On Sunday, Nov. 7, 2021, HPJC and My Brother’s Keeper-Houston honored both the George Floyd Foundation and the James Byrd Jr. family during HPJC’s annual Peacemaker Awards Ceremony. The citations on the plaques are both moving and poetic.
Evidence strongly suggests that the death penalty is still being applied in an arbitrary and capricious manner. Who does and does not get the death penalty depends not only on the crime, but also the economic status and race of the defendant and where the crime was committed. The death penalty should be abolished.
The city of Minneapolis did the right thing for George Floyd, so why is Houston spending tax dollars to fight against discovering what happened 2 years ago in the Harding St. raid, without implementing long-needed reforms?
Help protest against the violence and brutal suppression by the military against the peaceful pro-democracy protests. We will be holding the Protest in front of Chevron Headquarters in Houston to urge Chevron to stop dealing with Junta, to bankrolling Junta, and to cut ties with Junta.
HPJC presented this event for Women’s History Month with our own Martina Grifaldo. She spoke about her difficult move to the United States along with her tribulations. But it really is a positive story. Martina has used her hardships to help many throughout Harris County and various communities in the state. Mrs. Grifaldo founded and …
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We would be remiss to just look at Donald Trump and the rioters who invaded the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. Trump was obviously the match that lit the fire, but several other factors led to the conflagration.
HPJC’s 2020 Peacemaker Awards Ceremony was held via Zoom because of Covid-19. The ceremony was recorded and is now up on YouTube
The Houston Peace and Justice Center (HPJC) is shocked by the murder of Pfc. Vanessa Guillen, a soldier from Houston who was stationed at Ft. Hood in Texas. We send our heartfelt sympathy to Vanessa’s family who are suffering from this devastating loss. We call for a Congressional investigation of this murder as well as the murder …
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The upshot of COVID-19 is that it’s provided enough disruption that I’ve had plenty of time to think about “white privilege”, read more about it, and listen to others about it. My conclusion is that my friend Dr. Dave Kessler, professor of justice studies at Kent State University, is right. He says, that as a white man, …
I’m sorry, but I don’t want to be an emperor That’s not my business I don’t want to rule or conquer anyone I should like to help everyone if possible Jew, Gentile, Black Man, White We all want to help one another, human beings are like that We want to live by each other’s happiness, …
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