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Social Justice
Literally Living in the System
By I. smiley G. Calderon By now, all of Fresno County and the entire nation have heard about the unbelievable and unthinkable temporary housing conditions that Fresno County’s Department of Social [...] Continue Reading
$75 Million in the Bank and No Basic Services for the Unhoused
By Bob McCloskey On Oct. 14, at the regular Fresno City Council meeting, Council Member Miguel Arias said that the City of Fresno currently has $75 million in funds allocated for housing and [...] Continue Reading
Voting Equity on the Line in Fresno County Redistricting
By Vic Bedoian Fresno County, along with all other counties in California, is in the process of redrawing its supervisorial districts. District boundary lines must conform to federal and state [...] Continue Reading
Isolation Punishment Continues after Prison
By Morghan Vélez Young and Andrew Winn Isolation from incarceration—whether in the general prison population or in a secure housing unit (SHU)—is punishment; the very act of sentencing persons to [...] Continue Reading
More Women Are Targets of Xenophobic Hate
By Jenny Manrique Muslim, Asian and Latina women are the main victims of xenophobic attacks in the United States during the recent increase in hate crimes against immigrants. The phenomenon, said [...] Continue Reading
Gender Equality in the Media Business—Still a Lacking Issue
The Women’s Media Center (WMC) just released its 2021 report on the status of women in U.S. media. The Status of Women in the U.S. Media 2021 includes research from academia, industry and professional [...] Continue Reading
Peace and Social Justice Calendar
November 2021 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. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 1 Equity [...] Continue Reading
Fresno Women Honored at the Art Museum
By Peter Maiden When I called Francine Farber of the League of Women Voters (LWV) to find out about their exhibit, “100 Notable Women Who Made a Difference in the Fresno Community,” I heard soaring [...] Continue Reading
Marching for Women’s Reproductive Rights
Just a few weeks ago, on Sept. 1, Texas implemented one of the strictest abortion laws in the country. Women are only allowed abortions before a pregnancy hits the six-week mark. By this time, health [...] Continue Reading
Jane Addams Commemoration at Fresno State
Near the Jane Addams statue in the Peace Garden at Fresno State on Sept. 14, there was a commemoration of Addams’ life. Addams was born on Sept. 6, 1860. In 1889, she founded Hull House, a “settlement [...] Continue Reading
Robert E. Lee Statue: Art or Propaganda?
By Malik Simba In an ironic twist, on Sept. 8, 2021, a Black construction company dismantled the enormous statue of Robert E. Lee on Monument Avenue in Richmond, Va., the capital of the Old [...] Continue Reading