Photos by Peter Maiden Several hundred marchers met at Saint Rest Baptist Church in West Fresno June 6 to promote the message of Black Lives Matter in a peaceful manner. They marched over a mile to [...] Continue Reading
Archives for June 2020
Strong Protest Against Police Brutality in Fresno
Photos by Peter Maiden The Unitarian Church of Fresno held a vigil for allies Friday evening, June 5 in remembrance of George Floyd and against police violence. About three hundred people came, [...] Continue Reading
Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom – July 2020
WILPF MEETING - Normally we meet on the 2nd Thursday of each month at 7 PM, at Fresno Center for Nonviolence, 1584 N Van Ness. This meeting is open to all. There will be no [...] Continue Reading
Fresno Center for Nonviolence – July 2020
We honor and celebrate the 150th year (2019-2020) of Gandhi’s birth the principles of peace and nonviolence sustained by those who are a part of the global struggle for freedom and [...] Continue Reading
Black Lives Matter and the City of Fresno Work Together with A Proclamation and Street Painting
By Peter Maiden Over four hundred people came out to downtown Fresno June 18 to paint “Black Lives Matter” in twenty foot tall letters on P Street where it passes in front of City Hall. The event [...] Continue Reading
Ambush of Arias Revisited
By Sergio Cortes May 12: Home of Miguel Arias Ben Bergquam and a dozen of his supporters arrived at Fresno City Council Member Miguel Arias’s apartment door. Bergquam runs a Facebook page [...] Continue Reading
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The Community Alliance is looking forward to returning to printing the newspaper again, as soon as it is safe to do so. Help us prepare for the return of the print version of the Community [...] Continue Reading
Protest of the Killing of George Floyd
By Community Alliance Staff On May 25, George Floyd, an African American resident of Minneapolis, Minn., was killed by a White police officer, Derek Chauvin, of the local police department. The [...] Continue Reading
Protest for Rent and Mortgage Relief
By Community Alliance staff Around a dozen people were involved in a car caravan protest for rent and mortgage relief in Fresno on May 30. The group met on Tulare Street east of downtown Fresno, [...] Continue Reading
Supporting Small Farmers and the Community
By Community Alliance Staff A volunteer with Hands On Central California helps out with boxes of green beans at a food giveaway at the Hmong Alliance Church of Fresno on May 29. One thousand bags [...] Continue Reading
One Fresno…Really?
By Daren Miller The coronavirus pandemic and rapid spread of the Covid-19 virus has forced all of us to rethink our daily lives. Schools are closed, restaurants and eateries are providing limited [...] Continue Reading
Fresno May 1 Actions for Essential Immigrant Workers
By Stan Santos On May 1, members of the Fresno community celebrated the International Day of Workers’ and Immigrants’ Rights in a new and innovative way. It would be a significant milestone in the [...] Continue Reading