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
Activism
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
Estamos Unidos Contra el Odio
Con el aumento de los crímenes de odio en Fresno y en todo el país, necesitamos que la comunidad se mantenga unida contra el odio. Sea parte de la solución y asista a la “Cumbre Unidos Contra el Odio” [...] Continue Reading
City of Clovis Settles with Desiree Martinez
(Editor’s note: The City of Clovis made public the announcement of a settlement agreement between the City and Desiree “Dez” Martinez that could have dramatic implications in Clovis regarding [...] Continue Reading
Stop the Hate Event at the Fresno Center
The latest effort by the San Joaquin Valley Media Alliance, the Community Alliance newspaper and several co-sponsors in the Stop the Hate campaign was a meeting at the Fresno Center in southeast [...] Continue Reading
Historic Strike at Fresno State
Faculty members at Fresno State and throughout the California State University (CSU) system went on strike to call attention to stalled negotiations. The California Faculty Association (CFA) has been [...] Continue Reading
The February 2024 Issue of the Community Alliance is now online
Progressive, Local/Independent News You can read the print version of the paper at the link below. This is a .pdf of the February 2024 Community Alliance newspaper. There are features that allow [...] Continue Reading
MLK March in Fresno
On Jan. 15, hundreds marched in downtown Fresno in celebration of what would have been Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s 95th birthday. It was the 40th march in the city’s history, put on by Fresno’s Unity [...] Continue Reading
Reclaiming the Revolutionary MLK
Was Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Chaplain to the Empire or Prophet of the Resistance? His own actions and words make clear his revolutionary prophetic vision, and resist all attempts to make him safe, [...] Continue Reading
Smoggies Return in January
Fresno’s premier awards ceremony for worst quotes and votes by local polluters and those who serve them—The Smoggies—is returning for a third straight year. Renowned for its sarcasm, lack of trigger [...] Continue Reading