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, …
Charlie Chaplin – Final Speech from The Great Dictator Read More »
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 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 …
Message sent to Houston News Media and the NY Times – Police Killings Read More »
Official Press Release May 15, 2020 The Houston Peace and Justice Center denounces the deadly force used against 27 year old Nicholas Chavez by the Houston Police Department. We call for an independent and thorough investigation and review into the shooting death of one of our fellow citizens. A video showed that Chavez was on his knees …
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I Protest – It was December 15th, 2019, when I tried to call my parents in Aligarh, India, home to India’s 100-year old Aligarh Muslim University (AMU). After several attempts, the call went through and my dad picked up the phone. I asked how he was and whether his creatinine test was done, and then …
