former Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney (D-GA), the current Green Party Presidential front-runner, will be in Houston on Tuesday, February 12 at 7:00 PM at the S.H.A.P.E. Center Administration Building, 3903 Almeda.
There is no admission charge; everyone is invited to this fundraiser, benefiting Cynthia McKinney's campaign and ballot access for the Green Party of Texas.
Ms. McKinney seeks $5,000 in small donations in 20 or more states to make sure she qualifies for matching funds, and she naturally wants to be on the ballot in Texas (one of the most difficult states in which to attain ballot access) as well as the 50 other state-like entities.
Come meet Cynthia and support true grass-roots democracy!
For a flyer you can download and print (4 per page), click on the attachment below. (6.2 MB)

Event Sponsor:
Harris county Green Party

Event Website:
www.hcgp.org

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This spring, Iraq Veterans Against the War (IVAW) are revealing the reality of the U.S. occupation of Iraq and Afghanistan. In what will be history's largest gathering of U.S. veterans of the "war on terror," as well as Iraqi and Afghan survivors, eyewitnesses will share their experiences in a public investigation called Winter Soldier: Iraq and Afghanistan (http://www.ivaw.org/wintersoldier). To help fund the operation of the Winter Soldier conference, the Houston chapter of Veterans for Peace is hosting a fundraiser featuring local musicians at Dan Electros Guitar Bar at 1131 E. 24th St. in the Heights 3-7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 23.

Event Sponsor:
Houston Veterans for Peace

Event Website:
www.ivaw.org/wintersoldier

Event Description:

7:00 - 9:00 PM
Susan Hayward in “I want to live!”
Angelika Film Center
510 Texas Ave, Houston, 77002
Hosted by Mike Farrell
Pre-screening reception - 6 pm
fundraiser; to purchase tickets, see
special TCADP web page below

Event Sponsor:
Texas Coalition to Abolish the Death PenaltyGreg P. Audel

Event Website:
http://www.tcadp.org/index.php?page=i-want-to-live-fundraiser

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-- David Cobb in town: BAD Fundraiser at 810 Lamonte (residence)

The Green Party's 2004 U.S. Presidential Candidate David Cobb visits
Houston. Co-founder of Harris County Green Party, he is an inspiring
motivational speaker for progressives of all stripes.

Event Sponsor:
Harris County Green Party

Event Website:
www.harriscountygreenparty.org

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Cindy Sheehan will receive the National Peacemaker Award and deliver the main address at the Houston Peace and Justice Center's fifth annual Awards Dinner. In addition, HPJC will honor Texas State Senator Rodney Ellis, the Houston Area Women's Center, and Urban Harvest's founder and long-time director Bob Randall.

Event Sponsor:
Houston Peace and Justice Center

Event Website:
hpjc.org/hpjc_awards_2007.html

Event Description:

This is a fundraising event for Cynthia and for Alfred Molison, candidate for the Houston City Council. Alfred is running for Houston City Council, District C, working for Healthy People, Healthy Jobs, Healthy politics. He'd like to hear your ideas on making Houston a healthy community. Cynthia McKinney, former congresswoman from Georgia, was one of the few in Congress to oppose giving war powers to the Bush administration prior to the invasion of Iraq, and for her integrity and honesty she has, unfortunately, since been effectively targeted politically by the Big Money interests. Now she has debts to clear up before she takes her next steps. Come hear what Alfred and Cynthia have to say and help them plan what to do and how to do it. And bring your checkbook, credit card, or ATM card!

Event Sponsor:
Harris County Green Party

Event Website:
www.hcgp.org

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Pancakes for Peace is on April 28th from 9am - 1pm. This is a funraiser for the peace festival on November 10th. Bring friends and family to enjoy some pancakes and support the peace community. Musicians bring your instruments for a folk jam session and singing.

Event Sponsor:
Peace and Social Action Committe of Live Oak Friends Meeting

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The ACLU of Texas, in Houston, is sponsoring a pre-premiere performance of the Tony Award winning, Pulitzer Prize winning play "I AM MY OWN WIFE."
A hit in New York, this play is about a transvestite who survives both the Nazis and the Communists in East Germany. It is a tour de force as all of the characters in this work are played by one actor who never changes costume, never leaves the stage.

Event Sponsor:
ACLU of Texas Foundation, Inc.

Event Description:

Support your love of peace by joining us Saturday April 28, 7p.m. at the Unitarian Fellowship of Houston for our annual Department Of Peace fundraiser. The church address is: 1504 Wirt Rd.,Houston. Enjoy the extodinary music of Pat Hanna, the beautiful words of Hallie Moore and very funny style of comedian Chuck Montgomery. Reserve your tickets beforehand for $12 each at escramble('jgeo61','sbcglobal.net'); or buy them at the door for $15. Tasty refreshments will available for purchase. 100% of all funds raised from the door and the refreshments will go directly to the national DOP. We are looking forward to enjoying this incredible night with you. Questions? Please contact Joy at escramble('jgeo61','sbcglobal.net'); Thank you.

Event Sponsor:
Department of Peace Campaign