By John Crockford GPS “The Global Positioning System (GPS) is a space-based satellite navigation system that provides location and time information in all weather conditions, anywhere on or near the [...] Continue Reading
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The Prison Press– Brown’s New Prison Plan: Same ol’ Same ol’
By Boston Woodard On May 2, Gov. Jerry Brown filed a new prison population reduction plan that suggests, among other proposals, ways to decrease prisoners’ sentences and modify the use of private [...] Continue Reading
How Not To Fight Climate Change: Clearing the Air – June 2013
By Tom Frantz Our lungs are being violated by misguided climate change action in Sacramento. Simultaneously, our Valley Air Board is facilitating this environmental injustice. First, some [...] Continue Reading
Wal-Mart Distribution Center to Proceed Despite Environmental Flaws
By Tom Grave After a three-year legal battle, Walmart can now proceed with building a 1.1 million square foot distribution center on 230 acres within the city of Merced. This massive project will [...] Continue Reading
Shakespeare, Handel, Goethe and Mahler
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
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