Peace and Social Justice calendar for Fresno

THE PEACE AND SOCIAL JUSTICE CALENDAR
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Sunday, November 9
12:30 PM
FREEDOM RIDERS RIDE TO FRESNO. A reception will be held at the Unitarian Universalist Church at 4144 N Millbrook Ave in Fresno. Come to meet the Freedom Riders. Hear their stories and receive an update on the current immigrant reform legislation. The featured speakers will be Sara Shakir, a reporter for KPFA and Radio Bilingüe, Sara Rubio an H.E.R.E member, Baltazar Martinez, a Mission College Student and Peter Holderness, an Indymedia photojournalist who will share a photo display of the Freedom ride.
This reception is sponsored by the Community Alliance for a Fair Economy and the Immigrant and Workers Rights Center.

Monday, November 10
11 AM - 1 PM
Fresno Metro Ministry Community Food Assessment Meeting at Fresno Metro Ministry RSVP 485-1416.

Monday, November 10
7 PM
KFCF 88.1 FM will broadcast a forum featuring the five candidates for election to the Fresno Free College Foundation Board of Directors. The five candidates running for three positions on the Board are: Deborah Speer, Leni Reeves, Waldo Porter, Diane LaRue and Nicholas DeGraff. The candidates will participate in a round-table discussion in the KFCF studio, with an opportunity for the listening audience to ask question via telephone at (559)266-8888 The live broadcast will take place on Monday, November 10th from 7 to 8 pm. The forum will be recorded and aired again at 7 pm on Thursday, November 13th, Tuesday, November 18th, and Thursday, November 20th.

Tuesday, November 11
2 PM
A slide presentation and discussion of current peace and reconciliation projects in Vietnam will be held at Fresno State USU building, Room 312 on Veteran's Day, November 11, 2003 at 2pm and at 5:30pm. Presentation is by Mike Boehm of Madison Quakers, Inc. The event is free and the public is invited. Vietnam veteran Mike Boehm has worked in My Lai and elsewhere in Vietnam since 1992. He has traveled to Vietnam 12 times to facilitate these reconciliation projects. A veteran who served in Cu Chi, Vietnam, working in intelligence from 1968 to 1969, Boehm first returned to Vietnam to help build a medical clinic. While there he began to come to terms with his own experiences there and to understand the tremendous capacity of people-to-people projects for building peace and reconciliation between our two societies.
Boehm's work in Vietnam has included providing loans to nearly 2,000 women in thirteen different communities including My Lai, building on the Grameen Bank model of micro credit. In addition he has helped facilitate art exchanges between the children of My Lai and Madison, Wisconsin; Peace Parks in Bac Giang and most recently My Lai, site of the infamous 1968 massacre. He is currently working to help facilitate an exchange between women's organizations in Vietnam and El Salvador.
The presentation is sponsored by Women's International League for Peace & Freedom, Fresno Center for Nonviolence, Peace Fresno, Fresno Friends and Campus Peace & Civil Liberties Coalition. Madison Quakers, Inc,. is a 501(c)3 non-profit corporation created to support this work in Vietnam. In the last 9 years, Madison Quakers has raised more than $350,000 to further this work. Projects funded by the Madison Quakers include the My Lai Peace Park, My Lai Loan Fund, new primary schools for My Lai, ethnic minority community development projects, and most recently the Sisters Meeting Sisters Project. For info,contact Vickie Fouts,559-658-8260,or at vmfout1 [at] sti.net

November 12 - 19
The Education Not Incarceration Coalition is kicking off the 2003_2004 school year with TEACH-INS in schools, building toward a statewide DAY OF ACTION to demand funding for schools not more prisons. THERE ARE TWO WAYS TO PARTICIPATETEACH INS:
Teachers across California are encouraged to participate one day during Nov. 12-19 in the TEACH_INS, which will spotlight the immense problems facing our schools due to drastic budget cuts, while at the same time the state of California continues to spend money building prisons, and imprisoning our youth and parents. Teachers within ENI are developing curriculum for across the grade levels and ENI is organizing youth speakers and community leaders. The TEACH_INS will culminate with a statewide DAY OF ACTION on Nov. 19.THE DAY OF ACTION
On the statewide DAY OF ACTION, WED NOV 19, teachers, students, parents and community members will take their message to their state representatives to demand a reduction in the amount of money spent on prisons and in the number of people behind bars, saving the state millions of dollars that should be restored to education! We will provide materials and ideas for creative ways to get your message across. There is more information at http://www.may8.org If you or your school would like more information or to sign up to participate. Call 510-444-0484 or email ednotinc [at] aol.com

Wednesday, November 12
12 - 1:30 PM
Fresno Metro Ministry: Hunger & Nutrition Forum at Trinity Lutheran Church. RSVP 485_1416.

Wednesday, November 12
7 PM
Sierra Club - Tehipite Chapter general meeting will feature Tom Willey: CSA Farming in the Great Central Valley and Healthy Opportunities. T & D Willey is comprised of a 75 acre patch of the Central San Joaquin Valley in Madera California. Come to this exciting and informative presentation on opportuities for healthier farming in the Central Valley. Unitarian Church, 4144 N Millbrook.

Friday, November 14
9 AM
Fresno Metro Ministry Child Nutrition RAP (Research, Action, Policy) at Fresno Metro Ministry RSVP 485-1416.

Friday, November 14
5:00 PM or 8:00 PM
Fresno Filmworks presents CHI-HWA-SEON: PAINTED FIRE which will be shown at the Tower Theatre. Tickets are on sale now in the Tower District at The Tower Theatre Box Office, 815 E. Olive Ave., and at the Movies, 1435 N. Van Ness Ave., and in Fig Garden Village at The Fig Garden Bookstore, 5094 N. Palm Ave. Tickets are $9.00; $7.00, for students and seniors. For more information about this film or Fresno Filmworks go to: http://www.fresnofilmworks.org/

Saturday, November 15
Deadline for articles and calendar items to the December 2003 Community Alliance magazine. Send information to AllianceEditor [at] Comcast.net

Saturday, November 15
6 PM Potluck & 7:30 PM Program
On Saturday, November 15, a Pastors for Peace caravan headed for Chiapas and Central America will be passing through Fresno. You will have a chance to meet and talk to the caravanistas at an event to be held at the Fresno Center for Nonviolence, 985 N. Van Ness Ave. There will be a potluck meal at 6 p.m., music by Rondalla at 7 p.m., and a program at 7:30 p.m.

In a new twist for Pastors for Peace caravans, the speakers will be focussing on issues of globalization, and in particular the pending Central America Free Trade Agreement. The theme of the caravan is "Free Education, Not Free Trade." The caravan will bring its message to more than 60 communities throughout the US. Their message is that so-called free trade agreements are more about eliminating barriers to corporate profit than about eliminating barriers to trade. At the same time, these agreements force poor countries to cut their budgets and privatize essential social services such as public education and health care. Such policies would have a devastating effect on Central American countries, just as NAFTA has done to Mexico.

The destinations for this caravan are Chiapas, Honduras and Nicaragua. The caravan will be collecting material aid such as school and university supplies, medical supplies, tools, bicycles and bicycle supplies. The event is free and open to the public, but there will be a free will offering to cover the costs of the caravan.

For more information about the caravan event or about making a donation contact Gerry Bill, 227-2133.

Saturday, November 15
8 PM
INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL NIGHT at the Tower Theatre. The program is a unique event that celebrates and shares cultures from around the world through music, song, dance, and demonstrations. This year’’s event includes representations from China, Denmark, Armenia, Japan, United States, Sri Lanka, Africa, Mexico, India, Middle East, Polynesian Islands and Latin America. The concept for International Festival Night 2003 originated from the acclaimed International Culture Night held annually at California State University, Fresno. More than fifteen different countries and regions have showcased their talent (annually) during this event and it has been deemed the largest and most diverse event in Central California, with more than 250 performers on stage.
The event is open to the public; ticket prices are $12 for students and $20 for general admission. For TICKETS call the Tower Theatre Box Office at (559) 485-9050.
Further information and POSTERS please call Isidro Fierro at: (559) 360-8446 or http://www.InternationalFestivalNight.com. information [at] internationalfestivalnight.comSaturday,

November 15
8 PM
Ahh Yeah Poetry Jam - Farewell show at the Starline 831 Fern Ave. Spoken Word and Music provided by Cloud 99 with Beat Dynasty Sound and DON D.

Sunday November 16
Noon
Support Immigrant Rights and their struggle for drivers licenses. Meet at the clock tower on the Fulton mall in downtown Fresno (Mariposa and Fulton). For more information call (559) 498-6033 O AL (559) 360-7771 or polo at 497-0206.

Sunday, November 16
12 Noon - 9 PM +
"Rising Up Filmfest" - Visions of Hope and Inspiration Sun Mt. Docu-Poems by George Elfie Ballis Starline Theater, next to Livingstone's Restaurant, Tower District Noon - 2 PM "Houses of Straw," 3 - 5 PM "Rising Up," 7 - 9 PM "Respect for Work," 9 PM - ? Showcase of new filmmakers on social-economic justice. Each section has panel on activists dealing with subjects. See full program at: http://www.sunmt.org/filmfest.html Tickets $5. Call 559-855-3710 for Info and Tickets.

November 18 - 21
San Joaquin Valley residents will have two opportunities to hear Rigoberta Menchu Tum speak in Fresno. Ms. Menchu, the 1992 recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, will speak on the CSU-Fresno campus November 18th at 7:30 in the Satellite Student Union, and at a gala dinner in her honor at the Radisson on November 21st..
Rigoberta Menchu is a Quiche Mayan from Guatemala who has documented her family's and Mayan people's struggles during the time of the Guatemalan civil war, which raged from the 1960s until 1996. More than one million Guatemalan Mayans were made refugees, exiled, or internally displaced during this brutal civil war, which was set in motion by the 1954 CIA-led coup of a democratically-elected government. Of the 150,000 to 200,000 people killed during this war, the great majority have been indigenous Mayans, and the UN and Roman Catholic Diocese investigations have determined that the Guatemalan army and paramilitary forces associated with the army were responsible for more than 90% of the killings. Ms. Menchu's account of her family's struggles and the murders of her mother and father and brother by the forces of the Guatemalan state, I, Rigoberta Menchu brought her worldwide recognition. Since winning the Nobel prize, she has established the Fundacion Rigoberta Menchu, which works on achieving human rights and establishing an ethic of world peace, She has tirelessly campaigned for Mayan people's rights to their own culture, their land, their languages. She has said that indigenous peoples must be allowed to "recover the meaning of our own history." She is a goodwill ambassador for the United Nations and the official spokesperson of the United Nations International Decade of Indigenous Peoples, 1994-2003.
Ms. Menchu is a featured speaker for the University Lecture Series on November 18th. On November 21st, she returns to Fresno to be honored at a gala dinner sponsored by the Centro Binacional para el Desarrollo Indigena Oaxaqueno, Inc. and Frente Indigena Oaxaqueno Binacional. At the dinner, Ms. Menchu will be recognized with the Xini Nuu or community leader award, along with Xochitl Galvez Ruiz, who heads the Mexican Presidency's National Commission for the Development of Indigenous Communities, and Lila Downs, singer and composer of Mixtec origin. The gala dinner benefits the sponsoring organizations' work on behalf of the rights of indigenous people from Mexico who live and work in the Central Valley. Time and location for this event November 21st is the Sequoia Room of the Hotel Radisson, 2233 Ventura Street, from 5:30 to 9:00 PM. Reservations cost $60 per person (a tax-deductible donation). For further information call the Centro Binacional office: (559) 499-1178, or email: cbdioinc [at] sbcglobal.net .

Wednesday, November 19
6:00 PM
Central California Criminal Justice Committee at the Sarah McCardle Room (downtown library) They will be asking the Human Relations Commission to bring the proposal for an Independent Police Auditor to the City Council, since the mayor has failed to act on this. Be prepared to speak on behalf of the proposal when it comes before the City Council. For more information contact Ellie Bluestein at: geneb [at] csufresno.edu

Wednesday, November 19
7 PM
"Whites Looking At White Privilege," second in a series of discussions in which whites will be challenged to examine the benefits received from centuries of racism. Subsequent meetings the third Wednesday of each month, 7 PM, Fresno City College.
This meeting will be held at Fresno City College, Room SO-110. Contact Richard Stone to enroll: 266-2559. Contact Gerry Bill at 227-2133 or 442-4600 ext. 8348 for Parking Permit.

Thursday, November 20
1:30 PM
Fresno Metro Ministry Food Stamp Advocates/EBT Advisory at Fresno Metro Ministry RSVP 485-1416

Thursday, November 20
6 PM
The Multi-Cultural Center of Reedley Social Services, Inc. will be the site of the monthly meeting of the Coalition for Immigrant's Rights of the San Joaquin Valley. Members of the Coalition include " Nos Vamos" committe, Ex-Bracero Unios, Mennonite Central Committe, The Bi-Nationala Indigenous Oaxacan Front, MAPA del Valle, PAN Valley Institute, American Friends Services of Visalia(Proyecto Campesino), Reedley Social Services, Carpenter's Union, Local 701, Catholic Church of Fowler, Fine Arts Center, Barrio Art, and other organizations which are fast joining the Coalition.
The main topic of the meeting will be how to assure that SB70, Driver Licenses for all, survive the recent recall election. All are invited to attend (except government undercover agents) this 20th of November, Day of the 1910 Mexican Revolution, at 1133 G Street, Reedley, CA.

Thursday, November 20
7:30 PM
Sierra Club - Merced chapter general meeting. Program: Hiking and Fishing the John Muir Trail - guest speaker Steve Beck. MSEF Credit Union, 1021 Olivewood Drive in Merced.

November 21-23, 2003
Converge on Fort Benning, Georgia Join thousands at the gates of Fort Benning, Georgia. This year's November vigil is shaping up to be a milestone in the campaign to close the SOA. Visit the Ride Board on the SOA Watch webpage to share rides with people from your area: http://www.soaw.org/new/ride.php The weekend will start with workshops and events on Friday, November 21. Saturday's rally will feature lots of music including Pete Seeger; Llajtasuyo; Francisco Herrera; Jon Fromer; Amy Goodman from Democracy Now!; Sister Helen Prejean, the author of Dead Man Walking; Bob King, the International Vice President of the International Auto Workers Union; Kathy Kelly from Voices in the Wilderness; Carlos Mauricio and Neris Gonzales; Starhawk; activists from Argentina, Colombia, Guatemala, Venezuela; and many others. On Sunday, November 23, 2003, many will cross onto the military base and put their bodies on the line in a nonviolent direct action to close the SOA! You'll receive a detailed schedule of events for the vigil weekend, and a call for direct action, this Thursday! See you at the gates of Fort Benning!
For background information on this issue go to this SF Indymedia article which is about the visit to Fresno by Roy Bourgeois: http://www.indybay.org/news/2003/09/1641669.php

Friday, November 21
5:30 - 9 PM
A Gala Dinner Honoring "Outstanding Indigenous Women. El Centro Binacional para el Desarrollo Indigena Oaxaqueno brings Nobel Peace Prize award winner Rigoberta Menchu Tum to Fresno! This event will be held at the Sequoia Room at Radisson hotel, 2233 Ventura Street. For tickets ($60 each) or more information call (559) 499-1178, email ebdioine [at] sbcglogal.net Or visit their web site at http://www.laneta.apc.org/fiob/currentevent.html Organized by: The Frente Indígena Oaxaqueño Binacional and Centro Binacional para el Desarrollo Indígena Oaxaqueño, Inc.Co-sponsor by: The Department of Chicano and Latin American Studies, California State University, Fresno. Event Coordination Sponsor: The Rios Company

Sunday, November 23
3 PM
Annual Fresno Metro Ministry Thanksgiving Concert at Hope Lutheran Church All Faith Choir Concert (no charge, free will donation to Metro).Tuesday,

November 25
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Fresno Metro Ministry Senior Nutrition Tuesday at Fresno Metro Ministry RSVP 485-1416

Wednesday, November 26
10 AM
Fresno Metro Ministry Food Resources/Gleaners Wednesday at Fresno Metro Ministry RSVP 485-1416
Friday, November 28
National Buy Nothing Day. For more information go to: http://adbusters.org/campaigns/bnd

December 1 - 3
United Student Pride will be hosting a three day event for World AIDS Day 2003. This year's theme is "Stigma and Discrimination" and will begin on Monday December 1 with an information and health fair at Fresno State in the Free Speech area from 10 am - 2 pm. Many on campus, and off campus organizations will be on hand, such as St. Agnes Medical Center, University Medical Center, Planned Parenthood, and Central California Pride Network. On Tuesday December 2, USP will be also be hosting a candlelight vigil in memory of those who have passed on of AIDS and for those who are currently living with the disease. There will be speakers and an open mic. This will also be held at Fresno State in the Peace Garden from 6 pm -9 pm. Finally, on Wednesday December 3 United Student Pride is proud to bring a section of the NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt to Fresno State. It will be hung in the Satellite Student Union from 9 am -9 pm. All events are free and open to the public. We encourage everyone to come out and join us in our fight against AIDS. For more information contact Talia Duran at 905-7701 or by e-mail sasibeme [at] yahoo.com

Thursday, December 4
Fresno Metro Ministry 33nd Anniversary and Awards Dinner at Hope Lutheran Church. Honoring Rollin Pickford, Pat Pickford, Su Kapoor, and Art Dyson. Call 485-1416 for reservations or to sponsor a table.

Saturday, December 6
10 AM - 4 PM
The Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom Peace and Community Craft Faire located at the First Congregational Church, 2131 N Van Ness Blvd. Call Desi at 907-2200 for details.

Sunday, December 7
10 AM - 4 PM
The Fresno Sangha invites you to join them for a Day of Mindfulness. The day will include walking meditation, sitting mediation, eating mediation, and a live dharma talk. Beginners, non-practitioners and people of all faiths and traditions are welcome. The Fresno Sangha is a Buddhist practice in the tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh and the monks and nuns of Plum Village. Plan on bringing a blanket, pillow, and a vegetarian lunch for yourself. We request that there be no alcohol or smoking. A donation is requested but no one will be turned away for lack of funds. Please visit http://www.neuhouse.com/sangha/ or call Kenley at 486-1574 to RSVP.

Sunday, December 7
2 - 4 PM
A Human Rights Day Celebration will be held at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Fresno (4144 N. Millbrook, Fresno, CA 93726; ½ block south of Ashland Ave). This event is sponsored by Meiklejohn Civil Liberties Institute, WILPF and other Fresno area organizations. Free admission with a free will donation to Meiklejohn Institute's New Director Fund.

Wednesday, December 10
5 PM
International Human Rights Day event will be held in front of the Federal Building in downtown Fresno. Call Comite No Nos Vamos at 498-6033 for more information.

Friday, December 12
8 PM
SWEET HONEY IN THE ROCK will perform at the Warnor’s Theater. This is the first Gene Bluestein Memorial Fund event. All tickets $27.00 and seats are reserved, so get them soon if you want good seats. Available at Warnor s Theater now. Check out web site for information about the group at http://evobluestein.com/shirconcert.html and http://www.lineonline.org/sweet_honey/index1.htm

ONGOING WEEKLY ACTIVITIES/PROGRAMS
Every Sunday
Food Not Bombs serves free food to anyone who is hungry. Anyone who'd like to devote a few hours of their time on Sundays are invited to leave voice mail for Nick at (559) 499-7927 to arrange to help him and other volunteers prepare lunch at 12:30 p.m. at his home in the Tower District. Lunch is served 3 p.m. at Courthouse Park near the Martin Luther King, Jr. statue. Donations of plates, bowls, spoons, and forks made of recyclable material are greatly appreciated.

Every Tuesday
7 PM
Peace Fresno meets at the Fresno Center for Nonviolence at 985 N Van Ness. 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 (559-237-3223). For more information about Peace Fresno call 487-2515 or visit their web site at: http://www.peacefresno.org  

Every Tuesday and Thursday
6:45 - 9 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) each Tuesday and Thursday night from 6:45 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Volunteers are needed to help prepare and serve the meals. For more information contact Liza Apper at (559) 229-6410 liza.apper [at] stbencatholicworker.org or visit their web site at: http://www.stbencatholicworker.org

Every Friday
9 AM - 5 PM
Stone Soup cultural art store featuring authentic Hmong Cultural Arts is open at 1345 Bulldog Lane in Fresno. Call (559) 224-7613 or email stonesoupfresno [at] yahoo.com  for more information

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, Ca ... Programs very but the focus is always on peace issues local, state,
national, international....the contact is Carol Krahbel 559-637-9098 or email krahbiel [at] cvip.net . The meeting is free and open to the public and handicapped accessible...

Every Saturday
1-2 PM
Food Not Bombs feeds the hungry near the Olive Avenue entrance to Roeding Park. The location for cooking on Saturday is at the Wesley United Methodist Church, 1343 East Barstow Ave., between First and Cedar starting at 9AM. They are always in need of servers at the park. For more information call 452-0277 (Dallas). e-mail fresnofnb [at] yahoo.com . Visit the Food Not Bombs web site at: http://www.fresnoalliance.com/FNB/

Every Saturday
1 PM until the last patient is served
Medical Clinic for the homeless, active injecting drug users and prostitutes. You can find them near the Olive Avenue entrance to Roeding Park.

* 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, 1:00 - 3:00ish. Donations of bicycle parts, inner tubes & blinky lights welcome. Volunteers needed to help with minor repairs. The bicycle clinic is near the Olive Avenue entrance to Roeding Park, beside Food Not Bombs.  For more info and to arrange donations,  fresnofreebikeclinic [at] yahoo.com

Every Saturday
2 - 3 PM
Peace Bakersfield meets every Saturday at 2:00 pm at the Beale Library in downtown Bakersfield. They will wait for people in the front of the library near the front doors before going inside for the meeting. Everyone is welcome. Your ideas are the basis for our action. Beale Library, 701 Truxtun Avenue in Bakersfield. For more information call (661) 633-2930

ONGOING MONTHLY ACTIVITIES/PROGRAMS
2nd and 4th Sunday of every month
1 PM
South Valley Peace Center meets on every second and fourth Sundays at 1:00 p.m. at the Visalia Friends Meeting House, 17208 Ave. 296, Visalia. Contact is: David [at] DavidChandler.com. 

1st Monday of every month
7:00 PM
FresCAMP (Fresno Coalition Against the Misuse of Pesticide) meets at The BIG Community building behind the house at 4230 N Arthur. For more information email FresCAMP [at] yahoo.com or call (559) 227-6134.

2nd Monday of every month
7 PM
Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom Meeting is at 985 N. Van Ness. For more information email vmfout1 [at] sti.net

3rd Monday of every month
7 - 9 PM
The National Organization for Women (NOW) will not have its regular monthly meeting in July or August. The next meeting will be Monday September 15, 7:00 p.m., at the Center for Non-Violence, 985 N. Van
Ness. Information at 252-7569.

1st Tuesday of every month
6 PM
The San Joaquin Valley Coalition for Immigrant Rights meeting. For more information call (559) 498-6033.

1st Tuesday of every month
6 PM
Health Care for All meets at the King Buffet, 3254 S. Mooney Blvd., Visalia (dinner $10). For further information, call 559 732-3910 or 559 732-5102, or e-mail bwauchope [at] comcast.net . 

2nd 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 in Fresno. The public is invited. For more information call (559) 233-2221, email kfcf [at] kfcf.org , or visit http://www.kfcf.org

3rd Tuesday of every month
7:00 PM
Stonewall Democrats will hold their regular monthly meeting.  Contact Jay Hubbell for meeting details. You can contact Jay at (559) 292-4905 e-mail kucinich2004 [at] comcast.net  or visit the website http://www.mangen.com/stonewall/

1st Wednesday of every month
12 Noon
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, from 12-1:00 PM and stand silently, advocating PEACE. For more info: 278-7140 or 225-2850.

1st Wednesday of every month
7 PM
The Fresno County Democratic Central Committee meeting's are held in the Sate Building Assembly Room. Call Sam Pack Chair phone 495-0606 for more information or agenda item. Fresno Central Democratic Committee-Vice Chair-Barbara Pyle-291-6024.

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

3rd Wednesday of every month
6 PM
Central California Criminal Justice Committee meetings take place on the third Wednesday of the month at the Sarah McCardle room of the downtown library.

2nd Thursday of every month
7:00 PM
Fresno County Green Party Council Meeting at the Fresno Center for Nonviolence, 985 N Van Ness Ave (S. of Olive). The Fresno County Green Party invites you to its regular monthly County Council meeting. The four pillars of the international Green movement are Social Justice, Grassroots Democracy, Nonviolence, and Ecological Wisdom. Call 265-3647 for details or go to http://www.greens.org/cal/fresno

3rd Thursday of every month
6:00 - 8 PM
Fresno County Bicycle Coalition - monthly meetings to provide a forum for bicyclists to organize, discuss common concerns, and influence public policy. They have committees on Political Action, Promotion & Education, and Facilities Planning. If you are interested in helping Fresno County become more bike friendly, you are invited to join this group. King's Men Cafe and Coffee House, 1495 N. Van Ness Ave. @ Home Ave (3 blocks N. of Olive, 1 S. of McKinley Ave). For more information call 559.444.2065.


3rd Thursday of every month
7:30 PM
Next Meeting: To Be Announced
Meetings Temporarily Suspended for Summer

Support Group Will Continue to be Available Throughout Summer
If Help Is Needed, Or For Referrals, Please Phone
Donna @ 275-4974, Maria @ 255-9492, Toni @ 251-0169

Death Penalty Focus regular meeting at the Fresno Center for Nonviolence, 985 N Van Ness. For more information contact Maria Telesco at: (559) 255-9492 maria.telesco [at] worldnet.att.net 

1st Friday of every month
4:30 PM
Vigil to Stop the Bush Administrations war against the world are held at Shaw and Blackstone in Fresno.

2nd Friday of every month
7 PM
Vigil to protest the murder of immigrants at the border and by the police in this country. This vigil is organized by El Comite No Nos Vamos. 328 N Fresno Street. Call (559) 498-6033 or 497-0206 for more information.

1st Saturday of every month
9:30 AM
Kennedy Club of the San Joaquin Valley are held each 1st Saturday of the month at Denny's Restaurant at Abby and Divisidero. Call 439-8140 for more information. http://home.att.net/~barbarapyle/kennedy/kennedy.htm

1st Saturday of every month
2 - 4 PM
Women of Spirt - 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. Questions, call Veena Kapoor (559) 435-2212.

2nd Saturday of every month
9:30 AM
Fresno Center for Nonviolence monthly meeting at 985 N. Van Ness. For more information about the Fresno Center for Nonviolence, see their web page at: http://www.fresnoalliance.com/centerfornonviolence/ or call 559-23PEACE (559-237-3223).

Last Saturday of every month
9 AM
Regular Monthly meeting for the Fresno County Democratic Latino/Chicano Caucus. They meet at Bobby Salazar's Restaurant Located at 2839 Blackstone between Shields Ave. & Princeton St. Come out and have breakfast with us and meet some nice people... Everyone is welcomed. Contact: Tony Pacheco 977-3859 or 864-8843 TonyPchc [at] aol.com