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The Path of Hope: A Study on Climate Action for Faith Communities
online United Kingdom, LondonYou are invited to join an online discussion series built around 15-minute videos featuring interviews with US faith leaders, representatives of climate-impacted communities from the global South, and presentations by UN officials and other experts. The videos walk viewers through four key climate policy issues that intersect with universal faith concerns for vulnerable and marginalized …
People’s Eco-Challenge
online United Kingdom, LondonThe Interfaith Environmental Network of Houston invites Houstonians of all faiths to join their team for this year’s People’s Eco-Challenge. This online event offers you the opportunity to care for the earth by taking on a challenge in: justice for the whole community, healing & renewal, waste, food, health, transportation, energy, community, nature, water, or …
Living the Change Weekly Discussion Group
online United Kingdom, LondonAs recent scientific reports have made clear, a 45% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 is needed to avoid the worst impacts of a changing climate. The multifaith statement to the U.N. Climate Conference, Walk on Earth Gently, invites people of faith into a journey of Living the Change that the world needs – …
Clean Energy: A Healthy, Affordable Solution for Texas
online United Kingdom, LondonJoin Adrian Shelley, Director of the Texas office of Public Citizen, a nonprofit consumer advocacy organization, for a discussion of the many benefits of clean energy for Texans and the Texas economy. Air pollution is responsible for 17,000 deaths in Texas every year. Healthy people need clean air, and that means Texas needs clean energy. …
Going Renewable at Houses of Worship!
online United Kingdom, LondonDoes going renewable for power at your house of worship seem unattainable? In this talk, you'll learn about a host of attractive options, from those that would add solar panels to your property, to those that have no impact on your property at all. You'll learn about community solar projects, solar co-ops, pricing discounts available …
Health Effects associated with Climate Change
online United Kingdom, LondonJoin Dr. Brett Perkison of the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston for a discussion of the health effects of climate change. Dr. Perkison’s talk will cover heat stress and health effects associated with flooding in communities. He will also address approaches individuals, communities, policy makers, and public resources are taking to reduce …
Climate Change 360 – a Virtual Lecture Series
online United Kingdom, LondonJoin a virtual lecture series to learn all about climate change, its causes, direct and indirect effects, policy that can impact its course, and actions we can take as individuals, households, businesses, schools, and faith communities to make a difference. The schedule is: • Monday, Aug. 16: Science of Climate Change: Causes & Direct Effects …
Hurricane & Flood Safety
online United Kingdom, LondonJoin Jeff Lindner, Director of Hydrologic Operations, Harris County Flood Control District, as he discusses how to stay safe in a natural disaster. Jeff’s presentation will cover the various hazards that impact a region during a hurricane landfall, including wind, rainfall and storm surge flooding. Jeff will then go on to address how to prepare …
Houston’s Transition to a Low Carbon Future
online United Kingdom, LondonJoin Dr. Bruce Race, FAIA, FAICP, Professor of Architecture at the University of Houston, as he considers how Houston could transition to a low carbon future. Texas is the historic global epicenter for the carbon economy. Oil and gas represent over one third of the state economy. Texas’ $1.9 trillion GDP, if a country, would …
A Resilient Future for All Rests on Prioritizing the Most Vulnerable
online United Kingdom, LondonJoin Kristen Schlemmer, Legal Director at Bayou City Waterkeeper, as she considers how disasters, while affecting large portions of the Houston population, impact the vulnerable more severely and why building resilience is critical. Hurricane Harvey and Winter Storm Uri showed us that disasters increasingly affect large portions of our region's population. While many of us …
The Causes & Effects of a Healthy Galveston Bay
online United Kingdom, LondonJoin Sasha Francis, Community Engagement Coordinator at the Galveston Bay Foundation, as she discusses the very significant links between the health of Galveston Bay, the health of people in the Galveston Bay watershed (50% of the population of Texas) and the economy in this region. The health of the Bay relies on a symbiotic relationship …
A Healthy Planet is a Prerequisite for Healthy People
online United Kingdom, LondonJoin Hyun-Min Hwang, Associate Professor in the Department of Environmental & Interdisciplinary Sciences at Texas Southern University, as he discusses the links between people’s health, and the health of our planet. Our planet consists of four major components: lithosphere (land), hydrosphere (water), biosphere (living things), and atmosphere (air). A healthy planet is a prerequisite for …
Externalities in Action: Air Pollution, Public Health, and Environmental Justice in Houston
online United Kingdom, LondonJoin Paige Powell, Development Director at Air Alliance Houston, as she discusses the impacts of air pollution on physical health, quality of life, and economic prosperity. In her talk, Paige will consider: • What is the "right" amount of air pollution for a healthy and prosperous society? • What are the true costs of doing …
LGBTQ Alzheimer’s Caregiver Conference
online United Kingdom, LondonThe Dallas & Northeast and the Fort Worth North Central Texas Chapters of the Alzheimer’s Association will be hosting the LGBTQ Alzheimer’s Caregiver conference online, Friday, February 12, 9:00 am – 12:30 pm. “Like any other group, the LGBTQ community is impacted by Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias,” says Kathy Shockley, Program Director with the …
Bayou City Art Festival’s Holiday Art Auction
online United Kingdom, LondonBayou City Art Festival's Holiday Virtual Art Auction features the artwork of 12 Bayou City Art Festival artists. During the Holiday Virtual Art Auction art lovers can bid to win one-of-a-kind artwork: • “About Last Night” by Helene Bernard Little • “Audreydacious” by Kelly Grayson • “Blue Moon” by Lisa Burge • “Dreaming of Being …
Kids’ Meals 12th Annual Harvest Luncheon
online United Kingdom, LondonKids’ Meals along with Luncheon Chair Melissa DeAyala are hosting the 12th Annual Harvest Luncheon, a one-of-a-kind compelling virtual event, on Friday, November 13, 2020, at 11:45 a.m. A vivacious Kid’ Meals’ “spokeskid” will emcee the luncheon and welcome guests to an inspiring, engaging and entertaining afternoon. Guests will join a virtual ride-along in a …
Houston Ballet 2020 Virtual Nutcracker Market
online United Kingdom, LondonThe Houston Ballet Nutcracker Market has pivoted to an online shopping event for the 2020 holiday season in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The previously scheduled in-person event, set for November 11-15 at NRG Center, has been cancelled. The 2020 Virtual Nutcracker Market will launch on November 11, offering Nutcracker Market shoppers a new …
Join us for a Conversation with Bestselling Nonfiction Writer and Feminist Activist Dr. Naomi Wolf.
online United Kingdom, LondonPresented in conversation with SNMA Executive Director Hunter O’Hanian, New York Times bestselling nonfiction writer and feminist activist Dr. Naomi Wolf will share her recent book, Outrages: Sex, Censorship and the Criminalization of Love. Outrages explores the history of state-sponsored censorship and violations of personal freedoms through the inspiring, forgotten history of one writer’s refusal …
10th Annual Rockin’ Resiliency Luncheon
online United Kingdom, LondonWhat: 10th Annual Rockin’ Resiliency Luncheon When: Sunday, November 1, 2020, 12:30 p.m. Where: From the Comfort of Your Home Who: Luncheon Chairs Christine and Steve Johnson Honoring: Edna Meyer-Nelson as the recipient of the Sue Trammell Whitfield Award for Resiliency; Kathleen Schmeler, M.D. with The John P. McGovern Foundation “Champion in Women’s Health and …
Formation of the Sun and its Planets
online United Kingdom, LondonIn October, join Professor Patrick Hartigan of Rice University as he explains the formation of the sun & its planets. In the last few decades, astronomers have learned a great deal about how stars and planets form. New telescopes and instruments have enabled us to see deep within stellar nurseries and observe firsthand what goes …
Bayou City Art Festival’s Art Talk – Virtual Happy Hour Featuring Donkeeboy
online United Kingdom, LondonPour yourself your favorite beverage and join us for an interactive conversation, art trivia for chances to win prizes, and a Q&A with Donkeeboy. The Art Talk Virtual Happy Hour will be presented live on YouTube and Facebook. To join the fun and help Bayou City Art Festival raise funds a $10 donation to Bayou …
The Women’s Fund: Virtual Domestic Violence Presentations
online United Kingdom, LondonThe Women’s Fund for Health Education and Resiliency is hosting upcoming virtual presentations in partnership with Kelsey-Seybold Clinic during the month of October for National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Health and Wellness Awareness Series Presentations with Kelsey-Seybold Clinic will be available online via Zoom and include: • October 14 at 2 p.m. – Supporting Survivors …
OUTMUSIK FEST
online United Kingdom, LondonOUTMUSIK FEST ANNOUNCES INAUGURAL EDITION, TO BE LIVESTREAMED ON OCTOBER 11, 2020, CELEBRATING "NATIONAL COMING OUT DAY" WITH SPECIAL GUEST APPEARANCES BY: KAROL G, RAYMIX, MAITE PERRONI, CONSOLO DUVALE, CHRISTIAN CHÁVEZ, LILA DOWNS, GEORGEL, CHIQUIS RIVERA AND ESTEMAN OUTMUSIK FEST's main focus is to stimulate the representation of the LGBTQ+ community in the mainstream media …
Crime Stoppers of Houston’s 40th Anniversary Speaker Series
online United Kingdom, LondonCrime Stoppers of Houston is are kicking off its 40 years of service celebration with a special speaker series featuring John Quiñones, ABC News veteran, creator and host of What Would You Do?, and Andrea Canning, Dateline NBC correspondent. These national newsmakers will open up on current events of interest to the Crime Stoppers community. …
Bayou City Art Virtual Experience
online United Kingdom, LondonBayou City Art Virtual Experience https://www.artcolonyassociation.org/ Bayou City Art Festival, will host a four-day online art auction on October 5-8, 2020 leading up to the Bayou City Art Virtual Experience, which is replacing this year’s in-person festival, on October 9-11, 2020. The online auction will open on Monday, October 5, 2020 at 9 a.m. and …