Upcoming Event

PBS/KUHT Channel 8 will air the movie A Force More Powerful on October 2nd and 3rd 2008 at 10 PM.
We urge you in earnest to mark your calendar to watch this movie. Please help us get the word out by telling your friends, neighbors, newspapers, and organizations.

A FORCE MORE POWERFUL is a two part documentary series on one of the 20th century’s most important and least known stories, how non-violent power overcame oppression and authoritarian rule. In South Africa in 1907, Mohandas Gandhi led Indian immigrants in a nonviolent fight for rights denied them by white rulers. The power that Gandhi pioneered has been used by underdogs on every continent and in every decade of the 20th century, to fight for their rights and freedom.

KPFT 90.1 FM will broadcast "Peace Will Prevail" on Friday, October 3, 2008 at 10 AM on its Peace Hour hosted P K McCary

KPFT 90.1 FM Border Crossings October 1, 2008 talking about work at the Gandhi Memorial Library and the activities being organized this year to commemorate Gandhi's life and legacy. airing live from 10:00 to 11:00 PM on Wednesday night.

For a lively discussion on this topic, please be sure to tune in.

P.K. McCary is a writer and lecturer and the author of BLACK BIBLE CHRONICLES: FROM GENESIS TO THE PROMISED LAND, a version of the Old Testament aimed at black youth. She has worked as a print and broadcast journalist and is the author of RAPPIN' WITH JESUS and THE DREAMER AWAKENS. Ms. McCary is currently in production with her play "Straight from the Rib: Dialogues with Biblical Women." She is a member of the Brentwood Baptist Church in Houston.

Children's Museum will host "Heroes of Peace" day on Sunday, September 28, 2008.  This event offers a wonderful opportunity to visit not only the Children's Museum but learn about Heroes of Peace such as Mahatma Gandhi and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.  Come listen to stories of Peace told by Storytellers from Professional Storytellers Guild of Houston.  Come watch a play and dance on Peace.  Last but not the least there will be many crafts and hands on activities related to Peace.

"Gandhi Darshan" exhibition is being hosted by Harris County Public library's Freeman Branch located at 16616 Diana Lane, Houston, TX 77062.  You can visit the exhibition during library's working hours. 

The Exhibition is a collection of some characteristic photographs of Mahatma Gandhi.
Gandhiji is a great figure, respected and worshipped all over the world. He was born in Gujarat, but the whole world became the realm of his action. These pictures show some of the principal and significant facets of his personality; a unique reference from his childhood, his studies in England, his activities in South Africa, his struggle for Indian independence and incidents involving many leaders.

Volunteer for Houston International Festival

The library will have host a display booth at Houston International Festival. The festival is on the last two weekends of April. The dates are Saturday, April 22, 2007, Sunday, April 23, 2007, Saturday, April 29, 2007 and Sunday, April 30, 2007.

We are in a need of a large number of volunteers to greet visitors at the booth. Please send in three hours you can volunteer for any and all dates mentioned above.

Many of you came to know about Mahatma Gandhi Library at our booth at past Houston International Festivals. Please volunteer for three hours to help us reach more Houstonians. Your assistance will be greatly appreciated.

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2007 Interfaith Peace Celebration

The 2007 Interfaith Peace Celebration, the fifth annual event, will be held from 2:00 pm until 6:00 pm on Sunday, March 25, 2007. The celebration will begin at 2:00 pm with a program at the Rothko Chapel consisting of opening remarks followed by about 10 minutes of sharing by representatives of 9 faiths.

The Rothko Chapel portion of the program will last about 2 hours, and following the Rothko program, the celebration will move across Yupon Street for about 2 hours of refreshments, fellowship and sharing at Guinan Residence Hall at the University of St. Thomas. Many organizations including the Mahatma Gandhi Library will have table displays of literature and other materials. This year's celebration is sponsored by the Houston Interfaith Forum, the Boniuk Center at Rice University, and the Institute of Interfaith Dialog.