By Hannah Brandt By now, most of Fresno and the Central Valley knows about the desperate situation at Summerset Village Apartments in south central Fresno. The squalid conditions have made headlines [...] Continue Reading
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Fresno County Office of Education Prior Pay Policy Perpetuates Wage Inequality
By Hannah Brandt On July 12, 2012, Aileen Rizo-Acosta was at a casual business meeting with several other colleagues from the Fresno County Office of Education’s math department. She works as a math [...] Continue Reading
Uprooting Racism Project Reactivated
By Vickie M. Fouts The Uprooting Racism Project grew out of a book discussion using Uprooting Racism: How White People Can Work for Racial Justice by Paul Kivel. It was sponsored by the Women’s [...] Continue Reading
Climate Change: Effect on the Oceans
By George B. Kauffman (Editor’s note: The sources for the information included herein are available in the online version of this article.) The latest comprehensive assessment carried out by the [...] Continue Reading
Kern County Fracking Field Trip
By Ron Martin Tom Frantz, Kern County farmer-activist, led about 25 members of the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom and Fresnans against Fracking on a tour of sites of polluting [...] Continue Reading
Failing Codes
By Simone Cranston-Rhodes It is the day before Thanksgiving, and I am bundled up against the cold as I walk around Summerset apartments with my companion Gone Nanthadeth. Many of us will be thankful [...] Continue Reading
En Recuerdo and Dia de los Muertos event at Arte Americas
By Community Alliance Staff Throughout the month of November, downtown Fresno museum, Arte Americas, put on an exhibit of artwork celebrating the iconic Mexican artist, Frida Kahlo. It was called [...] Continue Reading
A Legal Camp for the Formerly Homeless in Eugene, Ore. Could This Be a Model for Cities Like Fresno?
By Ron Martin Opportunity Village Eugene (OVE) in Oregon is nestled among lumberyards and warehouses at 111 Garfield Street. It houses about 30 formerly homeless men and women in small, tall [...] Continue Reading
Winter to Escalate European Refugee Crisis as Funds Run Low
By Jessica Hannan Editor’s note: This article was originally published on Nov. 7, 2015, in i4U News at http://www.i4u.com. As winter approaches, the European refugee crisis faces cold weather and [...] Continue Reading
Peace Fresno Hosts Events in Solidarity with Palestine
By Teresa Castillo In a continuing effort to share information, with a goal of gaining a better understanding of the Israel-Palestine issue, Peace Fresno recently brought two individuals to speak in [...] Continue Reading
Why Is Recent Film “Too Political”?
By Angela Price As a Board member of the Fresno Center for Nonviolence, I routinely seek films that we might show, films that are “cutting edge,” often beautiful to look at and always provocative. [...] Continue Reading
Islamic Diversity Training in Wake of Growing Islamophobia Nationally
By Reza Nekumanesh We are continually bombarded with negative images on social media and stories in the media about Islam and Muslims; Muslims are portrayed as terrorists and Islam is touted as a [...] Continue Reading