By Victoria Johnson At the request of the people of California, WeThePeople.org is making a difference in public safety by helping to reduce the drivers of crime: drug addiction, trauma, poverty and [...] Continue Reading
Activism
Did I Bring This on Myself?
By Halima Aquino The disturbing revelations I witnessed first-hand, experienced, heard about or gleaned over the years flooded my head as I woke up yet again last week to more “coming out” stories of [...] Continue Reading
Sidebar: Success or Something Like It
By Halima Aquino One of the silent cruelties that is more common than many of us realize and has always bothered me is that the more successful a woman gets, the more sexually “inappropriate [...] Continue Reading
ACLU Report Shows Police Reform Needed in Fresno
Anti-bias and de-escalation training could help reduce officer-involved shootings By Leslie Fulbright The ACLU of California released a report on Nov. 14 that identifies 146 officer-involved [...] Continue Reading
How Many Homeless Shelter Beds Are There in Fresno and Why It Matters
By Mike Rhodes Proponents of the recently passed No Camping ordinance in Fresno claim that homeless people who are sleeping on public and private property are doing so by choice. They say that if [...] Continue Reading
Fresno Reel Pride Presents The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson
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
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