3/17 thru 3/28 Make a Drone, 3/18 6:30pm Movie about Drones, Fresno CA

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Camille Russell, Peace Fresno board member writes:
Please take part in this unique opportunity to raise community awareness of the use of unmanned aircraft in today's wars. Tuesday's free movie is a powerful reminder of how these weapons are being used by the United States and why we oppose them. See info below about both events.

Starting 9:00 AM, Monday, March 17 and continuing thru Friday, March 28
Monday – Friday 9am-1pm and 2pm-6pm

West lawn of the Phebe Conely Art Building

VOLUNTEER Be a part of the team. Artist-in-residence Joseph DeLappe will be working with volunteers to build a life-size, temporary sculpture of a MQ-1 predator drone to remember the lives lost due to unmanned aerial vehicles!
GET INVOLVED - ALL ARE WELCOME

THE DRONE PROJECT:
A Participatory Memorial
Help us cut, score, & glue this piece into existence.
Starting 9:00 AM, Monday, March 17 and continuing thru Friday, March 28
Monday – Friday 9am-1pm and 2pm-6pm on the west lawn of the Phebe Conely Art Building. 2-hour metered parking available north of the Satellite Student Union on the Cal State University Fresno campus or permit parking for $3 day in some lots.

Email Dr. Adan Avalos [e-mail] in advance or just show up.

This project is sponsored by the Center of Creativity and the Arts as a part of their 2013-2014 theme of Data and Technology
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LEARN MORE ABOUT DRONES
Community invited to a free film screening
Unmanned: America's Drone Wars

In collaboration with Fresno State’s Artist in Residence Drone Project, Peace Fresno to host a film screening of,
Unmanned: America's Drone Wars

on Tuesday March 18th at 6:30 pm in the Peters Education Center (west of Save Mart Center, in the Student Recreation Bldg)

Post-Screening Q&A session will involve CCA Artistic Director, Dr. Adan Avalos, artist Joseph DeLappe, and Peace Fresno’s Dan Yaseen.

Director Robert Greenwald investigates the impact of U.S. drone strikes at home and abroad through more than 70 separate interviews, including a former American drone operator who shares what he has witnessed in his own words, Pakistani families mourning loved ones and seeking legal redress, investigative journalists pursuing the truth, and top military officials warning against blowback from the loss of innocent life.

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1. some updated info of the Drone

Camille Russell, Peace Fresno board member, writes:
This is Day 4. The Drone Project – A Participatory Memorial is emerging in the atrium of the Phebe Conley Art building at CSU Fresno. Artist-in-Residence Joseph DeLappe urges community members to join. CSU Fresno students and staff in producing the life-size sculpture of a General Atomics MQ-1 Unmanned Aerial Vehicle. Next week construction of the sculpture will move to its intended location on the West Lawn of the Conley Art Building. For pictures www.facebook.com/peacefresno.

Listen to Dan Yaseen's interview yesterday with DeLappe and professors associated with the Center of Creativity and the Arts at CSU Fresno, the organizer of the project.
http://www.adrive.com/public/tNsHxd/031914-DeLappe.mp3.
The link expires on 4/2/2014. [e-mail]
What is LIFE-SIZE for the MQ-1?
Length: 27 ft (8.22 m)
Wingspan: 48.7 ft
Height: 6.9 ft (2.1 m)

This HUGE sculpture will cause students and community to ask questions!! What's that? Why is it here? What is the artist saying? Those of us in the peace community want people questioning the U.S. military – its actions, effects, and costs. 57% of the U.S. discretionary budget is going to the military. Take a minute to sign the NEW PETITION "Move the money out of the military" at www.rootsaction.org.

GET INVOLVED - ALL ARE WELCOME - VOLUNTEER Be a part of the team that builds the sculpture. Artist-in-residence Joseph DeLappe will be working with volunteers to build a life-size, temporary sculpture of a MQ-1 predator drone to remember the lives lost due to unmanned aerial vehicles!

HELP US CUT, SCORE, & GLUE THIS PIECE INTO EXISTENCE.
Starting 9:00 AM, Monday, March 17 and continuing thru Friday, March 28
Monday – Friday 9am-1pm and 2pm-6pm in the atrium of the Phebe Conely Art Building during the beginning stages and later on the lawn to the west of the Art Building. 2-hour metered parking available north of the Satellite Student Union on the Cal State University Fresno campus or permit parking for $3/day in some lots. Conely Art Building is on the east side of campus. An excellent map for parking:

http://www.savemartcenter.com/images/stories/documents/campmap4cltr8-07.pdf
Email Dr. Adan Avalos [e-mail] in advance or just show up. If you need special accommodations, please call [phone] at least one week prior to the event.
This project is sponsored by the Center of Creativity and the Arts as a part of their 2013-2014 theme of Data and Technology

MORE INFO:
http://www.delappe.net/ Joseph DeLappe's website – very interesting!
https://www.facebook.com/PeaceFresno
Center for Creativity and the Arts, College of Arts & Humanities
http://www.fresnostate.edu/artshum/cca/

"Drone: A Participatory Memorial" by Peace Fresno President Teresa Castillo in the March edition of the Community Alliance. www.fresnoalliance.com

Unmanned: America's Drone Wars Currently free online
A documentary from Brave New Foundation and director Robert Greenwald investigates the impact of U.S. drone strikes at home and abroad through interviews, including a former American drone operator who shares what he has witnessed in his own words, Pakistani families mourning loved ones and seeking legal redress, investigative journalists pursuing the truth, and top military officials warning against blowback from the loss of innocent life.

http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/unmanned-americas-drone-wars/
Radio Interview online: Speaking Truth to Empire on 88.1 KFCF Free Speech Radio for Central California, On 3/19/14 Dan Yaseen interviewed Joseph DeLappe who is a Professor in the Department of Art at the University of Nevada, Reno where he directs the
Digital Media program. He is currently the Artist-in-Residence at California State University Fresno working on The Drone Project: A

Participatory Memorial. You can download it at the following link:
http://www.adrive.com/public/tNsHxd/031914-DeLappe.mp3.
The link expires on 4/2/2014. [e-mail]
"General Atomics MQ-1 Predator", Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Atomics_MQ-1_Predator

CALENDAR THESE:
Memorial Reading the Names of the Victims of Drone Strikes in Pakistan and Afghanistan
Friday, March 28, 10 – 12 AM, on the West Lawn of the Conley Art Building.
Artist Talk with Joseph DeLappe and Reception

Friday, March 28, 4 PM, Peters Building, Rm 191, Fresno State (CSU Fresno),
Joseph DeLappe: Social Tactics, Exhibit at the Fresno Art Museum
http://www.fresnoartmuseum.org/exhibitions/current-exhibition/
Visitor Information
Regular Hours: Thursday to Sunday, 11 am to 5 pm
(Please note that the Museum may change these posted hours for special events. Please check this website before your visit or call 559-441-4221.)
Admission:
$5 for Non-Members
Free for Members
Children under 5 years of age are free