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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. Groups and vendors wishing to participate are encouraged to register early using the downloadable registration form. (See the link to the form in the block above.) For more information call Dan Yaseen at 251-3361.
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
Humanists of San Joaquin Valley
Interfaith Alliance of Central California
Central Valley Counter-Recruitment Coalition
Yellow Dog Signs & Graphics
Interfaith Social Justice Collaborative
Postal Annex, Herndon/Milburn
Faith and Action Committee of Wesley United Methodist Church
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Blake Jones and the Trike Shop - Long time Fresno area crowd pleasers will perform a set of their Beatles influenced rock. |
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Camille Russell - Peace Fresno President. |
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George "Elfie" Ballis - Elfie is an award-winning labor journalist, community activist, photographer and film maker based in the Central Valley of California. He has been battling cancer. This year's Peace and Justice Festival is dedicated to him. |
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Ibice - A Fresno area "flamenco moderno" group. |
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Kathy Kelly - A three time nominee for the Nobel Peace Prize. |
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Rick Reyes - A veteran of the wars in Iraq and Afganistan who opposes our continuing presence in these countries. |
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The Sanger Academy Charter School Guitar Ensemble - A group of wonderfully talented 7th and 8th graders. |
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Thomas Ian Nicholas - A talented and accomplished young actor who will reprise his role as 60s activist Abbie Hoffman from the forthcoming movie "The Chicago 8" and perform a set of songs from his latest CD. |
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See The Latest Flyer for the Peace and Justice Festival |
