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The Phoenix Starts to Rise

After local bar THE DEN was forced close last year due to a devastating fire, plans immediately started to take shape to re-open the historic location with new owners and new name, which is aptly, The Phoenix. Bryan Beckstrand, one of the new owners, keeps the community up on progress through their blog as well […]

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GetEQUAL – Equality Isn’t Controversial

Dear friends, Over the past week, GetEQUAL organizers have been busy! We confronted Maggie Gallagher, founder of the anti-LGBT National Organization for Marriage, to present her with the “First Annual Anita Bryant Award for Unbridled and Unparalleled Bigotry.” (If you haven’t seen the video, you should join the 12k+ folks who have watched it: http://www.youtube.com/getequal.)

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Celebrating Local Heroes – Tickets Now Available

  “Celebrating Local Heroes” (Fresno, Calif.) – The Central California Alliance and the Bulldog Pride Fund proudly present “Celebrating Local Heroes” on Wed. May 11th at the Smittcamp Alumni House on the Fresno State campus. The evening’s activities begins at 5:30 PM with a reception, which will be followed by the presentation of heroes –

FREE workshop at Fresno LGBT center April 30th

FREE WORKSHOP at Fresno LGBT Community Center 1055 N Van Ness Ave., Suite CApril 30th – 10:30am to 12:00pm Tapping into Your Best Self: Discovering Emotional Freedom Do you find yourself thinking about the past and holding onto negative emotions like sadness, hurt, anger, or fear? Do negative emotions keep you from feeling good?  Would

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Poor, Poor Gwyneth Paltrow

I can’t say enough about this article. Keli Goff nails the advanced and increasing claim by the rich and powerful that hard work is what got them where they are and that the rest of us just aren’t doing enough to further ourselves. In a country more and more controlled by corporations and a government

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Government Wastes Half A Million

Our government is one fu**ed up piece of work. We all know that the Obama Administration recently stated they will no longer defend parts of DOMA (Defense of Marriage Act) in federal courts because it’s unconstitutional. Then tanned tool John Boehner declared that he’ll (congress) defend it for the administration. Now, in the midst of

EVENT: Diversity Conference at Fresno State

6th ANNUAL DIVERSITY CONFERENCE California State University, Fresno April 29, 2011 8:15 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Henry Madden Library Rm. 2206 Theme: Campus Activism: 40 Years of Struggle, Setback, and Triumph DETAILS: http://www.csufresno.edu/cvchi/ # # #

Progressive Democrats of America in Fresno

PDA (Progressive Democrats of America) is bringing its road show to Fresno, Santa Rosa, and Sacramento Fresno, Apr 27, 2011, 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.Denny’s Meeting Room1110 E. Shaw Ave, Fresno CA 93710 Join National Director Tim Carpenter and Field Director Conor Boylan as they stop off in Fresno during their Healthcare NOT Warfare road