The demonstrations against the conversion of Fresno’s historic Tower Theatre to a church continue, marking more than 24 weeks of protests. Organizers with the Save the Tower Theatre Demonstration [...] Continue Reading
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Marches for Palestine Continue in Fresno
Photos by Eduardo Stanley On June 9, another march and rally for Palestine took place in Fresno. The event was attended by about 150 people. The march started at Blackstone and Herndon avenues. [...] Continue Reading
Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom – July 2021
Harvard Street Sale: Jean Hays Up Front Note: There are no photos of this event. We were too busy working! News of the upcoming annual Harvard Street Sale had been creeping into our [...] Continue Reading
New Book Explores Scholars’ Fight Against Industrial Agribusiness
The day is July 13. You can be part of the official launch of the book In the Struggle: Scholars and the Fight Against Industrial Agribusiness in California, co-authored by Daniel J. O’Connell, [...] Continue Reading
Study Makes Big Ag Panic: What do they fear?
Living in Fresno’s countryside is attractive for some who enjoy a slower pace, the greenery of the grapevines or the almond blossoming. But these views come at a high price, especially for those who [...] Continue Reading
Creeping Fascism: A Winery and a Newspaper
Fresno Bee readers will have learned recently (see “Sumner Peck Ranch reopens…,” Fresno Bee, May 28, 2021, page 1) that the former correctional officers who are proprietors of Fresno’s Solitary [...] Continue Reading
Beloved Community in the 21st Century
The movement to organize beloved communities is global. All are seen as allies within such a community, regardless of ethnic identification. In the beloved community, according to the model that Dr. [...] Continue Reading
Protests in Solidarity with Palestine
Hundreds of people came together on May 15 and May 18 at the corner of Blackstone and Nees avenues in north Fresno, at River Park Shopping Center, to protest the conflict between Israelis and [...] Continue Reading
Freedom School Earth Day 2021
The Freedom School celebrated Earth Day on April 22 at Rev. Floyd Harris’s Free AME Church in Fresno. Dr. Jean Kennedy served as moderator. They welcomed folks to the festival, by walking and [...] Continue Reading