A diverse group gathered at the Visalia Friends Meeting Hall for a training on what to do if you are in a situation where someone is being harassed because of the color of their skin, their sexual [...] Continue Reading
Social Justice
The Passing of Susan Rowe
The Central Valley lost a political icon on Nov. 16 with the passing of Madera County Democratic Central Committee Chair Susan Rowe. She was also active in the Rural Caucus of the California [...] Continue Reading
WWII-Era Internment Camp Unites Asians and Latinos
Mothers and grandmothers clutched children close on trains rolling through this dry stretch of south Texas, not knowing what waited for them at the end of the line. They were Peruvians of Japanese [...] Continue Reading
FCNV: A Lamp Has Been Lit
BY ANGELA PRICE AND JOSHUA SHURLEY As we celebrate three decades of service to the Central Valley by the Fresno Center for Nonviolence (FCNV, or the Center), our mission of fostering peace requires [...] Continue Reading
Everybody Is a Star Rising Above Their Social Condition
Some homeless man says, “You label me, you negate me,” echoing the premier Existentialist, Søren Kierkegaard. He articulates, “You may be tempted to hate me for being homeless and since my [...] Continue Reading
Some Questions about Fresno’s Growth Plan
BY MATTHEW ARI JENDIAN, SIMON BIASELL, JIM GRANT AND AKIKO MIYAKE-STONER Been in Fresno long? Ever notice how the city has grown (mostly northward) and what has happened in the wake of that growth [...] Continue Reading
Campo de Concentración de la II Guerra Mundial une a Asiáticos y Latinos
Madres y abuelas abrazaban a sus niños en los trenes que circulaban por esta zona seca del sur de Texas, sin saber qué les esperaba al final de la línea. Eran peruanos de ascendencia japonesa, [...] Continue Reading
Béisbol Tras Alambres de Púas
Es una fecha que vivirá en la infamia: 19 de febrero de 1942. El presidente Franklin D. Roosevelt firmó entonces la Orden Ejecutiva 9066. Trastornó las vidas de más de 120.000 estadounidenses de [...] Continue Reading
Stop the Hate, Be the LOVE
The Community Alliance newspaper is one of several co-sponsors of this event in Visalia. We look forward to seeing you there. [...] Continue Reading
Organize!
Organize for better working conditions. Organize for environmental justice. Organize to win healthcare for all. We know that you can’t wait for the powers that be to bestow upon us what is needed to [...] Continue Reading
Progressive, Local/Independent News
[más abajo en español] The November 2023 Issue of the Community Alliance is now online You can read the print version of the paper at the link below. This is a .pdf of the November 2023 [...] Continue Reading
Protecting Indigenous Rights
According to Fresno City Council Member Miguel Arias, Fresno is the first city in California to make changes to its Municipal Code that end discrimination against Indigenous people. The amendment also [...] Continue Reading