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We Rise for Fair Elections and Voter Rights in Fresno
The struggle for voter rights and fair elections will manifest itself in the form of the March for our Future on Dec. 4. If you believe in democracy and elected representatives that reflect the [...] Continue Reading
South Fresno Residents Challenge Warehouse Invasion
Residents of south Fresno have in recent years been inundated with warehouse development. Companies such as Amazon operate logistics and fulfillment centers in a part of the city already burdened with [...] Continue Reading
Shelters Are Not Housing
Update on the encampment sweep at Dakota and Palm avenues: The Fresno Irrigation District in conjunction with the Fresno Police Department raided an encampment of 30 people on the canal bank near the [...] Continue Reading
Aging Farmworkers Never Retire
Arvin is a somnolent rural town in Kern County surrounded by old oil pumps and endless agricultural fields. Its population is 21,000—92.7% Latino. It is home to hundreds—even thousands—of farmworkers [...] Continue Reading
Voting Rights Is the Civil Rights Issue of Our Time
It’s the “civil rights issue of our time,” voting rights advocates say, but three different proposals to strengthen and create nationwide standards on voting are all stalled in Congress. “Democracy [...] Continue Reading
Punishing Mothers and Children Is a Strategy of Colonizing
Women in prisons are significantly mothers. According to recent research, more than 60% of the women in prisons have children minors for which they are the sole caregivers. Combined with the Adoption [...] Continue Reading
A Victory for UC Lecturers: A New Contract
By Jane Hundertmark and David Bacon UC lecturers were ready on Nov. 18 to set up morning picket lines at the entrances to all nine UC campuses. At Berkeley, the strike lines normally go up first [...] Continue Reading
Are Changes in Police Behavior Possible?
On Oct. 22, Fresno Stolen Lives held its 26th annual vigil and protest. Again, people in the community gathered at Eaton Plaza to remember the victims of police violence, to support the families of [...] Continue Reading