By Joshua Shurley Veterans Day, Nov. 11, is just around the corner. This year, the holiday is officially observed the following Monday, Nov. 12. One of the largest Veterans Day parades in the country [...] Continue Reading
War & Peace
Amid Endless War, Let’s Reclaim Armistice Day
By Dr. Joshua Shurley “Armistice Day has become Veterans’ Day. Armistice Day was sacred. Veterans’ Day is not. So I will throw Veterans’ Day over my shoulder. Armistice Day I will keep. I don’t want [...] Continue Reading
Locals Turn Out to Support International Call for Peace
By Community Alliance Staff Every year on Sept. 21, the International Day of Peace is observed around the world. It was established in 1981 through a unanimous UN resolution and declared by the [...] Continue Reading
Fresno in Solidarity with Women’s March
By Ken Hudson In solidarity with the national Women’s March on the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 20, Fresno will hold a demonstration on the sidewalks in front of River Park the same day, [...] Continue Reading
Where is the Freedom in this Land?
By Richard D. Iyall, Cowlitz Why was this country formed, this country called United States? Did not the founders seek their freedom and their independence from a king who ruled its people with an [...] Continue Reading
March for Our Lives Die-In
By Community Alliance Staff At least a half dozen children, teenagers and adults lay motionless outside the Clovis office of Rep. Devin Nunes (R–Tulare). No, it was not another mass shooting, [...] Continue Reading
Deported Veterans
By Rico Franco Imagine sitting at the San Ysidro, Mexico, border crossing peering over the horizon. One side is Mexico. One side is California. There is a constant stream of cars and people on foot [...] Continue Reading
Breaking the Iran Nuclear Deal Is a Significant Threat to World Peace
By Gerry Bill If there were a Nobel Prize for “Greatest Threat to World Peace,” perhaps Donald Trump should be the first one to be nominated for it. There could be many bases for nominating him, but [...] Continue Reading
Awakening the Greatness Within You
By Veena Kapoor “To survive and thrive in this turbulent world, we need peace and power, that comes from deep inner contentment. The foundation of inner peace and inner power is spiritual awareness [...] Continue Reading
Town Hall for Gun Control
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Nelson Mandela: ‘Madiba the Magnanimous’ in the Fresno State Peace Garden
By Sudarshan Kapoor All over the globe, one can find memorials in honor of Nelson Mandela--[affectionately known as Madiba to South Africans]--an iconic leader who is regarded as an international [...] Continue Reading