The City of Fresno declared June 7 as the initial Stop the Hate Day. In recognition of the Stop the Hate coalition’s work, City Council President Annalisa Perea, Mayor Jerry Dyer, Fresno Police Chief [...] Continue Reading
Social Justice
Inside the Community Alliance
The Community Alliance newspaper is growing, and beginning in August we will provide readers with more content on arts and culture in Fresno. This is possible thanks to a grant from the Fresno Arts [...] Continue Reading
From the Editor
A Good Example of Solidarity By Eduardo Stanley The City of Fresno recently swapped out signs of Ventura and California avenues and Kings Canyon Road for their new name, Cesar Chavez [...] Continue Reading
ACLU Files Complaint Against the City of Fresno
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has filed a complaint in Fresno County Superior Court seeking records from the Fresno Police Department (FPD) about its use of attack dogs. According to [...] Continue Reading
Law, Dis-Order and Insanity
Albert Einstein once said that “insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.” The longstanding and ongoing criminalization of poor people, people with [...] Continue Reading
Tsuru for Solidarity: Bridging Past and Present Injustices
Japanese cranes, known as Tsuru in the Land of the Rising Sun, are elegant and statuesque birds with national treasure status. In Japanese culture, the crane symbolizes peace, luck and longevity, [...] Continue Reading
Hands Off the Uhuru 3!
Jesse Nevel of the Uhuru Solidarity Movement was the interviewee on the June 12 episode of the Fresno Center for Nonviolence–sponsored Stir It Up on KFCF 88.1 FM. He discussed just the movement itself [...] Continue Reading
Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom
Sponsored PageJuly 2024 You can read the (.pdf) print version of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom sponsored page below. There are features that allow viewers to increase the [...] Continue Reading
Tsuru for Solidarity: Superando Injusticias Pasadas y Presentes
Las grullas japonesas, conocidas como Tsuru en la Tierra del Sol Naciente, son aves elegantes y esculturales con estatus de tesoro nacional. En la cultura japonesa, la grulla simboliza la paz, la [...] Continue Reading
Stop the Hate Day in Fresno
The City of Fresno declared today (June 7) as the initial Stop the Hate Day. In recognition of the Stop the Hate coalition’s work, City Council President Annalisa Perea, Mayor Jerry Dyer, Fresno [...] Continue Reading
The June 2024 Issue of the Community Alliance
You can read the print version of the paper below. This is a .pdf of the June 2024 Community Alliance newspaper. There are features that allow viewers to increase the size of the pages for easier [...] Continue Reading
Who Will Stand in Solidarity with These Women?
On May 23, Fresno City Council members heard from three traumatized women who were attacked by an Islamophobic man at Porchfest in the Tower District. (See also “Hate Speech and Crimes.”) Speakers [...] Continue Reading