Social Event

Event Description:

The ACLU, the ACLU of Texas, and the Weinstein Company are presenting a pre-premier screening of the Dixie Chicks' movie, "Shut Up & Sing".  During the drum beating for invading Iraq, the Dixie Chicks were brave enough to say "We're ashamed that the President of the United States is from Texas".  This resulted in radio stations across the US banning them from the airwaves.  Now there's a movie that tells their story.

Event Sponsor:
ACLU, ACLU of Texas, Weinstein Company

Event Contact Name:
Maida Asofsky, Muj Naqvi

Event Phone Contact Information:
713 942 8146

Event Email Address:
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Event Website:
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Event Fee:
ACLU membership, can be purchased at the door, $20/year

Event Description:

Visit and enjoy refreshments with other activists, as we help get out the vote for this critical election, to get the crooks out of Washington DC and Austin. We'll be using the Texas-based http://trueblueaction.com for calling -- this lets you call for the individual candidates you like the most.

Event Contact Name:
Bill_Crosier

Event Phone Contact Information:
713.641.4941

Event Description:

David Van Os is concluding his Whistle Stop tour of all 254 Texas counties this week.
See the next Attorney General of Texas, a real People's Lawyer, and welcome him to Houston.

Event Sponsor:
Houston area David Van Os supporters

Event Contact Name:
Kris Graham

Event Phone Contact Information:
713-460-0676

Event Website:
vanosfortexasag.com/

Event Fee:
Free! (Donations, however, cheerfully accepted.)

Event Description:

You are invited to join the Katy Area New Democrats for a

CANDIDATE APPRECIATION BRUNCH

Hank Gilbert, Candidate for Texas Agricultural Commissioner

Event Sponsor:
Katy Area New Democratic Organization (KANDO)

Event Contact Name:
Rhonda Coleman

Event Phone Contact Information:
713-304-2975 or 713-269-7781

Event Email Address:
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Event Website:
www.katykando.org

Event Fee:
THERE IS NO EVENT FEE. THIS IS A FREE EVENT AND KANDO WILL PROVIDE FREE SNACKS & REFRESHMENTS FOR EVERYONE.

Event Description:

Free Screening of movie, Iraq for Sale. You probably remember a few of Robert Greenwald's other movies such as Outfoxed and WalMart: The High Cost of Low Price. In Iraq for Sale, Robert takes you inside the lives of soldiers, truck drivers, widows and children who have been changed forever as a result of profiteering in the reconstruction of Iraq. The film uncovers the connections between private corporations making a killing in Iraq and the decision makers who let it happen.

Halliburton, Dick Cheney and Republican leaders everywhere don't want you to see this movie, especially in October, just a few weeks before Election Day.

Event Sponsor:
Democracy for Houston

Event Contact Name:
Dawn Newcomer

Event Phone Contact Information:
281-537-7654

Event Website:
www.dfalink.com/event.php

Event Description:

Deb schafto will host a party for David Cobb, a founder of the Harris County Green Party and the Green Party of Texas and Presidential Candidate of the Green Party of the U.s., at her house at 7260 Santa Fe, Houston, TX 77061, from 7pm to 9:30pm, Saturday, September 16.

Event Sponsor:
Harris County Green Party

Event Contact Name:
Don cook

Event Phone Contact Information:
713-705-5594

Event Email Address:
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Event Website:
www.hcgp.org

Event Fee:
Free

Event Description:

House Party to view Kilowatt Ours, a movie about how to save energy and protect the climate.   The movie shows how destructive coal mining can be and how you can use less electricity and thus prevent coal from being mined.  www.kilowattours.org

Event Sponsor:
Houston Climate Protection Alliance

Event Contact Name:
Radhika Bala

Event Phone Contact Information:
713-728-2811

Event Email Address:
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Event Website:
www.HoustonClimateProtection.org

Event Fee:
Free

Event Description:

Jim Henley Fundraiser and Film Screening featuring

The Hunting of the President with special guest Susan McDougal

Event Fee:
Reserved $100, Preferred $50, General $25 / $10 Students

Event Description:

Don Cook pledged to shave his head and donate his lengthy locks to Locks of Love if the Green Party of Texas successfully achieved ballot access this spring. It did not, but he is so impressed with the volunteer collection and fundraising successes of the campaign (not to mention the tenacity and optimism of volunteers), and so certain of success next time that he is going to do it, anyway. Where: 7954 Glenheath, Houston, TX 77061 (his home) When: Saturday, June 17, 7 p.m. Call 713-705-5594 or e-mail escramble('zenblews','hotmail.com'); for directions or more information.

Event Sponsor:
Harris County Green Party

Event Contact Name:
Don cook

Event Phone Contact Information:
713-705-5594

Event Email Address:
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Event Description:

Did you attend the Houston Social Forum?

Did you like it?

Do you want to talk about the next one?

Did you miss the first?

Do you think it is a bad idea and want to tell us why?

Either way, come to the Houston Social Forum Memorial Day Weekend Fiesta at the Crosier's.

Click on the event title for details.

Why:

Relax and enjoy the company of others who are tired of corporate-dominated globalization and all the problems it creates.
Continue what we did at the HSF - visit and make connections with others, so we can support each other and help all of our groups become stronger.

Event Sponsor:
Houston Social Forum organizing committee

Event Contact Name:
Cheryl & Bill Crosier

Event Phone Contact Information:
713-641-4941

Event Description:

All are welcome at Houston's Annual Peace Picnic Most of it's inside, so come even if it rains. 5:00 pm - Children's Games begin on the playground. 6:00 pm - Potluck Picnic Dinner in the Church Hall. (Bring a covered dish; drinks supplied). Music and frolic and announcements will follow. For more information or to volunteer to help out, please contact Judy Hoffhien (see below).

Event Sponsor:
Houston Peace and Justice Center, the Decade of Nonviolence

Event Contact Name:
Judy Hoffhien

Event Phone Contact Information:
713-863-8708

Event Email Address:
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Event Description:

   NOBELITY seeks answers about the future of our planet 50 years from now by looking at the world's most pressing problems through the eyes of nine Nobel laureates. Filmed across the U.S., and in France, England, India and Africa, NOBELITY combines the insights of some of the world’s most intelligent and accomplished individuals with a first-person view of 50 years from now, and the children that will be most impacted by this future.   Sponsored by The Woodlands Green April 29th, 2006 4pm Lord of Life Lutheran Church,  3801 Panther Creek Drive May 2nd, 2006 7Pm Montgomery College B102 Texas State 242 The Woodlands, just west of I-45 for details, call 281-292-2642  www.nobelitythemovie.com freewill donations benefit Habitat for Humanity of Montgomery County   Lynn Aldrich  c936-672-2244; 281-292-2642 The Woodlands Grassroots Environmental Education Network www.thewoodlandsgreen.org

Event Sponsor:
The Woodlands GREEN

Event Contact Name:
Lynn Aldrich

Event Phone Contact Information:
281-292-2642

Event Email Address:
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Event Website:
www.thewoodlandsgreen.org

Event Fee:
donation

Event Description:

NOBELITY (the movie) seeks answers about the future of our planet 50 years from now by looking at the world's most pressing problems through the eyes of nine Nobel laureates. Filmed across the U.S., and in France, England, India and Africa, NOBELITY combines the insights of some of the world's most intelligent and accomplished individuals with a first-person view of 50 years from now, and the children that will be most impacted by this future.

Event Sponsor:
The Woodlands (GREEN) Grassroots Environmental Educ. Network

Event Contact Name:
Lynn Aldrich

Event Phone Contact Information:
281-292-2642

Event Email Address:
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Event Website:
www.thewoodlandsgreen.org

Event Fee:
donation

Event Description:

In recognition of the 3rd anniversary of the war in Iraq, The North Houston Peace Group is offering an afternoon of peace and hope for the future.

Join us Saturday, March 18th 2-4 p.m. We are honored to have Karen from Dances of Universal Peace who will lead us in a series of international dances and chants from all world traditions. No experience is necessary.

Other peace groups are also invited to table and share information on their current activities. For more information, please visit www.emmasplace.net and www.dancesofuniversalpeace.org 

Event Sponsor:
North Houston Peace Group

Event Contact Name:
RSVP to Joy

Event Email Address:
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Event Description:

YOU are invited to join with other progressives (and people who don't mind being around progressives talking about politics) to a pot-luck New Year's eve party at the home of Bill and Cheryl Crosier.

Bring:
Something to eat or drink, or your voice or a musical instrument
(one of the above is plenty)
Or just bring yourself.  Feel free to bring friends, too.  We never have to worry about enough food with a pot-luck party.
Bring flyers, signs, etc. for candidates or for upcoming events for your favorite organizations.  We'll have a literature table.

Event Sponsor:
Progressive Action Alliance

Event Phone Contact Information:
713-641-4941

Event Email Address:
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Event Website:
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Event Description:

Join HRC at the L-Word Season 3 Premiere Event at Guava Lamp!

• Doors open: 6:00 PM
• Show begins: 8:00 PM
• Party: Pre-Screening

Event Sponsor:
Human Rights Campaign (HRC)

Event Website:
www.sho.com/site/lword/home.do

Event Fee:
Admission to screening is free and open to the public. $5 Pre-Party donation to the Human Rights Campaign suggested.

Event Description:

An endorser of World Can’t Wait, Howard Zinn has been at the forefront of progressive thought in America for decades. Through archival materials, interviews with Noam Chomsky, Marian Wright Edelman, Daniel Ellsbery, Tom Haden and Alice Walker and commentary from Zinn himself, this documentary chronicles the influential thinker's inspiring commitment to social change.
 
All proceeds go to The World Can’t Wait, A National Movement to Drive Out the Bush Regime. We are hosting this event as part of a massive week of fundraising to generate the money needed to place an ad in the NY Times calling for Bush to STEP DOWN and TAKE YOUR WHOLE PROGRAM WITH YOU! We are serious about what we are doing and we need serious money to get the job done!

Event Sponsor:
World Can

Event Description:

A time to come and have intentional conversations on the questions that matter to us.

Invite others who will enjoy this non-partisan discourse in an innovative setting with food (potluck) and music, sponsored by the Houston Area Dept of Peace...Teaching ourselves peace and campaigning for a U.S. Dept of Peace and Nonviolence.

Event Website:
www.thenextdoorcoffeehouse.org

Event Description:

The Houston Peace and Justice Center is having their 3rd annual awards dinner.   They'll be honoring Bob Jensen, State Representative Garnet Coleman, Sissy Farenthold, and immigration rights activist Maria Jimenez.

Event Sponsor:
Houston Peace and Justice Center

Event Contact Name:
Herb Rothschild

Event Phone Contact Information:
713/861-2494

Event Email Address:
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Event Website:
www.hpjc.org/majorevents.asp#11-11-2005

Event Fee:
Tickets $50; some subsidized seats available

Event Description:

Join us to view the "End of Suburbia: Oil Depletion and the Collapse of the American Dream", a movie about how the end of cheap oil will affect our lives, will be shown at Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.

Event Sponsor:
Sierra Club and Documentary Alliance

Event Website:
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