By Mike Rhodes Agustín Lira and Patricia Wells are world class musicians living in Fresno who are starting to get some of the recognition they deserve. Their new CD, being released this month through [...] Continue Reading
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BOYCOTT DRISCOLL’S | Farmworker Appreciation Day at Fresno State
By Hannah Brandt “Do you have brothers or sisters or someone close to you who is eight-years-old? I’m sure none of us would like a child this age to be lifting fruit for ten hours a day. In San [...] Continue Reading
Community Alliance The Next Generation Fundraiser Event
On April 16, 2016, Community Alliance newspaper held a happy hour fundraiser at the Unitarian Universalist church in Fresno. Around 100 people attended. Former editor Mike Rhodes read from and [...] Continue Reading
From the Editor – May 2016
By Hannah Brandt Thanks to you, we live to fight another day! On April 16, 2016, the newspaper held Community Alliance: The Next Generation, a fundraiser to keep the newspaper going. About 100 people [...] Continue Reading
Could Happen Here
By Leonard Adame The American Character What is that, exactly? To me, it is propaganda, a tale told by several idiots, all of it signifying nothing but the acquisition of power and wealth. Not nearly [...] Continue Reading
Two Lawyers Walk into a Bar. And Get Kicked Out for Being Black.
By Abre’ Conner and Novella Coleman (Editor’s Note: This article was originally published at ACLUNC. org. It is reprinted with permission from ACLU Northern California) ACLU lawyers are used to [...] Continue Reading
Islamophobia | The Current Face of Racism in America
By Dan Yaseen Islamophobia translates into fear of Islam. Some people may object to calling Islamophobia racism because Islam is a religion, not a race. Yes, Islam is a religion, but Islamophobia is [...] Continue Reading
PHOTO OF THE MONTH
FROM THE WATKINS PHOTO ARCHIVES--25 YEARS AGO [...] Continue Reading
Poetry Behind Bars
The following poems are written by individuals incarcerated in Valley State Prison in Chowchilla, California. Some of the authors are poetry and drama students from the Alliance for California [...] Continue Reading
NPR Host Leads Forum on Climate Change and Inequality
By Tom Frantz and Hannah Brandt On March 9, 2016, Maria Hinojosa, host of the cutting edge NPR show Latino USA, came from New York to Sacramento to moderate a panel on Inequality and Climate Change [...] Continue Reading
The Glass Menagerie
By Cherylyn Smith Anyone who attends the current Good Company Players performance of “The Glass Menagerie” is in for a rare experience. Not only will the audience be mesmerized by a character evoking [...] Continue Reading
Women’s Art and Music Festival of Fresno in May
By Kathy Ayala A creative celebration for women and led by women is coming to the historic Tower Theater in May. The Women’s Art and Music Festival of Fresno (WAMFF) will take place Friday, May 6, [...] Continue Reading