ONGOING ACTIVITIES FROM THE PEACE AND SOCIAL JUSTICE CALENDAR
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ONGOING
WEEKLY ACTIVITIES/PROGRAMS
Every Sunday
Food Not
Bombs serves free food to anyone who is hungry. Anyone who'd like to
devote a few hours of their time on Sundays are invited to leave voice
mail for Nick at (559) 499-7927 to arrange to help him and other volunteers
prepare lunch at 12:30 p.m. at his home in the Tower District. Lunch
is served 3 p.m. at Courthouse Park near the Martin Luther King, Jr.
statue. Donations of plates, bowls, spoons, and forks made of recyclable
material are greatly appreciated.
Every Sunday
12:30 - 2 PM A demonstration for peace at Walnut and Mooney in Visalia.
Bring signs for peace and smiles. For more information see http://www.southvalleypeacecenter.org
Every Tuesday
7 PM Peace Fresno meets at the Fresno Center for Nonviolence at 985
N Van Ness. If you want to help stop Bush’s endless war against
the world - come to this meeting! For an up to the minute listing of
all Peace actions in the Fresno area call the Fresno Center for Nonviolence
at 559-23PEACE (559-237-3223). For more information about Peace Fresno
visit their web site at: http://www.fresnoalliance.com/peacefresno
Every Tuesday
and Thursday
6:45 - 9 PM The St. Benedict Catholic Worker serves a meal to the homeless,
working poor, and visitors and released inmates in front of Fresno County
Jail (corner of Fresno and M streets) each Tuesday and Thursday night
from 6:45 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Volunteers are needed to help prepare and
serve the meals. For more information contact Liza Apper at (559) 229-6410
liza.apper@stbencatholicworker.org
or visit their web site at: http://www.stbencatholicworker.org
Every Friday
4 PM Campus Peace and Civil Liberties Coalition at CSUF in room USU310.
Keep informed about educational campus and community events. For more
information contact Morghan at youngmorghan@hotmail.com
Every Friday
4:15 PM Stand for Peace each Friday evening in Merced at 4:15 PM on
M. Street (between 20th and 21st Streets) Say No to War!! info: 209
383 0843
Every Friday
4:30 PM Weekly Vigils to Stop the War are held at Shaw and Blackstone
every Friday. 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) and press *3. For more information about Peace Fresno
email them at peacefresno@neuhouse.com
or visit their web site at: http://www.fresnoalliance.com/peacefresno
Every Friday
4:30 - 5:30 PM A Peace Rally in Bakersfield takes place every week at
the Stockdale Highway and California Avenue (NW corner). The theme is
NO BLOOD FOR OIL and the organizers say they are organizing these rallies
because:
1. Invading Iraq
will decrease US and world security, putting citizens and soldiers at
risk.
2. Invading Iraq will bring hardship to US citizens.
3. A United States invasion of Iraq would constitute a clear violation
of international and US law.
4. There are insufficient grounds for going to war with Iraq.
5. The ‘no fly zones’ violate the sovereignty of Iraq, are
not authorized by the UN, and constitute an act of aggression forbidden
under the UN charter.
For more information
contact David Corrigan viogolo@yahoo.com
or phone (661) 835-1438
Every Saturday
1-2 PM Food Not Bombs feeds the hungry near the Olive Avenue entrance
to Roeding Park. The location for cooking on Saturday is at the Wesley
United Methodist Church, 1343 East Barstow Ave., between First and Cedar
starting at 9AM. They are always in need of servers at the park. For
more information call 452-0277
(Dallas). e-mail fresnofnb@yahoo.com
. Visit the Food Not Bombs web site at: http://www.fresnoalliance.com/FNB/
Every Saturday
1 PM until the last patient is served Medical Clinic for the homeless,
active injecting drug users and prostitutes. You can find them near
the Olive Avenue entrance to Roeding Park.
- Staffed by
Dr. Marc Lasher and volunteers.
- Accepting financial
donations. Contact: 266-0444
Every Saturday
1-3 PM Fresno Free Bicycle Repair Clinic. Most Saturdays, 1:00 - 3:00ish.
Donations of bicycle parts, inner tubes & blinky lights welcome.
Volunteers needed to help with minor repairs. The bicycle clinic is
near the Olive Avenue entrance to Roeding Park, beside Food Not Bombs.
For more info and to arrange donations, fresnofreebikeclinic@yahoo.com
ONGOING
MONTHLY ACTIVITIES/PROGRAMS
1st Monday of
every month
7:30 PM Monthly meeting of the Fresno Coalition Against the Misuse of
Pesticides (FresCAMP). For more information email FresCAMP@yahoo.com
or call (559) 439-0280 or (559) 227-6134.
2nd Monday of
every month
7 PM Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom Meeting
is at 985 N. Van Ness. For more information email vmfout1@sti.net
3rd Monday of
every month
7 - 9 PM The National Organization for Women will have their Monthly
Meeting at the Center for Non-Violence, 985 N Van Ness (just south of
Olive -Tower District). Both women and men are welcome! For more info
call 559-252-7569.
1st Tuesday
of every month
6 PM The San Joaquin Valley Coalition for Immigrant Rights at 280 N.
Van Ness. For more information call (559) 443-1317 or email SJVCoalition@aol.com
3rd Tuesday
of every month
7:00 PM Stonewall Democrats will hold their regular monthly meeting
at the Express Lounge, 3075 N. Maroa (just south of Shields). Contact
Jay Hubbell at (559) 292-4905 e-mail hubbell@online.no
or visit the website http://www.mangen.com/stonewall/
1st Wednesday
of every month
12 Noon WOMEN IN BLACK - Silent Vigil at the Fresno County Courthouse-Entrance.
Show your support for PEACE and for negotiated settlements of US current
military actions! Meet downtown at the Fresno courthouse, from
12-1:00 PM and stand silently, advocating PEACE. For more info: 278-7140
or 225-2850.
1st Wednesday
of every month
7 PM The Fresno County Democratic Central Committee meeting's are held
in the Sate Building Assembly Room. Call Sam Pack Chair phone 495-0606
for more information or agenda item. Yvonne Brown Co-Chair
456-2879.
1st Wednesday
of every month
7:30 PM Conservation Committee of the Sierra Club Tehipite Chapter at
the Unitarian Church, 4144 N. Millbrook Avenue in Fresno.
3rd Wednesday
of every month
6 PM Central California Criminal Justice Committee meetings take place
on the third Wednesday of the month at the Sarah McCardle room of the
downtown library.
2nd Thursday
of every month
7:00 PM Fresno County Green Party Council Meeting at the Fresno Center
for Nonviolence, 985 N Van Ness Ave (S. of Olive). The Fresno County
Green Party invites you to its regular monthly County Council meeting.
The four pillars of the international Green movement are Social Justice,
Grassroots Democracy, Nonviolence, and Ecological Wisdom. Call 265-3647
for details or go to http://www.greens.org/cal/fresno
3rd Thursday
of every month
6:00 - 8 PM Fresno County Bicycle Coalition - monthly meetings to provide
a forum for bicyclists to organize, discuss common concerns, and influence
public policy. They have committees on Political Action, Promotion &
Education, and Facilities Planning. If you are interested in helping
Fresno County become more bike friendly, you are invited to join this
group. King's Men Cafe and Coffee House, 1495 N. Van Ness Ave. @ Home
Ave (3 blocks N. of Olive, 1 S. of McKinley Ave). For more information
call 559.444.2065.
3rd Thursday
of every month
7:30 PM Death Penalty Focus regular meeting at the Fresno Center for
Nonviolence, 985 N Van Ness. For more information contact Maria Telesco
at: (559) 255-9492 maria.telesco@worldnet.att.net
1st Saturday
of every month
9:30 AM Kennedy Club of the San Joaquin Valley are held each 1st Saturday
of the month at Denny's Restaurant at Abby and Divisidero. Call 439-8140
for more information. http://home.att.net/~barbarapyle/kennedy/kennedy.htm
1st Saturday
of every month
2 - 4 PM Women of Spirt - a gathering of women rediscovering their own
spirituality and enabling others to do the same. You are invited to
join the circle of women the first Saturday of each month, at 7319 N.
Fourth St., Fresno. Beginning and closing meditation, discussion and
activity, light refreshments after closing. The event is free. Both
men and women are welcome. Questions, call Veena Kapoor (559) 435-2212.
2nd Saturday
of every month
9:30 AM Fresno Center for Nonviolence monthly meeting at 985 N. Van
Ness. For more information about the Fresno Center for Nonviolence,
see their web page at: http://www.fresnoalliance.com/centerfornonviolence/
or call
559-23PEACE (559-237-3223).
ONGOING
MEDIA PROGRAMS
Monday to Friday
9 AM "Democracy Now!" on KFCF 88.1 FM. Award-winning veteran
journalist, Amy Goodman, appropriately subtitles this show "The
Exception to the Rulers" as the program covers news of the nation
and world from a progressive viewpoint, with focus on the history and
economics of workers, women and people of color around the world. Check
out http://www.democracynow.org
1st Friday of
every month
5:00 PM ACT UP RADIO on KFCF 88.1 FM. Hosted by Jeremy Hofer. this program
discusses cutting edge activism, culture and music from Generation Next.
Every Wednesday
7:30 AM David Bacon's Labor Journal on KFCF 88.1 FM. David Bacon's experience
as a union organizer and his world-wide contacts in the Labor community
makes him uniquely qualified as a journalist specializing in issues
and concerns of working people. He covers a broad range of labor news
and issues locally, nationally and globally. See David's web site at
http://www.igc.org/dbacon
Every Wednesday
3:30 PM "Stir it Up!" on KFCF 88.1 FM. This program is hosted
by different progressive community group each week of the month. Listen
for the community calendar, interviews with community activists and
more.
Every Wednesday
7:00 PM "Nuestro Foro" on KFCF 88.1 FM. A public affairs program
in Spanish providing news and information to the Valley's Latino population.
Every first
and third Thursday
3:30 PM "Art Attack!" on KFCF 88.1 FM. A program focusing
on visual and performing arts with interviews and a calendar of events,
hosted by Janet Flores.
Every Friday
3:30 PM "Valley Bioregion" on KFCF 88.1 FM. A program covering
a wide range of environmental issues around Central California and beyond,
hosted by Vic Bedoian.
Every Friday
1 - 3 PM Radio Grito is on the air (in Spanish) bringing you Community
Radio at its finest. Listen on KBIF 900 AM as Proyecto Campesino brings
you news and information about our valley. Call ins are welcome. Have
something you want people to know about? Call them up and be a guest.
For more information call (559) 733-4844.
2nd Friday of
Every Month
3:30 PM Lloyd Carter, President of California Save Our Streams Council
and professor of water law at San Joaquin College of Law hosts a 30-minute
program on KFCF, 88.1 FM, focusing on San Joaquin Valley water, environmental
and agriculture issues.
4th Friday of
every month
3:30 PM Clearing the Air: Transportation, Land Use & Air Quality
in the Central San Joaquin Valley on KFCF 88.1 FM with your host Kevin
Hall from the Sierra Club.
3rd Friday of
every month
5:00 PM "It's a Queer Thang" on KFCF 88.1 FM. Hosted by Jeff
Robinson, this program discusses Gay and Lesbian issues.
4th Friday of
every month
5 PM Street Heat on KFCF 88.1 FM with your hosts Pam Whalen and Mike
Rhodes featuring Labor and Community activists.
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