[KFCF Friends] Mark your calendars - KFCF/ Fresno Free College Foundation events

Wed Oct 8 17:04:43 PDT 2008

KFCF at Harvest and Peace Festival This Weekend

KFCF will have a booth at the Intermountain Nursery's 16th Annual Harvest
and Peace Festival this weekend, October 11th and 12th. We'll have T-shirts,
caps, etc and the NEW , ever so exciting KFCF Bumper Stickers. 

Intermountain Nursery 30443 N. Auberry Rd. Prather, CA 93651-9600

559-855-3113 Fax: 559-855-8809 

(Friant Road just west of the Auberry turnoff))

Music - Art - Food - Crafts - Plants  - Info

Saturday Oct. 11th 10 AM - 5 PM

Sunday Oct 12 10 AM - 4 PM

Saturday:Amber Cross & Friends ; Raging Grannies ;Nada Brahma & Belly
Dancers ; The Trespassers

Sunday: Corky Scott ; Lance Canales Trio ; Glen Delpit

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FORMER UN WEAPONS INSPECTOR SCOTT 

RITTER TO SPEAK IN CLOVIS ON THE

HUMAN COSTS OF WAR

What: U.S. Tour of Duty: Operation Thanks
When: October 24, 2008 at 8:00 PM
Where: Unitarian Universalist Church of Fresno, 2672 E. Alluvial Avenue, 
Clovis, CA 93611

Join former UN weapons inspector Scott Ritter and Gold Star Mom Nadia 
McCaffrey for a lively, indispensable discussion about the "War on Terror" 
and the psychological toll it has taken on the troops and their families. 
This event will launch U.S. Tour of Duty: Operation Thanks, a campaign aimed

at ensuring that the mental health needs of servicemembers who fought or who

expect to fight in Iraq and/or Afghanistan are met.

The suggested donation is $10.  All proceeds will benefit U.S. Tour of Duty 
and Veterans Village.  This event is co-sponsored by KFCF-FM 88.1, Peace 
Fresno, Unitarian Universalist Church of Fresno Social Justice Committee, 
Fresno Center for Nonviolence, U.S. Tour of Duty, Women's International 
League for Peace and Freedom, and Veterans Village.  For more information or

to purchase advance tickets, please visit https://www.brownpapertickets.com
<https://www.brownpapertickets.com/>  
or call 800.838.3006.

VETERANS VILLAGE promotes mental and holistic wellness and palliative care 
for veterans returning from the war in Iraq and Afghanistan, especially 
those suffering from post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), by providing a 
free live-in retreat village wherein with the help of trained professional 
staff and volunteers, veterans find inner healing and an eventual re-entry 
into society.  http://www.veteransvillage.org
<http://www.veteransvillage.org/> 

U.S. TOUR OF DUTY promotes dialogue about civic issues by organizing public 
forums, developing media strategies and producing audio/video content. 
http://www.ustourofduty.org <http://www.ustourofduty.org/> 

SCOTT RITTER, author of Target Iran, Waging Peace and Iraq Confidential, was

one of UNSCOM's most senior weapons inspectors in Iraq between 1991 and 
1998, after having served for eight years as an intelligence officer in the 
U.S. Marine Corps.  As a Marine, he conducted arms inspections in the former

Soviet Union, and provided analysis of Iraq's missile capacity to General 
Schwarzkopf in the 1991 Gulf War.  Nation Books is the publisher of "Target 
Iran," "Iraq Confidential," and "Waging Peace."  "The most important thing 
to know about Scott Ritter is that he was right." - Seymour Hersh 
http://www.scottritter.us <http://www.scottritter.us/> 

NADIA McCAFFREY is the founder of Veterans Village.  When her son, Sergeant 
Patrick McCaffrey, died on June 22, 2004 in Iraq, Nadia began to focus much 
of her work on promoting peace and justice and reaching out to parents that 
have lost loved ones in the U.S. invasion and occupation of Iraq. Nadia 
received international attention as the "mother who defied the Bush 
Administration" when she asked the media to be present at the airport to 
photograph her son's flag-draped coffin. In addition, Nadia went on Global 
Exchange's trip to the Jordan and Iraq border at the start of 2005 with the 
Families for Peace delegation which delivered over $650,000 of medical and 
humanitarian aid for the thousands of refugees, mostly women and children, 
made homeless by the U.S. attack on Falluja.  http://www.veteransvillage.org
<http://www.veteransvillage.org/> 

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DAVEY D OF KPFA's HARD KNOCK RADIO

COMING TO FRESNO

Davey D of KPFA's Hard Knock Radio is coming to Fresno on October 25th and
26th. 

Davey D. will appear at a free event at California State University, Fresno
on Saturday October 25th from 5:30 PM to 8:00 PM. He will talk about "Hip
Hop: The Ups and Down The Ins and Outs (Hip-Hop History and How To's).

Davey D is a noted Hip-Hop Historian, Journalist and Social Activist.

The event will be at The Peters Educational Auditorium at the Student
Recreation Center. Admission and Parking are Free. (NE Corner of Woodrow and
Shaw Aves.) 

Co-sponsored by Black Students United, Central Valley Cultural Heritage
Institute , the Uprooting Racism Project and more...

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On Sunday October 26th he will be the guest at The Fresno Free College
Foundation's 40th Annual Banquet with music by  Lance Canales   

Help FFCF celebrate its 40th Anniversary  

Sunday, October 26th
at "Love & Garlic"
5351 N. Diana Street , Fresno , CA
(off Barstow , 1 block East of Blackstone)

Tickets are $40  per person in advance  ($45 at the door) for a  Dinner
Buffet that includes tri-tip, chicken kabobs, pumpkin ravioli, grilled
vegetables, rice pilaf, garden salad, beverages and dessert.

No host bar begins at 5:30 with music by Lance Canales, and Dinner begins at
6:00 , with our guest speaker beginning at 7:00. Following the speaker, FFCF
will present its annual Free Speech Award.

Order Banquet tickets at  <http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/42725>
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/42725
If you'd like to attend "Speaker Only" :
<http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/42740>
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/42740

PLEASE JOIN US!

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