“I could care less about Disney on Ice when there are people [not] waking up, dead on the streets. I am the one who has to drive through Tower seeing bodies lying there, lifeless, because the warming [...] Continue Reading
Social Justice
Let the Healing Begin!
On Jan. 12, the U.S. Board of Geographical Names (USBGN) gave the 93675 zip code a new name: Yokuts Valley. This marks the culmination of a two-year process that began with local Indigenous activists. [...] Continue Reading
The Passing of Jay Hubbell (1946–2023)
By Community Alliance Staff Jay Hubbell—born Berl Jay Hubbell—was an active member of our community. Although a member of the Democratic Party, his activism went well beyond the party. He was also [...] Continue Reading
Fresno Center for Nonviolence Sponsored Page
February 2023 [...] Continue Reading
Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom
February 2023 [...] Continue Reading
Refugios de Emergencia: Las Vidas de Las Personas Sin Hogar Importan
“No podría importarme menos ‘Disney on Ice’ cuando hay personas que amanecen muertas en las calles. Yo soy el que tiene que conducir a través del barrio Tower de Fresno para ver cuerpos tirados allí, [...] Continue Reading
Abuso laboral: tibios e indiferentes
(Nota del Editor: Esta nota fue originalmente publicada en www.hispanicla.com) Llegué a los Estados Unidos cuando las marchas por la reforma migratoria llenaban las calles de las grandes ciudades [...] Continue Reading
Community Unites Against Hate
Speakers at the Jan. 25 Stop the Hate Town Hall identified the path to ending the violence against marginalized communities: Report all incidents of hate crimes, increase solidarity between impacted [...] Continue Reading
Excremental Change: Public Toilets Needed Now
A livable city should have an adequate number of public toilets. Urban planners plan for public spaces, pedestrian access, good transit and parks, but they almost never plan for providing public [...] Continue Reading
Hate Is in the Air
In mid-October, two young Latino males enjoying a Friday night together in the Tower District in Fresno were brutally assaulted by a man who apparently did not like the fact that they were holding [...] Continue Reading
The January 2023 Issue of the Community Alliance
You can read the print version of the paper at the link below. This is a .pdf of the January 2023 Community Alliance newspaper. There are features that allow viewers to increase the size of the pages [...] Continue Reading
Deconstructing Antisemitism
It is shocking to watch the rise of antisemitism in America these days. As an American Jew who escaped from Nazi Europe in the 1930s, my first thought is “Not here too!” My next thought, which might [...] Continue Reading