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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Ann Friedman

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...

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...

Abstract “Little Central America, 1984”: A Sanctuary Then, and Now Presented in partnership with DiverseWorks Pay What You Can $5-20 | In-person event with chair seatingIn advance of the Houston premiere of “Little Central America, 1984,” a performance that reanimates the history of the Sanctuary Movement that offered safe space to refugees fleeing Central American civil wars of the 1980s, performer-writers Elia Arce and Rubén Martínez offer a conversation about the role of art in...

Abstract Chelby King Suggested donation $10How did John and Dominique de Menil come to commission Mark Rothko to create his masterpiece, the Rothko Chapel, in Houston? Art historian Chelby King discusses Houston art professor Jermayne McAgy’s influence on the de Menil’s commission and her connection to Rothko. Chelby King was awarded a M.A. in art history from the University of Houston in May 2013 following a fifteen-year career in arts management. Her organizational work has focused on...

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Panel Discussion - Dr. Fred von der Mehden, moderator; Wagih Abu-Rish, Kamel Fotouh, Cheryl Pearson, Panelists

Abstract with David Batstone, Ph.D.David Batstone, Ph.D., an internationally recognized expert on human trafficking and author of Not For Sale, an examination of the global slave trade, will speak at the Rothko Chapel. In 2007, he co-founded the “Not For Sale” campaign, which is inspiring thousands of people from grassroots activists to business leaders to celebrities to join together to put an end to modern-day slavery. A former professor of Social Ethics at the University of San...