Trunks to Tails By Leonard Adame We tend to think that the seasons will always follow one another like elephants linked trunks to tails, that clouds will always fill up our water bottles, that the [...] Continue Reading
Arts & Culture
Filmworks Enters Its 10th year with Award-Winning Films at Festival
A son wants to honor his mother’s dying wish by releasing her ashes into the seas off Italy. An illusionist, one of a dying breed of stage entertainers, meets an awestruck girl who believes his magic [...] Continue Reading
St. Patrick’s Day Family Concert
Fresno’s Young All-Stars of Irish Music & Dance in Benefit for Community Alliance Some of Fresno’s finest young musicians and dancers will be performing in a benefit concert for the Community [...] Continue Reading
From the Editor
Expect some changes in the Community Alliance newspaper over the next couple of months. There are several events that are pushing these changes, which we hope will improve the paper and get it into [...] Continue Reading
Letters to the Editor
Book Forthcoming from Boston Woodard I have been a contributing writer for the Community Alliance for about six years now. Editor Mike Rhodes put his faith and trust in me to contribute honest [...] Continue Reading
Progressive News Briefs
Mayor’s Privatization Scheme Defeated Fresno’s commercial solid waste workers won an important victory when City Council members voted 4-3 to stop a privatization effort led by Mayor Ashley [...] Continue Reading
Peace, Peace Ya’ll
In this 38th year of hip-hop culture’s existence, it is important to sustain its foundations and retell the true story of hip-hop’s factual meaning. KRS-One states that “hip-hop is something you live [...] Continue Reading
LGBTQ Education Needed in Our Schools
In California, most teachers and schools seek to provide an affirming and open learning environment for all children. However, in the minds of many teachers, administrators and school board members, [...] 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
Progressive Religion…Is Not an Oxymoron
Religious Nonsense from the Pews, the News and the Capital One of the Community Alliance’s dear friends, Jim Compton-Schmidt, sent an e-mail recently where, in his low-key style, he complained quietly [...] Continue Reading
2011 Rogue Festival
The Rogue Performance Festival is turning 10! We can hardly believe it has already been 10 years, but we are excited to celebrate 10 years of independent performance and art in Fresno. We have added [...] Continue Reading
From the Grassroots: Profiles of Local Activists
When Lance Canales walked in for our interview, I hardly recognized him. He had shed a bunch of pounds and his trademark long hair was shorn into a handsome short-and-wavy style. As we talked, though, [...] Continue Reading