By Tom Cotter Increasing America’s natural gas exports to other nations may sound like benign economic policy, but it is anything but. In reality, oil and gas giants and others with a track record [...] Continue Reading
Activism
Community Forum on Immigration Reform
By Leoncio Vasquez Santos and Stan Santos Since 2006, the May Day Coalition for Immigrants Rights (CPMDI) and immigrants’ rights organizations have met with Fresno County Sheriff Margaret Mims on [...] Continue Reading
Una plática con la encargada del Departamento de Sheriff de Fresno que no llegó
Por: Leoncio Vasquez Santos y Stan Santos Organizaciones pro-inmigrante de Fresno han intentado por varios años sentarse con Margaret Mims, encargada del Departamento de Sheriff del Condado de [...] Continue Reading
WILPF – July 2013
WILPF BUSINESS MEETING There is no WILPF meeting in July. The WILPF Retreat will happen in August - watch this space for details. WOMEN IN BLACK July 3, first Wednesday of each month at noon at [...] Continue Reading
The Debate about Freedom and Privacy: What’s the Impact on Social Justice? — Progressive Religion…Is Not an Oxymoron – July 2013
By David E. Roy Introduction At this unique point in time, as the magnetic pole of the Fourth of July pulls us closer while we are walking, head down, under the NSA’s watchful cloud, our nation is [...] Continue Reading
Interfaith Social Justice Collaborative Calendar – July 2013
Compiled by Fresno Metro Ministry ISJC Mission Statement: To network and collaborate as we work to serve and promote systemic change for the common good; to educate and inspire one another to positive [...] Continue Reading
Why Isn’t Merced’s Code Enforcement Enforcing Code?
By Sister Kate (Christine Meeusen) Manco Abbott, the Company that owns the historic Tioga Apartment Building in Merced, was reeling from a theft by its own building manager. According to the news [...] Continue Reading
Local Activists Travel to Cuba
By Richard Stone The Interreligious Foundation for Community Organization (IFCO) Pastors for Peace is again preparing for its annual breech of the U.S. embargo on trade and travel to Cuba. [...] Continue Reading
Fund-Raiser for Haiti Scheduled July 26
By Cecilia Russ One Source–Haiti is a nonprofit organized by Cecilia Russ, a former longtime resident of Fresno. She has been to Haiti twice and is in contact with teachers and families from the [...] Continue Reading
Breaking Bread with the Enemy: Meeting the Viet Cong, 40 Years Later
By Gerry Bill It wasn’t exactly tea with Mussolini, but perhaps it was something like that. During a recent trip to Vietnam, my first, I was fortunate to be with a small group that got invited to [...] Continue Reading
Measure G Outcome Depends on You
By Michael D. Evans You’re probably sick of hearing about Measure G, the City of Fresno referendum on privatizing residential solid waste disposal service. But as with a presidential campaign, it [...] Continue Reading
How Do We Build on the Marches for Immigration Reform?
By Leoncio Vásquez Santos For seven consecutive years, the May Day Coalition for Immigrants’ Rights has successfully organized the May Day March to continue forcing the issue of immigration reform [...] Continue Reading