Performers include:
Richard Sirosis – accordionist and vocalist. Cory Zamora – Fresno’s premier belly-dancer performing a dance reflective of all middle-eastern European peoples in this Valley. Guy Ashby and Kathy Page – with an introductory demonstration of the art of the Argentine tango. Avigdar Adams singing torch songs, accompanied on keyboard by Jean Hays. Your host, Richard Stone reading from his work. For more information call (559)266-2559.
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On Wednesday, December 14, FCNV and Peace Fresno will show the Central Valley premiere of the film “The Economics of Happiness”. There will be two showings – one at 12 noon at 1584 N. Van Ness, Fresno, and at 7 p.m. at the Woodward Park Regional Library, 944 E. Perrin, Fresno. The film describes a world moving simultaneously in two opposing directions: while government and Big Business push for a globalized economy based on high technology and increased trade, people all over the world are working from the grassroots to nurture smaller scale, ecological, local economies. We hear from a chorus of voices from six continents including Samdhong Rinpoche, the Prime Minister of Tibet’s government in exile, Vandana Shiva, Bill McKibben, David Korten and Zac Goldsmith. The Economics of Happiness restores our faith in humanity, and challenges us to believe that it is possible to build a better world.
“It is good news indeed to find so persuasive an explanation of our ailing world as The Economics of Happiness. This film connects the dots between climate chaos, economic meltdown, and our own personal suffering– stress, loneliness, and depression. It presents the localization movement as a systemic alternative to corporate globalization, as well as a strategy that brings community and meaning to our lives.” – Joanna Macy author of World as Lover, World as Self “A must-see film for the future of the planet.”– Zac Goldsmith, Member of UK Parliament The film is free and open to the public but donations would be welcome. For more information call FCNV at 559-237-3223. Check the website too www.theeconomicsofhappiness.org.
Sunday, October 30, 2 to 4 p.m. “RENT EVENT”, Café Corazon, 1306 N. Wishon north of Olive. Richard Stone is hosting a monthly event to help meet the increased expenses of the Fresno Center for Nonviolence. Joining him will be readings by “Partners in Prose,” a writers’ group comprising our host Richard Stone with Polly Brewer, Sky Sweet and Isaac Weil. The readings will range from memoir to short fiction to fantasy–and maybe a brief play for good measure. Only guarantee: “It’s all good.” No admission is charged but donations will be solicited for the Center. For more information call 559-237-3223 or 559-266-2559. Wednesday, November 2 at 6:00 p.m. FCNV Board meeting at 1584 N. Van Ness (SE corner McKinley and Van Ness) Call 237-3223 11-3 Mon-Fri for details.. Wednesday, November 9 at 3 - 3:30 p.m. on KFCF 88.1 FM On the Center’s “Stir it Up” monthly radio show, as a tribute to the International Transgender Day of Remembrance on November 18, Angela Price will have as her guests Rachel Bowman and friends to speak about this event as well as news for the transgender community. Call-ins are welcome at 559-266-8888. For information call (559)237-3223.
Wednesday, November 9 at 12 noon and 7 p.m. (potluck at 6:30 p.m.), FCNV, 1584 N. Van Ness (SE Corner McKinley and Van Ness). The Fresno Center for Nonviolence will present for its 2nd Wed. Video the documentary “Call me Malcolm”. Its director Joseph Parlagreco of Filmworks, Inc., co-produced the film with the United Church of Christ. It tells the story of Malcolm E. Himschoot, then a third-year student at Iliff School of Theology, who was eventually ordained in 2004 by the UCC’s Denver Metropolitan Association. The documentary is more than an examination of Malcolm’s life or the struggles of the transgender community, but a film that all can relate to, because it’s about discerning, discovering and celebrating one’s identity. Parlagreco, an award-winning cinematographer whose directing credits include work for ABC, NBC, CBS, FOX, PBS and VH1, says the UCC has served as a “minister to the film.” “Imagine,” Parlagreco muses, “a church producing a feature documentary for film festivals –about a transgender minister. 90 minutes. Free to the public. Wheelchair accessible. Call the Center Mon-Fri 11-3 at 559-237-3223 for more information. Sunday, December 4 at 2 p.m. “Holiday Special Rent Event” At the Voice Shop, 1296 N. Wishon Ave,, just south of Café Corazon. Richard Stone will hos a special Rent Event Extravaganza to help meet the Fresno Center for Nonviolence’s normal monthly expenses. Stay tuned for more information. No admission will be charged but donations will be solicited
HERE IS INFORMATION FOR UPCOMING OCCUPY FRESNO! ACTIONS AND EVENTS. WE NEED YOU IN THE STREETS AND AT THE OCCUPATION AT COURTHOUSE PARK! –Monday, October 24th and Tuesday, October 25th, 5 pm each evening at the Occupation Camp, Courthouse Park: “What Is Capitalism?” a teach in on the nature and history of capitalism by Prof. Michael Becker, CSUF Department of Political Science –Friday, October 28th, 3:30 at Courthouse Park: “Tour the Bastard Banks” a continuation of marches and protests encouraging people to withdraw their money from the big commercial banks –Saturday, October 29th, 10 a.m. at Chase Bank on the corner of First and Shaw: Protest at Chase Bank and march to and protest at nearby B of A in solidarity with a global day of uprising to demand that the G-20 enact a “Robin Hood tax” of 1% on all financial transactions and currency trades, enough money to fund every social program and environmental initiative in the world. –Saturday, November 5th: demonstration in solidarity with the international “move your money day.” Time date and action to be announced soon. for more information: http://www.facebook.com/Nov.Fifth and moveyourmoneyproject.org –Noah Canton is going on Monday to fill out the paperwork get us on to the FUSD School Board agenda; the item will call for an across the board cut in administrative salaries with the money going back to the classrooms. Time and date to be announced immediately when we receive notice from Noah. –there are marches daily form the Courthouse in the morning and in the afternoon at 4 pm. –PLEASE SUPPORT THE CAMPERS AT THE COURTHOUSE BY JOINING THEM FOR AN OVERNIGHT. WITHOUT THEM THERE IS NO OCCUPATION. WITHOUT YOUR HELP THERE IS AN UNFAIR BURDEN BEING PLACED ON THEM TO KEEP IT GOING. Occupy Fresno!
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Nancy Waidtlow writes: I need a crew of folks to help provide food for the Occupy Fresno effort. If we get a few, we can divide up the tasks and do a better job. These mostly young people are putting in a lot of effort, and lack of sleep, for this cause. Yesterday, they went to several downtown banks to publicize the idea of people taking their money out of the big banks and putting it into local credit unions or local banks. I heard B of A closed their doors an hour early to avoid dealing with them. There is an amazing couple from Fowler, Gerry and Lupe, who are bringing a full dinner Mon., Wed. and Fri. I have been doing quite a few and I think they have had food every evening. Ellie Bluestein (& Jemmy, Cordia, and Isaiah) brought huge containers of great food from the Shanghai one evening, and Dan Yaseen brought Pakistani food donate by the restaurant Lahori Tikka. Sunday may be covered by Food, Not Bombs. If those receiving this have lists or just contacts to send to, could you send this on? And if you don’t want to take your food donation downtown you can bring it to me, I’ll be happy to deliver it for you. But you really may not want to miss seeing this. nancy w 559-224-1738 Hope that everyone will come out and do some shopping at the Center’s Annual Fundraising Book Sale on Saturday, October 8 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. (DVDs and CDs too). Location is SW corner parking lot of Olive and Van Ness, Fresno. Great prices, great books. Best book sale in Fresno. (Think Christmas and other presents). Saturday, October 8 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Fresno Center for Nonviolence will hold its Annual Book Sale (dvds, cds, tapes etc) at the southwest corner parking lot of Van Ness and Olive. We are still accepting books etc. for the sale but no textbooks or VHS tapes.. Volunteers for sorting books on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday before the sale, and for shifts on the 8th are also needed. For more information or to volunteer call the Center at 559-237-3223 or email Angela Price at angela.price41@comcast.net. Wednesday, October 12 at 3 - 3:30 p.m. on KFCF 88.1 On the Center’s “Stir it Up” monthly radio show Richard Stone will have as his guest Michael Black Bull who will be speaking on “American Indians: United States Original Sin”. Call-ins are welcome at 559-266-8888. For information call (559)237-3223. Wednesday, October 12 at 12 noon and 7 p.m. (potluck at 6:30 p.m.), FCNV, 1584 N. Van Ness (SE Corner McKinley and Van Ness). The Fresno Center for Nonviolence will present John Pilger’s new film ‘The War You Don’t See’ It was nominated for the ‘Documentary Award’ at the 2011 One World Media Awards. On 7 June 2011, the Lannan Foundation in the United States banned the film and cancelled a US visit by John Pilger without explanation but Pilger is making the film available to stream for viewing for a small fee. Americans are not able to buy the DVD unless they live in the U.K. or Australia. The film is a powerful and timely investigation into the media’s role in war, tracing the history of ‘embedded’ and independent reporting from the carnage of World War One to the destruction of Hiroshima, and from the invasion of Vietnam to the current war in Afghanistan and disaster in Iraq. As weapons and propaganda become even more sophisticated, the nature of war is developing into an ‘electronic battlefield’ in which journalists play a key role, and civilians are the victims. But who is the real enemy? John Pilger says in the film: “We journalists… have to be brave enough to defy those who seek our collusion in selling their latest bloody adventure in someone else’s country… That means always challenging the official story, however patriotic that story may appear, however seductive and insidious it is. For propaganda relies on us in the media to aim its deceptions not at a far away country but at you at home… In this age of endless imperial war, the lives of countless men, women and children depend on the truth or their blood is on us… Those whose job it is to keep the record straight ought to be the voice of people, not power.” Free to the public and wheelchair accessible. For more information call the Center at 559-237-3223. Sunday, October 30, 2 to 4 p.m. “RENT EVENT”, Café Corazon, 1306 N. Wishon north of Olive. Richard Stone is hosting a monthly event to help meet the increased expenses of the Fresno Center for Nonviolence. Joining him will be readings by “Partners in Prose,” a writers’ group comprising our host Richard Stone with Polly Brewer, Vida Samiian, Sky Sweet and Isaac Weil. The readings will range from memoir to short fiction to fantasy–and maybe a brief play for good measure. Only guarantee: “It’s all good.” No admission is charged but donations will be solicited for the Center. For more information call 559-237-3223 or 559-266-2559. Other important peace and justice events in our area:
1st and 3rd Tuesdays of each month: “Keeping It Real” with Dr. Jean Kennedy. 8:00pm-10:00pm - KFCF. FM.88.1 Saturday,October 1 • 1 –4 p.m. Saturday,October 1 • 6:30 –8:30 p.m. Saturday’s events with Jim Hightower are co sponsored by Volunteers for Change-Fresno,the Unitarian Universalist Social Justice Committee of Fresno,Community Alliance,Central Valley Progressive PAC,Fresno Mental Health Services,and Central Valley-Sierra Progressives (Local Chapter PDA). Sunday,October 2 • 4 –6 p.m. Program includes: Garlanding &Flower Ceremony For more information contact:Dr. Kapoor at 559.435.2212,Dr. N.P. Mahalik 559.278.2995 Monday,October 3 • 6 –8 p.m. An alternative set of questions we at CCAM have been asking involves not the rights of the individual commentator to speak his or her mind,but the responsibility of privately-owned media outlets—especially TV and radio stations which are granted licenses to serve the public interest on valuable space on the broadcast spectrum by “we the people”. Should owners have the legal right to use their stations to lionize one political position and demonize others while squelching all debate? Do they have the ethical right to call demonstrably false statements “news”,and then defend themselves saying they only provide entertainment? Should they be held accountable for the effect of their programming on unbalanced,violence-prone listeners? Then,too,there are larger questions of community viability. Do we as a city or county,or state or country,have sufficient cohesiveness and mutual respect to continue living together? Can we disagree vigorously yet maintain civility…or are divisions over religion and economics,matters of survival and justice,creating the grounds for another civil war? Should the public airwaves be made available to undermine community sustainability? Such questions will be addressed at a forum to be held under the auspices of the Leon S. Peters Ethics Lecture Series entitled “Media Responsibility,Ethics and Civility”. Panelists will include: Les Kimber Founding Editor,California Advocate and representative of CCAM Faith Sidlow Channel 24 news anchor,MCJ Faculty The panel discussion is free and open to the public. Parking permits can be obtained at the campus vending machines:to get the code check the website at csufresno.edu/ethicscenter. The event has been organized by the Ethics Center Lecture Series Committee,in conjunction with CCAM and the “Stop the Hate,Stop the Violence,Build a Culture of Peace” events committee. Wednesday, September 14 at 3-3:30 p.m. on KFCF 88.1 On the Center’s “Stir it Up” monthly radio show Richard Stone will talk with Maia Ballis about life at Sun Mountain after Elfie’s death a year ago, and reflect back to some of his wild and wonderful doings. Call-ins are welcome at 559-266-8888. For information call (559)237-3223. Wednesday, September 14 at 12 noon and 7 p.m. (potluck at 6:30 p.m.), FCNV, 1584 N. Van Ness (SE Corner McKinley and Van Ness). The Fresno Center for Nonviolence will screen 2 short videos in commemoration of George “Elfie” Ballis’s passing a year ago and his long life as an activist filmmaker/photographer. The first one is his DVD “Ancient Roots”, Lance Canales & The Flood with images by George Elfie Ballis -40 min of music + 10 Min. stories. This special features section where Lance tells stories includes footage of his remarks at his “Endgame” gathering for the ailing Ballis, known to Lance as “Birdman. The spirit of singer/songwriter Lance Canales’ soul filled “Native Americana” collection on this music DVD is interwoven with still images of famous Central Valley photographer George Elfie Ballis. The earthy marriage of Elfie’s images of Sierra nature and Valley people with Lance’s musical blend of indigenous-roots-folk-blues offers a rich cultural experience of the Great Central Valley of California. This will be followed by Elfie’s video of Fresno’s Raging Grannies, a 28 minute DVD with 19 interactive songs/events. Fresno Raging Grannies get off their fannies for Peace & Justice in 17 interactive songs and events. Maia Ballis, the other half of the Ballis team, will be present at the 7 p.m. showing to talk with us about their work and Elfie’s legacy. Free to the public and wheelchair accessible. For more information call the Center 11-3 Mon-Fri 559-237-3223. Sunday, September 25, 2 to 4 p.m. “RENT EVENT”, (NEW LOCATION) Café Corazon, 1306 N. Wishon north of Olive. Richard Stone is hosting a monthly event to help meet the increased expenses of the Fresno Center for Nonviolence featuring readings from his 30-plus years of writing. His guest this month will be Native American musician Lance Canales. As a young man growing up in the Central Valley, Lance was infused with the music of blues musicians and rock artists like Jimi Hendrix. “I began playing in rock bands, but I wanted to create a fusion of that music with native sounds.” No admission is charged but donations will be solicited for the Center. Some additional community events for your calendar Thursday, Sepember 8 at 7 p.m. At United Universalist Church of Fresno, 1672 E. Alluvial (between Chestnut and Willow). Speaker: Doug Noll, author, teacher, and nationally recognized mediator and peacemaker.will speak on Elusive Peace: How Modern Diplomatic Strategies Could Better Resolve World Conflicts. How does one mediate peace in the face of evil? His book “Elusive Peace” penetrates the headlines and takes a critical look at peace negotiations through the eyes of a professional mediator and peacemaker. Book signing and discussion after the presentation. Admission is free. Tuesday, September 13, 7-9 p.m. Wesley United Methodist Church, 1343 E. Barstow Avenue, Fresno. National Move to Amend spokesman David Cobb to appear in Fresno. The recent U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Citizens United v. FEC opened the floodgates to unlimited corporate spending on elections. David Cobb, an attorney and organizer for the Move to Amend coalition, will speak at a forum hosted by Fresno’s Wesley United Methodist Church in September. The forum, entitled “Creating Democracy and Challenging Corporate Rule,” will help local residents understand the history behind the recent decision and how they can work to abolish “Corporate Personhood” and reestablish a government of, by, and for the people. Corporate Personhood commonly refers to court-created precedent that gives corporations constitutional rights intended solely for human beings. Corporate Personhood is not an inconsequential legal technicality. The Supreme Court ruled that a corporation was a ‘legal person’ with 14th Amendment protections before they granted full personhood to African-Americans, immigrants, natives, or women,” states David Cobb. “We are inspired by historic social movements that recognized the necessity of altering fundamental power relationships,” said Cobb. “America has progressed through ordinary people joining together—from the Revolutionaries to Abolitionists, Suffragists, Trade Unionists, and Civil Rights activists through to today. Move to Amend is a long-term effort to make the U.S. Constitution more democratic.” The forum—part history lesson and part heartfelt call to action—will focus on how Fresno can join the national movement against Corporate Personhood. Cobb will provide information about the issue and facilitate a discussion about local action in Fresno and in communities across the United States to win the amendment campaign through grassroots mobilization. “We are a diverse coalition with deep roots in communities nationwide. We recognize that amending the Constitution to restore the power of the people over corporations will not be easy, but we know correcting the Supreme Court is imperative to the progress of our nation,” stated Cobb. To date, over 128,000 people have signed an online petition supporting a constitutional amendment at www.MoveToAmend.org . This is a free event sponsored by Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom.
Dear Friends of the Center: Two things! (1) Below is the announcement for our Annual Book Sale on Saturday, October 8. We are now sorting donations of books, dvds, cds, and for the first time in a long while vinyl records! People are now looking for them. Make sure they are in good shape though! Please bring donations in early so they can be sorted for the big day! OUR ANNUAL FUNDRAISING BOOK SALE – OCTOBER 8 8 A.M. TO 4 P.M. SW corner of Van Ness and Olive. We are now accepting books, dvds, cds for our Annual Fundraising Book sale. You can bring them to the Center between 11-3 daily. This is an important fundraiser for us so I’m hoping that not only will we get great donations but that you come and buy at the sale. If necessary buy back the book you’ve donated! (Smile). We have been repeatedly told by shoppers that ours is the best book sale in town! Think Christmas or birthday gifts! We also will need volunteers on the day and a day or two before for sorting. Call us at 237-3223 for more information Mon-Fri 11 -3. (2) OUR EBAY/ETSY/CRAIG’S LIST/ CLOVIS YARD SALE PROJECT During the past months we have been quite successful in selling items donated by our members on eBay/Etsy/Craig’s List/Clovis Yard Sale. I say “we”, but it is really Gioia Frank, our volunteer, who has taken on this quite time consuming job. In the summer months between our Spring Appeal, Book Sale and Fall Appeal our funds naturally go down, but this project has helped pick up some donations we would not normally have had. (Richard Stone’s “Rent Event” has been doing this too – and kudos to Richard for doing this). So, here is another appeal – as you look for books etc for our Book Sale, take a look at other items. Almost anything will find a buyer somewhere! And if that doesn’t happen we offer it back or “free cycle” it. Gioia has sold jewelery, clothing, pieces of furniture, office items like file cabinets, children’s toys, valuable books, paintings, ice cream makers, garden equipment, dog house! You can really help out here. If you need something picked up just contact Gioia at: center.for.nonviolence@gmail.com. If you want to look at what we have on sale on eBay, here is the link. http://www.ebay.com/sch/peacecenter/m.html?_trksid=p4340.12562
There is a new location for our August 28 “Rent Event” – Cafe Corazon, 1306 N. Wishon north of Olive. Here are the details again: Sunday, August 28, 2 to 4 p.m. “RENT EVENT”, Cafe Corazon, 1306 N. Wishon, north of Olive. Richard Stone is hosting a monthly event to help meet the increased expenses of the Fresno Center for Nonviolence featuring readings from his 30-plus years of writing. Richard’s guest this month will be his partner, Avigdar Adams, who has recovered from the illness that side-lined him in June.. Avigdar is known in Rogue Festival circles for his singing of old-time coffee house folk music in the tradition of Burl Ives and Joan Baez. No admission is charged, but donations will be solicited to benefit the Center. For information call: 559-237-3223 or 559-266-2559. Wednesday, August 3 at 6:00 p.m. FCNV Board meeting at 1584 N. Van Ness (SE corner McKinley and Van Ness) Call 237-3223 11-3 Mon-Fri for details.. Wednesday, August 10 at 3-3:30 p.m. on KFCF 88.1 On the Center’s “Stir it Up” monthly radio show your host, Richard Gomez, will have as his guests the returning Fresno Caravanistas, Professor Gerry Bill and Dr. Leni Reeves, and discuss the current state of the Cuban Revolution. This show will be pre-recorded earlier to be heard at this time. For information call (559)237-3223. Wednesday, August 10 at 12 noon and 7 p.m. (potluck at 6:30 p.m.), FCNV, 1584 N. Van Ness (SE Corner McKinley and Van Ness). The 2nd Wednesday film will be “The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill”. In San Francisco, there are at least two flocks of largely wild parrots who flock around the city. This film focuses on the flock of cherry-headed conures (and a lonely blue-headed one named Connor) who flock around the Telegraph Hill region of the city and their closest human companion, Mark Bittner . Through his own words, we learn of his life as a frustrated, homeless musician and how he came to live in the area where he decided to explore the nature around him. This leads him to discover the parrot flock and the individual personalities of it. In a cinematic portrait, we are introduced to his colorful companions and the relationship they share as well as the realities of urban wild life that would change Bittner’s life forever. Musical score was created by Chris Michie, a Bay area musician, formerly the guitarist for Van Morrison and is dedicated to his memory. 2005. 83 minutes. Free to the public and wheelchair accessible. Sunday, August 28, 2 to 4 p.m. “RENT EVENT”, Iron Bird Café, 1915 Fulton St. (just south of Divisadero), Richard Stone is hosting a monthly event to help meet the increased expenses of the Fresno Center for Nonviolence featuring readings from his 30-plus years of writing. Richard’s guest this month will be his partner, Avigdar Adams, who has recovered from the illness that side-lined him in June.. Avigdar is known in Rogue Festival circles for his singing of old-time coffee house folk music in the tradition of Burl Ives and Joan Baez. No admission is charged, but donations will be solicited to benefit the Center. For information call: 559-237-3223 or 559-266-2559.
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