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Upcountry from Delano

 The offenses of Mammon are legion, but greatest is the offense against the vine— this is to wound the heart of Dionysos and Christ. Here, under the banners and the burned faces, I see the simple [...] Continue Reading

Art, Love & Fear

By Ernesto Saavedra Fear. Probably the most frequent and unpleasant feeling one experiences throughout life. It can be inhibiting, keeping us from doing things because of what we think might happen [...] Continue Reading

I Ate Asparagus

By Leonard Adame Edited by Richard Stone Leonard Adame is a frequent contributor to the Community Alliance, with numerous and eloquent photo essays and commentaries to his credit. Here, he expands [...] Continue Reading

Youth Film Festival on Water Crisis

By Victoria Lee ACEL Fresno Charter High School students have created a great opportunity for youth to get involved in a film festival to identify solutions to the water crisis. We have been in a [...] Continue Reading

Handmade with Love

By Abigail Janzen Has the increased commercialization of a certain holiday been getting you down? Right after Christmas I was already being bombarded with overflowing ads (in my already broken [...] Continue Reading

Goodbye to the Inanimate

By Leonard Adame How many of us who moved away have come back to Fresno only to discover an almost foreign city? While I was gone for more than 18 years, the city doubled in size, mostly to the [...] Continue Reading

Resisting Through Culture and Identity

By Paula Ayala An identity beyond regional or sociopolitical influence is in fact a reality accomplishable. However, the reality is that in the state in which we reside there exist efforts to strip [...] Continue Reading

Justice for Our Lives

By Oree Originol Justice for Our Lives is a series of designs portraying people from marginalized communities who have lost their lives due to state violence and hate crimes. These images call [...] Continue Reading

How to Make Wheat Paste

By Abigail Janzen Wheat paste is a simple nontoxic adhesive that has been used through the ages. An alternative to the liquid adhesives you might get at the store (e.g., Elmer’s, Gorilla Glue), wheat [...] Continue Reading

Book Review: The Terrorism Trap

A Review by Alex Vavoulis  In 2002, after the tragic event of Sept. 11, the renowned author Michael Parenti wrote The Terrorism Trap: September 11 and Beyond. It should be required reading for anyone [...] Continue Reading