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DESCRIPTION:Conversations in Nonviolence\n\nThursday June 5 at 7:30 pm \nResource 
 Center for Nonviolence\n515 Broadway, Santa Cruz\n\nThe Resource Center for 
 Nonviolence is hosting a series of "Conversations in Nonviolence," a series 
 of informal conversations with local activists who have chosen nonviolence 
 as a strategy for social change.\n\nThis Thursday's Conversation features 
 Bob Fitch speaking on "Doing Non Violence in My Back Yard"\n\nBob Fitch's 
 48 years or peace and justice work started during his teen years growing up 
 in Berkeley, CA around Socialist and CP organizer families. Youthful 
 apprenticeships included working with the southern Black Civil Right 
 Movement (Southern Christian Leadership Conference, SCLC) and the United 
 Farmworker Union (AFL-CIO).   \n\nLess known experiences are active labor 
 movement membership (United Food and Commercial Workers, The Operating 
 Engineers 3E, SEIU 1000), community activities (environment, schools) and a 
 lifetime of draft resistance and GI Rights organizing.  \n\nBob organized 
 the Viet Nam era west coast Sanctuary church movement (foundation for the 
 Sanctuary movement serving the Central and Latin American underground) and 
 was a founder (with April Burns, Carl Stancil, and Joe Williams) of the 
 model CA Central Coast GI Rights counselling team which is currently 
 associated with RCNV.  \n\nBob Lives in Watsonville, CA where he manages 
 photo archives he produced during his various adventures and where he 
 remains active in community empowerment programs.  \n\nRecommended reading: 
 THE LONG HAUL, Myles Horton; WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE, Martin Luther King 
 Jr.; RULES FOR RADICALS, Saul Alinsky; TO THE MOUNTAINTOP, Stewart Burns; 
 LABORS UNTOLD STORY, Richard Goyer & Herbert Morais; AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF 
 MALCOMX, Alex Haley; WRETCHED OF THE EARTH, Franz Fanon; A FORCE MORE 
 POWERFUL, Peter Ackerman & Jack Duvall.\n\nWatch for others in this 
 series:\n\nThursday, June 12, Luis Alejo, a lawyer, one of the founders of 
 the Brown Berets, formerly with California Rural Legal Assistance, now 
 serving on the Monterey Superior Court and a long-time Watsonville 
 activist.\n\nThursday, June 19, Louise and Joel Wallock, talking about 
 their experiences teaching conflict resolution in India.\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/05/31/18503347.php
SUMMARY:"Conversations in Nonviolence" with Bob Fitch
LOCATION:Resource Center for Nonviolence\n515 Broadway, Santa Cruz
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/05/31/18503347.php
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