Life is a journey that has the power to take us places we may never expect to end up. Many people may take a look at homelessness and conclude it to be one of life’s issues that they will never have [...] Continue Reading
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Fragility of the American Dream
The following testimony was given by a new member of the California Central Valley Journey for Justice at the April 9, 2011, University of California, Merced, forum titled Abolishing Homelessness. It [...] Continue Reading
World Courts of Women: Become Part of the Solution
The California Central Valley Journey for Justice has provided its endorsement to the World Courts of Women and invites other Central Valley groups and individuals to do the same. The World Courts of [...] Continue Reading
Defending Civil Liberties in Fresno
The American Civil Liberties Union affiliate staff in San Francisco used to joke that they should open an office in Fresno. That never happened, but it sure seems like it did. The affiliate and the [...] Continue Reading
The Great Game’s New Clothes: Dispatches from the Edge
According to U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director Leon Panetta, the United States never informed Pakistan about the operation to assassinate al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden because it [...] Continue Reading
Blake Jones and the Trike Shop
I grew up a big fan of science fiction movies. One of my all-time favorites is a classic from 1951, The Day the Earth Stood Still. If you’ve seen the movie, then you probably remember one of the more [...] Continue Reading
Where Have We Been, Where Are We Going?
How the Fresno LGBT Community Center Is Bringing the Central Valley LGBT+ Community Together It is sometimes vital to stop, pause for a moment and take the temperature of a situation or movement. [...] Continue Reading
Grassroots: Profiles of Local Activist Leaders
In this, the month for celebrating Gay Pride, our subject is Chuck Krugman, who has created a successful life for himself here in the Valley despite three conditions that, to many, would be difficult [...] Continue Reading
The Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom
WILPF BUSINESS MEETING June 23, Thursday, starting at 7PM at Fresno Center for Nonviolence 1584 N Van Ness. This meeting is open to all members. PEACE CORNER June 3, 4:30 to 6PM at Blackstone and [...] Continue Reading
The Lords of the Rings Lording It Over All
Before I turn to this month’s column, I want to express my amazement at what resulted from publishing my open letter to Rupert Murdoch in the Community Alliance last month. As you may recall, I argued [...] 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 [...] Continue Reading
Nuclear Power Is in Need of a Three-Strikes Law:
Too Dangerous, Too Inefficient, Too Expensive “It is useless. If we are in hell now, all we can do is crawl toward heaven.”—Heroic Japanese worker Dangers and Inefficiencies If nuclear power was a [...] Continue Reading