Houston, Texas
| UDHR50 Curriculum Suggestions Document |
| Texas State Senate Proclamation |
OF THE UNITED NATIONS UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS
-- DECEMBER 2, 1998 - 1,000-PERSON SEATED DINNER AND PROGRAM
Hyatt Regency Houston, 7-11 p.m. (Put together by many of the same lot who organized a 1,000-person 125th birthday party for The Nation magazine a few years ago in Houston.)
CONFIRMED SPEAKERS
Richard "Racehorse" Haynes - Master of Ceremonies -- See Richard's Bio
James S. Cannon - President, Energy Futures, Inc., Boulder, Colorado; author of Harnassing Hydrogen: The Key to Sustainable Transportation and many other books and articles on "the second transportation revolution."
Amy Goodman - Correspondent and host, "Democracy Now," Pacifica Radio Network
Philip Gourevitch - Staff writer, The New Yorker, and author, We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will be Killed With Our Families: Stories from Rwanda
Jennifer Harbury - Attorney currently suing Guatemala for the murder of her husband
Evelyn Hu-deHart - Professor and chair, Department of Ethnic Studies, University of Colorado at Boulder -- See Evelyn's Bio
Saul Landau - Fellow, Institute for Policy Studies, Washington, D.C.; currently holds the Hugh O. La Bounty Chair on Interdisciplinary Applied Knowledge, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
See Saul's Bio and an Article he wrote about Pinochet
Distinguished local, state, and national human rights figures will host the tables (SEE LIST BELOW). Net proceeds from the evening will be used to establish the Houston Fund for Peace, Social Justice, and Sustainable Economics, and eventually used to found a local peace center and peace studies program.
Cost: $125; a limited number of subsidized tickets are available at $50 for students and others requiring a discount. If you would like to receive an invitation, contact Jane Elioseff at 713-528-3779 (six rings to leave a message); fax: 713/528-4042,
email: jane@hypercon.com
-- DECEMBER 10, 1998 - NATIONAL TOWN HALL MEETING ON HUMAN RIGHTS
For details, contact Donna Ostrower 713-524-0133; email: 103424.2471@compuserve.com
-- DECEMBER 12, 1998 - HUMAN RIGHTS FESTIVAL OF MUSIC AND ART,
Garden in the Heights, 3926 Feagan, noon to 2 a.m. ALL AGES
Featuring on the main sound system, DJs and bands in order: Klack, Texas Guiness Lovers, Jeepneys, Carolyn Wonderland, Moses Guest, Face Plant, Half Loaded, Los Skarnales, Free Radicals, The Suspects, Rebel Crew (live PA featuring Kool B and Love Sun), Chris Anderson (Chemistry / Crackhouse), Mushroom Tribe
Also featuring: Darryl Cherney (Earth First!), Bobbin Doctrine Puppet Theatre, Kumba House (African drumming and dancing), Art Car Exhibit
$5 at the door. Net proceeds to benefit local Amnesty International. For information, contact Nick Cooper (281) 289-3569 or David Cobb at 713-880-3219;
email: cobbweb@onramp.net
GENERAL INFO:
More events in progress for the 50th anniversary celebration are K-12 curriculum work in the schools, a film series, and a live broadcast of "Democracy Now" originating from Houston in December. Wally James and Larry Krizan of KPFT's "Progressive Forum" will also devote a December show to the celebration.
Contact Sue Ann Lorig for information about human rights curriculum for the schools
email: slorig@mail.swbell.net
Read the entire Declaration: www.un.org/Overview/rights.html
| Houston UDHR50 Committee: | |
| ACORN, Alliance for Democracy, American Civil Liberties Union - Texas, American Friends Service Committee, American Jewish Committee, Amnesty International, Artisans' Fund for Community Broadcasting, Citizens' Environmental Coalition, Civil Rights and Economic Development Organization, Foundation for Contemporary Theology, Galveston-Houston Association for Smog Prevention, Harris County Green Party, Houston-Area Model United Nations, Houston Immigration and Refugee Coalition, Houston World Affairs Council, Houston United Nations Association, KPFT-fm (Pacifica Radio Network), National Lawyers' Guild - Texoma Region, National Organization for Women, Pax Christi, Soka Gakkai International, Rice University Students for a Free Tibet, and the Rothko Chapel. | |
CONFIRMED UDHR50 TABLE HOSTS for December 2nd dinner:
A. RODNEY ELLIS - Member, Texas Senate (Houston)
B. JAMES S. CANNON - Principal speaker (Boulder, CO)
C. DEBRA DANBURG - Member, Texas House of Representatives (Houston)
D. AMY GOODMAN - Principal speaker (New York City)
E. PHILIP GOUREVITCH - Principal speaker (New York City)
F. JENNIFER HARBURY - Principal speaker (San Francisco, California)
G. RICHARD "RACEHORSE" HAYNES - Master of ceremonies (Houston)
H.EVELYN HU-DEHART - Principal speaker (Boulder, Colorado)
I. SAUL LANDAU - Principal speaker (Washington, DC / Pomona, California)
J. GARRY MAURO - Texas Land Commissioner (Austin)
K. ANNISE PARKER - Member, Houston City Council (Houston)
L. ANGIER PEAVY - Deputy Foreign Service Officer, US Embassy, New Delhi, India
1. Peter Altman - Director, Sustainable Energy and Economic Development (SEED) Coalition (Austin)
2. James Bankston - Minister, St. Paul's United Methodist Church (Houston)
3. John Barnhart - Retired civil attorney (Houston)
4. Gertrude Barnstone - Artist and human rights activist (Houston)
5. Susan Bischoff - Assistant managing editor, Features, Houston Chronicle (Houston)
6. James Blackburn - Environmental attorney (Houston)
7. Cynthia Briggs - Executive director, Communities in Schools Houston (Houston)
8. Martina Cartwright - Staff attorney, Environmental Justice Clinic, Thurgood Marshall School of Law, Texas Southern University (Houston)
9. Neil Carman - Environmental consultant; clean air program director, Sierra Club Lone Star Chapter (Austin)
10. Julia Cauthorn - Registered investment advisor (Houston)
11. David Cobb - Chair, Harris County Green Party (Houston)
12. John Coon - Director, The Yoga Center (Houston)
13. David Crossley - President, Sense Interactive Media; president, Citizens' Environmental Coalition (Houston)
14. Juergen Dankwort - Assistant professor, Graduate School of Social Work, University of Houston (Houston)
15. Michael DeGeurin - Civil liberties attorney (Houston) TABLE SOLD
16. Fernando Dovalina - Assistant managing editor, News, Houston Chronicle (Houston)
17. Ada Edwards - Community organizer; international human rights activist (Houston)
18. Harriet Joan Erlich - Director, Equal Economic Opportunity Commission (Houston)
19. Sissy Farenthold - Former Texas legislator, international human rights activist (Houston) TABLE SOLD
20. Pliny Fisk - Co-director, Center for Maximum Potential Building Systems (Austin)
21. Jan Woodward Fox - Past president, Texas Trial Lawyers Association; founding board member, Houston Trial Lawyers Foundation (Houston)
22. Garland Ganter - Station manager, KPFT-90.1 fm, Pacifica Radio Network (Houston)
23. Diane Hardy Garcia - President, Lesbian and Gay Rights Lobby (Austin)
24. Miguel Angel Garcia - Community Builder, US Dept. of Housing and Urban Development (Houston)
25. Rhonda Gerson - Executive director, Aid to Victims of Domestic Abuse (Houston)
26. Vanessa Gilmore - United States District Judge, Southern District of Texas (Houston)
27. Greg Gladden - Board president, American Civil Liberties Union -Texas (Houston)
28. Anthony Griffin - Civil rights attorney; founder, Save Our Hood (Galveston)
29. Grover Hankins - Director, Environmental Justice Clinic, Thurgood Marshall School of Law, Texas Southern University (Houston)
30. Deborah January-Bevers - Executive legislative director, Zero Accidental Killings (ZAC) - Texans for Gun Safety (League City)
31. Benito Juarez - Director, Houston Immigration and Refugee Coalition (Houston)
32. Maria Jimenez - Director, Immigration Law Enforcement Monitoring Project, American Friends Service Committee (Houston)
33. Dianna Johnson - Co-founder, Bridges to Sustainability (Houston)
34. David Kahne - Civil rights attorney (Houston)
35. Michael King - Editor, The Texas Observer (Austin)
36. Anne Klein - Professor and chair, Department of Religion, Rice University (Houston)
37. Greg LeRoy - President, Reprint; board member, University Conversion Project, Cambridge, MA (Houston)
38. Hardy Loe - Associate professor, University of Texas School of Public Health (Houston)
39. Lee Loe - Chair, Fellowship of Reconciliation; editor, Houston Peace News (Houston)
40. Rick Lowe - Artist and co-founder, Project Row Houses (Houston)
41. Jane Lowery - Executive director, Texas Accountants and Lawyers for the Arts (Houston)
42. Omowale Luthuli - International human rights activist (Houston)
43. Michael P. Mallia - Founding board member, Houston Trial Lawyers Foundation; past president, Houston Trial Lawyers Association (Houston)
44. Linda May - Executive director, Greater Houston Women's Foundation (Houston)
45. Linda L.S. "Muffy" Moroney - Attorney and human rights activist (Houston)
46. Mary Jane Naquin - President, Informed Futures, Inc. (Houston)
47. Mary Needham - President, Reserve Technology Institute (Houston)
48. Jeff Ordower - Director, ACORN (Houston)
49. Terence L. O'Rourke - Attorney and environmentalist (Houston)
50. Ronald J. Parry - Professor of Chemistry, Rice University; president, Galveston-Houston Association for Smog Prevention (Houston)
51. Daniel Quinn - Author, Ishmael: An Adventure of the Mind and Spirit ( Houston)
52. Lynn Randolph - Fine artist, feminist, former fellow, Bunting Institute, Radcliffe College (Houston)
53. Robert Schaibly - Minister, First Unitarian Universalist Church (Houston)
54. Wes Seeliger - Executive director, Foundation for Contemporary Theology (Houston)
55. William Simon - Professor, Dept. of Sociology, and past director, Urban Studies, U. of Houston
56. Mary Sinderson - Individual rights attorney (Houston)
57. Dave Smith - President, Texans Against Gun Violence (Houston)
58. Jeanne Sommerfeld - President, Texas National Organization for Women (Houston)
59. Stephen Susman - Attorney; international human rights activist (Houston)
60. Suna Umari - Executive director, The Rothko Chapel (Houston)
61. Cameron Vann - Elder law attorney and community volunteer (Houston)
62. Genevieve Vaughan - Founding director, Center for the Study of the Gift Economy (Austin)
Speaker change: JAMES S. CANNON, President, Energy Futures, Inc., has consented to take the place of JAMES GALBRAITH, who writes: "I have been following the development of your event December 2d and it seems clear that you will have a great dinner, with many impressive and distinguished participants. I hope under those circumstances you will forgive me if I drop off the program. My schedule is simply overwhelming at the moment. I am very sorry." James Cannon is the author of Harnassing Hydrogen: The Key to Sustainable Transportation and many other books and articles on alternative fuels and the second transportation revolution.