The Community Alliance Peace and Social Justice Calendar

Please ask your friends, family, co-workers, and allies to write their Congress members immediately urging them to vote AGAINST the Bush plan. It is easy to do, free, and very effective!! Demand that any new funds approved be allocated solely for troop withdrawal and interim troop protection. Just click here http://capwiz.com/pdamerica/issues/alert/?alertid=7157066&type=TA

In addition, please ask your Congressperson to support amendments to the appropriations bill that call for an end to the occupation and support for Iraqi sovereignty, such as Representative Lynn Woolsey's (D-CA) House Resolution ( H.Con.Res.35 ) to End the US Occupation of Iraq.

Also, Thursday will be a National Call-in Day for this issue. Please contact your Congress members at their local district offices. Our Representatives and Senators need to hear from the grassroots NOW !

Thursday, March 10
9 - 12 Noon
The diverse face of Asians and Pacific Islanders in California. Join a panel of experts for a discussion on statewide and Fresno regional issues faced by the fastest growing major racial group in the state of California. The event will be held at Asian Village Orchid Hall, 4905 E Kings Canyon #106. Admission is free, but reservations are required. Please RSVP by Monday, March 7 via email to silas_cha@yahoo.com or (559) 255-8395 x 217.

Thursday, March 10
7 - 8:30 PM
The Middle East Forum at CSUF Presents: Middle East Lecture and Film Series: Spring 2005

"US-Iran Relations: Is Iran Next?" Lecture by Dr. Sasan Fayazmanesh, Department of Economics This event will be held in room UBC 191

Dr. Sasan Fayazmanesh received his Ph.D. in Economics from the University of California, Riverside. His B.A. and M.A. are in applied mathematics and were completed respectively at California State University, Los Angles, and UCLA. His early fields of study in economics were political economy, economic development and micro and macroeconomics. His current areas of research include monetary history and theory; money and banking; history, methodology and philosophy of economics; and political economy of the Middle East.

His writings have appeared in such places as the Journal of the History of Economic Thought, Research in the History of Economic Thought and Methodology, Encyclopedia of Political Economy, the Review of Radical Political Economics, History of Economic Ideas, UCLA Journal of Middle Eastern Studies, South Asia Bulletin, CounterPunch and Z-Magazine and others. He is the coeditor of a two volume essays entitled Institutionalist Method and Value and Institutionalist Theory and Applications. He is also the author of a forthcoming book entitled
Money and Exchange: Folktales and Reality, which will be published in 2005 by Routledge. Dr. Fayazmanesh has been interviewed as an expert on the US policies in the Middle East, particularly Iran, by numerous radio stations and journals across the world.

Sponsors:Beth Anne Harnish Lectures, Campus Peace and Civil Liberties Coalition

Entrance is free and open to the public

Thursday, March 10
7 - 10 PM
Rolling Sunlight Tour
music: 2 DJs spinning: funk, hip-hop, 80's etc.
movie: Fourth World War (WATCH TRAILER) meal:
soup, salads, snacks (bring own container & spoon)
brought to FSU by: RenewCSU, GreenPeace, Campus Peace, RaNCoR
for more info visit: http://www.renewcsu.org

Friday, March 11
5 PM and 8 PM
Fresno Filmworks presents The Merchant of Venice at the Tower Theatre, starring Al Pacino as Shylock and Jeremy Irons as Antonio. The film is rated R. 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. Tickets are $9.00; $7.00, for students and seniors. For more information call the FFW info line, 221-0755, or go to www.fresnofilmworks.org

Friday, March 11
6:30 - 8:30 PM
The Reedley Peace Center presents: WHO'S COUNTING? MARILYN WARING ABOUT SEX, LIES AND GLOBAL ECONOMICS. Hope Nisly and Stan and Delores Friesen. Abortion has become a contentious and divisive topic in our society and in our churches. There are no easy solutions for this issue, and the discussion tends to be vitriolic. How can we listen to the pain-filled stories that surround a decision for or against abortion? How does our social and cultural milieu shape our attitudes? This evening will be an attempt to put the discussion into historical and ethical perspectives in a way that promotes healing and transformation. The emphasis will be on a process of meaningful and constructive dialogue and not solely on finding answers.

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 12
12 Noon - 2 PM
Free Speech Radio for Central California cordially invites you to meet and greet the new general manger of KPFA, Roy Campanella. An informal reception will be held at the Full Circle Brewpub located at 620 F Street in Fresno's historic Chinatown. Admission is free. Roy will deliver a talk about media democracy and community radio. He is very interested in meeting with and hearing from KFCF listeners and learning more about our region and its importance to the Pacifica Radio mission. There will be light refreshments offered and a no-host bar from the Full Circle selection of homemade ales and wines. If you have any questions call us at 559-233-2221.

Good Medicine will be playing a show at 3 p.m. as well -- so stick around after meeting Roy for some great music.

Saturday, March 12
3:30 - 5 PM
General meeting of the Central Valley Progressive PAC. The meeting will take place at the Fresno Center for Nonviolence which is located at 1584 North Van Ness (at McKinley Ave.), All are welcome. Beginning in March, the CVPPAC will hold regularly scheduled general membership meetings on the second and fourth Saturday of each month.

A portion of the meeting on the second Saturday of the month will be dedicated to business matters of the CVPPAC. The remainder of the time will be dedicated to discussion and strategy with an emphasis on the upcoming elections and related matters.

Saturday, March 12
7 PM
Have you heard any good Middle Eastern Oud or Kemenche lately? How about South American Charango and Zamponia or East Indian Tablas or Santoor? Intrigued? These and many other ethnic instruments along with one-of-a-kind custom built instruments like the "Swar Rabouditar" the "Guitarangi da Gamba", will be played by multi-instrumentalist Todd Green at 7:00 on Saturday, March 12th in the Fresno Art Museum's Bonner Auditorium. This event is sponsored by The Discovery Center and Fresno Art Museum. Proceeds will benefit children in the arts and sciences.

Todd Green has astounded audiences across the country with his diversity on a multitude of string, flute, and percussion instruments from all over the world. His performance will be enhanced by digital samplers, which allow him to record and over-dub instruments one by one, making him a one-man-orchestra of unique and exotic instruments. As fascinating to watch as to listen to, Todd intersperses his playing with entertaining explanations of the music and the instruments. Prepare to be amazed!

Todd Green has been writing and performing his own music professionally since the age of fifteen. He studied composition, arrangement and performance at Berklee College of Music and privately with Guitar Greats George Benson, Pat Metheny, Christopher Parkening, and Mick Goodrick. He also studied ethnic instruments, including the Indian Bansuri Flute with masters Sachdev and Steve Gorn, and many other instruments with players from around the world who now reside in New York City and San Francisco. www.toddgreen.com

Tickets ($20) can be purchased by calling The Discovery Center @ 251-5533

Saturday, March 12
7 PM
Fresno NAACP is hosting their annual Image Awards Banquet at the Radisson Hotel and
Conference Center, 2233 Ventura Street, Fresno, 93721 (559-268-1000) with the banquet beginning at 7pm, ticket price per person is $ 50. The Fresno NAACP is honoring the Tuskogee Airmen and the evening Keynote Speaker, is Frank D. Jackson, from Prairie View, Texas. Frank
D. Jackson is the Mayor of Prairie View and the Special Assistant for Governmental Affairs, Office of the President at Prairie View A&M University.

Sunday, March 13
2 PM
Another World is Possible - a report back from the World Social Forum in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom members Pam Whalen and Mike Rhodes will present a program on their recent trip - 4773 N Arthur Ave (SW of Palm and Shaw), phone 226-0477. Bring desserts or fruit and WILPF will provide drinks.

Monday, March 14
5:30 PM
The West Fresno Democratic Club will meet at Serious Seafood Restaurant 841 F Street at Kern in Fresno's Chinatown. We are continuing to work toward increasing the visibility of the club and recruiting new members. For more information contact (559) 213-8850 or (559-226-3717 or by email at ckrugman@sbcglobal.net

Tuesday, March 15
Deadline for articles and calendar items to the April, 2005 Community Alliance newspaper. Send information to AllianceEditor@Comcast.net

Tuesday, March 15
4:30 - 6 PM
Building bridges and tackling fears, a Panel Series Coordinated by the National Coalition Building Institute (NCBI), will be held at CSUF. The issue discussed will be ANTI-SEMITISM. The event will be held in room USU 317 on campus.

If you would like further information or would like to participate on a panel, Please contact Ruth at 278-6946. NCBI is a project of the Presidents Commission on Human Rights & Equity and is coordinated by the Central Valley Cultural Heritage Institute.

Tuesday, March 15
6 PM
Greenaction for Health and Environmental Justice - in Modesto. Residents of communities on the west side of Stanislaus County and community and environmental justice groups will hold a protest on Tuesday, March 15, 2005 at 6 p.m. in front of the City and County Government Building to demand an end to the importation and burning of wastes from other states and counties at the Covanta garbage incinerator in Crow’s Landing.

At 6:30 p.m. community members will attend the Stanislaus County Board of Supervisors meeting and testify about their concerns. Many residents are upset that County officials actively seek to import waste from other areas to burn at the incinerator, especially since the incinerator emits dioxin and other highly toxic pollutants into the air. Dioxin is the most toxic substance known to science, even at low levels of exposure. Dioxin causes cancer, birth defects, reproductive illnesses and other health problems.

The Grayson Neighborhood Council recently got documents from Stanislaus County officials documenting the types of waste imported for incineration from other states and counties. Residents were alarmed to learn that waste was being burned from Oregon, Nevada and Washington and many counties across California.

Although many believed the incinerator just burned garbage, it also burns drugs and other contraband, firearms, used oil filters, shredded plastic, toner cartridges and pharmaceuticals.

For more information contact: Rosenda Mataka, 
Grayson Neighborhood Council (209) 895-3352
Gabby Reynoso, community member (209) 577-4205
Jessica Tovar & Bradley Angel, Greenaction (415) 248-5010

Wednesday, March 16
12 - 1 PM
Kathryn Forbes, "Making Invisible Lives Visible: Farmworker Housing in the San Joaquin Valley." This event is a part of Women’s Herstory activities at CSUF and will be held in the Student Union, room 317. For more information email janetsl@csufresno.edu or call (559) 278-7140.

Thursday, March 17
6 - 8 PM
The Middle East Forum at CSUF Presents:

Middle East Lecture and Film Series: Spring 2005

Peace, Propaganda and the Promised Land. Bathsheba Ratzloff & Sut Jhally, 2004, 80 mins.

This pivotal documentary exposes how the foreign policy interests of American political elites exercise a powerful influence over news reporting about the Middle East. Combining American and British TV news clips with observations of analysts, journalists, and political activists, this documentary provides a striking media comparison and an examination of distorted media coverage and public opinion. This event will be held in room SS 203.

Friday, March 18
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Women’s Foundation Hosts Summit to Release the Central Valley ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH REPORT. The Report Looks at Impacts of Industry on Public Health in the Central Valley

The Women’s Foundation of California will host an environmental health summit at the UC Merced Center—Fresno and release their report Gasping for Air: Why We Must Cultivate a Healthier Central Valley. The Summit, which is open to the public, will provide an opportunity for community dialogue around strategies for decreasing the pollution impacting the health of Central Valley residents.

Gasping for Air combines statistics and anecdotal stories to paint a picture of environmental conditions that the Foundation reports are becoming serious public health issues for the entire state. The Valley supplies one-quarter of the food that America eats, contributing to California’s $27 billion in agricultural revenues. Foundation staff and collaborating organizations believe that there are several contributing factors, including the Central Valley’s large industries, which can be linked to unhealthy conditions in the region.

"While we’re not challenging the need for available and affordable food, it is essential that we look at the whole cost — including the costs to human health," says Judy Patrick, Vice President of Programs for the Women’s Foundation. "Given the statistics, it’s hard for industry to continue to argue that the ‘science isn’t strong enough’ to warrant changing the way they operate."

Funding for the summit and report are provided by: Kaiser Permanente, The California Endowment, The California Wellness Foundation, The Ford Foundation, The Marguerite Casey Foundation, Marisla Foundation and the van LobenSels/RembeRock Foundation.

This event will be held at the UC Merced Center – Fresno, 550 East Shaw Avenue, Fresno, California. For more information, please visit www.womensfoundca.org

Friday, March 18
6 - 6:45 PM
Peace Vigil on the second anniversary of the invasion of Iraq. This event will be held at Pioneer Park on G Street in Reedley.

Friday, March 18
7:30 PM
Unitarian Universalist Church Presents Mark Graham and Orville Johnson in Concert. Why would two of the most talented, zany, and widely-respected roots musicians in the United States—both of whom have appeared on Garrison Keilor's Prairie Home Companion—choose to go on the road as a duo? Simple: Mark Graham and Orville Johnson love the magic when they play together as much as their audiences do. "People comment on that all the time," says Orville. "They can tell we're having a good time up there. We play on a lot of different emotions." Wry humor, virtuoso harmonica, soulful blues, hot pickin', and sweet country vocals—that’s what you get when Orville and Mark combine forces as the Kings of Mongrel Folk.

Graham's harmonica virtuosity on Irish and American fiddle tunes and his rich, woody sound on clarinet are well-known to fans of Kevin Burke's Open House. Graham's sardonic skewering of contemporary life, in such songs as "I Can See Your Aura and It's Ugly" and "Zen Gospel Singing" have been cult classics for years. His songs have been recorded by many, including the Austin Lounge Lizards, Bryan Bowers, and the Limelighters.

Orville Johnson, an instrumental gunslinger whom the Seattle Times describes as a "player's player," has a gift of finding the "secret ingredient" that makes a song sound letter-perfect, whether it's an R & B tune from New Orleans, a country blues, or a jazzy ballad. Orville's guitar, dobro, and quavering, honeyed vocals have seasoned more than a hundred recordings, soundtrack, and countless TV and radio commercials. He also produces records and teaches at events like the International Guitar Seminar and Pt. Townsend Country Blues Workshop. He has shared the stage with artists such as Doc Watson, Bonnie Raitt, and John Lee Hooker.

Between the two of them, they have played many of the most coveted gigs in North America and Europe: the Newport Folk Festival and Caffe Lena, out East; South by Southwest, in Texas; the Bay area's Freight and Salvage and Kuumbwa; London's Festival Hall and Glasgow's Celtic Connections Festival, in Europe; and on their home turf, Bumbershoot and the Northwest Folklife Festival.

Though they were longtime acquaintances on the Northwest folk scene, it was at a Folklife Festival jam session in 1991 that they hatched their plan to expand their kingdom of mongrel folk nationwide and, yes, even worldwide. Wherever they go, their performances and recordings have inspired raves: Sing Out Magazine says "[They] performed with taste and skill and [were] boosted by the nuttiness of Graham's songs."

Mark and Orville will be performing on Friday, March 18^th, at 7:30 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Fresno, 4144 N. Millbrook Avenue (just south of Ashlan). For ticket information contact Larry Bassman at 244-0562, or lbassman@pacbell.net

Saturday, March 19
10 A.M. to Noon
The Fresno County Democratic Chicano/Latino Caucus meets at Casa Valadez restaurant. This is located at 4857 E. Butler at Chestnut. Scott England is the main speaker on Critical Housing Issues for Fresno. This meeting is open to the public. For more information call Lydia Flores at 435-7360.

Saturday, March 19
12 Noon to 3 PM
RALLY IN THE VALLEY: STOP THE WAR, IT AFFECTS US ALL - Courthouse Park in downtown Fresno. Speakers, Music & Community. The Center for Nonviolence is one of many co-sponsors of this event. For info contact www.peacefresno.org or call 559-487-2515.

Saturday, March 19
12 Noon
"Women's Stories, Plants, Recipes & Remedies" celebrating Women's History Month at the Squaw Valley Herb Gardens. Lunch, Theater & Tour. Advance Tickets $20. For more information email Rosemary@SquawValleyHerbGardens.com or call (559) 332-2909.

Tuesday & Wednesday, March 22 & 23
10 AM to 7 PM Tuesday; 10 AM to 5 PM Wednesday
EYES WIDE OPEN - THE BOOTS EXHIBIT at Courthouse Park in downtown Fresno. The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) brings EYES WIDE OPEN - THE BOOTS EXHIBIT, a multi-media exhibit on the human cost of the Iraq war. It has been seen in over 40 cities including the Capitol Lawn in Washington, DC. There will be 1358 - and still counting -- pairs of boots of US soldiers killed in Iraq - and 1000 pairs of shoes - men's, women's and children's - representing the tens of thousands of Iraqi war dead. The Center for Nonviolence is one of many organizations co-sponsoring this event. To view a brief video about the cost of war, please visit the website www.afsc.org/wagepeace. For info: Myrna Martinez Nateras 559-222-7678 or Mai Der Vang 559-222-7678.

Thursday, March 24
Golden Valley H.S. MEChA (In Merced) is organizing the very First Cesar Chavez Celebration for Thursday, March 24, 2005 at the Golden Valley H.S. Theater. A power point, displays, music, and story-telling will be part of the program. First event will be during school at 2:10 to 3:05 PM and the second -a community event from 6:00 to 8:00 PM. Golden Valley H.S. is located at 2121 E. Childs Avenue (corner of Parsons & Childs). The Theater is off the Parsons parking lot. Everyone is welcome. Contact: Gloria M. Sandoval & Amanda Zaragoza, Co-Advisors (209) 385-8031.

Thursday, March 24
6 PM
Fresno Democratic Women's Club annual Jefferson/Jackson Dinner with State Treasurer (and probable candidate for governor) Phil Angelides. Cost is $75 and a portion of the proceeds benefit the Fresno Democratic Party Office.

Friday, March 25
6:30 - 8:30 PM
The Reedley Peace Center presents the movie: MINDWALK. Three vacationers meet by chance on the Island Abbey of Mount St. Michel in France and encounter a magical excursion into the world of 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

Saturday, March 26
3:30 - 5 PM
General meeting of the Central Valley Progressive PAC. The meeting will take place at the Fresno Center for Nonviolence which is located at 1584 North Van Ness (at McKinley Ave.), All are welcome. Beginning in March, the CVPPAC will hold regularly scheduled general membership meetings on the second and fourth Saturday of each month.

A portion of the meeting on the second Saturday of the month will be dedicated to business matters of the CVPPAC. The remainder of the time will be dedicated to discussion and strategy with an emphasis on the upcoming elections and related matters.

Saturday, March 26
7 PM
Amores Perros, a film by Alejandro González Iñárritu (Mexico), will be shown at Fresno Art Museum – Bonner Auditorium (2233 N First St).

Club Latinoamericano presents International Cine Forum, a cultural/educational/artistic project in collaboration with The Fresno Art Museum at the Bonner Auditorium. Emphasis in Latin American films will inform and educate about past and present achievements of those countries in the cinematography arts. Films will be presented every other month and a moderated open forum will follow to share comments, critiques, and opinions about the film.

For more information contact César A. Culqui, Club Latinoamericano (559) 917-4873 / 453-1984.

Saturday, March 26
8 PM
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.

Wednesday, March 30
12 - 1 PM
Ellen Gruenbaum, "Feminism and Female Genital Cutting." This CSUF Women’s Herstory month event will be held at Student Union room 312-314. For more information email janetsl@csufresno.edu or call (559) 278-7140.

Thursday, March 31
leaving at 6 AM and returning at 6 PM
Trip to La Paz in honor of Cesar Chavez. Take a bus to the United Farm Workers headquarters to learn more about Cesar Chavez and the legacy he left behind. $15. Tickets available at the: UMS office 278-5750 (Joyal Room 224) and the CAMP office 278- (across from the library) *only 90 seats available, so get your tickets soon* (assigned seats by ticket) No Refunds, Cash ONLY For more information contact: Raul Moreno raulm@csufresno.edu

Friday, April 1
9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Social Security is Under Attack! Protect It * Preserve It * Pass It On. Americans should not gamble what they can’t afford to lose. Stop social security privatization. A Social Security Town Hall Meeting will be held at the IAM Local 653 (Machinist Union), 544 W Olive in Fresno. This event is sponsored by the California Alliance for Retired Americans and the California Labor Federation. Call Gene Roza at (599) 905-3521 for more information.

Friday, April 1
6:30 PM
As part of a celebration of 30 years in community radio, KFCF 88.1 FM is hosting an April Fools Day Party with Scoop Nisker in North Fork. The event is a benefit for listener-sponsored, free speech radio in Central California and takes place at the North Fork Town Hall, located at 33060 Road 228 in the mountain community of North Fork, an hour north of Fresno. The party begins at 6:30 pm with food and beverages and the music of the local group Good Medicine to warm up the crowd. Then Scoop will have you simultaneously rolling in the aisles and thinking deep thoughts about the universe and our place in it. Tickets are available at the Movies Video Shop, 1435 N. Van Ness (559-233-8346) and KFCF Radio (559-233-2221).

WES "SCOOP" NISKER is a Buddhist meditation teacher, journalist, and author of two books about the sixties generation, Crazy Wisdom and The Big Bang, The Buddha, and the Baby Boom. For over twenty years, he has been leading retreats and workshops worldwide in Buddhist insight meditation, humor, and philosophy. He is also editor of an international Buddhist magazine, Inquiring Mind. Before devoting himself to writing full time, he was a well-known radio announcer who went by the name of "Scoop." He still does the occasional commentary on San Francisco radio station KFOG. He lives with his family in Berkeley, California.

Saturday, April 2
(time to be announced)
March in honor of Cesar Chavez at Holmes Playground.

Saturday, April 2
1 - 5 PM
Mad Town Street Thang celebrating the life of Cesar Chavez. Sponsored by the Madera Youth Leaders and the Madera Coalition. At D and Sixth in downtown Madera.

Saturday April 2
8 PM
Full Circle Brewing Co. Presents: Deja-Blues. $5.-cover, 620 F St. Historic Chinatown
559-264-6323

Sunday, April 3
2 - 4 PM
Celebration in honor of Cesar Chavez at the Martin Luther King School in Madera.

Tuesday, April 5
The 6th Annual DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. STUDENT CONFERENCE at CSU-Fresno. This year marks the 76th birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the 51st anniversary of the landmark case of Brown v. Board of Education in which the U.S. Supreme Court Justices concluded that "Separate educational facilities are inherently unequal." Dr.
>King later proclaimed that this decision "on May 17, 1954, came as a joyous daybreak to end the long night of enforced segregation. . . . It served to transform the fatigue of despair into the buoyancy of hope."

To keep Dr. King's memory, dream, and hope alive, the Africana and American Indian Studies Department and Research Center of the College of Social Sciences at California State University, Fresno is pleased to announce a call for workshop proposals for the 6th Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Student Conference on Tuesday, April 5, 2005. The targeted audience is 7th-12th grade students from local area schools. For more information contact:

Dr. Matthew A. Jendian
Assistant Professor of Sociology
Director, American Humanics Program
Nonprofit Management & Leadership

California State University, Fresno
Social Science Building, Room 218
5340 N. Campus Dr., M/S SS107
Fresno, CA 93740-8019
559-278-2891 (phone)
559-278-6468 (fax)
matthewj@csufresno.edu
http://www.humanics.org
http://socsci.csufresno.edu/department_pages/humanics.htm

Tuesday, April 5
4:30 - 6 PM
Building bridges and tackling fears, a Panel Series Coordinated by the National Coalition Building Institute (NCBI), will be held at CSUF. The issue discussed will be Islamaphobia. The event will be held at the Renaissance Room on campus.

If you would like further information or would like to participate on a panel, Please contact Ruth at 278-6946. NCBI is a project of the Presidents Commission on Human Rights & Equity and is coordinated by the Central Valley Cultural Heritage Institute.

Tuesday, April 5
No-host cocktails start at 5:30 p.m. The program starts at 6 p.m.
The National Women's Political Caucus of Fresno County will feature Assistant Fresno County Sheriff Margaret Mims as the guest speaker. This event will be held at Toledo's Restaurant Banquet Room, located in Mission Village on Shaw Avenue just east of Highway 41. The dinner program costs $15. For more information call 559-252-4812 or email lauraslmares@sbcglobal.net.

Wednesday, April 6
7 -9:30 PM
Fresno-Oxford debate. The motion before the house is: "The Wall between Church and State should be torn down". If you or you know anyone else who would consider speaking for or against this motion, please contact Vincent Lavery at 455-0821.

Wednesday, April 6
7 - 9 PM
Spring into Words - Free Poetry Jam...Express Yourself with Words at the CSUF coffeehouse and Pub. Open Mic for Beginners & Experienced Poets. First Wednesday of every month. Further info contact Marylee @ 278-4435

Thursday April 7
5 - 9 PM
Full Circle Brewing Co. Presents
Art Hop Reception for
Autumn S. Lencioni
"Broken Spirit" a photographic
exhibition in black & white
Plus! the Music of Joel Pickford & Dean Mcdonald
no cover
620 F St.
Historic Chinatown
559-264-6323

Saturday, April 9
7:30 PM
The Fresno Folklore Society presents LAURIE LEWIS & TOM ROZUM at the Fresno Art Museum.

Thursday, April 14
6:15 PM
The Middle East Forum at CSUF Presents:

Middle East Lecture and Film Series: Spring 2005

The Struggle with Modernity. 1994, 50 minutes.

Looks at the tensions within Islamic societies as they attempt to make their laws and practices compatible with the 21^st century while remaining true to the spirit of the faith. Series: Living Islam: What It Means to Be a Muslim in Today’s World, by Akbar Ahmed for BBC. This event will be held in room SS 203.

Friday and Saturday, April 15 & 16
Fresno Community Garden Summit "Growing Communities" at 1944 N Winery Ave. Leadership training on community building, leadership and organizational development through community gardening. Attendance both days strongly suggested $20 per individual. ACGA Members Free - Scholarships Available. For more information see: http://www.communitygarden.org/training.php
http://www.fresnometmin.org/fmm/gardens.html

Saturday April 16
8 PM
Full Circle Brewing Co. Presents
"Drumagic" ancient rhythm in a new world
$5.-cover
620 F St.
Historic Chinatown
559-264-6323

Thursday, April 21
6:15 PM
The Middle East Forum at CSUF Presents:

Middle East Lecture and Film Series: Spring 2005

Paradise Lies at the Feet of the Mother. 1994, 50 minutes

Explores the position of women under shari’a law in Egypt and Iran and asks how much is laid down by the faith and how much is added by local custom. Compares some contrasting cases, such as Indonesia, where fewer restrictions are generally placed on women. Series: Living Islam: What It Means to Be a Muslim in Today’s World, by Akbar Ahmed, BBC. This event will be held in room SS 203.

Thursday April 21
8 PM
Full Circle Brewing Co. Presents
Inner Ear Poetry Jam
poetry-art-music-fun
$3.-cover
620 F St.
Historic Chinatown
559-264-6323

Friday April 22
8 PM
Full Circle Brewing Co. Presents
"Full Circle Band"
Blues-Rock-Folk-World Music
$5.-cover
620 F St.
Historic Chinatown
559-264-6323

Thursday, April 28
7 PM
The Middle East Forum at CSUF Presents:

Middle East Lecture and Film Series: Spring 2005

The Last Crusade. 1994, 50 minutes. Looks at the revolutionary and reforming spirit of Muslims in an era of Islamic revival. Locations include Jerusalem, Cairo, Kadvna and Tehran. Series: Living Islam: What It Means to Be a Muslim in Today’s World, by Akbar Ahmed for BBC. This event will be held in room SS 203.

Tuesday, May 3
4:30 - 6 PM
Building bridges and tackling fears, a Panel Series Coordinated by the National Coalition Building Institute (NCBI), will be held at CSUF. The issue discussed will be Xenophobia. The event will be held at the Renaissance Room on campus.

If you would like further information or would like to participate on a panel, Please contact Ruth at 278-6946. NCBI is a project of the Presidents Commission on Human Rights & Equity and is coordinated by the Central Valley Cultural Heritage Institute.

Wednesday, May 4
7 - 9 PM
Spring into Words -@ CSUF Henry Madden Library. Free Poetry Jam...Express Yourself with Words. Open Mic for Beginners & Experienced Poets. First Wednesday of every month

Further info contact Marylee @ 278-4435.

Saturday, May 7
7:30 PM
The Fresno Folklore Society present JOHN RENBOURN, guitar; JACQUI McSHEE, vocals. Original members of Pentangle at the Fresno Art Museum

May 20-22
Third annual California autoharp festival at St. Nicholas Ranch in Squaw Valley. Fresno Folklore Society is sponsoring. Big name performers and teachers. www.californiaautoharp.com

Saturday, May 21
1 - 4 PM
Holding corporate media accountable. The Media Alliance <www.media-alliance.org>, will present this workshop on your rights as a media consumer. Is corporate media required to present "fair and balanced" information? Can we force them to give "equal time" to alternative points of view? If the corporate media is not operating in the public interest, what can we do about it? Learn how to monitor the media, hold them accountable, and challenge their licences if they are not operating in the public interest. This workshop is sponsored by the Community Alliance newspaper. For more information call (559) 978-4502 or email AllianceEditor@Comcast.net .

Saturday, June 18
1 - 4 PM
What is the role of a photographer in the alternative/independent media movement? Learn aboutphoto journalism, how to get good pictures at demonstrations and other social/economic justice events. Learn about lighting, cameras, and digital editing. This workshop will be led by David Bacon and is sponsored by the Community Alliance newspaper. For more information call (559) 978-4502 or email AllianceEditor@Comcast.net .

ONGOING WEEKLY ACTIVITIES/PROGRAMS

Every Sunday
Food Not Bombs serves free food to anyone who is hungry. Anyone who'd like to help call mark/miriam at (559) 442-0966 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 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 Tuesday
6:30 - 8:30 PM
The Fresno River Zen group meets in Horsley Hall at the Unitarian Universalist Church, 4144 N. MIllbrook, Fresno.  Recognizing that there are many ways to express Buddhist practice, this group welcomes all who seek clarity and compassion though following the Buddha Way.  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 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