HPJC President Jeff Reese’s Houston Chronicle LTE
Houston Peace & Justice Center’s President Jeff Reese’s “Letter to the Editor” to the Houston Chronicle on a most prescient issue with the Houston Police.
Save Myanmar Rally
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 featured Martina Grifaldo for Women’s History Month
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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Underlying Factors Leading to January 6 Invasion of US Capitol
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.
Recording of HPJC 2020 Peacemaker Awards Ceremony Now Online
HPJC’s 2020 Peacemaker Awards Ceremony was held via Zoom because of Covid-19. The ceremony was recorded and is now up on YouTube
HPJC calls for justice in the murder of Pfc. Vanessa Guillen
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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White Privilege vs White Supremacy
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, …
Charlie Chaplin – Final Speech from The Great Dictator
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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On the Murder of George Floyd
Houston Peace and Justice Center is committed to promoting peace, social justice, and nonviolent grassroots activism. In that promotion, from time to time there comes a compelling reason to speak strongly about justice issues involving the widespread institutional systemic racism and the violence surrounding it. With the murder of George Floyd and the ensuing responses it …
Message sent to Houston News Media and the NY Times – Police Killings
Message sent to Houston News Media and the New York Times: The police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis has received a lot of national attention, and properly so. But the six police killings in Houston in the last month have received very little attention locally or nationally. A videotape showed Nicholas Chavez on his knees …
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