WILPF BUSINESS MEETING January 10, Thursday 7PM, at Fresno Center for Nonviolence, 1584 N Van Ness. This meeting is open to all members. WOMEN IN BLACK January 2, first Wednesday of each month at [...] Continue Reading
War & Peace
Human Rights Commemoration in Fresno
By Sudarshan Kapoor “Whereas recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the [...] Continue Reading
Cindy Sheehan Will Run for Governor in 2014
By Mike Rhodes Antiwar activist Cindy Sheehan was in Fresno last month to participate in a peace march, promote her new book, Revolution, A Love Story, and announce that she is running for governor [...] Continue Reading
All We Want for Christmas…Are No More Drones!
By Bev Fitzpatrick Wouldn’t no more drones be a great gift? Unfortunately, that gift will have to be unwrapped in the future as our reelected President, the U.S. military and the CIA continue drone [...] Continue Reading
Does Peace Have a Chance?: Reporting on a Panel Discussion about Kashmir
By Richard Stone In a world that often seems dominated by rancor, an opportunity to have even-tempered discussion on a controversial issue is itself a cause of hope. So what to think when such an [...] Continue Reading
WILPF – November 2012
WILPF BUSINESS MEETING November 8, 7 p.m. at the Center for Nonviolence, 1584 N. Van Ness (2nd Thursday of most months; no December business meeting). This meeting is open to all members. WOMEN IN [...] Continue Reading
Revolution, A Love Story
By Beverly Fitzpatrick Revolution, A Love Story is the title of Cindy Sheehan’s new book. This book is about her interviews with Hugo Chavez, president of Venezuela. Sheehan brings the message home [...] Continue Reading
WILPF – September 2012
WILPF BUSINESS MEETING Thursday Sept 13 7PM, at Fresno Center for Nonviolence, 1584 N Van Ness. This meeting is open to all members. WOMEN IN BLACK September 5, first Wednesday of each month at noon [...] Continue Reading
Occupy Fresno Perseveres
By Jesse Franz On Nov. 14, after a week of nightly arrests by sheriff’s deputies, Occupy Fresno, a group that has continuously encamped at Courthouse Park since Oct. 15, filed a lawsuit in federal [...] Continue Reading
Listening to the Ghosts of Fresno
By Paul Gilmore “Every city is full of ghosts, and learning to see some of them is one of the arts of becoming a true local.”—Rebecca Solnit Why in the last couple of months have thousands of people [...] Continue Reading