By Kevin Hall The Second Annual “¡Que Vivan Los San Patricios!” St. Patrick’s Day Concert is coming soon. Last year, local musicians and dancers from the Irish and Mexican traditions combined their [...] Continue Reading
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WILPF – February 2013
WILPF BUSINESS MEETING February 7, Thursday, 7PM, at Fresno Center for Nonviolence, 1584 N Van Ness. This meeting is open to all members. WOMEN IN BLACK February 6, first Wednesday of each month at [...] Continue Reading
Farewell to Randy Stover
By Rychard Withers Randy Stover, one of KFCF’s founders, passed away last month at the age of 71. Randy worked as a contract engineer for almost every radio station in the San Joaquin Valley at one [...] Continue Reading
Patty Dawson Journey Nears End
By Stan Santos It has been 19 months since the brutal, unprovoked attack on Native American healthcare worker Patty Dawson, and her journey for justice is nearing its end. On Jan. 18, after less [...] Continue Reading
Progressive Religion…Is Not an Oxymoron: The Shame of It All: Violence in a Culture of Disrespect
By David E. Roy In the context of the firearm massacre of first graders and the intense debate about guns and mental health that has followed, it is important to bring attention to the fact that [...] Continue Reading
Interfaith Social Justice Collaborative Calendar – February 2013
Compiled by Mike Wells ISJC Mission Statement: To network and collaborate as we work to serve and promote systemic change for the common good; to educate and inspire one another to positive actions; [...] Continue Reading
Scientific Breakthroughs of the Year 2012
By George B. Kauffman We humans love to make lists: the best or worst—of the year, decade or century. In the Dec. 21, 2012, issue of Science magazine, the flagship journal of the American [...] Continue Reading
Do We Have Equal Justice under the Law?
By Maria Telesco You didn’t know our country has two “justice” systems, one for “Rich Somebodies” and another for “Poor Nobodies,” did you? You will soon. Imagine these scenarios, which this writer [...] Continue Reading
Bottom Line
By Javier Aguirre This is an open letter to all legislators, school administrators, the National Rifle Association (NRA) and the federal government. The rush to implement new gun laws and new [...] Continue Reading
Iceland & Greece in the Global Crisis
By Alex Vavoulis Iceland, an independent country, is in the North Atlantic between North America and Europe, and Greece is a country in southern Europe. Both have suffered because of the global [...] Continue Reading