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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.

Abstract Naomi Shihab Nye and Chana Bloch Suggested donation $10To commemorate Israeli Independence Day and Palestinian Nakba Day, Palestinian-American poet Naomi Shihab Nye and Jewish-American poet Chana Bloch read from their poetry and translations. Both poets draw upon their heritage in their work, yet see peace as essential. Naomi Shihab Nye is the author of numerous books of poems, including You and Yours, 19 Varieties of Gazelle: Poems of the Middle East, Fuel, and Red Suitcase. She...

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Cosponsored with the Creative Writing Dept. of University of Houston

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Presented by Kemal Kurspahic, sponsored by Institute of Policy Study at Rice University

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The World Hindu Council-Houston in association with the Rothko Chapel invited H.H. Shri Panchgavhankar Shridhar Swami Maharaj, an Indian delegate to the United Nations Peace Summit to speak. Attendance: 50.

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Lecture given by Juan Cortina, S.J., University of Central American, San Salvador, cosponsored with Lawndale Art and Performance Center. Series: Art Under Duress, El Salvador, 1980- Present.

Abstract Songs for Peace featuring The Houston Ebony Opera Guild Wednesday, March 28 at 7:30 p.m. The Rothko Chapel presents Songs for Peace featuring musicians from the Houston Ebony Opera Guild in a concert affiliated with the Music for Peace Project. The program will be dedicated to the theme of Peace with selections ranging from Marvin Hamlisch's One Song to Let there be peace on Earth. ...

Abstract Workshop Bernie GlassmanZen Master Bernie Glassman will explain how Buddhist teachings offer valuable tools for living a life that matters. By integrating livelihood, social action, and meditation, one can find profound personal fulfillment while contributing to a more inclusive society. Glassman will explain how this approach led to the establishment of the Greyston Foundation, a network of non-profits and businesses that greatly reduced poverty in Yonkers, New York....

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Co-sponsored by Interfaith Ministries and others