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5 PM
MAPA will hold a candlelight vigil for Tomas Reyes-Soto in front of the Federal Building, 1130 O Street in Fresno. Soto is scheduled to be deported the following day. For more information see: http://www.nbc4.tv/news/3955218/detail.html
Thursday, December 9
5 PM
The Human Relations Commission meetings are open to the public. Regular
meetings are usually held in Meeting Room 2165N of Fresno's City Hall. Any
person who wants to place an issue before the Commission should first
contact the HRC staff at (559) 621-7770.
Friday, December 10
5 PM
El Comite NO NOS VAMOS annual candlelight vigil at the federal building
honoring the International declaration of Human rights. Bring candles,
poetry, drums, and people to combat the on going human rights abuses in the
world and here at home by the United States Government. Call Comite No Nos
Vamos at 498-6033 for more information.
Friday, December 10
5:45 PM
You are invited to a Public Event - 56th Anniversary Celebration
of the U.N.’s Universal Declaration of Human Rights (Signed by 48
countries on December 10, 1948) Consisting of a list of basic rights that
the international community agreed were "inherent" and
"equal" for all human beings. Courthouse Park – 21st
& M Streets Merced, California
Refreshments and copies of the Universal Declaration will be available in various languages
. Sponsored by: Merced Labor Party/Just Health Care Committee (209) 631-6461Friday, December 10
5:45 PM
The first three Fridays in December, the Reedley Peace Center is inviting
all those who wish to express their desire for a nation and a world where
compassion and understanding are the guiding lights, to meet at 5:45 pm in
Pioneer Park for a candlelight vigil of prayer and meditation. This will
last until approximately 6:20 pm.
Friday, December 10
6:30-8:30 PM
The Reedley Peace Center presents TERRA MADRE, A WORLD MEETING OF FOOD
COMMUNITIES. Terra Madre was a coming together of food producers from 130
countries from around the world: 5000 delegates exchanging ideas and
celebrating food with the hope of reestablishing a farmer/ consumer
connection. These issues have far-reaching concerns around the globe; our
survival as the human race depends on a sustainable food supply. This report
will be given by six of our members, Ted and Fran Loewen, Dick and Karen
Peterson, and Fred and Paula Smeds.
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@telis.org
Saturday, December 11
3:30 PM
The Central Valley Progressive PAC will meet at the Fresno Center for
Nonviolence, 1584 N. Van Ness, south of McKinley. For more information call
(559) 978-4502 or email info@cvppac.org
Also see: http://www.cvppac.org/
Monday, December 13
6 PM
The Fresno County Democratic Chicano Latino Caucus meets at Bobby Salazar' s
2839 N. Blackstone for Election of Officers. Call Jose Luis Barraza at
276-6777 for Program details.
Wednesday, December 15
Deadline for articles and calendar items to the January, 2005 Community
Alliance newspaper. Send information to AllianceEditor@Comcast.net
Thursday, December 16
6:30 PM
The Central California Criminal Justice Committee will meet at the Fresno
Center for Nonviolence. All welcome. For information: 229-9807.
Friday, December 17
5:45 PM
The first three Fridays in December, the Reedley Peace Center is inviting
all those who wish to express their desire for a nation and a world where
compassion and understanding are the guiding lights, to meet at 5:45 pm in
Pioneer Park for a candlelight vigil of prayer and meditation. This will
last until approximately 6:20 pm.
Friday, December 17
6:30-8:30 PM
The Reedley Peace Center will show the Robert Greenwald film
Unconstitutional: The War on Our Civil Liberties. This presents the story
behind the USA Patriot Act and the abuse of the liberties of U.S. citizens
who have been targeted because of September 11, 2001
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@telis.org
Sunday, December 19
2 PM
BIKE THE FREEWAY!!
The Freeway 180 extension from Chestnut Ave. to Fowler has not yet succumbed to the noise, air pollution, and general mayhem of automobile traffic. Instead, it remains one of the biggest, quietest, safest, and cleanest bike lanes in the world! One hundred yards wide and two miles long of smooth pavement, quiet, and relatively clean air.
Join a fun-loving group of Yahoos, Critical Massers, Rabble Rousers, FCBC folks, clean air advocates, livable community activists and other despicable liberals, progressives, and n'er-do-wells for a leisurely ride and reconnaissance of Fresno's newest bike lane/freeway. We'll gather for a repast, refreshments, music, and bicycle video along the way--Dallas and Stephen are the rolling music/video techies and Chris will provide any needed bike repairs.
WHERE: Jensen and Watts parking lot, northeast corner of Chestnut and Belmont
WHEN: Sunday, December 19th at 2 pm, rain, snow, sleet, or shine.
WHAT TO BRING: Yourself, friends and family, food/snacks for a potluck, your favorite beverage
WHY: To ride on the world's biggest, quietest, safest, and cleanest bike lane, of course. Also, to dream of what could be if we allowed common sense, aesthetics, environmental integrity and community to guide the spending of our transportation tax dollars.
Friday, December 17
5 - 8 PM
Spectrum Art Gallery reception for Dick Hass, presenting the show BIOS (as
in life). All are recent images mostly shot in and around home, the
backyard, foothills and that sort of thing. Digital prints from 35mm
Fujichrome, Framed, 16x20. The general theme is an attempt to focus on the
beauty and wonder of organic forms. From aphids and blooms to lion and owl.
I hope that a few capture the viewer's interest and invite contemplation,
perhaps; the rest are pretty pictures. The Spectrum Art Gallery is located
at 1306 N Wishon. Call 266-0691 for more information.
Wednesday, December 29
7:30 PM
GRAPEVINE TV MAGAZINE on KNXT ch 49 (ch 9 on Comcast cable) will present
Mike Boehm with the: MY LAI PEACE PARK PROJECT (VIET NAM). For 10 years,
"Grapevines" have been weekly programs featuring
interesting and important religious, civic, business and educational leaders
from all over the valley. These stimulating conversations are usually
enhanced with Sun Mountain "docu-poems" or footage filmed by KNXT.
"Grapevine" airs 3 times weekly. Call Jim (559-488-7440) for more
information or to recommend a Grapevine program you’d like to see!
This show will be re-broadcast on Thursday, December 30 at 1 PM and Sunday, January 2 at 3:30 PM
Thursday Dec. 30
8 PM
Lyquid Amber Concert, Fresno Art Museum, Bonner Auditorium, Tickets $15 at
The Movies, Patrick's Music, National Hardware or send SASE to Doghill
Productions, 10691 N. Madsen Ave, Clovis, CA 93619-9704, credit card
payments call (559) 299-8001, ($1 per card transaction added) Evo
Bluestein-banjo Hannsjorg Scheid-guitar Eva Scow-violin Kevin Hill-bass A
few changes from the past 3 years: Eva Scow joins on violin, now on December
30 so there is no conflict with New Year's events, and we are in the
comfortable and acoustically ideal Bonner Auditorium of the Fresno Art
Museum. Come celebrate with the innovative and original sounds of Lyquid
Amber!
Friday, January 7
6:30-8:30 PM
The Reedley Peace Center presents "The Monsters are due on Maple
Street" from the Twilight Zone. This episode of the science
fiction/fantasy series is Rod Serling's chilling commentary on how easily
neighbor can be turned against neighbor when brought up against inexplicable
events. Here, the brute group entity is dissected and revealed for what it
is: a violent chaotic force powered by fear and nurtured by irrationality.
It first aired on March 4, 1960 and the message remains relevant in today's
climate of suspicion and prejudice. It reminds us of the dangerous power of
fear. How easily it manipulates and controls, how quickly it fans the flames
of anger and hate, and how swiftly reason becomes replaced with violence.
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@telis.org
Thursday, January 13
7:30 PM
The Fresno Folklore Society presents John McCutcheon. Virginia’s
Renaissance Man. Singer songwriter multi-instrumentalist.
First Congregational Church is located at 2131 Van Ness (just south of
Clinton at Yale). $15 advance; $20 at door. Info: 431-3653 www.fresnofolklore.org
Friday, January 14
6:30-8:30 PM
The Reedley Peace Center presents Phil Erro, author of Central California:
Transition from Blight to Delight.
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@telis.org
Sunday, January 23
4 PM
The Fresno Folklore Society presents Jamie Laval & Hannsjoerg Scheid..
Concert Series at the First Congregational Church is
located at 2131 Van Ness (just south of Clinton at Yale) —Celtic
fiddle & guitar. 21002 National Scottish Fiddle champion. $15. Info:
431-3653 www.fresnofolklore.org
www.jamielaval.com
or www.hazzazar.com
Friday, January 28
The Fresno Folklore Society presents Lou & Peter Berryman at Unitarian
Church. Want to laugh? Come along for a merry evening. Larry Bassman,
organizer Info: 244-0562 www.fresnofolklore.org
Tuesday, February 1
6:30 PM
Olive Branch Sangha presents the documentary film Steps of Mindfulness: A
Journey with Thich Nhat Hanh at the Woodward Park Branch Library (944 E.
Perrin Ave.). The event is free and open to the public. Join world-renowned
Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh on an inner journey to the roots of Buddhism.
Thomas Lüüchinger's lyric account of Thich Nhat Hanh's 1997 pilgrimage to
India captures the sights and sounds of this ancient land. The film's
meditative mood interweaves spacious, vivid images of the Indian landscape
and people with Thich Nhat Hanh's clear presentations of the Buddha's
timeless teachings. For more information, call 486-1574 or go to http://www.neuhouse.com/sangha
Wednesday, February 9
7:30 PM
GRAPEVINE TV MAGAZINE on KNXT ch 49 (ch 9 on Comcast cable) will present
Phil Erro from the Central California Institute discussing his vision paper:
Central Califorina: From Blight to Delight. For 10 years, "Grapevines"
have been weekly programs featuring interesting and important religious,
civic, business and educational leaders from all over the valley. These
stimulating conversations are usually enhanced with Sun Mountain "docu-poems"
or footage filmed by KNXT. "Grapevine" airs 3 times weekly. Call
Jim (559-488-7440) for more information or to recommend a Grapevine program
you’d like to see!
This show will be re-broadcast on Thursday, February 10 at 1 PM and Sunday, February 13 at 3:30 PM
Saturday, February 19
6:45 - 8 AM
Race Judicata Fun Run for Charity: featuring a 5K run, a 2-mile walk/run,
and a ¼¼ mile kids run. San Joaquin College of Law, 901 Fifth Street,
Clovis. For info, see: http://www.sjcl.edu/Students/sba/racejudicata/index.html
or call (559) 432-2144 .
Saturday, March 26, 2005
Gene Bluestein Memorial Concert featuring Jean Ritchie and The Bluestein
Family Richard Hagopian Orchestra and The Arax Armenian Dancers Tower
Theatre, Fresno, CA This is a little of what can be found on the site. http://zimmer.csufresno.edu/~geneb/05concert.html
The late professor Gene Bluestein directed a program sponsored by the
National Endowment for the Arts, which brought many nationally-known folk
artists to Cal State University, Fresno, among them: Kenny Hall, Bessie
Jones, Lydia Mendoza, and Dewey Balfa. The artists taught courses in their
specialties and were available to local schools, at no charge. In 1979 the
honor fell to Kentucky native Jean Ritchie and to San Joaquin Valley native
Richard Hagopian. They each taught for an entire semester. With Bluestein's
help, both artists went on to receive the prestigious National Heritage
Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts. The Gene Bluestein
Memorial Committee is proud to celebrate the Second Gene Bluestein Memorial
Concert by featuring these two internationally-recognized artists.
ONGOING WEEKLY ACTIVITIES/PROGRAMS
Every Tuesday and Thursday
7 - 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). Volunteers are needed to help
prepare and serve the meals. For more information contact Liza Apper at (559)
229-6410 liza.apper@sbcw.org
or visit their web site at: www.sbcw.org
An ANTI-WAR Demonstration every Tuesday S E corner of White Lane and South H st. Bakersfield California. For info: call (661)366-9003
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 (559-237-3223). For more information about Peace Fresno call
487-2515 or visit their web site at: http://www.peacefresno.org
Every other Wednesday
3 and 7 PM
Video Series at CSU Fresno sponsored by Campus Peace and Civil
Liberties Coallition and Peace Fresno, will include videos on the Iraq War,
Women's Rights, Mother Earth among others. There will be two showings, one at
3pm in the Student Union Rm. 309, the other at 7pm in McLaine 161. They are free
and open to the public. For more information call Shawn or Khara at
224-1218
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@yahoo.com for more information
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 vary but the focus is always on peace issues local, state, national, international....the contact is Carol Krahbel 559-637-9098 or email krahbiel@cvip.net . The meeting is free and open to the public and handicapped accessible...
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@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@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
1st Sunday of every month
The South Valley Peace Center < http://www.svpc.info/
> has peace demonstrations the first Sunday of each
month at the Northwest corner of Mooney and Walnut in Visalia. Come out and
demonstrate for peace. Bring a sign with your favorite peace message.
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: info@svpc.info
.
3rd Sunday of every month
10 AM to 12 noon
World Meditation Day is observed to promote peace within and
harmony in the world and is held at 7319 N. Fourth St., Fresno. Program
includes guided meditation followed by discussion and light refreshments. Call
Veena Kapoor at (559) 435-2212 for more information.
3rd Sunday of every month
1 PM
Humanists of the San Joaquin
Valley meet at the Discovery Center, 1197 N. Winery. For info call June
@ 645 1719 or visit their website at http://fresno.humanists.net
2nd Monday of every month
5:30 PM
The Living Wage Committee will meet at the SEIU
250 office, 1279 N. Wishon. Community Alliance for a Fair Economy (C.A.F.E.)
is taking the lead in this effort. We are in the research and planning stages
of development. Further information contact Frances Sivak, 559-222-5240,
fsivak@msn.com
The San Joaquin Valley Coalition for Immigrant Rights meeting. For more information call (559) 498-6033.
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@kfcf.org , or visit www.kfcf.org
The 2nd and 4th Wednesday of every month
6 PM
F.A.C.T.S (Families Amending California's Three Strikes) meets at the Fresno Center for NonViolence every 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month (starting in August). The FCNV is located at 1584 N. Van Ness. For more information call 559-325-0443
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.
7:00 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 St. and Fresno and Tulare Ave. 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.
4:30 PM -- 6:30 PM
A demonstration to Stop the Bush Administration's war against the world is held at Shaw and Blackstone in Fresno. For information call Peace Fresno 487-2515 or visit their web site at http://www.peacefresno.org
7 - 9 PM
Dances of Universal Peace. Sacred Circle Dances from Around the World at the First Congregational Church, Van Ness and Yale
Support Group will Continue to be Available If Help Is Needed, Or For Referrals, Please Phone
Donna @ 275-4974, Maria @ 255-9492, Toni @ 251-0169
For more information contact Maria Telesco at: (559) 255-9492 maria.telesco@worldnet.att.net
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