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Peter Trubowitz

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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Panel discussion, Frances T. (Sissy) Farenthold, Thomas Berg, Mike DeGeurin

Abstract A Community Conversation on the Occasion of the 50th Anniversary of the Great March on Washington and the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King’s I Have a Dream Speech Suggested donation $10Fifty years ago, on August 28, 1963, hundreds of thousands of people marched for civil and economic rights under the theme "jobs and freedom." Do you remember the March? Were you there?One of the largest demonstrations for human rights in United States' history, it was the occasion on which...

Abstract with Christine Diaz, ModeratorPlease join the Rothko Chapel for a discussion of the current state of worker rights here in the Houston area. Organized in conjunction with the national Interfaith Worker Justice Committee campaign titled "Labor in the Pulpits, on the Bimah, in the Minbar," the program will explore the links between faith, labor, and justice through conversations with four local workers involved in organizing efforts. Workers will present personal reflections on...

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Part of the Human Rights Series. Presented by David Fathi.

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 Vatican II@50 is a series of programs recognizing the worldwide impact of the Second Vatican Council, convened 50 years ago in 1962 by the enormously influential Pope John XXIII. Among the great legacies of Vatican II are increased tolerance of other religious traditions, a celebration of people’s growing awareness of human dignity, and a renewed perspective on sacred music and art. The Rothko Chapel, John and Dominique de Menil’s gift to Houston, now recognized as an international spiritual...

Abstract International Women's Day Observance Presentation and Discussion: The Gender Parity Divide and Its Impact on Women in Houston Houston Area Women’s Center Counseling and Education Campus, 1010 Waugh Drive, Room 202 Ticketed event, $15 - Continental breakfast provided 7:30-9amInternational Women’s Day celebrates the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women across the globe on March 8. This year, the day also marks a call to action for accelerating gender...