Dear Friends of the Center: See below our August calendar. I’ve added the play “Us and Them” on July 30 at the Fresno Soap Co. at 4:30 p.m. and would like to draw your attention to the fact that it is a fundraiser for our Center, kindly arranged by Cherylyn Smith. There are other performances taking place so hope that you can get to see a performance one way or another – though of course, we would especially like you to come to the July 30th fundraiser performance. There will also be a post-performance discussion with the playwright and director followed by a social hour with a live jazz band. Refreshments will be made available. Tickets are $20.00 at the door. Angela
Sunday, July 30th at 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., the Fresno Soap Co., 1470 N. Van Ness Ave., Fresno presents the play “Us and Them” by Deshad Cato about the ongoing problem of police use of inordinate force against people of color. It mirrors the Black Lives Matter movement, but has no qualms about taking all the characters’ perspectives into consideration. With all the news of repeated police killings, this play is revelatory and enlightening, as it examines the inner-workings of institutionalized racism and how it robs us of our essential humanity. Ultimately, the audience is challenged to think, open up to experience, and change the status quo. There will be a post-performance discussion with the playwright and director. This evening’s performance will be a fundraiser for the Fresno Center for Nonviolence. Refreshments will be made available. There will be a social hour with a live jazz band following the discussion, with refreshments and wine, sold by the glass. Tickets are $20.00 available at the door. For more information call FCNV at 559-237-3223 Mon-Fri 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Saturday, August 5 at 10 a.m. to 12 noon at the Fresno Center for Nonviolence, 1584 N. Van Ness Ave. (SE corner McKinley and Van Ness) The Center will hold its monthly Board Meeting. For more information call the Center at 559-237-3223 Mon-Fri 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Sunday, August 6 at 7 p.m. at the United Japanese Christian Church, 136 N. Villa, Clovis, CA the film “Hibakusha: Our Life to Live” will be shown. It is about the atomic bombings at Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Through the eyes of two children, one Japanese and one American, it follows their separate paths from the propaganda and war games of WW II into the futuristic bombings of the two cities. It is narrated by Phil Donahue. Co-sponsors: Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom, United Japanese Christian Church of Clovis, Veterans for Peace, Fresno Center for Nonviolence, Peace Fresno, UU Church of Fresno, Reedley Peace Center. It is free and open to the public.
Wednesday, August 9 at 3-3:30 p.m. on KFCF 88.1, The Fresno Center for Nonviolence monthly “Stir It Up” radio show will be hosted by Angela Price. Her guest will be Douglas E. Noll, JD, MA who left a successful career as a lawyer to become a peacemaker. He is an award-winning author, teacher, trainer, highly experienced mediator, and co-founder of the Prison of Peace project. They will be discussing his latest book “DE-ESCALATE: HOW TO CALM AN ANGRY PERSON IN 90 SECONDS OR LESS” This is being pre-recorded so no call-ins this month. Call the Center at (559) 237-3223 Mon-Fri 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. for more information. For those who cannot listen at this time, we always record and publish a link to the radio show.
Friday, August 18 at 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Community United Church of Christ, 5550 N. Fresno Street, Fresno Report back by the Fresno caravanistas on their recent trip with Pastors for Peace Caravan to Cuba: Gerry Bill, Leni Reeves, Jean Hays and Michael Ballen. Please bring a dish to share. The event is free and open to the public. For more information call the Center for Nonviolence Mon-Fri 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 559-237-3223.
Press Conference Tuesday, July 18 at Robert E. Coyle Federal Building
Hello everyone,
We are moving forward with the press Conference on Tuesday, July 18 at the Robert E. Coyle Federal Building at 11am.
This conference will be in regards to the New Senate Healthcare Bill and the recent attacks against DACA.
We are looking for speakers that are impacted by the Healthcare Bill and DACA. We need an additional 4 speakers. Please let me know if you can attend or if you have speakers available.
Sincerely,
Samuel Molina
CA State Director
Mi Familia Vota
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Mi Familia Vota is a national non-profit organization that unites Latino, immigrant, and allied communities to promote social and economic justice through increased civic participation by promoting citizenship, voter registration, and voter participation. Mi Familia Vota is one of the premiere Latino civic engagement organizations in the country with operations in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Nevada, and Texas.
As we walk and talk to our neighbors about the important issues facing all of us in these turbulent times
We will register voters,find out what issues are important to our neighbors, and discover how we can all work together for social and economic justice.
We will hold a brief social gathering with a light healthy buffet and go over the orientation and training for the canvas.
Please call Pam Whalen at 994-9390 for more information and to RSVP.
This event is co-sponsored by the Black American Political Action Club.
THE FRESNO TRANSFORMATIVE CLIMATE COMMUNITIES COLLABORATIVE
Bringing together local leaders to identify investments that will catalyze economic and environmental transformation in Downtown, Chinatown, and Southwest Fresno.
Our first Community Steering Committee meeting will be on Thursday, July 20th from 6-8pm at The Californian ballroom, located at 851 Van Ness Avenue.
If you are interested in proposing a project, a series of Proposal Kickoff Workshops will be held in early August. Please visit our website for updates on specific dates, times, and locations.
At the last central committee meeting I made an announcement regarding the memorial for Casey Haggard, who was a transgender woman brutally murdered in Fresno and left to die on the street. July 23 marks the two year anniversary of Casey’s murder; her case remains unsolved despite FBI investigation of the murder as a hate crime and video evidence of the murder.
It is deeply concerning for the LGBTQ community of Fresno that a murderer capable of stabbing someone in the throat unprovoked remains on the loose. Transgender people are murdered at far higher rates than cisgender (not-transgender) people.
To commemorate the loss of Casey and renew calls for justice, I invite all Fresno Democrats to attend this action on July 22nd at 9pm. Flyer is attached.
As some of you may know, I am now an Executive Member At-Large of the LGBT Caucus of the California Democratic Party. One of the primary reasons I ran for the caucus is because I feel that the local Democratic community is largely absent from LGBTQ causes. Democrats love to show up to Pride and wear rainbow colors but when queer people like Imer Alvarado are gunned down on the streets of Fresno, Democratic leaders are nowhere to be found.
Please support the transgender community in a tangible, meaningful way.
Thank you for your time,
Emily Cameron
Executive Member-At-Large, LGBT Caucus of the California Democratic Party
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Emily N. Cameron Community Organizer Freelance Journalist
559.801.7008
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