The Fresno Peace and Social Justice Calendar

Healthy School Environment Wellness Policy Committee members will unveil the FUSD Wellness Policy recommendations to be presented to the FUSD Board of Trustees. This document has taken over a year to produce and is a comprehensive approach to improving nutrition and physical activity environment on Fresno's school campuses. When adopted, FUSD will be a leader in the Valley addressing the health environment of our kids, and lead in addressing the obesity epidemic in a positive and comprehensive way on all FUSD school campuses. Also "Farm Fresh Wednesdays" Report and Recommendations - ways to link farms to school classrooms and cafeterias. At Trinity Lutheran Church. RSVP to 485-1416 or edie@fresnometmin.org

Wednesday, February 8
12 Noon & 7:30 PM
"The Greening of Cuba," a video about agriculture in the island nation. Second Wednesday of each month Video Program at the Fresno Center for Nonviolence at 1584 N. Van Ness in Fresno (Across from Fresno City College * SE Corner Van Ness & McKinley * Entrance on Van Ness)
559-23PEACE 559-237-3223 . A discussion will follow the 7:30 PM showing.

Wednesday, February 8
3 - 3:30 PM
Stir it Up (radio show) on Station KFCF, 88.1 on the FM Dial with host: Richard Stone. Guest: Bernard Navarro. Subject: Indigenous Peoples Conference.

Thursday, February 9
7 PM
The monthly meeting of the Fresno County Green Party. This public meeting will be 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

Friday, February 10
5 PM and 8 PM
Fresno Filmworks presents "The Untold Story of Emmett Louis Till" at the Tower Theatre. A product of ten years of research, Keith Beauchamp's documentary reveals new information about the infamous murder of a 14-year-old African-American boy in 1955, prompting the U.S. Justice Department to re-open the 50-year old case. Tickets can be purchased at the Tower Theatre Box Office, 815 E. Olive Ave., The Movies, 1435 N. Van Ness Ave., the Fig Garden Bookstore in Fig Garden Village, 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, February 10
7:30 PM
Langston Hughes Jazz Concert - Legacy of the Harlem Renaissance.

As part of the Fresno City College 2006 African American History Month Celebration FCC and Jazz Fresno will present "Ask Your Mama: Twelve Moods for Jazz", a multi-media concert based on a poetic masterwork by poet/playwright LANGSTON HUGHES, at the FCC Theatre. Internationally recognized scholar Dr. Ron McCurdy Quartet will perform Hughes' insightful, wise, poignant, funny and soulful, poem accompanied by a live jazz quartet, and video images of the Harlem Renaissance by African American artists and photographers including Jacob Lawrence, Gordon Parks and Romare Bearden. Ticket prices are $15 general and $10 for students.

For more information contact Dr. Ron McCurdy, Langston Hughes Project, (818) 429-2494 Gurdeep Sihota, Fresno City College (559) 265-5711 or 307-5499

Saturday, February 11
Registration is at 8:30 AM , training begins at 9 .Close at 4 PM
The National Women's Political Caucus of Fresno's Leadership Fund presents Campaign Skills Training at Smuggler's Inn SW corner of Blackstone and Dakota Avenue. The major presenter will be Dottie E. LeMieux, Northern California campaign consultant. Other presenters include Victor Salazar, Bryn Forhan and Dan Rosenberg. Tuition is $45 ($60 after 2/4) which includes workshops, lunch and materials handouts. For more information call Carol Bequette 229-9661 or Mary Stanley 268-5756.

Tuesday, February 14
2 PM
The Fresno chapter of Equality California (EQCA) will lead the community in an activity designed to focus on marriage discrimination against loving, committed same-sex couples. Please join marriage equality supporters to bring visibility to marriage discrimination. The event begins outside of Fresno’s County Clerks Office located at 2221 Kern Street, Fresno. We're looking for couples as well as supporters to join us. Please contact Jason Scott, EQCA co-leader to RSVP at fresno@eqca.org. Sign making will be completed the week prior to the event.

Wednesday, February 15
Deadline for articles and calendar items to the March, 2006 Community Alliance newspaper. Send information to AllianceEditor@Comcast.net

Thursday, February 16
7 - 9:30 PM
The Great Oxford debate. The motion before the house will be: Darwin was Right; 'intelligent design versus evolution. Venue: Trinity Southern Baptist Church, 4890 E. Holland, Fresno (Winery north of Ashlan - Adjacent to Viking Elementary School).

Thursday, February 16
7 PM
FreshCAMP - Fresno Coalition Against the Misuse of Pesticides meeting. Please call (559) 432-7482 for location and car-pooling possibilities.

Thursday February 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, February 17
7 PM
Erin Rogers with the Union of Concerned Scientists www.ucsusa.org will be speaking on "Global Warming Impacts on the San Joaquin Valley." She will also discuss the related lawsuit with the major automakers. Ms. Rogers will be speaking at the College of the Sequoias Lecture Hall, Room 350, 915 S Mooney Blvd, Visalia.

Saturday, February 18
Registration: 6:45-8:00 AM
Race Judicata Fun Run for Charity: featuring a 5K run, a 2-mile walk/run, and a ¼ mile kids run. San Joaquin College of Law, 901 Fifth Street, Clovis, CA Contact: info@proracegroup.com or (559) 324-8993.

Saturday, February 18
7 - 9 PM
Women's International League for Peace and Freedom and Campus Peace and Civil Liberties Coalition Present Catia Confortini. WILPF International and the Middle East Catia is the former coordinator of the Peace and Conflict Studies program at USC, where she is a Ph.D. candidate in the School of International Relations writing her dissertation on WILPF International. She will give an overview of WILPF as an International organization with historical background on WILPF International's evolving position on the Middle East (from 1946 to the present).

The event will be held at CSU Fresno University Student Union, Room 312. EVERYONE WELCOME…BRING YOUR FRIENDS!!!! For more information call Kris @ 301-6110

Sunday, February 19
3:30 PM
Bill Tapia, the Duke of Uke, Mihana, Davies & Tana are coming to the Fresno Art Museum. Ukulele legend Bill Tapia continues to grow as a concert draw, defying the odds and delighting audiences with jazz chops and sharp wit--both intact at age 98. "You might (and boy, you'd be wrong) dismiss this as a novelty, considering his age. But Tapia is a master communicator with precision and his own brand of pizzazz." Honolulu Advertiser.

"Duke of Uke" Tapia’s first cd reached #4 on the Amazon.com Early Adopter Indie chart. In-stores at Tower and Borders, with over 250 attending and 70 CDs sold at Borders Sacramento.

* ON RADIO: On over 120 stations- "Duke of Uke" reached #10* on the CMJ Jazz chart.

* ON TV: Performed live on K-Five TV Honolulu for the Hoku awards June 3rd.Featured on Huell Houser's California Gold this July on KCET-28 Los Angeles PBS TV.

* ON FILM: TO YOU SWEETHEART, ALOHA documentary getting festival awards and great press.

Tapia’s youth was spent performing and jamming with the top names of the day, including Charlie Barnet, Billy Holiday, Fats Waller and Bing Crosby. While in Hawai’i he led his own big band and also worked with Island luminaries like Sol Hoopi’i and Johnny Noble. After World War II, Tapia and family settled in the San Francisco area, where he largely abandoned performing for the greater stability offered by teaching guitar full time. Re-discovered several years ago “Tappy” has embarked on perhaps the unlikeliest career resurgence ever, 98 and hotter than ever. Working with award-winning Hawaiian singer Mihana and California jazz aces Ruth Davies and Akira Tana, the latest leg of the “Duke of Uke” tour logged 9 dates in 10 days in September from Monterey to Seattle. Now in early 2006 he has plans that include a live album release, completion of a new documentary and more touring on the West Coast. Wlhen not on the road, Bill continues to teach 24 ukulele students each week.

At the invitation of the Guinness Book of World Records, Tapia is submitting documentation to cement his status as the world’s oldest professional musician for a possible new record category. Come, be inspired and be a part of this historic evening.

Sponsored by the Fresno Folklore Society. Tickets for this concert may be purchased two weeks prior to the event at The Movies Video Store; Patrick’s Music, National Hardware, Gift Shop at the Fresno Art Museum or phone 431-3653.

Tuesday, February 21
7 PM
Polly Victor will be presenting a report on the recent national meeting of the Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL). This report will take place during Peace Fresno's nonbusiness meeting which is held at the Fresno Center for Nonviolence. The FCNV is located at 1584 N Van Ness

The FCNL is a long time Quaker lobbying group that works with federal legislators and the public with information and guides for action. Polly Victor states that some of the items discussed at the annual meeting will be of interest to the progressive and peace groups of Fresno.

The public is invited to hear this presentation. There is no admission charge, although seating is limited. For more information, please call Peace Fresno at 487-2515.

Wednesday, February 22
8:30 pm (Doors Open at 7:30 pm)
BOB MARLEY'S WAILERS

Wendy Russell Presents along with Renegade Productions proudly bring back Bob Marley's orginal band: The Wailers in celebration of Marley's birthday. After successfully completing a sold out 2005 tour led by Aston "Family Man" Barrett, The Wailers plan to carry on the spirit and musical dominance that was created by Bob Marley and the Wailers with another tour. Their Fresno date is slated for Wednesday, February 22 at the Tower Theater. Doors open at 7:30 for this all-ages show and music starts at 8:30. Advance tickets are $23 and can be purchased at the Tower Theater Box Office, the Brass Unicorn or through Wendy Russell Presents 209-556-9676. Creidt card purchase can be made at www.renegadeshows.com  and www.jambasetickets.com  or by calling 530-583-2801

Recognized throughout the world as the architect of reggae, "Family Man" created a music genre that rose to world domination when he teamed up with Bob Marley as his bassist and musical director to form Bob Marley and the Wailers. "Family Man" and his band, The Wailers, continue to tour the world leaving no doubt that the musical legacy he and Bob Marley created would continue.

As The Wailers embark on their 34th tour of the world, "Family Man" has pushed the limits of The Wailers, by assembling original band members that toured with Bob Marley making this reunion an unprecedented musical event. The 2006 world tour will be one of the most defining events since music fans have discovered the soul stirring magic of reggae.

The name Wailers first applied to groups led by Bob Marley, Peter Tosh and Bunny Livingston in the mid-sixties, when ska was the ruling sound in Jamaican music. By the end of the decade this triumvirate had teamed up with the Barrett brothers and begun to dominate the early reggae scene, recording untold hits for producer Lee "Scratch" Perry. After signing to Island Records in 1971, the name Wailers referred to Bob Marley's band. When Peter and Bunny left the group two years later, the position of musical director was officially passed onto Aston "Family Man" Barrett and his late brother Carlton, who died in 1987. Bob Marley and The Wailers would then go on to break musical history by selling well over 250 million records worldwide. Clearly,

"Family Man" is the sole beneficiary of The Wailers' mantle and whilst other long-standing members still record and tour with the band, it is Marley's former bassist and musical arranger, "Family Man", who continues to spread his musical legacy. The lead singer is former City Heat vocalist Gary "Nesta" Pine, who is widely regarded as The Wailers' best front man since the late, great Bob himself.

In summary, The Wailers Band remains the world's ultimate roots rock reggae outfit. No other aggregation can match them for either the depth or quality of their hit songs, or their widespread appeal. The cap still fits, and yes, the crowd still wants more.

For more information contact 209/556-2676 pr 530-583-2801.

Friday, February 24
6:30 - 8:30 PM
The Reedley Peace Center presents Speaker: David Augsburger, author of such books as Conflict Mediation Across Cultures and Hate Work - Working Through the Pain & Pleasures of Hate

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

Friday, February 24
7 PM
A traditional Armenian concert program of songs and dances by the: CHOOKASIAN ARMENIAN CONCERT ENSEMBLE (14 musicians) and ZVARTNOTS ARMENIAN FOLK DANCES from Los Angeles. (30 folk dancers) will be at the California State University, Fresno Satellite Student Union-Whitfield Hall 2485 East San Ramon (Enter from Barstow St.) Tickets: $10.00 & $8.00 CSUF Students Free - Ticket Info. (559) 278-2078, Box Office (559) 278-3970 Additional info. about the performers, go to their website: www.chookasian.com

Saturday, February 25
12 Noon
The National Action (NAN) California chapter has open its doors in Fresno. There will be a Grand Opening Celebration at 1131 F Street in Fresno.

The Rev. Floyd D. Harris, Jr. The state president under the leadership of the Rev. Al Sharpton of New York will be addressing guests. There will also be local speakers, entertainment and refreshments. For information call 264-0097

Saturday February 25
Full Circle Brewing Co. Presents
Saturday Afternoon Blues Jam
with Russ Allen - everyone invited
3:00-7:00 pm $3.-cover
"Belly Dancing" with Cory Zamora
8:00 pm $5.-cover
620 F St.
Downtown Fresno
559-264-6323
www.fullcirclebrewing.com

Saturday, February 25
3:30 PM
The Central Valley Progressive PAC meeting at the Center for Non Violence at 1584 N. Van Ness (at McKinley) For information www.cvppac.org

Saturday, February 25
8 PM
Mardi Gras Dance/Concert! Blues, Cajun and Zydeco. Bad Boys Zydeco, Mardi Gras Dance! at Fagan's Irish Pub, 2039 Kern and Van Ness, Fresno, CA ph (559) 266-0225 or Evo at 297-8966

Tickets are $10 at the door.

Evo Bluestein leads Bad Boys Zydeco on the Saturday prior to actual Fat Tuesday. The band includes Evo on button accordions and fiddle, drummer Chris Millar, A.C. Myles (guitar), Kevin Hill (bass) and John Shafer on scrubboard. Cajun and Zydeco dance lessons will be offered as part of the ticket price.

Monday, February 27
2 PM
The First Annual Community Rosa Parks Day. Join Senator Dean Florez and Councilwoman Cynthia Sterling as they officially dedicate the Rosa Parks Highway Interchange (highway 99 and Freeway 41). For more information, or the exact location of this event call (559) 264-3070.

March 2 - 11
The Rogue Festival
"We don't show the audience what they want to see now — we show the audience what they'll want to see in the future," said Marcel Nunis, founding creative director of the Rogue Performance Festival.

"The mission of the Rogue is to showcase new talent in the performing arts," continued Nunis. "When you come to the Rogue Festival, you'll see performances that are new, fresh, and might even make you a little uncomfortable. You go to the Rogue to see things you've never seen before — and quite possibly, you'll be one of the first to see the show everyone will be talking about in a few years.”

With the 2006 festival, the Rogue continues to bring the best new talent from the Central Valley and the world to Fresno. The 2006 Rogue Performance Festival will feature 55 art companies offering theater, music, dance, comedy, spoken word, performance art and gallery art.

The 2006 Rogue Performance Festival will take place at multiple locations in the Tower District and downtown Fresno.

Friday, March 3
6:30 - 8:30 PM
The Reedley Peace Center presents Speaker: Janet Nichols Lynch, author of Peace is a Four Letter Word.

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, March 4
7 PM
Women's Herstory Month - A Single Woman. A play based on the life, speeches, letters and interviews of Jeanette Rankin, lifelong pacifist and the first woman elected to the US Congress (even before Women's Suffrage)

"You can no more win a war than you can win an earthquake"
Jeanette Rankin June 11, 1880 - May 18, 1973

CSUF's Alice Peters Auditorium - Craig School of Business
Tickets available at The Movies - 1435 N Van Ness Ave
or Carol Bequette 229-9661 or cbequette@aol.com or at the door $8 General/$5 Students

In honor of Women's Herstory Month please join Women's International League for Peace and Freedom and CSUF's Women's Studies Department in seeing the performance of this play.

Wednesday, March 8
All Day
International Women’s Day. For more information see:
http://www.un.org/ecosocdev/geninfo/women/womday97.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Women's_Day

Wednesday, March 8
12 Noon & 7:30 PM
"Children in the Crossfire"
Second Wednesday of each month Video Program at the Fresno Center for Nonviolence at1584 N. Van Ness in Fresno (Across from Fresno City College * SE Corner Van Ness & McKinley * Entrance on Van Ness)

Thursday, March 9
7:30 PM
The Fresno Folklore Society presents Perfect Strangers-- 5 of the best playing bluegrass: banjo, bass, fiddle, guitar, & mandolin $20 at the Fresno Art Museum. For more information about FFS Concerts: www.fresnofolklore.org 559-431-3653

Saturday, March 11
6 PM - Midnight
Mardi Gras Style Fundraiser to help the victims of the Tragic Hurricanes of 2005 at the ARMY National Guard Armory, 701 E. Yosemite in Madera. More information about this event is available from the Madera NAACP chapter: (559) 232-8659 email: gloryb2Hisname@aol.com

Wednesday, March 15
Deadline for articles and calendar items to the April, 2006 Community Alliance newspaper. Send information to AllianceEditor@Comcast.net

Saturday, March 18
Peace Fresno is organizing a march and rally to end the war in Iraq. Rally in the Valley will be held (tentatively) at courthouse park in downtown Fresno.

Saturday, March 18
11 AM
Mass March & Rally to Stop The War on Iraq Civic Center, at Grove and Larkin Sts. San Francisco (near Civic Center BART). For more information see http://www.actionsf.org/ 

Sunday, March 19
The Fresno Folklore Society presents Hans York at a house concert, 6661 N Forkner, $10. For more information about FFS Concerts: www.fresnofolklore.org 559-431-3653

Tuesday, March 21
12:30 - 2:30 PM
MEDICARE PART D ADVOCACY TRAINING & "SHOUT OUT"

Help organize people in your community to help fight back against this Medicare Part D disaster. Join with senior and disability groups in urging Congress and the State Legislature to Reconsider and Replace Medicare Part D with a Real Prescription Drug Benefit Abolish the late enrollment penalty. Eliminate the donut hole of non-coverage. Reduce co-payments and deductibles. Increase consumer counseling and support for appeals. Protect consumers against drug plan marketing abuses.

Learn what you can do to protect yourself and others from harm by fighting for legislation and funding that protects Medicare beneficiaries.

Fresno and Central Valley Workshop
Senior Resource Center
2025 East Dakota St., Fresno

Workshop is free, but advance registration is required. Each registered participant will receive a Medicare Part D Advocate Toolkit. To register, or for more information, contact Gene Roza at 559-905-3521 or C21generoza@aol.com

Workshop sponsored by the California Alliance of Retired Americans (CARA).Co-sponsors include Senior Action Network, Gray Panthers, Older Women's League, Congress of California Seniors, and Health Access California.

Friday, March 24
7:30 PM
The Fresno Folklore Society presents Seskin, Joseph, & Edwards - Three songwriters share the stage. $20 at the Fresno Art Museum. For more information about FFS Concerts: www.fresnofolklore.org 559-431-3653

Saturday, March 25
6 PM Reception
7 PM Dinner
8 PM Keynote speaker
The Reverend Al Sharpton will be the keynote speaker at the first annual Scales of Justice Awards Banquet at the Radisson Hotel (Ventura & M in Fresno). Theme: Taking “Justice for All” to another level. Sponsored by the National Action Network and the West Fresno Democratic Club. For more information call (559) 264-0097.

Friday, March 31
7 PM
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. will be appearing at Modesto JC East Campus Gym. The college is located at 436 College Ave., Modesto. Tickets are $10 general, $8 students and seniors, and $100 VIP seating (includes private reception). His appearance is in conjunction with Earth Day activities. Phone 209-575-6866 for VIP reservations.

Friday, April 7
7:30 PM
The Fresno Folklore Society presents Garnet Rogers. $15 advance; $20 at door at the Fresno Art Museum. For more information about FFS Concerts: www.fresnofolklore.org 559-431-3653

Monday, May 1
International Workers Day. The Community Alliance newspaper will show the movie THE REVOLUTION WILL NOT BE TELEVISED. Time and place will be announced soon.

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.

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/ 

ONGOING WEEKLY ACTIVITIES/PROGRAMS

Every Sunday
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 4 PM (meet at the Tulare side of the park). If anyone would like to donate or help cook, they should contact Becky Asami at 304-3409, or email her at Littlejap@csufresno.edu

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 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 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
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. The location for cooking on Saturday is at the Wesley United Methodist Church, 1343 E Barstow, between First and Cedar, starting at 9 AM. They are always in need of servers at the park. For more information call Dallas: 452–0277, or e-mail fresnofnb@yahoo.com. Visit the Food Not Bombs Web site at www.fresnoalliance.com/FNB/ 

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 the Olive Ave 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. 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 <http://www.svpc.info/ > has peace demonstrations at the northwest corner of Mooney and Walnut in Visalia. Come out and demonstrate for peace. Bring a sign with your favorite peace message.

1st Sunday of every month 
3 - 5 PM
Fresno Stonewall Democrats meeting  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 meeting location and other information contact Jay Hubbell at (559) 292–4905, e–mail <fresnostonewall@mangen.com >, or visit the Web site<www.mangen.com/stonewall/ >.

2nd and 4th Sunday of every month
1 PM
South Valley Peace Center meets at the Visalia Friends Meeting House, 17208 Ave. 296, Visalia. Contact: info@svpc.info    http://www.svpc.info

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 call June: 645–1719, or visit their Web site at www.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 (CAFE) 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 or fsivak@msn.com.

4th Monday of every month
7 PM
FresCAMP (Fresno Coalition Against the Misuse of Pesticides) meets at the Barn at Margaret Hudson's house, 4230 N Arthur. For more information e-mail ilsasso2003@yahoo.com, call (559) 227–6134, or visit the Californians for Pesticide Reform Web site at www.1000friendsoffresno.org/pesticides.html 

1st Tuesday of every month
6 PM
The San Joaquin Valley Coalition for Immigrant Rights meeting at 328 N Fresno Street. For more information call (559) 498–6033.

3rd Tuesday of every month
12:30 - 2 PM
The California Alliance for Retired Americans (CARA) a progressive coalition of community, church and labor organizations have their monthly meeting at the Fresno Senior Resource Center located at 2085 E. Dakota in Fresno.  It is an open meeting to all with concerns on local, state & federal issues that matter to seniors, voters, taxpayers.  For more informaiton call Gene Roza at 559-905-3521or visit the CARA website at:  www.californiaalliance.org

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.

1st Thursday of every month
As Terry Allen, former Fresno artist and musician, says in a song, "The Art Mob's Out Tonight" and that night would be the first Thursday of every month downtown at the newest Fresno arts hot spot and at various other locations around Fresno. You can see a variety of styles, perspectives and medias: contemporary expressionist, abstract expressionist, conceptual, painting, collage, assemblage, sculpture, photography and more, all coming from talented local artists. Some of those are Robert Ogata, Dal Henderson, Jane Whitehurst at the Bus Barn Studios; Steve Dzerigian, Sally Stallings and others at Corridor 2122 Mono; Richard Silva, Dixie Salazar at Silva/Salazar Studios (654 Van Ness) and a number of featured artists for July at Gallery 25 at 660 Van Ness, James Hawks and Carol Takijian; Manual Vesare, Glenn Delpitt, Brianna Johnson, and Silva at Fig Tree Gallery at 644 Van Ness. Come out and join the art mob on First Thursdays; enjoy some wine, a cracker or two, and a "Truckload of Art" (Terry Allen again). There are many other studios also taking part in Art Hop in Fresno. For more information contact Maria Franco at mfranco@fresnoarts.org Or (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 e-mail socialjustice@sti.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. We meet at the Revue Café, 620 E Olive (at Lucerne) in the Tower District. Please call (559) 444–2065 for more information.

3rd Thursday of every month 
6:30 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 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.

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.
For more information about the Fresno Center for Nonviolence, see their Web site <www.centerfornonviolence.org> or call 559–23PEACE (237–3223).