Por Eduardo Stanley Durante años, quienes se oponen a la inmigración aseguran que los recién llegados no representan algo positivo para la sociedad porque abusan de los recursos públicos recibiendo [...] Continue Reading
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WILPF – July 2013
WILPF BUSINESS MEETING There is no WILPF meeting in July. The WILPF Retreat will happen in August - watch this space for details. WOMEN IN BLACK July 3, first Wednesday of each month at noon at [...] Continue Reading
The Debate about Freedom and Privacy: What’s the Impact on Social Justice? — Progressive Religion…Is Not an Oxymoron – July 2013
By David E. Roy Introduction At this unique point in time, as the magnetic pole of the Fourth of July pulls us closer while we are walking, head down, under the NSA’s watchful cloud, our nation is [...] Continue Reading
Interfaith Social Justice Collaborative Calendar – July 2013
Compiled by Fresno Metro Ministry ISJC Mission Statement: To network and collaborate as we work to serve and promote systemic change for the common good; to educate and inspire one another to positive [...] Continue Reading
Why Isn’t Merced’s Code Enforcement Enforcing Code?
By Sister Kate (Christine Meeusen) Manco Abbott, the Company that owns the historic Tioga Apartment Building in Merced, was reeling from a theft by its own building manager. According to the news [...] Continue Reading
Local Activists Travel to Cuba
By Richard Stone The Interreligious Foundation for Community Organization (IFCO) Pastors for Peace is again preparing for its annual breech of the U.S. embargo on trade and travel to Cuba. [...] Continue Reading
Fund-Raiser for Haiti Scheduled July 26
By Cecilia Russ One Source–Haiti is a nonprofit organized by Cecilia Russ, a former longtime resident of Fresno. She has been to Haiti twice and is in contact with teachers and families from the [...] Continue Reading
More Meaning Than Most of Us Can Imagine
By Leonard Adame Sebastian De La Cruz has huevos this big! He’s the boy who sang the National Anthem at a San Antonio Spurs playoff game. To be sure, the little singer has a resonant and confident [...] Continue Reading
Elusive Equality
By Ruth Gadebusch Those women gathered in Seneca Falls, N.Y., on that hot July day in 1848 knew that the vote was simply a symbol of equality. They expected it to open the door for eliminating [...] Continue Reading
Time to Raise the Minimum Wage
By Leticia Perez Californians have not seen a minimum wage increase since 2008. Although the Golden State is one of the most expensive places to live, it has a lower minimum wage than nearby states [...] Continue Reading
Breaking Bread with the Enemy: Meeting the Viet Cong, 40 Years Later
By Gerry Bill It wasn’t exactly tea with Mussolini, but perhaps it was something like that. During a recent trip to Vietnam, my first, I was fortunate to be with a small group that got invited to [...] Continue Reading