New Vox Website Launch

Welcome to our new website! After several months of hard work, Vox Culture now has a fresh and dynamic online presence. Along with our new look, the revamped site offers significant improvements, including excellent user experience, up-to-date calendar of events, and ways to get involved.

Vox Culture is dedicated to combining the voices of creativity and cause. Visit our site often to know the latest happenings, get connected with artists, and learn how you can help fight against poverty and injustice

As we continue to mold our site to meet your needs, we welcome your comments and suggestions. Vox Culture values your support – ENJOY!

Human for Sale. Sept 22 & 24

September 22nd at 6:30 PM September 24th at 7:00 PM 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 experience following HRRC's "red flag" bus tour. The tour is designed to be an educational event for the public to learn about this growing problem and ways to help. The exhibit will focus on "what does it mean to be fully human?" 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. UPDATE Aug 27: spaces are filling up for the tour so please reserve your spot today!

Countdown to Zero, Friday July 16 @ 7PM

(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.

Haiti Relief

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

Planning for the Fall 2009

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.