A Celebration of Life for Bev Fitzpatrick
Saturday, January 11, 11:00 am, A Celebration of Life for Bev Fitzpatrick will be held at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Fresno, 2672 E. Alluvial Avenue, Fresno, CA 93720 Notes and [...] Continue Reading
Progressive, Local/Independent News
The January 2025 Issue of the Community Alliance is now online You can read the print version of the paper at the link below. This is a .pdf of the January 2025 Community Alliance newspaper. There [...] Continue Reading
Peace and Social Justice Calendar January 2025
Neofascist Propaganda in Contemporary Rome The Fresno State Library presents “Where Monsters Are Born: Documenting a Fascist Revival in the Streets of Rome, 2018–2019,” an exhibition that [...] Continue Reading
Fresno Arts Calendar January 2025
Arts Calendar Profile: Armenian Museum of Fresno Established in 2003, the Armenian Museum of Fresno highlights the contributions of Armenians and Armenian Americans to California and the Central [...] Continue Reading
El Refugio Nacional de Vida Silvestre Merced es un Tesoro del Valle
POR VIC BEDOIAN Como un conserje de un gran hotel o el director de una orquesta filarmónica, Gabriel Sandoval afina el entorno ambiental del Refugio Nacional de Vida Silvestre Merced (RNV). Es un [...] Continue Reading
Artes y Cultura de Fresno Enero 2025
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A Different Country, but Better?
We will definitely have a different country starting Jan. 20. On that date, Donald Trump will take office as the new President of the United States. The changes he promised during his campaign and [...] Continue Reading
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In Need of a Cat Sanctuary The greater Fresno area needs an affordable and accessible sanctuary for our exploding cat population. The only local sanctuary, The Cat House on the Kings, demands [...] Continue Reading
Harris/Walz Supporters Threatened
I’ve got 800 miles of open border Right outside my door There’s minute men in little pickup trucks Who’ve declared their own damn war Now the government wants to build A barrier like [...] Continue Reading
Sierra Club Sponsored Page
January 2025 You can read the print version of the Sierra Club page below. This is a .pdf of the January 2025 Sierra Club Sponsored Page. There are features that allow viewers to increase the size [...] Continue Reading
Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom
Sponsored Page January 2025 You can read the (.pdf) print version of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom sponsored page below. There are features that allow viewers to increase [...] Continue Reading
Human Safari across Ukraine’s Frontline Cities
“I was six in 1942—or was it 1943?” says Svitlana. “I remember a shell swishing by and ducking to hide.” Svitlana ducks. Small and neat, with shiny blue eyes and silver hair tucked under a [...] Continue Reading
The Divine Right Of Trump?
In just a few days, the storm is coming. Trump will be inaugurated and move into the White House. MAGA Republicans are celebrating this as a continuation of the American Revolution of 1776. It’s [...] Continue Reading
The Rule of the Worth
BY STEVEN ROESCH A series of German folktales involves the citizens of a make-believe town called Schilda. When problems arise, the people of Schilda are sure to find a dimwitted and ineffective [...] Continue Reading
Biden’s Federal Commutations
As President Biden prepares to leave office, he has indicated that he is commuting the sentences of 37 of the 40 inmates on federal death row. Biden has indicated in the past that he was against [...] Continue Reading
Full Immigrant Rights in 50 Years?
Given the descent of U.S. immigration policy from its high point in 1965 to its current disastrous low, it might seem unrealistic to describe other than a dystopian vision of the future 50 years from [...] Continue Reading
COP29 Outcomes
The United Nations hosts an international conference called the Conference of the Parties (COP) to debate the steps that must be taken to combat climate change. Government representatives from all [...] Continue Reading
Fascists Steal Children
As we prepare for the re-inauguration of a fascist monster, it might be good to learn more about something we already know: Fascists steal children. The first Trump regime separated children from [...] Continue Reading
A Fresno Christmas Classic
What better escapist fantasy for enlightened Fresnans to enjoy than a night at the Tower Theatre watching Frank Capra’s It’s a Wonderful Life, that classic tale of a socialist affordable-housing [...] Continue Reading
En Búsqueda de un Teatro Comunitario
En las entrañas de la escuela de teatro de la Universidad de Fresno, un puñado de estudiantes de diversos orígenes raciales y culturales dan vida a un proyecto con una fuerte base latina. Este [...] Continue Reading
Woody Guthrie, Inspiración de la Música Social
Woody Guthrie (1912-1967) es considerado el padre de la canción social, o de protesta. Cantautor folk, retrató la vida rural de EE.UU. Fue acusado de comunista y su casa fue incendiada por fanáticos [...] Continue Reading
Kill the Poor 2.0
“The sun beams down on a brand new day, no more welfare tax to pay, jobless millions whisked away, convinced the liberals it’s okay, so let’s get dressed and dance away while they kill, kill, kill the [...] Continue Reading
Building Community
This newspaper exists because of the generous support of the community. That support was evident at the Community Alliance annual fundraiser held at the Unitarian Universalist Church on Nov. 30. [...] Continue Reading
In Search of a Collective, Community Theater
In the depths of the Fresno State theater school, a handful of students from diverse racial and cultural backgrounds bring to life a project with a strong Latin base. This project is the work of Gina [...] Continue Reading
A Sea of Poison
Approximately 2.2 million people in the United States lack access to safe drinking water. Unfortunately, rural communities such as those in the Central Valley are disproportionately affected due to [...] Continue Reading
Anne Applebaum’s Autocracy, Inc.
What in the world happened? In November 1989, the Berlin Wall was breached. Two years later, the Soviet Union collapsed. During those heady years, the air was alive with talk of the “end of [...] Continue Reading
Merced National Wildlife Refuge Is a Valley Treasure
Like a concierge at a grand hotel or the conductor of a philharmonic orchestra, Gabriel Sandoval fine-tunes the environmental surroundings of the Merced National Wildlife Refuge (NWR). It is a complex [...] Continue Reading
Enough Is Enough
It is time to quit bashing President Joe Biden. First, he said he would not quit the race for reelection, but he did under unending speculation and denigration. Then, he said he would not pardon his [...] Continue Reading
Human Rights Coalition Celebrates Dr. Kapoor
On Dec. 7, at the Fresno State Library, the Human Rights Coalition of the Central Valley (HRCCV) celebrated the work of Dr. Sudarshan Kapoor during its annual gathering. Dr. Kapoor is retiring from [...] Continue Reading
After November
a short stop on laughter signals a price to pay a fog simmering low, oppressive, bright know the war starts at your skin know the war does not stop there plan escape routes plot [...] Continue Reading