It has been more than two months since homeless encampments in the City of Merced were forcibly closed and the “No Camping Ordinance” strictly enforced. Homeless people have been scattered throughout [...] Continue Reading
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Dream Act Event Held in Merced
On December 10, the California Central Valley Journey for Justice hosted an event to celebrate the 62nd Anniversary of the UN’s Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UNUDHR). The event was held in [...] Continue Reading
Homeless No More
(As told at the Human Rights Day event held in front of Fresno City Hall on December 9, 2010) I didn’t exactly come from a warm and loving family, as much as I hoped for one. I left home at 18 years [...] Continue Reading
Human Rights Day at City Hall
A hundred or so people participated in the action at City Hall on the eve of Human Rights Day in support of city aid for three requests by advocates for the homeless people of Fresno. The overnight [...] Continue Reading
POETRY CORNER
Edited by Richard Stone This month’s poem is written by JON WELSH, a friend of Alfonso C. Hernandez who is in turn a friend of The Alliance affiliated with the Porterville Unitarian Universalist [...] Continue Reading
Progressive Religion…Is Not an Oxymoron
Living in an America I No Longer Recognize I have been feeling for some time that I am living in an increasingly unfamiliar nation. It has reached the point that some days I look in the mirror in my [...] Continue Reading
Opinion and Analysis from the Grassroots
Agent of Change or of the Government?? By Ernesto Saavedra “Mr. Moderator, Brother Lomax, brothers and sisters, friends and enemies: I just can’t believe everyone in here is a friend, and I don’t [...] Continue Reading
2010: The Massacre
The national narrative for the 2010 election is that President Barack Obama pushed his “left” agenda too aggressively and the people rebelled. Who makes up this stuff? Far from governing from the [...] Continue Reading
Fresno Landlord Nominated for Hall of Shame
For years, tenants have tolerated landlord harassment, illegal evictions, hazardous living conditions and other forms of abuse with little recourse. Irresponsible landlords get away with these [...] Continue Reading
From the Editor
Having a newspaper to communicate the stories about what is going on in this community is an essential foundation if we are going to make changes that bring about peace, social and economic justice. [...] Continue Reading
Letters to the Editor
Remembering George “Elfie” Ballis I just got to the mailbox yesterday and saw the final result of the feature article you did on George. It is a relief to have the scope of his/our work [...] Continue Reading
Progressive News Briefs
Valley Vineyard Targets Indigenous Workers “Stupid Indians.” “Indians are of no use.” “Indians don’t understand anything or how to do anything.” According to the United Farm Workers (UFW) union, [...] Continue Reading