Our economic system, with its excessive corporate greed and its concentration of ownership and power, destroys anything that gets in the way of profits. It destroys lives and discards human beings. [...] Continue Reading
Social Justice
Madera Hospital Closure Impacts Communities
(Editor’s note: Reprinted with the permission of Fresnoland.) Madera residents from Punjabi Sikh and Indigenous migrant farmworker communities have been heavily impacted by the Madera hospital [...] Continue Reading
The Invisibility of Asians in America
The Asian American community is one of the oldest in the United States, yet they are still viewed as “foreigners” by many Americans. “Discrimination has always shaped us,” said Dr. Russell Jeung, [...] Continue Reading
Complex Relations Between Browns and Blacks
In October 2022, in a released audio recording, three Hispanic members of the Los Angeles City Council and the president of the L.A. Federation of Labor spewed racist and disparaging comments about a [...] Continue Reading
Racism Is a Virus
When we look at the violence constantly inflicted upon marginalized groups, we have to understand our part. People mistakenly think there are two roles: the perpetrator and the victim. But that isn’t [...] Continue Reading
Which Behavior Is Racist, Not Racist, Antiracist
On March 22, an interesting Zoom discussion titled “Racist, Not Racist, Antiracist” was organized to discuss a new book, Racist, Not Racist, Antiracist: Language and the Dynamic Disaster of American [...] Continue Reading
A Shameful Need
A code of ethics for the judges of the Supreme Court of the United States should not be necessary, but obviously it is. Sooner rather than later. In fact, we don’t need a code to tell us there [...] Continue Reading
Letters to the Editor
Not in Clovis Regarding “Clovis Is Not in Compliance with Housing Laws” (May 2023 issue): Well, as a Clovis resident, that's a bummer. We live here to get away from lower-income housing. Too bad [...] Continue Reading
Fresno Pride Parade 2023
Fresno’s 33rd annual Rainbow Pride Parade takes place at 10 a.m. on June 3 in the Tower District (Wishon and Olive avenues). For more information on the parade and other related events, visit [...] Continue Reading
Moving to Community Choice Aggregation for Energy
BY ROB ENGLAND The Climate Center, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that has been a leader in creating climate solutions and action plans for a climate-safe future in California, hosted a community meeting in [...] Continue Reading
Fresno Honors Malcolm X el-Hajj Malik el-Shabazz and Cuba
On May 15, Fresno came together to honor Malcolm X el-Hajj Malik el-Shabazz, to celebrate his legacy and his meeting with Fidel Castro at the Hotel Theresa in Harlem in 1960 and to honor the [...] Continue Reading
Fresno Center for Nonviolence Sponsored Page
June 2023 [...] Continue Reading