Calendar of events – Houston and virtual
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This month has already been a year. A lot of us are feeling down. Our movement elders and ancestors know this pain. “Ours is the struggle of a lifetime, or maybe even many lifetimes, and each one of us in every generation must do our part. And if we believe in the change we seek,…
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June is the end of the regular session of the Texas legislature, budget time for the City of Houston, and the month of Pride and Juneteenth. June 1 The T.R.U.T.H. Project presents the 5th Annual And Through Their Eyes Grow Thorns Art Exhibition: Joy Found Us, an exploration of storytelling through a Queer Lens of Color June 1…
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In Movie Theaters: Sinners is excellent. I want to see The Wedding Banquet. Rocky Horror Picture Show is at River Oaks Theater May 9. Streaming: Conclave (Prime, maybe elsewhere). Netflix Secret of the River. Soundtrack to a Revolution (Prime, maybe elsewhere. I want to see it with you.). Netflix The Residence. Netflix The Six Triple…
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April 1-13 Ensemble Theater Flex (about WNBA) April 1-19 Memoriam at Main Street Theater April 1-May 25 Holocaust Museum Houston Life and Death on the Border exhibit April 1-May 10 Moody Center Breath(e):Toward Climate and Social Justice April 2-4 virtual Evaluating the Criminality of the Intersection of Race and Disability April 4 Decade of Flavor…
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February is Black History Month. This year’s theme is African Americans and Labor. What comes to mind for me is Pauli Murray and the I AM A MAN sanitation strike in Memphis, a demonstration the Rev Dr Martin Luther King Jr went to Memphis for, where he was assasinated. Since I was not taught Black…
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I’m not sure if I’m going to keep up with the monthly calendar. If you have comments about that, you can leave them below or email me at dwlgallier@gmail.com. Instead I’m mostly focusing on a daily email called Daily Resistance with small ways we can resist bad policies and advocate for the world we want…
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We may need to be pro-active to stay sane while the results of the 2024 election are decided. Maybe some of the following events will help us IMAGINE a better future, STRATEGIZE, and develop STAMINA, the three ingredients for a successful movement according to Rep. Ayanna Pressley. I got some feedback about attending these events…
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In October the weather is generally gorgeous in Houston and it’s time to Disrupt Whiteness outdoors. Please see the Sept post about volunteering to maintain African American cemeteries and blockwalking. On rainy days, evenings or when you can’t get outside, you can write GOTV letters and postcards (ask and I’ll get you going). It’s also…
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September electoral work: registering voters, block walking when it cools off, phone banking, postcarding, and letter writing. I was reminded today that registering voters in Texas has become more dangerous this year, and voter rolls are being aggressively purged, making voter registration an important way to show up as an ally to targeted groups. Every…
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There is a lot going on in August in Houston. In addition to Back-To-School, it’s time to start gearing up for the 2024 general election, and there are a lot of community events and cultural events. This list will be updated throughout August as I learn of other events, so please submit new events to…
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