Resolution
// By Community Alliance
Stop the Hate Resolution! We, {the name of the organization goes here}, pledge to stand up to all forms of hate, racism, bigotry, and bullying. We will not stay silent in the face of intolerance [...] Continue Reading
Progressive, Local/Independent News
// By Community Alliance
The April 2024 Issue of the Community Alliance is now online You can read the print version of the paper at the link below. This is a .pdf of the April 2024 Community Alliance newspaper. There are [...] Continue Reading
Social Justice Center Opens at Fresno City College
// By Community Alliance
Students, professors and community activists gathered for the grand opening of the Social Justice Center (SJC) at Fresno City College on March 21. This new campus group envisions a world in which [...] Continue Reading
Fresno Youth on Hunger Strike for Gaza
// By Bob McCloskey
Three young Fresnans—Ant, Adrian and Justice—began a hunger strike for Gaza on March 16. They are members of palirev.web on Instagram. Following is their hunger strike statement. This public hunger [...] Continue Reading
The New Israel
// By Raul Pickett
We were stunned when we learned that some had entered onto the home ground of settlers and killed hundreds of women and children, taking captives to serve as pawns in an ensuing battle. History again [...] Continue Reading
From The Editor
// By Eduardo Stanley
To Vote or Not to Vote? Primaries aren’t particularly attractive to voters, so a low turnout for the March 5 election was expected. However, only 30% of the registered voters bothered to vote in [...] Continue Reading
Letter to the Editor
// By Community Alliance
For a Taxpayers Revolt Israel’s retaliation on Gaza for the horrific Hamas attack of Oct. 7 has devastated its civilian population and infrastructure. It has continued unabated for almost six [...] Continue Reading
Primary Candidates Challenged the Status Quo
// By Jim Mendez
Several progressive first-time candidates ran for elective office in the March 2024 primary. Candidates Bryce Herrera (Board of Supervisors District 2), EJ Hinojosa (Board of Supervisors District 3), [...] Continue Reading
Debrief of First-Time Progressive Candidates
// By Jim Mendez
The 2024 Primary Election did not go well for first-time progressive candidates. They lost every contest in which they appeared. Fresno progressives had the opportunity to vote for several strong, [...] Continue Reading
Aaron Bushnell, A Courageous American
// By Bob McCloskey
On Feb. 25, 25-year-old Senior Airman Aaron James Bushnell, a cyber-defense operations specialist, set himself on fire outside the front gate of the Israeli Embassy in Washington, D.C. “Immediately [...] Continue Reading
Love Demands an Immediate and Permanent Ceasefire in Gaza
// By Community Alliance
BY TIM KUTZMARK, ADELINE MARCHINI AND STEVE SACKS The minister, Board of Trustees and Social Justice Team of the Unitarian Universalist (UU) Church of Fresno, in keeping with our church’s [...] Continue Reading
Central Valley Briefs
// By Community Alliance
LOUD for Tomorrow LOUD for Tomorrow (LFT) is a grassroots youth-led organization based in Kern County, which accounts for 66% of the registered voters in Congressional District 22—the seat [...] Continue Reading
United Against Hate
// By Community Alliance
BY COMMUNITY ALLIANCE STAFF With hate crimes on the rise in Fresno and throughout the country, the community must stand together, united against hate. Be part of the solution and attend the United [...] Continue Reading
Black Women Reds and Black Women on the Liberal Left
// By Malik Simba
As we left February, which was African American History Month—traditionally referred to as Black History Month—we had Women’s History Month in March. Each month’s purpose is to highlight and celebrate [...] Continue Reading
Black Women at Highest Risk for Pregnancy Deaths
// By Community Alliance
BY VIVIENNE AGUILAR (Editor’s note: The following article is printed with permission of the Central Valley Journalism Collaborative.) Khadija Fox screamed in pain when the doctor forcefully [...] Continue Reading
Marion Masada: Survivor, Historian, Teacher
// By Vic Bedoian
Marion Masada is a survivor of one of America’s most tragic and misguided actions. As we prepared for our interview, she gently admonished me. “Call it a concentration camp, please,” she advised. This [...] Continue Reading
Mariposa Plaza and Free Speech
// By Mike Rhodes
The City of Fresno announced the renovation of Mariposa Plaza (Fulton and Mariposa streets) at a recent press conference. Fresno City Council Member Miguel Arias pointed out the historical [...] Continue Reading
Fresno’s Cannabis Condition
// By I. smiley G. Calderon
It’s April and everyone knows how cannabis, aka marijuana, aficionados love their unofficial “4/20” holiday, which happens to fall on the 111th day of 2024, a “holy” day for cannabis consumers. Tokers [...] Continue Reading
Facing Fresno Fascism
// By Kevin Hall
No local Republican elected officials have denounced Donald Trump, his violent political movement or the MAGA takeover of the GOP. This means every Republican office holder—from the mayor and [...] Continue Reading
Climate Change: Adaptation Partnership Workshop
// By Debay Tadesse
As climate change remains one of the most critical factors in the changing landscape of the globe and will likely continue to be for the foreseeable future, developing practitioner toolsets and policy [...] Continue Reading
What Happened in Santiago and Why
// By Leni Villagomez Reeves
On March 17, in Santiago de Cuba, the nation’s second largest city, many people took to the streets and held a demonstration because of the long hours of electrical outages due to fuel shortages and [...] Continue Reading
LGBTQ+ Derangement Syndrome
// By Bayard Taylor
Recently, I went to my mailbox and found a sticker that said “God Hates Fags.” What would drive someone to plaster that kind of message? Is that a way to win converts? No. It’s a way to spread fear [...] Continue Reading
Unprecedented Assault: Russia Attacks Odesa
// By Zarina Zabrisky
Odesa, a major Black Sea port located in the south of Ukraine, was targeted by incessant drone and ballistic missile attacks in March 2024. After Russian President Vladimir Putin again announced Odesa [...] Continue Reading
Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom
// By Community Alliance
Sponsored PageApril 2024 You can read the (.pdf) print version of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom sponsored page below. There are features that allow viewers to increase the [...] Continue Reading
Sierra Club Sponsored Page
// By Community Alliance
April 2024 You can read the print version of the Sierra Club page below. This is a .pdf of the April 2024 Sierra Club Sponsored Page. There are features that allow viewers to increase the size of [...] Continue Reading
Enough Gun Violence/Brady Greater Fresno
// By Community Alliance
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Central Valley Fuego Has New Coach
// By Peter Maiden
Central Valley Fuego played their first home game of the season at the Fresno State soccer field on March 16. Their opponent, Union Omaha, which must have appreciated the mild weather here, won [...] Continue Reading
Devaluation of High School Graduation Requirements
// By Steven Roesch
In early March, an article in The Economist examined a bewildering paradox. From 2007 to 2020, graduation rates at public secondary schools in the United States climbed from 74% to an impressive [...] Continue Reading
Central Valley Partnership
// By Community Alliance
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Es Hora de Ejercer el Derecho al Voto
// By Myrna Martinez Nateras
El 2024 será un año histórico para la democracia a nivel global. De acuerdo a la organización chequeando, este año será, por curiosa coincidencia, un año electoral para cerca de cien países que [...] Continue Reading
Marion Masada: Sobreviviente, Historiadora, Maestra
// By Vic Bedoian
Marion Masada es una sobreviviente de una de las acciones más trágicas y equivocadas de Estados Unidos. Mientras nos preparábamos para nuestra entrevista, ella me regañó amablemente. “Llámelo campo de [...] Continue Reading
Estamos Unidos Contra el Odio
// By Community Alliance
Con el aumento de los crímenes de odio en Fresno y en todo el país, necesitamos que la comunidad se mantenga unida contra el odio. Sea parte de la solución y asista a la “Cumbre Unidos Contra el Odio” [...] Continue Reading
Léanse esa Vaina Para que Aprendan
// By Miguel Ángel Báez
Nació el 6 de marzo de 1928 en Aracataca, en el caribe colombiano, y partió de este mundo a causa de una neumonía en abril de 2014, a los 87 años, en Ciudad de México. Ganó el Premio Nobel de [...] Continue Reading
Central Valley Fuego Tiene Nuevo Coach
// By Peter Maiden
Central Valley Fuego jugó su primer partido en casa en el campo de fútbol de Fresno State el 16 de marzo. Su oponente, Union Omaha, que debió apreciar el clima templado aquí, ganó 2-1. Este año [...] Continue Reading