By Vic Bedoian It started out as a class project. Malachi Suarez, a smart, curious and articulate fourth grader at James K. Polk Elementary, wants to change the name of his school. In doing so, he [...] Continue Reading
Labor Rights Caravan Reaches Out to Farmworkers
The Labor Rights Caravan reached the small town of Huron on June 26. Volunteers set up pavilions in the parking lot of a Mexican bakery, the Panadería de Dios. In the 100-degree heat, they met a [...] Continue Reading
Who, What, Why, When, How on the Newsom Recall
What is happening? Republicans have petitioned the state of California to have a special recall election of Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom. The election will be on Sept. 14. Two things to [...] Continue Reading
UFW Foundation Demonstration in Fresno
A demonstration sponsored by the United Farm Workers Foundation took place on June 30 at the Robert E. Coyle Federal Building in Fresno. Around 40 protesters were there to pressure Senator Alex [...] Continue Reading
Car Caravan in Solidarity with Cuba
On June 20, several activists organized a car caravan in north Fresno to protest the U.S. blockade of Cuba. They did so in anticipation of the UN General Assembly vote on the topic, which took place [...] Continue Reading
Creeping Fascism: A Winery and a Newspaper
Fresno Bee readers will have learned recently (see “Sumner Peck Ranch reopens…,” Fresno Bee, May 28, 2021, page 1) that the former correctional officers who are proprietors of Fresno’s Solitary [...] Continue Reading
Protests in Solidarity with Palestine
Hundreds of people came together on May 15 and May 18 at the corner of Blackstone and Nees avenues in north Fresno, at River Park Shopping Center, to protest the conflict between Israelis and [...] Continue Reading
Police Tolerance of Proud Boy Intimidation Threatens Free Speech Rights
(Editor’s note: The following is a statement sent to the media by the Save the Tower Theatre demonstration organizers. They demonstrate the sale of the iconic theater to a conservative church each [...] Continue Reading