By Peter MaidenPhotos by Peter Maiden Around 40 people, mostly Muslim, met at Nees and Blackstone avenues after sunset for a vigil for Kashmir on Oct. 27. The vigil was organized by Saadat Farooqi. [...] Continue Reading
War & Peace
Fresno Veterans Stand Down 2019
By Stan Santos During the week of Sept. 16–20, the Central Valley Veterans (CVV) held their Veterans Stand Down 2019 at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8900 in Fresno. In their 30th year, [...] Continue Reading
Why I Oppose Privatization of the VA Hospital
I am a Vietnam veteran. My reasons [for opposing privatization of the VA Hospital] are because • the VA provides to veterans who cannot afford healthcare; • veterans need care from doctors [...] Continue Reading
Veterans for Peace Leverage Their Voices at Annual Convention
By Joshua Shurley Recently, in eastern Washington, hundreds of veterans, their families and supporters gathered—not to glorify their status or promote military service, but rather to organize to [...] Continue Reading
Fresno’s Radical Past
By Mike Rhodes Last month, we recovered an amazing period in this city’s past that was almost lost forever. Revealed was a rich tapestry of antiwar and draft resistance actions that shook this [...] Continue Reading
Pastors for Peace Caravan to Cuba Can’t Be Stopped
By Leni Reeves The Pastors for Peace Caravan to Cuba means solidarity with Cuba and working for change in the United States. It is civil disobedience, which means breaking a law to point out how [...] Continue Reading
WILPF: May 2019
WILPF MEETING WILPF will meet Thursday, May 13, at 7 p.m. at the Fresno Center for Nonviolence, 1584 N. Van Ness Ave. This meeting is open to all. STIR IT UP–WILPF ON KFCF 88.1 [...] Continue Reading
WILPF: May 2019
WILPF MEETING WILPF will meet Thursday, May 13, at 7 p.m. at the Fresno Center for Nonviolence, 1584 N. Van Ness Ave. This meeting is open to all. STIR IT UP–WILPF ON KFCF 88.1 [...] Continue Reading
WILPF Sponsored Page: April 2019
WILPF MEETING WILPF will meet Thursday, April 11, at 7 p.m. at the Fresno Center for Nonviolence, 1584 N. Van Ness Ave. This meeting is open to all. STIR IT UP–WILPF ON KFCF 88.1 [...] Continue Reading
WILPF Sponsored Page: April 2019
WILPF MEETING WILPF will meet Thursday, April 11, at 7 p.m. at the Fresno Center for Nonviolence, 1584 N. Van Ness Ave. This meeting is open to all. STIR IT UP–WILPF ON KFCF 88.1 [...] Continue Reading
Their Troika versus Ours
By Stan Santos Troika—a Russian vehicle pulled by a team of three horses abreast. Also, a group of three people working together, especially in an administration. On Nov. 1, 2018, before the [...] Continue Reading
Their Troika versus Ours
By Stan Santos Troika—a Russian vehicle pulled by a team of three horses abreast. Also, a group of three people working together, especially in an administration. On Nov. 1, 2018, before the [...] Continue Reading