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Tuesday, February 21
5:30 PM
DEMONSTRATION
In Opposition To
THE DEATH PENALTY
and
VIGIL PRIOR TO THE SCHEDULED EXECUTION
(Tuesday, February 21, 2006 @ 12:01 AM)
OF MICHAEL ANGELO MORALES
Fresno Center for Nonviolence
1584 N. Van Ness
(½ block south of McKinley)
Sponsored by:
Amnesty International
Campaign to End the Death Penalty
Death Penalty Focus
In the event that the execution is stayed, delayed, postponed, canceled or commuted the Demonstration Will Be Held As Scheduled
For Information: Maria - 559-255-9492
Tuesday, February 21
7 PM
Polly Victor will be presenting a report on the recent national meeting of the Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL). This report will take place during Peace Fresno's nonbusiness meeting which is held at the Fresno Center for Nonviolence. The FCNV is located at 1584 N Van Ness
The FCNL is a long time Quaker lobbying group that works with federal legislators and the public with information and guides for action. Polly Victor states that some of the items discussed at the annual meeting will be of interest to the progressive and peace groups of Fresno.
The public is invited to hear this presentation. There is no admission charge, although seating is limited. For more information, please call Peace Fresno at 487-2515.
Wednesday, February 22
8:30 pm (Doors Open at 7:30 pm)
BOB MARLEY'S WAILERS
Wendy Russell Presents along with Renegade Productions proudly bring back Bob Marley's orginal band: The Wailers in celebration of Marley's birthday. After successfully completing a sold out 2005 tour led by Aston "Family Man" Barrett, The Wailers plan to carry on the spirit and musical dominance that was created by Bob Marley and the Wailers with another tour. Their Fresno date is slated for Wednesday, February 22 at the Tower Theater. Doors open at 7:30 for this all-ages show and music starts at 8:30. Advance tickets are $23 and can be purchased at the Tower Theater Box Office, the Brass Unicorn or through Wendy Russell Presents 209-556-9676. Creidt card purchase can be made at http://www.renegadeshows.com and jambasetickets.com or by calling 530-583-2801
Recognized throughout the world as the architect of reggae, "Family Man" created a music genre that rose to world domination when he teamed up with Bob Marley as his bassist and musical director to form Bob Marley and the Wailers. "Family Man" and his band, The Wailers, continue to tour the world leaving no doubt that the musical legacy he and Bob Marley created would continue.
As The Wailers embark on their 34th tour of the world, "Family Man" has pushed the limits of The Wailers, by assembling original band members that toured with Bob Marley making this reunion an unprecedented musical event. The 2006 world tour will be one of the most defining events since music fans have discovered the soul stirring magic of reggae.
The name Wailers first applied to groups led by Bob Marley, Peter Tosh and Bunny Livingston in the mid-sixties, when ska was the ruling sound in Jamaican music. By the end of the decade this triumvirate had teamed up with the Barrett brothers and begun to dominate the early reggae scene, recording untold hits for producer Lee "Scratch" Perry. After signing to Island Records in 1971, the name Wailers referred to Bob Marley's band. When Peter and Bunny left the group two years later, the position of musical director was officially passed onto Aston "Family Man" Barrett and his late brother Carlton, who died in 1987. Bob Marley and The Wailers would then go on to break musical history by selling well over 250 million records worldwide. Clearly,
"Family Man" is the sole beneficiary of The Wailers' mantle and whilst other long-standing members still record and tour with the band, it is Marley's former bassist and musical arranger, "Family Man", who continues to spread his musical legacy. The lead singer is former City Heat vocalist Gary "Nesta" Pine, who is widely regarded as The Wailers' best front man since the late, great Bob himself.
In summary, The Wailers Band remains the world's ultimate roots rock reggae outfit. No other aggregation can match them for either the depth or quality of their hit songs, or their widespread appeal. The cap still fits, and yes, the crowd still wants more.
For more information contact 209/556-2676 pr 530-583-2801.
Wednesday, February 22
4:30 - 6:30 PM
Constitutional Rights Vigil
Corner of Shaw and Blackstone Avenues
Fresno, CA 93710
Over 200 vigils are planned across the United States. We will join in saying:
STOP ILLEGAL WIRETAPPING
BUSH BROKE THE LAW
NO ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW
Friday, February 24
6:30 - 8:30 PM
The Reedley Peace Center presents Speaker: David Augsburger, author of such books as Conflict Mediation Across Cultures and Hate Work - Working Through the Pain & Pleasures of Hate
Light potluck at 6:30. Program begins at 7 pm. This event is sponsored by the Reedley Peace Center and will be held at the Fellowship Hall of First Mennonite Church, on 'L' street between 12th and 13th streets in Reedley. Admission is free. Contact Don Friesen by email at dfriesen [at] telis.org
Friday, February 24
7 PM
A traditional Armenian concert program of songs and dances by the: CHOOKASIAN ARMENIAN CONCERT ENSEMBLE (14 musicians) and ZVARTNOTS ARMENIAN FOLK DANCES from Los Angeles. (30 folk dancers) will be at the California State University, Fresno Satellite Student Union-Whitfield Hall 2485 East San Ramon (Enter from Barstow St.) Tickets: $10.00 & $8.00 CSUF Students Free - Ticket Info. (559) 278-2078, Box Office (559) 278-3970 Additional info. about the performers, go to their website: http://www.chookasian.com
Saturday, February 25
12 Noon
The National Action (NAN) California chapter has open its doors in Fresno. There will be a Grand Opening Celebration at 1131 F Street in Fresno.
The Rev. Floyd D. Harris, Jr. The state president under the leadership of the Rev. Al Sharpton of New York will be addressing guests. There will also be local speakers, entertainment and refreshments. For information call 264-0097.
Saturday, February 25
3:30 - 5 PM
Central Valley Progressive PAC continues to plan and discuss strategies for the upcoming elections and the Candidates Forum. Letters have been sent out to invite contributions to the http://www.CVPPAC.org website on topics which are issues important to the Central Valley. Bring a friend. Meetings are held at the Center of NonViolence, 1584 N. Van Ness at Mc Kinley.
Saturday February 25
Full Circle Brewing Co. Presents
Saturday Afternoon Blues Jam
with Russ Allen - everyone invited
3:00-7:00 pm $3.-cover
"Belly Dancing" with Cory Zamora
8:00 pm $5.-cover
620 F St.
Downtown Fresno
559-264-6323
http://www.fullcirclebrewing.com
Saturday, February 25
8 PM
Mardi Gras Dance/Concert! Blues, Cajun and Zydeco. Bad Boys Zydeco, Mardi Gras Dance! at Fagan's Irish Pub, 2039 Kern and Van Ness, Fresno, CA ph (559) 266-0225 or Evo at 297-8966
Tickets are $10 at the door.
Evo Bluestein leads Bad Boys Zydeco on the Saturday prior to actual Fat Tuesday. The band includes Evo on button accordions and fiddle, drummer Chris Millar, A.C. Myles (guitar), Kevin Hill (bass) and John Shafer on scrubboard. Cajun and Zydeco dance lessons will be offered as part of the ticket price.
Sunday, February 26
The Grand Mardi Gras Parade is coming to the Tower District Sunday, February 26 followed shortly by Fat Tuesday, February 28. The Tower District now boasts the only Mardi Gras parade and celebration on the entire West Coast!
The 9th annual Grand Mardi Gras Parade is stacking up to be the best parade yet and Tower businesses are preparing for a host of indoor celebrations on Fat Tuesday. Mardi Gras in the Tower will be here before you know it.
For more information on Mardi Gras in the Tower call the Tower District Marketing Committee at (559)497-8362 or log on to http://www.towerdistrict.org where online parade applications are
also available.
Monday, February 27
2 PM
The First Annual Community Rosa Parks Day. Join Senator Dean Florez and Councilwoman Cynthia Sterling as they officially dedicate the Rosa Parks Highway Interchange (highway 99 and Freeway 41). For more information, or the exact location of this event call (559) 264-3070.
Monday, February 27
5:30 P.M. business meeting
5:30 Social and Dinner begins
6:15 Programs begins
Fresno County Democratic Women's Club
At the Ramada Inn located on Shaw east of Freeway 41
The Mayor's Creative Advisory Council Report is the topic for the month of February.
Councilman Henry T. Perea and Jaime Holt from the Creative Council Advisory group will introduce their report on how the city of Fresno can develop a creative work place community that retains its brightest and most productive citizens. This is a new approach to an ongoing problem supported by a majority of officials, not only in the city but the county. There will be a question and answer period following the presentation.
Dinner $19.00 for a great buffet
Program only $5.00
For more information or dinner reservations call Jan Sangster at (559)439-3176 or email: jansangster [at] sbcglobal.net
Tuesday, February 28
12 Noon
March on the Mall in Fresno. Performance Art meets Civic Duty. For more information see: http://www.fresnocec.org/
March 2 - 11
The Rogue Festival
"We don't show the audience what they want to see now — we show the audience what they'll want to see in the future," said Marcel Nunis, founding creative director of the Rogue Performance Festival.
"The mission of the Rogue is to showcase new talent in the performing arts," continued Nunis. "When you come to the Rogue Festival, you'll see performances that are new, fresh, and might even make you a little uncomfortable. You go to the Rogue to see things you've never seen before — and quite possibly, you'll be one of the first to see the show everyone will be talking about in a few years.”
With the 2006 festival, the Rogue continues to bring the best new talent from the Central Valley and the world to Fresno. The 2006 Rogue Performance Festival will feature 55 art companies offering theater, music, dance, comedy, spoken word, performance art and gallery art.
The 2006 Rogue Performance Festival will take place at multiple locations in the Tower District and downtown Fresno.
Friday, March 3
6:30 - 8:30 PM
The Reedley Peace Center presents Speaker: Janet Nichols Lynch, author of Peace is a Four Letter Word.
Light potluck at 6:30. Program begins at 7 pm. This event is sponsored by the Reedley Peace Center and will be held at the Fellowship Hall of First Mennonite Church, on 'L' street between 12th and 13th streets in Reedley. Admission is free. Contact Don Friesen by email at dfriesen [at] telis.org
Friday, March 3
7 PM
Join Bryan and Edie Jessup for an evening journey sharing their experiences walking for a month on the historic pilgrimage route of the Camino de Santiago de Compostela across northern Spain.
First Friday at the Unitarian Universalist Church 4144 N. Millbrook, Fresno (between Ashlan and Dakota).
Saturday, March 4
7 PM
Women's Herstory Month - A Single Woman. A play based on the life, speeches, letters and interviews of Jeanette Rankin, lifelong pacifist and the first woman elected to the US Congress (even before Women's Suffrage)
"You can no more win a war than you can win an earthquake"
Jeanette Rankin June 11, 1880 - May 18, 1973
CSUF's Alice Peters Auditorium - Craig School of Business
Tickets available at The Movies - 1435 N Van Ness Ave
or Carol Bequette 229-9661 or cbequette [at] aol.com or at the door $8 General/$5 Students
In honor of Women's Herstory Month please join Women's International League for Peace and Freedom and CSUF's Women's Studies Department in seeing the performance of this play.
Sunday, March 5
3 - 5 PM
"Working Together in a World at Risk"
The newly-formed Interfaith Social Justice Collaborative will sponsor a Social Justice Fair at the
Unitarian Universalist Church of Fresno, 4144 N. Millbrook. The theme will be "Working
Together in a World at Risk". Six panelists representing different local houses of worship will
discuss ways in which their congregations have addressed social justice issues such as religious
tolerance, economic justice, family and children's needs, open and affirming outreach, and the
Iraq war. The panelists include Kamal Abu-Shamsieh - Islamic Cultural Center, Anidelle Flint -
Unitarian Universalist Church, Alan Gilmore - Wesley Methodist Church, Steve Ratzlaff -
Mennonite Community Church, Tanvir Singh - Gurdwara Sri Guru Singh Sabha Fresno, and
Mike Smith - College Community Congregational Church. Representatives from numerous other
houses of worship and interfaith organizations will be available to provide information about
their social justice work. Join the interfaith community, be inspired by others who are putting
their faith into action, and find new ways to work together in a world at risk! Contact Connie
Young - 559-225-2547.
March 6 - 8
Campus Peace and Civil Liberties is brining the PETA Animal Liberation Project to CSUF, March 6th, 7th, and 8th from 11 am to 2 pm in the free speech area. An open debate on animal liberation with PETA spokesperson Sangeeta Kumar will occur at 7:45 pm on Tuesday, March 7th in USU 312-314. All events are free and open to the public.
Wednesday, March 8
All Day
International Women’s Day. For more information see:
http://www.un.org/ecosocdev/geninfo/women/womday97.htm
http://www.indybay.org/womyn/
http://www.womensaynotowar.org/
Wednesday, March 8
Noon – 1:30 pm Forum
1:30 – 4 pm Training
Building Healthy Environments. A Healthy Lunch will be served! Forum Focus: Building Healthy Environments. The role of the public health professional in city & county land use decisions for better nutrition, food access, & physical activity w/ Lisa Feldstein of the Public Health Law Program - Nutrition & Land Use Education Project.
Trinity Lutheran Church 3973 N. Cedar, Fresno
(between Ashlan and Dakota-West Side of Cedar)
The Land Use and Nutrition Education Program seeks to engage public health leadership
working with food stamp populations to change the built environment in order to ensure greater
access to healthy food, and increase opportunities for physical activity. The goal of the project is
to ensure that low-income communities have access to healthy foods and physical activity
opportunities to prevent obesity and related chronic diseases. The Program is developing tools
for and providing technical assistance to health advocates that will give them the tools to ensure
that public health concerns related to obesity are included in decisions related to the built
environment especially in low-income neighborhoods. The Program is focusing on three land use
planning mechanisms to achieve these objectives: General Plans, Zoning, and Redevelopment.
Wednesday, March 8
12 Noon & 7:30 PM
"Children in the Crossfire"
Second Wednesday of each month Video Program at the Fresno Center for Nonviolence at1584 N. Van Ness in Fresno (Across from Fresno City College * SE Corner Van Ness & McKinley * Entrance on Van Ness).
Thursday, March 9
5 - 6 PM
The West Fresno Democratic Club is sponsoring an on-going Voter Registration Volunteer
Training on the second Thursday on each month, from 5:00pm to 6:00pm. The sessions will be given by Fresno Co. Elections Office staffers. Please call for location information; contact number (559) 264-0097 or (559) 225-6827. The duration of this Voter Registration Drive: Feb. 2006 to July 2006. The "Get Out The Vote" Drive will be mid-July 2006 to mid-November 2006.
Thursday, March 9
7:30 PM
The Fresno Folklore Society presents Perfect Strangers-- 5 of the best playing bluegrass: banjo, bass, fiddle, guitar, & mandolin $20 at the Fresno Art Museum. For more information about FFS Concerts: http://www.fresnofolklore.org 559-431-3653
Friday, March 10
5 PM and 8 PM
Fresno Filmworks, in conjunction with the Rogue Performance Festival, presents "Ballets Russes" at the Tower Theatre. Unearthing a treasure trove of archival footage, filmmakers Dan Geller and Dayna Goldfine have fashioned a dazzlingly entrancing ode to the revolutionary twentieth-century dance troupes known as the Ballets Russes. Tickets can be purchased at the Tower Theatre Box Office, 815 E. Olive Ave., The Movies, 1435 N. Van Ness Ave., the Fig Garden Bookstore in Fig Garden Village, and at the door, for $10; $8, for students and seniors. For more information call the FFW info line, 221-0755, or go to http://www.fresnofilmworks.org
Friday, March 10
6:30-8:30 PM
The Reedley Peace Center presents Speaker: Bryan Jessup, minister at Universalist Unitarian Church of Fresno. Topic: Liberation Theology
Light potluck at 6:30. Program begins at 7 pm. This event is sponsored by the Reedley Peace Center and will be held at the Fellowship Hall of First Mennonite Church, on 'L' street between 12th and 13th streets in Reedley. Admission is free. Contact Don Friesen by email at dfriesen [at] telis.org
Saturday, March 11
8 AM - Noon
Plant A Row for the Hungry's 6th annual Citrus Saturdays conclude with a donation day at the Garden of the Sun, 1944 North Winery (just south of the Discovery Center). Donated oranges, grapefruit, tangerines, and lemons will be distributed through the Community Food Bank's network of area food pantries.
Saturday, March 11
6 PM - Midnight
Mardi Gras Style Fundraiser to help the victims of the Tragic Hurricanes of 2005 at the ARMY
National Guard Armory, 701 E. Yosemite in Madera. More information about this event is available from the Madera NAACP chapter: (559) 232-8659 email: gloryb2Hisname [at] aol.com
Wednesday, March 15
Deadline for articles and calendar items to the April, 2006 Community Alliance newspaper. Send information to AllianceEditor [at] Comcast.net
Thursday, March 16
6:30 - 9:30 PM
Progressive Thursday presents Invisible Ballots. This documentary presents an in-depth expose of all-electronic computerized voting. Underneath the radar of public scrutiny, election officials and voting machine manufacturers are putting into service tens of thousands of touch screen voting machines that cannot be relied upon for accuracy or security from tampering. Elections already using these machines are often plagued by "glitches" and "technical problems" that only technicians working for the manufacturers can solve. Voting is swiftly coming under the control of private corporations using secret software with little or no independent oversight. These companies and the people who run them are rife with corruption and insider alliances. Mysterious election upsets are increasing, and verified recounts are impossible. If voting becomes privatized there may be no way to get it back. The video will be presented at Round Table Pizza, 5763 N. First St., Fresno. Buy your favorite entree and join us for dinner; doors open at 6:30 PM, video begins at 7:00 PM. A discussion will follow after the film. Progressive Thursday is hosted by the GROW working group of the Fresno County Green Party and is a free, wheelchair accessible event open to anyone interested in discussing topics of interest to the progressive community. For more information go to <http://www.FresnoGreens.org> or contact Larry Mullen at (559) 227-0293.
Saturday, March 18
11 AM
Rally in the Valley to end the war in Iraq.
March 18 is the three-year anniversary of U.S. Shock and Awe, beginning the war in Iraq. Lisa Solomon, President of Peace Fresno, says, We will mark this sad day with a huge anti-war event. Everyone who is against the war needs to come out on Saturday, March 18, to say SUPPORT OUR TROOPS BRING THEM HOME NOW
We will begin at 11 AM with a 45-minute street demonstration at CSU Fresno, corner of Cedar and Shaw Ave. The organizers will provide signs. The demonstrators will march down Shaw to Maple Ave. and then north to the Satellite Student Union.
Rally in the Valley begins at 12 noon and ends at 4 PM. There will be other speakers and live music. It will be an opportunity to meet with peace, social justice, and environmental activists and organizers from valley and mountain communities. For more information, go to: http://www.peacfresno.org
Saturday, March 18
11 AM
Mass March & Rally to Stop The War on Iraq Civic Center, at Grove and Larkin Sts. San Francisco (near Civic Center BART). For more information see http://www.actionsf.org/
Sunday, March 19
The Fresno Folklore Society presents Hans York at a house concert, 6661 N Forkner, $10. For more information about FFS Concerts: http://www.fresnofolklore.org 559-431-3653
Tuesday, March 21
12:30 - 2:30 PM
MEDICARE PART D ADVOCACY TRAINING & "SHOUT OUT"
Help organize people in your community to help fight back against this Medicare Part D disaster. Join with senior and disability groups in urging Congress and the State Legislature to Reconsider and Replace Medicare Part D with a Real Prescription Drug Benefit Abolish the late enrollment penalty. Eliminate the donut hole of non-coverage. Reduce co-payments and deductibles. Increase consumer counseling and support for appeals. Protect consumers against drug plan marketing abuses.
Learn what you can do to protect yourself and others from harm by fighting for legislation and funding that protects Medicare beneficiaries.
Fresno and Central Valley Workshop
Senior Resource Center
2025 East Dakota St., Fresno
Workshop is free, but advance registration is required. Each registered participant will receive a Medicare Part D Advocate Toolkit. To register, or for more information, contact Gene Roza at 559-905-3521 or C21generoza [at] aol.com
Workshop sponsored by the California Alliance of Retired Americans (CARA).Co-sponsors include Senior Action Network, Gray Panthers, Older Women's League, Congress of California Seniors, and Health Access California.
Thursday, March 23
7 -9 PM
THIRSTY FOR FRESH DRINKING WATER
Unitarian Universalist Church of Fresno
4144 North Millbrook Avenue (East side South of Ashlan)
Despite the agricultural wealth of our Central Valley, many small, rural communities such as Ducor, Alpaugh, Tonyville, do not benefit from the vast water system feeding nearby farms. While these areas often rely on contaminated ground water as the sole source of drinking water in their homes, agribusinesses just down the road receive clear river water at highly subsidized rates. Meanwhile people in these small towns have had to resort to bottled water for home and school use while contaminated wells are shut down and an inadequate water delivery system brings muddy water to the taps. But some solutions are being found. Come hear Paola Ramos, Coordinator of Economic Justice Coalition for Water, based in Oakland, and Ruth Martinez of Comite Si Se Puede de Ducor. The water in Ducor was so polluted that residents had to use
bottled water even while they continued to pay their water bills. The water was muddy and smelled bad, with a high sulfur content. Come find out how this was changed and how it is changing in Alpaugh, Orosi, and throughout our valley. Tulare and Kern counties have the highest incidence of water pollution in our valley. How are we impacted by this situation, and what can we do about it?
This is the third in a series on WATER. Sponsored by the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom and the Unitarian Church of Fresno. Spanish translation will be available. There is no charge. Materials and resource information will be available. For more information call Lydia 435-7360, Ellie 229-9807, or Bette 439-1361.
Friday, March 24
7 PM
Guest Speaker - Scholarship presentation
Central California Alliance is inviting the community to hear Lambda Letter Project's Boyce Hinman at the Unitarian Church, 4144 N. Millbrook. In addition, CCA will present the first $1000 Kathryn Stephens Memorial Scholarship to some deserving student for the purpose of supporting their college expenses.
Mr. Hinman is the founder and chief Lobbyist for the Lambda Letters Project and has been with it since its founding in 1988. He has been in civil rights advocacy since the early 1970's and served briefly, on the Board for The Society For Individual Rights in San Francisco. In the 1970s, he served as an openly gay man on the Board of Directors of the Northern California Conference of the United Church of Christ.
Boyce will speak on bills and issues of importance to the following groups: GLBT, HIV/Aids, People of Color, Women and also focus on the anti Gay Marriage bills pending in the state and nationally.
1. key bills that were passed and signed in 2005
2. Key new bills of interest introduced in 2006
3. An update on the anti-same sex marriage initiatives
4. A review of Lambda Letters and its services.
Friday, March 24
7:30 PM
The Fresno Folklore Society presents three outstanding singer-songwriters at the Bonner stage. STEVE SESKIN, BRIAN JOSEPH, & KENNY EDWARDS. $15 advance; $20 at the door. We heard them perform solo at the 2005 Kate Wolf festival but hey agreed to come and share the Bonner stage. Seskin will have you wiping away a tear one minute and laughing out loud the next. His songs all have messages that touch the hearts of everyone: from the feelings of a little boy missing his father, to growing up and being true to yourself, to one of his most well know themes of being considerate to and respectful of one another as expressed in Don't Laugh at Me. http://www.steveseskin.com Seskin will conduct a songwriting class the following day. $20 at the Fresno Art Museum. For more information about FFS Concerts: http://www.fresnofolklore.org 559-431-3653
Saturday, March 25
6 PM Reception
7 PM Dinner
8 PM Keynote speaker
The Reverend Al Sharpton will be the keynote speaker at the first annual Scales of Justice Awards Banquet at the Radisson Hotel (Ventura & M in Fresno). Theme: Taking “Justice for All” to another level. Sponsored by the National Action Network and the West Fresno Democratic Club. For more information call (559) 264-0097.
Sunday, March 26
5 PM
El Porvenir - Sustainable Development in Nicaragua
Elisabeth Merritt, the Director of US Operations will be speaking in the College Community Congregational Church Social Hall. She will be speaking about El Povenir's sustainable development work in Nicaragua. There will also be pictures and comments from Fresno work brigade volunteers.
Join us for refreshments and a chance to find out about this nonprofit organization that is making it possible for poor people in Nicaragua to improve their health, environment, and standard of living through sustainable self-help community development in potable water, sanitation, health education and reforestation.
If you have any questions or need any information please call (559) 229-2191
Monday, March 27
7 PM
Elizabeth Merritt, the Director of US Operations for El Porvenir will speak at the Unitarian Universalist Church.
El Porvenir supports self-help, community-initiated water, sanitation and reforestation projects.
El Porvenir means “the future”. Clean water means a healthier future for Nicaraguan children.
El Porvenir sponsors “Responsible Tourism”. Travel with us and contribute in a substantial and positive way to the development of Nicaragua.
For more information see http://www.elporvenir.org/ or contact Ingrid Carmean at 559 225-8491.
Thursday, March 30
Air America host Al Franken will be in Fresno. Details to be announced soon.
Friday, March 31
7 PM
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. will be appearing at Modesto JC East Campus Gym. The college is located at 436 College Ave., Modesto. Tickets are $10 general, $8 students and seniors, and $100 VIP seating (includes private reception). His appearance is in conjunction with Earth Day activities. Phone 209-575-6866 for VIP reservations.
Saturday, April 1
2 PM
IN MEMORY OF HEINZ KUSEL
To honor the life and work of the artist, and much-appreciated teacher of artists, the College of Arts and Humanities of CSUF will host an afternoon event and reception from 2-5 p.m.
A DVD chronicling Kusel's career of creativity will be shown at 2:00 and 3:30 p.m.. at the Art Bldg. Auditorium (Conley 101). There will also be an exhibit of his work at the President's Gallery in the Thomas Administration Bldg.
The event is co-sponsored by the Fresno Center for Nonviolence, whose mission was close to the heart of Heinz Kusel.
Thursday, April 6
Jane Addams Peace Garden Statue Unveiling at CSUF.
Friday, April 7
7:30 PM
The Fresno Folklore Society presents Garnet Rogers. $15 advance; $20 at door at the Fresno Art Museum. For more information about FFS Concerts: http://www.fresnofolklore.org 559-431-3653.
Saturday, April 8
10 AM - 2 PM
Candidate Forum sponsored by CVPPAC.
Wednesday, April 12 - Wednesday, April 19
California Central Valley Journey for Justice
The Journey for Justice, planned for April 2006, will go through cities and towns of the California Central Valley from Bakersfield to Sacramento. The journey will consist of forming a chain of communities and exchanging information and demands with one another in order to share strength and support to understand and find solutions together. The intent of the journey is to bring together a united people in a movement for economic, social, and political justice, highlighting the need for a more fair and humanitarian criminal justice system and healthcare as it pertains to everyone's right to life. In California, as across the nation, the health care system is under crisis, and those most affected are the lower and working class, therefore we must band
together to support one another in the struggle and road to a better standard of living. The Central Valley ranks as one of the highest across the U.S. in terms of poverty, unemployment, and poor healthcare, which emphasizes that the social conditions in the area need to be addressed. We intend to bring together public employees, healthcare workers, farm workers, religious leaders, labor and the urban and rural poor in a unified movement for justice and economic human rights for all in California. The Journey for Justice will consist of a link through various communities in the Central Valley, with activities taking place at the following cities and dates: (Tentatively, the Journey for Justice will take place as follows, as dates or cities may be subject to change)
Bakersfield/Delano Wednesday April 12
Visalia/Tulare Thursday April 13
Reedley Friday April 14
Fresno Saturday April 15
Madera Sunday April 16
Merced Monday April 17
Stockton Tuesday April 18
Sacramento Wednesday April 19
Originally inspired by the commemoration of the 1965 United Farm Workers march on Sacramento, the Journey for Justice has evolved and will demonstrate the different faces of poverty. Growing numbers of workers are falling into poverty for the first time and our intent is to give support and help find solutions.
Today's crisis calls for unity across the artificial lines of geography, industry, occupation, color, nationality, and religious belief. This Journey for Justice will be a model for the society we are striving to create. We believe in a world with health care for all, education for all, sustenance for the poor, human rights for all, and freedom from police abuse.
The co-sponsoring organizations for this event are:
Merced Labor Party- (209) 631-6461
California National Action Network- (559) 318-4557
Community Homeless Alliance Ministry- (408) 294-5563
California Poor People's Economic Human Rights Campaign/WEAP- (510) 451-7379
For more information call (209) 631-6461
Friday, April 21
6 - 9 AM
Air America host Stephanie Miller will produce her show live in Fresno at the CSUF Satellite Union.
Monday, May 1
7 PM
International Workers Day. The Community Alliance newspaper will show the movie THE REVOLUTION WILL NOT BE TELEVISED at the Full Circle Brewery, 620 F St. in Downtown Fresno. For more information call 559 978-4502.
Friday, May 5
There will be a CHIAPAS MEDIA PRESENTATION in Reedley for the benefit and information of the general community. The presentation will be at the First Mennonite Bretheren Fellowship Hall where we have weekly Peace Center Meetings on Cinco de Mayo, May 5th, 2006, a Friday.
May 5, 6, & 7
Fresno Filmworks 2nd annual film festival. 3 days of film. Opening night party, discussion every day at Fresno’s historic Tower Theatre.
Wednesday, May 10
11:30 AM - 1 PM
Kaiser Permanente Fresno Medical Center will hold its first “Celebrate You – Live Well and Thrive Luncheon” at TorNino’s Banquets in Fresno. The event will feature culinary delights from a team of Fresno’s top-rated chefs, followed by a motivational address and book signing by Marci Shimoff, co-author of “Chicken Soup for the Woman’s Soul.”
Shimoff delivers an uplifting message for women, addressing self-esteem and empowerment. She is co-author of five New York Times best-selling books, “Chicken Soup for the Woman’s Soul I and II,” “Chicken Soup for the Mother’s Soul I and II,” and “Chicken Soup for the Single’s Soul,” as well as the recently released “Chicken Soup for Every Mom’s Soul.”
Tickets are $15 per person and will be available for purchase in February. For more information, contact Peter DeYoung, Alliance Advertising and Public Relations at (559) 994-9292.
Saturday, May 20
The Central California Justice Network Fourth CCEJN Conference.
Sunday, October 22
5:30 PM
PROTEST BY FAMILIES, FRIENDS, AND SUPPORTERS WORKING TOGETHER TO STOP POLICE BRUTALITY. Where: Corner of "N" street and Mariposa in Fresno
Across the main library entrance. Who: The National Oct 22 Coalition against Police Brutality
Why should you act on October 22nd?
"Silence is the voice of complicity." The nationwide epidemic of police brutality and repression is hidden from many people who would be outraged if they knew what was happening. Many people have become apprehensive about reprisals for protesting in today's political climate. We must resist in many different ways to drag this truth out into the light of day. October 22, 2004, the 9th annual National Day of Protest to Stop Police Brutality, Repression and the Criminalization of a Generation is the day for thousands across the country to speak out and act. Our resistance will give others courage.
In over 20 years despite countless police killings there has not been one officer discipline for taking someone's life in the valley. We want to send a message that killer cops will not be tolerated in our valley any longer. We DEMAND to live in a society where law enforcement professionals are willing to risk their lives to ensure peoples' safety not murder innocent people and then claim their lives were at risk. A society where youth aren't treated like criminals because of the color of their skin. Where immigrants aren't rounded up and detained because of what part of the world they're from. A society where more and more of the people are being involved in grappling with how to do away with all the misery and degradation characteristic of this system.
FOR FRESNO INFORMATION CALL: GLORIA 559-268-2261, COMITE NO NOS VAMOS: 498-6033, 497-0206, NATIONAL ACTION NETWORK: 288-0828
WEAR BLACK, BRING VICTIMS PICTURES, MEMORIES, RIBBONS, CANDLES, MUSIC, SONG, POETRY, ETC. http://www.october22.org/
5:30 PM
DEMONSTRATION
In Opposition To
THE DEATH PENALTY
and
VIGIL PRIOR TO THE SCHEDULED EXECUTION
(Tuesday, February 21, 2006 @ 12:01 AM)
OF MICHAEL ANGELO MORALES
Fresno Center for Nonviolence
1584 N. Van Ness
(½ block south of McKinley)
Sponsored by:
Amnesty International
Campaign to End the Death Penalty
Death Penalty Focus
In the event that the execution is stayed, delayed, postponed, canceled or commuted the Demonstration Will Be Held As Scheduled
For Information: Maria - 559-255-9492
Tuesday, February 21
7 PM
Polly Victor will be presenting a report on the recent national meeting of the Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL). This report will take place during Peace Fresno's nonbusiness meeting which is held at the Fresno Center for Nonviolence. The FCNV is located at 1584 N Van Ness
The FCNL is a long time Quaker lobbying group that works with federal legislators and the public with information and guides for action. Polly Victor states that some of the items discussed at the annual meeting will be of interest to the progressive and peace groups of Fresno.
The public is invited to hear this presentation. There is no admission charge, although seating is limited. For more information, please call Peace Fresno at 487-2515.
Wednesday, February 22
8:30 pm (Doors Open at 7:30 pm)
BOB MARLEY'S WAILERS
Wendy Russell Presents along with Renegade Productions proudly bring back Bob Marley's orginal band: The Wailers in celebration of Marley's birthday. After successfully completing a sold out 2005 tour led by Aston "Family Man" Barrett, The Wailers plan to carry on the spirit and musical dominance that was created by Bob Marley and the Wailers with another tour. Their Fresno date is slated for Wednesday, February 22 at the Tower Theater. Doors open at 7:30 for this all-ages show and music starts at 8:30. Advance tickets are $23 and can be purchased at the Tower Theater Box Office, the Brass Unicorn or through Wendy Russell Presents 209-556-9676. Creidt card purchase can be made at http://www.renegadeshows.com and jambasetickets.com or by calling 530-583-2801
Recognized throughout the world as the architect of reggae, "Family Man" created a music genre that rose to world domination when he teamed up with Bob Marley as his bassist and musical director to form Bob Marley and the Wailers. "Family Man" and his band, The Wailers, continue to tour the world leaving no doubt that the musical legacy he and Bob Marley created would continue.
As The Wailers embark on their 34th tour of the world, "Family Man" has pushed the limits of The Wailers, by assembling original band members that toured with Bob Marley making this reunion an unprecedented musical event. The 2006 world tour will be one of the most defining events since music fans have discovered the soul stirring magic of reggae.
The name Wailers first applied to groups led by Bob Marley, Peter Tosh and Bunny Livingston in the mid-sixties, when ska was the ruling sound in Jamaican music. By the end of the decade this triumvirate had teamed up with the Barrett brothers and begun to dominate the early reggae scene, recording untold hits for producer Lee "Scratch" Perry. After signing to Island Records in 1971, the name Wailers referred to Bob Marley's band. When Peter and Bunny left the group two years later, the position of musical director was officially passed onto Aston "Family Man" Barrett and his late brother Carlton, who died in 1987. Bob Marley and The Wailers would then go on to break musical history by selling well over 250 million records worldwide. Clearly,
"Family Man" is the sole beneficiary of The Wailers' mantle and whilst other long-standing members still record and tour with the band, it is Marley's former bassist and musical arranger, "Family Man", who continues to spread his musical legacy. The lead singer is former City Heat vocalist Gary "Nesta" Pine, who is widely regarded as The Wailers' best front man since the late, great Bob himself.
In summary, The Wailers Band remains the world's ultimate roots rock reggae outfit. No other aggregation can match them for either the depth or quality of their hit songs, or their widespread appeal. The cap still fits, and yes, the crowd still wants more.
For more information contact 209/556-2676 pr 530-583-2801.
Wednesday, February 22
4:30 - 6:30 PM
Constitutional Rights Vigil
Corner of Shaw and Blackstone Avenues
Fresno, CA 93710
Over 200 vigils are planned across the United States. We will join in saying:
STOP ILLEGAL WIRETAPPING
BUSH BROKE THE LAW
NO ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW
Friday, February 24
6:30 - 8:30 PM
The Reedley Peace Center presents Speaker: David Augsburger, author of such books as Conflict Mediation Across Cultures and Hate Work - Working Through the Pain & Pleasures of Hate
Light potluck at 6:30. Program begins at 7 pm. This event is sponsored by the Reedley Peace Center and will be held at the Fellowship Hall of First Mennonite Church, on 'L' street between 12th and 13th streets in Reedley. Admission is free. Contact Don Friesen by email at dfriesen [at] telis.org
Friday, February 24
7 PM
A traditional Armenian concert program of songs and dances by the: CHOOKASIAN ARMENIAN CONCERT ENSEMBLE (14 musicians) and ZVARTNOTS ARMENIAN FOLK DANCES from Los Angeles. (30 folk dancers) will be at the California State University, Fresno Satellite Student Union-Whitfield Hall 2485 East San Ramon (Enter from Barstow St.) Tickets: $10.00 & $8.00 CSUF Students Free - Ticket Info. (559) 278-2078, Box Office (559) 278-3970 Additional info. about the performers, go to their website: http://www.chookasian.com
Saturday, February 25
12 Noon
The National Action (NAN) California chapter has open its doors in Fresno. There will be a Grand Opening Celebration at 1131 F Street in Fresno.
The Rev. Floyd D. Harris, Jr. The state president under the leadership of the Rev. Al Sharpton of New York will be addressing guests. There will also be local speakers, entertainment and refreshments. For information call 264-0097.
Saturday, February 25
3:30 - 5 PM
Central Valley Progressive PAC continues to plan and discuss strategies for the upcoming elections and the Candidates Forum. Letters have been sent out to invite contributions to the http://www.CVPPAC.org website on topics which are issues important to the Central Valley. Bring a friend. Meetings are held at the Center of NonViolence, 1584 N. Van Ness at Mc Kinley.
Saturday February 25
Full Circle Brewing Co. Presents
Saturday Afternoon Blues Jam
with Russ Allen - everyone invited
3:00-7:00 pm $3.-cover
"Belly Dancing" with Cory Zamora
8:00 pm $5.-cover
620 F St.
Downtown Fresno
559-264-6323
http://www.fullcirclebrewing.com
Saturday, February 25
8 PM
Mardi Gras Dance/Concert! Blues, Cajun and Zydeco. Bad Boys Zydeco, Mardi Gras Dance! at Fagan's Irish Pub, 2039 Kern and Van Ness, Fresno, CA ph (559) 266-0225 or Evo at 297-8966
Tickets are $10 at the door.
Evo Bluestein leads Bad Boys Zydeco on the Saturday prior to actual Fat Tuesday. The band includes Evo on button accordions and fiddle, drummer Chris Millar, A.C. Myles (guitar), Kevin Hill (bass) and John Shafer on scrubboard. Cajun and Zydeco dance lessons will be offered as part of the ticket price.
Sunday, February 26
The Grand Mardi Gras Parade is coming to the Tower District Sunday, February 26 followed shortly by Fat Tuesday, February 28. The Tower District now boasts the only Mardi Gras parade and celebration on the entire West Coast!
The 9th annual Grand Mardi Gras Parade is stacking up to be the best parade yet and Tower businesses are preparing for a host of indoor celebrations on Fat Tuesday. Mardi Gras in the Tower will be here before you know it.
For more information on Mardi Gras in the Tower call the Tower District Marketing Committee at (559)497-8362 or log on to http://www.towerdistrict.org where online parade applications are
also available.
Monday, February 27
2 PM
The First Annual Community Rosa Parks Day. Join Senator Dean Florez and Councilwoman Cynthia Sterling as they officially dedicate the Rosa Parks Highway Interchange (highway 99 and Freeway 41). For more information, or the exact location of this event call (559) 264-3070.
Monday, February 27
5:30 P.M. business meeting
5:30 Social and Dinner begins
6:15 Programs begins
Fresno County Democratic Women's Club
At the Ramada Inn located on Shaw east of Freeway 41
The Mayor's Creative Advisory Council Report is the topic for the month of February.
Councilman Henry T. Perea and Jaime Holt from the Creative Council Advisory group will introduce their report on how the city of Fresno can develop a creative work place community that retains its brightest and most productive citizens. This is a new approach to an ongoing problem supported by a majority of officials, not only in the city but the county. There will be a question and answer period following the presentation.
Dinner $19.00 for a great buffet
Program only $5.00
For more information or dinner reservations call Jan Sangster at (559)439-3176 or email: jansangster [at] sbcglobal.net
Tuesday, February 28
12 Noon
March on the Mall in Fresno. Performance Art meets Civic Duty. For more information see: http://www.fresnocec.org/
March 2 - 11
The Rogue Festival
"We don't show the audience what they want to see now — we show the audience what they'll want to see in the future," said Marcel Nunis, founding creative director of the Rogue Performance Festival.
"The mission of the Rogue is to showcase new talent in the performing arts," continued Nunis. "When you come to the Rogue Festival, you'll see performances that are new, fresh, and might even make you a little uncomfortable. You go to the Rogue to see things you've never seen before — and quite possibly, you'll be one of the first to see the show everyone will be talking about in a few years.”
With the 2006 festival, the Rogue continues to bring the best new talent from the Central Valley and the world to Fresno. The 2006 Rogue Performance Festival will feature 55 art companies offering theater, music, dance, comedy, spoken word, performance art and gallery art.
The 2006 Rogue Performance Festival will take place at multiple locations in the Tower District and downtown Fresno.
Friday, March 3
6:30 - 8:30 PM
The Reedley Peace Center presents Speaker: Janet Nichols Lynch, author of Peace is a Four Letter Word.
Light potluck at 6:30. Program begins at 7 pm. This event is sponsored by the Reedley Peace Center and will be held at the Fellowship Hall of First Mennonite Church, on 'L' street between 12th and 13th streets in Reedley. Admission is free. Contact Don Friesen by email at dfriesen [at] telis.org
Friday, March 3
7 PM
Join Bryan and Edie Jessup for an evening journey sharing their experiences walking for a month on the historic pilgrimage route of the Camino de Santiago de Compostela across northern Spain.
First Friday at the Unitarian Universalist Church 4144 N. Millbrook, Fresno (between Ashlan and Dakota).
Saturday, March 4
7 PM
Women's Herstory Month - A Single Woman. A play based on the life, speeches, letters and interviews of Jeanette Rankin, lifelong pacifist and the first woman elected to the US Congress (even before Women's Suffrage)
"You can no more win a war than you can win an earthquake"
Jeanette Rankin June 11, 1880 - May 18, 1973
CSUF's Alice Peters Auditorium - Craig School of Business
Tickets available at The Movies - 1435 N Van Ness Ave
or Carol Bequette 229-9661 or cbequette [at] aol.com or at the door $8 General/$5 Students
In honor of Women's Herstory Month please join Women's International League for Peace and Freedom and CSUF's Women's Studies Department in seeing the performance of this play.
Sunday, March 5
3 - 5 PM
"Working Together in a World at Risk"
The newly-formed Interfaith Social Justice Collaborative will sponsor a Social Justice Fair at the
Unitarian Universalist Church of Fresno, 4144 N. Millbrook. The theme will be "Working
Together in a World at Risk". Six panelists representing different local houses of worship will
discuss ways in which their congregations have addressed social justice issues such as religious
tolerance, economic justice, family and children's needs, open and affirming outreach, and the
Iraq war. The panelists include Kamal Abu-Shamsieh - Islamic Cultural Center, Anidelle Flint -
Unitarian Universalist Church, Alan Gilmore - Wesley Methodist Church, Steve Ratzlaff -
Mennonite Community Church, Tanvir Singh - Gurdwara Sri Guru Singh Sabha Fresno, and
Mike Smith - College Community Congregational Church. Representatives from numerous other
houses of worship and interfaith organizations will be available to provide information about
their social justice work. Join the interfaith community, be inspired by others who are putting
their faith into action, and find new ways to work together in a world at risk! Contact Connie
Young - 559-225-2547.
March 6 - 8
Campus Peace and Civil Liberties is brining the PETA Animal Liberation Project to CSUF, March 6th, 7th, and 8th from 11 am to 2 pm in the free speech area. An open debate on animal liberation with PETA spokesperson Sangeeta Kumar will occur at 7:45 pm on Tuesday, March 7th in USU 312-314. All events are free and open to the public.
Wednesday, March 8
All Day
International Women’s Day. For more information see:
http://www.un.org/ecosocdev/geninfo/women/womday97.htm
http://www.indybay.org/womyn/
http://www.womensaynotowar.org/
Wednesday, March 8
Noon – 1:30 pm Forum
1:30 – 4 pm Training
Building Healthy Environments. A Healthy Lunch will be served! Forum Focus: Building Healthy Environments. The role of the public health professional in city & county land use decisions for better nutrition, food access, & physical activity w/ Lisa Feldstein of the Public Health Law Program - Nutrition & Land Use Education Project.
Trinity Lutheran Church 3973 N. Cedar, Fresno
(between Ashlan and Dakota-West Side of Cedar)
The Land Use and Nutrition Education Program seeks to engage public health leadership
working with food stamp populations to change the built environment in order to ensure greater
access to healthy food, and increase opportunities for physical activity. The goal of the project is
to ensure that low-income communities have access to healthy foods and physical activity
opportunities to prevent obesity and related chronic diseases. The Program is developing tools
for and providing technical assistance to health advocates that will give them the tools to ensure
that public health concerns related to obesity are included in decisions related to the built
environment especially in low-income neighborhoods. The Program is focusing on three land use
planning mechanisms to achieve these objectives: General Plans, Zoning, and Redevelopment.
Wednesday, March 8
12 Noon & 7:30 PM
"Children in the Crossfire"
Second Wednesday of each month Video Program at the Fresno Center for Nonviolence at1584 N. Van Ness in Fresno (Across from Fresno City College * SE Corner Van Ness & McKinley * Entrance on Van Ness).
Thursday, March 9
5 - 6 PM
The West Fresno Democratic Club is sponsoring an on-going Voter Registration Volunteer
Training on the second Thursday on each month, from 5:00pm to 6:00pm. The sessions will be given by Fresno Co. Elections Office staffers. Please call for location information; contact number (559) 264-0097 or (559) 225-6827. The duration of this Voter Registration Drive: Feb. 2006 to July 2006. The "Get Out The Vote" Drive will be mid-July 2006 to mid-November 2006.
Thursday, March 9
7:30 PM
The Fresno Folklore Society presents Perfect Strangers-- 5 of the best playing bluegrass: banjo, bass, fiddle, guitar, & mandolin $20 at the Fresno Art Museum. For more information about FFS Concerts: http://www.fresnofolklore.org 559-431-3653
Friday, March 10
5 PM and 8 PM
Fresno Filmworks, in conjunction with the Rogue Performance Festival, presents "Ballets Russes" at the Tower Theatre. Unearthing a treasure trove of archival footage, filmmakers Dan Geller and Dayna Goldfine have fashioned a dazzlingly entrancing ode to the revolutionary twentieth-century dance troupes known as the Ballets Russes. Tickets can be purchased at the Tower Theatre Box Office, 815 E. Olive Ave., The Movies, 1435 N. Van Ness Ave., the Fig Garden Bookstore in Fig Garden Village, and at the door, for $10; $8, for students and seniors. For more information call the FFW info line, 221-0755, or go to http://www.fresnofilmworks.org
Friday, March 10
6:30-8:30 PM
The Reedley Peace Center presents Speaker: Bryan Jessup, minister at Universalist Unitarian Church of Fresno. Topic: Liberation Theology
Light potluck at 6:30. Program begins at 7 pm. This event is sponsored by the Reedley Peace Center and will be held at the Fellowship Hall of First Mennonite Church, on 'L' street between 12th and 13th streets in Reedley. Admission is free. Contact Don Friesen by email at dfriesen [at] telis.org
Saturday, March 11
8 AM - Noon
Plant A Row for the Hungry's 6th annual Citrus Saturdays conclude with a donation day at the Garden of the Sun, 1944 North Winery (just south of the Discovery Center). Donated oranges, grapefruit, tangerines, and lemons will be distributed through the Community Food Bank's network of area food pantries.
Saturday, March 11
6 PM - Midnight
Mardi Gras Style Fundraiser to help the victims of the Tragic Hurricanes of 2005 at the ARMY
National Guard Armory, 701 E. Yosemite in Madera. More information about this event is available from the Madera NAACP chapter: (559) 232-8659 email: gloryb2Hisname [at] aol.com
Wednesday, March 15
Deadline for articles and calendar items to the April, 2006 Community Alliance newspaper. Send information to AllianceEditor [at] Comcast.net
Thursday, March 16
6:30 - 9:30 PM
Progressive Thursday presents Invisible Ballots. This documentary presents an in-depth expose of all-electronic computerized voting. Underneath the radar of public scrutiny, election officials and voting machine manufacturers are putting into service tens of thousands of touch screen voting machines that cannot be relied upon for accuracy or security from tampering. Elections already using these machines are often plagued by "glitches" and "technical problems" that only technicians working for the manufacturers can solve. Voting is swiftly coming under the control of private corporations using secret software with little or no independent oversight. These companies and the people who run them are rife with corruption and insider alliances. Mysterious election upsets are increasing, and verified recounts are impossible. If voting becomes privatized there may be no way to get it back. The video will be presented at Round Table Pizza, 5763 N. First St., Fresno. Buy your favorite entree and join us for dinner; doors open at 6:30 PM, video begins at 7:00 PM. A discussion will follow after the film. Progressive Thursday is hosted by the GROW working group of the Fresno County Green Party and is a free, wheelchair accessible event open to anyone interested in discussing topics of interest to the progressive community. For more information go to <http://www.FresnoGreens.org> or contact Larry Mullen at (559) 227-0293.
Saturday, March 18
11 AM
Rally in the Valley to end the war in Iraq.
March 18 is the three-year anniversary of U.S. Shock and Awe, beginning the war in Iraq. Lisa Solomon, President of Peace Fresno, says, We will mark this sad day with a huge anti-war event. Everyone who is against the war needs to come out on Saturday, March 18, to say SUPPORT OUR TROOPS BRING THEM HOME NOW
We will begin at 11 AM with a 45-minute street demonstration at CSU Fresno, corner of Cedar and Shaw Ave. The organizers will provide signs. The demonstrators will march down Shaw to Maple Ave. and then north to the Satellite Student Union.
Rally in the Valley begins at 12 noon and ends at 4 PM. There will be other speakers and live music. It will be an opportunity to meet with peace, social justice, and environmental activists and organizers from valley and mountain communities. For more information, go to: http://www.peacfresno.org
Saturday, March 18
11 AM
Mass March & Rally to Stop The War on Iraq Civic Center, at Grove and Larkin Sts. San Francisco (near Civic Center BART). For more information see http://www.actionsf.org/
Sunday, March 19
The Fresno Folklore Society presents Hans York at a house concert, 6661 N Forkner, $10. For more information about FFS Concerts: http://www.fresnofolklore.org 559-431-3653
Tuesday, March 21
12:30 - 2:30 PM
MEDICARE PART D ADVOCACY TRAINING & "SHOUT OUT"
Help organize people in your community to help fight back against this Medicare Part D disaster. Join with senior and disability groups in urging Congress and the State Legislature to Reconsider and Replace Medicare Part D with a Real Prescription Drug Benefit Abolish the late enrollment penalty. Eliminate the donut hole of non-coverage. Reduce co-payments and deductibles. Increase consumer counseling and support for appeals. Protect consumers against drug plan marketing abuses.
Learn what you can do to protect yourself and others from harm by fighting for legislation and funding that protects Medicare beneficiaries.
Fresno and Central Valley Workshop
Senior Resource Center
2025 East Dakota St., Fresno
Workshop is free, but advance registration is required. Each registered participant will receive a Medicare Part D Advocate Toolkit. To register, or for more information, contact Gene Roza at 559-905-3521 or C21generoza [at] aol.com
Workshop sponsored by the California Alliance of Retired Americans (CARA).Co-sponsors include Senior Action Network, Gray Panthers, Older Women's League, Congress of California Seniors, and Health Access California.
Thursday, March 23
7 -9 PM
THIRSTY FOR FRESH DRINKING WATER
Unitarian Universalist Church of Fresno
4144 North Millbrook Avenue (East side South of Ashlan)
Despite the agricultural wealth of our Central Valley, many small, rural communities such as Ducor, Alpaugh, Tonyville, do not benefit from the vast water system feeding nearby farms. While these areas often rely on contaminated ground water as the sole source of drinking water in their homes, agribusinesses just down the road receive clear river water at highly subsidized rates. Meanwhile people in these small towns have had to resort to bottled water for home and school use while contaminated wells are shut down and an inadequate water delivery system brings muddy water to the taps. But some solutions are being found. Come hear Paola Ramos, Coordinator of Economic Justice Coalition for Water, based in Oakland, and Ruth Martinez of Comite Si Se Puede de Ducor. The water in Ducor was so polluted that residents had to use
bottled water even while they continued to pay their water bills. The water was muddy and smelled bad, with a high sulfur content. Come find out how this was changed and how it is changing in Alpaugh, Orosi, and throughout our valley. Tulare and Kern counties have the highest incidence of water pollution in our valley. How are we impacted by this situation, and what can we do about it?
This is the third in a series on WATER. Sponsored by the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom and the Unitarian Church of Fresno. Spanish translation will be available. There is no charge. Materials and resource information will be available. For more information call Lydia 435-7360, Ellie 229-9807, or Bette 439-1361.
Friday, March 24
7 PM
Guest Speaker - Scholarship presentation
Central California Alliance is inviting the community to hear Lambda Letter Project's Boyce Hinman at the Unitarian Church, 4144 N. Millbrook. In addition, CCA will present the first $1000 Kathryn Stephens Memorial Scholarship to some deserving student for the purpose of supporting their college expenses.
Mr. Hinman is the founder and chief Lobbyist for the Lambda Letters Project and has been with it since its founding in 1988. He has been in civil rights advocacy since the early 1970's and served briefly, on the Board for The Society For Individual Rights in San Francisco. In the 1970s, he served as an openly gay man on the Board of Directors of the Northern California Conference of the United Church of Christ.
Boyce will speak on bills and issues of importance to the following groups: GLBT, HIV/Aids, People of Color, Women and also focus on the anti Gay Marriage bills pending in the state and nationally.
1. key bills that were passed and signed in 2005
2. Key new bills of interest introduced in 2006
3. An update on the anti-same sex marriage initiatives
4. A review of Lambda Letters and its services.
Friday, March 24
7:30 PM
The Fresno Folklore Society presents three outstanding singer-songwriters at the Bonner stage. STEVE SESKIN, BRIAN JOSEPH, & KENNY EDWARDS. $15 advance; $20 at the door. We heard them perform solo at the 2005 Kate Wolf festival but hey agreed to come and share the Bonner stage. Seskin will have you wiping away a tear one minute and laughing out loud the next. His songs all have messages that touch the hearts of everyone: from the feelings of a little boy missing his father, to growing up and being true to yourself, to one of his most well know themes of being considerate to and respectful of one another as expressed in Don't Laugh at Me. http://www.steveseskin.com Seskin will conduct a songwriting class the following day. $20 at the Fresno Art Museum. For more information about FFS Concerts: http://www.fresnofolklore.org 559-431-3653
Saturday, March 25
6 PM Reception
7 PM Dinner
8 PM Keynote speaker
The Reverend Al Sharpton will be the keynote speaker at the first annual Scales of Justice Awards Banquet at the Radisson Hotel (Ventura & M in Fresno). Theme: Taking “Justice for All” to another level. Sponsored by the National Action Network and the West Fresno Democratic Club. For more information call (559) 264-0097.
Sunday, March 26
5 PM
El Porvenir - Sustainable Development in Nicaragua
Elisabeth Merritt, the Director of US Operations will be speaking in the College Community Congregational Church Social Hall. She will be speaking about El Povenir's sustainable development work in Nicaragua. There will also be pictures and comments from Fresno work brigade volunteers.
Join us for refreshments and a chance to find out about this nonprofit organization that is making it possible for poor people in Nicaragua to improve their health, environment, and standard of living through sustainable self-help community development in potable water, sanitation, health education and reforestation.
If you have any questions or need any information please call (559) 229-2191
Monday, March 27
7 PM
Elizabeth Merritt, the Director of US Operations for El Porvenir will speak at the Unitarian Universalist Church.
El Porvenir supports self-help, community-initiated water, sanitation and reforestation projects.
El Porvenir means “the future”. Clean water means a healthier future for Nicaraguan children.
El Porvenir sponsors “Responsible Tourism”. Travel with us and contribute in a substantial and positive way to the development of Nicaragua.
For more information see http://www.elporvenir.org/ or contact Ingrid Carmean at 559 225-8491.
Thursday, March 30
Air America host Al Franken will be in Fresno. Details to be announced soon.
Friday, March 31
7 PM
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. will be appearing at Modesto JC East Campus Gym. The college is located at 436 College Ave., Modesto. Tickets are $10 general, $8 students and seniors, and $100 VIP seating (includes private reception). His appearance is in conjunction with Earth Day activities. Phone 209-575-6866 for VIP reservations.
Saturday, April 1
2 PM
IN MEMORY OF HEINZ KUSEL
To honor the life and work of the artist, and much-appreciated teacher of artists, the College of Arts and Humanities of CSUF will host an afternoon event and reception from 2-5 p.m.
A DVD chronicling Kusel's career of creativity will be shown at 2:00 and 3:30 p.m.. at the Art Bldg. Auditorium (Conley 101). There will also be an exhibit of his work at the President's Gallery in the Thomas Administration Bldg.
The event is co-sponsored by the Fresno Center for Nonviolence, whose mission was close to the heart of Heinz Kusel.
Thursday, April 6
Jane Addams Peace Garden Statue Unveiling at CSUF.
Friday, April 7
7:30 PM
The Fresno Folklore Society presents Garnet Rogers. $15 advance; $20 at door at the Fresno Art Museum. For more information about FFS Concerts: http://www.fresnofolklore.org 559-431-3653.
Saturday, April 8
10 AM - 2 PM
Candidate Forum sponsored by CVPPAC.
Wednesday, April 12 - Wednesday, April 19
California Central Valley Journey for Justice
The Journey for Justice, planned for April 2006, will go through cities and towns of the California Central Valley from Bakersfield to Sacramento. The journey will consist of forming a chain of communities and exchanging information and demands with one another in order to share strength and support to understand and find solutions together. The intent of the journey is to bring together a united people in a movement for economic, social, and political justice, highlighting the need for a more fair and humanitarian criminal justice system and healthcare as it pertains to everyone's right to life. In California, as across the nation, the health care system is under crisis, and those most affected are the lower and working class, therefore we must band
together to support one another in the struggle and road to a better standard of living. The Central Valley ranks as one of the highest across the U.S. in terms of poverty, unemployment, and poor healthcare, which emphasizes that the social conditions in the area need to be addressed. We intend to bring together public employees, healthcare workers, farm workers, religious leaders, labor and the urban and rural poor in a unified movement for justice and economic human rights for all in California. The Journey for Justice will consist of a link through various communities in the Central Valley, with activities taking place at the following cities and dates: (Tentatively, the Journey for Justice will take place as follows, as dates or cities may be subject to change)
Bakersfield/Delano Wednesday April 12
Visalia/Tulare Thursday April 13
Reedley Friday April 14
Fresno Saturday April 15
Madera Sunday April 16
Merced Monday April 17
Stockton Tuesday April 18
Sacramento Wednesday April 19
Originally inspired by the commemoration of the 1965 United Farm Workers march on Sacramento, the Journey for Justice has evolved and will demonstrate the different faces of poverty. Growing numbers of workers are falling into poverty for the first time and our intent is to give support and help find solutions.
Today's crisis calls for unity across the artificial lines of geography, industry, occupation, color, nationality, and religious belief. This Journey for Justice will be a model for the society we are striving to create. We believe in a world with health care for all, education for all, sustenance for the poor, human rights for all, and freedom from police abuse.
The co-sponsoring organizations for this event are:
Merced Labor Party- (209) 631-6461
California National Action Network- (559) 318-4557
Community Homeless Alliance Ministry- (408) 294-5563
California Poor People's Economic Human Rights Campaign/WEAP- (510) 451-7379
For more information call (209) 631-6461
Friday, April 21
6 - 9 AM
Air America host Stephanie Miller will produce her show live in Fresno at the CSUF Satellite Union.
Monday, May 1
7 PM
International Workers Day. The Community Alliance newspaper will show the movie THE REVOLUTION WILL NOT BE TELEVISED at the Full Circle Brewery, 620 F St. in Downtown Fresno. For more information call 559 978-4502.
Friday, May 5
There will be a CHIAPAS MEDIA PRESENTATION in Reedley for the benefit and information of the general community. The presentation will be at the First Mennonite Bretheren Fellowship Hall where we have weekly Peace Center Meetings on Cinco de Mayo, May 5th, 2006, a Friday.
May 5, 6, & 7
Fresno Filmworks 2nd annual film festival. 3 days of film. Opening night party, discussion every day at Fresno’s historic Tower Theatre.
Wednesday, May 10
11:30 AM - 1 PM
Kaiser Permanente Fresno Medical Center will hold its first “Celebrate You – Live Well and Thrive Luncheon” at TorNino’s Banquets in Fresno. The event will feature culinary delights from a team of Fresno’s top-rated chefs, followed by a motivational address and book signing by Marci Shimoff, co-author of “Chicken Soup for the Woman’s Soul.”
Shimoff delivers an uplifting message for women, addressing self-esteem and empowerment. She is co-author of five New York Times best-selling books, “Chicken Soup for the Woman’s Soul I and II,” “Chicken Soup for the Mother’s Soul I and II,” and “Chicken Soup for the Single’s Soul,” as well as the recently released “Chicken Soup for Every Mom’s Soul.”
Tickets are $15 per person and will be available for purchase in February. For more information, contact Peter DeYoung, Alliance Advertising and Public Relations at (559) 994-9292.
Saturday, May 20
The Central California Justice Network Fourth CCEJN Conference.
Sunday, October 22
5:30 PM
PROTEST BY FAMILIES, FRIENDS, AND SUPPORTERS WORKING TOGETHER TO STOP POLICE BRUTALITY. Where: Corner of "N" street and Mariposa in Fresno
Across the main library entrance. Who: The National Oct 22 Coalition against Police Brutality
Why should you act on October 22nd?
"Silence is the voice of complicity." The nationwide epidemic of police brutality and repression is hidden from many people who would be outraged if they knew what was happening. Many people have become apprehensive about reprisals for protesting in today's political climate. We must resist in many different ways to drag this truth out into the light of day. October 22, 2004, the 9th annual National Day of Protest to Stop Police Brutality, Repression and the Criminalization of a Generation is the day for thousands across the country to speak out and act. Our resistance will give others courage.
In over 20 years despite countless police killings there has not been one officer discipline for taking someone's life in the valley. We want to send a message that killer cops will not be tolerated in our valley any longer. We DEMAND to live in a society where law enforcement professionals are willing to risk their lives to ensure peoples' safety not murder innocent people and then claim their lives were at risk. A society where youth aren't treated like criminals because of the color of their skin. Where immigrants aren't rounded up and detained because of what part of the world they're from. A society where more and more of the people are being involved in grappling with how to do away with all the misery and degradation characteristic of this system.
FOR FRESNO INFORMATION CALL: GLORIA 559-268-2261, COMITE NO NOS VAMOS: 498-6033, 497-0206, NATIONAL ACTION NETWORK: 288-0828
WEAR BLACK, BRING VICTIMS PICTURES, MEMORIES, RIBBONS, CANDLES, MUSIC, SONG, POETRY, ETC. http://www.october22.org/
For more information:
http://www.fresnoalliance.com/home
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