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Arts & Culture
The Crockford Files – June 2013
By John Crockford GPS “The Global Positioning System (GPS) is a space-based satellite navigation system that provides location and time information in all weather conditions, anywhere on or near the [...] Continue Reading
Shakespeare, Handel, Goethe and Mahler
By Alfonso C. Hernandez In the current world of music and theater, directors, producers, set designers, costumiers and choreographers appear to think that presenting a work of art as originally [...] Continue Reading
Unitarian Universalist Church Presents ‘Janka’
By Lorenzo Bassman On June 15 at 8 p.m., the Unitarian Universalist Church of Fresno presents Janka, a play about one woman’s will to survive the Holocaust. Janka is the compelling and redemptive [...] Continue Reading
Summer Jazz Series
By Community Alliance Staff The 1st Annual Fresno Summer Jazz Series, featuring some of the biggest names in jazz, will take place on Friday, June 14. The venue for this event will be the Woodward [...] Continue Reading
Unitarian Universalist Church of Fresno Hires New Interim Minister
By Community Alliance Staff The Board of Trustees of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Fresno unanimously moved to hire the Reverend Sofia Betancourt as its interim minister. Reverend Betancourt [...] Continue Reading
Interfaith Social Justice Collaborative Calendar – June 2013
Compiled by Fresno Metro Ministry 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 [...] Continue Reading
Progressive Religion… Is Not an Oxymoron – May 2013: Bryan’s & Edie’s (Swan) Song
By David Roy Our friends in all matters progressive, Bryan and Edie Jessup, are leaving Fresno for good on June 30. Bryan has served as pastor of Fresno’s Unitarian Universalist Church for 15 years [...] Continue Reading
The Prison Press – May 2013: Peter B. Collins Visits San Quentin
By Boston Woodard A highly respected independent progressive recently returned to San Quentin. Peter B. Collins is an American radio host and media consultant from the San Francisco area. Collins [...] Continue Reading
Don’t Let Feds Murder Lynne Stewart
By Maria Telesco If you were in serious trouble, maybe accused of terrorism, the best court-appointed lawyer you could hope for would be Lynne Stewart. A criminal defense attorney for more than 30 [...] Continue Reading
Why AP Dropped the “Illegal” Word
By Eduardo Stanley On April 2, the Associated Press (AP), perhaps the biggest news agency in the world, announced it would no longer use the term illegal when referring to immigrants without legal [...] Continue Reading
Central Valley Pinto Restoration and Reconnection
By Jesse C. Gonzales “Pintos” The tag or label pinto when referring to a current prison inmate has been handed down through the decades. Although of European roots, it has evolved in meaning to [...] Continue Reading