By Peter Maiden When I called Francine Farber of the League of Women Voters (LWV) to find out about their exhibit, “100 Notable Women Who Made a Difference in the Fresno Community,” I heard soaring [...] Continue Reading
Jane Addams Commemoration at Fresno State
Near the Jane Addams statue in the Peace Garden at Fresno State on Sept. 14, there was a commemoration of Addams’ life. Addams was born on Sept. 6, 1860. In 1889, she founded Hull House, a “settlement [...] Continue Reading
Cuban Music and the Cultural War
By Peter Maiden During the Cold War, culture was weaponized. The Bolshoi Ballet built legitimacy for the Soviet Union. The CIA countered by covertly running supposedly independent magazines and [...] Continue Reading
Green Raiteros in Huron
By Peter Maiden Facing a woefully inadequate transportation situation in the town of Huron, now Huron Mayor Rey León founded the San Joaquin Valley Latino Environmental Advancement Project (Valley [...] Continue Reading
La Música Cubana y La Guerra Cultural
Por Peter Maiden Durante la Guerra Fría (1945-1990, el término se refiere a las tensiones entre Estados Unidos y sus aliados contra la entonces Unión Soviética), la cultura se militarizó. La fama [...] Continue Reading
Labor Rights Caravan Reaches Out to Farmworkers
The Labor Rights Caravan reached the small town of Huron on June 26. Volunteers set up pavilions in the parking lot of a Mexican bakery, the Panadería de Dios. In the 100-degree heat, they met a [...] Continue Reading
UFW Foundation Demonstration in Fresno
A demonstration sponsored by the United Farm Workers Foundation took place on June 30 at the Robert E. Coyle Federal Building in Fresno. Around 40 protesters were there to pressure Senator Alex [...] Continue Reading