Wednesday, February 5 at 6 p.m. The Fresno Center for Nonviolence will hold its monthly Board meeting. For more information call the Center at 559-237-3223 Mon-Fri 11-3.
Monday, February 10 at 6:30 p.m. Central Valley Alliance for Climate Change at the Center for Nonviolence, 1584 N. Van Ness Ave (SE corner of McKinley and Van Ness). This recently formed group at the Center is exploring ways to keep local environmental groups connected to each other, sharing its information about their events, providing help to them where possible. For more information email Angela Price at angela.price41@comcast.net.
Wednesday, February 12, 3 – 3:30 p.m.on KFCF 88.1The Center for Nonviolence monthly radio show will be hosted by Angela Price. Her guest will be Chris Acree of the Revive the San Joaquin organization and he will be talking about important water issues in the valley. Call-ins are welcome at 559-266-8888. For more information call 559-237-3223 Mon-Fri 11-3.
Wednesday, February 12 at 12 noon and at 7 p.m. (Potluck at 6:30) at the Center for Nonviolence, 1584 N. Van Ness Ave(SE Corner McKinley and Van Ness) Our 2nd Wednesday Video will be “Standing Army”, directed by Enrico Parenti and Thomas Fazi. It is an award-winning documentary film about the global network of U.S. military bases, the impact that these have on local populations, and the military-industrial complex that lies behind it. The United States has 250,000 soldiers stationed on more than 700 military bases in at least 40 countries across the globe,. This deployment has continued to increase.
The film explores historical displacement of native populations, including Italy, on Diego Garcia (an Indian Ocean island) and the Middle East. The film posits that while the traditional definition of the term empire means possession of colonies, the foundation of an “American empire” is based on a worldwide network of military bases. While they used to serve as simple supply facilities in war-like conflicts, they are often formed in the aftermath of armed US interventions, raising the question if this is intentional strategy. The film presents various data and concludes with the theory of Chalmers Johnson, former CIA advisor, who believes this new type of imperialism contains a self-destructive recoil force that will lead to a medium-term decline and the ruin of the American position of power in the world. 2010. 90 min.
The film is free and open to the public. Wheelchair accessible. For more information call the Center at 559-237-3223 Mon-Fri 11-3.
