WILPF BUSINESS MEETING WILPF will meet Thursday Oct 13 at 7 PM, at Fresno Center for Nonviolence, 1584 N Van Ness. This meeting is open to all members. WOMEN IN BLACK Oct 5, (first Wednesday of [...] Continue Reading
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Against the Odds: Community Alliance Celebrates 20 Years
By Hannah Brandt According to former editor Mike Rhodes, it is amazing this newspaper he helped create and guided through many changes over nearly two decades is alive today. Indeed, he believes it is [...] Continue Reading
Medi-Cal expansion prompting closer look at hurdles to rural health care
By Hannah Esqueda While Medi-Cal expansion has helped provide first-time health insurance to residents throughout the Central San Joaquin Valley, patients living in rural communities still face [...] Continue Reading
First Muslim Nobel Laureate in Chemistry Ahmed H. Zewail Dies at 70
By George B. Kauffman Professor Ahmed Hassan Zewail of Caltech died unexpectedly on Tuesday, August 7 in Pasadena, California at the age of 70. He had recently recovered from a cancerous tumor [...] Continue Reading
Clearing the Air: Global Warming and Pizza
By Tom Frantz There is an important bill in the state legislature this year, SB 1383, which would mandate a 40% reduction of methane from dairy sources by 2030. If passed and signed, the California [...] Continue Reading
Mediator Mentors and the Bigger Picture of Restorative Justice in Our Schools
By Amanda Tripp “One child, one teacher, one book and one pen can change the world” -Malala Yousafzai In recent years we have become frustrated and even outraged by traditional methods of punishment [...] Continue Reading
Philly or bust: Fresno activists go to the DNC
By Emily Cameron In the weeks since my return to Fresno after attending the Democratic National Convention with my friend Jill Cisneros, people have been eager to hear a firsthand account. [...] Continue Reading
Election Work
By Stephanie Shaw Because I am retired, a social activist, and had the time and energy, I submitted my name to be a poll worker for the June 7 primary. The Fresno Elections Office made me an [...] Continue Reading
Kennedy Club
Kennedy Club of the San Joaquin Valley monthly meeting at Denny’s Restaurant on Abby Street near Divisadero, on August 6, 2016. Pictured in Large Image (Left to Right): Marsha Conant, Tony Capozzi, [...] Continue Reading
Justice in Fresno – Recognizing the 1984 Sikh Genocide
By Sharnjit Purewal M.D. In the August issue of Community Alliance, Sudarshan Kapoor’s article “Anti-Sikh Violence in 1984 in India” was published, providing his perspective on the recent [...] Continue Reading
Cuba Moving Forward on its Own Terms
By Gerry Bill I have just completed my ninth trip to Cuba with Pastors for Peace, and, as always, I saw a dynamic, changing society with new pathways opening up all the time. On this recent trip, I [...] Continue Reading
“In The Struggle” Scholars Speakers Series at Reedley Peace Center
By Daniel O’Connell While the San Joaquin Valley is renowned for its labor history and community organizing heritage, less well known is the work scholars have contributed to the civic life and [...] Continue Reading