By Col. Ann Wright Editor’s note: This article originally appeared at TruthDig! on July 18, 2017. (The text has been edited with permission from Ann Wright.) The full text is at www. [...] Continue Reading
War & Peace
Veteran and Antiwar Activist Col. Ann Wright Comes to Fresno
By Joshua Shurley Colonel Ann Wright (retired) will speak on Oct. 14 at 2 p.m. at the Community United Church of Christ (5550 N. Fresno St.). Colonel Wright spent 29 years in the U.S. Army and Army [...] Continue Reading
The Story of the Muslim Community in the Central Valley
By Wasan Abu-Baker Muslims are well known for their warm hospitality. Our prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said that whoever believes in God and the Day of Judgment, let him honor his neighbor, [...] Continue Reading
Gandhi Birthday Celebration at Peace Garden
The 148th birthday of Mahatma Gandhi, apostle of peace and nonviolence, also known as the father of human rights in the 20th century and patron saint of the peace movement globally, will be observed [...] Continue Reading
Project Shalom/Salam
Interview with Helen Siporin, a member of Fresno’s Jewish community and co-founder of Project Shalom/Salaam. Q. How did you learn about the Syrian refugees? A. Last February, my friend Susan [...] Continue Reading
Mental Health of Syrian Children: Hope for Healing Invisible Wounds
By Wasan Abu-Baker Editor’s note: This article was originally published at Kings River Life Magazine (http://kingsriverlife.com/07/15/mental-health-of-the-syrian-children/) and is republished with [...] Continue Reading
Three Years After War, Gaza Still Suffering: A Follow-Up with Dina Samir
By Hannah Brandt In July 2014, just a month before Americans were confronted with the images of 17-year-old Michael Brown lying dead from police gunshots on the street in Ferguson, Mo., television [...] Continue Reading
From the Editor – July 2017
By Hannah Brandt Nostalgia is the name of the game right now. All of our favorite TV shows, movies, books and, even video games are getting the reboot treatment lately. Everything from Gilmore Girls [...] Continue Reading
Veterans for Peace Announces Fresno Chapter
By Joshua Shurley, Ph.D. “War is a racket. It always has been. It is possibly the oldest, easily the most profitable, surely the most vicious. It is the only one international in scope. It is the only [...] Continue Reading
Local Peace Groups Unhappy with Recent Fresno State Decision
By Camille Russell and Dan Yaseen On April 26, the Fresno State administration abruptly canceled the university’s months-long search for a faculty member to fill the Edward Said Chair professorship [...] Continue Reading
From the Editor – June 2017
By Hannah Brandt As the school year ends, young people have been on my mind. I used to teach high school social studies and have continued to work with teens over the years. Whenever I see [...] Continue Reading