HPJC's Annual Peace Porluck is Sunday, May 26

2013 Peace Potluck

Save Sunday Afternoon May 26 HPJC is so very pleased that the Peace Potluck will be hosted by Shrine of the Black Madonna Bring your whole family and as many friends as you can. The program will include the Peace Camp/Club Kids, drumming and much more. Come for some great food, fun, and inspiration!
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Annual Peace Potluck - YOU are Invited!

Date: 
Sunday, May 26, 2013 - 2:00pm - 4:00pm

HPJC is so very pleased that the Peace Potluck

will be hosted by

Shrine of the Black Madonna

Please save the date, and join us!  Bring your whole family and as many friends as you can. 

The program will include the Peace Camp/Club Kids, drumming and much more.

Bring some food or drink to share, and enjoy the company of fellow peace activists. Vegetarian/Vegan dishes are encouraged! Our host has kindly requested that we avoid pork and beef dishes. 

We'll have an opportunity for people to share what their organizations are doing and planning.  Organizations are invited to bring a small display and/or literature.  Please reserve table space at 713 900-4752 (HPJC).

Please help spread the word about Peace Potluck. Click in the "Attachments" boxes below to download pdf files that you may use as fliers to hand out or post on bulletin boards everywhere!

Post Your Organization's Event on HPJC's online calendar

If you have an event that you want other progressives to know about, please post it yourself to the online calendar for the Houston Peace and Justice Center.  It's as simple as filling in some blanks in a form on our web site.

By doing it yourself, the information will be available sooner than by other means, and you can be sure to provide all the information about the event, including contact info and link(s) to other web site(s), for more details.

This is also important for getting your event included in HPJC's e-mail calendar of upcoming events newsletter.

Important tips:

  • Put a concise summary (about 5 lines or less) in the first paragraph of the "Body" section.  This will be used in the e-mail calendar of events newsletter.  You can put other details following that.
  • Click on the Save button at the bottom, after you enter the details for your event.

To do this, click on this link:  Submit your event

Be sure to click on the "Save" button at the bottom of the page.

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Vegan Society of P.E.A.C.E. "2nd Saturdays" Monthly Discussion & Vegan Potluck

Date: 
Repeats every month on the second Saturday until Tue Dec 31 2013 .
Saturday, February 9, 2013 - 6:00pm - 8:00pm

Held on the "2nd Saturdays" of each month, we will enjoy a delicious vegan potluck and meeting, along with a discussion, film screening, food demo or speaker presentation. Every month will be something new!   All ages and newcomers are welcome to attend!  We'll even have a "kids korner" area for young children to play with toys, etc., plus plenty of vegan literature and starter guides for the veg-curious.

[First Friday Forum] Nuns on the Bus

Date: 
Friday, June 7, 2013 - 7:00pm - 9:30pm

As a follow up to their Nuns on the Bus tour through the Midwest last summer, NETWORK, a Catholic Social Justice Lobby, are revving up their engines for another national campaign. Only this time the Catholic sisters are taking their mobile platform for social justice along the country's southern border to push Congress to pass immigration reform. The sisters will share stories from their travels and discuss the importance of passing moral laws. They are interested to hear from local groups about any special aspects of immigration that are impacting Houston as well.

Living Peace - Compassionate Communication Workshop

Date: 
Saturday, June 22, 2013 - 9:00am - 3:30pm

Houston Peace and Justice Center's Peace Education Working Group is pleased to sponsor Living Peace, facilitated by Bren Hardt.  This will be a morning-long introduction/review of Compassionate Communication followed by an optional, afternoon session with exercises and practice to increase your skills and confidence. It is being held specially for the Houston Peace and Justice Center.  Others are welcome, too!

3rd Annual VegFest Houston Community Festival presented by Vegan Society of P.E.A.C.E.

Date: 
Saturday, June 15, 2013 - 10:00am - 5:00pm

The Premier Vegan Community Festival of Texas is a festival for ALL ages! FREE ADMISSION!   VegFest Houston is one of the most diverse vegan festivals in the country. We host it annually here in Houston -- the nation's 4th largest city!  Festival features include: vegan cuisine, guest speakers, activities for kids, live music, food and fitness demos, exhibitor booths and prize giveaways.

Peace Camp Houston - First Week

Date: 
Monday, July 22, 2013 - 9:00am - Friday, July 26, 2013 - 5:00pm

Peace Camp Houston has openings for K through 5th grade campers this summer.  The mission is "to provide an alternative day camp experience which fosters an understanding of peace, justice, and environmental awareness."  The first week will be at the Cameron Retreat Center at Holcombe and Almeda.  The second week will be at the Mennonite Church on Wirt Rd.  Both weeks will be fun, but different, and campers may attend either or both.

Peace Camp Houston - Second Week

Date: 
Monday, August 5, 2013 - 9:00am - Friday, August 9, 2013 - 5:00pm

Peace Camp Houston has openings for K through 5th grade campers this summer.  The mission is "to provide an alternative day camp experience which fosters an understanding of peace, justice, and environmental awareness."   The second week will be at the Mennonite Church on Wirt Rd.  Both weeks will be fun, but different, and campers may attend either or both.

First Friday Forum: El Salvador, School of the Americas, CAFTA and the Assassination of Bishop Oscar Romero

Date: 
Friday, October 4, 2013 - 7:00pm - 9:00pm

 

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