By Ruth Gadebusch As a long-time advocate for civic education I deplore what these days seems to be disintegrating into government by demonstration. At the same time, I appreciate that all too often [...] Continue Reading
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By Tiffany A. Potter Confession: I am finding it hard not to lose faith in humanity at the moment. I’m not proud of it, and I’m sure it will pass though it sometimes doesn’t feel like it will, [...] Continue Reading
Clearing the Air: California continues to heat the planet
By Tom Frantz Now that California has been declared the sixth leading economy in the world, where does it rank in terms of climate disrupting emissions? It turns out that California, in 2014, was the [...] Continue Reading
Water Letter from WILPF
1 O. Box 5114 Fresno, CA., 93755 June 17, 2016 The Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom, Fresno branch, agrees that protecting and securing a reliable water supply in the San [...] Continue Reading
Farm Wise, Community Strong
By Joel Diaz and Aline Reed Cultivating excellence is the mission and Reverend Dr. Floyd D. Harris Jr.’s Freedom School is the place to be! This is the second year for Fresno’s chapter of the Freedom [...] Continue Reading
Will Henry Perea Be Fresno’s Next Mayor?
***The content in this section is sponsored by the Central Valley Progressive PAC*** By Mike Rhodes Henry R. Perea, a Democrat, wants progressives (and everyone else) to vote for him so he will become [...] Continue Reading
Becoming a Tenant Advocate and Demanding Accountability
By Simone Cranston-Rhodes In late 2013 I embarked on a journey as a tenants’ right advocate in Fresno by becoming an organizer with Tenants Together. When I began discussing tenants’ rights the [...] Continue Reading
The Out-Of-Town Owner
By Kathy Ayala Editor’s Note: This article was originally published by No More Slumlords at http://nomoreslumlords.org In an area that is quickly becoming a desirable neighborhood for young [...] Continue Reading
WILPF and Fresnans Against Fracking Premier Crude Beyond Belief
By Hannah Brandt On July 19, 2016, community members gathered at Community United Church of Christ to see the unveiling of Crude Beyond Belief, the film made of the Fracking Tour of Kern County on [...] Continue Reading
Vonnegut on Nagasaki
By John LaForge “The rights and wrongs of Hiroshima are debatable,” Telford Taylor, the chief prosecutor at Nuremberg, once said, “but I have never heard a plausible justification of Nagasaki” — [...] Continue Reading
Anti-Sikh Violence in 1984 in India and a Tentative Peace Plan Toward Conflict Resolution
By Sudarshan Kapoor, PhD. In the aftermath of the assassination of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi by her two trusted Sikh bodyguards on Oct. 31, 1984, in India, anti-Sikh violence occurred in [...] Continue Reading
CARAVAN TO CUBA SENDOFF
On Wednesday, July 13, 2016 Fresno’s Community United Church of Christ hosted the IFCO/Pastors for Peace Caravan to Cuba Sendoff. Photos by Richard D. Iyall, Cowlitz. [...] Continue Reading