3:30 p.m. - Catriona Ruane - "Indigenous Women's Leadership in Community Building". 3rd Floor lounge of UH Roy G. Cullen Bldg. Contact: 528-1817 or see International Women's Day
7:00 p.m. - Cecilia Rodriquez of the National Commission for Democracy in Mexico, at the UH University Center, Cougar Den

7:00 p.m. - Texas Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty meets every 1st Thursday at the SHAPE Community Center (3903 Almeda, near Alabama). Contact: Dave Atwood at 529-3826; Joanne Gavin at 523-8454. www.abolition-now.com/tcadp
7:30 p.m. - Sierra Club of Houston meets every 1st Thursday at the Central Presbyterian Church (3788 Richmond at Timmons). Contact: 895-9309