9 years ago, spied on little ol' Peace Fresno had their 1st Rally in Valley..

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and this Peace Fresno (that was in Michael Moore*'s movie 911*).. was able to get about
40 progressive* groups together in ultra Conservative Fresno California..
in a park in downtown Fresno. to their surprise 400 people showed up.
It was amazing..
Next year, they did it again and grew.. but it scared the establishment so much that the Sheriff arrested one of the Peace Fresno members during the Rally and held him for 3 hours without charge.

and the next year.. it was bigger.. and protested by the Free Republicans.

This will be the Biggest Rally in the Valley ever.. and has led to empowerment by all the progressive groups in the Central Valley. The little group that could.

http://www.peacefresno.org/ritv10/P&JFestltrcolor.pdf


Peace Fresno’s big annual event is "The Rally in the Valley". This year it is also designated as the "Peace and Justice Festival" and is being dedicated to long time Central Valley activist George "Elfie" Ballis who is battling cancer. To accommodate a bigger and better festival and to make for a fun event come rain or shine, we are moving the Festival to the Big Fresno Fairgrounds; the 20,000 square foot solar powered Junior Exhibit Building.

Our featured speakers will be Kathy Kelly, a three time Nobel Peace Prize nominee and the coordinator of Voices for Creative Nonviolence, who has dedicated her life to peace action, Rick Reyes, a veteran of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan who opposes our involvement in those countries. Thomas Ian Nicholas, a young actor, musician and songwriter who portrays Abbie Hoffman in the upcoming film "The Chicago 8", has been booked to deliver a speech in the persona of Abbie Hoffman and to perform a set of his own music.

Completing the entertainment bill for the Festival will be the multi-talented Fresno flamenco moderno group Ibice, local eclectic retro-rock favorites Blake Jones and the Trike Shop and the Sanger Academy Charter School Guitar Ensemble, a group of talented 7th and 8th graders.

The Peace and Justice Festival will commemorate the seventh anniversary of the U.S. attack on Iraq. We come together to strengthen the movement against militarism, to bear witness, and to learn from each other. Last year over fifty local organizations showcased their work.

For the first time Peace Fresno is inviting vendors to sell hand-crafted and local goods.

http://www.peacefresno.org/ritv10/ritv10.html






Look Who Is Co-Sponsoring the Peace and Justice Festival:

Fresno Center for Nonviolence
Central Valley Progressive PAC
Larry and Rena Mullen
Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom
Fresno Free College Foundation/KFCF
Fresno County Democratic Central Committee
Philip and Sharon Erro
Unitarian Universalist Church of Fresno Social Justice Committee
South Valley Peace Center
Central Valley Alliance of Atheists and Skeptics
In memory of Berry Nishkian
Fresno Metro Ministry
Jesuit House
SunMt
Community Alliance Newspaper
CIA Front
Sarah Whittington and Joseph Warkentin
The Tehipite Chapter of the Sierra Club
The Progressive Caucus of the California Democratic Party
Fresno Filmworks
Intermountain Nursery
Raise Your Voice Against War


Festival de Paz y Justicia

Festival de Paz y Justicia
Le invitamos a participar en esta
Novena Reunion Anual en el Valle
de PEACE FRESNO

Marzo 21, 2010 12:30- 5:00 PM
Jr. Exhibit Building
Terrenos de la Feria de Fresno

Entrada Gratis! Estacionamiento gratis!
Participando~

Kathy Kelly~ Pacifista, Autora y activista en pro de la paz.
Nominada tres veces al Premio Nobel de la Paz.

Thomas Ian Nicholas~ Músico, compositor y actor
(American Pie Trilogy, Stealing Sinatra, Rookie of the Year, Radio Flyer)
De la pelicula “the Chicago 8” hará el papel de Abbie Hoffman
e interpretará canciones de su último CD. Abbie Hoffman en Vivo!

Rick Reyes~ Veterano de Iran y Afghanistan, líder contra la guerra
y quien habló ante el Comité de Relaciones Extranjeras del Senado.

El conjunto de guitarras de la Academia de Sanger

Ibice

The Trike Shop

The Raging Grannies

Uncle Bill Warner

para mas información: [phone] www.peacefresno.org
MARCHA POR PAZ Y JUSTICIA

Domingo, 21 de Marzo 11:00 AM
Roosevelt High School
Cedar Ave Y Tulare

Nosotros marchamos por una Reforma Inmigratoria  Marchamos por la
Educación y por una Reforma Impositiva  Marchamos por Trabajos, por Servicios
Sociales y Servicios Médicos  Marchamos para terminar con la Pobresa,
el Racismo, el Sexismo y la Homofobia  Marchamos para que se termine la
Guerra de las Drogas y la Violencia de las Pandillas  Marchamos para terminar
con el Militarismo y el Imperialismo de los Estados Unidos  Marchamos por
Intercambios Comerciales justos y por el derecho a Organizarse y Negociar
Salarios justos y por la Protección al Trabajo  Y Nosotros Marchamos por la
Protección del Medio Ambiente: nuestro Aire, Suelo y Agua

March Route
MARCH FOR PEACE & JUSTICE

Sunday, March 21 11:00 AM
Roosevelt High School
Cedar Ave & Tulare

We march to reform immigration  We march for Education and for Tax Reform
 We march for Jobs, Social Services, and Health Care  We march to end
Poverty, Racism, Sexism and Homophobia  We march to end Drug Wars and
Gang Violence  We march to end U.S. Militarism and Imperialism  We march
for Fair Trade and the Right to Organize and Bargain for Fair Wages and Job
Protection  And we march for Environmental Protections for our Air, Land and
Water

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1. Please report if anyone went to this rally. I hope so.