It’s difficult to imagine bringing a child into today’s world, someone destined to live beyond the year 2100; the extreme weather-related risks between now and 2050 worry me enough already. But that’s [...] Continue Reading
Activism
Hands Off the Uhuru 3!
Jesse Nevel of the Uhuru Solidarity Movement was the interviewee on the June 12 episode of the Fresno Center for Nonviolence–sponsored Stir It Up on KFCF 88.1 FM. He discussed just the movement itself [...] Continue Reading
Fresno Rainbow Pride Parade
This is a short video clip from the Fresno Rainbow Pride Parade today. We think this was the biggest Pride Parade and Festival ever in Fresno. Crowd estimated at about 20,000, 120+ floats and it took [...] Continue Reading
“Outside Agitators” and “Super Citizens”
The Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) is an activist, grassroots, social justice organization founded to stop wars. Current campus protests against the war on Palestinians are [...] Continue Reading
Sit-in at Fresno State to Stop Genocide in Gaza
Students at Fresno State held a sit-in on campus to focus attention on the genocide taking place in Gaza and to call for an immediate end to the war. More than 150 students, faculty and community [...] Continue Reading
Fresnans Pay $6.4 Million a Year to Fund War Crimes
On May 16, the Fresno Brown Berets held a press conference and demonstration in front of Fresno City Hall. They released the following statement: Statement on Brown Beret and Allies Action during [...] Continue Reading
That Giving to the Whole Spirit
We see you. Yes, we do! We see you on your college campuses risking your lives to protest the atrocities in Gaza, the genocide of the Palestinian people, and the outrageous and unjust U.S. support to [...] Continue Reading
Wokeful Peaceness and Other Inconsistencies
Much has been written in the pages of the Community Alliance newspaper about the Israeli assault on Gaza. Much more has been said in public to protest the indiscriminate slaughter of civilians by the [...] Continue Reading
Vigilia en Honor a Jornaleros Fallecidos
POR EDUARDO STANLEY El pasado 28 de marzo unas 50 personas se congregaron en el Parque de la Corte, en el corazón de Madera, para rendir homenaje a los siete jornaleros mexicanos fallecidos un mes [...] Continue Reading
Resolution
Stop the Hate Resolution! We, {the name of the organization goes here}, pledge to stand up to all forms of hate, racism, bigotry, and bullying. We will not stay silent in the face of intolerance [...] Continue Reading
Activists Call on Costa to Meet with Palestinian and Muslim Leaders
On March 22, the Palestine Liberation Group (PLG), the Sacramento Valley/Central California Office of the Council of American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-SV/CC), local organizations and activists released [...] Continue Reading
Social Justice Center Opens at Fresno City College
Students, professors and community activists gathered for the grand opening of the Social Justice Center (SJC) at Fresno City College on March 21. This new campus group envisions a world in which [...] Continue Reading