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Art and Incarceration: Poetry, Theatre and Music in and about Captivity , 2017-10-12
File — Container: Shelf 32, Box: 241, Folder: 08
Identifier: 32.241.08
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Art and Incarceration: Poetry, Theatre and Music in and about Captivity
Concert, Ensemble PiFor this interdisciplinary performance, Ensemble Pi presented music, text, and theater works that focus on the rise of mass incarceration, the racial disparities it reveals, and the emotional toll it takes on inmates and their families. The evening started with the world premiere of Rikers Island by New York composer Eleanor Cory, inspired by the anthology These Are Hard Times for...
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Event: 2017-10-12
Healing in Community After Harvey , 2017-10-18
File — Container: Shelf 32, Box: 241, Folder: 09
Identifier: 32.241.09
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With Houston Blue Mosque and Dialogue Institute SouthwestThe Rothko Chapel community extends its prayers and thoughts to everyone impacted by Hurricane Harvey. We know through personal experiences, as well as those of friends, families and the stories of people unknown, how devastating the storm was and its impact both physically and spiritually. The destruction of property and the loss of so many lives make us mindful of just how powerful these types of weather systems can be...
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Event: 2017-10-18
Twelve Moments: Hindu Tradition , 2017-11-01
File — Container: Shelf 32, Box: 241, Folder: 10
Identifier: 32.241.10
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Dr. Harish Chandra, Hindu Tradition
Pay What You Can, suggested contribution $10For the month of November, the Rothko Chapel presented a meditation in the Hindu tradition. Led by Dr. Harish Chandra of Arya Samaj Greater Houston, this session explored the philosophy and methods written by Patanjali in Yoga-Sutras, defining Yoga as cessation of mental transience that leads to self-realization. Dr. Chandra described three different methods of Yoga and then practiced Ashtanga Yoga....
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Event: 2017-11-01
Silencing Opposition: Human Rights Violations in Burundi, 2017-11-02
File — Container: Shelf 32, Box: 241, Folder: 11
Identifier: 32.241.11
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2017 Oscar Romero Award Pre-Program2017 Rothko Chapel Óscar Romero Award Pre-Program
Silencing Opposition: Human Rights Violations in BurundiJoin Former US Ambassador to Burundi, Robert Krueger in conversation with Tony Tate, Program Officer for Sub-Saharan Africa at the Fund for Global Human Rights and Dr. Methode Butoyi, Certified Family Wellness Instructor and Training Specialist at the Alliance for Multicultural Community Services, moderated by Dr. Kerry Ward,...
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Event: 2017-11-02
Double Jeopardy: Women and the Criminal Justice System, 2017-11-06
File — Container: Shelf 32, Box: 241, Folder: 12
Identifier: 32.241.12
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2017 Oscar Romero Award Pre-Program2017 Rothko Chapel Óscar Romero Award Pre-Program
Double Jeopardy: Women and the Criminal Justice System
Conversation with Julie Bindel and Dr. Andrea Link, moderated by Lise OlsenWomen of sex trafficking face the dual realities of being victims while also being prosecuted as offenders. Julie Bindel was joined in conversation with Houston advocate Dr. Andrea Link and Lise Olsen, investigative reporter with the Houston Chronicle as...
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Event: 2017-11-06
Interfaith Thanksgiving, 2017-11-16
File — Container: Shelf 32, Box: 241, Folder: 13
Identifier: 32.241.13
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33rd Annual Houston Interfaith Thanksgiving Service
"Helping Each Other"Leaders and members of nine different faiths across the city offered prayers of thanksgiving and read sacred texts on thankfulness. A reception followed the program.The service started 33 years ago in response to the bombing of a storefront mosque. After helping to raise money to support the mosque's repairs, the Annual Thanksgiving Service co-founders George Atkinson and Garland Pohl wanted to...
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Event: 2017-11-16
Sacred: Milestones of a Spiritual Life, 2017-12-16 - 2017-12-17
File — Container: Shelf 32, Box: 241, Folder: 14
Identifier: 32.241.14
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The Rothko Chapel is pleased to co-sponsor a screening of the film SACRED at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Directed by Academy Award–winner Thomas Lennon and shot around the world by 40 filmmaking teams, SACRED immerses the viewer in an exploration of spirituality across cultures and religions. This nomadic film explores faith as primary human experience and shows how people turn to ritual and prayer to navigate the milestones and crises of life.Lennon...
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Event: 2017-12-16 - 2017-12-17
World AIDS Day Observance, 2017-12-01
File — Container: Shelf 32, Box: 241, Folder: 15
Identifier: 32.241.15
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World AIDS Day Observance
8-8:30am Pastries and Coffee outside on the Chapel Plaza
8:30-9:30am Meditation, music and conversation inside the ChapelIn commemoration of World AIDS Day, the Rothko Chapel held a morning conversation and meditation offered in partnership with Montrose Center and Legacy Community Health. Attendees gathered to show support and solidarity with the millions of people living with and impacted by HIV/AIDS. The morning observation included live...
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Event: 2017-12-01
Concept of the Divine: Suzanne Benally, 2017-12-07
File — Container: Shelf 32, Box: 241, Folder: 16
Identifier: 32.241.16
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A Navajo Perspective on Reverence for Life
Conversation with Suzanne Benally, Cultural Survival
Pay What You Can, suggested contribution $20Suzanne Benally, the first Indigenous Executive Director of Cultural Survival, shared her personal spiritual journey as a Navajo and Santa Clara from New Mexico and how this shapes her understanding of the concept of the divine. Benally explored the meaning of the Navajo concept “Hozho,” which is centered on living responsibly in a web of...
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Event: 2017-12-07
Breath: The Transitory Sound and Movement Collective, 2018-02-20
File — Container: Shelf 32, Box: 241, Folder: 17
Identifier: 32.241.17
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Breath
Concert, The Transitory Sound and Movement Collective
Pay What You Can, suggested value $20Breath, a site-specific work, created by The Transitory Sound and Movement Collective for the Rothko Chapel explored the dynamics and subtleties of what life is at its essence. This thoughtful and patient consideration of existence took form in a spontaneous sound composition with responsive movement created by a highly accredited/accomplished ensemble of musicians/vocalist and...
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Event: 2018-02-20