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Social Justice
SOS! SOS! SOS!
Did you hear that glub, glub, glub sound like the last gasp for air before sinking irretrievably under the water? Or was it our forefathers turning over twirling in their graves as the mob’s feet [...] Continue Reading
United for Change
Several recent demonstrations were held in Fresno to lend support to ongoing national boycott efforts against Chevron, for its ongoing logistical support for Israel, and against Home Depot, for its [...] Continue Reading
Valley Solidarity Assemblies
In this moment of rising fascism, where we stand defines our integrity. In our daily lives, we see those willing to step forward, to courageously voice dissent and to enter into solidarity [...] Continue Reading
Good Trouble Lives On in the Central Valley
On July 17, community members gathered and echoed comments of the acclaimed activist and former Congressional member John Lewis. The event enlightened the community on the importance of searching for [...] Continue Reading
Community Members Stand By Council Member Arias
On June 26, the May 1 Committee for Immigrant Rights, local community members and human rights advocates gathered in front of Fresno City Hall to “call for a halt to the disinformation campaign [...] Continue Reading
A Force More Powerful: The People
“Our offshore concentration camps, for now, are in El Salvador and Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. But don’t expect them to remain there. Once they are normalized, not only for U.S. deported immigrants and [...] Continue Reading
Primero los Inmigrantes el 1 de Mayo
El Primero de Mayo de este año en el Valle Central fue un día de acción centrado en las políticas de deportación masiva de la administración Trump y en defensa de los trabajadores inmigrantes y sus [...] Continue Reading
Scholarship Fund Advances Social Justice
When I was diagnosed with Stage 4 lung cancer seven years ago and was told that I “might” have a year to live, local attorneys Steve Malm and Howard Watkins approached me with a proposal. They wanted [...] Continue Reading
Immigrants First on May 1
This year’s May Day in the Central Valley was a day of action focusing on the Trump administration’s mass deportation policies and in defense of immigrant workers and their families. Across the [...] Continue Reading