Abstract The Rothko Chapel is partnering with Ocean Music Action, a new nonprofit led by Houston Symphony Principal Harpist Megan Conley, to bring members of the Grammy-nominated chamber orchestra The Knights to Houston for a weekend of music and community service.In observance of Earth Day, this program will feature live music performances, dance, and a visual art display, all inspired by the ocean. Music will include Toward the Sea by Toru Takemitsu and the Trio for Flute, Viola, and...

Abstract Presented by Asia Society Texas in partnership with the Houston Immigration Legal Services Collaborative, with sponsorship from the Rothko Chapel 6:15 p.m. Registration 6:30 p.m. Program 7:30 p.m. Audience QandAJohn F. Kennedy called the United States a nation of immigrants. We are home to more immigrants than any other nation in the world, with over 40 million people living in the U.S. who were born in another country. The population of immigrants is also very diverse, with...

Abstract Guest speakers: Sr. Dianna Ortiz, founder of the Torture Abolition and Survivors Support Coalition, Washington DC and Lutheran Bishop Medardo Gomez of the Resurrection Lutheran Church in El Salvador; Thomas Quigley, former Latin American Policy Advisor for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, was the respondentOscar Romero's Legacy featuring past award recipients Bishop Medardo Gomez and Sister Dianna Ortiz Wednesday, April 16 at 7:30 p.m.The Oscar Romero Award...

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Luncheon to honor Gordana Knezevic and Kemal Kurspahic, sponsored by Press Club of Houston

Abstract Beyond the Rhetoric: Civil Rights and Our Shared Responsibility Series Vimeo Livestream, 6pm CT Free event with suggested contributions $5-20Join us for a conversation with the Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II, President and Senior Lecturer of Repairers of the Breach and Co-Chair of the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call For Moral Revival, addressing his perspective on US civil rights through a moral and faith-based lens. Rev. Dr. Barber will share historical and contemporary...

Abstract Mai Shbeta, Jwana Ghaleb, Shirit Milikovski, Dottie Indyke, Creativity for Peace Suggested donation $10Art and dialogue are powerful mediums that can transform hearts and minds, even those of supposed enemies. Creativity for Peace uses art to give young Israeli and Palestinian women a language to communicate their shared fears, pain, and begin healing and peace-building. Israeli Mai Shbeta, Palestinian Jwana Ghaleb, and Israeli Shirit Milikovski are senior leaders with Creativity...

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Film Projection on the Rothko Chapel Suggested donation $10

To mark International Day of Peace, the Rothko Chapel screens filmmaker Trayc Claybrook’s highly acclaimed Peace Pilot on the outside of the Chapel. The film features characters in metaphoric environments, representing the hero’s journey towards personal, communal, and global transformation and peace.

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Organized by Jane Abell, O.P.

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One-day workshop where students from six universities presented papers on a variety of topics to a concerned audience- as a result two college students and two high school students were chosen to attend in Paris, France an international human rights conference sponsored by the Special Committee of International Non-Governmental Organizations on Human Rights of the United Nations

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Three photos of a woman with a black SUV, stored with two photos of peace poles. The chapel 99 Days of Peace event in 2003 involved peace poles, so it is inferred that this is an accurate date. No comments or attribution on the photographs.