Wednesday, March 7 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, March 14 at 3 – 3:30 p.m. on KFCF 88.1 FM On the Center’s “Stir it Up” monthly radio show, Richard Stone will have as his guests the Rev. Jim Rude and Maria Telesco, who will discuss the recent petition campaign to get an Initiative on the November ballot to replace the Death Penalty with Life In Prison Without Parole (LWOP). Call-ins are welcome at 559-266-8888. For information call 559-237-3223.
Wednesday, March 14 at 12 noon and at 7 p.m. (potluck at 6:30 p.m.) Our 2nd Wed. film “One Man’s Hero” tells the little-known story of the “St. Patrick’s Battalion” or “San Patricio,” a group of mostly Irish and other immigrants of the Catholic faith who deserted to Mexico after encountering religious and ethnic prejudice in the U.S. Army during the Mexican-American War. The plot centers around the personal story of John Riley, an Irishman who had been a sergeant in the American Army who is commissioned as a captain in the Mexican army and commands the battalion, as he leads his men in battle and struggles with authorities on both sides of the border and a soldier caught between his love for a woman and his country.
This video is 121 minutes long and is shown in support with the Community Alliance’s
St. Patrick Days Celebration in honor of the San Patrick’s Brigade and other Irish Heroes of Mexico. Although the film is free and, of course, open to the public, donations are welcome to benefit the Community Alliance and the DREAM Act scholarship. Wheelchair accessible.
Other community events:
Thursday, March 1, 8:30 p.m.
KNXT TV Channel 49 will hold a live panel discussion on the homeless issue.
Sunday, March 4, 1 p.m.
The Progressive Umbrella Group will meet at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Fresno 2672 E. Alluvial Avenue, between Chestnut and Willow in Clovis. If you are interested in building unity and amplifying the voice of the progressive movement, you are invited.
