What good is art, anyway? These days, we are flooded with images everywhere we turn, and the corporate world produces such pretty pictures to fill our heads with how lovely life can be if only we just [...] Continue Reading
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CCAM Asks: Why Are Bulldog Sports on KMJ Radio?
In the 2010–2011 General Catalog of CSU Fresno, under the headline “Diversity,” University President John Welty wrote that Fresno State “is not immune to issues of racial intolerance or gender [...] Continue Reading
The Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom
WILFP BUSINESS MEETING July 21, Thursday, starting at 7PM at Fresno Center for Nonviolence 1584 N Van Ness. This meeting is open to all members. PEACE CORNER July 1, 4:30 to 6PM at Blackstone and [...] Continue Reading
Youth Organize for Social Justice and Human Rights
In November 2010, I attended a World Religion Conference at Fresno State. I heard Rev. Brian Jessup talk about the Unitarian Universalist principles and how their congregation is welcoming to [...] Continue Reading
The Interfaith Social Justice Collaborative Faith Calendar
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 actions; to model interfaith [...] Continue Reading
Book Review: Elusive Peace by Douglas E. Noll
In his new book, Elusive Peace, nationally recognized mediator and peacemaker Doug Noll asks some bold questions. How does one mediate peace in the face of evil? This question has perplexed [...] Continue Reading
Dictatorship by Corporations in Benton Harbor, Michigan
On May 23, 2011, I had the privilege of interviewing the Reverend Edward Pinkney and his wife Dorothy in Chicago. Rev. Pinkney has gained national recognition for his leadership in galvanizing [...] Continue Reading
Opinion and Analysis from the Grassroots
Freedom and the 4th of July By Leonard Adame On this 4th of July, hot dogs will blacken on a grill sending smoke signals to people with beers stuck in their hands. A few Americans will invoke, as [...] Continue Reading
In Solidarity with the People of Cuba
On July 7, a school bus will roll into Fresno, more than half stuffed with cargo, but with a few seats remaining, with windows wide open for cooling and colorful artwork showing its mission―the [...] Continue Reading
La Guerra de México Contra las Drogas: Un Callejón Sin Salida
Han pasado cuatro años y medio desde que el presidente de México, Felipe Calderón Hinojosa, declaró la guerra a las drogas y a los carteles quienes con su violencia han aterrorizado al pueblo [...] Continue Reading
Y TU QUIEN ERES
El primer día que la Identificación Municipal de San Francisco salio había como cuatro cientas o mas personas en fila para poder obtener su tarjeta. Contradiciendo muchas de las ideas de personas que [...] Continue Reading