El Primero de Mayo de este año en el Valle Central fue un día de acción centrado en las políticas de deportación masiva de la administración Trump y en defensa de los trabajadores inmigrantes y sus [...] Continue Reading
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John Sierra: A Life Dedicated to Painting
John Sierra is a son of the Valley. He was born here and lived his entire life here. And here is where he developed his talent for painting and educated young people interested in art. A teacher and a [...] Continue Reading
Valadao Contra su Comunidad
Los Republicanos en la Cámara de Diputados dieron luz verde a una propuesta que recortará el presupuesto de Medicaid en la increíble suma de $880 billones de dólares, lo que significa eliminar el [...] Continue Reading
Mike Rhodes Receives Lifetime Achievement Award
On May 17, Mike Rhodes received the Fresno Center for Nonviolence (FCNV) Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of his dedication to peace and social and economic justice. Rhodes co-founded the [...] Continue Reading
21st Century Indentured Servitude
My father was among many Mexicans who participated in the Bracero Program during the 1940s and 1950s. The program, born out of a desperate need to address labor shortages during World War II, promised [...] Continue Reading
Fresno’s New Poet Laureate
Meet Fresno’s new poet laureate, Salinas-born Gen X Chicana, Aideed Medina. A powerful woman who exudes resilience and hope, Medina intimately understands hardship and conveys this through her poetry. [...] Continue Reading
Scholarship Fund Advances Social Justice
When I was diagnosed with Stage 4 lung cancer seven years ago and was told that I “might” have a year to live, local attorneys Steve Malm and Howard Watkins approached me with a proposal. They wanted [...] Continue Reading
A Sad State of Affairs
It isn’t just our nation in a sad state of affairs but our entire world for which we have long been considered the leader. Actually, it isn’t just sad, it is frightening. Yes, I know the older [...] Continue Reading
Meditation
Lost in My Mind travel/ My biggest wars are mind battles/ Concentrated thoughts/ through galaxies/ And Planet Rocks/ I feel the cool darkness as I pray towards the stars/ Listening to [...] Continue Reading
How Social Media Is Changing Our Lives
Several recent books and articles that probe the troubling aspects of social media have something in common: They focus on the dangers that social media platforms pose for the young. Less explored, [...] Continue Reading
From Nicaragua to Vietnam to Palestine
This spring, Veterans for Peace (VFP) members were part of two impactful delegations—first to Nicaragua in March, then to Vietnam in April and May. These veterans, who are committed to exposing the [...] Continue Reading
Honoring Our Revolutionaries
The third annual Malcolm X El-Hajj Malik El Shabazz birthday event on May 18 at Free AME Ministries featured young poets Alani Kent and Love Quezada, speakers Dr. Melissa Knight and Dr. Michael [...] Continue Reading