By Maya Vannini Editor’s note: This article is republished from Know Youth Media with permission and was originally published at https://theknowfresno.org/. Last month, Fresno hosted the 28th annual [...] Continue Reading
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Three Edison Students Stand Up for DACA
By Raymart Catacutan Editor’s note. This article is republished with permission and was originally published in Know Youth Media at [...] Continue Reading
WILPF – December 2017
ANNUAL PEACE CRAFTS FAIRE! Saturday, Dec. 2, 10 a.m.–4 p.m., in the Fresno City College cafeteria complex, near Weldon and Van Ness avenues. Support local crafters and WILPF! WILPF BUSINESS [...] Continue Reading
House Keys, Not Handcuffs
By Mike Rhodes About 200 people went to Fresno City Hall on Sept. 29 to demand an end to the criminalization of the homeless, following the passing of a No Camping ordinance. The demand for house [...] Continue Reading
“Since we can’t go to Oaxaca, we brought our village here”
By Eduardo Stanley Editor’s note: This article is republished with permission and was originally published at www.eduardostanley.com. Despite the government’s promises and laws, indigenous cultures [...] Continue Reading
From the Editor – November 2017
By Hannah Brandt Three years ago, the hashtag #YesAllWomen went viral on social media as women confronted the world with their stories of sexual abuse and assault. The aim was to make people listen [...] Continue Reading
Clearing the Air: Angry White Men and Air Quality
By Tom Frantz Here are three items that might be of interest to those whose health is affected by local air quality. First, the air quality index (AQI) used by the local air district needs to be [...] Continue Reading
DACA Isn’t Enough
By Miguel Bibanco Editor’s note: This article is republished with permission from The Know Youth Media and was originally published at http://theknowfresno.org. Recently, there has been no shortage [...] Continue Reading
Still Imprisoned
By Boston Woodard During my youth, I was no doubt the poster child for irredeemable miscreants. I was a young thug running wild, unchecked, with no respect for others. I was a criminal. In 1973, I [...] Continue Reading
Democrats: To Win, Raise Everyone’s Pay
By Philip Erro To win back the House, the Senate and state legislatures, Democrats need to focus on one thing: higher pay for all workers. Millions of people are working for minimum wage at fast-food [...] Continue Reading
Poetry Corner: Compassion Politics
Halima Aquino, M.A., launched the Voter Education and Engagement Project (VEEP) in California to better understand why people register but do not vote. The responses to her survey indicated, among [...] Continue Reading
A Fresno Epiphany: Swearengin Video Offers Insights on Racism, White Privilege
By Kevin Hall Stark examples of institutionalized racism and White privilege in Fresno burst out publicly in October like a Charlottesville rally of Trump supporters. The tiki torches illuminating [...] Continue Reading