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Thursday, May 4
7 - 8 AM
The Interfaith Alliance of Central California will host a National Day of Prayer for All Faiths gathering. The gathering will be held on the east side of the Fresno County Court House near the Clement Renzi statue of the three interfaith clergymen who created the Forum for Better Understanding radio program.

This gathering will attempt to honor the spirit of the declaration that "People of all faiths might take time on that day to pray to God as they understand God".

The Interfaith Alliance of Central California is organizing this gathering so that people who work in the city center can come by on their way to work to join together in thanksgiving and prayer for our nation and world.

We have contacted leaders of the following communities to offer prayers: Jewish, Native American, Islamic, Catholic, Lutheran, Mennonite, B’hai, Hindu, Congregational, Methodist, and Unitarian Universalist. Other faith leaders are welcome and may join in the prayers by calling Rev. Bryan Jessup at 227-6146 and by being present at 6:30 am before the event begins.

Officials from the city have also been invited, and we are looking forward to their presence.

We invite you to join us and, though not everyone is invited to speak at a microphone, we do want you to come with one specific prayer concern which you can offer as all our prayers are voiced together in that hour.

Our city has a widely diverse population. We hope this gathering reflects that, and we hope that your presence will add to the celebration of all the ways in which we speak our prayers.

For further information, contact Rev. Bryan Jessup, co-chair, Interfaith Alliance of Central California 227-6146

Thursday, May 4
5:30 PM
As a part of the 5^th Annual Bike Month activities, the Fresno County Bicycle Coalition invites you to an ART HOP bike ride. Meet at Recycled at 5:30 (1461 N. Van Ness, #C, across from Club Fred). Art Hop is sponsored by the Fresno Arts Council, first Thursday of each month – free admission. For details visit their website: http://www.fresnoartmuseum.org/cal_arthop.php

Thursday, May 4
6:30 - 8:30 PM
California Prison Moratorium Project - Valle Monthly Meeting
Location: Center for Non- Violence
1584 N. Van Ness
Fresno, CA 93728

Friday, May 5
4:30 to 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

Friday, May 5
5:15 PM
Cineculture presents three short films which will be shown at CSUF ED 170, Kremen School of Education. This film is sponsored by Cineculture Club.

These first-release independent cultural documentaries are part of the Margaret Mead Traveling Film Festival, from the American Museum of Natural History in New York, funded by The International Programs Office at Fresno State.

Ryan
***U.S. Premiere at 2005 Margaret Mead Film & Video Festival

Chris Landreth. 2004. 14 min. (Canada)

This award-winning film is an animated tribute to Canadian animator Ryan Larkin. Thirty years ago, at the National Film Board of Canada, Ryan produced some of the most influential animated films of his time. But today, Ryan lives on welfare and panhandles for spare change in downtown Montreal. We hear the voice of Ryan himself, along with others who have known him, as well as see excerpts from his films. How could such an artistic genius end up in this situation?

Nalini by Day, Nancy by Night
***U.S. Premiere at 2005 Margaret Mead Film & Video Festival
Sonali Gulati. 2005. 26 min. (India/U.S.)

This experimental documentary looks at the outsourcing of American jobs to India. Told from the perspective of an Indian immigrant living in the U.S., the film journeys into India's call centers, where telemarketers acquire American names and accents to service the telephone-support industry of the U.S. The film incorporates animation, live action, and archival footage to explore the complexities of globalization, capitalism, and identity.

Phantom Limb
***U.S. Premiere at 2005 Margaret Mead Film & Video Festival
Jay Rosenblatt. 2005. 28 min. (U.S.)

Experimental filmmaker Jay Rosenblatt uses the phenomenon of "phantom limb syndrome" as a metaphor to explore his feelings about the death of his younger brother forty years ago. The film transposes reflections on grief and loss into chapters that refer to various stages of mourning. Blending family photos with archival footage and interviews, the film merges the personal with the universal, and the emotional with the psychological, underscoring the impermanence that we all face.

Cineculture Club seeks to promote cultural awareness and address diversity issues through film.

President: Ger Lee lee10120002000@csufresno.edu Advisor: Denise Blum
dblum@csufresno.edu

Friday, May 5
6:30 - 8:30 PM
Reedley Peace Center Perspective: A review of our 3 year history and discussion about our future. Come with your impressions and ideas.

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

May 5, 6, & 7
A Passion for Film!
FESTIVAL SCHEDULE

The film festival kicks off with the animated short Badgered, the tale of a grumpy badger who just wants the world to let him sleep. Oscar Nominee for Best Short Animated Film.
Directed by Sharon Colman
2005, USA; 7min.
The Real Dirt on Farmer John, opening night feature film, a moving, quirky and
 highly entertaining chronicle of the life and times of John Peterson, the last line of Midwest farmers, who lost his family's homestead during the farm crisis of the 1980's only to triumph as the leader in the contemporary organic movement.
Directed by Taggart Siegel
2005, USA 83 min.
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"…a beguiling combination of agrarian ode and the Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test."
--J.R. Jones, Chicago Reader
"This documentary was by far the great hidden treasure of both the Brooklyn and
Seattle Festivals."
--Joshua Tanzer, OffOffOff Film

Fri. May 5, 9:00 pm
Champagne Opening Night Reception
Celebrate the Passion of Film with friends at the Tower Theatre.

Sat. May 6, 2:00 pm
The Fan and the Flower, a whimsical animated short film. Winner of the Annie Award
for Best Animated Short.
Directed by Bill Plympton. Narrated by Paul Giametti
2005, USA; 7 min.
Duma, the latest from legendary filmmaker Carroll Ballard (The Black Stallion, Fly Away Home) follows the extraordinary adventures of Xan, a 12-year old in South Africa, who when a crises forces the family to move to Johannesburg, sets out by himself to return his pet cheetah Duma to the wild. A rare and beautiful family film, one that adults will want to see on their own.
2005, USA; 100 min.
Directed by Carroll Ballard
"…magical and entertaining."
--Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times

Sat. May 6, 5:00 pm
A Night at the Oscars, 5 Oscar Nominated Short Documentaries
The Death of Kevin Carter: Casualty of the Bang Bang Club, after shooting an award-winning photograph that captured the full horror of starvation in Sudan, South African photojournalist Kevin Carte found himself tormented by doubts about the ethical implications of his work.
Directed by Dan Krauss
2005, USA; 27 min.
God Sleeps in Rwanda
Five courageous women struggle to rebuild their lives in a society still reeling after
Rwanda's devastating 1994 genocide.
Directed by Kimberlee Acquaro and Stacy Sherman
2005, USA; 30 min.
The Mushroom Club
A riveting account of ten people who's lives who were forever marked by the terrible personal toll following the bombing of Hiroshima sixty years ago. 
Directed by Steven Okazaki
2005, USA; 35 min.
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A Note of Triumph: The Golden Age of Norman Corwin
Explores the lasting impact of radio broadcasting legend Norman Corwin's work and
focuses on his landmark 1945 piece, "On a Note of Triumph," which aired on the evening of VE Day. Winner of the Academy Award for Best Documentary Short.
Directed by Eric Simonson
2005, USA; 40 min

Sat. May 6, 8:00 pm
The White Countess
Merchant Ivory's last film starring Ralph Fiennes and Natasha Richardson,
co-starring Vanessa and Lynn Redgrave. This is the story of a relationship between a disillusioned former U.S. diplomat and a White Russian countess reduced to a sordid life in the city's bars. The story revolves around "The White Countess" the elegant nightclub created by the diplomat to shut out the chaos and tragedy that surround him.
Directed by Ismail Merchant and James Ivory
2005, UK/USA; 135 min.
"…a very classy, finely made film."
--Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune

Sun. May 7, 1:00 pm
Elevator to the Gallows
Louis Malle's 1957 masterpiece of suspense and film noir staring Jeanne Moreau.
Scheming lovers Julien and Florence engineer the "perfect murder" of her husband.
This stunning debut film won the then 24 year old Malle the prestigious Prix Delluc,
France's highest film award.
Directed by Louis Malle
1958, France; 88 min.
"As French crime thrillers go, this is about as good as it gets. It's also an important
film historically, and to top it off, the jazz score by Miles Davis, is famous in its own right."
--Walter V. Addiego, San Francisco Chronicle

Saturday, May 6
10 AM
The next Counter-Recruitment Coalition meeting will be held at the Fresno Center for Nonviolence located at 1584 N. Van Ness Ave, southeast corner of McKinley and Van Ness.

Saturday, May 6
3 - 6 PM
A Musical Benefit at Club Fred- Some of Fresno's Finest

Music programmers Bill Trayler and Bob Lambert are organizing a musical benefit for the KFCF Transmitter Fund. Some of the well-known local musicians are donating their time are Ted Nunes and Richfield, Mike Smith, Blake Jones and Trike Shop, Jeff Fetters and Ben Sondheim as well as other performers to be announced, plus rare Rock N' Roll videos between acts. All artists are donating their time and talent. The event also features delicious food from Tower District restaurants Veni Vedi Vici and the Landmark, as long as it lasts. Enjoy great Valley talent and help KFCF. Admission is an $8 contribution for the transmitter.

Sunday, May 7
1 PM
Imagine Change - We Choose to Stay & Fight. Live music. performance. spoken word. live painting. Activist booths, arts & crafts, short films, kiddie corner.

Location:
Planned Parenthood
650 N. Fulton

Activities (workshops)
youth organizing 101
reproductive justice
Immigration issues
policy/lobbying
queer issues
adult ally workshop
environmental racism
culture, diversity, & Race
www.imaginechangecoalition.com 

infoline: (559) 488-4908x315
Hosted by: Planned Parenthood Mar Monte.Californians For Justice.
Gay Straight Alliance Network. ESPINO.Prison Moritorium Project.OUTLOUD.
SPREAD THE WORD!

Sunday, May 7
2 PM
Bush-OUT!
It’s time for the Central Valley to let Congress know that we have had enough of George W. Bush’s crimes and his disastrous policies. It’s time to impeach Bush/Cheney. However, despite record-low public opinion poll numbers for Bush, members of Congress appear reluctant to support the efforts of Russ Feingold in the Senate and John Conyers in the House to hold Bush accountable. Maybe they need to see people in the streets. So Peace Fresno is sponsoring a Bush-OUT! demonstration on Sunday, May 7, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm in Fresno’s Tower District at Olive & Wishon. Help make it known that Fresno says, "Bush-OUT!" For more information or to get fliers in English or Spanish, contact Peace Fresno at (559) 487-2515 or www.peacefresno.org.

Sunday, May 7
3 PM
Fresno Stonewall Democrats will meet at 255 N. Fulton, Suite #104, Fresno. Our speaker will be Margaret Mims, Democratic candidate for Fresno County Sheriff in the June 6, 2006 election. Margaret Mims has a long and impressive history with the Fresno County Sheriff's Department. She is the only Democrat running in the field of candidates in the June 6, 2006 primary election. We will be providing updates on other political races and discussing our participation in the Fresno Pride Festival occurring on June 3, 2006. Come and meet interesting people and get involved in your community.

Fresno Stonewall Democrats represents the interests of the LGBT community through the Democratic party in Fresno County and the surrounding area. For more information call (559) 226-3717 or email mailto:ckrugman@sbcglobal.net

Tuesday, May 9
6 PM
Fresno Solar Action
NorCal Solar Members & Friends Meeting
Tuesday May 9th, 6-8:30pm (Dinner provided.)

WHAT:
1) Review the Fresno solar scene - who's doing what, state and regional initiatives.
2) Discuss local and regional barriers and strategies to address them.
3) Discuss possibility of forming an ASES Chapter to promote solar technology in the San Joaquin Valley.

WHERE
Margaret Hudson's Community Barn, 4235 N Thorne Ave., Fresno CA 93704
http://maps.google.com/maps?oi=map&q=4235+N+Thorne+Ave,+Fresno,+CA 

HOW
RSVP to Liz Merry at lmerry@norcalsolar.org  by May 8th.
WHY
The Fresno region is a hotbed of solar activity, but there is much more to be done to make solar mainstream. We will discuss solar incentives, describe local and regional initiatives, and list tangential programs on clean air and transportation that impact the installation of solar electric.

Meet your fellow solar advocates, discuss the current barriers to solar, and visualize the future of

solar in our region.  Coordinated by NorCal Solar, an education and advocacy group formed in 1975; and Mark Stout, 2005 coordinator of the inaugural Fresno Solar Homes Tour. Call 530-852-0354 for more information about the meeting. www.norcalsolar.org

Wednesday, May 10
11:30 AM - 1 PM
Kaiser Permanente Fresno Medical Center will hold its first "Celebrate You – Live Well and Thrive Luncheon" at TorNino’s Banquets in Fresno. The event will feature culinary delights from a team of Fresno’s top-rated chefs, followed by a motivational address and book signing by Marci Shimoff, co-author of "Chicken Soup for the Woman’s Soul."

Shimoff delivers an uplifting message for women, addressing self-esteem and empowerment. She is co-author of five New York Times best-selling books, "Chicken Soup for the Woman’s Soul I and II," "Chicken Soup for the Mother’s Soul I and II," and "Chicken Soup for the Single’s Soul," as well as the recently released "Chicken Soup for Every Mom’s Soul."

Tickets are $15 per person and will be available for purchase in February. For more information, contact Peter DeYoung, Alliance Advertising and Public Relations at (559) 994-9292.

Wednesday, May 10
12 Noon & 7:30 PM
Second Wednesday of each month free Video Program

The film is "Oil on Ice" May 10th Noon & 7:30 at FCNV About Oil on Ice Oil on Ice is a one-hour documentary that examines the battle over oil development within the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. This is a classic struggle in a stunning place, featuring the dramatic wildlife that adapted to this environment and the cultures of the Gwich¹in Athabascan Indians and Inupiat Eskimos that rely on this wildlife for their subsistence.

12 Noon and 7:30 PM showings at the Center, 1584 N. Van Ness (SE corner Van Ness and McKinley). A discussion will follow 7:30 PM showing.

Wednesday, May 10
7 - 9 PM
Celebrate Bike Month by passing on all that extra bicycle gear you aren’t using. Trade it for something you will use. Unsold items can be donated to the Fresno Bicycle Clinic. How about:

* those great jerseys that don’t fit you anymore,
* that saddle that has been replaced,
* those pedals that have been upgraded,
* what about that case of power bars you’ve grown tired of,
* not to mention serious items like wheels,
* cassettes,
* computers,
* lights, shoes, forks, etc., etc., etc., etc. Cookies and coffee will be served.

This event will be held at the University Center, 550 E. Shaw
For more information, contact Paula Landis at 434-6895 or visit us at www.fresnocycling.com 

Friday, May 12
6:30 - 8:30 PM
The Reedley Peace Center presents Scott Key and Duane Hefflebower. Nonviolence workshop for the Peace Center and Reedley High School’s Students for Peace members.

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, May 13
10 AM
The Black Political Council meeting will be held at the King of Kings, 2302 Martin Luther Kings Jr. Blvd. Special guest at this month's meeting will be Fred Vanderhoof, Past Chairman of the Republican Central Committee. That same day, there is a "Community Meet and Greet" of the Candidates endorsed by the Black Political Council. For more information call (559) 222-0059

Saturday, May 13th
3:30 PM
Central Valley Progressive PAC holds its regular General Meeting to review the GOTV activities and share the progress on precinct walking as well as phone banking. Preparations for an Environmental Issues Forum for July are under way. Join the discussion at the Center for Non-violence, 1584 N. Van Ness at McKinley. For information call Lydia Flores 435-7360 or www.cvppac.org

Sunday, May 14
All Day
Mother’s Day

Mothers' Day Proclamation: Julia Ward Howe, Boston, 1870

Mother's Day was originally started as a protest to the carnage of the recent Civil War, by women who had lost their sons. Here is the original Mother's Day Proclamation from 1870, followed by a bit of history (or should I say "herstory"?):

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Arise, then, women of this day! Arise all women who have hearts, whether our baptism be that of water or of fears!

Say firmly: "We will not have great questions decided by irrelevant agencies. Our husbands shall not come to us, reeking with carnage, for caresses and applause. Our sons shall not be
taken from us to unlearn all that we have been able to teach them of charity, mercy, and patience.

We women of one country will be too tender of those of another country to allow our sons to be trained to injure theirs. From the bosom of the devastated earth a voice goes up with our own. It says "Disarm, Disarm! The sword of murder is not the balance of justice."

Blood does not wipe our dishonor nor violence indicate possession. As men have often forsaken the plow and the anvil at the summons of war, let women now leave all that may be left of home for a great and earnest day of counsel. Let them meet first, as women, to bewail and commemorate the dead.

Let them then solemnly take counsel with each other as to the means whereby the great human family can live in peace, each bearing after their own time the sacred impress, not of Caesar, but of God.

In the name of womanhood and of humanity, I earnestly ask that a general congress of women without limit of nationality may be appointed and held at some place deemed most convenient and at the earliest period consistent with its objects, to promote the alliance of the different nationalities, the amicable settlement of international questions, the great and general interests of peace.

Julia Ward Howe
Boston
1870

Sunday, May 14
Bike Shops - Safety Checks are a part of the 5^th Annual Bike Month activities, the Fresno County Bicycle Coalition. Bike and helmet safety checks at participating Bike Shops.

Sunday, May 14
10:30 AM - 2 PM
Mother’s Day Rebozo Festival at Arte Americas, 1630 Van Ness in downtown Fresno. For more information see www.arteamericas.org or call (559) 266-2623.

Brunch, and the traditional Rebozo Fashion Show.
Plus rebozos and other gifts for the women in our life.
This year again honoring special women in our community.
Tables of 10 available.
Tickets:
$30 Adults
$12 Children under 12

A Rebozo is: a long woolen or linen scarf covering the head and shoulders (also used a sling for holding a baby); traditionally worn by Latin-American women. Scarf - a garment worn around the head or neck or shoulders for warmth or decoration

Tuesday, May 16
6:30 AM - 5 PM
Hunger Action Day trip to Sacramento
Fresno Metro Ministry and California Hunger Action Coalition are sponsoring a bus trip to talk to our legislators in Sacramento about what we know about Hunger in the Valley. This will be in place of our regular Forum for May. We'll have special presentations and advocacy training, and meet with our Valley legislators. Be prepared to share your story! Space is limited, please, no children under 12 years of age. School-age children must have permission from their school. (pick up and drop off in the Trinity Lutheran Church Parking Lot, 3973 N Cedar Ave). For further information: Edie Jessup, or Jeremy Hofer at Fresno Metro Ministry, 485-1416.

Thursday, May 18
5:30 - 8:30 PM
Mujeres de Conciencia/Women of Conscience - A Book Project authored and photographed by Victoria Alvarado from Berkeley, California, will feature black and white photos and biographies of 75 Latinas from the state of California—including eight women from the Central Valley. The women from the Central Valley include: Carmen Cristina - musician/folkloric singer, Sarah Reyes - CEO Community Food Bank and former assembly member; Patricia Wells Solorzano - instructor and musician; Matilde Hicks - public radio host and community activist; Eva Torres - non-profit fundraiser; Irma Luna - Mixteco farmworker liason, Josie Mena, MSW - community activist; Dolores Huerta - farmworker advocate.

The Fresno Mujeres de Conciencia Committee and Arte Américas will be hosting a reception to raise funds for the publication of the book at Arte Americas Cultural Center, 1630 Van Ness Avenue, in Fresno. Tickets for the event are $30 per person. The first year’s profits from the sale of the book will provide scholarships for Latino students.

Thursday, May 18
5:30 PM
The Empty Bowls annual event at the Clovis Veterans Memorial Auditorium at 453 Hughes in Clovis. Empty Bowls is a fund raising event benefiting the Community Food Bank toward ending child hunger, here in the Valley. Youth from Fresno Unified, Central, and Clovis Unified School Districts have made a bowl especially for you. You may choose a bowl for your dinner of great soups and breads, and get to keep the hand made bowl as a reminder of our need to take action to see that all our children are well nourished and ready to learn.

Thursday, May 18
6:30 to 9:30 PM
Progressive Thursday presents Loose Change. This documentary is an in-depth investigation of the events of September 11, 2001. The video will be presented at Round Table Pizza, 5763 N. First St., Fresno. Buy your favorite entree and join us for dinner; doors open at 6:30 PM, video begins at 7:00 PM. A discussion will follow after the film. Progressive Thursday is hosted by the GROW working group of the Fresno County Green Party and is a free, wheelchair accessible event open to anyone interested in discussing topics of interest to the progressive community.

For more information contact Larry Mullen at (559) 227-0293.

Thursday May 18
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, May 19
BIKE TO WORK DAY!!!
BIKE TO SCHOOL DAY!!!
Join cyclists and politicians for a public ride from Manchester Center to Kern Street Café for free coffee and bagels. Gather at 8am for 8:30 ride – near Manchester’s Fresno Area Express. Clovis cyclists, meet at Old Town Trail rest stop near Ashlan and Clovis at 7:15 for ride to Manchester.

Edison High School Annual Bike to School Ride. For more information see: http://www.fresnobike.org/

Friday, May 19
6:30 - 8:30 PM
The Reedley Peace Center presents Speaker: Richard Stone, from Fresno Center for Nonviolence, will speak about his return visit to Ethiopia, forty years after serving in that nation with the Peace Corps

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 May 20
Full Circle Brewing Co. Presents
Happy Hour with "Mate y Bombilla"
Latin American Folk Music
3:00-7:00pm no cover
Songwriters in the Round
8:00pm $5.-cover
620 F St.
Downtown Fresno
559-264-6323
www.fullcirclebrewing.com

Saturday, May 20
8 AM - 4 PM
The Central California Environmental Justice Network (CCEJN) Conference will be held at the Big Red Church at 2131 N. Van Ness Blvd in Fresno. RSVP withDebbie Reyes 559-916-4370 or Email: reyesdm@pacbell.net or Vianey Yedithza 559-790-4691 or Email: vianeyyedithza@yahoo.com

Saturday, May, 20
10 AM - 3 PM
The 3rd Annual Fresno BabyFest--FREE event to celebrate babies (0-5yrs) and their families and educate about positive ways to keep them happy and healthy. Come see: Baby Carrier Fashion Show, Baby/Child Product Vendors and Info Booths, Prize Raffle and Free Giveaways, Family Entertainment and MORE!!

Where: The Discovery Center, 1944 N.Winery (between Clinton and McKinley)
Visit www.fresnobabyfest.com for more information or call: 314-6053.

Saturday, May 20
1 -3 PM
"How to Stop War" Forum

As the war in Iraq lumbers into its fourth year and new targets are identified, there is a real threat of war without end. What can you do? Be informed and act! Speakers will share valuable information and practical steps. Come, listen, ask questions, and leave prepared to act.

The forum will take place at Mennonite Community Church, 5015 E. Olive Ave.

For more information, please contact Scott Key at 453-2070 or scottkey@fresno.edu 

The forum is co-sponsored by Peace Fresno and the Peace and Social Concerns Committee, Mennonite Community Church.

Saturday, May 20
7 PM
International Cine Forum presents Samy and Me, a colorful comedy from Argentina (2002). The film will be shown at the Fresno Arts Museum, is in Spanish with English subtitles, and admission is $5. The showing of this film is co-sponsored by the Community Alliance newspaper.

Sunday, May 21
1 PM
Dan Yaseen will report back from the World Social Forum in Pakistan. This report back will be held at the Humanists of the San Joaquin Valley regular meeting which is held at the Unitarian Universalist Church, 4144 N Millbrook Ave.

Wednesday, May 24
7 - 9:30 PM
The Tenth Great Fresno/Oxford Debate
The motion before the house is: Motion: " Agribusiness has served the people of the San Joaquin very well" Location to be announced soon. For more information call Vincent Lavery at 559-455-0821

Thursday May 25
8 PM
Full Circle Brewing Co. Presents
"Gove Scrivenor"
$3.-cover
620 F St.
Downtown Fresno
559-264-6323
www.fullcirclebrewing.com

Friday, May 26
5:30 PM registration
6 PM dinner
7 PM program (musings and music)
The second annual Carl and Esther Robinson Award for the Outstanding Advocate for the common good.

This year, the Rev. Walt Parry, long-time director of Fresno Metropolitan Ministry, will be honored. The idea of the Common Good has roots in virtually all of the world’s major religions as well as in the founding documents of this nation. However, there are many strong social, commercial, and political forces that have seriously eroded concern for the Common Good. The aim of the sponsoring organizations - the Interfaith Alliance of Central California and the Fresno Ministerial Association - is to refocus our community’s attention on this most important value.

For more information email fma@fresnoministerial.org or call (559) 435-7835 ext 12.

Friday, May 26
6:30 - 8:30 PM
The Reedley Peace Center presents Reedley High School’s Students for Peace will report on their counter-recruiting week.

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 May 27
Full Circle Brewing Co. Presents
Saturday Afternoon Blues Jam
3:00-7:00pm $3.-cover
Belly Dancing With Cory Zamora
8:00pm $5.-cover
620 F St.
Downtown Fresno
559-264-6323
www.fullcirclebrewing.com

Saturday, May 27
7 PM
KFCF 88.1 FM special event Join us for an evening with PRATAP CHATERJEE investigative journalist and executive director of CorpWatch. Host of the weekly radio show Terra Verde on KPFA and KFCF, Pratap works as global environmental editor for InterPress Service and as a freelance writer for the Financial Times, the Guardian, and the Independent of London. He has won five Project Censored awards as well as a Silver Reel form the National Federation of Community Broadcasters for his work in Afganistan, and the best business story award from the National Newspaper Association. He has also appeared as a commentator on numerous radio and television shows ranging from BBC World Service, CNN International, Democracy Now!, Fox and MSNBC. He will be in North Fork to talk about his latest book, Iraq, Inc.: A Profitable Occupation. This event will benefit the KFCF Transmitter Fund and will be held at the North Fork Town Hall, 33060 Mono Rd (Road 228). Admission $5 to 10 (sliding scale, no one turned away) also featuring a Home-Made Soup Dinner for an extra $5 with beer, wine and soft drinks available. For tickets call 559-233-2221.

To get to North Fork Town Hall from Fresno: Take Hwy 41 to North Fork turn-off (Road 200), then 20 minutes to downtown NF and right at Road 228 (Mono Road).

Tuesday, May 30
7 - 9 PM
An open Forum with the 5 Candidates running for the District 1 City Council seat will be held in the Fellowship Hall of the First Congregational Church of Fresno, 2131 N. Van Ness Ave. The Moderator will be Bill Murphy. The public is invited to attend and ask questions of the candidates. The Forum is free and is co-sponsored by the League of Women Voters and the Community Outreach Ministry of FCCF. For more information, phone Nora DeWitt at 225-1894.

Saturday, June 3
8 PEOPLE NEEDED to WORK & LEARN with sun on SunMt Learn about solar electricity with solar expert Don Loweberg who will direct panel moving project. The 12 solar panels must be moved off the array onto roof of main SunHouse.

The array now sits in the center of the site of our Straw Bale Demonstration House, coming soon.  We need about 8 workers, and one of these to help Maia prepare meals. Please plan to come the Fri. night before with sleeping bag for an early start in the cool of the day. Then enjoy the amazing natural display after all our winter water. RSVP required. Meals: organic as possible. Please indicate if vegan or if you have food allergies.

No coffee is provided.
We will email a map to those who need one.

Wednesday, June 14
6:30 PM
The San Joaquin Valley Democratic Club (SJVDC) is working in conjunction with KFPT-AM 790, to host talk show personality Stephanie Miller in Fresno. Stephanie will be speaking at an event that evening sponsored by the SJVDC. The event will be at La Ryan Event Center, 4277 N. West Ave (West and Ashland) beginning at 6:30 pm (doors open at 6). There will be a no host bar and heavy Hors D'oeuvres. Cost of the evening is $30, which includes membership in the SJVDC. Tickets are available by contacting Gary Alford, at 559/ 224-8430 or gary@fresnoteachers.org

Thursday June 15
8 PM
Full Circle Brewing Co. Presents
Inner Ear Poetry Jam
$3.-cover
620 F St.
Downtown Fresno
559-264-6323
www.fullcirclebrewing.com

Thursday, June 22
8 PM
Full Circle Brewing Co. Presents
Rogue Review hosted by Marcel Nunis
$5.-cover
620 F St.
Downtown Fresno
559-264-6323
www.fullcirclebrewing.com

Saturday June 24
Full Circle Brewing Co. Presents
Saturday Afternoon Blues Jam
3:00-7:00pm $3.-cover
Everyone Welcome
Rosebud Blues
8:00pm $5.-cover
620 F St.
Downtown Fresno
559-264-6323
www.fullcirclebrewing.com

Sunday, October 22
5:30 PM
PROTEST BY FAMILIES, FRIENDS, AND SUPPORTERS WORKING TOGETHER TO STOP POLICE BRUTALITY. Where: Corner of "N" street and Mariposa in Fresno
Across the main library entrance. Who: The National Oct 22 Coalition against Police Brutality

Why should you act on October 22nd?
"Silence is the voice of complicity." The nationwide epidemic of police brutality and repression is hidden from many people who would be outraged if they knew what was happening. Many people have become apprehensive about reprisals for protesting in today's political climate. We must resist in many different ways to drag this truth out into the light of day. October 22, 2004, the 9th annual National Day of Protest to Stop Police Brutality, Repression and the Criminalization of a Generation is the day for thousands across the country to speak out and act. Our resistance will give others courage.

In over 20 years despite countless police killings there has not been one officer discipline for taking someone's life in the valley. We want to send a message that killer cops will not be tolerated in our valley any longer. We DEMAND to live in a society where law enforcement professionals are willing to risk their lives to ensure peoples' safety not murder innocent people and then claim their lives were at risk. A society where youth aren't treated like criminals because of the color of their skin. Where immigrants aren't rounded up and detained because of what part of the world they're from. A society where more and more of the people are being involved in grappling with how to do away with all the misery and degradation characteristic of this system.

FOR FRESNO INFORMATION CALL: GLORIA 559-268-2261, COMITE NO NOS VAMOS: 498-6033, 497-0206, NATIONAL ACTION NETWORK: 288-0828
WEAR BLACK, BRING VICTIMS PICTURES, MEMORIES, RIBBONS,CANDLES, MUSIC, SONG, POETRY, ETC. http://www.october22.org/