Calendar

Sep
19
Wed
Houston GREEN Film Series @ Rice Media Center
Sep 19 @ 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm

_greenfilmThe films presented by the Houston Green Film Series are free to public and funded by volunteer efforts, in-kind contributions and donations from the public.

In general, the series is screened on the third Wednesday of each month.

For current films, visit the Houston Green Films website or Facebook page.

Sep
27
Thu
Energy Future Exchange: Dialogue on Renewable Energy @ Consulate General of Germany - Auditorium, 1st Floor Conference Rm
Sep 27 @ 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm

This is a joint event of the German Consulate General in Houston, the Houston Advanced Research Center (HARC) and Ecologic Institute’s EFEX program in the context of the second annual European Union Climate Diplomacy Week, two weeks after the Global Climate Action Summit in San Francisco.

The Energy Future Exchange – Houston Dialogue focuses on renewable energy and its role in the future energy system with particular focus on resilience, equity and economic impacts.

For more information, visit eventbrite.com.

Hurricane Harvey Talanoa Dialogues @ 1st Unitarian Universalist Church
Sep 27 @ 6:00 pm

Image result for texas impactYou are invited to participate in a unique roundtable discussion about the progress of Hurricane Harvey and the implications the recovery has for Houston’s future. Discussions are structured in a “Talanoa” framework. Talanoa is a traditional word used in Fiji and across the Pacific to reflect a process of inclusive, participatory, and transparent dialogue. The purpose of Talanoa is to share stories, build empathy and to make wise decisions for the collective good. The process of Talanoa involves the sharing of ideas, skills and experience through storytelling. For more information, visit sccucc.org.

The Talanoa Dialogue series is produced with major support from the Meadows Foundation and additional support from several other sponsors. If you or your organization would like to sponsor the dialogues, please email Emma.Davis@texasimpact.org.

Oct
16
Tue
Hurricane Harvey Talanoa Dialogues @ Temple Sinai
Oct 16 @ 7:00 pm

Image result for texas impactYou are invited to participate in a unique roundtable discussion about the progress of Hurricane Harvey and the implications the recovery has for Houston’s future. Discussions are structured in a “Talanoa” framework. Talanoa is a traditional word used in Fiji and across the Pacific to reflect a process of inclusive, participatory, and transparent dialogue. The purpose of Talanoa is to share stories, build empathy and to make wise decisions for the collective good. The process of Talanoa involves the sharing of ideas, skills and experience through storytelling. For more information, visit sccucc.org.

The Talanoa Dialogue series is produced with major support from the Meadows Foundation and additional support from several other sponsors. If you or your organization would like to sponsor the dialogues, please email Emma.Davis@texasimpact.org.

Oct
17
Wed
Houston GREEN Film Series @ Rice Media Center
Oct 17 @ 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm

_greenfilmThe films presented by the Houston Green Film Series are free to public and funded by volunteer efforts, in-kind contributions and donations from the public.

In general, the series is screened on the third Wednesday of each month.

For current films, visit the Houston Green Films website or Facebook page.

Wild About Houston: A Green Film Festival @ Rice Media Center
Oct 17 @ 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm

A screening of short, local, environmental films that tell the story of local environmental issues, their champions, and how you can make a difference.

Rice Media Center, 2030 University Blvd, near Stockton and University.

6:30 PM conversation, networking, and a light meal
7:00 PM film screening, followed by a panel discussion. Panelists to be announced.

Free to the public, though donations are kindly appreciated.

See the Facebook event .

Oct
23
Tue
Save-the-Date: H-GAC’s Bring Back Main Street Roundtable @ TBD
Oct 23 @ 9:30 am – 12:00 pm

Bringing Back Main Street LogoThe Bringing Back Main Street initiative offers local communities a place to share best practices and engage in a regional dialogue about revitalizing and supporting vibrant downtown spaces. Each quarter, community leaders gather for a roundtable on topics ranging from small business support to sidewalk infrastructure. These ongoing roundtables add to the knowledge shared during a 2015 workshop series.

For more information, visit h-gac.com.

Oct
24
Wed
Citizens and the Carbon Cycle: A Houston Tomorrow Civic Discussion @ Houston-Galveston Area Council
Oct 24 @ 12:00 pm
Citizens and the Carbon Cycle: A Houston Tomorrow Civic Discussion @ Houston-Galveston Area Council

Adapting to a new Houston future; Removing carbon from the air and storing it in the Earth. RSVP to this event by emailing info@houstontomorrow.org. Free! – bring your lunch.

Oct
27
Sat
Houston Women in the Environment: Cabin History Tour and Meet “Edith L. Moore” @ Edith Moore Nature Sanctuary
Oct 27 @ 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Join Houston Audubon at the Edith Moore cabin, where a professional actress will be portraying Edith, followed by a Houston Audubon-led nature walk at 2:00 p.m.  (Event is open house format.) For more information, visit Facebook event page.

This program is part of the Tales of Houston Women collaboration, a two-month retrospective and celebration by several of our community’s organizations displaying the many ways Houston’s women have, are, and will put their mark on history. We are celebrating through art, lectures, science, movies, dance, and more. Learn more at www.talesofhoustonwomen.org.

Oct
28
Sun
Houston Women in the Environment – The Women of Houston’s Bayous: A History Tour on Buffalo Bayou @ Allen’s Landing
Oct 28 @ 10:00 am

Join current women environmental leaders on a boat tour of Buffalo Bayou into the East End to learn about the historical women and current women leaders who have and are shaping our city’s environment.

This program is part of the Tales of Houston Women collaboration, a two-month retrospective and celebration by several of our community’s organizations displaying the many ways Houston’s women have, are, and will put their mark on history. We are celebrating through art, lectures, science, movies, dance, and more. Learn more at www.talesofhoustonwomen.org.