By Richard Stone "The Hidden War" is the U.S.'s intensive campaign waged in Laos and Cambodia during the Viet Nam War era that was never sanctioned by Congress or acknowledged by the Johnson [...] Continue Reading
War & Peace
Fidel and Cuba
By Leni Reeves Avoiding cult of personality has been a concern for the revolutionary government of Cuba. There are no statues of Fidel, no schools or hospitals named for him. This may possibly change [...] Continue Reading
The Hidden War Revisited part 2
By Richard Stone "The Hidden War" is the U.S.'s intensive campaign waged in Laos and Cambodia during the Viet Nam War era that was never sanctioned by Congress or acknowledged by the Johnson [...] Continue Reading
The Hidden War Revisited, part 1
By Richard Stone "The Hidden War" is the U.S.'s intensive campaign waged in Laos and Cambodia during the Viet Nam War era that was never sanctioned by Congress or acknowledged by the Johnson [...] Continue Reading
Proposed Resolution Condemning Islamophobia in the City of Fresno
Authors: The Central Valley Islamic Council Co-sponsors: The Islamic Cultural Center of Fresno, Faith in Community, Pastor Chris Breedlove, Community UCC, Pastor DJ Criner, Saint Rest Baptist Church, [...] Continue Reading
I Am Indigenous
Author’s Note: "Native Americans are considered to be the first Americans to live in and populate the United States. By the time the first explorers and settlers arrived from Europe, Native Americans [...] Continue Reading
Vonnegut on Nagasaki
By John LaForge “The rights and wrongs of Hiroshima are debatable,” Telford Taylor, the chief prosecutor at Nuremberg, once said, “but I have never heard a plausible justification of Nagasaki” — [...] Continue Reading
Anti-Sikh Violence in 1984 in India and a Tentative Peace Plan Toward Conflict Resolution
By Sudarshan Kapoor, PhD. In the aftermath of the assassination of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi by her two trusted Sikh bodyguards on Oct. 31, 1984, in India, anti-Sikh violence occurred in [...] Continue Reading
Howard Watkins Photo of the Month
Muhammad Ali: Jan 17, 1942-June 3, 2016 From Democracy Now! “Thousands gathered in Louisville, KY Friday for the funeral of Muhammad Ali, one of the world’s most iconic figures of the 20th century. [...] Continue Reading
Fresno Center for Nonviolence Way of Peace Awards
The Way of Peace Awards images by Richard D. Iyall, Cowlitz and Mike Rhodes. The Child's Award went to Danay Ferguson, presented by Nancy Hatcher, for Ferguson's record-breaking book donation drive. [...] Continue Reading
WILPF – June 2016
WILPF BUSINESS MEETING WILPF will meet Thursday June 9, 7 PM, at Fresno Center for Nonviolence, 1584 N Van Ness. This meeting is open to all members. WOMEN IN BLACK June 1, first Wednesday of each [...] Continue Reading
Building a War Abolition / Peace Movement
By David Swanson for Peace Fresno At least ninety percent of humanity is represented by governments that wage war much less than the U.S. government. Over ninety-nine percent of people in the United [...] Continue Reading