By ACLU of Northern California On July 17, the American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California (ACLU-NC) sued the Madera County Board of Supervisors for violating California’s open public [...] Continue Reading
Social Justice
Fresno Youth of Color Fighting to Keep Fair School Funding System
By Ziaunna Temple and Draquari McGhee On July 12, Draquari and I, along with hundreds of high school students, parents and education advocacy groups from 30 cities across California, went to [...] Continue Reading
Fresno Resistance Takes on Legal Challenges
By Community Alliance staff On May 11, 2017, a press conference was held outside the Fresno courthouse calling for the city to drop the charges against activists from the group Fresno Resistance who [...] Continue Reading
Advocates Demand Bail Reform
By Zima Creason and Kellen Russoniello Editor’s note: This article was originally published by the ACLU of Northern California and is republished with permission [...] Continue Reading
For “We Are Not Invisible,” Fresno No Longer a Black Hole of “No”
A Conversation with Homeless Advocate Dez Martinez By Hannah Brandt Walking up the front stoop lined with bougainvillea, through the driftwood wreathed door there is a warm glow of hominess. That is [...] Continue Reading
From the Editor – May 2017
By Hannah Brandt On April 9, we held our annual fundraiser. This year’s theme was Growing Community Alliance. Here is the editor’s update I presented that night. Thank you all for coming! It’s so [...] Continue Reading
Kids Rally for Equality
Kiera Kaiser, an 11-year-old, organized the Kids Rally for Equality on March 11 at the Fresno City Hall so youth could speak their minds on why equality is important to them. Kids and teens [...] Continue Reading
Working from the “Grassroots Up”
By David Derby My wife and I witnessed something during the first week of the Trump administration that sent us reeling with outrage as we witnessed an evil that some say had constituted the most [...] Continue Reading
Resist Fest 2017: An Open Invitation to Join the Resistance
UPDATE: Resist Fest has been canceled and will be rescheduled for a later date. To help the resisters go here: https://www.indiegogo.com/pro…/fresno-resistance-legal-fund… Resist Fest A Letter to [...] Continue Reading
Micah Bazant: Portraits of Trans Resistance
By Miguel Bibanco [Editor’s Note: This article was originally published at the kNOw Youth Media and is republished with permission. [...] Continue Reading