MARCH 2022 Sponsored by the Fresno Center for Nonviolence Note: Contact the organizer for up-to-date information on whether meetings are in person or via Zoom. TUESDAY, MARCH 1 National [...] Continue Reading
War & Peace
Remembering and Honoring Dr. King
January 17th was a federal holiday in honor of Dr. King's 93rd birthday which was observed across the nation and abroad. Let us take a moment to reflect on the life and legacy of this legendary and [...] Continue Reading
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Jane Addams Commemoration at Fresno State
Near the Jane Addams statue in the Peace Garden at Fresno State on Sept. 14, there was a commemoration of Addams’ life. Addams was born on Sept. 6, 1860. In 1889, she founded Hull House, a “settlement [...] Continue Reading
What did the United States leave behind in Afghanistan?
By Homer Gee Greene Jr. The United States has exited the long 20-year war with Afghanistan and the Taliban. Over these 20 years, the United States has trained and equipped the Afghan national [...] Continue Reading
U.S. Government Kidnaps Venezuelan Diplomat in Third Country
By Leni Villagomez Reeves Who is Alex Saab? Alex Saab is a Venezuelan diplomat who was en route from Caracas to Tehran on June 12, 2020, when his plane was diverted to Cabo Verde, a small island [...] Continue Reading
From the Editor
Leaving Afghanistan Finally, the United States is out of Afghanistan after 20 years of a failed invasion that left about 2,000 American soldiers dead and countless injured. Billions spent—and lots [...] Continue Reading
A Family History in the Holocaust
By Peter Maiden I am the child of a survivor of the Holocaust, part of what’s known as the second generation. Whether it be nature or nurture, all my life I have experienced a sense of trauma, [...] Continue Reading
Commemorating the 75th Anniversary of the Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Dr. Sudarshan Kapoor “On a bright cloudless morning, death fell from the sky and the world was changed. A flash of light and a wall of fire destroyed a city and demonstrated that mankind possessed [...] Continue Reading
Reunite, Resistance, Feminism and Activism
By Janet Capella (Editor’s note: The following text is from the author’s presentation at a gathering at the Universalist Unitarian Church of Fresno on June 22, 2019. The author is an antiwar [...] Continue Reading