Houston Institute for Culture Five Year Celebration Sat, Sept 29
Mark Lacy
Celebration of the Houston Institute for Culture from 6:00-8:00pm,
followed by a talk and book signing by Dr. Alice Rothchild, author of
"Broken Promises, Broken Dreams", at 8:00pm.
Saturday, September 29, 6:00pm
Five Year Anniversary Celebration
Houston Institute for Culture
Havens Center
1827 W. Alabama Street
Houston Institute for Culture has many great accomplishments during
its first five years to celebrate and tremendous challenges ahead, as
we grow to become a substantial organization positively impacting many
communities throughout the region. Working effectively to promote
cultural literacy and social innovation with tested programs, our
prospects for success are extremely good. We passed our four year IRS
determination period (a public support test) and raised our grants by
more than $100,000 over the past year. Our extensive educational
program history extends to university campuses, public schools,
community centers, small art spaces and large public venues like
Miller Outdoor Theatre. Our research and service projects have reached
communities from the Lower Rio Grange Valley to the greater New
Orleans area.
A short program at 7:00pm will feature Latina authors, Loida Casares
Ruiz and Rose Mary Salum, and a demonstration of the organization's
youth development programs.
Those attending the informal reception will meet volunteers and
community supporters, enjoy refreshments, and learn more about several
Houston Institute for Culture programs and initiatives, including:
-Camp Dos Cabezas (now in its fourth year)
-Students for a Better Houston
-Digital Story Resource Center
-Center for Localism
-And more
We look forward to seeing you at the celebration, September 29, and
please stay for Dr Alice Rothchild's talk at 8:00pm.
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Saturday, September 29, 8:00pm
"Broken Promises, Broken Dreams: Stories of Jewish and Palestinian
Trauma and Resilience" (a book reading, discussion and signing with
Dr. Alice Rothchild)
Presented by Houston Institute for Culture
Havens Center
1827 W. Alabama Street
Alice Rothchild was born in Boston and grew up in Sharon. She
graduated from Bryn Mawr College with a B.A. in psychology and
received an M.D. from Boston University School of Medicine. Alice
developed an interest in progressive politics in the 1960s and 70s
starting with campus opposition to the Vietnam War and moving on to
her discovery of feminism and health reform movements while in medical
school and residency.
In 1997, through her involvement in the Boston Workmen's Circle, a
progressive secular Jewish organization, Alice turned much of her
non-medical focus to understanding the Israeli/Palestinian conflict
and its relationship to US foreign policy and American Jewry. She
co-founded and co-chairs Visions of Peace with Justice in
Israel/Palestine, now Jewish Voice for Peace, Boston, and co-organized
the Jewish American Medical Project, now the JVP Health and Human
Rights Project.
Her book, "Broken Promises, Broken Dreams: Stories of Jewish and
Palestinian Trauma and Resilience" recounts her experiences as she
grapples with the reality of life in Israel, the complexity of Jewish
Israeli attitudes, and the hardships of Palestinians living in the
West Bank and Gaza. Through her work with a medical and human rights
project, Alice is able to offer a unique personal insight into the
conflict. Based on interviews with a number of different women, she
examines their diverse perspectives and the complexities of Jewish
Israeli identity. Her memorable account brings to life the voices of
people mutually entwined in trauma, and explores individual examples
of resilience and resistance.
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Parking and Additional Information
Havens Center is located at 1827 W. Alabama Street (between Woodhead
and Hazard), Houston, Texas 77098. Parking is available at St
Stephen's Episcopal Church (at Alabama and Woodhead and one block
south at Sul Ross and Woodhead).
For more information, please call: 713-521-3686; or email:
in...@houstonculture.org
http://www.houstonculture.org/forums
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