By Tiffany A. Potter in·se·cu·ri·ty ˌinsəˈkyo͝orədē/ noun 1. uncertainty or anxiety about oneself; lack of confidence. There are some days when my insecurities are palpable, a feeling so intense [...] Continue Reading
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Resist Fest 2017: An Open Invitation to Join the Resistance
UPDATE: Resist Fest has been canceled and will be rescheduled for a later date. To help the resisters go here: https://www.indiegogo.com/pro…/fresno-resistance-legal-fund… Resist Fest A Letter to [...] Continue Reading
May Day 2017
Immigrants and their supporters continue to reel from the rapid succession of Executive Orders and anti-immigrant measures launched by the Trump Administration. Trump and conservatives in Congress [...] Continue Reading
Clearing the Air: Public be Damned!
By Tom Frantz The San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District (air district) recently released their annual report to the community. It is a collection of misleading information describing the [...] Continue Reading
A Border Agent Took My Sister and Me Into a Closet and Sexually Assaulted Us
By Clarita* Warning: This piece contains descriptions of sexual assault experienced by the author by a U.S. immigration officer. (Editor’s Note: This account was originally published on the website [...] Continue Reading
John H. Dietrich: The Father of Religious Humanism
Book Review By George B. Kauffman John H. Dietrich: The Father of Religious Humanism, By Mason Olds, Fellowship of Religious Humanism, 1977, paperback, $15.95. 67 pp. Available from Humanist Press [...] Continue Reading
EOP-Music Program
By Boston Woodard Over the decades, music programs in prison have been part of the rehabilitation process for many men and women throughout California. It all began in the 1940’s when warden Clinton [...] Continue Reading
Landscape, Mythology, and Memory: Chicana Narratives in Murals
A discussion with Teresa Flores and Carissa Garcia By Hannah Brandt On March 17, Fresno State students engaged in a film presentation, discussion, and workshop on the history of art in the Central [...] Continue Reading
Immigrant Women Voices of Solidarity
By Brenda Venezia On March 8, International Women’s Day, The Pan Valley Institute of the American Friends Service Committee partnered with several national and local social justice organizations to [...] Continue Reading
Micah Bazant: Portraits of Trans Resistance
By Miguel Bibanco [Editor’s Note: This article was originally published at the kNOw Youth Media and is republished with permission. [...] Continue Reading
California Values Act: It’s About More than Dollars and Cents
By Angélica Salceda While our immigrant communities are living in fear, wondering if immigration agents will come knocking on their doors or if a simple traffic stop might lead to their deportation, [...] Continue Reading
Malak: An American Girl and Her Family
By Hannah Brandt Wasan Abu-Baker, content and translation The word malak means angel in Arabic. Malak is also a six-year-old Fresno girl who was born in Aleppo, Syria in 2010. A few months before the [...] Continue Reading