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Here is our May calendar. We’d like to draw your special attention to two community meetings to be held at the Center, 1584 N. Van Ness on Wednesday, May 15 at 7 p.m. and on Saturday, May 18 at 1 p.m. These are to discuss the future direction of our Center, particularly as our present lease ends in April of 2014. We would really like your input. Please call Richard Stone at 559-266-2559 or email him at richard2662559@yahoo.com.
Hope to see you at our film on Wednesday, May 8 at 12 noon or 7 p.m. (potluck at 6:30). It is free and wheelchair accessible. Also fun to chat with people before and after the movie
Wednesday, May 1, at 6 p.m. Center for Nonviolence Board meeting. Please call the Center for more information at 559-237-3223 Mon-Fri 11-3.
Wednesday, May 8, 3 – 3:30 p.m. on KFCF 88.1 FM. Gerry and Leni Reeves (and possibly Ellen Bush) will do a show on Cuba in May. Calls are welcome at 559-266-8888. For more information call 559-237-3223.
Wednesday, May 8, at 12 noon and at 7 p.m. (potluck at 6:30) Center for Nonviolence, 1584 N. Van Ness (SE corner Van Ness and McKinley). The Center’s 2nd Wednesday Video will be The award-winning #ReGENERATION explores the galvanizing forces behind the Occupy Movement and the state of social activism in our society. The film takes an uncompromising look at the challenges facing today’s youth and young adults as they attempt to engage on a myriad of social and political issues. Focused on how our education, parenting, and media can influence us, the film follows three separate walks of life representing today’s generation. Each brings their own unique perspective — from an inspired collective of musicians working outside the corporate system, to a twenty-something conservative family about to welcome the birth of their second child, and a group of five high-school students from the suburbs looking for their place in society. Their stories are interspersed with the knowledge, wisdom, and personal reflections of some of the country’s leading scholars, social activists, and media personalities, including Noam Chomsky, the late Howard Zinn, Adbusters’ Kalle Lasn, Andrew Bacevich, Talib Kwell, and many others.
Narrated by Ryan Gosling and featuring a riveting soundtrack from STS9, the film explores how today’s generation approaches activism, how it is impacted by technology, our disconnection with nature and history, our consumer culture, and the economic factors holding many of us back from becoming more active participants in our communities. Through a diverse and intelligent series of stories, interviews and insights, we come to a deeper understanding of the influences shaping our society. We have entered uncharted territory, economically, environmentally, and intellectually — and we must look honestly at ourselves to create a sustainable future. This video is 81 minutes. Free to the public. Wheelchair accessible. For more information call 559-237-3223.
Wednesday, May 15th, 7:00 PM & Saturday May 18th, 1:00 PM, Community Input meetings at the Center. Call Richard Stone at the Center, 237-3223 for details and more information.
SAVE THIS DATE:
Sunday, June 9, at 4 PM, the Center’s 21st Anniversary, at the College Community Congregational Church.
A reminder here: we are always glad to accept items that Gioia Frank (a Center volunteer) can sell on eBay or Etsy. Gioia tells us that she hasn’t received any for a long time. Yard sale items are great too as she can sell them in the Clovis Yard Sale thus avoiding packaging and shipping. Contact her at center.for.nonviolence@gmail.com.
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