Vox Culture is working with Houston Rescue and Restore Coalition (HRRC) to help bring awareness to the problem of human trafficking. We will be featuring an art exhibit and theater experience following HRRC’s “red flag” bus tour. Save the date and help us spread the word! Human trafficking is modern day slavery and there are more people enslaved today than at any other point in human history.

Sept 22: Sign up for HRRC’s anti-trafficking bus tour. The bus tour will be followed by an event at the Vox Culture gallery. Tickets are $20 and must be purchased in advance. Space is limited. Sign up at contact@houstonrr.org.

Sept 24: The art exhibit and theater will be open for a second night. Come learn, discuss, and express your thoughts. $5 at the door.

HRRC is a non-profit organization dedicated to confronting modern-day slavery by educating the public, training professionals and empowering the community to take action.

To learn more about their awareness week, visit here.

(UPDATED 7/13)

We have a great opportunity coming up on July 16th @ 7PM. We will be screening “Countdown to Zero” a new movie that is generating a lot of discussion. We’re really excited about this and hope you can come out for this event. Admission is free.

COUNTDOWN TO ZERO is a stunning documentary about the escalating global nuclear arms crisis that premiered at Sundance Film Festival, was shown at TED Conference and recently screened at Cannes Film Festival. Produced by Academy Award winner Lawrence Bender (An Inconvenient Truth, Inglourious Basterds) and written and directed by Lucy Walker (The Devil’s Playground, Blind Sight), COUNTDOWN TO ZERO features an array of important international experts and statesmen and makes a case for worldwide nuclear disarmament.

The film will be followed by a brief discussion with special guest Adam Woods of the Two Futures Project.

Help us spread the word!

If you plan on coming please rsvp at this site. This will help us better prepare.

ADDRESS: 8570 Katy Freeway #116, Houston, TX 77024. See the map from the previous post.

You can catch the trailer here.

Vox Culture encourages everyone to give generously to the relief efforts for Haiti. Do something good today by giving to an organizations that can make a difference.

MSNBC has a good article here about the difference between good intentions and doing actual good. It’s tempting to want to give things like water or clothing, but the simple math is this:

“When people give $1, it translates into $7 in the field,” he said. “If they spend $5 for bottled water, that’s nice and it makes them feel good, but probably it costs us more than $5 to send it. If they give us $5, we can get $35 worth of water.”

Our friends over at Plant with Purpose/Floresta are also starting to do relief work as people leave the big city to find refuge with friends and family in rural villages. Learn more through their blog. Donate here.

Another organization we recommend is World Vision. If you came to our global cafe in 2008, you probably remember that our benefit helped their disaster relief work in China.

There are plenty of other organizations doing good work. Look for one that has a positive reputation and a good track record in Haiti. But most importantly don’t be paralyzed by bad feelings. Move ahead and do something appropriate and genuinely helpful.

- Ted

8570 Katy Freeway #116, Houston, TX 77024

Our December 18th art and crafts show will help raise a microloan that will be given through Kiva.org. Spread the word.

Art, Holiday Cards, Crafts, Live Music, Food, and Coffee.

ARTISTS
Chandana Paravastu – painter
Morris Molina – painter
Jennifer Dedonato – Colorfly Studios
April Tsui – Atsui Cards
Rebecca Benitez – Painter
T.K. Ahn – cards, painter
Dune Micheli-Patten - painter
Adriana Whitney - Adri’s Art, Folk

DIRECTIONS: Google Map is slightly off.
Westbound I10: Exit Bingle. L on Bingle. R on W Memorial Park. L at guardhouse. R into parking lot.
Eastbound I10: Exit Bingle. R on Memorial Park Drive. L into the parking lot at the end of the street.
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UPDATE: 12/4

Come out for the Preview during the lunch hour, 11AM to 1PM. (more…)

Vox Culture is moving into a warehouse along i10 and Bingle.  We’re renovating this summer.  We’re also talking with some creative partners about adding new expressions to our events.  Stay tuned for more updates on this site.

Floresta has a nice write up about our Vox Populi event over on their blog, “The Trees.” Check it out here.

Last night Ted, Matt, Dune-Micheli Patten and Ayad Fadel had the privilege of appearing on The Night Train with Natalie J on KCOH Radio. We talked about Dune and Ayad’s recent show and previewed VOX IV… coming March 27 & 28. Natalie even played a track from Matt’s CD, Still Standing. It was a great couple of hours. Thanks, Natalie and KCOH!