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Jello Biafra to Perform at Strummer’s

By Maddie Shannon Jello Biafra, former lead singer of the hit punk rock band the Dead Kennedys, is performing at Strummer’s in Fresno’s Tower District on Nov. 1. Biafra’s new band, Jello Biafra [...] Continue Reading

Latin American Film Festival

By Dr. Annabella España-Nájera The Fresno State Department of Chicano and Latin American Studies (CLAS) is happy to announce the inaugural Latin American Film Festival, which brings to the Central [...] Continue Reading

WILPF – November 2013

WILPF BUSINESS MEETING WILPF will meet Thursday, November 14, 7 p.m., at the Fresno Center for Nonviolence, 1584 N. Van Ness. This meeting is open to all members. WOMEN IN BLACK November 5, first [...] Continue Reading

Remembering and Celebrating

By Kaylia Metcalfe This month marks the 16th year where groups from all over the world will gather together on Nov. 20 and participate in TDoR events. TDoR, or Transgender Day of Remembrance, is a [...] Continue Reading

Nostalgia, Tragicomedy and Terry E.

By Alfonso C. Hernandez “Music to hear, why hear’st thou music sadly?” says Shakespeare in his Sonnet 8 alluding to a sense of nostalgia while hearing music that heightens the sense of memory in the [...] Continue Reading

Poetry Corner – November 2013

Edited by Richard Stone This month’s poet is Mario Mangiello, who is unknown to us but would seem to be either homeless himself or deeply empathetic. Not the most refined poem we’ve printed, but [...] Continue Reading

Memoirs of a Public Pretender

By Scott Baly With hands chained to their waist and feet shackled, they shuffle into the courtroom six at a time. When I see them I know there are more waiting in a cell not far behind. I wear a suit [...] Continue Reading

Crockford Files – October 2013

By John Crockford U.S. Postal Service Wants to Verify Who You Are The U.S. Postal Service recently awarded a three-year $15.12 million contract to build a cloud-based authentication exchange. IT [...] Continue Reading

Privilege

By Kaylia Metcalfe You can’t have a conversation about racism without coming across the phrase “White privilege.” You can’t have a conversation about gender roles without getting hit by the concept [...] Continue Reading