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Open Letters, 2018-10-10
File — Container: Shelf 32, Box: 241, Folder: 43
Identifier: 32.241.43
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Open Letters by Mark Menjivar
Presented in partnership with the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH)
Pay What You Can, suggested contribution of $10Open Letters is an ongoing project by artist Mark Menjivar that engages Texas communities in dialogue around capital punishment issues. Participants were invited to respond to letters written by prisoners on death row that speak about their experiences and the trauma they and their families have faced post-conviction. ...
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Event: 2018-10-10
Climate Justice: The Time is Now, The Place is Here, 2018-11-29
File — Container: Shelf 32, Box: 241, Folder: 44
Identifier: 32.241.44
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"Climate Justice: The Time is Now, The Place is Here" with Elizabeth Yeampierre, Executive Director, UPROSE
In conversation with Bryan Parras, co-founder of Texas Environmental Justice Advocacy Services (T.E.J.A.S.) and Dirty Fuels Gulf Organizer with Sierra ClubFrances Tarlton “Sissy” Farenthold Endowed Lecture Series in Peace, Social Justice and Human Rights
Presented in partnership with the Rapoport Center for Human Rights and Justice at UT’s School of LawAntena...
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Event: 2018-11-29
Twelve Moments: Difference, 2018-10-03
File — Container: Shelf 32, Box: 241, Folder: 46
Identifier: 32.241.46
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For the month of October, the Rothko Chapel presented contemplative storytelling on the topic of "Difference" in the Jewish tradition, led by Rabbi Dan Gordon of Temple Beth Torah. About the presenter:
Rabbi Dan Gordon has been spiritual leader of Temple Beth Torah since 1998. He is involved in many interfaith activities, and has been part of four different interfaith tours overseas (three to Israel and one to Turkey). A chaplain for St. Luke’s Hospital, he teaches Sacred...
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Event: 2018-10-03
Twelve Moments: Reflecting on Forgiveness in the Face of Hate, 2018-11-07
File — Container: Shelf 32, Box: 241, Folder: 47
Identifier: 32.241.47
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In a national climate of increasing anger and hate, how does one even begin to consider the concept of reconciliation? In response to the barrage of hate incidents occurring across the country, most recently at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, Imam Dr. Wazir Ali (Masjid Warithud-Deen Mohammed and Masjid Al-Qur’an) reflected on forgiveness and reconciliation, and the many difficult questions we ask ourselves on this universal topic. About the presenter:
Imam Dr. Wazir...
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Event: 2018-11-07
34th Annual Houston Interfaith Thanksgiving Service, 2018-11-15
File — Container: Shelf 32, Box: 241, Folder: 45
Identifier: 32.241.45
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34th Annual Houston Interfaith Thanksgiving Service
Theme: "Care for Creation"
Free and open to all, no registration requiredLeading up to the 2019 Rothko Chapel Symposium on Climate Change, the 34th Annual Houston Interfaith Thanksgiving Service focused on the environment. Leaders and members of nine different faith communities across the city came together to share prayers, readings, chants and reflections on the theme of “care for creation.” This year's service included...
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Event: 2018-11-15
Twelve Moments: Contemplating Justice in the Christian Tradition, 2018-12-05
File — Container: Shelf 32, Box: 241, Folder: 48
Identifier: 32.241.48
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For the month of December, the Rothko Chapel presented a contemplative practice on the topic of "Justice," led by Rev. Francene Young of St. Luke the Evangelist Episcopal Church. Rev. Young led participants in reflections on passages related to the theme of justice from three different interpretations of the Bible, while providing prayers for immigrant families on the border. About the presenter:
The Rev. Francene Young is the current Transition Minister for the Episcopal Diocese...
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Event: 2018-12-05
World AIDS Day Observance, 2018-12-01
File — Container: Shelf 32, Box: 241, Folder: 49
Identifier: 32.241.49
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2018 World AIDS Day Observance at the Rothko ChapelNovember 01, 2018WORLD AIDS DAY OBSERVANCESaturday, December 1, 8:30 a.m. at the Rothko ChapelHouston, TX – The Rothko Chapel in partnership with The oH Project: Oral Histories of HIV/AIDS in Houston, Harris County, and Southeast Texas will host a morning observance on World AIDS Day that will include live music, personal testimonials, and guided reflection. The morning program will offer the...
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Event: 2018-12-01
Immigration and Family Separation Crisis: A Call to Understand, Connect, and Act , 2018-07-17
File — Container: Shelf 32, Box: 241, Folder: 38
Identifier: 32.241.38
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The Rothko Chapel and Houston Immigration Legal Services partnered to hold a thoughtful, non-partisan community gathering to educate the Houston community on why families are fleeing central America, the resulting separation of families when they arrive to the U.S border, and the issues around family detention and the criminalization of refugees. Program attendees heard first-hand accounts of what is occurring on the border and in Houston area immigration detention centers and learned about...
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Event: 2018-07-17