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Crepe Paper Poinsettias

By Abby Janzen Entertaining friends and family this holiday season? Mine can expect to participate in making handmade gifts with me—you’ve been warned! I usually have some type of project laying out [...] Continue Reading

WILPF – December 2014

WILPF BUSINESS MEETING WILPF will meet Thursday, Jan. 8, 7 p.m., at the Fresno Center for Nonviolence, 1584 N. Van Ness. This meeting is open to all members. There is no meeting in December. WOMEN [...] Continue Reading

About the Cover: The Art of Giving Back

By Ernesto Saavedra The meaning of life and our place in it; two great mountains we climb endlessly as we evolve into our being because we never seem to reach the top. The galaxy gives us direction, [...] Continue Reading

Poetry Corner

Edited by Richard Stone We have two poems this month, both from previously printed writers, both in still-pained response to our country’s racist legacy. The first is by Alfonso Hernandez of Three [...] Continue Reading

Laurie Lewis Coming to Fresno

By Rick Flores One of the first times Laurie Lewis ever played in public was at the studios of KPFA in Berkeley. It happened late at night on Gert Chiarito’s folk music show. She was 14. Her dad [...] Continue Reading

Youth Homelessness: The Homestretch

The Homestretch, a powerful documentary about youth homelessness, will be screened in Fresno at the Sierra Vista Cinemas on Nov. 19–20. The film provides unprecedented access into public schools and [...] Continue Reading

Day-of-the-Dead Sugar Skull Recipe

By Abigail Janzen Sugar skulls are traditionally used on Nov. 1 and 2 for the Day-of-the-Dead in Mexico. This tradition is widely practiced in other countries as well. Sugar skulls, along with [...] Continue Reading

Poetry Corner – October 2014

Edited by Richard Stone This month’s selections are by Wayne Warkentin, longtime peace activist, a board member of Peace Fresno for five years, an environmentalist (Sierra Club, Earth First! [...] Continue Reading

Latin American Film Festival

By the Department of Chicano and Latin American Studies The Department of Chicano and Latin American Studies (CLAS) has announced the second annual Latin American Film Festival. The mission of the [...] Continue Reading