By John LaForge “The rights and wrongs of Hiroshima are debatable,” Telford Taylor, the chief prosecutor at Nuremberg, once said, “but I have never heard a plausible justification of Nagasaki” — [...] Continue Reading
Arts & Culture
Anti-Sikh Violence in 1984 in India and a Tentative Peace Plan Toward Conflict Resolution
By Sudarshan Kapoor, PhD. In the aftermath of the assassination of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi by her two trusted Sikh bodyguards on Oct. 31, 1984, in India, anti-Sikh violence occurred in [...] Continue Reading
Fresno Celebrates LGBT Pride and Mourns Orlando Attack
By Hannah Brandt “I’m 54. People my age remember going to the old Express gay club near Belmont and Hwy 180,” says Chris Jarvis of Fresno LGBT Community Center. “We used to have to drive around [...] Continue Reading
Fresno Advocates Demand End to Secretive Deportation Program
By Angélica Salceda Federal immigration agents are working inside Fresno County Jail to deport people through a program that lacks transparency, oversight, and accountability On the heels of the [...] Continue Reading
Howard Watkins Photo of the Month
Muhammad Ali: Jan 17, 1942-June 3, 2016 From Democracy Now! “Thousands gathered in Louisville, KY Friday for the funeral of Muhammad Ali, one of the world’s most iconic figures of the 20th century. [...] Continue Reading
Pulse
My ex-husband once said to me as we were having a conversation about some big life plan I had at the time and my anxiety surrounding it, “Tiffany, you always get everything you want.” And with the [...] Continue Reading
WHAT’S HAPPENING IN CUBA? IGUAL, DIVERSA, SEGURA: [EQUAL, DIVERSE, SAFE]
On July 13, Isel Calzadilla Acosta, the founder and coordinator of Las Isabelas (a lesbian and bisexual women's organization in Santiago de Cuba) will be in Fresno. She will speak at the Pastors for [...] Continue Reading
Where is The Freedom?
By Richard Iyall, Cowlitz Why was this country formed, this country called the United States of America? Did not the founders seek their freedom and independence from a king who ruled its people with [...] Continue Reading
Fresno Center for Nonviolence Way of Peace Awards
The Way of Peace Awards images by Richard D. Iyall, Cowlitz and Mike Rhodes. The Child's Award went to Danay Ferguson, presented by Nancy Hatcher, for Ferguson's record-breaking book donation drive. [...] Continue Reading
City Council Award to Floyd D. Harris’ Freedom School
On June 23, 2016, Rev. Dr. Floyd D. Harris Jr. received an award from the Fresno City Council for his Freedom School summer program that began last year. Councilmen Oliver Baines III gave Harris the [...] Continue Reading
Democracy Now! in Fresno
By Hannah Brandt On April 29, Fresno welcomed Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan thanks to an event put on by local KPFA Pacifica Radio affiliate, KFCF 88.1. Amy Goodman is host and executive producer of [...] Continue Reading
Islamophobia is Racism
By Hannah Brandt “Most terrorist attacks are not carried out by Muslims or any people from the Middle East, S. Asia or Africa. In fact, Muslims and people from this part of the world are often the [...] Continue Reading