By Paul Boden The United States has a long history of using mean-spirited and often brutal laws to keep “certain” people out of public spaces and out of public consciousness. Jim Crow laws segregated [...] Continue Reading
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Richard, Dolores and Thanksgiving
By Leonard Adame Richard the third. A good looking man in his 60s. I find him searching a trash can on the mall near Mariposa. He looks at me guardedly and quizzically. “Can I help you out with a [...] Continue Reading
November is Native American Month
By Pepper Heredia Red Fox James stands, holding his horse’s reins, on a cold December day in Washington, D.C. He’s just ridden 4,000 miles, the newspapers say, from either Sheridan, Wyoming or the [...] Continue Reading
American Sabor: Latinos in U.S. Popular Music
By Frank Delgado Beginning Nov. 17, Arte Américas in Downtown Fresno will feature a traveling Smithsonian exhibit titled American Sabor. The exhibition documents the roles of post–World War II U.S. [...] Continue Reading
Homophobia and the Death Penalty
By Alfonso C. Hernandez The Ice House Theater of Visalia has courageously produced “The Laramie Project,” written by Moises Kaufman and members of the Tectonic Theater Project (TTP) and directed by [...] Continue Reading
WILPF – November 2012
WILPF BUSINESS MEETING November 8, 7 p.m. at the Center for Nonviolence, 1584 N. Van Ness (2nd Thursday of most months; no December business meeting). This meeting is open to all members. WOMEN IN [...] Continue Reading
Poetry Corner – November 2011
Edited by Richard Stone No new submissions this month, however, a recent acquaintance let us know about another venue for you poetry writers out there with a different kind of subject. Here is the [...] Continue Reading
Students Support Campaign to Refuse Payment on Loans
By Montse Reyes In a time when education has become a contentious topic of political debate, the subject of rising tuition costs and student loan debt has found itself at the heart of the [...] Continue Reading
Journey to Freedom
By Maria Telesco What would you do if your sister was convicted of murder and sentenced to death? If there was no body found, no blood, no “missing person” report, no evidence that a murder had even [...] Continue Reading
The Interfaith Social Justice Collaborative Faith Calendar – November 2012
Compiled by Susan Orovitz 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
Keeping It Real with Dr. Jean Kennedy: Don’t Count Willo Green Out
By Dr. Jean Kennedy As a society, we tend to throw away stuff and sometimes even people. Yes, it’s easy to give up on individuals who have messed up their lives with drugs and the prison system. But [...] Continue Reading