Houston

Sunday, August 26^th / Domingo, 26 de Agosto

12 PM – Caravan Welcome

3 PM to 5 PM – Caravan for Peace with Justice and Dignity’s Town Hall and Dialogue with Houston Residents / Foro Comunitario con la Caravana por la Paz con Justicia y Dignidad con Residentes de Houston

Location / Lugar: St Paul Methodist Church, 5501 Main St. Houston, TX 

5:30pm 7:30 PM: Community Dinner / Potluck and community dialogue

Location / Lugar: 1805 West Alabama, Houston, TX 77098

7:30 PM to 8 PM – Javier Sicilia and small group to do poetry reading and speak at Rothko Chapel & Caravaneros and Community Walk

March starts at / Marcha comienza en: St. Stephen’s Pecore Hall (1805 W. Alabama, Houston, TX 77098)

March ends at / Marcha termina en el: Rothko Chapel (1409 Sul Ross Street Houston, TX 77006)

8 PM to 8:30 PM – Vigil for Victims of Drug Violence outside the Rothko Chapel on the Plaza by the Reflection Pool / Vigilia para Victimas de la Violencia afuera del Rothko Chapel en la Plaza en frente de la Piscina de Reflexión

Location / Lugar: Rothko Chapel (1409 Sul Ross Street Houston, TX 77006)

Monday, August 27^th / Lunes, 27 de Agosto

9 AM to 10:15 AM – Rice University speaking engagement for Javier Sicilia and anti-violence activists /Presentación de parte de Javier Sicilia y activistas anti-violencia en la Universidad de Rice

Location / Lugar: Rice University Baker Institute (Baker Hall, Suite 120, 6100 Main Street, Houston, TX 77005)

10:30 AM to 11:30 AM –Press Conference and Blessing /Conferencia de prensa y bendición

Location / Lugar: Our Lady of Guadalupe Church (2405 Navigation Blvd., Houston, TX 7703)

12 PM – Depart to Jackson / Salida a Jackson

Houston  is a top source for guns used by criminal organizations in Mexico. “One of the reasons that Houston is the number one source, you can go to a different gun store for a month and never hit the same gun store,” said J. Dewey Webb, special agent in charge of the Houston field division of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Webb was understating the reality. In fact, Houston has 335 licensed gun dealers, out of more than 5,800 licensed dealers in the state. “You can buy [a 9mm handgun] down along the border,” he said, “but if you come to Houston, you can probably buy it cheaper because there’s more dealers, there’s more competition.”