Fresno Peace and Social Justice Calendar

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Thursday, October 12 - November 12
Día de los Muertos: In commemoration of the 150th Anniversary of Fresno County, Arte Américas and the Fresno Historical Society are collaborating to celebrate Arte Américas' annual tradition of Día de los Muertos. This year we are honoring our Valley's native and early settlers. The following communities are joining us this year for Nuestra Herencia/Our Heritage: African-American, Armenian, Greek, Filipino, Italian, Japanese, Jewish, Mexican, Native American, Portuguese, and Sikh. Each one will erect an altar/display that represents their ethnic community and/or history.

The exhibit will be on view from October 12 through November 12. DoneVida: As part of our annual Día de los Muertos tradition, Arte Américas and the California Transplant Donor Network/DoneVida will also honor the following young organ donors: Sara Guerrero, Desirae Heather Hernández, and Xavier Jesús Cervántes.

Artist Reception: Thursday, October 12 from 5:30 - 7:30 pm, Lobby Gallery Annual Procession: Arte Américas' annual Día de los Muertos procession will take place at 6pm on All Soul's Day, November 2. The procession will start at St. John's Cathedral (2814 Mariposa Street) and end at Arte Américas (1630 Van Ness) in downtown Fresno. All participants are encouraged to join the procession and dress up in their traditional ethnic or historical clothing. Lighted candles will be passed out to procession participants to light the way as we wind our way to Arte Américas from St. John's Cathedral. In the Plaza: Once procession arrives at Arte Américas, we will assemble in the Plaza to break bread and celebrate unity in our community. Traditional pan de muerto and apple cider will be served.

Día de los Muertos exhibition opens October 12th and ends November 12. The annual procession from St. John's Cathedral, 2814 Mariposa Street, Fresno, CA to Arte Américas, 1630 Van Ness, Fresno, CA will take place November 2. Call Arte Américas for further information: 559-266-2623 or visit our website... www.arteamericas.org

Thursday, October 12
7 PM
Monthly meeting of the Fresno County Green Party, County Council. Our public meetings are held at the California State Building in Downtown Fresno, 2550 Mariposa, between O and P St. and Fresno and Tulare Ave. Parking is available on the street and there should be lots of room in the City Hall parking lot, located across the street. Enter through the main door along the pedestrian mall just off P St. For more information, call 559-265-3647 or go to www.FresnoGreens.org

Thursday, October 12
7 PM
Fresno chapter of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) meeting, 1584 N. Van Ness, south of McKinley. For more information contact Jean Hays skyhorse3593@sbcglobal.net

Friday, October 13
9 AM
Joseph Wilson, journalists to discuss ‘Truth, War and the CIA' at Fresno State's Tatarian Symposium

Joseph Wilson, a former U.S. ambassador to Iraq and husband of ex-CIA agent Valerie Plame, will be the keynote speaker for the 4th annual Roger Tatarian Journalism Symposium, "Truth, War & the CIA," at California State University, Fresno.

Wilson and Plame are at the center of a controversy about classified information leaked to media by the Bush administration that identified Plame as a CIA agent. Wilson contends exposing his wife's status was retaliation for criticism of the Bush administration's reasoning leading up to the war in Iraq.

In 2004, Wilson published "The Politics of Truth: Inside the Lies that Led to War and Betrayed my Wife's CIA Identity." It is an autobiographical account of his more than two decades of foreign service and why he went public with criticisms of the administration. The couple filed suit alleging Vice President Cheney and several top White House officials ruined their reputations.

"We're fortunate to have Ambassador Wilson come here to share his side of the controversy. It should be a lively morning," said Tommy Miller, the Tatarian Endowed Chair at Fresno State and coordinator of the symposium.

The three-hour event, which is free and open to public as well as the campus community, begins at 9 a.m. in the Satellite Student Union (near Maple and San Ramon avenues). It is presented by the Department of Mass Communication and Journalism and the Roger Tatarian Endowment for Journalism, established to the late Fresno State journalism professor and former editor-in-chief of United Press International.

The 2006 symposium will include a panel discussion with two veteran reporters – Warren Strobel and Jonathan Landay from the McClatchy Company's Washington news bureau – who will discuss the challenges of investigative reporting during wartime. Strobel and Landay both have covered foreign affairs for at least 15 years and teamed last year to write "How the Bush Administration Went to War in Iraq," which won a National Headliners Award.

Dr. Gary Rice, a professor in Fresno State's Department of Mass Communication and Journalism, will moderate the discussion.

Free parking will be available in Lots N, O and P. (See map and other event updates at www.FresnoStateNews.com).

For more information, contact the Department of Mass Communication and Journalism at 559.278.2087.

Friday, October 13
5 PM and 8 PM
Fresno Filmworks presents "The House of Sand (Casa de Areia)" at the Tower Theatre. This period drama from Brazil is being acclaimed for its stunning cinematography and its moving performances from Fernanda Montenegro (nominated for best actress for "Central Station") and her real-life daughter, Fernanda Torres. In Portuguese, with English subtitles. Tickets can be purchased at the Tower Theatre Box Office, 815 E. Olive Ave., The Movies, 1435 N. Van Ness Ave., and at the door, for $10; $8, for students and seniors. For more information call the FFW info line, 221-0755, or go to www.fresnofilmworks.org

Friday, October 13
6:30 - 8:30 PM
The Reedley Peace Center presents Speaker: Don Friesen, Topic: Stories From the Occupation from his experience with the recent Christian Peacemaker Team delegation to the West Bank.

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 dfriesen0@gmail.com

Friday, October 13
7 PM
It's Friday Night At the Movies! The Democratic Club of Coarsegold and DFA Presents A Special Screening of "Iraq for Sale: The War Profiteers" The story of what happens to everyday Americans when corporations go to war.

Acclaimed director Robert Greenwald (Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price, Outfoxed and Uncovered) takes you inside the lives of soldiers, truck drivers, widows and children who have been changed forever as a result of profiteering in the reconstruction of Iraq. Iraq for Sale uncovers the connections between private corporations making a killing in Iraq and the decision makers who allow them to do so. Brave New Films are both funded and distributed completely outside corporate America.

Location: Byl Construction Office
30950 Corral Drive
Coarsegold State CA
Phone Number:559.658.1313
Don't forget to RSVP NOW: http://www.dfalink.com/event.php?id=12862

Friday, October 13
7 PM
Talk of the Town: "Voting Systems, Problems and Solutions" by Jim Soper at the Tulare County Office of Education, 2637 Burrell in Visalia.

Jim Soper is a software engineer, but he feels like one of those civil engineers warning about the levees of New Orleans. Mr. Soper is concerned that, not only will the levees of democracy break, they are already breaking, due to election fraud. Democracy at stake is too crucial an issue to ignore. Fair and accurate elections are critical to our government. When our elections are at risk, our liberty and freedom is at risk. This lecture will focus on Black box voting, voter disenfranchisement, partisan voting machine companies, hackable voting systems, and more. For more information, call 559.781.6296 or 559.786.2109.

Friday, October 13
7 PM
Fund Raising dinner for Dr. Tony Vang, Fresno Unified School District Board member. Dr. Vang is running for re-election and is supported by the Fresno Teachers Association and the Central Valley Progressive PAC. The dinner will be held at the Regency Palace at 1600 Willow Avenue in Clovis. For more information call Summer Vue at (559) 579-0040.

Friday, October 13
7:30 PM
Fresno Folklore Presents: Laurie Lewis and Tom Rozum. $18 advance; $20 at door.

This popular duo return to Fresno the second Friday in October. Terrific fiddler, singer, songwriter (twice named Female Vocalist of the year by IBMA), Laurie is one of the pre-eminent bluegrass and Americana artists of our time. Her songs helped shape the template for the modern bluegrass-pop style. Tom Rozum is her performing companion and sideman, complementing her music, always responding to what’s going on at the moment. Their concerts sell out because they are so good. Advance tickets may be purchased in Fresno Art Museum gift shoppe, The Movies, Patrick's Music.

Saturday, October 14
3:30 PM
Central Valley Progressive PAC has its General Meeting at the Center of Non-violence. 1584 N. Van Ness at Mc Kinley. Public welcome. Let's review all, evaluate, and decide what are our next steps. How are we moving toward Getting Out the Vote? Have any new ideas? Bring them or send your suggestions.. Information Lydia Flores 435-7360 or www.cvppac.org

Saturday, October 14
7 PM
Iraq for Sale Film and House Party. House party to view Robert Greenwald's new film Iraq for Sale: The War Profiteers http://iraqforsale.org/ . There will be a potluck at 6 pm with the film at 7 pm. Hosted by Anna Garcia, 711 So. Linda Vista, Visalia. Call Anna at 734-4007 for info and to RSVP.

Sunday, October 15
6 PM
The alternative/independent Community Alliance newspaper celebrates 10 year of publishing. There will be music, Food Not Bombs will provide the food, a movie, and keynote speaker at the Full Circle Brewery, 620 F St. in downtown Fresno. $10

* Keynote speaker: Journalist Conn Hallinan will speak on the importance of alternative/independent media.

* docu-poem video compilation of local actions for peace and justice by Elfie and Maia Ballis.

* Movie: Independent Media in a Time of War (produced by Amy Goodman).

* Music: The Urban Nomads (Middle Eastern music) and Merlinda Espinoza (Nuevo Canto).

Progressive community groups are encouraged to set up a literature table (no charge).

Monday, October 16
6:30 PM
California Prison Moratorium Project will meet at the Fresno Center for Non Violence, 1584 N. Van Ness. Everyone is invited to attend this meeting. For more information including agenda details call Deb Reyes at 559-916-4370 or e-mail pmpvalle@pacbell.net See their website at www.prisonactivist.org/pmp

Wednesday, October 18
7 - 8 PM
Radanovich/Cox Debate. George Radanovich (Republican), 19^th U.S. Congressional District, debates challenger T.J. Cox (Democrat). The Fresno County Farm Bureau hosts this event. Dr. Charles D. Boyer, Dean of the College of Agricultural Sciences and Technology at Fresno State, will moderate. Four panelists will be selected by the Fresno County Farm Bureau. The Fresno County Farm Bureau is located at 1274 W. Hedges in Fresno, just east of Highway 99 and just north of Olive Ave.

Thursday, October 19
Noon - 1 PM
Women in Black at the CUSF Free Speech Area. For Justice. Against War. Please join us for a silent vigil. Protesting all forms of militarism! Wear black, bring a sign, women only.

Co-sponsored by POWER, Campus Peace & Civil Liberties Coalition & WILPF, Women's International League for Peace & Freedom. Please contact Whitney Thompson for Campus Peace, whitneyt06@csufresno.edu -- or call 278-4593 for more information about WIB, www.womeninblack.org

October 19-21
12th Annual Restorative Justice Conference: "The Victim in Focus," at Fresno Pacific University, 1717 S. Chestnut Avenue, south of the corner of Chestnut and Butler. Speakers, workshops and a dramatic performance. Organized by the FPU Center for Peacemaking & Conflict Studies and sponsored by FPU and West Coast Mennonite Central Committee. Admission varies. 559-453-3418, 800-909-8677, http://peace.fresno.edu/rjp

Thursday, October 19
7 PM
John Ross - The Zapatistas, Making Another World Possible. Lecture and Book Signing Ceremony at the C.A.F.E. Infoshop, 935 F Street in Chinatown (downtown Fresno). For more information see www.cafefresno.org

Friday, October 20 & Saturday, October 21
SunMt Fall Work Party: Pick fruit, Trim trees, spread soil amendments & odorless finished compost from SunMt's composting toilet, plus 1-2 people to assist in Kitchen. Up to 15 welcome: 1-2 with chain saws would be helpful. Please tell us if you are Vegan or have food allergies! We encourage you to arrive Friday evening with sleeping bag and pad. We have some pads for use inside. But Sat. AM is OK too. Bring: work gloves and appropriate garden tools if you have them. Wear: long pants, boots and wear layers for weather changes. Schedule: Rise for early breakfast. Work AM. SunMt lunch: seasonal organic ingredients as available PM: Hang out. View SunMt docu-poems. Nap under our friendly trees. RSVP, please! Clickmailto: mail@sunmt.org . If you need directions we can email you a map.

Friday, October 20
5:15 PM
2 films celebrating Armenian-American month: The Genocide in Me & California Armenians: The First Generation will be shown in Instructional Technology Bldg. 101 at Fresno State, entrance off Barstow near Cedar.

Araz Artinian. 2005. 53 min. In English.

Artinian, torn between her father's passionate commitment to the Armenians of the Diaspora and her own personal needs, confronts the reality of living in a multicultural melting pot, and asks herself the universal question "Where do I belong?" The documentary weaves together 8mm film footage shot by the filmmaker's grandfather from the 1940's to the 1980's in Egypt and in Canada, with photographic archives of the Genocide, the filmmaker's present-day video journals, and a deeply honest narration. Through interviews with the last survivors of this Genocide in the USA and through a risky trip to Turkey, Artinian goes back to the origin of her father's obsession, an obsession born of the Turkish denial and the fear of losing the Armenian culture. Best International Feature - Staten Island Film Festival 2006. 2) California Armenians: The First Generation J. Michael Hagopian. USA. 1982. 30 min. In English. California Armenians is a story of the original Armenians who emigrated from Marsovan, Turkey to Fresno, California. They established themselves in a vast, lush valley and made Fresno a center of Armenian life and culture. Post-screening discussion led by Dr. Matthew Jendian (Assistant Professor, Sociology).

This film is sponsored by the Cineculture Club at CSUF. Cineculture seeks to promote cultural awareness and discuss issues related to diversity through film. For more information:

President: Kumar NavaneethaKrishnan kum.nav@gmail.com

Advisor: Denise Blum dblum@csufresno.edu

Friday, October 20
6:30 - 8:30 PM
The Reedley Peace Center presents the documentary: Why We Fight. This film describes the rise and maintenance of the United States military-industrial complex, while concentrating on wars led by the United States of the last fifty years and in particular on the 2003 invasion of Iraq. It alleges that every decade since World War II, the American public has been told a lie to bring it into war to fuel the military-economic machine, which in turn maintains American dominance in the world.

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 dfriesen0@gmail.com

Friday, October 20
7 PM
"Inroads to Immigration", a panel discussion on this hot-button issue, will be presented at the College of Sequoias, located at 915 S. Mooney Blvd., Visalia, CA. Panelists will be Justin Stoner, director of Communications for Devin Nunes, Visalia mayor Jesus Gamboa and Graciela Martinez, Director of the Visalia-based Proyecto Campesino of the American Friends Service Committee. The event is free to the public. For more information, call 730-3700.

Saturday, October 21
3 - 6 PM
KPFA presents the film Argentina: Hope in Hard Times. Join us for this acclaimed film, learn about KPFA’s democratization and community election process, and meet the candidates for our local board of directors. This event will be held at the Fresno County Free Library, 2420 Mariposa Street. Call (510) 848-6767 for more information.

Saturday, October 21
4 PM PRAYER CIRCLE
Join us in a circle of prayer to raise City Hall’s conscience on how their "quality of life" ordinances allows the police power to target and abuse people

5:30 PM RALLY
Support the homeless at the new Tent City to be located at the steps of Fresno City Hall.

7 PM TESTIFYING
Listens to people testify why they are homeless, listen to their stories of how the police abused them with the blessings of city hall

8 PM MUSIC, POETRY, AND SPOKEN WORDS
All are invited to participate! FOOD NOT BOMBS FOOD!

9 PM ALL NIGHT VIGIL ON THE STEPS OF CITY HALL
Candles, prayers, and dreams for justice and shelter for the homeless

Sunday, October 22
11 AM
SPRITUAL SERVICE AT TENT CITY
"G" and Monterey, Fresno : Join our brothers and sisters in prayer to stop homelessness in this land of richness.

Sunday, October 22
3 PM
MARCH from THE JUSTICE CORNER to the Stop Police Brutality event (which starts at 5 PM). Bring, noise makers, wear black, March for justice (Fresno and C Streets).

Sunday, October 22
5:00 PM
Stop Police Brutality. It isn't only about Joaquin Figuerora! Spoken word, march, vigil at the corner of N street and Mariposa in Fresno across the main library. Bring pictures of victims, drums, candles, song, poetry. WEAR BLACK . For more information contact Gloria Hernandez e-mail iwapgh@aol.com , message phone 559 497-0633 / 559 268-2261 or see http://october22-ny.org/national/

Sunday, October 22
6 - 8:30 PM
Kevin Hill Trio (funky soul jazz) live music at Grandma's All Natural Vegetable Market and Herb Nursery 403 W. Olive, 1 blk east of Fruit, (559)495-1141

Tickets

$3.00 in advance
$5.00 at the door
Info: (559)495-1141
Grandma's All Natural

Tuesday, October 24
7:00 - 7:30
Congressional Candidate to speak at Peace Fresno meeting. TJ Cox (Democrat) is challenging the incumbent George Radanovich (Republican) in the 19st District of the U.S. House of Representatives. Many Fresno and Clovis residents are in this district. Hear what TJ Cox would do if elected. This meeting will take place at the Fresno Center for Nonviolence, 1584 N. Van Ness. All are welcome. Contact 276-2592.

Wednesday, October 25
Cindy Sheehan Comes to Fresno
If you haven’t read a newspaper or listened to the news on radio or TV for more than a year, then you’ve probably never heard of Cindy Sheehan, a California mother whose son Casey was killed in action in Sadr City, Baghdad, on April 4^th 2004. But the rest of you know her as the woman who camped out in front of George Bush’s home in Crawford, Texas in August of 2005, insisting that he meet with her to explain what "noble cause" her son died for.

That single act galvanized hundreds of people, including veterans and many others with loved ones in the military, to join her at "Camp Casey" to demand that the Commander-in-Chief answer to the people he’s paid to serve. Millions around the country and internationally followed daily reports of the protest going on in Bush’s front yard, and she didn’t stop there. In the course of her protest, Sheehan founded Gold Star Families for Peace, an organization of Americans who have had loved ones killed in wars that in recent years have been for increasingly questionable objectives.

Cindy has since authored or co-authored several books, including "Dear President Bush," "Not One More Mother’s Child," "10 Excellent Reasons Not to Join the Military," and her latest, scheduled for release on September 19^th, "Peace Mom, A Mother’s Journey through Heartache to Activism." She exemplifies the principle that one should never doubt that a small group of committed people can change the world, because it’s the only thing that ever has.

As part of her untiring effort to insure that her son’s death was not in vain, Cindy has been touring the US and abroad telling her story and urging everyone she talks with to take their citizenship seriously and speak out against this illegal war and those who are profiting from it.

She is coming to Fresno on October 25^th, 2006 to speak at Fresno State’s Satellite Union, sponsored by several local organizations and individuals including Fresno Center For Non-Violence, Peace Fresno, WILPF, Central Valley Counter-Recruitment Coalition, Fresno Free College Foundation/KFCF (88.1fm), KFPT (790 am), Patience Milrod, Steven Haze, candidate for the 21^st Congressional District, and more to be announced. The Fresno State event is free and will begin at 7 p.m.

There will also be a reception where those wishing to make a contribution of $25 or more to Gold Star Families for Peace can "meet and greet" Cindy and purchase a signed copy of her latest book. For more information, or for tickets to the reception (the details of which will be confirmed soon), please call the Fresno Center for Non-Violence at (559) 237-3223.

Friday, October 27
5:15 PM
The Camden 28 will be shown in Instructional Technology Bldg. 101 at Fresno State, entrance off Barstow near Cedar.

The Camden 28

Anthony Giacchino, USA, 2006, 82min. In English. No Rating.

***Selection from the Human Rights Watch Traveling Film Festival

How far would you go to stop a war? On August 22, 1971, twenty-eight men and women in Camden, New Jersey, carried out a powerful act of civil disobedience against United States involvement in the Vietnam War. The group was part of a nonviolent antiwar movement popularly known as the "Catholic Left." One of the most dramatic tactics utilized by this movement was breaking into draft board offices to remove and destroy government records that identified young men available for military service. The activists claimed that their actions were meant to show their belief that killing—even in war—was morally indefensible. And by conducting their raids mostly in inner cities, they hoped to call attention to war's damaging effect on some of America's most vulnerable populations. The documentary tells of the activists' covert preparations, government intrigue, a government raid and arrest of the protesters, and an ensuing legal battle which the late Supreme Court Justice William Brennan called "one of the great trials of the twentieth century." Thirty-five years later, key participants openly discuss their motives, their fears, and the tremendous personal costs of their actions. It is a story of resistance, friendship, and betrayal played out against the backdrop of one of the most turbulent periods in recent American history. Winner of both the Jury Prize and Audience Award for Best Documentary, Philadelphia Film Festival 2006. Post-screening discussant: Dr. Charles Arokiasamy, Dept.Chair - Counseling, Special Ed. & Rehabilitation.

This film is sponsored by the Cineculture Club at CSUF. Cineculture seeks to promote cultural awareness and discuss issues related to diversity through film. For more information: President: Kumar NavaneethaKrishnan kum.nav@gmail.com

Advisor: Denise Blum dblum@csufresno.edu

Friday, October 27
7 PM
ANOTHER WORLD IS POSSIBLE, a presentation about the World Social Forum., will be held at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Fresno at 4144 North Millbrook south of Ashlan. Hear from local activists who attended the 2006 World Social Forums in Venezuela and Pakistan. Mike Rhodes, Pam Whalen, Simone Whalen-Rhodes, Jean Hays, Dan Yaseen, and Camille Russell will show a Power Point presentation featuring their pictures, analysis, and impressions. The free event will be presented by the UU Adult Religious Education Committee. For more information contact Lydia Flores (559) 435-7360

Saturday, October 28
10 AM - 2 PM
Backyard Safari at the Discovery Center; by the airport, on N. Winery between Clinton and McKinley, one block east of Chestnut.

What's in YOUR backyard? Come to this event and experience mini wildlife adventures and projects that you can do with your child. Kids will learn about slugs, snails, and worms and take a mini safari on TDC's kid friendly trails. Sing along with Oklin Bloodworth and enjoy a delicious plate of Mediterranean cuisine from The Mediterranean Restaurant. And while you're here, get a headstart on Halloween with our Safe and Fun Halloween workshop! Make a spooky or zany mask, see a science "trick", and make a "treat" to eat!

Fee: $5.00 per family- Members $7.50 per family- Non-members

Contact: Tarah Adams @ 251-5533

Sunday, October 29
6 - 8:30 PM
Lance Canales and Friends (native American fluting and delta blues) live music at Grandma's All Natural Vegetable Market and Herb Nursery 403 W. Olive, 1 blk east of Fruit, (559)495-1141

Tickets
$3.00 in advance
$5.00 at the door
Info: (559)495-1141
Grandma's All Natural

Thursday, November 2
Día de los Muertos: In commemoration of the 150th Anniversary of Fresno County, Arte Américas and the Fresno Historical Society are collaborating to celebrate Arte Américas' annual tradition of Día de los Muertos. This year we are honoring our Valley's native and early settlers. The following communities are joining us this year for Nuestra Herencia/Our Heritage: African-American, Armenian, Greek, Filipino, Italian, Japanese, Jewish, Mexican, Native American, Portuguese, and Sikh. Each one will erect an altar/display that represents their ethnic community and/or history.

The exhibit will be on view from October 12 through November 12. DoneVida: As part of our annual Día de los Muertos tradition, Arte Américas and the California Transplant Donor Network/DoneVida will also honor the following young organ donors: Sara Guerrero, Desirae Heather Hernández, and Xavier Jesús Cervántes.

Artist Reception: Thursday, October 12 from 5:30 - 7:30 pm, Lobby Gallery Annual Procession: Arte Américas' annual Día de los Muertos procession will take place at 6pm on All Soul's Day, November 2. The procession will start at St. John's Cathedral (2814 Mariposa Street) and end at Arte Américas (1630 Van Ness) in downtown Fresno. All participants are encouraged to join the procession and dress up in their traditional ethnic or historical clothing. Lighted candles will be passed out to procession participants to light the way as we wind our way to Arte Américas from St. John's Cathedral. In the Plaza: Once procession arrives at Arte Américas, we will assemble in the Plaza to break bread and celebrate unity in our community. Traditional pan de muerto and apple cider will be served.

Día de los Muertos exhibition opens October 12th and ends November 12. The annual procession from St. John's Cathedral, 2814 Mariposa Street, Fresno, CA to Arte Américas, 1630 Van Ness, Fresno, CA will take place November 2. Call Arte Américas for further information: 559-266-2623 or visit our website... www.arteamericas.org

Thursday, November 2
7:30 PM
The Fresno Poet's Association presents Jesse Lee Kerchval at the Fresno Art Museum, 2233 N First. For more information see www.fresnopoets.org for further information or call 226-1528.

Friday, November 3
5:15 PM
Two films: Maximum Security University (dir. Tom Quinn) and Inside Corcoran: Where Hell Begins (by the California Correctional Peace Officers Association) will be shown in Instructional Technology Bldg. 101 at Fresno State, entrance off Barstow near Cedar.

1) Maximum Security University (dir. Tom Quinn) and

2) Inside Corcoran: Where Hell Begins (by the California Correctional Peace Officers Association)

Maximum Security University (1997, 45 minutes), based on security yard videos and internal documents never before seen outside Corcoran Prison, analyzes this innovative Super-Max prison-within-a-prison and the departmental policy of mixing rival inmates on small SHU yards and shooting them when they fought. The shooting deaths of four inmates are shown and examined in detail. The video won a Best Documentary Award from the National Council on Crime and Delinquency.

Corcoran: Where Hell Begins (1999, 30 minutes), was prepared by media consultants working for the state's prison guards union, the California Correctional Peace Officers Union (CCPOA). The documentary became controversial because the union prepared it for the purpose of "educating the jury pool" in the run-up the federal trial in Fresno of eight SHU guards for homicide and other abuses. The 8 were eventually acquitted of all charges. The production values of the CCPOA documentary are much greater than Maximum Security University, in part because far more money went into its creation.

So different is the presentation of images, facts, and analysis in these two videos that without foreknowledge one would never believe they treat the same prison. The purpose in showing the videos together is to allow exploration, in the discussion following the presentations, of this sharply contrasted documentary-rhetoric, and the politics and motives of the producers of the two documentaries. Post-screening discussion by Director Tom Quinn.

This film is sponsored by the Cineculture Club at CSUF. Cineculture seeks to promote cultural awareness and discuss issues related to diversity through film. For more information: President: Kumar NavaneethaKrishnan kum.nav@gmail.com

Advisor: Denise Blum dblum@csufresno.edu

Friday, November 3
6:30 - 8:30 PM
The Reedley Peace Center presents Speaker: Pulkit Sawroop,a refugee from India, who is now a pre med student at Fresno Pacific University, will tell his story. Pulkit has worked at the National Institute of Health and with the Center for Disease Control, and has chosen to work on world health issues.

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 dfriesen0@gmail.com

Friday, November 3
7 PM
LUNAFEST. Films by...for...about women. Fresno State - Satellite Student Union. For more information call 278-4435

Tuesday, November 7
Election Day

Friday, November 10
5 PM and 8 PM
Fresno Filmworks presents Half Nelson: a good "little" American film at the Tower Theatre. Tickets can be purchased at the Tower Theatre Box Office, 815 E. Olive Ave., The Movies, 1435 N. Van Ness Ave., and at the door, for $10; $8, for students and seniors. For more information call the FFW info line, 221-0755, or go to www.fresnofilmworks.org

Saturday, November 11
Veterans Day

Thursday, November 16
Noon - 1 PM
Women in Black at the CUSF Free Speech Area. For Justice. Against War. Please join us for a silent vigil. Protesting all forms of militarism! Wear black, bring a sign, women only.

Co-sponsored by POWER, Campus Peace & Civil Liberties Coalition & WILPF, Women's International League for Peace & Freedom. Please contact Whitney Thompson for Campus Peace, whitneyt06@csufresno.edu -- or call 278-4593 for more information about WIB, www.womeninblack.org

Thursday, November 16
6:30 - 9:30 PM
Progressive Thursday presents: Ecoparque and Gone Tomorrow, the Hidden Life of Garbage

This will be our first double feature Progressive Thursday presentaion. Both are short videos. Ecoparque, the film (33 minutes), explores the creation and impact of Ecoparque, the place - a park flourishing on a formerly barren urban hillside thanks to an innovative system that uses residents' wastewater not only to transform one canyon, but to make a scientific and economic case for neighborhood-scale, nature-mimicking facilities being preferable over centralized conveyance and chemical treatment for many canyon communities. Gone Tomorrow, the Hidden Life of Garbage (20 minutes) is based on the book of the same title and is about recycling and waste in the United States. This documentary exposes the often magical (but false) feeling we get from 'helping the earth' by 'recycling'. It points out the real problems, over production and industrial pollution and also explains corporate greenwashing and our economic systme of 'built-in obsolescence'. These videos 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 contact Larry Mullen at (559) 227-0293 or go to www.FresnoGreens.org

Thursday November 16
8 PM
Full Circle Brewing Co. Presents Inner Ear Poetry Jam. $3.-cover 620 F St. Downtown Fresno
559-264-6323 www.fullcirclebrewing.com

Friday, November 17
5:15 PM
Celebrating International Education Week!

Kordavision will screen in the Peters Educational Center, located on the west side of the Save Mart Center, 2640 E. Shaw Ave, Fresno. Admission is FREE and parking is FREE in all student (green) lots.

Hector Cruz Sandoval. 2005. Cuba. Spanish and English. 90 min. No Rating.

***Funded by Associated Students.

KordaVision is a graphic documentary featuring the life and work of renowned Cuban photographer Alberto Diaz "Korda." Korda's photo of Ernesto "Che" Guevara wearing a military beret is one of the most famous and widely distributed photographs of the 20th century. Reflecting the Cuban soul of the 1950s and 1960s - the days of fashion, rum and the Revolution - the film begins by taking viewers through the moment that Korda captured the iconic image of Guevara. For the first time ever, in KordaVision , director Hector Cruz Sandoval has reunited Alberto Korda, Ra·l Corrales, Liborio Noval , and Roberto Salas - the four giants of classic Cuban photography - with Fidel Castro, to discuss the impact their images have had on the Revolution and the world. A sensational soundtrack accompanies the film, representing Cuba's best music: featuring an original score by Maestro Leo Brouwer and music by Carlos Embale, Carlos Puebla, P18, Beny MorÈ, Los Zafiros, RamÛn VelÛz and Los Compadres.

"KordaVision" has won awards at film festivals in Beverly Hills and San Francisco. It has been shown in 17 festivals around the world. There will be a question-and-answer session with the director, Hector Cruz Sandoval, after the screening.

This film is sponsored by the Cineculture Club at CSUF. Cineculture seeks to promote cultural awareness and discuss issues related to diversity through film. For more information:

President: Kumar NavaneethaKrishnan kum.nav@gmail.com

Advisor: Denise Blum dblum@csufresno.edu

Friday, November 17
7:30 PM
THE ANCIENT TONES: Kathy Kallick (guitar & vocals); Bill Evans (banjo & vocals); Tom Bekany (mandolin & vocals); Cindy Browne (acoustic bass). Bluegrass & more. Fresno Art Museum, 2233 N 1st St.

Tickets are available at these independently owned stores: The Movies Video Store; Patrick’s Music, National Hardware or online at www.fresnofolkconcerts.com The Museum Gift Shoppe carries tickets for the concerts at the Fresno Art Museum. Or send a check made out to FFS and send with an enclosed SASE to Pat Wolk, 6661 N. Forkner, Fresno, 93711.

Sunday, November 19
3 PM
Fresno Metro Ministry’s 23^rd annual Thanksgiving Festival of Choirs will be held at Hope Lutheran Church. For more information call 485-1416 or email carmen@fresnometmin.org

Friday, November 24
5:15 PM
Source (Zdroj) will be shown in Instructional Technology Bldg. 101 at Fresno State, entrance off Barstow near Cedar.

Source (Zdroj)

Martin Mare ek & Martin Skalsk_, Czech Republic, 2005, 75min.

In Czech, Russian, English and Azerbaijani with English subtitles

***Selection from the Human Rights Watch Traveling Film Festival

Azerbaijan is ranked one of the world's most corrupt countries, where a reigning ruling family is in its second generation of power. Baku in Azerbaijan, is also the site of the world's first oil well, and is once again becoming a focus for foreign investors as the origin of a major oil, gas, and pipeline project developed by an international consortium led by BP. In Source, a small, mobile and highly inventive Czech film crew travels around the country to investigate and record the impact of this most recent energy boom. They film the surrealist Soviet-era oil fields around Baku, with locals oblivious to the environmental dangers, striking images of cows grazing on polluted land and children playing in toxic sludge. With startling access and more then a little black humour, the filmmakers interview a fascinating cross section of people involved with and affected by the oil boom - allegedly corrupt politicians, oil company employees, businessmen, angry women whose husbands and sons work for very little money in shockingly polluted conditions in this industry. Source also cleverly examines the links from commuter highways in the West back to energy development in Azerbaijan. With the majority of the population living under the poverty line, the country's post-Soviet government is promising oil will bring widespread economic benefits to all, but could this "liquid gold" be more of a curse than a blessing for this troubled country? Presented in association with the Margaret Mead Film & Video Festival

This film is sponsored by the Cineculture Club at CSUF. Cineculture seeks to promote cultural awareness and discuss issues related to diversity through film. For more information:

President: Kumar NavaneethaKrishnan kum.nav@gmail.com

Advisor: Denise Blum dblum@csufresno.edu

Saturday November 25
3 - 7 PM
Full Circle Brewing Co. Presents Saturday Afternoon Blues Jam Hosted by Russ Allen. $3.-cover

Belly Dancing with Cory Zamora Featuring Bayle Zena, Gregory & Denise 8:00pm $5.-cover
620 F St. Downtown Fresno 559-264-6323 www.fullcirclebrewing.com

Saturday December 2
10 AM - 4 PM
The Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom will hold the Peace Community Craft Faire at the First Congregational Church, 2131 N. Van Ness Blvd. in Fresno.

Saturday, December 2
7:30 PM
UTAH PHILLIPS. That first class rapscallion and rabble-rouser, folksinger, humorist, and storyteller. Fresno Art Museum 7:30pm. Frank Moschella will open.

UTAH PHILLIPS is a first-class rapscallion and rabble-rouser, as well as a folksinger, humorist, archivist, and storyteller. Pete Seeger says: "If you have never heard Utah Phillips live, you're in for a treat. He's fantastic. Unique. You'll feel better ever after, as you recall him. There's no one like him." Rolling Stone: "Call him a conspicuous enigma: a canny, uncanny blend of Mark Twain and Will Rogers, with a touch of P.T. Barnum and more than a hint of Huck Finn. Utah Phillips is also one of the most important songwriters to be found in North America."

Tickets are available at these independently owned stores: The Movies Video Store; Patrick’s Music, National Hardware or online at www.fresnofolkconcerts.com The Museum Gift Shoppe carries tickets for the concerts at the Fresno Art Museum. Or send a check made out to FFS and send with an enclosed SASE to Pat Wolk, 6661 N. Forkner, Fresno, 93711.

Thursday, December 7
7:30 PM
The Fresno Poet's Association presents B. H. Fairchild at the Fresno Art Museum, 2233 N First. For more information see www.fresnopoets.org for further information or call 226-1528.

Thursday, January 18
7:30 PM
JOHN McCUTCHEON returns. If you’ve missed his sold out performances, now’s your chance. We’ve booked him into the CSUFresno Concert Hall.

"John McCutcheon is not only one of the best musicians in the USA, but also a great singer, songwriter, and song leader. And not just incidentally, he is committed to helping hard-working people everywhere to organize and push this world in a better direction." --Pete Seeger "The most impressive instrumentalist I've ever heard."--Johnny Cash

Tickets are available at these independently owned stores: The Movies Video Store; Patrick’s Music, National Hardware or online at www.fresnofolkconcerts.com The Museum Gift Shoppe carries tickets for the concerts at the Fresno Art Museum. Or send a check made out to FFS and send with an enclosed SASE to Pat Wolk, 6661 N. Forkner, Fresno, 93711.

Thursday, February 1
7:30 PM
The Fresno Poet's Association presents Philip Levine at the Fresno Art Museum, 2233 N First. For more information see www.fresnopoets.org for further information or call 226-1528.

Friday, March 16
7:30 PM
March 16, Friday. ROBIN & LINDA WILLIAMS & Their Fine Group. Regulars on The Prairie Home Companion Radio Show—you saw and heard them in the film. Now’s your chance to see them for real.

Tickets are available at these independently owned stores: The Movies Video Store; Patrick’s Music, National Hardware or online at www.fresnofolkconcerts.com The Museum Gift Shoppe carries tickets for the concerts at the Fresno Art Museum. Or send a check made out to FFS and send with an enclosed SASE to Pat Wolk, 6661 N. Forkner, Fresno, 93711.

ONGOING WEEKLY ACTIVITIES/PROGRAMS

Every Sunday
3 - 4 PM
Sunday Food Not Bombs serves free food at Courthouse Park to anyone who is hungry. They start cooking at 1 PM and serve the food at 3 PM (meet at the Tulare side of the park). For more information see: http://cafefresno.org/

Every Tuesday
6:30 - 8:30 PM
The Fresno River Zen group meets in Horsley Hall at the Unitarian Universalist Church, 4144 N. MIllbrook, Fresno. This group welcomes all who wish to seek clarity, compassion, and harmony with oneself and the world through mindful meditation. Emphasis is on bringing peaceful actions from personal experience in meditation to healing the world. Teaching and practice in the spirit of the Suzuki Roshi Lineage is led by Grace Schireson, an ordained Zen priest. For more information, call Grace at (559) 877-2400 or email her at grace@emptynestzendo.org  .

Every Monday and Tuesday
7–9:30 PM
The St. Benedict Catholic Worker serves a meal to the homeless, working poor, and visitors and released inmates in front of Fresno County Jail (corner of Fresno and M streets). Volunteers are needed to help prepare and serve the meals. For more information contact Liza Apper at (559) 229–6410 or liza.apper@sbcw.org ; or visit their Web site:  www.sbcw.org .

Every Tuesday
7 PM
Peace Fresno meets at the Fresno Center for Nonviolence at 1584 N Van Ness, south of McKinley. If you want to help stop Bush's endless war against the world, come to this meeting!

For an up-to-the-minute listing of all peace actions in the Fresno area, call the Fresno Center for Nonviolence at (559) 23PEACE (237–3223). For more information about Peace Fresno, call 487–2515 or visit their Web site at www.peacefresno.org 

Every Friday
1 - 3 PM
Radio Grito, providing information on issues of health, education, housing, labor, and immigration/naturalization, is heard on KBIF 900 AM.

Every Friday
7 PM
Reedley Peace Center holds it weekly peace meeting at the Fellowship Hall at Reedley's First Mennonite Church, 1208 L Street, Reedley. Programs vary, but the focus is always on peace issues: local, state, national, international. The contact is Carol Krehbiel: (559) 637–9098 or krehbiel@cvip.net . The meeting is free, open to the public, and accessible to the handicapped.

Every Saturday
1–2 PM
Food Not Bombs feeds the hungry near the Olive Ave entrance to Roeding Park.  If you would like to help us prepare our meal, we meet every Saturday at Wesley United Methodist Church (1343 E. Barstow) at 10am.   For more information see: http://myspace.com/fresnofnb

For more information on Food Not Bombs you can contact us at fresnofnb@hotmail.com  or visit the offical FNB website foodnotbombs.net 

Every Saturday
1 PM until the last patient is served
Medical clinic for the homeless, actively injecting drug users, and prostitutes. You can find them near Hughes and Olive Ave. Staffed by Dr. Marc Lasher and volunteers. Accepting financial donations. Contact: 266–0444.

Every Saturday
1–3 PM
Fresno Free Bicycle Repair Clinic. Most Saturdays. Donations of bicycle parts, inner tubes, and blinky lights welcome. Volunteers needed to help with minor repairs. The bicycle clinic is near the Olive Ave entrance to Roeding Park, beside Food Not Bombs. For more info and to arrange donations, e-mail fresnofreebikeclinic@yahoo.com 

ONGOING MONTHLY ACTIVITIES/PROGRAMS

1st Sunday of every month
1 - 3 PM
The South Valley Peace Center holds a demonstration for peace at Mooney and Walnut in Visalia.

1st Sunday of every month
3 - 5 PM
Fresno Stonewall Democrats meeting at Java Wava,1940 North Echo across from Fresno High is open to the public. Stonewall Democrats' focus is on social and political issues of interest to progressives in general and progressive and liberal Democrats in particular. For more information contact Jay Hubbell at (559) 292–4905, e–mail fresnostonewall@mangen.com  >, or visit the Web site www.mangen.com/stonewall/  

3rd Sunday of every month
10 AM–12 Noon
World Meditation Day is observed to promote peace within oneself and harmony in the world. Held at 7319 N Fourth St, Fresno. Program includes guided meditation followed by discussion and light refreshments. Call Veena Kapoor, (559) 435–2212, for more information.

3rd Sunday of every month
1 PM
Humanists of the San Joaquin Valley meet in Room 1 at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Fresno, 4144 N Millbrook. For info visit their Web site at www.fresno.humanists.net 

2nd Monday of every month
1 PM
The Living Wage Committee will meet at the SEIU 250 office, 1279 N Wishon. For further information contact Frances Sivak at (559) 222-5240 or fsivak@msn.com 
www.livingwage-fresno.org 

3rd Monday of every Month
6:30 PM
California Prison Moratorium Project will meet at the Fresno Center for Non Violence, 1584 N Van Ness. Everyone is invited to attend this meeting. The discussion "Uncaging the Valley" mobilizing a valley wide coalition an exclusive valley focused project. Potluck is encouraged but not required. Upcoming , speakers from the anti prison movement are being scheduled. Call Deb Reyes at 559-916-4370 for more info.

3rd Tuesday of every month
7 PM
The Fresno Free College Foundation (owner and operator of KFCF 88.1 FM) Board of Directors meet at the Unitarian Universalist Church, 4144 N Millbrook, Fresno. The public is invited. For more information call (559) 233–2221, e-mail kfcf@kfcf.org  , or visit www.kfcf.org 

1st Wednesday of every month
12 Noon–1 PM
Women in Black– Silent Vigil at the Fresno County Courthouse entrance. Show your support for PEACE and for negotiated settlements of US current military actions! Meet downtown at the Fresno courthouse, and stand silently, advocating for PEACE. For more info, call 278–7140 or 225–2850.

1st Wednesday of every month
7 PM
The Fresno County Democratic Central Committee meetings are held in the State Building Assembly Room. The address is 2550 Mariposa Ave. Call Steve Haze, Chair – 855-8844 stevehaze@psnw.com  or Jay Hubbell, Secretary - 292-4905 / jayhubbell@comcast.net  for more information.

1st Wednesday of every month
7:30 PM
Conservation Committee of the Sierra Club Tehipite Chapter at the Unitarian Universalist Church, 4144 N Millbrook, Fresno.

3rd Thursday of every month
6 PM
Central California Criminal Justice Committee is meeting at the Fresno Center for Nonviolence, 1564 North Van Ness ( Southeast corner of McKinley and Van Ness).

1st Thursday of every month
ART HOP. For more information contact Maria Franco at mfranco@fresnoarts.org  or call (559) 237- 9734.

2nd Thursday of every month
5 PM
The Human Relations Commission meetings are open to the public. Regular meetings are usually scheduled on the second Thursday of each month in Meeting Room 2165N of City Hall. Any person who wants to place an issue before the Commission should first contact the HRC staff at 621–7770.

2nd Thursday of every month
7 PM
Fresno LGBTQ Social Group  http://www.gayfresno.com/social/ 

Carrow's Fresno
1484 E. Shaw Ave
(one block south of Fashion Fair)
Get together and hang out

2nd Thursday of every month
7 PM
Monthly meeting of the Fresno County Green Party, County Council, at the California State Building in downtown Fresno. The address is 2550 Mariposa Ave., and is located between O and P streets and Fresno and Tulare. Enter through the main door along the pedestrian mall just off P Street. Call (559) 265–3647 or go to www.cagreens.org/fresno  for more information.

2nd Thursday of every month
7 PM
Women's International League for Peace and Freedom meeting, 1584 N Van Ness, south of McKinley.  For more information contact JEAN HAYS skyhorse3593@sbcglobal.net

3rd Thursday of every month
6–8 PM
Fresno County Bicycle Coalition, monthly meetings to provide a forum for bicyclists to organize, discuss common concerns, and influence public policy. If you are interested in helping Fresno County become more bike-friendly, you are invited to join this group. Please call (559) 444–2065 for more information.

4^th Thursday of every month
7 PM
FresCAMP (Fresno Coalition Against the Misuse of Pesticides) meeting. For more information e-mail frescamp@sbcglobal.net or call (559) 227–6134.

1st Friday of every month
4:30–6:30 PM
Peace Fresno is at Shaw and Blackstone Avenues to protest the occupation of Iraq and other harmful domestic and foreign policies of the Bush administration. Peace Fresno advocates alternatives to war and social and environmental justice. For more information go to www.peacefresno.org

1st Friday of every month
7–9 PM
Dances of Universal Peace. Sacred Circle Dances from Around the World at the First Congregational Church, Van Ness and Yale.

3rd Friday of every month
4:30 PM to 6:30 PM
"Justice Corner" In West Fresno
The local chapter of the National Action Network with support from Peace Fresno is establishing a "Justice Corner" at the intersection of 'C' and Fresno Streets. "This will be the bookend to the "Peace Corner" at Blackstone and Shaw Avenues" says Aline Reed, a member of the local NAN group. The "Peace Corner" project has been a monthly presence by Peace Fresno members since the advent of war in 2001.

Supporters of peace and social justice issues are invited to join with NAN and Peace Fresno members on third Friday of every month from 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM.

For more information contact Rev. Floyd Harris Jr, California State President of the National Action Network, (559) 264 - 0097 www.nancal.org   Xyfloyd@aol.com

4th Friday of every month
5 - 6 PM
Street Heat on KFCF, 88.1 FM in Fresno.  This is the Community Alliance radio show.

1st Saturday of every month
9:30 AM
Kennedy Club of the San Joaquin Valley meets at Denny's Restaurant at Abby and Divisidero.  Call 439–8140 for more information.

1st Saturday of every month
3–5 PM
Women of Spirit—a gathering of women rediscovering their own spirituality and enabling others to do the same. You are invited to join the circle of women the first Saturday of each month, at 7319 N Fourth St, Fresno. Beginning and closing meditation, discussion and activity, light refreshments after closing. The event is free. Both men and women are welcome. Contact: Veena Kapoor, (559) 435–2212.

2nd Saturday of every month
9:30 AM
Fresno Center for Nonviolence monthly meeting at 1584 N. Van Ness, south of McKinley.&nbsp