As the City of Fresno continues to break up homeless encampments, refuses to keep warming centers open and fails to provide basic sanitation, the mayor, the City Council and the city attorney are [...] Continue Reading
Social Justice
Punishing Children
Institutions have and will continue to fail on multiple levels no matter the mission statement. This is related to our institutions having been designed within the confines of the U.S. cultural [...] Continue Reading
International Women’s Day: Another Day in the Struggle
In May 2015, in Argentina, 14-year-old Chiara Paez, pregnant, was assassinated by her boyfriend, 17-year-old Manuel Ignacio Mansilla Gallegos. He killed her by blows and buried her body in his [...] Continue Reading
Remembering the Homeless on St. Patrick’s Day
Since the ’80s, a homelessness crisis has beset our country—your advice is? Yes, the limerick’s a mistake; human lives are at stake and need hearts and minds for what the price [...] Continue Reading
From the Editor
Small Changes Bring Encouragement On Feb. 16, the Fresno City Council passed a resolution that could change the name of Kings Canyon Avenue to Cesar Chavez Avenue. The process could take up to [...] Continue Reading
The Dolores Huerta Foundation
March 2022 Sponsored Page [...] Continue Reading
Peace & Social Justice Calendar
MARCH 2022 Sponsored by the Fresno Center for Nonviolence Note: Contact the organizer for up-to-date information on whether meetings are in person or via Zoom. TUESDAY, MARCH 1 National [...] Continue Reading
Remembering and Honoring Dr. King
Jan. 17 was a federal holiday in honor of Dr. King’s 93rd birthday, which was observed across the nation and abroad. Let us take a moment to reflect on the life and legacy of this legendary and iconic [...] Continue Reading
8 de Marzo, Día Internacional de la Mujer: Un día Más de Lucha
Por Inti Mena Navarro En mayo del 2015, en Argentina, la adolescente Chiara Paez, de 14 años, embarazada, fue asesinada por su novio, Manuel Ignacio Mansilla Gallegos, de 17 años, quien la mató a [...] Continue Reading
California Quiere Transformar Medi-Cal En Un ‘Cuidado Integral De La Persona’
A los 66 años, Edward El tiene una nueva oportunidad de vida, literalmente. En dos semanas, se mudará a su propio apartamento en Berkeley después de pasar la mayor parte de los últimos 16 años sin [...] Continue Reading
Remembering and Honoring Dr. King
January 17th was a federal holiday in honor of Dr. King's 93rd birthday which was observed across the nation and abroad. Let us take a moment to reflect on the life and legacy of this legendary and [...] Continue Reading
Dr. King’s Connections to Fresno
In 1964, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. visited Fresno to support the Rumford Fair Housing Act. An event was organized to advocate for fair housing in the city that started with a march from the Fresno [...] Continue Reading