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Social Justice
Rally for Reproductive Rights in Fresno
Hundreds of women and their allies rallied for reproductive rights today in Fresno. They were on all four corners of Blackstone and Nees, near River Park. This video only shows the people on the [...] Continue Reading
The May 2022 Community Alliance newspaper
You can read the print version of the paper below. This is a .pdf of the May 2022 Community Alliance newspaper. There are features that allow viewers to increase the size of the pages for easier [...] Continue Reading
Why I Risked Getting Arrested on April 6
The City of Fresno passed an ordinance to stop witnesses and the media from observing the demolition of homeless encampments. The ordinance that threatens to arrest witnesses went into effect on April [...] Continue Reading
Rage Against the Unhoused (by the City of Fresno)
On April 7, a massive fleet of California Highway Patrol cars, Fresno Police Department cars, public works vehicles, trash trucks, skip loaders and other heavy equipment arrived in the early morning [...] Continue Reading
Community Alliance Asks for your Help
May 1, 2022 Every month, the Community Alliance newspaper tells the story of people in Fresno and the San Joaquin Valley who are making history—working for peace and social and economic justice. [...] Continue Reading
A Community in Need
Since the end of last year, Visalia Planned Parenthood had planned to move from its downtown area location to a larger spot on Mooney Boulevard. Planned Parenthood would have occupied one of the many [...] Continue Reading
The Social Price of Being a “Real Man”
Reflecting on the fact that our society programs us for relationship failure,the author is increasingly convinced that much of human conflict is caused by the cultural suppression of natural human [...] Continue Reading
Almost 60 Years Later, Cesar Chavez Continues His Fight
For nearly 60 years, farmworkers around the country have celebrated the legacy and momentous actions of Cesar Chavez. In 1965, Chavez began his first steps toward changing the lives of farmworkers. [...] Continue Reading
Letter to the Editor
Stop Discrimination of the Homeless This letter concerns the flagrant discrimination against our long-suffering homeless individuals and leaders’ refusal to provide nice studio [or] one-bedroom [...] Continue Reading
Running for Governor: An Interview with Luis J. Rodriguez
Luis J. Rodriguez came to Fresno on April 16 for a kickoff of his Green Party gubernatorial election run. The following week he spoke with the Community Alliance’s Peter Maiden by phone from a [...] Continue Reading