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Jesus for President!
Posted June 21st, 2008 by j mast
Jesus for President book tour!
7 pm
July 12
Cornerstone Youth Center
1517 L Street
(it's free too!)
-- Shane Claiborne, Chris Haw, and friends are coming to town July 12 - and it promises to be a phenomenal time of reimagining the Christian 'good news' as we know it.
Jesus for President!
Posted June 21st, 2008 by j mastJesus for President book tour!
7 pm
July 12
Cornerstone Youth Center
1517 L Street
(it's free too!)
-- Shane Claiborne, Chris Haw, and friends are coming to town July 12 - and it promises to be a phenomenal time of reimagining the Christian 'good news' as we know it.
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Fresno County Peace and Freedom Party Meeting
Posted June 10th, 2008 by crockfordThe Fresno County Peace and Freedom Party will have its next meeting on July 9, 2008 in the Sarah McCardle Room of the Fresno County Central Library located at 2420 Mariposa Street, Fresno, CA 93721. The meeting will begin at 6:00 p.m.
This will be the first meeting of the newly elected Fresno County Central Committee (CCC). Business will include the selection of the new Chairperson after which the CCC may consider any additional members to the county central committee.
CVPPAC Redefines Progressivism
Posted May 9th, 2008 by crockfordThe Central Valley Progressive Political Action Committee (CVPPAC) has released its list of endorsements for the June 3, 2008 Primary election and in the process has redefined the term progressive.
Following on the heels of its 2006 endorsement of Margaret Mims for Fresno County Sheriff, the CVPPAC continues to break ground towards constructing a new model for progressivism in the San Joaquin Valley.
Fresno County Peace and Freedom Party Endorses Tom Boyajian
Posted April 18th, 2008 by crockfordApril 17, 2008
Fresno County Peace and Freedom Party Endorses Tom Boyajian
In a unanimous decision today, the Central Committee of the Fresno County Peace and Freedom Party endorsed Tom Boyajian for Mayor of Fresno.
John Crockford, Chair
Gloria Hernandez, Member
Georgia Williams, Member
Fresno County Central Committee
Peace and Freedom Party
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Where the mayoral candidates reside
Posted March 13th, 2008 by crockfordThere are eleven candidates running for Mayor of the City of Fresno this year. One candidate resides in District 1, two in District 2, three in District 3, none in District 4, one in District 5, three in District 6, and one in District 7.
District 1
- Tom Boyajian
District 2
- Jim Boswell
- Ashley Swearengin
District 3
- Barbara Ann Hunt
- Ignacio C. Garibay
- Doug Vagim
District 4
- No Candidates
District 5
- Mike Dages
District 6
Vermont Police Try To Arrest Socialist Presidential Candidate
Posted January 8th, 2008 by crockfordSocialist Party USA Presidential Nominee Brian Moore was threatened with arrest Sunday afternoon by Brattleboro(Vermont) Police officers for petitioning in a supermarket parking lot to qualify on the presidential primary ballot of the Liberty Union Party of Vermont. The primary is scheduled for March 5th.
Progressives and Universal Suffrage
Posted December 29th, 2007 by crockfordLiberals who choose to identify themselves as political progressives overwhelmingly fail the test when it comes to suffrage—the right to vote—and its application to non-citizens.
In the San Joaquin Valley where the percentage of non-citizens represents a significant portion of the general population, the denial of the vote is a discriminatory practice without justification. It exposes a propensity for the continuation of some of the worst aspects of the current social and political system—the perpetuation of racial and economic privilege being the most prominent.
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A Small but Important Victory for Free Speech and Political Organizations
Posted November 28th, 2007 by crockfordNovember 28, 2007 - Today, the Peace and Freedom Party - with the assistance of the Greater Fresno Area Chapter of the ACLU - won a small but important victory for free speech and political organizations. The Fresno County Public Library has been continually denying the Peace and Freedom Party the right to use library facilities to hold its general meetings. The denial cited a Fresno County ordinance against using its facilities for campaign or political activity in connection with any election.
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Statement of the National Organizing Committee for the Reconstruction Party
Posted November 25th, 2007 by crockford*Statement of the National Organizing Committee for the Reconstruction Party*
Dear Sisters and Brothers: