My colleagues on the Community Alliance Editorial Board said, “Interview Cindy Quiralte; you’ll be impressed.” I had never heard of her, but I said okay, and she said okay—and guess what—I’m [...] Continue Reading
Arts & Culture
Queer Eye – Neil O’Brien Facing Campus Charges
Fresno State gadfly and Tea Party activist Neil O’Brien is facing campus judicial action after two Chicano and Latin American Studies professors filed incident reports with the University police in [...] Continue Reading
Progressive Religion…Is Not an Oxymoron!
How to Ground the Lords and Share the Rings of Power In my previous column (“The Lords of the Rings, Lording It Over All,” June 2011 California Alliance), I outlined some of the fundamental reasons [...] Continue Reading
The Interfaith Social Justice Collaborative Faith Calendar
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 actions; to model interfaith [...] Continue Reading
Poetry Corner
Editor's Note: Three Rivers resident and accomplished writer Alfonso C. Hernandez submitted the following excerpt from a longer work. In the light of our police situation in Fresno, if not around the [...] Continue Reading
Opinion and Analysis from the Grassroots
From Fresno to the Israeli Military By Darrow Pierce In December 2009, despite great opposition from family and friends, I moved to Israel, gained citizenship and started learning Hebrew in a kibbutz [...] Continue Reading
Queer Eye – Pride Truly “Legally Proud!”
Neither missing sponsors, last-minute glitches, a Tower District sex purveyor nor the wettest June 4 on record could keep the 21st Fresno Pride parade and festival from being truly “Legally [...] Continue Reading
Whispers from the Streets
What good is art, anyway? These days, we are flooded with images everywhere we turn, and the corporate world produces such pretty pictures to fill our heads with how lovely life can be if only we just [...] Continue Reading
CCAM Asks: Why Are Bulldog Sports on KMJ Radio?
In the 2010–2011 General Catalog of CSU Fresno, under the headline “Diversity,” University President John Welty wrote that Fresno State “is not immune to issues of racial intolerance or gender [...] Continue Reading
Youth Organize for Social Justice and Human Rights
In November 2010, I attended a World Religion Conference at Fresno State. I heard Rev. Brian Jessup talk about the Unitarian Universalist principles and how their congregation is welcoming to [...] Continue Reading
The Interfaith Social Justice Collaborative Faith Calendar
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 actions; to model interfaith [...] Continue Reading
Book Review: Elusive Peace by Douglas E. Noll
In his new book, Elusive Peace, nationally recognized mediator and peacemaker Doug Noll asks some bold questions. How does one mediate peace in the face of evil? This question has perplexed [...] Continue Reading