Past Events:
 
Annual MLK Parade Celebration

The Black Heritage Society presents the 32nd Annual “Original” Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Day Parade Celebration: “DREAMKEEPERS Weekend 2010”

When: Monday, January 18, 2010
Time: Parade Starts @ 10 a.m. Near Minute Maid Park
Location: Downtown Houston

For more information, visit www.originalmlkparade.org.

 

 
Demonstration to Commemorate the Anniversary of Israel's Massacre & War Crimes in Gaza
 
When: Sunday, December 27, 2009
Time: 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Location: Corner of Westheimer and Post Oak (Galleria area), Houston
 
Sponsored by the Houston Coalition for Justice & Peace in Palestine.
 
Click here for event flyer.
 

Protest of Israel's Illegal Occupation of Palestine
 
When: Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Time: 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM
Location: Suspension bridges (Woodhead, Dunlavy, Mandell, Graustark, Montrose not Hazard) on Hwy. 59 between Shepherd and Montrose in Houston
 
The Houston Coalition for Justice and Peace in Palestine (HCJPP) will help coordinate a demonstration at the Suspension bridges (Woodhead, Dunlavy, Mandell, Graustark, Montrose not Hazard) on Hwy. 59 between Shepherd and Montrose, to show solidarity with Palestinians in the occupied Gaza Strip and West Bank who are living under an illegal Israeli Occupation.
 
We believe that any occupation is morally wrong and must be opposed. The takeover of a land, the denial of equal rights to its inhabitants, and their forcible
eviction, are all fundamentally unacceptable and must be rejected. It is also our conviction that punitive actions carried out by the state of Israel against native
Palestinians over the years, such as the bombing of civilian population centers, cannot be justified under any circumstances.
 
Such actions are in direct violation of international laws and conventions set out after World War II, and fall under the jurisdiction of the International Criminal
Court. It is vitally important for Americans to understand and appreciate how central the Occupation is to the conflict, and what the ’only democracy in the
Middle East’ has been perpetrating upon the Palestinians – daily, for more than four decades now.
 
For more information, please contact Bob Carter: rwcsr1@yahoo.com or call 713-771-9439.
 

Fund Raising Dinner by George Galloway for Gaza
 
British MP George Galloway will be in Houston for a fund raising dinner to support his American Gaza Relief Expedition, which departs this year on the July 4, 2009. It is hoped to purchase 500 trucks filled with relief supplies in Egypt to drive across the Rafah border.
 
When:  Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Time:  6 p.m.
Location:  Arab American Cultural & Community Center, 10555 Stancliff Road
 
Fund Raising Dinner: $25  -  Childcare provided.
 
This event is sponsored by Al-Awda and endorsed by the Houston Coalition for Justice & Peace in Palestine.
 
Click here for event flyer.
 

Caterpillar Protest

Take Action for June 10th Caterpillar Shareholders' Meeting!
 
When:  Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Time:  4 - 6 pm
Location:  Caterpillar Dealership in Houston located at 290 @ Pinemont
 
Signs will be provided but you may bring your own if you like.
  
The company which best exemplifies the interest of US corporations in the Occupation and the complete refusal to address human rights concerns in the region is Caterpillar. The most destructive weapon of the Occupation may not be an F-16 or helicopter gunship, but rather, an armor plated D-9 or D-11 bulldozer. These are the machines that have demolished thousands of homes, uprooted countless olive trees, and carved gaping holes in roads, making them impassable. Even when used in Israel’s colonial intrusions on the land through construction of illegal housing or bypass roads, CAT equipment is being used daily in the commission of war crimes and violations of human rights.
 
Caterpillar provides the machinery of occupation and apartheid - their equipment is used to demolish Palestinian homes and agricultural land and to build illegal Jewish-only settlements and the apartheid wall. Take action to hold CAT accountable for these crimes in Israel/Palestine.
 
This event is being sponsored by the Houston Coalition for Justice Not War, and endorsed by the Houston Coalition for Justice & Peace in Palestine.
 

 
Gilad Atzmon in Houston
Israeli expat, writer, philosopher, activist and talented jazz saxophonist will perform a stirring musical set in Houston.
 
When:  Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Time:  8 p.m.
Location:  Station Museum, 1502 Alabama at LaBranch
 
Discussion and question/answer session will follow regarding the Israel/Palestine conflict.
Suggested Donation $20.
 
Sponsored by the Houston Coalition for Justice & Peace in Palestine.
 
Click here for event flyer.

Palestine & Israel: Roots of the Conflict, Gaza Massacre & Prospects for Peace by Norman Finkelstein
 
When:  Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Time:  7 p.m.
Location:  Westin Galleria Houston, Plaza II (3rd floor), 5060 West Alabama
 
Dr. Norman G. Finkelstein is an American political scientist and one of the most prominent thinkers and speakers on the Palestine-Israel conflict.  His sincere, open, and honest assessment of the situation through a number of publications including “The Holocaust Industry”, “Beyond Chutzpah”, and “The Rise and Fall of Palestine” has attracted attention throughout the world.  He grew up in New York City and is the son of Holocaust survivors.  He specializes in Jewish-related issues and was most recently a Professor of  Political Science at DePaul University.

Admission: $10 or other cash donation at the door.
Doors open at 6:30 PM and will close as soon as seating capacity is reached. 
Seating will be available on a first-come basis.
  
Proceeds benefit The Palestine Children's Relief Fund | www.pcrf.net
  
Click here for event flyer.
 

Consulate General of Venezuela
 
February 13, 2009:  Members of the HCJPP visited the Consulate General of Venezuela in Houston, and presented
a nice plaque with both of the Palestinian and the Venezuelan flag tied together with a thank you statement to the
Venezuelan people, their government and president Chavez for their unmatched support to justice in Palestine.