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Social Justice
Herramientas para Defendernos
Cuando era niña, sabía cómo se sentían los "incidentes" y los crímenes de odio, aunque no sabía que había un término para ellos. Conocía ese sentimiento...el miedo y la incertidumbre. ¿Estaba [...] Continue Reading
Progressive, Local/Independent News
The April 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 April 2023 Community Alliance newspaper. There are [...] Continue Reading
Hate Is to Be Stopped
On Jan. 25, the Community Alliance newspaper and the San Joaquin Valley Media Alliance held their second “stop the hate” town hall at Central East High School in Fresno. Expert panelists and [...] Continue Reading
Abortion Bans an Indicator of Misogyny
We have returned to the situation of 50 years ago, when abortion was available only in some regions of some states. As an abortion counselor in southern Illinois in the 1970s, the author raised money [...] Continue Reading
Abortion Bans an Indicator of Misogyny
We have returned to the situation of 50 years ago, when abortion was available only in some regions of some states. As an abortion counselor in southern Illinois in the 1970s, the author raised money [...] Continue Reading
Dustup over Naming of Yokuts Valley
It’s the beginning of 2023, and already we’re having a dustup over the new name of Yokuts Valley. But first the good news: On Feb. 2, CalTrans took down two official green highway signs that [...] Continue Reading
California Prison Gladiator Fights, Again!
In July 2022, populations inside all California prisons began being forced by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) to intermix across hostile groups, resulting in [...] Continue Reading
Stop the Hate Town Hall in Madera
You are invited to the next Stop the Hate town hall on March 28 at 5 p.m. at the Pan America Community Center (703 Sherwood Way) in Madera. This is the third Stop the Hate town hall in the Central [...] Continue Reading
Decontextualized Analysis That Drives Gang Legislation in Fresno
In the spring of 2016, an ordinance to “protect” Fresno’s youth from the insidious encroachment of gangs was proposed by a Fresno City Council member. Triggered by a complaint, or maybe several [...] Continue Reading
Ignorance of Institutional Racism and Its Consequences
“The American Dream feels very far away from me now,” despaired the woman next to me. While the call for help drifted before me, the four walls that I sat within remained grounded in southwest [...] Continue Reading
Farmworkers in Tulare United to Confront Unfair Eviction
On Feb. 18, many in Tulare County’s Linnell Camp came together and said, “Ya basta! We will be heard!” People stood with their heads held high, trembling inside from the courage it takes to risk [...] Continue Reading