By Alfonso C. Hernandez In the current world of music and theater, directors, producers, set designers, costumiers and choreographers appear to think that presenting a work of art as originally [...] Continue Reading
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Unitarian Universalist Church Presents ‘Janka’
By Lorenzo Bassman On June 15 at 8 p.m., the Unitarian Universalist Church of Fresno presents Janka, a play about one woman’s will to survive the Holocaust. Janka is the compelling and redemptive [...] Continue Reading
Summer Jazz Series
By Community Alliance Staff The 1st Annual Fresno Summer Jazz Series, featuring some of the biggest names in jazz, will take place on Friday, June 14. The venue for this event will be the Woodward [...] Continue Reading
Free Cell Phones for the Homeless
If you are homeless and living in Fresno (or anywhere in California), you are probably eligible to receive a free cell phone as part of a program run by the state Public Utilities Commission. If you [...] Continue Reading
Rethinking Priorities
By Community Alliance Staff Since 1980, California has built 20 new prisons, and only one new university. It’s time to rethink California’s priorities! Join us as we engage in conversation and [...] Continue Reading
Unitarian Universalist Church of Fresno Hires New Interim Minister
By Community Alliance Staff The Board of Trustees of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Fresno unanimously moved to hire the Reverend Sofia Betancourt as its interim minister. Reverend Betancourt [...] Continue Reading
Interfaith Social Justice Collaborative Calendar – June 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
A Gift of Life for Caroline
By Steve Malm It is to the enduring credit of the Community Alliance newspaper that its focus has always been equity, justice, and compassion. It is in that sense we make an appeal for the gift of [...] Continue Reading
WILPF – June 2013
WILPF BUSINESS MEETING June 13, Thursday, 7PM, at Fresno Center for Nonviolence, 1584 N Van Ness. This meeting is open to all members. WOMEN IN BLACK June 5, first Wednesday of each month at noon [...] Continue Reading
Grand Challenges in Science Education
By George B. Kauffman Science magazine, the weekly flagship journal of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, ran a free special issue (April 19, 2013) featuring “Grand Challenges [...] Continue Reading
That School Board in the Capitol
By Ruth Gadebusch In his latest proposal for school finance, Governor Jerry Brown has again stirred the pot. Such a major portion of the state budget being for education will always keep the pot [...] Continue Reading