Abstract Sylvia Brooks, Omawale Luthuli Allen, Rev. Dr. D. Z. Cofield, and State Representative Harold Dutton, moderated by Dr. Mtangulizi Sanyika Presented in partnership with the New Orleans Association of HoustonThe tenth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina marks an unique opportunity to reflect on and examine how residents and institutions of one great American city provided humanitarian assistance to another great American city in distress, even in the midst of racial, class and...

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Speakers: The Hon. Raul G. Salinas, Mayor of Laredo, TX, Tony Payan, PhD, Associate Professor at UT el Paso, Moderator: Erika de la Garza

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 timely conversation exploring immigrants’ rights in the US, including how they have historically been understood and changed over time, and the current policy decisions that drive today's US immigration issues. Charles Kamasaki, Senior Cabinet Advisor of UnidosUS, will share a national perspective and Sister Norma Pimentel,...

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Presented by Frances “Sissy” T. Farenthold, Charles Foster, Mateo Luison, and Nester Rodriguez,

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Jimmy Carter Holdings include videos of a question and answer session with Jimmy Carter (topics include corporal punishment in schools, equal opportunity quotas in higher education, energy conservation, disparities between rich and poor nations, Nicaragua human rights, civil disobedience when God's law contradicts government's law, Iran, immigration, third world debt)

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Speaker Leonel Castillo, Commissioner- US Immigration and Naturalization Service

Abstract 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...

Abstract Off-Site Program: Frances Tarlton “Sissy” Farenthold Endowed Lecture in Peace, Social Justice and Human Rights Immigration and the Future of American Families Ai-jen Poo, National Domestic Workers Alliance, Caring Across Generations Rapoport Center, University of Texas at Austin School of LawLabor organizer and activist Ai-jen Poo headlined the third Frances Tarlton “Sissy” Farenthold Endowed Lecture in Peace, Social Justice and Human Rights at the Rapoport Center, UT Austin...

Abstract International Day of Peace Observation and Hurricane Harvey Relief Concert Music of Peace and Reconciliation, Apollo Chamber Players All proceeds from this event went towards Interfaith Ministries for Greater Houston's efforts to help homebound seniors and refugee families affected by Hurricane Harvey. In observation of International Day of Peace, Apollo Chamber Players performed a program of music for string quartet by Grammy-winning American composers Libby Larsen and Phillip...

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Sponsored by Houston Immigration and Refugee Coalition