The Mayor’s Office of Community Affairs (OCA) is a new office providing a way for the City of Fresno to serve its diverse communities most in need of assistance. Areas of assistance include helping [...] Continue Reading
Social Justice
Agustin Lira: A Voice for Change
Looking at the world today, it’s easy to be overwhelmed by bad news. Climate change, discrimination, unjust systems and wars riddle the daily news. Although it is important to keep up with these [...] Continue Reading
Peace & Social Justice Calendar
April 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. FRIDAY, APRIL 1 CineCulture: [...] Continue Reading
“Why Invest in You?”: Parole Barriers
The grievance process. When resources become unavailable, or parole officers (POs) misbehave, or a rule is unlawfully enforced, the only recourse that a person has to alleviate the adversity is called [...] Continue Reading
Fresno Center for Nonviolence
April 2022 [...] Continue Reading
Dolores Huerta Foundation
April 2022 [...] Continue Reading
La Ciudad de Fresno Abre Oficina Para Inmigrantes
La Oficina de Asuntos Comunitarios del Alcalde (OCA, por sus siglas en inglés) es una nueva oficina orientada a proveer asistencia a las diversas comunidades de Fresno. Las áreas de ayuda incluye [...] Continue Reading
Agustín Lira, una voz para el cambio
Al mirar el mundo hoy en día, es fácil sentirse abrumado por las malas noticias. El cambio climático, la discriminación, los sistemas injustos y las guerras plagan las noticias diarias. Si bien es [...] Continue Reading
March Community Alliance Newspaper
You can read the print version of the paper below. This is a .pdf of the March Community Alliance newspaper. There are features that allow viewers to increase the size of the pages for easier [...] Continue Reading
Police Brutality Will Be Put on Trial in Fresno
Fresno police officers brutalized Lewis Brown while he was living in a homeless encampment near Highway 180 and West Avenue. After being released by the hospital, he was charged with a variety of [...] Continue Reading
GV Wire Sparks School Board Attack
[Editor’s note: This article has been edited for content. The original version mentioned only a 2004 donation of $4 million to build the Islamic Cultural Center as an example of the Assemi family’s [...] Continue Reading
A Peek Inside the Community Alliance
Dan Yaseen, the only advertising director we have ever had, announced last month he will be leaving the Community Alliance newspaper. Dan’s contribution to the Community Alliance has been huge. There [...] Continue Reading