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Tamelyn Tucker-Worgs, Ph.D.

In 1963 Martin Luther King, Jr. challenged the black church to “answer the knock at midnight” and progressively engage in public life. As part of its annual tribute to the memory of Dr. King, native Houstonian Tamelyn Tucker-Worgs, Ph.D., will address faith-based community development in today’s churches—where it works, and where it fails, and how gender plays a role, particularly in the megachurch phenomenon.

Abstract 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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Presented by Vandana Shiva, World Trade Organization. Sponsored by Coalition Against Rice Tec’s Patent (Rothko Chapel member of coalition).

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Held by the Broken Obelisk

Abstract Thursday, March 31, 2022 3:00 PM2022 Virtual Symposium | Beyond the Rhetoric: Civil Rights & Our Shared Responsibility Freedom of Speech & Expression in Journalism, Education & the Arts | Panel Discussion3pm CT - Welcome by David Leslie, Executive Director, Rothko Chapel 3:15pm CT - Panel DiscussionThe First Amendment of the US Constitution and Article 19 of the UN’s Universal Declaration of Human Rights guarantee freedom of speech and...

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Interfaith Event, International Women’s Month

Abstract Contemplation and Dialogue Alex Byrd, Ph.D., Judge Josefina Rendon, Assata Richards, Ph.D., and Mtangulizi Sanyika, Ph.D.Like much of the nation, the Chapel has been wrestling with our response to the lack of justice in the Michael Brown and Eric Garner cases and the possibilities for action going forward. Please join us for “Black Lives Matter,” which builds on our yearlong program series on Living As If: The Art, Spirituality, and Practice of Non-Violence. Harnessing the...

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Contains materials related to public programs during the time period, except for Awards and Colloquia which have separate series.

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Showing of documentary at the Rice Media Center followed by a Q and A session with Jack Duvall, the Executive Director of the Center for Nonviolent Conflict in Washington DC

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Join the Rothko Chapel, the Consulate of Belgium in Houston, and Interfaith Ministries for prayers and a moment of silence in remembrance of the victims of the terrorist attack in Brussels, inside the Chapel from 5:00 PM. – 5:30 PM. All are welcome. A book of condolences will be available beginning at 12:00 PM.